Let's rewind time a few minutes back.

At the top floor of a building not far from the TV station, stood two figures, one large and one small.

Fifty Ling, a ten-year-old girl with golden buns on her head, was gazing at the TV station in the distance.

"It looks like this side has been taken over by the police, much faster than expected."

"Yes, but it doesn't matter now. After all, this outcome was within expectations. By the way, Ling, how is it on your end? Although I can probably guess from your expression."

"Since you already know, then don't bother asking."

With that, the little girl angrily kicked the right leg of the man in black.

"Ouch..."

The man in black grimaced in pain, clutching his right leg and hopping in place.

Unlike before, this time it wasn't intentional on the man's part to be kicked by the girl. It caught him completely off guard.

In other words, the man in black was kicked this time because he wasn't prepared for it. Where did his automatic evasion skill go?

No, that's impossible. A skill already developed wouldn't just disappear so easily, even if it's a passive skill, it wouldn't vanish easily.

Thinking about this, the man in black came to a conclusion.

It meant that Ling's active skill had now surpassed his passive evasion skill. Clearly, her active skill wasn't this strong before. After a brief separation, what exactly did Ling encounter to suddenly enhance her active skill to such a degree?

Could it be some kind of hidden bonus stage that she played under a triple multiplier?

No, no, I can't just sit around waiting for death. Since Ling's skill has increased, I'll have to raise my passive skill points even higher.

It's like a relationship between a spear and a shield, the key is to see whose skill is higher.

Well, no matter what, I must increase my passive skill points, even if it means playing through the night. After all, this is a matter of life and death, no child's play, but...

I don't seem to have a triple multiplier, not even a double. Do I need to find an NPC to buy it from?

While thinking about this, the pain slightly subsided.

"So, Ling, what exactly did you encounter?"

Although his old wounds hadn't completely healed, the man in black still bravely pressed forward. Should we call it courage or recklessness?

"...It's nothing, just got stopped by the other party."

The little girl spoke with a hint of annoyance, yet this time she didn't kick again.

Although the fact that the girl didn't kick again surprised the man in black, her response intrigued him even more.

"Stopped?"

"Yes, the previous plan went smoothly. By letting those people take over the TV station to attract the attention of the police, I could then take advantage of the opening to attack the weak defense targets. In fact, the targets were indeed cornered by me, but they were still stopped by someone."

"So, Ling, you were stopped by Clarice Cleya, right?"

"Clarice Cleya?"

The little girl mumbled in confusion.

"She's the captain of the Special Guard."

"Oh, now that you mention it, that person is indeed from the Special Guard. It must be her."

"But it's strange."

"What's strange?"

The man in black propped his chin with his hand, murmuring thoughtfully.

Because according to my calculations, in that situation, Crepis Cleia should not have been able to catch up in time. After all, I managed to secretly delay her for a bit.