Cthulhu America, I can see the kill line.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Kong Jiu sat in the bedroom, trying his best to regulate his breathing, calm his emotions, and recall what had just happened.

Fueled by rage, he had a sudden inspiration, tore open the veil of subspace, and returned to the real universe.

Without hesitation, he raised his gun and fired three swift shots, accurately killing the three ratmen who hadn't even reacted yet. He then drove the hearse back to the clinic.

As his anger subsided and he came to his senses, he found himself carrying the dagger and returning home alone.

His gaze fell on the crystal-clear dagger beside the bed, and an indescribable sense of loss slowly crept into his heart, weighing heavily on him.

"Kong, you can't save everyone..."

Suf's words now carried a deeper weight in his heart.

Kong Jiu shook his head, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down.

Having killed three ratman cultists, plus the cult leader's adopted son, he knew his situation was becoming dangerous.

It remains to be seen whether the Purple Light Cult will go to great lengths to investigate this tiny ripple, given the current tense situation between cults and gangs.

But Kong Jiu was still hesitant—whether or not to continue the rescue efforts in the lower city tomorrow.

He opened the system.

[Investigator System]

[Strength: 5, a strong and powerful mortal]

Agility: 4, Swift Mortal

[Intelligence: 10, close to E-rank psionicist]

Overall level: Level 19, Magic Warrior.

Kong Jiu raised an eyebrow, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Ten points of intelligence?

Where is it?

He remembered that when Neos was spying on his system in front of him, she seemed to have mentioned a system log function.

Open your log to see how your intelligence has changed!

A thought struck me, and sure enough, the system panel changed.

[Time: Christmas Eve]

Psionic Inheritance, Intelligence +10 (Not Activated)

[Time: Today]

[Experienced a psionic shock, activating intelligence]

Christmas Eve?

Kong Jiu's thoughts drifted back to half a month ago.

At that time, a psionic criminal launched a psionic counterattack against him before he died, which resulted in him waking up with two new skills in his system: "See the kill line" and "Traverse the warp".

It turns out that the person's counterattack actually left all their spiritual energy to themselves?

Kong Jiu nodded thoughtfully and continued reading.

[Additional Attributes]

[Vision: 4. Evil spirits will materialize in your eyes!]

[Rationality: 45, (Still able to think)]

[Rational Lending]

[Your sanity can drop to negative and you can still think. But when it reaches -100, a stress test will be performed.]

Failure: Torture

Success: A Virtue

Kong Jiu understood.

The pressure was too great when he was nearly killed by Tosman, which triggered this judgment.

The die left behind by Neos must have activated some kind of protective mechanism, blocking the bullet and ensuring the judgment was successful.

Therefore, his sanity was forcibly pulled back to 45 points, otherwise it would have already fallen below negative 100.

In the past, when Kong Jiu looked at these data, the concern in his eyes was significantly greater than when he looked at basic data.

Vision and reason are related to mental health and are closely connected to daily life.

He didn't want to wake up one day to find the world gloomy and fall into depression.

Medical care in America is notoriously expensive. He'd heard that even a simple visit to the emergency room for an evaluation, without any medication prescribed, would cost $5670.

"As long as there's no war, and my basic stats aren't so low that I'm completely powerless," Kong Jiu kept telling himself.

He was very clear about his own situation: he couldn't save everyone, and he had no desire to get involved in the conflicts between gangs and cults.

But now, his mindset has changed slightly.

"Fara Jokos, I'll remember that name."

He desperately wanted to get rid of this demon, the demon that hatched children into executioners.

However, eliminating the leader of the Purple Light Cult presents two serious problems.

First, he himself is not capable enough.

Not to mention that he was all alone and was just an international student.

Even if he were to actually fight Farah one-on-one, based solely on the rumors circulating among the refugees that "Fara the Cult Leader is almost a D-level psychic, and can kill with a single glance," he would have absolutely no chance of winning.

Second, the situation absolutely cannot allow Farah to die.

Kong Jiu had witnessed firsthand the methods used by the Purple Light Sect to poison the common people.

However, Kong Jiu had already encountered many of the gangs' methods during his experience as a forensic doctor.

After the decapitation, the head was hung below the road sign like a Halloween pendant.

In order to torture the victims, they were turned into human pigs and hung on balloons;

A Christmas tree made of various soft tissues...

The corruption of the Purple Light Cult is indeed terrible, turning innocent and capable children into bloodthirsty villains.

But the gangs' bloodshed and brutality were even worse.

"No one can win; we can only slowly wear each other down until the final battle, where we fight tooth and nail."

This is not only Kong Jiu's idea, but also the consensus of all non-two forces: the upper-class gentry, the common people of the middle city, and the lower-class refugees!

He learned from Impah that even the upper-class gentlemen felt the situation was slipping out of control.

The magistrates wanted to increase their funding to the gangs, but they also feared that the gangs would slip out of their control.

However, if funding is not increased, the Purple Light Cult will gradually absorb other psionic cults and grow stronger, which will make the people of Hills City even more frightened.

Therefore, even if Conju wanted to kill Farah, he couldn't actually do it.

Once the balance of power in the lower city is broken, more people will fall into deeper suffering.

Endless bitterness and helplessness appeared on Kong Jiu's face.

In his educational understanding, organized crime is something that will be crushed into dust by iron fist as soon as it shows its face.

Unexpectedly, on this continent, they were like inconspicuous loaches in a game of Snake, silently devouring the flesh and blood of ordinary people, and eventually became an existence that could be tacitly approved by the upper class!

At this moment, Kong Jiu deeply understood why old Chad was moved to tears and sang angrily.

The lighthouse no longer shines the light of freedom; instead, it has become a part of the darkness by playing a game of weighing pros and cons with the forces of evil.

"Damn Amerigo, reality is definitely more fantastical than fiction..."

Kong Jiu sighed softly, composed himself, and continued looking at the skill bar.

[Eye of the Dead Line] No change. It seems this skill doesn't grow with intelligence, and it won't change in the short term.

The "E" after "[One-Stop Identification]" has disappeared and changed to "D".

[Identify D at a glance]

[Detects units below level 30 within 500 meters and allows adding tags.]

A faint sense of joy finally welled up in Kong Jiu's heart.

This is his most relied-upon skill, and also the one that has helped him avoid the most crises since arriving on this continent.

Unexpectedly, the improvement in intelligence and the awakening of spiritual energy caused this skill to suddenly undergo a qualitative change.

Not only did the distance more than double, but it became a full half kilometer.

Even the upper limit of observable levels has increased; we might even be able to see the levels of Su Fu, Li Yingying, and Neos!

Kong Jiu thought to himself, "If only this were a skill point system, I would definitely max out the Appraisal skill and be able to detect enemies from a thousand miles away."

Finally, there's the most inconspicuous [Chaos Agent].

[Chaos Agent (Beginner): You may step into the boundless sea of ​​chaos, but please note that there are no rules there.]

Nothing has changed.

However, with the awakening of his psionic powers, he was finally able to use them.

Kong Jiu had a thought

Open the log to view skill details!

hum~

The system panel remained unchanged, but an unpleasant beeping sound rang out.

The scene in the bedroom suddenly darkened and slowly dissolved.

Kong Jiu was startled and felt a pang of panic. He quickly abandoned his desire to examine the skill.

The surrounding light and shadow instantly returned to normal, as if they had never been distorted.

"Peering into the future—this is a warning, and it will not be repeated."

A thought, like an echo of the heavens, reverberated deeply in his mind.

Kong Jiu's expression hardened.

Is this what Li Yingying meant by "being warned for peeking into the future?", and what Neos mentioned about "the punishment of causality for Easterners"?