My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 102 - 101: Second-Round Ability Pool

On a weekday morning, the students with backpacks and office workers with briefcases filled the streets, all in a rush.

Of course, considering this was near a hospital, there were more visitors carrying thermal food containers for patients.

"What is the Mayor thinking? How would I know?"

Lv Bai picked up a soup dumpling with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth, savoring the burst of soup inside.

Xu Qiang glanced at the people coming and going on the sidewalk and whispered a warning: "You need to be more careful lately; I feel like this is aimed at you."

"Are they going to instruct grassroots officers to fabricate crimes against me?"

Lv Bai didn’t feel a strong sense of danger, and he happily picked up his bowl to finish the rest of his porridge in one go.

Putting down the empty bowl, he said with a smile, "Let’s not talk about me. Weren’t you planning to hold a press conference early this morning?"

They had just decided yesterday to hold the press conference earlier, and then Lv Bai called him out in the middle of the night to clear things up. It all seemed a bit rushed.

"I’ve already informed the media, and nothing needs to be prepared."

Xu Qiang checked the time and continued, "In the period before the Mayor’s identity is exposed, you’d better be cautious in your speech and actions. You’ve seen the public opinion online.

I’ve not put you on leave, even though I’m under a lot of pressure, so don’t stir up any more trouble."

Eventually, he didn’t bite into the fried dough stick he held; he stood up and added, "That’s it for now. Keep an eye on things here at the hospital, and let me know immediately if anything happens."

...

Lv Bai returned to the hospital alone with the packed xiao long bao.

It is worth mentioning that although Director Xu Qiang left, the field agents from the Special Affairs Bureau remained.

They were cooperating with the police, investigating various parts of the hospital.

As for the main crime scene, the fifth and sixth floors of the inpatient department were cordoned off.

The patients on these floors had all been transferred to other levels to prevent the scene from being accidentally tampered with.

Arriving at the entrance of the inpatient department, the field agent from the Special Affairs Bureau standing at the door immediately called out, "Mr. Lü."

Lv Bai replied with a smile and casually handed over the bag of xiao long bao he was carrying.

"How’s the situation?"

"Not optimistic."

The field agent hurriedly took the bag, then said with a hint of helplessness, "We pulled the surveillance from various places in the hospital but found that the cameras at key positions were deliberately sabotaged, and the remaining cameras didn’t capture any useful information at all."

Lv Bai offered a casual reassurance, "That’s not surprising."

In fact, the Death Fighters who graduated from the Death Struggle School, with very few exceptions, were professionals when it came to cleaning up crime scenes after committing a crime.

Avoiding surveillance is basic practice.

He never expected to find the Death Fighters this way in the first place.

He stepped back two steps, looking up at the 16-story hospital building: "Did you find any suspicious people during this time?"

"What do you mean, Mr. Lü?"

"...Nothing."

Part of the reason he had breakfast with Xu Qiang outside the hospital was an attempt to use Yao Yi as bait.

But it seemed to have no effect at all.

Perhaps the nearby officers and special agents were too numerous, making the Death Fighters afraid to act.

Ding~

The elevator doors opened, and Lv Bai stepped out of the elevator car.

Given his current online fame, everyone present recognized him.

He no longer needed to produce his credentials to verify his identity due to his young appearance, which, in a way, was a ’face ID.’

Of course, he still had to endure the occasional discussions that reached his ears.

"Wow, didn’t even bring me any xiao long bao."

Lying on the hospital bed playing with his phone, Yao Yi noticed Lv Bai returning empty-handed and pouted.

As soon as he returned to the ward, the stalled "Node" acquisition countdown resumed.

"I’ll have Xiaotong bring it for you later."

Shrugging it off, Lv Bai sat down on a chair and closed his eyes to relax.

Seeing that Lv Bai had closed his eyes, Yao Yi refrained from disturbing him and continued to bury himself in his phone.

The ward suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of fingers occasionally tapping the screen.

Lv Bai was not sleeping; he was thinking.

He didn’t believe the remaining Death Fighters would give up on the "Node," perhaps plotting something big in the shadows.

However, for now, the situation was still under control.

The only Death Fighter he needed to be wary of was that bronze-skinned guy.

He had seen Xiao Xueyin’s corpse on the fifth floor and, considering what Chang Hu had said at the time, it was clear it was Chang Hu’s doing, and that fight hadn’t inflicted even a scratch on Chang Hu,

Considering Xiao Xueyin’s combat skills were not weak, even by Lv Bai’s standards.

Moreover, Lv Bai still couldn’t figure out how Chang Hu managed to jump from the sixth floor successfully. He couldn’t have retained a skill like him, could he?

It’s a pity not knowing where Chang Hu was now, or Lv Bai would genuinely want to catch and question him.

With thoughts flickering intermittently,

suddenly,

a series of familiar mechanical prompts sounded abruptly in Lv Bai’s mind.

[Ding!]

[The current elimination rate for Death Fighters has reached 60%.]

[Attention! The second round of the Ability Pool has opened, and selection can be made. ]

Lv Bai smirked unconsciously with his eyes closed.

Since last night, the Death Fighters’ slaughter, unseen by him, hadn’t ceased.

He thought these guys would quiet down when daylight broke.

With a small grumble, Lv Bai brought up the ability selection panel in front of his retina.

The second round of the Ability Pool remained a choice of one from three.

[Wind Spirit Moon Shadow (Color): Grants one-hit kill, infinite life, infinite stamina, infinite money, zero burdens, immunity to all negative effects, and a series of enhancements. Please act with caution, do not be ostentatious. Once discovered by a Death Fighter, the user will be immediately eliminated.]

[Soul Guardian Ksitigarbha (Color): Regardless of the type of attack received, a shield will immediately form covering the entire body. The shield lasts for thirty seconds. The strength of a single layer of shield is equal to the user’s current defense. Shields can stack.]

[All Ink (Color): This ability has no consumption. When activated, everything non-biological in the line of sight will turn black.]

Second round, and there’s already a color level?

Lv Bai raised an eyebrow.

To be honest, although this round featured color-level abilities, the three color abilities drawn weren’t very ideal in his opinion.

Especially the first one, [Wind Spirit Moon Shadow], which seemed ridiculously powerful based on its description. However, being discovered using it would immediately disqualify him, making it seem too risky to handle.

This isn’t a fantasy or xianxia-themed Death Arena.

What good is it to show off in front of natives?

As for the other two...

[Soul Guardian Ksitigarbha]’s potency fit the color level, especially since the shield could stack. Buffing oneself with several layers before combat made it quite stable to use.

If one had an ability with a high enough attack frequency, continuously stacking the shield could potentially reach an invincible defense level.

But the problem is, each shield lasts only thirty seconds, and Lv Bai wasn’t fond of such a cumbersome usage, not to mention being purely defensive seemed too passive.

As for the last one, [All Ink],

To be honest, he couldn’t quite understand it.

Just changing the color didn’t seem to have much practical application...

He deliberated for a bit between the latter two abilities, as the gambler’s mindset began to take over.

Why not give it a try? At least it’s a color level, surely it can’t be entirely useless.

Selection, [All Ink].