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122. The abilities of mischievous children

The characters on the screen were locked in a fierce battle, and this kid had chosen the one-against-three mode, even adjusting the code to reach the highest difficulty level.

Even the most difficult Hell difficulty level, he can handle with ease, and he is not afraid of taking on three opponents at once.

Jiang Chen asked Master Cat what kind of spirit this brat had awakened, and why it had awakened.

But Cat Master didn't explain in detail to Jiang Chen, only saying mysteriously, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Therefore, Jiang Chen knew nothing about this brat. Out of caution, he observed him from the doorway.

Electromagnetic induction told Jiang Chen that the child was malnourished, while the Qi Observation Technique told Jiang Chen that the energy aura on his body was weak. If a comparison had to be made...

To be honest, it's not as good as Xiao Huang.

After observing and obtaining the results, Jiang Chen appeared and prepared to make contact with him. The mischievous child noticed someone approaching and turned around to look.

He wasn't afraid of seeing Jiang Chen, a stranger, and when he saw the cat on his shoulder, he even smiled and said...

"This is the helper you found, an older man?"

Jiang Chen froze immediately. "Wait, what do you mean?"

In terms of age, I'm just graduating from university, in the prime of my youth, full of vigor and vitality. It's not my place for a teenager to call me "uncle." You really don't know how to talk.

But the word "helper" doesn't quite sound right.

This made Jiang Chen doubt the education that Cat Master had mentioned. Perhaps it wasn't education at all, but more like revenge, or to put it more directly, seeking retribution.

So what exactly happened between this person and the cat?

He lowered his head and looked at Cat Master beside him.

Cat Master turned his head away, avoiding eye contact with Jiang Chen.

Its tail was swaying back and forth because it was agitated, and when Jiang Chen patted its back, it made a muffled "pat-pat" sound.

Got it. So it's Cat Lord, this ancient monster who's lived for thousands of years, who got utterly crushed by a kid in a video game, and ran back to get reinforcements to settle the score, right?

Since that's the case, there's nothing more to say. It's my own cat, so of course I have to pamper him.

"then."

Jiang Chen raised his hand and gripped the handle.

"Do you know how to play?"

Jiang Chen simply sat down cross-legged and straightened the handle cable.

"I've played it. When I played this game, you were probably still playing in the mud somewhere."

"Let's get this straight, I haven't touched this thing in years. Let me play a friendly match for half an hour first to get back into the swing of things."

The boy chuckled but didn't object, and pressed the start button directly.

I'm back. As I entered the game, that familiar feeling returned.

However, since it was a childhood memory, Jiang Chen still needed to familiarize himself with it, to regain the feeling he once had, and to review the move list, since he had really forgotten almost everything.

The game "Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Touichi Sen" is actually quite small in size by today's standards, less than 5MB, and only has eleven playable characters.

However, these eleven characters are all very distinctive and representative, and their moves are not the same.

Jiang Chen played with Ai Yi for quite a while, but even then, he hadn't fully mastered all the characters.

It has to be said that the simpler a game is, the more playable it is, which is why it becomes an unforgettable classic.

The first half hour of the match was remarkably calm.

On the screen, a pixelated figure jumps and dodges, while Jiang Chen grips the controller with both hands, his fingertips rapidly sliding across the buttons.

His reaction speed, dynamic vision, and hand speed are far beyond those of ordinary people. If he were to participate in a professional competition now, he would easily crush a group of professional players.

With his superhuman dynamic vision and muscle memory, Jiang Chen returned to his peak in just twenty minutes, and even reached a new peak.

“Ding Di—”

The old digital clock on the wall chimed the time.

The game screen froze on the word "KO".

The boy released the handle and turned his head.

"Warm-up's over, now it's time to get serious. Are you ready, sir?"

"Don't call me 'uncle,' I'm not that much older than you. Let's begin."

The moment the words were spoken, the screen flashed.

As the new round began, Jiang Chen chose Yusuke Urameshi, while the mischievous kid chose Yusuke Urameshi's master, Genkai.

Hmm, it feels like this guy is taking advantage of me, but he has no proof.

As soon as the game started, Jiang Chen realized something was wrong; something was off, even worse than nine or ten points.

During their friendly sparring session earlier, this kid didn't use his full strength.

Only when he got serious and went all out did Jiang Chen realize that his strength was far superior to his own.

As soon as the game started, the kid immediately launched an attack, seizing the opportunity to unleash a series of quick combos that left Jiang Chen helpless, his character's health bar dropping by half in an instant.

As his game character's health decreased, Jiang Chen actually felt pain—not physical pain, but mental and spiritual pain.

Although it was very slight, Jiang Chen still felt it. Ordinary attacks were fine, but the more health he lost from heavy punches and minor skills, the stronger the pain became.

Is this what this brat is capable of?

The worst part is that this game has a stun mechanic; if a character loses one-third of their health in one hit, they will enter a stun state for about one second.

Let alone a second, even a momentary mistake can be fatal.

In the first game, Jiang Chen was completely dominated, no, it should be said that he was utterly crushed, because his game character was in a stun state the whole time until he died.

His failure was simply due to his initial underestimation of the situation and his failure to take this brat seriously enough.

The instant the settlement screen appeared, a pain ten times stronger than before struck Jiang Chen's very soul.

Although this is not physical pain, the pain of the mind and soul can also be reflected in the body.

Jiang Chen's face had turned pale, and even his fingers were trembling slightly.

If this were an ordinary person, they would have been screaming and wailing in agony.

However, Jiang Chen was already used to pain. After all, he had experienced far more pain than this before.

If you lose, you will be punished.

But for some reason, Jiang Chen was still able to laugh, a happy, heartfelt laugh.

"One more round."

"Again!"

……

After several consecutive defeats, Jiang Chen adapted to his opponent's rhythm and was able to launch a counterattack.

"That's all you've got. The help you found isn't much better either, but they're still much better than you."

These words were spoken to Cat Master, which infuriated him. Cat Master looked at Jiang Chen questioningly.

Are you sure you can handle it? If not, then let's not talk about morality with this brat and just fight side by side.