Chapter 15 Do Not Open the Door to Strangers

The text resembled the status bar from a previous version of the Microsoft system, encased within little "frames" and floating around various parts of the chubby neighbor's body.

On his stomach, was "Excellent Digestive System."

On his thigh's knee joint, was "Poor-Quality Knee Cartilage."

On his neck was "Expanded Esophagus."

On his brain was "Unique Memory"…

It was like wearing AR (Augmented Reality) glasses that endowed the three-dimensional world's "objects" with operable electronic information.

Stupefied and dumbfounded for a long while, Chen Yu subconsciously reached out and touched the "Rapid Wrist" text floating near the neighbor's right arm.

The next moment, the four Chinese characters for "Rapid Wrist" immediately changed!

[(E-Level) Rapid Wrist: Possesses extremely fast shaking capabilities up and down.]

[Would you like to copy the "Rapid Wrist" ability?]

[Yes/No]

Chen Yu was startled, quickly retracting his hand and standing up, his face filled with disbelief, "What the heck is this?"

Caught in a fright, the chubby neighbor sensed the movement behind him and became more terrified, his body shaking like a sieve, "Don't... don't... don't kill me..."

Shocked for a long time, Chen Yu reached out again to explore, touching the "Expanded Esophagus" on the neighbor's neck.

[(F+ Level) Expanded Esophagus: Can drink two liters of soda in twenty seconds.]

[Would you like to copy the "Expanded Esophagus" ability?]

[Yes/No]

It was still those two lines of text.

The difference was the keyword "Rapid Wrist" had changed to "Expanded Esophagus."

"What?"

Hands slowly clutching his head, Chen Yu was dumbfounded, utterly puzzled by what was happening. He walked around the neighbor, examining him with a look of mingled suspicion and curiosity.

The chubby neighbor fearfully sneaked peeks at Chen Yu, his eyes moving with Chen Yu's movements.

"Snap!"

Suddenly, Chen Yu snapped off the neighbor's headphones and pointed at the text on his body, "What are these?"

"Wha... what... what?" The chubby neighbor moved back a few centimeters, his terrified eyes following Chen Yu's gaze to observe his own body, "What's wrong, boss?"

"You can't see them?" Chen Yu squinted.

"My clothes... do you find them ugly?" The chubby neighbor swallowed hard.

'Only I can see them.'

With this information confirmed in his mind, Chen Yu circled around the neighbor again, starting, "You're pretty good at drinking beverages, huh? Can you chug a big bottle all at once?"

"How did you know?!" The chubby neighbor was shocked.

Chugging a big bottle of cola was a skill he had developed recently! He was planning to practice a bit more and then share videos online.

Nobody else was supposed to know...

"Your 'quick hands' are also quite fast!" A sharp gleam began to emerge in Chen Yu's eyes.

"Ah?!" The chubby neighbor was even more startled, "Boss, did you install surveillance in my house!"

'Damn it!'

'Damn it!'

'Damn it!'

Internally cursing three times in a row, Chen Yu's breathing became rapid.

Could he possibly "copy" this neighbor's abilities?

What on earth was going on?

If he could copy this chubby guy's abilities...

Then...

What about other ability users?

'Damn it!'

'I knew my crossing over here wasn't for nothing!'

'Damn it damn it—'

Mentally cursing, Chen Yu licked his lips, trying to contain his excitement as he activated his brain, honed from years of reading web novels, to think about what was happening.

'Could there be a frightening system inside me?'

'Does making someone afraid give me their abilities?'

'Does that mean, in the future, I could threaten a female ability user by saying: You wouldn't want your husband to find out about us, would you...'

'And then he had obtained the other person's ability.'

"..."

'No, that's not right.'

Chen Yu furrowed his brows.

If it were because he frightened people or made them fearful, then the criminals in Qingcheng Prison who were intimidated by him would have shown such anomalies back then.

'There must be another reason.'

With his arms crossed, Chen Yu circled around his chubby neighbor again and again.

The "creepy" look in his eyes made the neighbor struggle to breathe, "Big... Big brother... my hands really... really are fast. Please spare me, I can offer to... to help you fly..."

"Title!"

Suddenly, Chen Yu exclaimed.

"Ah!" The chubby neighbor screamed in fright.

"Damn!" Ignoring the other's cry, Chen Yu looked ecstatically at the title "Utterly Frightened Worthless Otaku" above the neighbor's head.

He understood now.

He could copy the neighbor's ability, and it was because of the change in the neighbor's "title"!

From "Worthless Otaku" to "Utterly Frightened Worthless Otaku".

'In the Security Bureau in the capital, I saw a professor whose title changed because of me, becoming angry. But at that time, nothing unusual happened.'

'So this person, the reason I can copy his abilities, is definitely not just because of the title change.'

'There's one more crucial point...'

Chen Yu turned his head, and through the reflection on the TV screen, he saw his own title above his head—"Worthless Otaku."

'My title and his are the same!'

"..."

'So the fake title on my head has never been just a title.'

'It's my mission target, damn it...'

'I can only copy someone's ability if they have the same current title as mine.'

The analysis in his mind gradually reached conclusions, Chen Yu couldn't wait to experiment, to confirm his guess, "Hey! Do you have any other 'Worthless Otaku' friends?"

Neighbor: "What do you mean?"

"Uh!"

Chen Yu drew out a bone-chopping knife, his face returning to its icy cold expression: "I can't resist killing anymore. I feel like killing those with the 'Worthless Otaku' title. If there aren't any other 'Worthless Otakus,' I'll have to kill you."

"Yes!" the chubby neighbor's eyes widened instantly: "Yes, yes, yes! Big brother, there is! On the third floor, there's a woman, she's my partner! Her title is also 'Worthless Otaku'! Big brother, kill her!"

Chen Yu: "…You're ruthless."

"My 'Worthless Otaku' title, I got it after being with her for two years," the chubby neighbor sobbed: "Big brother, please kill her, she deserves to die... don't kill me..."

"You guys are a couple, why don't you live together?"

"Broke up."

"No wonder."

Chen Yu suddenly realized, then he walked into the neighbor's bedroom, grabbed a blanket, and amidst the chubby neighbor's terrified struggles, wrapped him up. He then tied him up with a rope to prevent him from breaking free.

Only then did he feel reassured enough to leave the room, taking the neighbor's keys, and closing the door as he went downstairs.

...

The "Jiangshan Shijia" complex where Chen Yu lived was a high-rise apartment building. It was mostly inhabited by young people.

Taking the elevator, it didn't take long for him to travel from the 12th floor to the 3rd floor.

Hiding the bone-chopping knife, Chen Yu didn't delay, and directly found the chubby neighbor's "ex-girlfriend's" place, raising his hand to knock on the door.

"Thump thump thump!"

"Who is it?" A quick response came from inside the house.

"Hello." Chen Yu smiled: "The community is delivering warmth."

"What?" The security door opened, and a slightly plump woman with thick glasses and the title "Worthless Otaku" above her head poked her head out: "What warmth are you delivering?"

Chen Yu: "Just a word of advice."

Woman: "What is it?"

Chen Yu: "Don't open the door to strangers."

Woman: "..."

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