Edward Harris knew that although the various abilities in this world were arranged by serial number and strictly ranked, the serial number did not represent absolute combat power, and even among ability users of similar rank, there could be mutual strengths and weaknesses.

Since that Tmall girl possessed the eye technique 【Crimson Eyes】, she was clearly a mental-type. So he decided to treat the problem accordingly, putting all 5 temporary attribute points into Willpower...

Although he understood how attribute points compared to ability user levels, maybe he could hold out for a bit?

As Edward Harris was thinking, the darkness in his mind gradually faded, and the surrounding environment slowly came into view—his body was currently retreating slowly, while that girl was turning her head and quickly walking toward the exit at a speed close to "five centimeters per second."

Edward Harris quickly figured out the reason.

After he entered the Sin Handbook, time outside was not frozen, but flowed slowly at about a 1:60 ratio—that is, one minute outside was only one second inside.

Even so, if he hesitated for ten minutes, in those ten or so seconds, the tiger-girl might have already left the station gate. There was no time to lose...

Go for it!

Edward Harris had been cautious ever since he arrived in this unfamiliar world for over half a year.

Even at school, he kept a low profile, the root cause being his clear understanding of his own strength, and the "play it safe" mantra he always kept in mind from his previous life as a gamer.

Stay steady and you might win; act rashly and you’ll definitely lose.

But now, things were different.

A chance that could change his life was right in front of him.

Go for it!

As Edward Harris allocated all 5 temporary attribute points to Willpower, the Willpower stat on the 【Sin Handbook】 personal attribute panel immediately rose from 15.9 to 20.9.

In that instant, he seemed to feel some invisible, intangible tendrils of black mist reaching out from his mind, spreading like smoke in all directions, but soon stopping, while his will became firmer than ever before.

At the same time, he willed it slightly.

The surrounding scene receded like a tide, and the noisy voices, distant sirens, and various images of reality once again filled every corner of Edward Harris's senses. The feeling of being stripped away and then shoved back in was both novel and utterly incredible!

At this moment, under the command of 【Crimson Eyes】, Edward Harris's body was still retreating by inertia, but as his consciousness returned, he abruptly stopped, pushing off hard with his back foot, and suddenly an identical figure appeared beside him.

Shadow Step! Activate!

In the next instant, the two figures shot forward like arrows, charging at the girl from both sides under the astonished and bewildered gazes of countless passengers.

At the station gate, Charlotte's heart suddenly tightened. The crisis instinct of the tiger clan made her slender, petite body tense up instantly. As she turned around, her large eyes narrowed sharply.

How... is that possible?

After a brief moment of shock, Charlotte immediately reacted, her pupils suddenly focusing and shrinking like a camera aperture, turning into a strange dark red, locking onto one of the figures.

"Back off!!!"

The girl's delicate shout rang out.

A silent wave of energy rippled outward!

Edward Harris, who charged head-on, felt a buzzing in his mind, his vision went black, and he almost lost consciousness in an instant.

No!

He immediately realized that even after adding 5 points to Willpower, bringing it close to 21, facing a third-rank, first-stage mental-type ability user only let him hold out a moment longer, giving him a brief window to react.

But more was coming!

What to do?!

In this critical moment, a flash of inspiration struck Edward Harris's mind!

In his previous life, he was a Yamakou Mountain national server player. What are national server players best at?

Operation, technique, awareness?

Wrong!

Just as his remaining consciousness was about to fade, Edward Harris willed his mind, and his awareness was suddenly pulled into the independent space of the 【Sin Handbook】.

In a flash, he willed again, and his consciousness instantly left the Sin Handbook and returned to his body.

In and out!

That's right!

What national server players are best at...

Of course, it's exploiting bugs!

......

Charlotte, who was fully focused, had just noticed the boy's gradually unfocused pupils and the sudden pause in his steps. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, her pupils shrank to pinpoints, and her heart skipped a beat.

In the next instant, she stared in disbelief as the boy's face stiffened, then suddenly broke into a smile, rushed forward, and forcefully pushed her down, pressing his whole body on top of her...

"Congratulations, you are under arrest!"

The boy's voice rang in Charlotte's ear.

......

On the cold marble floor, Charlotte stared blankly at the boy pressing down on her. Her hood slipped off her head, revealing short silver hair and pointed cat ears.

In an instant, many travelers who had been drawn by this sudden scene let out a wave of uncontrollable exclamations, followed by a low buzz of discussion.

"What happened? Is that a Celestial?"

"Eh? Looks like the thief from the recent wanted notice!"