I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Location: Still the shopping street.

Time: Dusk has passed, night has fallen.

Calmly crouched by an alley, Gu Mo contemplated the kittens in the box, wondering whether to set up a control group now. The husky from Fantasy Land had ultimately been caught for transformation, evolving towards becoming a primate killer like Fufu.

Initially, it was just that it lived in the Magic Forest, so it was given a great opportunity, and could also provide an added layer of protection for the Magic Forest...

With such a powerful Demon Beast, patrolling the forest happily every day, its security would rise significantly—anything else would be unusual. It’s just a bit noisy, given the husky’s nature, which everyone knows.

As for the abandoned kitten here, it seems to hold potential as well. While pondering, Gu Mo reached into the box and picked up the kitten.

"Meow?! Meow meow meow—"

Suddenly grabbed by the scruff of its neck and lifted from the box, the kitten appeared a bit panicked, meowing repeatedly, instinctively pawing in the air with its limbs, before seeing its captor’s figure under a nearby streetlight.

Perhaps its tiny mind was still confused.

Because it hadn’t noticed anyone approaching, until it was suddenly lifted, realizing someone had been crouched by the box observing it for a long time.

After inspecting the kitten a few times, Gu Mo slightly nodded, remaining upright, extending his arm straight, gently releasing his fingers.

The kitten fell from mid-air—

Immediately, a dark crack opened in the air, inside were red eyes, eerily and silently gazing out at the world. The kitten was swallowed up, seemingly disappearing into another dimensional space.

"Uhh—!!"

Almost simultaneously, a low gasp came from not far behind, as a black-haired girl, who had just witnessed this scene, gasped in surprise, instinctively reaching to cover her mouth, yet the fear within her was overwhelming.

Her slender body trembled slightly under the night sky.

The girl had just plucked up the courage to come back, only to witness such a terrifying scene...

This strange entity extended a hand to lift an abandoned kitten from the box and then directly...

Being somewhat distant, and with the alley rather secluded and dimly lit, the girl could only vaguely see an outline.

But it was because of this vagueness that she was truly frightened, her calves turning weak.

Is this...

Is this...

Was the kitten just eaten?

The fleeting black crack in the air, inside was all red, could it be a concealed bloodthirsty mouth? It seemed like raising a hand to feed the kitten to some invisible Monster in the air... Would she... Would she face the same fate next?

Being eaten alive like this?!

Thinking about this, Yatsugaya Miko’s face turned pale, her mind in chaos, unable to think clearly. Her fear was indescribable, akin to a prisoner awaiting execution, nearly suffocating.

"Oh, it’s you again..."

The young man in white clothes and black hair turned upon hearing the sound, looking at her behind him. He didn’t seem surprised that this girl, who possessed an unexpectedly strong Spiritual Vision, came looking for him again.

Of course, there was no surprise since he had foreseen this development, even specifically planned it. By using the power to predict the future, he easily locked onto this result, steering things onto this path.

——To quickly establish a connection and gain trust.

——Facing such a proposition, what would be the best way to approach it?

Actively seeking the person out for negotiation is not the best choice, particularly when the matter is crucial, sensitive, or vital, often resulting in no Effect, or even negative Effect, despite being straightforward and sincere, such outcomes are likely.

This is how human psychology works, if contact isn’t initiated by oneself, there’s always an subconscious suspicion about the sudden intentions of the person seeking one out, and a basic sense of defense regarding this... This objective fact is constant, regardless of others’ thoughts.

This was something Gu Mo was certainly aware of, thus he understood better.

Now, it’s about playing hard to get, this is the best approach—

For example, letting the other person feel they’re not being sought out, but rather actively getting involved themselves... This perception as a premise, allows a faster easing of unwarranted vigilance and defensive psychology after communication, facilitating smoother interaction.

Well, naturally, this refers to the fastest under normal circumstances.

As for abnormal ways, is there anything faster and more convenient than directly conducting Mind Interference? Memory modification, personality manipulation, thought duplication, sensory deception, impression changes, emotional edits, and transplants... He could handle all mental phenomena solely, nothing was more convenient and effective.

It’s just that—

Though Gu Mo isn’t Professor X, and doesn’t adhere to high moral principles, when using his powers, he doesn’t hesitate to wield his mental weapons.

Yet unless necessary, he’d prefer having some persistence and rules... As his Mind Power keeps expanding, his abilities have become increasingly terrifying, if he harbored evil thoughts, he could accomplish almost anything unrestrained in most worlds.

At present.

He quietly observed the girl opposite, unable to stop himself from going over the situation in his mind.

Originally, he thought this girl just had special eyes, and that was all there was to it, since she only possessed ordinary Spiritual Vision without any other peculiarities... Later, he realized he was entirely off track, although his judgement wasn’t wrong, her ability was indeed only related to Spiritual Vision.

However, regarding her ability’s intensity and precision, he had made a preconceived error; it was a slight mistake that led to a significant misjudgment.

Gu Mo initially assumed, almost instinctively, that the girl’s Spiritual Vision was strong enough that in the Demon Eye grading, simply by "insight into the mysterious," she would reach the B-level standard.

Honestly speaking, this was already a very, very powerful Spiritual Vision... However, upon further assessing this girl’s future destiny, he suddenly discovered that merely relying on the abilities of Spiritual Vision, her eyes might possibly be rated above EX-level, meaning they had lost any comparability.

Should one say it was fortunate this world was only rampant with Evil Spirits and not a Cthulhu World?

That’s precisely why he hadn’t intended to involve this girl—

But after delving into her future destiny and sensing something amiss, Gu Mo realized her eyes were a bit too out of hand... These were eyes that, for some unclear reason, suddenly became capable of seeing through realities. It’s unclear whether it’s the world’s blessing or its curse.

"You... you..."

During this brief silence, Yatsugaya Miko felt she had reached her limit. She struggled to muster her courage but still shakily asked, "I... I’ve come over, what do you want to do..."

She actually didn’t want to come over.

Who knows what terrifying things will come after exposing that she can see those things? She didn’t know either, but due to previous experiences, thinking of those pairs of resentful, malicious eyes, the crazed, twisted whispers of the dead, repeatedly confirming whether the living can see them...

Then one should understand, it absolutely isn’t anything good.

But there’s no choice—

She’s already exposed...

Due to previous experience, Yatsugaya Miko always subconsciously felt that those negative entities had the same kind of style. For example, surrounded by black aura, not human-shaped, limbs twisted and bizarre, looking highly sanity-draining... that is the style of Evil Spirits.

She hadn’t expected Evil Spirits could also disguise themselves, even appearing so normal that it went unnoticed...

The long, black-haired girl completely didn’t expect this, so she directly exposed herself.

While leaving with her friend, she could barely suppress her emotions, showing nothing. But after parting ways, fear completely burst out, even though the Evil Spirit seemed not to stop her or do anything.

Yet there’s something that the more you think about, the more frightened you become—commonly known as scaring oneself.

She kept feeling the other party’s smile at that time was very meaningful, and her exposure was already a foregone conclusion... Maybe last night on the bus, the other party had already noticed her but hadn’t confirmed it until today when she foolishly came forward.

So, what will happen next?

Will this Evil Spirit really just let her go? Or is it so confident she can’t escape?

Could it be that... could it be that at night, this Evil Spirit will directly appear in her home, then devour her alive? Even to the point of harming her family, dragging them in...

The more she thought, the more she felt terrified, her face turned deathly pale, as if falling into an ice cellar.

Finally—

Yatsugaya Miko returned, mustering hopeless courage, appearing here.

"What do I want to do?" Gu Mo rested a hand on his chin, thoughtfully contemplating and watching the long black-haired girl opposite him, "Saying it like that... it really puts me in a bit of a dilemma."

"You..." Yatsugaya Miko opened her mouth, taking a deep breath, she very seriously mustered courage, enduring the terror within, looking at him, "Anything you do to me is fine, but... but... don’t hurt my family and friends."

"..."

"..."

The young man in white with black hair slightly squinted his eyes, carefully examining her expression, suddenly asking, "Does that mean you are willing to pay any price?"

"...Yes." Yatsugaya Miko bit her teeth tightly, nodding forcefully, the terror in her heart becoming more uncontrollable.

—Is this Evil Spirit about to make a move?

—Will it agree to her terms? Is she going to be eaten?

"This is indeed..."

Gu Mo gently shook his head, recalling the future direction predicted through the Time Gem’s Power, that this girl had made a rash wish at a Shrine to solve problems, saying she was willing to pay any price to resolve the current issue in her prayer.

"Don’t lightly wish to the Gods, Gods are not simply entities that can hear and fulfill human desires..."

He seriously warned, "Especially in this world, fear is the essence of the Gods."