Inspection of cybercafe

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the matters following sequence awakening, Alex once again browsed the post summarizing various sequences and abilities.

He needed to find a sequence that could conceal his identity. A mask that could be covered by his existing abilities without revealing any inconsistencies.

If he were to register at the Sequence Ability Holder Administration Bureau, he needed such a mask.

Initially, Alex considered fabricating a sequence, tailor-making the sequence name and skills to suit his "Gods-Eater," but he eventually abandoned the idea.

Firstly, he wasn't sure if the Sequence Ability Holder Administration Bureau had a way to verify, such as whether there would be any loopholes in a self-fabricated sequence.

Secondly, his information was visible to all sequence ability holders. A brand-new sequence would undoubtedly attract everyone's attention and focus.

Under everyone's scrutiny, he might inevitably reveal his true identity.

There was even a possibility that he might be extremely unlucky, and someone might awaken a sequence with the exact same name as the one he had invented, causing him to instantly expose himself.

Therefore, it was safest to look for one among the existing sequences.

Alex didn't have any specific direction. All he could do was to carefully examine each sequence to find the best mask to hide his identity.

At the beginning of the post, it introduced the unified abilities of sequence ability holders.

"After awakening, the strength, agility, and perception of a sequence ability holder's body will increase accordingly. After digesting five bottles of Sequence Potion, all aspects of the body will improve approximately three times, far exceeding that of ordinary people."

Just three times?

Alex felt that when he punched the criminal, his strength was comparable to the impact of a car speeding at full speed. Not to mention a tenfold increase in strength, he feared it might be even more.

His eyes lit up: Could his "Gods-Eater" sequence also double his basic attributes?

This really surprised him.

He had awakened a sequence that not only possessed incredibly powerful skills but also had astonishingly high base growth.

"I wonder what day it is. Good news just keeps coming, and I can barely catch them all."

Alex smiled and carefully examined each sequence's abilities.

When he saw the "Scent-Tracker" sequence, he noticed that the level one skill "Track by Scent" allowed one to find enemies within a certain range based on the scent left at the scene, which relieved him.

Indeed, there were sequence ability holders who could lock onto and track targets based on scent! His concerns were not unfounded!

Fortunately, he had chosen a place with a chaotic scent to dispose of the bodies, otherwise, he would have been in danger.

"'Scent-Tracker' skills will fail in areas with heavy deity scent. Attempting to activate the skill in such areas may lead to fainting, nosebleeds, seven orifices bleeding, or even brain death."

"Due to the ineffectiveness of 'Scent-Tracker' skills in front of deities, 'Scent-Tracker' belongs to the few sequence ability holders who do not need to go to battlefields to fight deities to receive Sequence Potion from the Administration Bureau. However, to receive Sequence Potion, 'Scent-Tracker' must join United Government organizations, usually assisting in crime-solving at police stations."

Especially when he saw "assist in crime-solving," Alex sighed in relief. Needless to say, the trouble he had caused at Gate Number One of the Safe Zone the previous day would surely attract the police, and there would likely be "Scent-Tracker" sequence ability holders involved.

He felt incredibly pleased to have narrowly escaped.

He continued reading and gained much knowledge about sequence ability holders.

Alex really wanted to write all this down because his brain couldn't possibly remember the abilities of all sequence ability holders.

However, taking out paper and a pen to write this down would be too suspicious. Alex could only try his best to remember some of the more important and common sequences.

But he found that after awakening his sequence ability, his memory seemed to have also improved. Although he couldn't remember every sequence ability at a glance and retain it perfectly, he could retain about seventy to eighty percent.

He couldn't help but marvel in his heart, "It's really great to awaken a sequence ability."

It was precisely when browsing the "Camp of God-Slayers" last time that Alex caught a glimpse of information about the "Scent-Tracker" sequence's ability to track scents and even read the memories of the deceased. That was why he had crushed the skulls of the three thugs.

He couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that the information he had glimpsed had saved his life. What incredible luck!

Alex carefully read through the skills of the "Scent-Tracker" sequence.

‌"Odor-Death": This skill allows for the retrieval of the deceased's memories from the final moments of their life. However, the deceased's brain must still retain its biological characteristics, meaning it cannot have undergone pathological changes or deterioration (such as burning, acid corrosion, etc.). Otherwise, the skill will fail.‌

Upon reading this, Alex froze.

Burning bodies could render the "Scent-Tracker" skill ineffective? Then hadn't he gone to unnecessary lengths by crushing the skulls of the three thugs?

Alex cautiously realized that this unnecessary action was perhaps not such a wise one. His previously content mood vanished.

The description of the "Scent-Tracker" sequence was very early in the post, suggesting that it was one of the sequences recorded early on or by many awakeners.

If this were the case, could the abilities of the "Scent-Tracker" sequence be common knowledge among sequence ability holders?

To verify his conjecture, he searched for posts about "Scent-Tracker" in the forum and found nearly ten thousand related posts!

Clearly, "Scent-Tracker" was an extremely prevalent sequence and should be common knowledge among all sequence ability holders.

Yet he had known nothing about it before.

Alex couldn't stop wondering in his mind if someone would discover this loophole in his actions and expose his identity.

His cautious handling of the bodies had been an unnecessary overstep, indicating a lack of understanding of sequence abilities. There were two possible reasons for this lack of understanding.

Firstly, he had newly awakened his sequence ability and hadn't had time to understand it before committing the crime.

Secondly, he had no way to learn about sequence abilities.

"Given how cautiously I handled the bodies in that alley, the first possibility can be basically ruled out. If someone in the police station pays close attention, they might focus on the second possibility, which is that I have no way to learn about sequence abilities."

"Moreover, I committed the crime while fleeing towards the edge of the Safe Zone. Perhaps the police will focus their search on that area!"

Alex wasn't sure if he was overthinking it. Perhaps the mindset of a perpetrator would become suspicious afterward, reacting to every little thing.

Yet, deep down, he believed he might be on the verge of exposure.

Just at that moment, he heard chaotic voices outside the internet café.

What was going on?

Among the commotion, Alex faintly heard people arguing.

Then, from the confusion, he caught a snippet of a voice saying, "Officer, this is just a small business. I can't afford such an inspection!"

Officer?!

Alex's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be this coincidental? Just as he had started to think he might be exposed, the police had come knocking on his door?!

Had the police acted so quickly?!

Regardless of whether they were coming for him, he needed to prepare.

In a panic, Alex quickly deleted his browsing history and found a way to disguise himself.

As soon as Alex finished his tasks, seven or eight cops entered the internet café.

"Everyone, immediately leave your computers and crouch down with your hands on your heads! Quickly!"

Alex put on a look of panic and quickly followed the policeman's orders, crouching down with his hands on his head.

"You! What are you doing! Why haven't you left your computer! Put your hands up!" The policeman raised his gun and shouted angrily at a scruffy-looking young man in the corner.

The man frantically pulled up his pants, mumbling, "Sir, I was... I was..."

The policeman immediately rushed over to the man who hadn't obeyed the command.

"Get out of the way!"

"Oh, yes, sir." The man, unable to even pull up his pants properly, crouched down with his hands on his head.

The policeman glanced at the content on his computer, then disgustedly said, "Watch less of this stuff. You're still young; indulging too much will cause trouble later."

With that, the policeman moved on.

The seven or eight cops then checked the browser histories and contents of each computer.

When they reached Alex, the policeman glanced at his face, then at the computer screen and browser content, and patted his shoulder sympathetically, "If a girl doesn't say yes, it means she's rejecting you. Don't waste your time and energy anymore."

After saying that, he moved on to the next person's computer.

Alex gave the policeman a grateful smile but thought to himself how close he had come.

He knew the cops would check the browser content, but there hadn't been enough time to create a lot of browsing history.

So he chose the simplest browsing content - reading an e-book.

He remembered seeing a document-format e-book called "How to Make a Goddess Fall for You" on the computer desktop.

Without hesitation, he clicked on it and found that it was indeed about teaching simps how to please and win over a goddess's heart.

So, he quickly scrolled the document's progress bar to the middle and pretended to be reading the downloaded e-book.

The cops searched for a while and found two young men engaged in illegal online black market transactions in the internet café, taking them away.

However, Alex couldn't shake off the feeling that the cop's expressions were serious, suggesting that their true target wasn't these two individuals.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, everyone. I hope you don't mind. Barry, the net manager, could you please add an extra hour of internet time for everyone? Our police station will cover the cost!"

"Yes, alright. Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thanks! Come and inspect us again next time!"

Amid the cheerful atmosphere, everyone returned to their computers.

Outside, Alex heard the internet café owner say to the cops, "Sir, you keep raiding us out of the blue these past two days, taking away customers each time. My business is suffering!"

"Mr. Wang, we're just following orders from above. I hope you understand."

"Understand? How am I supposed to understand?"

"We're covering the internet fees, so what else have you lost?"

"You! You're being unreasonable!"

Alex listened intently.

Had the police been raiding the place these past two days, right after he had killed someone? Could this be a coincidence?

No, he was definitely being watched. Undoubtedly, the police had discovered he might obtain information from the internet café and were raiding it to find people browsing the sequence ability holder forum!

Fortunately, he had been quick-witted and avoided detection.

The feeling of survival after a close call made Alex incredibly relieved.

Alex took a deep breath and decided to open the "Camp of God-Slayers" to continue browsing.

Suddenly, a dialog box appeared on his computer screen.

Alex widened his eyes, feeling a chill run down his spine.

He immediately glanced at the reception desk.

Barry, the net manager, was lighting a cigarette and smiling at Alex.

The dialog box on the screen was still flickering.

[Cafe Reminder]

[Cops were looking for just now, was it you?]