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Chapter 4: One shot of gold! [Observation Haki: Beginner]!

Observation Haki: Beginner

[Grade: D]

[Function: Allows you to detect the location of enemies outside your line of sight, assess the strength of opponents, and predict attack trajectories.]

[Note: Using Overpower will consume stamina and mental energy. The higher your four core attributes, the stronger your perception. Reaching the perfect level will unlock powerful functions such as foreseeing the future and hearing the voice of all things.]

"Holy crap!? It actually dropped gold!"

Horn exclaimed inwardly.

He hadn't had high hopes to begin with, and now that he was withdrawing money, he felt a little uncomfortable, even thinking for a moment that he had misheard.

After all, Grade D is the highest level prize that can be obtained from beginner blind boxes, with a probability of less than one percent.

He actually got it, and it was a top-tier perception skill!

This undoubtedly greatly increased his ability to survive.

This also increased his chances of escaping unscathed from a mere 70% to a 100% chance!

He used it decisively.

The familiar feeling returned the next second.

Then a memory flooded his mind: a human figure constantly dodging arrows coming from all directions.

As he dodged, he felt waves of heat throughout his muscles, and at the same time, his head felt a throbbing pain.

Ten seconds later.

The air around him seemed to freeze, and the figures downstairs appeared clearly in his mind, including Natasha beside him.

Horn immediately closed his eyes and carefully sensed everything through his Observation Haki.

Not long after, he opened his eyes again, and by then he had a certain understanding of the skill.

According to his tests, the maximum range of his Observation Haki that he can currently perceive is approximately within a radius of 60 meters around him.

Within this range, he can easily detect even the slightest movement of plants and trees, or even a fly, and predict their next move, even with his eyes closed.

However, it should be noted that this ability, like the eyes, can easily cause one to overlook other areas when all attention is focused on one point.

Horn then reduced the range of his Observation Haki to within ten meters of himself as a warning. According to his tests, even if this range were kept open, it would be just like seeing things with his eyes open for him, without much consumption.

His gaze then fell on Natasha, who hadn't moved an inch from the beginning, in the corner.

"Since you've been awake for a while, why pretend to be asleep?"

When the two people came upstairs, he had already realized that they were not unconscious at all, but had been pretending to be asleep.

Through the perception of [Observation Haki], it was discovered that she had already untied the ropes binding her hands and feet, and her body was still in a highly tense state, ready to strike at any moment.

Upon hearing his words, Horn clearly felt Natasha's body tremble slightly, as if she was surprised that he had discovered her.

And it still doesn't seem to have any intention of waking up.

"As expected, you can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep."

Horn shrugged, not paying much attention, put away his tactical sword, and picked up the submachine guns that the black and white men were carrying and the pistols tucked into their waistbands.

With his current abilities, he no longer needs to place his hopes on the other party.

"Wait, leave me a gun."

Just as he was about to make his move, Natasha's voice came from the side.

"Oh? Why aren't you pretending to be asleep anymore?"

Horn had a mocking smile on his lips as he turned to look at her.

Natasha deftly removed the ropes binding her body and walked to his side.

How do you know I'm pretending to be asleep?

Natasha smiled, making no attempt to admit that she had been pretending to be asleep.

After all, it was quite embarrassing for a high-ranking agent like her to be seen through by a mere young man in such dim lighting.

At the same time, she was also somewhat skeptical that the other party had truly seen through her, and that he might have been bluffing her.

"It's simple, your breathing and heartbeat betray you."

Horn cut to the chase.

"Breathing and heartbeat..."

Natasha raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, "I was careless."

When Horn skewered the two people into candied hawthorns with a single cut, her heart did indeed race. After Horn noticed, she even paused for a moment.

Normally, she would never make such a basic mistake, but it was because Horn had surprised her so much.

According to the information Nick Fury gave her, the other party was just a spoiled brat who grew up pampered by Tony Stark, and rarely even fought, let alone killed anyone.

As it turned out, the other party not only untied the ropes themselves, but also swiftly and decisively killed the two men, without even alerting the bandits downstairs.

It completely shattered her perception of the other person.

What she didn't expect was that even when the other party was killing her, they didn't miss the tiny detail of her heart racing.

This made her look at Hornstack, who had grown up in an ivory tower, with new respect.

"This kid has been hiding his true abilities well."

She couldn't help but sigh, then nodded, "Okay, I was indeed pretending to be asleep just now, but that was to find an opportunity to strike. Otherwise, making a rash move would only alert the enemy."

After saying that, she held out her hand. "Now can you give me the gun?"

"We don't even know each other, why should I give you a gun? What if you shoot me twice in the back? Where am I supposed to go for justice?"

Horn continued to shake his head, seemingly having no intention of handing the gun over to the other party.

"You can trust me completely. As for the reason, there's no time to explain it to you now. If we delay any longer, the people downstairs will definitely notice something is wrong."

Natasha frowned. She hadn't expected the other person to be so cautious; their mental fortitude far surpassed that of their peers.

"I can give you two minutes."

Horn used his Observation Haki to keep a close watch on the people downstairs. He was confident that he could launch an attack immediately if he noticed anything unusual, and he would not put himself in a passive position.

However, he couldn't guarantee that Natasha wouldn't get hurt in the firefight.

"All right."

Helpless, Natasha immediately bent down and rummaged through the two corpses on the ground, found a cell phone, and dialed a number.

"Coulson... um, safe... locate this phone's coordinates... okay, I'll let him answer the phone."

He exchanged a few words with the person on the other end of the phone, then handed the phone to Horn, saying, "Take this."

"Who are you?"

Horn answered the phone with a puzzled look on his face.

"Oh God! Horn, I'm so glad you're alright! Don't be afraid, rescue is on its way. Don't make any sudden movements right now."

A woman's voice, filled with joy and tears, came from the other end of the phone.

In less than a second, the voice matched the voice of Pepper Potts in the memory provided by the identity card.

A strange emotion welled up in Horn's heart, his eyes reddened, and his voice became hoarse.

"Sister Pepper?"