C4 The Danger Perception Gave Him a Helping Hand.

Suddenly, they were startled by an unexpected noise.

Whirling around, they saw the source was a student still in his uniform, which only emboldened them further.

Huang Mao, one of the thugs with dyed yellow hair, cocked his fringe with a sneer. He gave Jiang Hao a mocking glance, then shifted his gaze to Soong Wan.

"Trying to play the knight in shining armor, huh?"

At that moment, Soong Wan, hearing someone had come to her aid, was ecstatic.

"Please, save me quickly!"

She cried out.

Turning, she saw only a slender student in uniform, and her newfound hope was quickly dashed.

"How can he possibly take them on? Am I really not going to get away today?"

Tears streaked Soong Wan's pale face, which was etched with despair.

Her vulnerable look was heart-wrenchingly pitiful.

Just then, Huang Mao pulled a folding knife from his pocket, the blade measuring roughly 20 centimeters.

He toyed with the knife, tapping it against his other hand, and taunted Jiang Hao with a smirk.

"Walk away now, and we'll act like this never happened."

Jiang Hao, seeing the blade in Huang Mao's hand, felt a surge of anxiety. Despite being a poor student with no experience in fighting, his nervousness in this tense situation was understandable.

He had heard Huang Mao's offer, but knew that walking away would haunt him.

So, he scanned the ground for something to counter the knife.

His search yielded only a brick at his feet, with nothing else available.

With no other choice, he picked up the brick, ready to make do.

Brick in hand, Jiang Hao steeled himself, fixing a determined stare on Huang Mao.

"Ding! Spider corpse detected. Would you like to decompose it?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out in Jiang Hao's mind.

Caught off guard, he then remembered his system, but a spider? Where?

Jiang Hao looked down at the brick he was holding and, sure enough, a small spider had been inadvertently squashed by him.

A wave of relief washed over him, and without a moment's hesitation, he responded to the system.

"Yes."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for dismantling a spider. You've acquired the Spider Skill: Danger Perception, with 0.7 skill points and 0.7 Disintegration Experience."

"Disassembly complete. Would you like to proceed with extraction and fusion?"

In no time, a small orb of light materialized in Jiang Hao's mind. As he concentrated on it, information flowed into his consciousness.

Danger Perception: Current Level 1 (0/1). It endows you with a sharp sixth sense, enabling you to sense impending danger and react accordingly. Agility +1, Spirit +0.6.

Jiang Hao quickly perused the details and opted to extract and integrate the Danger Perception skill.

The orb of light in Jiang Hao's mind soon infused into his body and vanished without a trace.

Once the light had merged, Jiang Hao's vision brightened, and his surroundings snapped into focus.

His body felt lighter and more powerful.

Yet, it seemed that nothing else had changed.

At that moment, Huang Mao noticed that Jiang Hao hadn't left; instead, he had grabbed a brick. Huang Mao's embarrassment turned to rage.

"This is on you."

With a menacing look, Huang Mao brandished his folding knife and closed in on Jiang Hao. Then, with a swift motion, he slashed at Jiang Hao.