Chapter 158: Then Good

Rita understood now. That skill did indeed affect mind-reading, reducing the damage by 30%, which made the thoughts harder to read clearly. But even a few leaked key words could still be dangerous at times.

Rita wasn't ready to give up yet. "Can you try guiding my thoughts?"

MightySocks, eager to get this over with and send this person away, reluctantly focused her thoughts: *"MightySocks has it rough. I should ease up on her."*

Suddenly, Rita's mind was flooded with the thought: *MightySocks really does have it tough... Maybe I should let it go.*

If Rita hadn't been prepared for this, she wouldn't have doubted that this thought was her own. Even with her passive skill reducing the damage, it didn't seem to weaken this particular ability.

Wait—wasn't this a form of mind control? Or was her resistance still not high enough? Rita made a mental note to—*No, stop! Think about this at home.*