Unable to react in time, Karla fell helplessly through the floor and into the waiting arms of a hooded figure. She couldn’t see the person's face, but without even stopping to think, Karla immediately took action and went on the offensive.Controlling the flow of her blood, Karla forced her heart to beat rapidly, increasing its blood flow, causing her skin to become flushed as the temperature of her body gradually increased, forcing steam to rise into the air due to the heat, like she was boiling inside.At the same time, a pair of blood daggers suddenly formed in Karla's hands. They were made from her own blood, emerging from an open slit on her wrist where Karla had cut herself, leaving a wound that she prevented from healing. Since Karla's power could only affect exposed blood, she also needed an open wound even to control her own blood to form weapons to use in combat, so the wound on her wrist allowed Karla enough time to defend herself when needed without having to cut herself a

Back in Cale's apartment, through the door that Karla left open when she went in, someone sneakily made their way inside with deliberate steps, making every effort not to make any noise that would draw attention to themselves. Like a wary mouse, they observed their surroundings extensively, looking around every nook and cranny for anything that was out of place. When they didn’t find anything, even after searching the entire apartment, they finally righted themself and immediately used their communicator to make a call."What did you find?"As soon as the call connected, a voice on the other side asked directly, to which the person answered, "There’s no one here. I can’t find the target no matter where I searched... it’s like she vanished into thin air as soon as she entered this apartment."Indeed, the reason this person had entered Cale's apartment was to look for Karla, who hadn’t come out after she had entered. He was one of the people that had been tailing Karla ever since she re

Hearing what Cale said, Karla froze, not immediately understanding what he was saying. When it finally dawned on her, she suddenly reacted in the only way she could."What do you mean by that? Why can’t you return with me? Is it because of these Hive guys that abducted you... it is, isn’t it?""Don’t worry about it, Kaleb. You’re here now, you’ve escaped, so you don’t have to be afraid anymore. I’ll protect you, and so will my teammates. You know them, they are good people, and once they hear about what you’ve been through, they will definitely side with you. Additionally, now that you have awakened two powerful abilities, you can join the team, and together we will help you take revenge. Isn’t that why you came back to look for me?"As Karla spoke, Cale listened to what she was saying, but the more Cale heard, the more he shook his head, not agreeing with what Karla was saying at all.Regarding relying on Karla and her team to exact revenge on his enemies, Cale had naturally thought