Ray returned home with Jess.A massive amount of supplies had vanished into thin air. Brendan, as the guard, was clearly responsible—but how Leroy would deal with him was another question. Kill him and absorb his abilities? Or something else entirely?He thought to himself, 'Hmm... better check tomorrow. Arrive early, or it might be too late to come back—wait, I could just bring tomorrow's "patient" along too.'Ray slapped his forehead, feeling a bit foolish. His thinking had been too narrow.If Leroy was at the Gas Corporation tomorrow, he'd act immediately. If not, he'd wait a little longer. Once you spook an ability user, finding them afterward could become nearly impossible—they weren't the type to be trapped by the cold for long. The world was vast, and without an all-seeing eye, where could he look?"If only the power grid or network were still up. With someone like Celine on my side, I could find him anywhere," Ray mused, a hint of regret in his voice.Three hours later, t

Honey wasn't just casually spinning around Ray—she wrapped herself around his body like a beautiful, sinuous snake, coiling around him three full times!Ray had seen people trained in contortion before—acrobats, gymnasts, performers with bodies so flexible they seemed unreal—but none of them could loop around a person three times. Humans aren't snakes. Yet Honey had done it. Her body seemed completely boneless."What kind of ability is this?" Ray muttered, stunned."I don't know either," Honey shook her head. "I just feel like I can stretch every part of my body—even my bones—and I can squeeze through the tiniest gaps."That… sounds like a thief's skill. Stretchable, spring-like limbs?Wait… Mary—no, no, stop. Ray shook his head hard. Totally different. That other woman was grotesque; Honey, by contrast, was breathtaking: beautiful, alluring, slender, and fiery. Absolutely nothing in common.Ray tested her out. Beyond her stretchable body, Honey's skin, muscles, bones, and even b

A surge of flames erupted behind Leroy, his body rocketing like a human rocket. The explosion of power counteracted the push of the spatial compression. Staggering, he finally planted his feet firmly on the ground, barely regaining his balance.It all happened in the blink of an eye.Leroy had been swapped out of position by spatial swap, nearly falling into the spatial portal. Then, compressed by spatial pressure, he had transformed into a fiery rocket and managed to survive the ordeal.Gasping for breath, his face was ashen with fury. The technique of igniting his entire body burned massive amounts of his ability, leaving him drenched in sweat—but even more so, terrified.He hadn't even seen his enemy, yet he had nearly died twice! And what the hell? He had been indoors, so how had he mysteriously ended up outside?"Who—who's there?!" he bellowed, launching a volley of massive fireballs.The fireballs burned hot enough to melt steel, yet they couldn't pierce the thick mist. Bey

For a moment, everyone nearly had their souls ripped out of their bodies.It was too eerie! Too terrifying!An invisible enemy was the most frightening of all. Where would the next attack come from?The unknown, the uncertainty—it pressed down on them like a heavy stone, and cold sweat ran down every spine.Still, their defense circle had formed. Fifteen people stood shoulder to shoulder, bracing outward. This should hold, right?"Ah—!"Screams rang out. People vanished. Stones fell from the sky.The pattern was the same as before, unchanged.The remaining fourteen trembled."Hold hands!" a sharp-witted voice suddenly called out.Right, right, right. If the enemy could only make one person disappear at a time, then by holding hands and linking together, the fourteen of them formed a single unit. If the enemy tried to erase one, it would either fail or erase all at once.If the enemy were hiding in the shadows, unwilling to show themselves, it meant they weren't strong enough

Ray returned to Honey.He began absorbing abilities—and yes, he left one set behind for Honey.Why?It wasn't to make her a combat ally. No, it was for the side effects. When both parties had abilities, oh boy… sparks would fly. Real sparks. Dry wood and blazing fire, capable of burning the sky. This was pure entertainment.Besides, Honey now moved like an acrobat. If her abilities got any stronger… hiss—just imagining it was enough to excite him.Leroy's men only had about ten units of power each. Ray didn't mind sharing a tiny bit of that with his woman. After all, he was the one enjoying the fun.Ray absorbed the powers of seventeen people. Aside from Leroy, who held the largest chunk, the rest averaged around ten units each. Compared to Mary's faction, it was a huge gap.Still, he had collected roughly 280 units of ability.His spatial perception finally broke through the two-kilometer mark—2,130 meters.World domination was now just a few orders of magnitude away. Not muc