LOGINAthena didn't hesitate for a second. The words came pouring out. "I can split my soul into fragments and get someone to ingest them. That triggers their evolution. Once they become an ability user, within ten to fifteen days, the soul fragments I planted grow strong enough for me to harvest."The so-called harvesting meant extracting that pale-golden liquid."When my powers were still weak, I could only split ten fragments at a time, and only once every three days. But as I've grown stronger, I can now split fifty fragments at once—and I can do it every single day," Athena continued.It was an accelerating process. In the beginning, it was slow—limited by the number of fragments and the ten-day maturation window. But in the mid-to-late stages, the quantity per batch would skyrocket, eventually reaching a scale that was hard to comprehend.Ray clenched his jaw. If an ability like this existed on the other side of the ocean, it would take him ages to even encounter it. Absorbing the
Where did it go?Ray's gaze drifted down the mountainside. Beyond the frozen lake stretched a sprawling, endless city.A black bear was already a powerful predator. After evolving... how terrifying would it become? He didn't want to think about how many people might end up as its next meal.But tracking it down? Not happening.Wait... got it.An idea sparked. He decided to report the escaped, evolved black bear to Agatha—or more precisely, to Alexander.'You claim to be some kind of saint? Go deal with this bear yourself,' he thought.Ray had long since concluded that saints didn't exist anymore—at least, not among ability users. It'd be interesting to watch reality slap that fantasy right out of someone."Let's head back."He and Cassandra returned to Bay Garden. On the way, he found three dogs and brought them along—not to the main mansion, but to the neighboring villa.He set them up to begin their evolution, knowing full well that whether any of them succeeded was pure lu
Ray activated spatial compression—three sides pressed, one left open.Boom!Athena shot downward like a rocket, forcibly shoved into motion.Spatial compression was a deadly move, but it could be resisted. Take Mary, for example—flattened like clay, stretched thin, but she wouldn't die. Once her ability retracted, she bounced right back.But try that against someone trapped in otherworldly storage space, and it would be instant death.With otherworldly storage space as the ultimate killing move, spatial compression became nothing more than a supporting trick.Before Athena could even cry out, she was pushed into the otherworldly storage space—vanishing without a trace.Her black energy instantly collapsed as if evaporated.A mere trifle.Ray smiled faintly. Spatial compression combined with the spatial portal—now that was unstoppable.Athena was strong, she was bizarre—but so what?The only real threat she posed would be combat-type attackers moving at super-sonic speed, cap
"You can only summon one at a time, huh?" Ray asked, genuinely curious."Take a guess!" Athena's voice dripped with playful mischief. Then, without missing a beat, she pointed forward again, and the towering black humanoid lunged at Ray.Again?Ray raised an eyebrow. She'd already lost one to his space ability, and now she was sending another? He didn't buy that Athena was that careless. Sure, she played up the flirtatious act, but underneath it all, her mind was razor-sharp. Anyone who mistook her for just another pretty face was in for a rude awakening.A thought crossed his mind. He activated his supersonic steel rods and launched them straight at her.Athena didn't move. She stood there, utterly still, radiating confidence in whatever defense she had. Three rods pierced through her—but almost instantly, they began to corrode and disintegrate.It was as if the steel had aged thousands of years in seconds, eaten away from the inside out. A few flakes of rust scattered, and then
"Ah, ah, ah—now that's the million-dollar question," Athena purred, her voice dripping with honey. Her hips gave a little sway, her waist twisting like it had no bones. "Looks like my panties are about to make an appearance."She shot Ray a playful glance, stuck out her tongue, and winked. "Oh, but with your X-ray vision, you already know I'm not wearing any. Hehe... I'm not lying on purpose!"What a little minx!She was already stunning, but with words this bold and provocative, how was any man supposed to resist?And yet, Ray sat there like a monk who'd taken a vow of silence."That's fine. Just answer the question," he said flatly.Athena frowned. "Are you even a man? Starting to wonder myself. Want to... test that out in bed?"Ray's expression didn't flicker. "Keep stalling. See where it gets you."Caught red-handed, Athena didn't even blush—just pressed her lips together and smiled. "Fine, fine. I'll tell you! It's tied to my ability. I can create ability users whose power
Ray thought for a moment. "That substance you extracted from the bodies earlier—what exactly is it?"Athena's expression shifted instantly, surprise flickering across her face. "You... you could see that clearly from so far away? Through all those walls? Your X-ray vision is terrifyingly powerful!"Privacy? In front of Ray? Not a chance.After the initial shock, her lips curved into a teasing, seductive smile. "Well then... I might as well just take my clothes off. You've already seen everything anyway."Ray gestured politely for her to go ahead."You're so bad!" Athena laughed, her whole body shaking with amusement. She wasn't wearing much to begin with, and the movement made her full, firm breasts bounce entrancingly. The sight was enough to make anyone's pulse quicken.Though her face was identical to Agatha's, her build was slightly different—her chest noticeably fuller, her hips a little narrower. She clearly knew her assets and wasn't afraid to flaunt them.But Ray stayed
Jon was dead.Ray hadn't killed him for the sake of torture. He had been testing the power of the "kinetic stones."The results were extremely impressive.In terms of raw destructive force, bullets were nowhere near comparable.Of course, bullets had speed on their side—something kinetic stones
Ray couldn't help but laugh. "I wouldn't have guessed—you girls are actually pretty good in the kitchen."All the women turned to look at Lola at once."We just helped out," they said. "Lola was the one doing the actual cooking."Ray was genuinely surprised. He hadn't expected Bruce's mistress to
Killian Miles was a resident of the complex.A few days earlier, he had risked going out to find his cousin, who worked on a construction crew.For what purpose? To blow up Ray's villa, eliminate Ray, and take his place.It was a two-pronged plan. First, lure Ray out of the villa and kill him. Se
Theo spoke first.When he finished, Killian followed.With that, Ray understood the whole sequence of events. He looked at Killian and said calmly, "Walk forward."Walk forward?Killian didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't dare disobey. He took a step forward.And that was the end of







