LOGINGunnr and his gang of Jayzepanese were hiding on the outskirts of Guillory City—almost at Armaou City.The discovery sank heavy in Ray's chest. This likely confirmed it: the Jayzepanese had gone after Constantine, then stayed here to fully digest what they had absorbed, planning to strike back in one swift sweep.Why leave a disguise-type ability user in their base? To lull Travis and the others into a false sense of security, so they wouldn't flee in panic overnight.Gunnr's ambition was enormous. He wanted to wipe out all ability users in Guillory City. Once achieved, he could very well become the strongest in Gohaven—or even the world. With speed on his side, who knows? He might genuinely conquer the entire planet.Abilities were like a rolling snowball—the advantage only grew. Fall a step behind, and you could only watch helplessly as the strongest left you in the dust. Without the extra factor of golden snowflakes, even absorbing half of the world's ability users would guarant
"A bunch of monsters."The Jayzepanese had killed every single captive before running off. They were cold-blooded, ruthless, and utterly insane.Travis frowned and asked the scout, "Did you notice anything unusual yesterday?"The scout shook his head. "Nothing at all."Could it have happened last night?"Perhaps," Ray guessed, "there's someone among them capable of creating illusions—masking their presence from his detection."It was possible. But why? What purpose would it serve to make everyone think the Jayzepanese were still holed up in their base while Gunnr digested Rupert's ability?Ray's thoughts shifted, and his chest tightened. "No… Constantine! The Jayzepanese' target is Constantine!"Gunnr had deliberately made them believe he was still in his lair, fully focused on assimilating Rupert's power. In reality, he had gone after Constantine.Immediately, the expressions of Travis and Roxanne darkened.This was bad—really bad.If Gunnr killed Constantine and absorbed h
Travis and Roxanne were already geared up, waiting only for Ray to recover before taking action.This mission couldn't include too many people.In a battle between experts like them, lower-level ability users weren't even cannon fodder. A single stray attack could annihilate them completely.So only elite soldiers would go—those capable of keeping pace with experts. Travis selected three, while Roxanne chose four—the trusted core of her team.Watching Travis and Roxanne exchange casual, intimate gestures, Ray couldn't help but realize something. No wonder Travis seemed different—he'd been softened by a woman's care.In time, those stubborn pimples on his face might even disappear.The steel-like man's face flushed under Ray's teasing gaze, while Roxanne, graceful and confident, extended her hand. "Ray, finally we meet!"Ray didn't reach for her hand. Instead, he winked at Travis. "I'm Ray Morley. Forget shaking hands—I'm afraid someone might get jealous and stab me!"Roxanne co
The spatial portal showed no sign of deformation, and Ray only felt a brief sting of pain—nothing serious.The force was too weak.He accelerated the stone once more and dropped it.Another shock, another twinge. Still not enough force. Fine—he'd accelerate it twice, three times. Eventually, he'd find the right threshold.Sure enough, after accelerating the stone nine times, the strike finally caused the spatial portal to deform.It was a tiny deformation, but the damage to Ray was manageable. Ten minutes of rest, and he could continue.The deformation was minuscule—less than one percent of what Astrid's punch had done—but he didn't need to push himself that hard. If he broke the spatial portal, it would be catastrophic. Slow and steady wins the race.During the ten-minute break, Ray got creative.He accelerated the supersonic steel rods and stones again.How to accelerate them further? Air resistance always capped their speed. Previously, it hadn't been feasible, but now he
A full night passed.Ray finally woke up.Huh?He realized he was holding a woman—soft, fragrant, and… bouncy. His eyes immediately landed on Paige. A smile crept across his face. "How long did I sleep?""Almost a full day and night," Paige replied, only for her stomach to betray her with a loud grumble. She'd been holding Ray the entire time, leaving no chance to eat."Let's eat!" Ray was hungry too. With a thought, he summoned a large amount of food.Thankfully, the spatial portal was working again.He let out a long sigh of relief. He had feared that Astrid might have broken it, leaving him unable to access objects from the otherworldly storage space. That would have been disastrous.First, he'd lose one of his most powerful offensive tools. Second, the 300-million-dollar worth of supplies would be gone.Huh?As Ray activated the spatial portal, he immediately noticed an extremely subtle change.It was curved.Yes, curved—just a tiny arc. So small it was almost impercept
It was highly likely… Constantine had simply taken a few trusted lieutenants and fled.Traveling light, they could reach the nearby Armaou City within a day, spend the night there, and then move on to Vlachos City. After that? Anywhere in the country was within their reach.Ability users were barely affected by the cold anymore. Only the nighttime fog could disorient them. They wouldn't risk traveling at night—it would be far easier to get lost than to make progress. Better to rest and move during the day.Roxanne froze. Was Constantine really so spineless? And he hadn't even said a word!"That bastard played us," she seethed. "Using us to hold Fanghold while giving himself plenty of time to escape!"Travis was at a loss for words.Constantine, a supposed leader of men, had abandoned them at the crucial moment.What now? Could they still take on Fanghold?They probably could. Gunnr had grown stronger, but Ray had also absorbed Emmett's powers, keeping them on equal footing.So
So Molly was a physical-type ability user.Ray frowned. A woman lifting him? Where was his pride in all this?So he used one finger and hoisted Molly up effortlessly. "See? This counts as an ability too. It's not flashy like some powers, but honestly, aside from rare ones like spatial abilities, p
'Damn. My worldview… completely shattered,' Ray thought in shock.There were 34 employees in the company, yet the tangled web of sexual relationships among them was beyond belief. Geronimo himself was a lecher, coercing countless female subordinates. But to counter Jack, he even had his wife seduce
After passively absorbing the other abilities, Celine's power had leapt forward dramatically.Even going from one unit to two was a 100% increase—but the abilities Ray had dispersed earlier amounted to at least four units. With all of them absorbed, Celine had instantly reached a strength of five u
Lauren was thrown out by her own family. Her son, too, had been dragged by Max and dumped right outside the door. The fury that rose in her chest made her want to curse out loud.What now?Her only choice was to go find Ray. But no matter how long she knocked on the door of his villa, no one answe







