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……

Consumables:

Wish Card - Wish for any item, to make it available in the Store. The price will depend
on what the item is. 500 Points

Slave Contract - Once used on a Target, the Target would unconditionally follow the
commands of the Owner. The Loyalty of the Target to the Owner will be pushed to 100.
The Owner has full control of the life and death of the Target. 2000 Points

(Conditions:

The Target must be a Rank 1 Awakened.

The Target must have a lower level than the Owner.)

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"That's so weak!"

Max was not expecting that there were conditions for them to be able to use the Slave
Contract. He thought that they were going to get a great deal. They can enslave every
Awakened they could find and have a slave army under their commands.
They will be unstoppable, not needing to do the work on their own. But it seems that
it wasn't bound to happen with the Slave Contract having limited use.

[Uhm, at least it's cheap?]

[That is the only Slave Contract available in the Store! You would have to make up an
item from scratch if you want a better one, but it will be expensive! Enslaving powerful
Awakeneds won't be easy, you know!]

[You won't be able to afford it! So the System decided to give you this! This is enough
for your that Awakened you caught!]

"2000 Points for a Slave Contract? I guess that is acceptable."

Max had a thoughtful expression. It indeed made sense that he only got this 2000
Points Slave Contract. If it were a bit more expensive, Max might regret wasting
precious Points for it.

"What if this guy reaches Rank 2?"

[The Contract will be nullified!]

"Let's put it on him. I want to check something."

Yu'er told them from the side. She had this random thought and wanted to see if her
guess might be right.

"How do I use this?"

[Stick it to his chest!]

Little Dou made an action to show Max how to do it, using one of her hands and pushed
it in the middle of her flat chest repeatedly.

Max got closer to the Awakened and slowly placed the Slave Contract on his chest. The
aged paper the size of a palm shined a dim light then blend into his chest as it
disappeared.

The Slave Contract has two ways in which it can be used. The first one was for the
Target to willingly put energy on the paper, then stick it to his chest. The second one
was the Owner forcibly using it to a Target weaker than him as long as it is within the
conditions.

This item can only be found from the Store. No Awakened would be able to have the
same contract. Exemptions would be possible when Awakeneds can create one
themselves from their skills.

However, the complexity of the Slave Contract will be beyond their understanding.
They will not grasp how it's made and how it specifically works. Only something like
the System can do it effortlessly.

Little Dou's words about the items that Awakeneds would call treasures would be
trash in Max's eyes was slowly coming true, and it will continue to be more evident in
the coming future.

After it disappeared, Max shook the body of the Awakened lying on the ground. All
they have to do was to wake him up and see how effective it is.

Little Dou and Yu'er were curiously watching from behind to see how it would go while
also being cautious of the Awakened doing something unexpected.

Their eyes focused on the face of the Awakened as his eyes slightly twitch; he was
starting to wake up. Max moved back to be safe, not knowing what would happen next.

The Awakened gave out a groan, knitting his brows. He was feeling the pain all over
his face. For a second, his face turned blank then resumed to his usual expression.

"…”

The Awakened open his eyes as he checked his surroundings. No signs of hostility can
be seen as he got up after removing the ropes around his body.

Yu'er and Little Dou watched as the Awakened stopped a distance away from Max as
he spoke out his first words,

"Master."

The Awakened exactly knew what he had to do as if he was born to do it. He would
follow his master's every order for the rest of his life.
Just like that, the Slave Contract did what it should, turning an enemy into an ally
without any difficulty.

A smile made its way to Max's face. It worked! The Awakened in front of him was now
his slave, a slave that will follow his every command.

Max thought of testing him out to see how well he follow orders. An Awakened with a
Shapeshifting Skill that he controls, it will be fantastic!

Before he was able to make his move, Yu'er requested Max to instruct the Awakened
to listen to her command.

"Master."

The Awakened greeted Yu'er as he faced her. The look on his eyes was not dead; it was
bright. From his movements, no one would assume he was a slave.

Yu'er had one question to ask this Awakened. She wanted to know about it since she
recalled that his skill was Shapeshifting.

"Is that your original body?"

Xue tilted his head, not getting what Yu'er was asking as he was a shapeshifter, and he
had always been using his body. But he recalled his original appearance, realizing what
Yu'er was asking.

"No."

"Can you change into your real body?"

"I should be able to, but I haven't used that body for years now. Even I'm not sure how
my real body looks now."

Xue found it to be more convenient to use random bodies that he made up on the spot.
It would increase the chances of his survival if he regularly changed his appearance.

Now, he was used to having different bodies, changing his body to what he thinks
would fit the situation.

"It's fine. Show us how you look."

The Awakened nodded as he never thought about hiding anything from his masters.
But what he changed back to made Yu'er, Max, and Little Dou froze.

Yu'er figured out that his body might not be his real one, but what she saw was too
surprising. She was dumbfounded as she stared. She couldn't believe it.

Little Dou was in the same position. Even when she doesn't care much about it, she
still had to look for a few moments to confirm what she was seeing was real.

Max had a different reaction. His initial surprised reaction changed into happiness
with a hint of lust in his eyes as he went over the body of the Awakened.

Long black hair that freely flowed down her back and facial features that were
exquisite with dark blue eyes that stared back at them, she had fair skin and a
voluptuous body.

Her breasts threatened to burst out of the small shirt, and her curves were showcased
from the tight pants.

Her body changed, but she was still wearing the clothes she had before transforming,
giving them, especially Max, a glimpse of her alluring body.

She was absolutely breathtaking! A top beauty that will make men drool when they
saw her.
The Awakened is a woman! That was something they weren't expecting. Max was
already contented, having a Shapeshifter Awakened as a slave.

However, seeing her, Max nodded with his eyes full of lust. This was better than having
a Shapeshifter.

Having a Shapeshifter beauty would be the best thing Max could ask for. Max forced
down the lascivious smile that he couldn't contain.

Her name, Xue, would now make much more sense. Max initially thought she only had
a feminine name, disregarding it as an indication of her being a woman as people can
sometimes have weird names.

Xue only stood still, receiving the stares of Max, Yu'er, and Little Dou. Xue returned
their stares, not knowing why they would keep looking at her so intently.

She can see all three of them, which included Little Dou. Now that she had 100 in her
Loyalty Meter, Xue became the third person to see Little Dou.

"…”

"So you're a woman? Why did you change into a man?"

After a few moments, Yu'er got back to herself. She didn't hesitate to ask when another
question popped up on her mind.

"I didn't change into a man."

"I change my face every time I take up a new job, and my previous face was something
I made up."

"My body was still the same. I only transformed some parts of my body for smoother
movements."
Xue was talking about her breasts and the shapely buns that showed off from her
behind. Those excess weights will hold her down if she were to move with them.

Therefore, she ultimately decided to shapeshift her body into the ideal form she
thought of when she had to hide, run, fight, or blend to regular people in public.

A small frame, average height, proportionate length of arms, and legs were only some
of the modifications that she often uses.

Her long hair was also a bother, so she shortened it and adding her jet black attire, her
entire outer appearance turned to look like a man.

Yu'er slowly nodded. It seemed that they were the ones who made a mistake. They
instantly thought of her as a man by only looking at her outer appearance, not
considering that she has the Shapeshifting Skill.

Max, from the side, noticed some changes from attentively staring at Xue. From what
he saw in Xiao Ming's room, Xue was more active, laughing and praising Xiao Ming.

He guessed that Xue must also be good at acting to fit her ever-changing exterior. What
Max assumed was right. Xue had been using different forms for years whether it's a
man's face or a woman's, and what statuses they had, she could easily play them all to
fit her goals.

[Hey, Max!]

Max felt soft breathing on his ear as Little Dou whispered at him. He got closer to hear
her better, curious to know what Little Dou was going to say.

[If you have sex with her three times and get her to the Woman Conquered Section,
even if she reaches Rank 2 and the contract nullifies, she would still have 100 in
Loyalty! Only she would then be in the Women Conquered Section, not your slave
anymore!]

Even when Little Dou spoke in her lowest audible voice, Yu'er was still able to hear
her, standing beside Max.

Little Dou's words were good news for them. Now it is possible for Xue to rank up! The
limitation of Xue staying in Rank 1 to keep the Slave Contract was not a problem
anymore.
Not only that, since Max could add her to the Women Conquered Section, he would
surely do it. Max would not turn away the chance of upgrading her Shapeshifting Skill
if there is a possible advancement.

While thinking about Xue's skill, Max remembered his original purpose of bringing
her back home.

"How did you find us?"

It wasn't only Max, Little Dou and Yu'er also wanted to know how she was able to
figure out it was them who stole the items when Max and Little Dou said that they
made sure not to leave any hint of them being the thieves.

They didn't even spare all the cameras in the spots where it might see them, shooting
each one of them with one tiny streak of Purple Lightning, damaging the power on the
inside, effectively disabling it.

"What?"

"You stopped us on our way home, right? How did you know it was us?"

Xue's face genuinely showed a confused expression, but when Max changed how he
asked the question, her facial expression turned resolute as if deciding to tell them
everything.

"I was asked by Boss Xiao to find the thieves who stole all their precious items. I don't
know who they are and where to find them. Even if I did find them, I think they will be
too strong for me, so I tried to find a scapegoat. Then I saw you, so I thought…”

Xue looked down as if she was embarrassed by her actions. That was the best thing
she could think of. She wanted to work for Xiao Ming as he pays a lot of money for
simple guarding jobs.

If she didn't find the thieves, she would be held responsible for all the disasters that
happened. The only way for her to escape Xiao Ming's wrath and keep her job was to
find the thieves or one of them.

When she saw a man alone on a silent street in the middle of the night, she thought of
taking him with her as a sacrifice. Xiao Ming would have no way to know whether he
was one of the thieves or not anyway.
"I told you we didn't leave any trace for her to know it was us who stole the items!"

What Xue expected never happened when Max turned from her to face Yu'er and Little
Dou with his face beaming with pride. They successfully pulled it off without giving
the slightest bit of information about themselves. Just like how he imagined Shadow
Thieves should be.

"You're the thief? As expected of the one who beat me instantly."

Xue was slightly surprised hearing it straight from her master, then understood that
someone who can beat her in a blink of an eye could undoubtedly steal that fast under
everyone's watch.

From the beginning, Xue didn't show any signs of being guarded, with her relaxed
body and peaceful mind. The person she was talking to was her master. She didn't fear
him for being too strong or being a thief.

Instead, Xue felt proud of being on the same side as Max, looking up to him as a mighty
figure and her master.

Her ambition to be the wealthiest person in the world ended when she became a slave
of Max at the same time, a whole new life opened up for her, and it will bigger than
everything she knew all her life.

"Of course! I'm too strong for a thief! That's exactly why they would never find out my
identity!"

"Hey! I will join you next time. I want to do it too."

An evil glint shone on Yu'er's eyes. What Max did to Xiao Ming looked so much fun.
Yu'er also wanted to do those things, stealing, getting people back, and the thrill of it
energizes her.

Thus, the third Shadow Thief, after Max and Little Dou, was born. Certain people
targeted will experience chills down their spines whenever they hear about them. The
Shadow Thieves were now truly coming into existence.

"Next would be my Points."

"Little Dou show me everything! Status and Store! Let's see all the changes!"

Max's eyes were shining in anticipation. He couldn't wait to see the familiar black
screen appear before him.

He should have a lot of Points earned now that he had gone to the Dream Realm and
had sex with Yu'er the next night, then with Lydia on the movies.

Although they used some of there Points for a Wish Card and the Slave Contract, they
should still be left with a good amount of Points.

There was also one Face Mask and two Invisibility Potion that Max bought from before.
Adding up all the Points they spent would surely take a good chunk out of their Points,
but all the items that they've got were worth more than the Points they've used.

Xue also became their slave in the process, though not what they had expected, they
still got a Shapeshifting Awakened beauty as an extra.

Finally, it showed up! A black screen appeared before them. Max and Yu'er
immediately looked at their stats.

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[Max]

[Level: 20][36350/20000 Lifetime Points]!

[Points: 2850]!

[Skills]
- Lust Meter (Passive)

- Child Making Mode (OFF)

- Dream Awareness Skill (OFF)

- Sexual Aura (Passive)

- Status Checker

- Time Stop

- Weakness Reader

- Sex Steal

- Purple Lightning

- Reverse Time

- Inventory

[Missions]

Mission 1: Have sex with a married woman! Reward: 2000 Points (0/1)

Mission 2: Take five women's virginity! Reward: 12000 Points (2/5)

[Store]

[Women Conquered]

Yu'er (Sister) Level 10 [9950/10000 Lifetime Points]!

-- Loyalty Meter: 100

Lydia Level 1 [0/1000 Lifetime Points]!

-- Loyalty Meter: 99
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[Store]

Current Points: 2850

Skills:

Magical Voice (Weak Version) - People will be comfortable hearing your voice, slowly
making them open up to you. 2000 Points

X-ray Vision - Look inside things, clothes, skin, or bones! 5000 Points

Rank 1 System Upgrade: Will allow you to level up from level 20 to 21, up to the
maximum limit of level 30. 50000 Points

Magical Space: Personal space that allows both objects and living things inside. Comes
with one hidden gate. 50000 Points

Consumables:

Face Mask - You can change your appearance to look like someone else for 1 hour. (one
use) 200 Points

Aphrodisiac Powder - Can be put into food or drinks that will make a girl horny for 1
hour. 200 Points

Sleeping Serum - Make a girl fall into a deep sleep for 1 hour after drinking. 100 Points

Memory Wipe - Wipe the past 30 seconds of memories. (one-time use) 300 Points

Invisibility Potion - Turn your body invisible for 10 minutes. 500 Points

Health Potion - Cleans your body of any impurities, making you look better and
healthier. 200 Points

Memory Potion - Permanently learn everything you see in 1 minute. 300 Points.

Healing Potion - Heals any wounds sustained. 1000 Points

Wish Card - Wish for any item, to make it available in the Store. The price will depend
on what the item is. 500 Points

<Slot 14>

<Slot 15>

[Lottery Spin] 100 Points

[Animal Servant Lottery] 1000 Points

Pending Free Items: 12

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"Why are my Points so low? Did I miss something? Isn't it supposed to be more than
5000?"

Max always checked his Points to have an idea about whether he had enough points
to do some crazy schemes like infiltrating the hotel of the Xiao Hotel Group and
stealing all their money.

However, his current Points were just too low from his estimates. Max took a second
to rethink whether he forgot something expensive that used up most of his Points.

"I didn't do use my Points for anything? Something's wrong here."

Yu'er was just as clueless. She was confused about what was happening, not saying a
word as she tried to think of a possible explanation.

"Little Dou show me how much Points I earned for the Dream Realm."
In the end, Max decided to check it one by one, starting after he got the Dream
Awareness Skill, before getting to the Dream Realm and his pleasurable moment with
the lady in a black dress.

[No Points!]

"What?!"

Max looked at Little Dou like she said something unbelievable. It took a moment
before Max was able to construct a sentence.

"I get it now. So I don't earn Points in the Dream Realm?"

After thinking about it more deeply, about the Dream Realm, and why could he
possibly not earn Points, Max recalled that it was a dream in the end. His body was
sleeping, lying on the bed, doing nothing while he was doing the work on his dream.

[Yes! That's right]

Max didn't want to hear it, but regrettably, that was the case. He was quite
disappointed, having thought about using the Dream Realm to earn a lot of Points in
one day.

"Is there no way for me to earn Points in the Dream Realm?"

Not wanting to give up on his wish, Max asked Little Dou one last question. Yu'er also
wanted to know about it.

They have plans of going to the Dream Realm, but most of it had something to do with
earning Points. It will all be useless when all they can do is enjoy the scenery.

[There is!]

Little Dou became the focus of two pairs of hopeful eyes. Her big eyes shined in a
mischievous light, and her lips curled into a bright smile as it ended into a lighthearted
laugh.

[Hehehe! That's for you to find out! I can't say it! But if it's the right time, you will
know!]
"Tch. I expected that's what's going to happen."

Despite not getting an answer from Little Dou, Max and Yu'er were still pleased by the
positive response. And what Little Dou said about if it's the right time then they will
know, they were not sure what that meant, but Little Dou never lied.

Whatever that was, someday they will know about it. Right now, Max and Yu'er
focused on one spot. Lydia in the Women Conquered Section.

"99?"

The high number broke Max's expectations. As Lydia was closer to her big sister than
him and Yu'er, Max completely understood why it was like this.

It was already pretty good for Max. However, no matter trusting Lydia would be, now
that she had a 99 in her Loyalty Meter, Max still had to push it a point more to 100.

Reaching 100 is the moment when they could fully trust her. Yu'er automatically
reached 100 in her Loyalty Meter, so Max was left scratching his head on what to do
to push it one point further.

Yu'er didn't know what they can do about this, so Max had to once again turn to Little
Dou who was inspecting the new Awakened with her face full of curiosity, for answers.

[Try anything to make her trust you more! There's something that's holding her back
to fully reaching 100!]

[Maybe her big sister? Have sex with her too!]

Little Dou's smile can't be wiped off her face as her lively voice filled the room. She has
no idea how to make Lydia reach 100. It's different for everyone, after all. She was only
guessing.

Xue only silently listened from the side, readying herself in case Max needed her help.
She currently doesn't know a lot about Max and Yu'er's plans, but next time she will
be helpful enough that they will also rely on her! Xue promised it to herself.

The image of the bewitching Layla filled Max's mind. His dick twitched as Layla's
image slowly faded, seeing Yu'er beside him.
Her robe wasn't able to fully cover her smooth white skin. Max traced Yu'er with his
eyes, from her face to her lips, down to her neck.

When Yu'er saw Max's eyes, she knew what was about to happen as she stared back
with her intoxicating blue eyes, which further aroused the lust demon inside Max.

Max pulled Yu'er by her hand, up to their room, not after instructing Xue to rest in his
previous place, forgetting about Little Dou who was now following them, inviting
herself inside.
As they got in their bathroom, Max didn't waste any time and went ahead to take off
all his clothes. They would take a shower afterward, so Max figured why not do it in
there.

When Max turned around, he was in for a beautiful scene. Yu'er was slowly sliding her
robe down her shoulders. She was clearly teasing Max.

Yu'er only shows this side of her when she's alone with Max. Seeing Max staring
lasciviously at her, almost gobbling her up with his eyes, Yu'er slid her robe off entirely,
showing off her curvy body.

"You like it?"

Even though Max had already seen her breasts, he was transfixed by the way her pink
nipples pointed to the ceiling, surrounded by their smooth, plump flesh.

Only after a few seconds did Max remove his gaze. His dick was standing tall as he
slowly made his way to the shower. Yu'er followed along, hearing the sounds of water
flowing.

When Yu'er got in, Max kissed her passionately. He had been waiting for this. It became
their daily routine at night. Some days might be skipped over, but it's only on certain
occasions.

Yu'er responded by putting her arms around Max's neck while slithering her body into
his. The feeling of her youthful breasts against Max's chest and his hard-on being
pressed between their bodies gave him an indescribable pleasure.

When their kiss ended, Yu'er pulled back as she pulled Max under the shower. After
sharing another passionate kiss, Max took the soap and began washing Yu'er's body
using his hands.

Max started on her neck and took his time working his way on her arms and back
before moving to her chest.

Yu'er closed her eyes as she enjoyed Max caressing her body. Her breasts felt so
incredible that Max took his time, focusing on her soft orbs.

Little Dou watched them with great interest. She could never get over watching them
do this. With no shame, Little Dou stayed quiet with her eyes solely focusing on them.

Perhaps it was because Little Dou was the Fairy of the Lust System that she enjoyed
watching these things.

Little Dou, could have played elsewhere. Instead, she got the bathroom with them only
to ogle at them with shining eyes.

This shows how she valued watching them doing it. For her, it was one of the best
entertainment she could have, just after candies.

When Max started to move down on Yu'er's body, Yu'er stepped closer. Max spent a
minute washing her upper body before moving his hands lower.

When Max got on her pussy, Yu'er lowered one of her hands, pressing his hand on her
moist lips. Max, knowing what to do, rubbed around her clit while sliding his fingers
between her tight folds.

Yu'er moved with her hand with Max as they stimulated her clit and pink lips. Yu'er
indulged in the feeling with her hips moving along with Max's hand.

"Ahn."

"Ahn!"

"I'm close!"

"Ahn!"

Her hips began thrusting against Max's hand, meeting his movements. Max enjoyed
every bit of her moans as they got louder and more frequent.

Yu'er's body was leaning against him, losing strength on her legs. Finally, her head flew
back, and Max gave her pussy one last touch.
"Ahhnn!"

Max could feel every tremor Yu'er's body makes as her pussy convulse on his hand
soaked with fluids that dripped out of her.

"Haah haah"

When Yu'er calmed down from her mindblowing orgasm, she turned around and put
her arms around Max's neck, giving him a long deep kiss.

Without a doubt, Max gave Yu'er an overwhelming experience with his hand.

"That was too good! Haa haa haa."

Max answered with a joyous chuckle. He also had fun doing it. It was so hot watching
his sister moan and cum on his hands like that.

As he had already started it, Max continued washing every part of Yu'er's body,
occasionally taking some time on specific spots.

After Yu'er rinsed, it was now Max's turn to be washed. They changed positions as
Yu'er began bathing Max.

Finishing his upper body, Yu'er bent down and washed his legs. Finally, she moved up
and came face to face with Max's waiting member.

Reaching on to it, Yu'er used one soapy hand on his twitching dick and another on his
balls. Yu'er then started stroking Max's hard dick.

Her hand gripped his shaft and began to stroke him up and down while skillfully
massaging his balls.

As expected, Max felt fantastic. As if made for him, Yu'er's flexible fingers pleasured
every part of his dick and balls.

Max was looking at Yu'er stroking him while on her knees as she gave the head of his
penis a little kiss.

Yu'er gripped his dick even tighter and stroked with even more vigor. Her eyes were
glued to his member as she continued her hands. The more Yu'er stroked, the harder
Max seemed to become, and the closer he was to cumming.

Her wet hands made it better, smoothly sliding up and down his dick. Max stared as
Yu'er's perfect face and naked body while her soft hands rubbed him and teased his
balls.

"Ughh!"

That did it for Max. His knees grew wobbly as he leaned back on the glass wall. Yu'er
must have sensed it when she began tempting Max with her alluring voice,

"Shoot out all your cum. Think of shooting it inside me."

Max imagined letting it out in her womb, just like Yu'er said. Max clenched his lower
muscle to hold his impending orgasm, wanting to feel more of her strokes.

But all of his control gave out when Yu'er targeted his sensitive head while
simultaneously pleasuring his balls.

Yu'er's hands were too good, knowing what to do to pressure the right spot, effectively
breaking Max's willpower.

When Max grunted and started cumming, Yu'er kept stroking his dick as he spurted
out fluids. Max doesn't know how she knew, but as his orgasm began to subside, Yu'er
loosened her grip a little, still kept stroking Max until she had milked the last drop of
cum from his dick.

Yu'er took some of his cum that got onto her breasts to her mouth. She then took more
of it, seemingly liking the taste of it.

Max was still hard. Something like this was not going to be enough for him, and they
still have a lot of time tonight to indulge in themselves.

They intoxicatedly looked at each other's eyes in the vast and bright shower room,
deeply panting, looking forward to the next one.
Max's lips brushed over Yu'er's cheek, caressing her slowly, teasing her. The next
instant, his lips connected with hers.

Their naked bodies rubbed against each other as they kissed, gently at first, to start it
off. Yu'er's hands settled at his waist as she kissed him back.

Soon after, they melted in each other's arms as their tongues tangled and the kisses
deepened. Max rubbed himself slowly, casually against Yu'er's body. The friction was
killing him.

Max was hard and slightly sensitive. However, he was dying to put it inside her. Yu'er
seemed to have the same thoughts, grinding back, giving him more pleasure.

Yu'er's naked breasts pressed against Max's chest as her hands slid behind his neck.
Max's hands wandered down her back, finding her pillowy butt, pulling her closer.

The kisses went on and on. Max gripped her ass cheeks, massaging them, enjoying the
soft and smooth sensation on his palms.

Max pushed her thighs open, running one finger on her lips. Feeling the damp and
warm opening on his finger, Max couldn't wait any longer.

At this point, they felt their heavy breaths on their faces. When their eyes met, they
understood what both of them wanted.

Max lifted one of Yu'er's slender legs on his waist as he held his dick which was now
at its hardest and moved slowly forward.

Max felt the warm hole on his tip, uncontrollably thrusting his dick against her soaking
lips. Max experienced it once again, the incredible feeling of wet and tight flesh on his
dick.

Both of them softly moaned. Yu'er's slightly blushing face looking at him, breasts and
legs, looked entrancing. Max just moved his hand up her thighs, feeling it all over.

As Max slipped his dick halfway in, his hands went to her shapely hips and held her
firmly. Max pushed deeper, stirring up Yu'er's moans to sound out.

Max held her back against the glass wall as he pushed some more. Max could feel his
dick completely sliding into the warmth of her body.

"Ughh."

"Ahn."

It was heavenly. Feeling their lower body connected as one, both of them were in bliss!
The more they do it, the better it feels.

Max began to pump his member inside Yu'er. He held her ass more tightly then started
to thrust his dick in as deep as he could with each push while simultaneously pulling
her body back against him to meet his thrusts.

Max shoved his dick faster, adjusting his position for them to feel more comfortable.
Max could feel himself getting right into the depths of her pussy.

Yu'er's body clung to him and stuck around his dick. The feelings of her pussy sliding
on him were extraordinary.

Max knew his orgasm was building up faster and faster. Max thought of anything to
take his mind of the possibility of cumming to early.

He wanted to have it the same as Yu'er. Every time that happens, it gave them the
greatest feeling, shooting his load while her tight, wet passage was squeezing him,
spasming on his dick.

Occasionally, Max would fondle her exquisite breast while exchanging kisses and
sucking her tongue.

"Ahhnn!"

"Ahh!"

Max gets more aroused when he hears Yu'er's moans on his ear. An unknown amount
of time had passed; Max was still thrusting inside her.

They could continue this for a long time with their current condition, only wanting a
taste of the other.

"Your insides feel so good! They're moving around me!"

"Like this?"

"Ughh."

Yu'er managed to do it again. She was clenching her lower muscles, further pulling
Max inside her. It was too pleasurable. Max pounded her beautiful blushing body.

As he continued to thrust away at her pussy, Max played with her ass a few times. This
stimulates Yu'er to twitch her pussy on him.

Max also played with her clit as he pushed his dick inside her. Yu'er moaned from the
fantastic pleasure Max's finger was giving her as Max went on to suck her nipples.

Having to stand for a long time, they were beginning to lose the strength on their legs.
Max hurriedly moved out of the showers, carrying Yu'er with him as they fell on the
bed.

Laying Yu'er in the middle of the bed, Max lifted her legs, wrapping it on his waists
while he positioned his dick that slid out of her dripping pussy.

This gave Max easier access to her entrance. Yu'er on her back, staring at him with a
flushed face. Max could see her face melt in pleasure, moaning as he got back thrusting
in a rhythmic motion.

His nearing orgasm slightly calmed when they moved back to the bed that Max was
able to use the whole strength of his lower body to pump in her still squeezing tunnel.

Max can see the lust on her face as he got down to have a taste of her lips. Max didn't
rest his waist as Yu'er rubbed his back while kissing him.

The night could never have gone more perfect than this. Having Yu'er on his arms as
they enjoyed themselves without care.
Yu'er moved her body enthrallingly, tightening her hold on Max's waist with her legs.
Her eyes glowed in pleasure.

Both of them got utterly lost in this beautiful sexual experience. Slowly, their orgasm
crept closer and closer.

Max relentlessly thrust his dick deeper, reaching her deepest spots. Max wanted this
to last forever; it just felt so good.

Yu'er was moaning even louder as Max moved faster and deeper. There was no doubt
they were both getting very close to that mindblowing peak.

Max made his last few thrusts while Yu'er held her legs around his waist as tightly as
she could. It was coming.

"Ahhn!"

"Ahhhn!"

"Ahhhhhhnn!"

Yu'er's body twitched, her mouth open, moaning out from the intense pleasure she
felt as her arms clung to Max.

Max used his hand on her ass, pulling her right onto him, pushing his dick deeper.

His cum spurted directly into Yu'er. She gave out a moan as the first load fired into her
body. Max was filling her up with his come.

Yu'er loved the feeling of his hot fluid deep inside her. Her breasts were heaving as
they took their time to catch their breaths.

Max continued to release a large amount into her. When he finished, Yu'er had also got
done with her orgasm. However, it didn't stop her pussy from twitching on Max's dick.

Yu'er looked beautiful, laying in front of him. Her naked body was still breathing
heavily, but her face had a look of ultimate satisfaction.

Max laid beside Yu'er, his dick still hard, covered with multiple fluids. This night was
truly amazing; only one of the many more nights they will share.
"Tell me everything that happened."

While Max and Yu'er were having fun in their room, a high rise building on the other
side of the city, two people were busy having a discussion.

A calm and composed middle-aged man was sitting in his office. He has black hair and
a pair of emotionless eyes.

Standing behind him was another black-haired man. He was stationary, but one look
at him would give someone chills down their backs.

There was something different from this person. He gives out a sinister aura, and his
eyes were like a snake's ready to strike at someone at any time.

From their surroundings, they were at the top level of a building. Their background
overlooked the whole city, showing the magnificent night lights and the peaceful sea
on the faraway side.

A silent yet oppressive atmosphere filled the spacious room. The middle-aged man
leaned on his chair as he stared at the person before him.

In front of them, was a familiar figure, looking unkempt, nervously standing on the
center of their vision.

That person was Xiao Ming. When his father heard of the news, Xiao Ming was
immediately called to explain himself.

Though the damages Xiao Ming did weren't enough to hit their businesses, a loss was
still a loss, and failure was still a failure. Xiao Ming knew he would be in trouble now.

Xiao Ming had been confident in everything he does. He was born with a silver spoon,
having everything he needed.
Even until now, Xiao Ming could still get anything he wants. Money, expensive clothes,
cars, or even women. No one would dare to offend him in this city, except for some
distinguished individuals that he was cautious of.

Other than that, Xiao Ming wasn't scared of anyone. However, one look from his father
makes him tremendously uncomfortable.

Xiao Ming got most of his traits from his father. The only key difference was his father
was many more times worse in every way.

Now that he was standing before him, sweat poured down his back despite the cold
temperature filling the room.

Xiao Ming doesn't know where to begin. He wouldn't dare lie in front of his father. He
knows fully well that his father hates people tricking him the most.

Like an animal waiting to be slaughtered, that was how Xiao Ming looks right now. He
was in serious trouble. This might have been the worst day of his life.

"Are you not gonna speak?"

"U-Uh, the items were stolen."

"All of them."

Xiao Ming could only clench his fist and look down in nervousness. For all he knows,
he would get a severe punishment. He might even lose everything if his father became
genuinely pissed.

He had already prepared lines in his head to plead for another chance. Xiao Ming
doesn't want to live a peasant's life. He wanted to live in luxury and pleasure, and he
could only do that if his father gives him money.

"Tell me more."

Xiao Ming shook each time he hears the voice of his father. This was it. Either he can
convince his father that it wasn't his fault or his life was going to get ruined.

"We told the public that we would have stricter security this night and the percentage
cut will be lowered only for today."
"A lot of people came. We got more than double the amount of items that we usually
get."

"I-I asked Xue to guard those items. I also added two of my guards on the entrance of
the door to properly secure it."

"But then we heard a loud noise inside. We quickly checked on it and then it was
already like that. All the items were gone. Not a single one was left except a broken
vase."

"The vault was also swept clean. The vault we had wasn't ordinary, but it still got
opened that fast without anyone noticing so we couldn't do anything about it. It was…
We have no way of explaining what happened."

"We also…”

Xiao Ming used his talents in lying, exaggerating a few things here and there. Pushing
the blame to the thieves and other people on the location, not planning to take
responsibility for what happened.

"Who is this Xue?"

"My strongest guard. I just met him, but he easily beat two of my best guards, so I hired
him when he asked me to."

Xiao Ming answered honestly this time. There was no point in lying about this when
his father could ask his two guards about it.

For a few moments, his father didn't speak. He only looked at Xiao Ming, almost
making him faint in fear of his punishment.

"Bring the Xue here next time. I want to meet him."

"Y-Yes!"

"…”

No one spoke a word after that. Xiao Ming could hear his breathing as he waited for
his judgment, hoping that it wouldn't be the worst.
"You can go now."

"Fix this mess yourself."

Xiao Ming's finger shook from the words he heard. He repeatedly nodded before
proceeding to walk out of the office at a fast pace.

His father never said anything about him being punished. This was great news for him!
When he got out, he couldn't keep the smile off his face.

'Haha. Nothing happened to me. That was close! It's those thieves fault that I almost
got f*cked!'

Xiao Ming sprinted away to the elevator, and out of the building in case, his father
changed his mind.

He was thought about whether he should play with that arrogant host now that he
was over with this problem.

As for the remuneration of the stolen items, Xiao Ming can leave them for some of his
people to handle.

Xiao Ming didn't know that his only Awakened left will also never come back.

Back in the office, right after Xiao Ming got out.

Xiao Ming's father turned his seat to face the city skyline. He seemed to have no
problem with his entire body relaxed and a small smile on his face.

He took a sip from the wine glass, still watching the colorful and busy city.

"What do you think?"

"Was it someone like you?"

"Hehehe, who knows. Maybe."

For the first time, the man standing behind him spoke. He sounded like everything
that happens around him doesn't matter to him.

"Shadow Thieves? Never heard of them."

"I've been in this city for so long that I know a lot of things in this place. I know every
person that was the same as me. They could be from other cities."

"How do we find them then."

"We don't."

"We'll wait for them to show up again. If they did it once, they would do it again
somewhere else."

"At that time, we will have to invite them to chat."

"Hehehe, these idiots don't know who they are dealing with.

"And that Xue, catch him. We have some questions for him."

Max was unlucky that his plan for Xiao Ming didn't work, having got away from all the
mess that he created unscathed and that someone was already eyeing his slave, not
even a day passed after he got her for himself.
Meanwhile, high up where no one can see, above the continents, a dark figure
soundlessly zipped by.

The unusually dark night perfectly acted as a cover while the figure flashed through
every direction like lightning zooming past the sky.

Upon closer look, the figure had the shape of a large bird. If people below were to see
this, they would change the way they see the world, overturning their beliefs about
the world.

An entity as big as this should never have existed. It was unheard of. The sheer size of
the bird was gigantic.

While flying unpredictably past the sky, its wingspan reached tens of meters wide. Its
agile maneuvers looked domineering as if it was the king of the sky.

From the mysterious force covering it, effectively blurring its whole form, only the
shape and size of it can be seen, preventing others from having a clearer view of it.

After a few moments, shooting past a considerable distance of space, the monstrous
bird stopped, hoving on one spot, looking down at the clueless world below.

It was then when its eyes glowed, emitting a sharp blood-red light, intimidating
everyone that was to stare at it.

The colossal bird showed signs of intelligence, scrutinizingly viewing the land below
with its pair of menacing eyes.

Deeply hidden within its eyes was a condescending and contemptuous stare, evidently
looking down at everything like they were trash.

As it swept through the expanse below, it could see shining white lights randomly
scattered in different places all over the world.
The white lights were too scarce that some parts of the lands didn't have the shining
lights on them.

After a few moments, it flew straight up and only stopped when it reached a certain
level. From its movements, the enormous bird seemed to come with a plan.

When its eyes glowed once more, specks of the same shining light scattered
throughout the land, appeared and flew out from its feet.

The white lights flowed and flowed, scattering away to every area of the world.
Watching the lights all over the land multiply by many folds, the bird stopped releasing
more.

As it watched over with lights from below reflecting on its blood-red eyes, the gigantic
bird looked to be contented with its actions, not wasting any time, it flew away,
shooting up in an instant, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

The last two days were quite ordinary. Nothing special happened around them, giving
them some time to refresh their minds, having more clarity in their thoughts.

Max and Yu'er only spend their days going to school, having lunch with Layla and
Lydia, and preparing for the coming party at their house.

They stopped by the store a few times to buy all the necessary things they needed.
Looking at their sparkling clean house that seemed to enthusiastically welcome
people, Max and Yu'er felt pleased.

The girls of the swimming team will be the ones who will be attending with Layla and
Lydia.

Max wasn't very familiar with most of them since he didn't have any time to pay them
some attention.

However, one thing Max was sure of, from what he can vaguely recall, was most of
them were beauties though he can't remember their names.

This was surely going to be fun for all of them. Max treated this as a form of relaxation
for the mental burden of too many events happening at once.
There had been a lot going on lately, and Max wanted to take some time off to review
all his doings, considering that he now also had the Shadow Thieves as another
identity.

Max considered how he would proceed with it and what he could do to take advantage
of his secret identity. Should he act like a thief that doesn't have a face? Or should he
act under the eyes of others?

While they were doing their final set of preparations, an hour before the girls arrive,
Yu'er suddenly raised a question,

"Do you have any plans for tonight?"

Yu'er knew that there were a lot of things Max could do at the party. After all, there
were going to be a lot of women in here later.

With his Sexual Aura, other skills, or any other items Max had with him, he could
effortlessly get one if not all of them for himself, depending on his purpose.

Although, she was also aware that he had some reservations about people that aren't
Awakeneds.

Max would much prefer taking Awakened women that those who don't have any idea
about what they are.

The last thing Max would want to do was to use their valuable Points to turn an
ordinary person into an Awakened in his Women Conquered Section.

They needed every single Point they have. That was why Max would rather not make
his move on them.

There is always the possibility of Max playing with women once then forgetting about
them. But Max decided not to do that, not because he feels sympathy for them or he is
a good person.

Only that the thought of those women going to other men would give him an annoying
feeling on his chest as if they were stealing what's his.

Ultimately, it is up to him to decide on what he wanted to do, and Max doesn't want to
deal with all of it, so he chose to remove that thought altogether.
At this moment, those where the least of his priorities. Max had been with a lot of
women already, he could only focus on adding them to the Women Conquered Section
first, and then he can maybe think of adding more.

There was also the probability of Max meeting someone too tempting to ignore. Maybe
a woman with a unique and distinguished status? Or a powerful skill user.

If Max were to come across that exact situation, then there might be a chance that Max
would make a move on them.

"Would you have sex with those women?"

"Some of them have boyfriends, you know. Don't you want to do it once with them?"

Yu'er teasingly smiled, knowing that her words would have an effect on Max.

Max felt a wave of arousal after hearing Yu'er's words. His dick stood up as he gulped,
imagining it in his head.

Having sex with those women would be so hot. Unfortunately, Max made up his mind,
deciding against any plans of doing it, not wanting to share women with their
boyfriends.

Though if he does plan on stealing them for himself, Max will not hesitate to do it.

"No, I won't."

Max wasn't going to lie, he was quite tempted to do it but the thought of them going
back to their partners put him off.

No matter how he thought about it, Max was just disgusted by the idea. Max hates
sharing his women in any way, so he held himself back from the temptation, consoling
himself that there were his sister and Lydia for this night.

And if he wanted more, there was his newly found slave, Xue. When Max saw her real
appearance, there was no doubt that she was stunning.

Since she was Max's slave, she will surely have her spot in the Women Conquered
Section eventually. It's only a matter of time.
Laughs and chatters filled the area around the pool as women in their revealing
swimsuits were having fun with their friends.

From the looks on their faces, the drinks in their hands, and their joyous discussions,
they seemed to be enjoying the event.

Beside the pool where a group of people was gathered, laughing and chatting with
each other, Max and Yu'er were with a few girls making jokes, fooling around,
exchanging a few drinks.

"You look even better than before!"

"Do I?"

Max acted as if nothing changed about him, passing the girl's words off, taking it as
pleasantries.

"Yes! Something changed, but I'm not sure what. But you definitely changed! This was
better than the past, for sure!"

"You too, Yu'er! You also changed! I just can't explain where exactly!"

The lively girl smilingly added, sitting on the opposite side of them, taking a sip of her
drink. This girl had always been a talkative person.

Her cheery voice brightens up the atmosphere, evident from the carefree smiles of her
friends around her.

Even Max and Yu'er were slowly influenced by her energetic presence, making them
open up more to her and her friends.

Occasionally, her over-friendly character will be misunderstood by some guys,

perceiving her words as her flirting with them.
As a result, many guys were asking her out, expecting her to agree to go out with them
straightforwardly.

Though seemingly used to it, she will always skillfully reject them without
embarrassing or upsetting them, earning her the hearts of many males at school.

This was not a good start for Max. Since the beginning, most of the girls here were
already showing off in their swimsuits, only covered by a thin shirt never did anything
to cover their stunning bodies.

Max was surrounding with shapely figures, slender legs, and snowy peaks that seemed
to tempt him in every direction he turns to.

Fortunately, expecting this to happen, Max came prepared with tight boxers under his
shorts. With it, his hard-on won't be noticed aside from when it gets wet in the pool
later.

The girl that just spoke wore a fiery yellow bikini inside her shirt. Her breasts jiggled
with her every move.

Max only enjoyed the view with his eyes, sneakily looking at it from time to time,
watchful of anyone catching him, not wanting to be labeled a pervert by violating them
with his eyes.

The girl beside her, though was very familiar. After thinking hard on it, Max
remembered seeing her at Xiao Ming's party.

Back then, she wore an orange bikini as she spoke with Layla. She was the best one
Max found at the party that was a stranger to him.

Max had to stare at her quite a lot at that time, finding her attractive with her long blue
hair, plump bottoms, and long white legs.

She was also one of the few people that had a large group of friends to hang out with.
Unlike others, who just came to Xiao Ming's party to find someone to leech on to, with
their bodies.

Currently, she was on a pair of pure white bikini, laying on her sides, giving Max an
excellent close-up view of her curves.
It was incredible how she looks so beautiful and how she acted around him with no
reserve. Max wondered what was going on in their minds.

Max was sure that they were not doing it intentionally, but it was still unbelievable for
them to show themselves off like this.

This was only the beginning, and Max was getting aroused by the sights. It would be a
real challenge for him to restrain himself, long enough to reach the end.

When Max looked at the other side of the open space, Layla and Lydia were in there
along with most other women. They were having fun, enjoying themselves. Some
already dived in the pool.

Water splashed everywhere as sounds of laughter can be heard. It was a breathtaking

scene, seeing their swimsuits stick to their bodies.

Every move they made, chasing each other in the water would give Max an exciting
show.

Thankfully, the women around him were distracting him from further igniting all the
impure thoughts on his mind.

Max had fun chatting with them. This was the first time they get to speak with each
other. In the past, their worlds would not cross at all, but now they're here with him.

All of them gave the impression of being friends for a long time. No one would expect
that this was the first time they talked.

The women chatted with Max and Yu'er about everything they thought of, school
dramas, relationships, fun activities, and about swimming.

While talking about swimming, all of them were especially enthusiastic, telling stories
about their experiences, hopes, goals, and achievements.

Even when they had to speak about a lot of things, smiles never wore off on Max and
Yu'er's faces. It was a great time to catch up and learn more about the events
happening around the school.

And it was also these simple things that keep their mind off the usual ideas running
through their heads.
After spending quite some time with each other, they went away with the excuse of
getting some food. Those women then went to the others around Layla and Lydia;
some decided to go for a swim.

"That went well."

Max commented while refilling his drink. Beside him, Yu'er was finishing the bite-
sized fruits that she got somewhere.

"Yeah, they were nice."

Yu'er now had an idea why Max chose not to make his move on them even when she
could see him running his eyes on their bodies.

Most of them were real beauties. They have a beautiful face and figure and have many
people asking them out; some of them were even already with someone.

However, that was all.

Excluding their beautiful appearance, nothing makes them special or unique. Their
disposition and the way they conduct themselves can be found on others.

And those were exactly what Max was trying to avoid. For those reasons, Max was now
eyeing Awakened beauties with each of them having something unique from others,
their skills.

Yu'er would not be surprised when Max would go for goddesses as those were
definitely in his list of potential women.

"A lot of them were hot."

Max lustfully smiled as he spoke to Yu'er. They were no other person here at this time,
leaving them enough time alone to have a small chat.

"Hmm? Did you change your mind?"

"No, I'll only look. Well, I still don't think it's worth it."
Max shook his head, knowing what their priorities were. Those women were surely
not one of their priorities.

"What do we do next? Wanna go for a swim with them?"

"Let's go!"

Max's eyes shined. He could already imagine the benefits he will get when he is in a
pool full of women in swimsuits.

Before going, Max and Yu'er spend a couple of minutes taking a few bites of the
fantastic food that they prepared.

After fixing his boxers, doing some slight changes for comfortability, Max, along with
Yu'er, went back out.
"Max! Yu'er! here!"

As soon as they went out, both of them were called out by Layla. She was standing
close to the pool with a group of women, only in their swimsuits.

From the looks of it, they were also planning on swimming. It was a pleasant sight to
watch a few of them taking off their shirts.

"You guys are going to swim? We have the same plan then. Let's go together!"

Yu'er laughingly responded. The pool is massive enough to fit all of them and still has
a lot more space, so there will be no problem going together at the same time.

A lot of skimpy suited women now surrounded Max. Most of them brightly called out
to him as they came closer, showing off their best smiles.

Some of the girls already in the pool also waved and shouted for him, hurrying him to
jump in.

Some were bolder, teasing him by innocently showing a better angle of their bodies,
barely covered by their swimsuits.

There were those who went further, initiating skin contact with Max. Since Max had
removed his shirt earlier before going to the pool, he was able to feel their glorious
assets and silky soft skin.

All of them met Max a while ago when they arrived, including Layla and Lydia. It was
quite an interesting experience.

Earlier before.
When the arranged time came closer and closer, the first ones to arrive were obviously,
Layla and Lydia.

They were more than half an hour early, just as Max and Yu'er finished their
preparations for the night.

Layla was wearing a pair of tight pants that showed off her captivating long legs and
bubbly ass.

This time, she only wore a plain white shirt, but it failed to hide the outline of her
bountiful breasts.

Lydia wore a jacket and a pair of shorts. Her smooth white legs were the only one that
was exposed. Max still gratefully appreciated her with his eyes.

"You guys are here early!"

Yu'er popped out from inside to see who was the one who arrived. Seeing that they
were Layla and Lydia, she nicely welcomed them in.

"It's fine, right? We decided just to change our clothes here."

A large bag was strapped on each of their shoulders, looking like they were planning
on living here, bringing loads of stuff with them.

"Yeah, that's not a problem at all! We still have a lot of time. You can pick your room
upstairs!"

Yu'er guided them upstairs to the third floor, helping them settle their things in their
rooms, leaving Max alone outside.

Looking at the sky, it was almost night time. The sun was setting, and in a couple of
minutes, it will already be dark.

After going back in, Max also changed to a shirt and a pair of shorts. Naturally, he was
planning to go swimming along with all the girls that were going to be there.

It was then when another girl arrived, then another one after her. One by one, all the
girls from the swimming team came.
Yu'er was the one welcoming them inside. With all the women all around the place, if
Max were not aware that Yu'er, Xue, Layla, and Lydia were here with him, he would
have felt out of place in his own home.

The party was starting to get exciting with all the girls around. Layla spent some time
introducing Max to each of them for future connections.

Initially, Max was reserved when he started a conversation. But when the final girl was
introduced to him, he was a totally different person, spouting compliments right and
left with ease.

All of them kindly greeted Max; some even spiritedly engaged a conversation with him.
Some teasingly eyed him, and some didn't get too physical with him, only exchanging
words.

Most of those women who only exchanged words were those who have partners.
Yesterday, Yu'er briefed him on who is and who isn't single just for Max to know more
about them.

Not including them, Max got to enjoy some hugs from others. Even though those were
just hugs, Max was still contented getting to hug their sweet-scented bodies.

From the beginning, the only reason Max was reservedly holding back, hesitant to
speak to them was from what he gathered, it will be difficult to converse with beauties
like them because they were aloof for most people at school.

What he found out, in the end, was that all of it was untrue. At least in his case, they
were surprisingly approachable, too approachable even.

The amount of preparation they did, paid off, seeing the girls enjoy themselves
everywhere. On one side, there were a lot of drinks available, fruit juices, including
alcoholic ones.

Most of them can drink now, and Max drank along with them when they cheered him
to. Since Max was an Awakened, these would not affect him in any way.

All kinds of food were also stretched far on the table, meat for grilling, fruits, and the
most popular ones so far, a large selection of desserts.

Different sizes of cakes, cold desserts, and even an entire ice cream machine that they
painstakingly prepared were waiting to be used.

Since they have so much money, they never held back buying any desirable things they
saw. As a result, a lot more weird things were installed all over the place.

Time slowly passed; it was already dark outside. The night is relatively calm and
peaceful, a perfect time to have fun and enjoy themselves.

The house was busy with hot girls everywhere, leisurely taking their time, chatting
with their friends.

When Max got to the yard, he had to stop as his eyes surveyed the area in appreciation.
It was wonderful! Hot swimsuits filled his vision.

The first thing Max saw when he looked was the number of attractive bodies and
enthralling curves everywhere. His boner instantly stood up.

'This is the best!'

Back to the present.

"I'll go first!"

Says one of the girls beside Max as she smoothly dived in the pool. When she got up to
the surface, she shouted at their direction,

"What are you waiting for? Join us!"

Taking it as a signal, everyone jumped in one after another. Max and Yu'er also
followed after them.

Laughs once again filled the area as they started splashing water to each other. Max
didn't join them, staying at the sides as his head was starting to get filled with lewd
thoughts.

He was in a pool with half-naked women, and occasional contacts would be

unavoidable. His dick was starting to wake up in his shorts.
Excitement! Max was feeling the excitement rising inside him.

Max observed them for a moment, swimming in different directions as he thought of

what he wanted to do.

No one was aware of Max in their surroundings as he was swimming deep underwater.
The scenery was absolutely more enchanting from below, having to see their whole
body for himself, without anyone noticing.

Max treated it as a game that he will have fun doing. After he decided on where to go,
Max swam to the middle area where they were most concentrated.
It was currently dark out. The only lighting they had were the ones in the pool and a
few lights around the yard.

Deep below the waters, Max swam under them like a predator circling its prey. Making
use of his abilities, he also used his Sexual Aura on one target he was looking at.

It was one of the girls he was eyeing quite a bit now.

Her brown hair and black swimsuit looked hot on her body — a large pair of breasts,
slim thighs and juicy rear that was highlighted by her tight bikini.

Since he didn't want to go all the way, Max will have to enjoy a few touches here and
there.

Most of them were chasing each other in every direction. The girl that he was targeting
was being chased by others, having fun playing in the water.

Max used the strength of his Awakened body and shot himself out near her, initiating
their first contact. He was able to hit her ass with his palms and rub against other girl's
bodies.

With the number of girls chasing her, she had no way of knowing that it was Max who
did it. After that, Max went up to the surface to take a breath of air.

That was surprisingly fun! While on his way up, he didn't forget to accidentally reach
out his hands like a real pervert.

None of the girls were aware of this happening at all. Max was like in his playground,
swimming around hitting the soft flesh of the women everywhere.

*Shhh*
*Shhh*

A pulling sound along with a pair of shoes stepping on the ground reverberated in the
dark, silent building.

Bound by a rope at his hands and feet with a cloth on his mouth, a man wearing an
office uniform was being pulled, sliding across the ground.

From his roughed up face and bloodied lips, it was evident what just went on before
this.

The man's eyes were almost dead, filled with hopelessness, only remnants of tears
were left.

He showed no signs of fighting back, knowing it will be futile.

Pulling him, a man with a slight smile on his face, slowly bringing him inside a room.

"Another one, I got another one."

"Was this the fifth one? Or the eight one?"

It was then the man on the ground struggled, aware that it might be his only chance of
escape.

"That's useless. Just accept it. This is your fate."

Muffled noises came out from the man as he aggressively moved his body, but all of it
was pointless.

"Yes, that's right. Struggle. This makes it better."

"Seeing those fear and despair on all your faces before you die is always pleasing to
the eyes."

The man let out a burst of wicked laughter as he watched the guy suffer, hatefully
staring at him.

"Don't look at me like that. The weak will always be bullied by the strong. That's how
life is."
"In here, I'm the strong, and you're the weak. What can you do?"

Getting the nearby chair, the man's eyes shined as he saw the guy's eyes lose any hope
of survival and turn into despair.

The blood flowing out on his stomach didn't help, painting the floor red.

Max thoroughly enjoyed playing in the pool with all the women. Taking a break from
using his perverted hands, sometimes he joined them to play.

The women giggled when Max caught them in his arms, sensing no malicious intent
coming out of him.

With that thought in mind, Max was able to take more advantages, from slightly
grabbing, rubbing, and touching, no one was bothered by it.

"Max, here!"

"No, here!"

"Max, let's race!"

Due to his Awakened body, Max was able to keep up with all of them. He used his
strength to swim faster, earning cheers and compliments from the spectators.

Successfully blending in their groups, a lot more girls came up to talk with him.

"You seemed to be having a good time, huh?"

Yu'er came up from behind, surprising Max by suddenly popping out the water.

"I am! I can't do anything but this, so I'm just enjoying it."

Realizing that it was only Yu'er, he honestly answered; his lips curled in excitement.

"Yeah, I saw it."

"Was it obvious?"
"If I watch you underwater continuously for a few minutes, then yes it's obvious."

"That's fine then! I don't think anyone would do that."

While they spoke, they swam together to the sides, slightly away from the group.

"You were having fun too. They were even inviting you to join the swimming team."

Max added, using his strong legs to keep himself afloat.

"Max! Yu'er! They are starting!"

One girl shouted, notifying them that they should go back.

"Are you going?"

Yu'er nodded at Max. Since they have the same plan, both of them hurried back for
another round of fun.

"Let's go!"

Max had to split ways with Yu'er. They were on different teams. The girls know too
many games they could play, it was unending.

Having the girls busy themselves, losing track of time, Max went along with them. The
longer they play, the better it was for him.

"Hey, don't let her get away!"

"She's there!"

"There's another one here!"

"I got you!"

All of them were laughing and shouting while Max was getting more and more
benefits.

Arousal was rising within him as the contacts were getting frequent. With pink
thoughts filled his mind, the temptation was getting stronger.
"Hey, Max!"

Max turned to see Layla coming closer to him. Her face was bright as her eyes focused
on him.

"Did you lose already?"

"Yeah. Why are you here? Are you done?"

"Just taking a short break."

Layla being in front of him, made his condition more uncontrollable. Max's dick was
standing tall and hard, pushing his boxers away, wanting to get out.

Max was getting lost in her charm. If this were to go on, he might not be able to stop
himself.

Just as they started talking, a new mission surfaced.

_________________________

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[Missions]

Mission 3: Have sex in the pool!

Give in to your desire and have sex in the pool with at least one person still swimming
in it. 2000 Points.

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'Why now!'

[Hehehe! It's the System!]

Little Dou suddenly appeared on his shoulder. Max had to clear his mind to think about
this for a second.
'Have sex in the pool while there's still at least one person swimming? The mission
didn't say who should I have sex with.'

'I was going to anyways. Though not on the pool.'

"This night was great. The girls were having fun. I haven't seen them being this happy
for so long."

"I'm surprised you haven't made a move on one of them yet."

Layla playfully added. Not forgetting to tease him, Layla went closer to him with their
chest almost touching. Before Max was able to respond, Layla swam off, not after
leaving some words,

"They are calling for me. I'll go back now. We can talk later when we get out of the
pool!"

"That was close. This mission just saved me, distracting me for a couple of seconds."

"I still have to complete this. Now how do I go about it?"

The girls were one by one going out of the water. Most of them exhausted themselves
from having too much fun.

Though some chose to stay in the pool for a little longer, Max crept behind Yu'er before
she got to swim back to the sides.

"Help me out."

"Did you plan to do something?"

Yu'er curiously looked at Max, wondering what he wanted her help for.

"A new mission came up! I need to do it in the pool."

"What? Really? Let me see."

Hearing that there was a new mission, Yu'er became excited. Those were free Points,
and they have been waiting for it to come.

However, when she saw the content of the mission, her face immediately burned red.

Yu'er understood right away what Max needed her help with. They were on the far
side of the pool where a shadow covered them.

Looking on the other side, they could see everyone that stayed in the pool having fun,
giggling with each other.

Further away, were the girls in their robes, sitting under a shed, having no vision of
them.

"Are we going to do this?"

Max whispered near Yu'er's ears while sliding his hands around her waist. Yu'er could
feel his hot member sticking to her.

"Heheh, we would get caught if we become too loud, isn't that exciting?"

Like a devil whispering in her ears, Yu'er started to feel hot throughout her body.

Looking at Yu'er's condition, nothing more needs to be said. Max went straight for a
kiss.

All of this was for the mission and Points. The only thing they have to do is enjoy
themselves.

With no reservations, Yu'er put her arms around Max's neck and pressed herself
against him. She reached up to his hair and pulled him for a deeper kiss.

Max could feel her breast brushing against his chest through her thin swimsuit. He
opened her mouth as his tongue slithered against hers.

Feeling aroused since a while ago, Max enjoyed their hot kiss, pushing his tongue into
her mouth while sucking hers.

Laughs and chatters reached their ears, giving them the thrill of having sex with the
risk of getting caught.

Their kisses were intimate, filled with desire, stimulating their horny bodies. Max bit
her lip and sucked on them as he rubbed his lower body to hers.

His hard dick got harder, pressing against her belly. Yu'er moaned into their kiss,
feeling Max rubbing on her below.

One of his hands explored her body, tracing her breasts, her thighs, traveling up and
down her body.

Max didn't think it was a good idea to remove their swimwear, only sliding her tops to
the side, taking one of her breasts to his mouth.

He softly kissed her nipples, flicking his tongue over them and moved his hand to the
middle of her legs where he found the warm, sacred region.

Yu'er stretched out her back, leaning on the side of the pool, parting her legs,
accommodating Max between her.

Understanding that they can't take a long time, Max positioned himself and leaned
forward to Yu'er.

"Hey, we have a lot of food here!"

"We'll go up in a few minutes!"

They could hear conversations of the other girls from where they were, but Max
ignored them, taking his dick in his hand and clumsily pushing it against her thigh.

It was just too dark.

Yu'er took hold of his dick and guided him to her addicting soft and warm opening.
Feeling his head slipping in, Max didn't stop and plunged deep into her tight hole.

"Ahh!"

To avoid giving them an idea, Yu'er covered her mouth with one hand. She moaned
while Max groaned in pleasure as her hot, wet flesh surrounded him.

The heat of her pussy felt hotter in the cold water of the pool at night.

Max pushed himself a little deeper, securing his length inside her.

With eyes closed, Yu'er gave out a moan when she felt him hitting her inside. Max
closely watched the girls far away from them as he started moving.

"Ahh!"

"Ahn!"

"Doing this so close to them is surprisingly amazing."

"Ahn!"

Still looking at the girls splashing water while they gracefully swam with lovely smiles
on their faces, Max released all his pent up desires on Yu'er.
She slid her legs around the back of his waist then reached around him, pulling Max
even deeper.

Shivering in pleasure, Yu'er forced the base of his dick against the lips of her pussy.

Max moved his waist, embracing the pleasure he was feeling. Max pulled back and
pushed into her, again and again.

Yu'er kept her mouth covered, moaning on his thrusts while breathing heavily.

Her legs lost their strength, laying on the sides of Max. She grabbed him and stuck her
mouth to his, kissing him, still moaning with each thrust.

As they were in the pool, Yu'er wasn't able to move much. Max had to do all the action.

With each thrust, his dick plunged into her deep and hard. Max had to kiss Yu'er to
contain her moans of pleasures.

He pressed his lips to hers as their tongue danced together. Max slowly pulled his dick
out until only the tip remained then pumped back in, filling her up again.

Max only moved his hips; their mouths remained connected. Yu'er ran her hands on
his hair as they made love to each other.

At times, Max lowered his head to suck her breasts and sensitive nipples, inducing a
soft moan from her.

"What do you think? This is weirdly fun right?"

"We have to Ahn! We have to end this. They might be close to getting out of the waters."

Max nodded and focused on finishing. In one smooth move, Max lifted her hips and
penetrated her with his dick.

The thought of the women so close to them, their current situation, and the
overwhelming feeling in his body, Max further hardened.

Finally, he felt it. The pleasure he was feeling was getting too much. His body wanted
him to release it.
Max leaned on Yu'er, kissing her irresistible lips, intensely pumping his hips
underwater.

Despite the water making his movements harder, Max still managed to slam on Yu'er,
smacking their flesh together with obscene slapping noises.

His cum came up through his dick, wildly shooting inside her pussy. Loads of cum filled
her while they were in the water.

Simultaneously, Yu'er climaxed with him, pressing herself against Max as he released
inside her.

Her pussy quivered, and her lips opened in a silent scream. Her whole body started
shaking, and as the tension left her body, she finally leaned back in bliss.

They shuddered with unimaginable pleasure running through their bodies.

As he pulled out, white fluids were swept away by the water as it flowed out of Yu'er's
pussy.

Luckily, it was quite dark. None of the girls would see loads of cum swimming with
them.

"We're crazy for doing this."

Yu'er whispered while panting as they fixed themselves.

"That's true."

They could only laugh at their silliness to do this in the pool with other people.

When they finished, they chased each other underwater, deciding to pretend that they
were only playing around.

Though with all of the girls having fun themselves, no one would suspect something
inconceivable like that had just occurred under everyone's watch.
All the women went back inside the house, joining together with the others that have
been waiting for them.

Seemingly right on time, Max and Yu'er got out of the pool together with the remaining
girls that were in the waters with them.

They gave each other a mischievous look when they saw that no one around them
appeared to notice what they just did.

It was already quite late at night, and some of the girls were in their rooms taking a
shower while some sat in the living room.

From their previous conversation the other day, all the girls simultaneously decided
to stay one night at their house.

Max and Yu'er proceeded to go where Layla and Lydia were sitting, deciding to hang
out with them for the night.

While they were a distance away from them, they could already hear their thought-
provoking conversations.

"If I didn't have a boyfriend, I would definitely try him."

One girl could be heard saying as she asked what the others thought.

"What about you?"

"I also wouldn't mind!"

"Me too! Me too!"

Some of the girls added one after another. The other girls laughed along with them,
including the sisters.
There was a carefree and comforting atmosphere around the room, making everyone
feel calm and cozy.

Once they saw Max and Yu'er coming to their direction, the girls composed themselves
like nothing much was happening, not wanting him to be aware of what they were
talking about before this.

When Max sat with them, the girls treated him nicely and sometimes told stories that
Max found interesting — at the same time, thanking him and Yu'er for the incredible
and fun time.

Yu'er and Max had been able to converse with Layla and Lydia at one point. From their
glowing faces, they seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Layla never stopped teasing Max in every way she could, sometimes showing herself
off, giving him an enchanting view of her exposed skin.

Like most other girls, she only had a robe covering her body, not having the time to
change.

Her robe would sometimes loosen, showing Max parts of her inviting figure, forcing
his dick to stand up in attention.

Some of the women got drunk that they were escorted back to their room after trying
to flirt with Max, mouthing out some stimulating words.

Everyone mostly laughed it off, but the effect it had for Max was significant. It was
surprising that those words could come out from such angelic faces.

Relaxing in the living room, they chatted around until it was late at night. While on it,
they enjoyed a movie together and a lavish meal.

It was a great way to end the day. All of them became closer, spending a lot of time
being with each other.

Overall, the day couldn't have gone better. Max and Yu'er fully understand that every
day couldn't be like this and this can only happen occasionally, so they indulged
themselves in fun activities.

After the pleasant incident in the pool, they completed their mission. Max instantly
received 2000 Points, pushing up his Points to 4850, excluding the Points he earned
from their session.

Their silly actions proved to be worth the risk, getting that much Points in a short
amount of time, wishing that the System would give them more of such missions soon.

Max was on his way to visit Lydia in the middle of the night. All the girls should be in
their rooms, doing their routine to end their day.

While Max and Yu'er were returning to their rooms to rest for the night, it suddenly
came up to his mind that there was one more thing that he needs to accomplish.

Almost forgetting about it, Max went up to Lydia's room. His goal was to see if he could
try to find a way to add the remaining point needed for her Loyalty to reach 100.

Seeing the open lights in some of the rooms, Max figured that some of them were still
not done finishing their stuff.

Now, he had to sneak in his own house, making as little noise as he can to secretly get
in her room.

Finally, after numerous close calls, Max got into her room located at the farthest part
of the floor.

It was the biggest one placed right above his and Yu'er's room. When Max got in, he
didn't see any signs of her anywhere.

Only articles of clothing were left on the bed and shoes organized on one side of the
floor. Before Max wondered where she was, he heard sounds of water flowing in the
bathroom.

'Taking a shower?'

Max, step by step, slowly inched closer to the door. His thoughts were running wild,
having multiple perverted images of her showing up.

Surprising Lydia, while she was taking a shower, would be exciting. There was no
difference if they were on the bed or not anyway.
Max had only done it once this day, and from the intense, steamy situation he was
earlier, he still has enough energy for more.

'She wouldn't mind me joining, right?'

Max happily thought as he stripped all his clothes and carefully placed them on the
side, needing it when he gets out later.

Layla and Lydia were in some hot swimsuits a while ago, giving Max a fascinating sight
to look at.

Most of their skins were exposed, Max just had to feast on their stunning bodies for
quite an amount of time.

The temptation they brought him was barely controllable. With each movement they
made, he almost wanted to pounce on them.

That was his condition, while Layla and Lydia were around him. If there were no other
people where he could change his focus on, Max would probably have it worse.

Now that they were the only ones in the room, Max didn't hesitate to show his lustful
personality.

When he moved in, what appeared before his eyes were the silhouette of Lydia's back
in the shower.

The room was fogged up, only showing the outline of her shapely body. Fire lit up in
Max's eyes as he advanced to her position.

His aroused dick showed what he felt as he got closer to her back, one step at a time.

Getting closer to the body before him, Max while hotly breathing, hugged her from
behind.

Feeling her ass squeeze on his dick was heavenly. He slid his dick between her legs
while his hands made their way to her breasts.

Max showered her shoulders and neck with kisses, feeling her body sticking on his.

However, after a few moments, he noticed that Lydia wasn't responding to his
movements.

Furthermore, her breasts seemed to be a little bigger on his palms. Moving his vision
down, her ass became a size fuller, suffocating his dick in extreme pleasure.

At this very moment, Max started to feel that there was something wrong.

When her head turned around, surprise and shock reflected on Max's eyes. The naked
woman he was hugging wasn't Lydia. She was Layla!

Silence permeated around them, and only the sounds of water flowing in the
background can be heard.
No one broke the silence. Max and Layla could only stare at each other's eyes.

Until now, Max's dick was still in between her butt cheeks. Though Max wasn't saying
anything, his mind kept running.

He barged into Layla showering, and at this time, his dick was in between her ass,
sliding against her warm lips.

The worst thing was, his dick kept on twitching, hitting her from below. Layla's
seductive body stuck against Max while his hand was on her soapy breasts.

They could hear their breathing; still, not one of them moved away.

"Hmm? You're making a move on me?"

In the end, the first one to speak was Layla, from her teasing expression, she doesn't
seem to be bothered by anything, not even the object between her legs.

"S-Sorry, I thought…”

Although Max had an apologetic expression, his eyes never stopped roaming her body.
She had the most beautiful body he had ever seen.

The perfect amount of curves on her body, and large, firm breasts enough to keep his
hands busy, and her meaty thighs on her long glossy legs.

Because of the sensational pleasure that Max was feeling on his dick, he couldn't help
but thrust his waist a bit, rubbing his dick in her ass and legs.

"Like what your feeling?"

Layla gave out an enchanting smile while her eyes shined in a mischievous light.
"Oh!"

Max pulled back his hands from her perky breasts, feeling her nipples slide on his
fingers.

However, as he pulled back his dick, Layla's hand shot out to grab it firmly with one
hand.

Max gave a small groan; her soft hand around his dick felt unbelievable. His dick
repeatedly twitched on her hand.

"Want my help with this?"

Layla's seductive smile made Max dazedly stare for a moment when she moved her
hand, stroking him slowly and gently.

Max could only watch her as she played with his dick using her hand. Now that Layla
was facing him, Max was able to see her naked body close up.

"Ughh."

Moving deliberately slowly, Layla grasped his throbbing dick with her slender fingers
repeatedly rubbing it.

Layla looked as though she was enjoying it. Max stared at his dick as it moved in and
out of her hand.

Her fingers, felt soft and smooth, sliding on his hard-on. Layla didn't rush her
movements. She lightly gripped his dick, playfully stroking him off.

Occasionally, her fingertips would massage the sensitive head, stimulating Max to
experience great pleasure.

Her other hand was also not lazing around. Layla was touching and playing with his
balls, scratching the skin on the underside while gently grasping and tugging them.

Max was in ecstasy. He was experiencing immense pleasure from Layla's delicate
fingers, trying to delay the feeling of his climax from getting closer.

The temptation and sensation were too strong for Max to do anything else but enjoy
Layla's skillful hand.

As she stroked him, Max looked everywhere, her hand, her breasts, her long legs, and
enchanting face.

Max couldn't believe what was happening. He got in the wrong shower, and now Layla
was sliding her hands all over his dick, and it felt so good.

Her gentle yet nimble rhythmic strokes felt amazing; Max wanted it to last for a long
time.

Layla focused on his dick while sometimes looking at him with her entrancing eyes.
Her strokes became faster, pleasuring the head of his dick by giving it a little squeeze
on each stroke.

Fluids from his dick were now flowing on her hand, making her strokes more slippery
and the head of his dick shine from the amount pouring out.

Max stared at her pure looking face and devilish looking body, enjoying the sensation
of her hand running up and down his dick.

The whole time, Layla didn't speak, only rubbing Max with her soft and flexible hands.

This, by far, was one of the best experiences he had. Mostly because of the person who
was doing it.

Layla. Someone he had been eyeing but knowing she was an Awakened, Max had to be
cautious about each of his actions, not wanting to send her the wrong idea of having
malicious intentions.

Max unconsciously pumped his hips to feel more of her until he felt himself getting
close.

"Mhhh."

Reacting to his movements, Layla stroked him rapidly with her arms. Her fingers
moved erratically as her hand stroked vigorously.

Max could feel his load building up from his balls then shooting up, he groaned, at the
same time, his dick trembled.
His cum shot out, hitting her right on her stomach, it never seemed to stop, coating
Layla's hand with his white fluid.

Layla continued softly squeezing his balls as his spasms continued, gently rubbing his
swollen head with her fingers as his cum darted out through her hands.

Layla didn't stop stroking him until the last drop shot out.

As she slowed down, Max thought this was his chance to have her for himself.

Seeing her ravishing body and her saintly face, Max stepped forward and kissed Layla
in her lips.

He used his tongue to slide in between her lips and started exploring her mouth.

Max's mind exploded when he felt Layla slipping her tongue into his mouth. She was
like a seductress; her every moves further arouses him.

Before they knew it, they were already locked in a passionate embrace. Max was
kissing Layla, and she was kissing him back.

Their tongues were inside of the other's mouths. Max tasted her sweet tongue as they
locked their tongues together.

His hand ran over her perfect back and rounded butt, tempting Layla as she caressed
him back.

While his other hand fondled her well-shaped breasts, cupping them and softly
pinching her nipples, stirring Layla up, moaning on him.

Each time he rubbed her lush breasts, Layla closes her eyes and arch her back, giving
him a breathtaking view of her tantalizing body.

When that happens, Max will thrust his hips forward into her arching body. He could
feel his hard member hitting her hot lips and the warm entrance between her legs.

As they passionately kissed, Layla trailed her hand down his chest until she felt his
still hard dick in her hand, proceeding further, sliding her fingers against his balls.

Layla wasn't someone to always be on the receiving side, using her smooth white hand,
she elegantly began to pleasure his balls.

They were lost in the moment, with Max's hand on her breasts, his tongue in her
mouth and Layla's ass changing its shape from his constant kneading.

Max felt good. Layla's body looked heavenly in every angle and with her enthusiastic
hands skillfully moving, giving him a wonderful feeling on his dick, he didn't want to
stop.

Max moved down to rain kisses on her luscious breasts. Layla then started moaning,
feeling her hardened nipples in Max's mouth.

She hugged his head, pulling it closer to her chest. Her alluring moans turn Max on,
rubbing his dick against her lips.

Not wanting to lose, Layla pushed Max back against the wall, looking at him in the eye
as she kissed him.

Layla went on to kiss his cheeks to his ears, giving it a little lick before whispering in
her sensual tone,

"You were so bold when you blocked that sword for me that night."

"I like it."

Max watched Layla slowly crawling to him on the bed. Her breasts moved along with
her body, closing the distance between them.

After what happened in the showers, both of them hurriedly washed and moved to the
bed.

Max still couldn't believe what was currently happening. Layla was the one who was
making a move on him, seeing her perfect face and her ass shaking while she was
getting closer.

When she got between his legs, his dick excitedly pointed towards her, but she got
closer to his face.

Her lips landed on his for a short moment. Then Layla bit his lip and sucked on it.

The last whisper Max heard before Layla moving down on him was her telling him to
stay put and let her do the action.

Max felt her kiss on his chest, slowly trailing down to his pelvis and ending at the head
of his dick.

Max laid his back on the wall, watching the upcoming show Layla was going to put for
him.

He watched as Layla positioned herself between his legs, on top of his eager dick.

Max had dreamt about this but seeing her kneeling there with her magnificent breasts
exposed, almost touching his legs was more stimulating than anything he had ever
imagined.

Unable to hide his excitement, his dick jumped, almost as if asking her to hurry and
touch it.
Layla curled up her lips after she looked at his dick, aware of how excited he was. Max
focused his eyes as he watched Layla wrap her hand around the base of his dick.

She stuck her tongue out and flicked it against the head of it. Running her tongue up
and down his length, Layla lubricated his entire dick with a thin layer of her sweet
fluid.

Max was driven crazy by the sight of it. The hot and seductive Layla was licking his
dick, and he was watching her the whole time.

Layla swirled her tongue around the head on his dick. She smiled as she slowly sucked
his dick into her mouth.

Wrapping her lips around his head, Layla skillfully worked her supple tongue on the
underside of it, and her hand slid all over the length of his dick.

This was heaven. There were no better words to describe how good Max was feeling
right now. He was in heaven.

She moaned as her fingers teased his balls, and her tongue played his dick all over.
Max never imagined it would come to this. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine
how good this would have felt.

Layla looked at him with her blushing pink cheeks, adjusting her position before
slowly gliding her lips down to the base of his dick.

"Uhh."

Max couldn't hold his voice. Layla got his dick down her throat; she was deep throating
him! Her tongue was swirling around the base of his dick, and Max felt like cumming
any second.

She held his enlarged head in her throat then slowly pulled her lips back along his
dick. Her tongue was all over the head of his dick as she bobbed her head, pumping
him into her mouth.

While she was doing that, her hand ran up and down his dick. Max was mesmerized
by her face on his dick, licking around his sensitive head.

Too much pleasure had Max closing his eyes, throwing his head back. Her firm breasts
rubbed against his skin while her head moved up and down his dick.

Max watched Layla as she looked at him with a glowing face before sliding her lips to
the base of his dick for the second time.

Unable to contain the intense pleasure, Max thrust his hips up and drove his raging
dick into Layla's mouth.

"Uhh."

Layla pulled back, holding only the head of his dick in her mouth, working her tongue
all around it as she explosively stroked him with her hand up and down his length.

Max wasn't able to hold back as his balls tensed, and he exploded into her welcoming
mouth.

Layla sucked and swallowed as Max shuddered, releasing loads after loads of cum into
her mouth.

Max's dick plopped out of her mouth right after he was done leaving a trail of saliva
connecting her lips to his dick.

Opening her mouth, Layla showed max her mouth full of cum then enchantingly
smiled as she swallowed it.

Suddenly, Layla lifted his dick one more and sucked it back into her mouth. Swirling
her tongue around, Layla sucked and licked off the remaining cum, cleaning his dick
at the same time.

When Layla let go, not after kissing the tip of it, she stared at him with her pair of
alluring eyes and moist lips. This ignited the inner beasts within Max, pushing her
down on her back.

"My turn."

Layla shot him a provocative look while lying down, as if daring him to pleasure her
below, giving him a fantastic view of her entire body.

Max feasted on Layla's naked body and her devilish feminine curves. He spread her
smooth, long legs apart to see the flawless sight of her pussy.
Her puffy lips were glistening with sticky fluids, almost begging Max to give it a long
lick.

Reaching down between Layla's splayed legs, Max gently parted her lips, a lovely
shade of pink was revealed. Her delicate region was unprotected, laid bare for him to
see.

Max bent his head down low and blew across her little hole, watching her body jump
at the sudden sensation.

For the first time, Max touched her exposed pussy with his lips. It was so soft and
warm, giving out a fresh womanly smell.

Max began to pull her lips into his mouth with gentle suckling motions. His wet tongue
began to push into her soaking lips, swirling on it, tasting her sweet flowing juices.

With one long lick, Max ran his tongue from the bottom of her lips, sliding along the
inside to her protruding clit.

Layla tasted amazing! Max used his tongue and pushed it hard into her warm pussy.

"Ahh!"

Layla moaned as Max tasted her enticing fluid from her soaking pussy. Max gently
sucked one side and then the other side of her pussy lips into his mouth.

He breathed her arousing scent. Her taste, together with her scent was intoxicating.
Max was getting addicted to her pussy.

Max ran his tongue all around the folds of her pussy lips before plunging it back deep
inside her.

"Do it deeper!"

Layla moaned, pushing her ass up, driving his tongue deeper into her delicious pussy.
Max continued assaulting her pussy with his tongue, pushing his tongue up, so he was
licking the top of her insides.

Simultaneously, Max slid in two fingers inside her sloppy wet pussy as he lightly
sucked her clit.
"Ahh!"

Layla was moaning and moving her body around, humping his fingers by pushing her
waist up.

Max kept pumping his fingers in and out, hitting the right spots, sliding around her
juices around her walls.

"Ahhnn!"

Layla grasped the sheet with her hands, raising her chest while stretching her feet
wide. She moaned with her eyes closed as she pushed harder against his mouth and
fingers.

Her pussy walls spasmed violently, clamping his fingers with her body trembling in
pulsating pleasure. Her fluids ran down his fingers, soaking the sheet beneath her.

Collapsing back on the bed, her pussy twitched around his fingers as Max watched
Layla experienced a mindblowing orgasm from his hands.
Max's dick was rock hard as he sat back, entranced by Layla's body shaking from her
intense orgasm.

Leaving his fingers inside her soaking pussy, Max traced kisses up her smooth thighs.

Layla was still catching her breath from her orgasm as he gently kissed her nipples,
which were sticking straight up from the center of her creamy white breasts.

Max sucked her breasts, teasing her nipples with his tongue. This night was so
unbelievable. He went to the wrong room which should never happen unless they
swapped, then to cumming on Layla on the showers and now he had finished off each
other with their mouths.

Like the last time, Layla grabbed his head with her arms, holding him against her
breasts. After sucking her nipples for a short while, Max continued planting kisses up
her neck and onto her face.

His fingers were still between her tightly closed legs with Max making no effort to
remove them from her hot, twitching pussy.

Max loved the feeling of her warm pussy walls pulsating around his fingers and tried
to imagine his dick in their place.

"That was so good."

Layla said while panting as Max kissed her chin and moved his mouth over hers. Max
lightly pressed his lips against hers, then licking his tongue across her lips.

Opening her eyes, Layla stared at Max for a second with her dreamy eyes then opened
her mouth and sucked his juice-covered tongue.

Their kiss slowly built up as they alternated, pushing their tongues into the other's
mouths.
While they were still intimately kissing, Max felt her thighs relax from around his
fingers. Without breaking the kiss, Max gently pushed them in and out of her slippery
lips.

Their tongues were still entwined inside her mouth as she responded to the
stimulation. Reaching her hand below, Layla found his hard member and circled it
with her fingers, lightly massaging the entire length.

"Mmhh."

Max groaned into her mouth as he pumped his fingers rapidly into her pussy. Having
another idea, Layla back out from their kiss and pushed Max onto his back.

He watched Layla massage his throbbing dick. She lowered her mouth, swirling her
tongue around it.

Max's dick twitched as she sucked the head into her mouth and quickly ran her tongue
along the underside of it.

Letting it plop from her mouth, Layla kissed the tip before swinging her leg over Max's
thigh, straddling him.

This was what he had been dreaming about. He was finally having sex with Layla, and
she was even taking the initiative!

Max couldn't be more excited as he watched Layla position her moist pussy over the
head of his dick.

Teasingly smiling, Layla locked her eyes on Max and slowly lowered herself down. Max
couldn't believe how good it was, feeling the heat of her body slide down on him.

His excited dick was suddenly engulfed by the most exquisite hot and tight walls.

"Uhh."

"Ahh!"

As Layla slid down, surrounding his dick with her hot and slimy walls in one go, Max
felt her pulling back a bit.
When Max looked down, he saw blood sliding down his dick. Layla sat down on him
in one go, breaking past her barrier, his dick taking her purity away.

There was no way to describe what Max was feeling at this moment. Nothing had ever
felt like it before.

Layla's warm and tight pussy had no comparison, and it was also her first time. Max
felt a boost his confidence as his dick turned to its hardest.

He had Layla for himself. The last thing Max needed to do was give themselves an
ultimate finish of overwhelming pleasure.

Max tried to push his dick further up into Layla, but her body on top of him kept him
from moving.

"Haah haah."

Layla sat on Max with her eyes closed with no signs of movement. Max had the time
to admire Layla's ethereal beauty while she was on him.

Her wet, tight pussy wriggled around his dick, and her plump ass cheeks were resting
against his legs.

"Uhh."

Max moaned with his dick throbbing inside her tight walls. Finally, after one breath,
Layla started moving slowly.

She moved her head forward meeting with Max's lips, soon followed by their tongue.

Though it was slow, her breasts were still bouncing with her every move. Seemingly
getting used to it, Layla picked up her rhythm.

Max reached for her balls of flesh, grabbing it with one hand. He squeezed her breasts
as he felt her hard nipples on his palm.

Layla rocked faster, her body pumping on his dick. Max thrust up into Layla and played
with her breasts with his hands.

The warm, soft wetness of her body and the bliss of her breathless moans made his
thrusting into her sheath more vigorous.

Her face expressed how intense the sensations were for her as she lifted her hips to
rise and fall on his dick.

Layla's tight pussy was squeezing him so hard, Max could feel his end beginning to
build, but he forced it back.

Circling her arms on Max's neck, Layla started bouncing on his dick, penetrating her
again and again from below.

"Ahh!"

Layla moaned, increasing the intensity of her rhythm. Her eyes were closed, picking
up her pace as Max kissed her on her lips, savoring her sweet taste.

Moving his hands towards the sides of her waists, Max thrust his dick up to match her
movements. Layla was tight, but her insides were well lubricated and truly wet by
now.

Max wasn't sure how long he was going to last with this. The pleasure flowing through
his body was just intense.

Her breasts danced freely on her chest as they jumped. Max was finally starting to feel
the tension building up in his balls.

Max would gasp in pleasure each time Layla tightened her muscles on his dick before
she pulled up as high as possible then sitting back down.

He could see her wetness on his dick as she withdrew. Holding her hips, Max pulled
her down as he thrust up.

Over and over, Max drove into Layla, smacking their flesh together. Their excitement
grew with each stroke with Layla uncontrollably moaning and max gasping, feeling his
dick entering her fully again.

When Max was about to notify her of his closing climax, Layla fiercely slammed down
on his dick with her muscles tightly grabbing him.

"Mnnhh!"
Layla came while they kissed, the overwhelming orgasm spread through her body as
her pussy tightened around his dick.

Max let go of his body and focused on pulling Layla to him. His balls tightened as he
pushed his dick deeper inside her, spewing out his milky fluid, pulse after pulse,
straight to her womb.

Without warning, the door suddenly opened. Three pairs of eyes turned to look at each
other while Max and Layla were still cumming on each other.

Unimaginable pleasure and soothing release filled Max and Layla's bodies, turning
their heads blank for a few moments.

Max spurted out the last few cum he had to fill Layla up. All of that happened while
both of them were staring at Lydia standing at the door, unmovingly watching them.
Now that Max finished up his climax, his lust-filled mind turned clearer.

Max was now in an awkward predicament. With Layla sitting on him and Lydia
standing at the door watching them, Max was unable to speak.

He wondered why does this keep happening to him, asking himself whether he was
just unlucky this day.

When he turned to Layla, knowing she would have to explain herself with him, Max
became more confused.

Layla panted, catching her breath, she didn't show any signs of panic, not minding
even if Lydia was on the door watching them.

Max's exhausted dick slowly slid out of her, and when it did, a large amount of fluid
flowed down, staining him and the bed.

However, none of that mattered in the situation Max was currently on. He would like
to explain to Lydia what was happening, but even he doesn't have an idea himself.

Max only mistook Layla for Lydia in the showers then all of this happened. Layla never
gave a reason why she would do it with him except that she likes how he blocked the
sword for her?

Max stopped for a moment and thought,

'Was that it? She thinks I saved her from the sword and she was repaying me by giving
me her first time?'

'That might be one of them, but there should be other elements that made all this
possible.'

Maybe seeing his lost expression, a seductive smile made its way to Layla's face as she
moved closer to his ear,

"We had a talk and decided to share you between the both of us."

"What? How?"

Max, with widened eyes, asked. What he heard from Layla was too unbelievable and
too good to be true. Max could only react by asking for an explanation.

He was genuinely bewildered though his inner mood showed out by how his dick
hardened straight away, hitting Layla's sensitive spot, sending shivers through her
body.

Smooth white skin. That was the sight before Max when he pushed Layla back down
the bed. Their conversation went to the best way Max could have imagined.

Max ran countless scenarios on his head, but none of that accurately guessed what
Layla just said.

With his lower body getting too excited, Max temporarily stopped his thoughts,
deciding to think about it later.

Max looked at the attractive figure below him. Blushing skin from their exhausting yet
intense activity, and the two mounds that were sticking out of her chest.

The entrancing bright red dots that he had played with his tongue were in the middle
of her two rounded flesh.

Sweat trickled on different areas of her body as her legs were spread open on each
side of his legs.

Layla watched what Max was going to do next. She had been nonstop on teasing him;
now, she was only waiting on his next moves.

Their previous heated activity left her tired to make a move. Layla will have to let Max
do the work this time.

Lydia was now on the bed sitting on the side, her eyes not leaving them even for a
second. She and her sister had confessed about wanting to be with Max and agreed to
share them for themselves.

Since she had her time with Max in the past, Layla would have her turn this time. She
would only be watching from the side.

That didn't stop her body from reacting to the scene in front of her. The arousal was
growing stronger in her body, her breathing becoming faster, and her lower body
becoming moist.

Layla shot Max a provocative glare, but her irresistible body and mesmerizing
appearance only further hardened his member, raging to be soaked in her warm
insides.

Lying below him, Max had a clear view of her delicate place that he soiled with his
fluid. Her pink opening was glistening, tempting him to dig in and thoroughly enjoy it.

Her silence didn't help. Max only thought about taking this chance to dominate this
enchantress lying below him.

Max's hand reached to grab his impatient rod, guiding it into her moist lips. Although
this was her first time, Layla never feared his seemingly inexhaustible body.

Max rubbed his swollen dick against the entrance of her pussy, teasing her while
pleasuring her sensitive folds.

Then Max began to lower his body, sinking his dick into her warm walls.

"Mhh."

Layla softly moaned out. She grabbed the bed cover with her hand, experiencing a
powerful wave of pleasure.

Her body shook in anticipation of another wave of mindblowing sensation on her

lower body.

She closed her eyes, feeling Max sliding inside of her, pushing his everything in until
their legs hit each other.

Her tight and warm insides welcomed Max, moving around him like they were alive.
Max slowly thrust his dick into Layla's tight pussy. He put his hand on her moving
breasts and played with them while pinning her down on the bed.

Layla tried to move her body along with Max, wanting to feel him more inside. Max
put one of his hands on her waist, pulling her against him to meet his thrusts.

Soon, Layla was able to meet his thrusts on her own. Her pussy walls slid back and
forth on his dick while Lydia watched this unreal scene before her.

Max and Layla were lost in their pleasure, forgetting that someone was watching them
from the side.

Although Lydia already experienced this herself, watching it in front of her made her
face burn hot and her pussy wet.

Max slowed down the rhythm, not wanting to end it fast, controlling the pace to feel
more of Layla's flesh around him.

Each thrust he makes, he would hear barely audible moans from Layla, stirring him to
move faster, forcing his dick deep inside then slide back almost out of her.

Having another idea, Max reached down to stroke her clit simultaneously with his
movements. Not long after, Max could feel her pulsating pussy around his dick.

Layla was cumming. She hugged him and connected their lips as Max felt her body
shake, and her walls clamp down on him.

Slowly, she lied back down. The intense climax made her body weak, and her mind
hazy in pleasure, taking time to rest, waiting for her strength to come back.

However, Max never stopped, taking the initiative by grabbing her hips and pushing
his dick in and out of her ravishing body while she lay down on her back.

Her fluids flowing out from her recent orgasm made Max even more aroused. He could
feel his cum rising in his balls from the sensations of her tightening pussy on his dick.

Max started to move faster, grinding their hips together, thrusting his raging dick
inside her soaked flesh, filling her up completely with each thrust.

Her walls contracting around him made him feel ecstatic. Max was then engulfed with
her warm sensation.

Feeling his dick sliding against her soft and wet walls with her pussy lips spread open
by him, Max used his hand to hold her down while he accelerated his movements,
forcing out moans from Layla.

By this time, she was moving along with Max again, regaining some of her strength.
Max could feel her pussy tightening, pleasuring his dick.

Looking down at her, her violet hair was spread out with a few strands sticking on the
sides of her sweating face.

Max couldn't resist kissing her alluring lips, reaching one of his hands to her breasts
that felt so soft.

Thrusting deep inside her while their bodies rubbing against each other and her
breast on his hand, Max could feel himself getting closer.

His dick was not only rubbing her walls but also occasionally hitting the opening of
her womb. Layla's moans echoed with the splashing sound of their fluids.

He would soon cum inside Layla once more. The previous untainted region would be
filled by him again.

"I'm close."

Max moved faster as he pushed his entire length inside her, his balls hitting her from
below. Layla hugged him tight, squishing her breasts on his chest.

With his last push, Max pressed his dick deep inside her, kissing her white neck
inhaling her sweet, intoxicating scent.

Continuously, Max emptied his load inside her, feeling his hot fluid paint her tight walls
white, filling Layla with his cum.

He kept his dick buried all the way inside her as he shot cum after cum, hearing her
moans of pleasure in his ears.

As her insides got hotter, Layla once again shuddered, pleasurable sensation filled her
body with her pussy milking his dick of his cum.
When he pulled out, leaving a glowing Layla, laying with a drained body, Max turned
to see Lydia uncontrollably rubbing her thighs together.

Her beet-red face and tempting appearance were displayed as she sat on the side of
the bed. It seems like Max won't get a rest this night.

Max, with his still-strong erection, feverishly jumped on to Lydia as if she were his
prey, removing her robe in one smooth motion.

The bright moon hung in the silent yet calming sky, partly covered by dark clouds as
another set of moans filled a certain room below.
Unknowingly, a few days had passed since the incident at his house. There had been
quite some changes in Max's daily life.

One of them was at school when Max, Yu'er, Lydia, and Layla would eat together at the
same time.

Ever since that night happened, Layla continued to shoot him teasing looks, not
forgetting to have occasional contacts, leaving Max hot and bothered throughout the
day.

He wondered whether other people might have already noticed the changes in their
relationship now that they have gotten closer.

Being the one closest to Max, Yu'er was the first one after Lydia to know about what
happened that night.

Contrary to what Max was expecting, Yu'er was more enthusiastic than him, telling
Max that he finally had a breakthrough, getting both sisters after numerous
deliberation.

The number of times they have thought of ways for Max to take Layla was astounding.

Considering that she might be cautious on the inside, they had overthought many
things, escalating the matter, making a few times harder.

Now they didn't have to think about it anymore. What Max had to do now was to make
their ties closer by trying to get Layla in the Women Conquered Section.

The next day after the steamy and enjoyable night, Max found out another surprise
waiting for him when he checked his Status.

Lydia's Loyalty surprisingly reached 100! Maybe because of Max accepting both of
them, Lydia finally gave in, adding a point in her Loyalty, turning it up to 100.
Hearing of this great news, Yu'er cheered in joy. Both of them would now have another
person to share and analyze ideas about the current happenings around them.

The last thing that made Max delighted was that he got Layla's Target Charm for
himself. Testing it out, Max with Yu'er's permission, experimented on how the skill
works.

Only when the sun went down, and the stars illuminated the sky that they finished
playing with the skill.

On their first try, Max used the Target Charm on Yu'er standing a considerable distance
away. Once a pink glow surrounded her, she dazedly turned and walked to him.

When Yu'er got away with it, she was weirded out by the fantastical and peculiar
phenomenon affecting her.

She described it as a mysterious force controlling her body to move in the area where
Max was standing.

Upon several more trials, Yu'er added that her thoughts were never cut off from her
uncontrollable body. While her body was moving mindlessly towards Max, her mind
never stopped running.

Yu'er could still think of her next moves and plan out her following action while still
controlled by Max's Target Charm Skill.

She conclusively proved it by dodging Max's hits as soon as she got out of the body
controlling ability.

Now that they have a good understanding of the ability, Max and Yu'er tried out some
combinations with the skill.

Confirming that their guesses were right, they were pleased. Hitting a skill like the
Purple Lightning is guaranteed to hit the specified target without any chance of failure
when used after the Target Charm.

This made Max a lot stronger than he already is. He now has a multitude of skills in
his collection with Time Stop, Reverse Time, Purple Lightning, and Target Charm as
the core.
Combining it with Weakness Reader and different consumables as support, Max
would be a monster in fights.

A few days had passed since then. Nothing much happened despite Max keeping up
with the news around the world from the phone made for Awakeneds.

When he first received it, Max didn't have any expectations of using it, having seen it
from Yu'er a lot of times.

Max thought he would only have a new phone and would get over it after a day or two
of playing with it.

However, when he opened it and saw the contents of the phone, Max couldn't be more
mistaken.

The phone had a lot of things inside it, useful applications for an Awakened like him.
Everything a regular phone has is also available on the phone.

Though there were extra features that regular phones didn't have, one of them was
the news. Max was not someone who keeps up with the news around the world.

Not to mention how boring it is, it was also a waste of his time as none of the contents
were relevant to him and their situations.

But the news on the Awakened phone was different. All of it was about Awakeneds!
There was nothing about mainstream public news at all.

What interested him more was the amount of news on Awakeneds posted in there.
Max spent the whole day reading about the current happenings all over the world.

It was rare for Max to not do anything besides only reading now that he had his skills
to use and all the fun things he could do.

And from what he noticed, most of the news only came from one source. Every single
shot was captured from a high angle.

Someone seems to be using a specific skill to capture some of the images and clips of
the events then broadcasting it with their phone.

The images and videos were incredibly lifelike, definitely more advanced than the
current technologies available.

Watching the realistic graphics, Awakeneds can then have their personal view of what
was happening in every corner of the world.

Observing further, most people seem to trust the unidentified source of all the news.
It looks like whoever the figure behind it was, they only wanted to inform the people
about the recent events.

It was purely news coverage of activities occurring in every area of the world, and
everyone was thankful and contented with it.

Digesting all the information he had read, Max was able to draw a clearer picture of
what was happening in his mind.

Max specifically focused on the latest news about chaos and new Awakeneds popping
out randomly everywhere.

A lot of government and organizations were currently pulling their hairs on what was
happening in their areas.

Rogue Awakeneds that became criminals kept on appearing nonstop, catching all of
them off guard, scrambling for some way to contain it from getting worse.

Some Awakeneds were saying that someone should be behind it like they were
spreading a virus to everyone.

Some said that maybe a government or an organization was behind it, testing their
ways of artificially creating Awakeneds.

However, most of the comments had the same assumption.

They were calling it a new era where everyone would be Awakeneds, spreading panics
to everyone who read it.

Not a few minutes passed, all of them were quickly shot down by an anonymous
intellectual explaining that even though there were a lot of new ones popping out, it
was still only a small portion of the world's population.

And even if they were to double in number, the total percentage of them compared to
the world would still be less than one percent.

The anonymous intellectual went on to show proofs of the research by showing them
an exaggerated estimate of the number of Awakeneds that exists as it is impossible to
know the real figure.

Seeing the inflated estimated numbers and doubling it, then comparing it to the
world's population, the anonymous intellectual's findings were proven to be true.

The explanation calmed a lot of people, mostly those who feared that they would only
become ordinary because of their mediocre skills.
The growing number of Awakeneds that was said on the news slightly concerned Max.

Little Dou repeatedly assured Max that his System was the only one in the world and
the newbie Awakeneds popping up has other reasons why they were appearing.

In the end, Max decided to only deal with them in the future if he were to encounter
one of them.

Up until now, Max still couldn't think whether having a lot of Awakeneds running
around would be good for him.

And if it will be bad for him, what's the reason why it will be bad?

From his continues browsing, Max had read a lot, including something about the
government. There was information that the government had been trying to identify
Awakeneds in their specials ways.

Awakeneds who had seen this have mixed feelings about the issue as each of them
were under different forms of government, living in their respective countries.

From the information that was written, some of the more aggressive government
chose to control Awakeneds, leading to so much chaos and loss of trust.

Now they had to deal with a worse situation where no Awakeneds was willing to
believe their words.

Some governments limited Awakeneds on what they can and can't do, allowing them
to live their lives normally.

Then the last group of governments treated Awakeneds with respect. They have their
own special forces composed of Awakeneds but would not harm, limit, or control
anyone if they don't break the law.
Sometimes they chose to turn a blind eye on little crimes if they don't go too far with
it. Most of the government use this way to attract others from their more restrictive
countries to move to theirs.

It was an effective strategy that showed excellent results. Now a lot of places around
the world were copying this strategy. It had good results, but it wasn't as effective as
the first one to do it.

Another feature of the phone was the chat groups and forums. Max jumped around
different groups using his user ID.

Someone could make their own group if they want and they can choose whether they
want it to be public or private.

In the forum, most of the contents were news and announcements that people wrote
like jobs for hire and breaking news.

There were a lot of jobs involving crimes and assassinations. This was probably where
the requests of rich people that are not Awakeneds go.

Shadow Theif joined the group.

When he joined the last group of Awakeneds that were living in the same country as
him, Max was bombarded with questions.

As soon as he got in, one user started chatting, "Welcome, new member! Are you a
criminal? How many have you killed?"

Another one typed, "What weapons do you use? You should use a sword! Real men use
swords unless you're a woman?"

"Oh, we have a new member! Shadow Theif? You must be a criminal. I'm a criminal
too!"

Seeing this, Max was stunned. These people are insane asking him about these things
but remembering they are anonymous, and nothing can trace their words back to
them; Max sent back a message.

"I'm a thief. Not a criminal and have never killed anyone."

One person instantly responded, "Oh, boring. He has never killed anyone. I already
have ten kills in my years of being an Awakened."

"You should try to kill someone. You would need it someday!"

Being an Awakened, this person seemed to be an Awakened for years already, not
those new Awakeneds Max has been hearing about.

Another person typed, adding, "That's right! Someone told me the same thing in the
past, and it helped me greatly! Now I can do a lot of things in my city, and no one could
fight me!"

"Me too! When those guys tried to catch me, I just outrun and play with them. They
can't do anything to me!"

"You just outrun them! You didn't kill anyone."

"I did. There was this rich man I've been eyeing. When his bodyguard held a bag full
of cash, I pulled it fast, but he didn't want to let go, so I ran so fast, turning on many
corners. When I looked back, the guy died still holding the bag! What an ugly way to
die, right?"

"…”

"…”

Since the killer group members continued their talks about their kills, and Max was
uninterested with it, he moved to check another group.

Moving from group to group, most of them were only talking about boring stuff that
Max kept changing to find a good group.

Until he found what he was looking for. The group only has two people online, and the
remaining ones offline were only a few. It was a particularly small group.

Reading their conversations, Max found something interesting on the topic they were
talking about.

"I saw them! It's true!"

"Really when?"

"Just right now!"

"Can you check it again if they are still there?"

"There's no need for me to check. I can still see the lights! There should still be
fighting!"

"Who are they? Can you recognize them?"

"No. But I saw their skills! One of them was shooting out water, and the other was a
puppet!"

"Puppet? Did you see anyone controlling it?"

"No. I immediately ran away. I don't want to be included in their fight. They are too
strong for me!"

"Too bad. I originally wanted you to record it."

The guy seemed like he was genuinely curious that he wanted to watch the fight
though it was also not impossible that he just wanted to study them.

From the history of their conversation, at a particular area of the city that he was in,
two Awakeneds were having a fight.

Looking at the exact location, Max immediately recognized it. It was where the old
buildings were located, and the area was now barren, only waiting to be demolished
and rebuild into something modern and appealing to the eyes.

Since that was the case, no one was living there — the perfect place for fights to
happen with nothing around them.

Max contemplated whether he should go and take a look or not. He considered if it is

too dangerous for him to go there.

He was extremely interested in seeing how they fight. An Awakened with skills to
shoot water was too easy to imagine. What Max was interested in is the puppet.
Max was curious about what kind of skill was the puppet, how it works while fighting,
and finally, whether it is powerful or not.

This was his first time hearing about someone using a puppet as a skill. It was an
unorthodox skill, so it must be strong.

The more skills Max was aware of, the better it will be for him in the future if he were
to face them.

Spending some time thinking, Max ultimately decided to go and take a look. From the
water skills and skills for puppets, he determined that it shouldn't be dangerous for
him to go and watch from the sides.

Finishing all his preparations, Max immediately went to the location that was written
by the guy who saw it.
After changing his clothes and not forgetting to bring his newly bought mask, Max
hurried to the specified destination.

In a matter of a few minutes, Max reached the location where the guy said there was a
fight between two Awakeneds.

Buildings after buildings stacked beside each other were presented in front of him.
This was the abandoned region close to the dangerous areas with thugs, gangs,
prostitutes, and thieves.

All of the properties share one similarity, which was all of them were old and
dilapidated. No one was bold enough to try their chances of living in it, fearing that it
would collapse any time.

Since the guy didn't mention where the fight was, Max ran from building to building
to find any signs of battles.

Below each building was a vast barren lot with scraps scattered all over the place.
Though it has enormous spaces, big enough for long battles, Max wasn't hopeful in
finding them in an open area.

Currently, Max was in a black and flexible suit. Everything he had was black, including
his mask. This was what he got himself so he would not need to always use the Face
Mask item from the Store.

Inside the mask was another mask tightly covering all his facial features except his
eyes. Though there is a chance for him to be identified with his eyes, the outer mask
completely covers everything with a special screen.

Max bought it from an Awakened online with his phone, and the mask was said to be
made specifically for Awakeneds.

Not a lot of them would have Face Mask consumables that would change their facial
features, so Max was able to choose from a variety of models that were popular and
effective with Awakeneds.

It was especially popular for those who wanted to do things that they don't want to be
identified with and from the good reviews and series of tests, Max chose a pitch-black
color, capable of blending in the night.

However, even with all that, Max was still ready for any unexpected dangers, always
being prepared to buy a Face Mask and other necessary items when needed.

His suit was also the same, bought from the same person. Nothing was unique with it;
only the color pitch black that perfectly covers him entirely when it's dark.

Moving in broad daylight as the Shadow Thief was not going to happen. Today was the
only exception since Max wanted to test it out and also he wanted to see how the
puppet works.

Not long after searching for Awakeneds fighting, Max heard an explosion and walls
being broken down on the other building.

The sound wasn't loud enough that if Max weren't close, he probably wouldn't have
heard it.

Now knowing where they might be, Max ran down, going directly to the other side,
not wanting to miss it.

Once he got in, Max easily blended in the shadows. Since only the windows were
broken with remaining shards swinging each time the wind blew, the rooms with
broken lights were covered by the shadows of the structures.

Like an abandoned and haunted building, leftover materials and broken pieces of
equipment were left sitting around collecting dust.

Slowly and cautiously moving up, closing in on them, Max was starting to hear sounds
of violent clashes and splashing water hitting the walls.

It seemed to be more serious that Max initially thought, wondering about the reason
they were fighting at this place.

When he was able to reach the scene, Max was greeted with a seemingly ordinary man
with a face that he could see on the streets and a humanoid puppet that was entirely
different from what he was expecting.

The puppet looked more like a human than an actual puppet made from commonly
known materials.

It had realistic skin that Max couldn't distinguish if it's real or fake. The puppet was
also wearing regular clothes, making it look like a real person.

The only reason why Max was able to know that it was a puppet was the face,
especially the eyes.

They weren't moving.

The face makes it look like Max was looking at a 3D image. The body was agile, and
there were no flaws in its movements, smooth and lifelike, but the face never once
moved.

If the puppet had a mask, it could've tricked others into thinking that it was a real mute
person.

However, Max was proved wrong when something unexpected happened before him.

"Who are you? Why are you targeting me?"

"I need something from you."

The puppet spoke! It replied with a creepy sounding voice like a clown laughing at the
helpless man in front of it.

From how the face stayed unmoving, it can be confirmed that someone was controlling
it somewhere.

Very interesting was what Max thought. The puppet should be controlled by someone
possibly far away from here.

While Max was on his way to this scene, he didn't forget to use his Status Checker to
see whether there was anyone else around them.

Along his way up, Max never detected anyone with it, but that didn't necessarily mean
there was no one.

Though there is the possibility that they might simply have some skill to counter his,
effectively hiding from any of his detections.

The chances of the puppeteer being inside it were zero unless the puppet master was
as small as a baby.

Looking at their clashes, with the puppet on the offensive and the water skill user on
the defensive, Max thought while watching closely,

'What kind of skill is that? Is that a skill about controlling an object? Or a skill that
summons and controls a puppet?'

'From the well-designed puppet with the lifelike appearance and all, maybe it's a skill
about summoning a puppet? How strong is that puppet?'

'I'll try to see if I can have some time to look at it closer.'

For now, Max stayed in the shadows, his eyes focused on the two individuals, waiting
to see how would this all go.

"What is it? We don't know each other!"

The water skill user said as he used a wave of water to surround himself, blocking the
powerful kicks and punches of the puppet.

Understanding that his physical attacks weren't effecting in hitting its target inside a
cocoon of water, the puppet stopped, and a voice spoke from within it,

"We don't need to know each other. I only need something, and you are unlucky to
come across me. Now just give up. You know you are too weak against me."

"What do you need? I'll give it to you. Just let me go!"

The water user tried to negotiate with the unknown figure that randomly attacked
him out of nowhere.

He was initially ecstatic about finding this area, knowing that he will be rich from the
number of equipment he could sell.
After a few days of experiments, he found out that the water from his skill had magical
properties that can restore metals, turning it into something new.

From all the leftover materials everywhere and the buildings full of metals, it was a
gold mine for someone with his skill.

But his initial happiness turned into unease when he got attacked by this being
without any reason.
"I need something from you, so you have to die."

The puppet's attack became faster than the water shield being rebuilt that the water
user had to hit the puppet back with his own attacks.

Wave after wave of water shooting out of him and hitting the puppet but it showed no
signs of slowing down.

Although the water user forced it back with a large mass of water hitting it upfront,
that was all of it.

The water attack was obviously ineffective, even when tears appeared in different
areas of the puppet's clothes, it never managed to penetrate the skin.

The water user seems to be genuinely unlucky encountering something like this. If it
were an average person, the water would at least make them feel some pain.

But since it was a puppet, hitting the face and the eyes or any soft areas of its body
wasn't the slightest bit effective.

"This is the place."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. This is the location that was written from the report we received."

Two men went out of their cars to look around them. Buildings after buildings
surrounded them in every direction.

This was where Max exactly stood a while ago.

"So he's here?"

"That's what they said on the report."

"The Puppet Master, huh?"

The taller and more buff man said. He wore a uniform with a shield logo printed on it.
They seemed to be connected with the police force. They might even be a secret force
that was unknown to the public.

"Who is this Puppet Master anyway that they value him so much?"

The assistant curiously asked. This was the first time he had heard of this guy, but from
what he noticed a lot of them knows this person quite well.

"Puppet Master. We don't know his gender or what he looks like. From all the
information that we have about him, the only thing we know was he controls this
powerful puppet, using it for his goals."

The man patiently explained, with no hesitation. It seems that the assistant was also
allowed to know the information.

"Why is he so important? There are a lot more wanted Awakeneds that are stronger
than him, right?"

"Other Awakeneds aren't as troublesome as him, and he is one of the best when it
comes to escaping from the authorities. He is also one of those killers."

His face tells how irritated he was with the Puppet Master, and once the assistant
heard that he was a killer, he immediately got why this was a critical mission for them
to complete.

"Chief Li, do we go in?"

The assistant was an average guy that follows the chief wherever he goes. He was the
partner that was provided to assist him in his daily tasks.

Overall, they made quite a good team, accomplishing numerous missions that they
were tasked to do, and from their conversation, it also showed how comfortable they
are around each other.
"No, we wait here."

Chief Li shook his head, taking a deep breath, surveying their surroundings for any
disturbance. His hands never left his communication device, ready to notify their
people to move when needed.

"Shouldn't we catch the Puppet Master? He's wanted for so long already and has
caused quite a lot of problems for us."

"They told us to catch him if we could, but we shouldn't force it. We know full well how
strong it is. Some groups went a long way to catch him but were still unsuccessful.
Orders from the higher-ups said it would be better if we could find its real body first
before thinking of making any moves, trying to catch it."

Chief Li sighed. Their task of finding information, investigating Awakeneds has been
too tricky these past few days.

New Awakeneds surfacing everywhere, making trouble and here they are, trying to
catch them one by one.

Their government hasn't even been too strict to Awakeneds, only asking them not to
break the law and not cause a public disturbance, but they don't seem to care.

They have a prison ready to contain them. It was specially created for Awakeneds that
was too destructive and vengeful.

Finding them is hard enough, but capturing even just one of them requires a lot of
people that they have to keep working day and night.

Not to mention the tragedy that just happened a few days ago where a group of
Awakeneds broke into their prison, killing every guard, letting everyone escape back
to the world.

The amount of headache it caused all of them was monumental, and now that they
have rebuilt the perfect prison that effectively stops any use of skill inside it with the
help of an Awakened, they have to work harder to capture all of them back.

Though none of them were hopeful that they could take everyone back since most of
them have already fled far away, moving to other countries.
Fortunately, they only have a few prisoners on their watch, so they weren't too
discouraged.

Now they're back to the beginning, different groups have their own target, and they
were tasked to capture the wanted Puppet Master.

However, the Puppet Master seemed to be toying with them, sometimes fighting with
them for a few moments then disappearing like smoke.

The worst thing was they have no idea how to locate its real body, giving them a hard
time solving this mess.

"Let's find a place to hide. We can't stay in this place for a long time. Our guys were
also ono standby in case we got a lead on where he is."

Chief Li and his assistant moved for cover on one of the buildings nearest to them.
Now they only have to wait.

"Why don't you just give up. You know you are getting tired and I'm a puppet, I don't
get tired. Don't keep stalling for time. You won't be able to escape."

The puppet continued its barrage of attacks on the water user that was starting to feel
the heavy feeling of exhaustion throughout its body.

Along with his panting, the water user could only hope to escape, knowing that he
doesn't stand a chance against his opponent.

"Accept that you lost and give me what I want."

"I'll give it to you if you just tell me what exactly do you want!"

The water user shouted while enclosed in water. He was panting harder, feeling that
he won't last for long.

"You have to die for me to have it."

"What do y-? Gah!"

The water user stared with wide eyes as a fist-sized hole was left in the middle of his
chest after a projectile penetrated it.

Seemingly being impatient, the puppet surprisingly caught him off guard with one of
its hands separating from its body, shooting straight to his chest, unstoppable by the
thick water shield covering him.

The water user opened his mouth, but no word came out of it as he slowly slumped
down on the ground.

"What an annoying skill. Now, where is it? It should be here soon."

A voice came out of the puppet as it made its way to the lying body of the water skill
user.
After watching the puppet end the fight that quickly, Max became disappointed; he
was never able to see the capabilities of the puppet in a battle.

The only one he saw was when its hand that separated from its body. It shot out
without any warning.

From the hand piercing through the water user's chest, and the smooth penetration
of it, Max could only imagine the force around it.

Even he wasn't sure how he would defend against it. The only way he could think of
was stopping time to move away and dodge it.

Though he also has the Reverse Time so he could heal himself fast enough to around
one second before it happened when he was still unscathed.

However, it was too dangerous. Max wasn't someone who would play with his life like
that, so that was definitely out of the picture.

Now he was watching the puppet reach down to the water user's chest. Max couldn't
see it clearly since some of the fallen debris blocked his vision.

He also couldn't get nearer as the walls were broken down, and the light outside was
shining in. No matter how dark his suit is, he will be exposed, and Max only planned
to be a spectator today.

There was no point in trying to meaninglessly fight a puppet that might be a

disposable one.

And since the fight ended fast, he wasn't able to learn of anything. Max was still
considering whether it's only the controller's skill that's making the puppet lifelike or
the puppet was a product of the skill.

Max tried to check it with the Weakness Reader, but it only told him that its weakness
was its owner, which was quite useless.

Hearing a noise in front, Max focused his eyes to see the puppet holding a cube glowing
in a blue hue as it secured the object in a small compartment on his chest.

"I finally got it!"

"How many have I got already?"

The puppet seemed to be laughing while its face wasn't moving, which was a weird
sight to look at.

"Where is my next destination?"

The puppet stopped moving like it's puppeteer stopped controlling it when all of a
sudden, the time stopped.

Max wanted to have a closer look at it, using one of his Time Stop to have some time
to inspect the puppet.

Reaching the puppet, the first thing he did was to touch the skin on its arm, feeling it
with his hands and comparing it with his.

Max became surprised when he confirmed that it doesn't have any difference
compared to the real one.

He tried pulling it to take a sample, but he was unsuccessful. It felt like he was pulling
a piece of steel from a steel rod.

It was soft yet hard at the same time as if every part of the skin was connected as a
whole, making it impossible to pull a part of it away.

Max couldn't damage it at all. He wanted to try using a streak of his Purple Lightning
to it but zipping it a little bit already showed some damage, melting a small area of the
surface, so he chose to stop and restored it with his Reverse Time.

Having limited time to inspect the puppet, Max tried to store it inside his Inventory,
but strangely it didn't work!

Max thought it was only an object, but he might have been wrong about it. This finding
made him extremely curious that he ultimately used his Purple Lightning to open it.

Melting the middle area of it from its head to between its legs, Max split it open, only
to find another compartment around the chest area.

It was where he saw the glowing cube was placed. Max tried opening it with his Purple
Lightning, but it was too secured only damaging the surface of it.

Max could have opened it if he had more time, but it would take him more than a few
minutes to do so and even if he used his remaining Time Stop, thirty seconds wouldn't
be enough to break through it.

Now with his remaining seconds, Max used Reverse Time to restore the entire puppet
back together.

Since he wasn't able to store it in his Inventory, he would rather not expose himself to
the puppet, removing any trace of damage he did to it.

His Time Stop didn't get wasted since he learned quite a few things while destroying
it.

Firstly, he might not pierce through it with sharp objects, but he could melt it with a
hot weapon which was what his Purple Lightning was good at.

And secondly, it can't be stored in the Inventory so there should be something magical
affecting it that Max couldn't understand or something about the skill he knows
nothing about.

Finishing the restoration of it and getting it back to its previous position, Max went
back to the shadow where he was hiding.

When the time resumed, the puppet stayed motionless until it spoke again, showing
no signs of suspicion.

"So this is where I should go next?"

"My next destination is quite far. I suppose I would have to prepare for it first."

In the next instant, the puppet disappeared like it was never there in the first place,
confusing Max that after waiting for a few minutes, he threw a stone to the area where
it was standing.

After multiple stones being thrown, Max confirmed that it wasn't just invisible, it was
gone, long gone.

Max was now on his way back, going down the building as he thought of what just
occurred back there.

The puppet disappeared. Max guessed that it was recalled by the owner, instantly
moving to its owner's location.

That was arguably the best way to escape a dangerous situation and also the worst
opponent to have since he would have no way to defeat it if it disappeared.

"The only way to win against it is to destroy it? No, even if it's destroyed, the owner
might still be able to recall it."

"So the only way is to find the one controlling it, huh?"

"What a weird skill."

Before going away from the area, Max collected the body of the skill user in his
Inventory since he might have a use for it someday and the space inside it was infinite.

This time, the body smoothly went in, causing Max to think about the reason why the
puppet didn't go in his Inventory.

While Max was making his way back, walking on the desolate road, he suddenly heard
the sounds of cars behind him.

When he looked back, two suspicious people got out of the cars and slowly walked
towards him.

Max knew he was currently wearing black clothes and a mask on his face. There was
no way two people would approach him just like that.

He backed off the same time they walked forward, not waiting for them to speak, Max
used another Time Stop and ran as far away as possible.
Thirty seconds was a lot of time, enough for Max to run back to an area where a lot of
people were more concentrated.
"Huh?"

"D-Did you see that Chief Li?"

"That guy just disappeared!"

"He's an Awakened!"

The assistant stutteringly said as he stared at the spot where Max stood before he
disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Now knowing that he was an Awakened, he became quite annoyed that the person
immediately disappeared without even waiting to hear their words.

If the individual has some skill as convenient as that, he could have stayed even just
for a bit.

He didn't know that Max was too cautious and thought that since they were walking
so confidently, they must have some powerful skills or they were just idiots, but in the
end, Max wasn't going to risk it, there's no point for him to do so.

"I did."

Chief Li and his assistant, Jing Fei, had been waiting for someone to show up, and when
they tried to approach the individual to ask some questions, the person was gone.

He thought that the person might have seen fights happening in the areas around them
and along with Jing Fei, he wanted to take the chance to speak with the person and
maybe find new information.

"Chief Li, could it be him?"

Trying to connect the dots, thinking of the Puppet Master and the person with his
entire body covered that seemed to be hiding his identity, Jing Fei looked at Chief Li to
ask.

"Unlikely. If he was the Puppet Master, he should be hiding in his cave by now. He won't
ever need to go out if his puppet is the same as what our informants said."

Shaking his head and replying, Chief Li looked at the same spot, remembering the
appearance of the unknown individual, preparing to report it when they get back.

These incidents weren't new for them. In the past few days, they have seen a lot more
unidentified Awakeneds than usual, and only a small portion of them was willing to
communicate with them.

Every time they tried to initiate contact, they were ignored, giving them more trouble
than they already have.

However, they also understand the fear and the disconnection between them, but they
still have to keep trying since there have been a few Awakeneds who joined them with
few and acceptable conditions.

"So that's another new one, huh?"

Jing Fei thought back to what he saw a moment ago, the new Awakened just
disappeared. There are a lot of explanations for it and thinking about only one of them,
and he already knows how troublesome it will be.

"Yeah, only one of the many more I guess."

"Could it be teleportation?"

Jing Fei thought it could be some form of teleportation, but whatever it is, that will be
a hard one to catch if the Awakened were to be a criminal.

"We should go back to get more information."

Without waiting for Jing Fei to move, Chief Li walked back to his car while the scene of
the black figure disappearing in front of them run through his mind.

Something tells him the new Awakened would be trouble in the future, and they will
be up for challenging and rough months.
…

Max walked on the busy streets of the city after changing into regular clothes. The sun
was already coming down as street lights brighten up the city.

Now Max was intently thinking about the events back at the abandoned building
where the two Awakeneds fought.

One of the things on his mind was the glowing cube. When the water user asked what
the puppet needed, the puppet answered that he needed something from him.

Initially, when he was at the site where it happened, Max couldn't understand it, but
now he had more time to think about it, he had some ideas as to what went on.

'Could it be that the glowing cube was with the water skill user and he wanted it?'

'How did he get it anyway and what's the use of it? That looks very important.'

The glowing cube on the hands of the puppet looked like something he would want to
get his hands on. It was too bad that he wasn't able to see it up close and maybe inspect
it himself.

'Little Dou, do you know anything about it?'

[The glowing cube? It looks familiar. I've never really seen anything like that, but from
what happened back there, I think I have an idea of what it is!]

[But if it's really that then I can't tell you about it unless you discover it yourself! Once
you encounter the same situation, then I would be able to explain everything!]

Although Max was disappointed hearing Little Dou's works, it made him think about
the whole Awakened situation in the past where Little Dou couldn't say it.

Maybe this will also be important for him in the future. Max only has to run around
the city more and encounter more Awakeneds and more fights without revealing
himself and being in danger.

Everything that happened in the past few days, including Layla and the mission, Max
had now accumulated a large number of Points.
His current Points reached 15400. From the daily sessions with Yu'er, adding all the
things that happened around the day of the party, and the 2000 Points from the
mission, it all piled up greatly.

It was surprising how fast they can earn Points when they don't waste it on items and
skills.

Though even with all that, they were still quite far away from the Magical Space that
costs 50000 Points.

But Max wasn't discouraged, expecting that in around a month, he would be able to
afford it if he continues the pace he is in right now.

Looking around and seeing the peaceful faces of the people around him walking on
their own pace, Max felt all the things that happened were unreal.

He is an Awakened, and he just watched two Awakeneds fight each other with one side
dying. Also, the Awakened phone, the chats, and the forums, it was a whole different
world than what was around him.

It occurred to him while thinking back on what happened a while ago; Max wondered
who were the two people that he saw advancing towards him.

From the looks of it, they aren't ordinary individuals since they have the same clothes
and something was printed on it but he didn't have the time to look at what it was.

Max read about government forces, organizations, and families around the world, but
he doesn't exactly know where they are hiding their bases or who were they.

Max questioned whether it was possible that they were from one of those groups and
what were they planning on doing when they walked up to him.

Not that it mattered since he would only choose to stay away from them. Max couldn't
deal with them on his own, especially if he doesn't know anything about them.

They should have many members on their group, which is a significant advantage
against someone like him, who only has a few trusted members and a limited number
of Points that he could spend.
Max played with his phone, joining random chat groups to see if anything unusual is
happening.

It was currently night time, and Max was out again, leaving Yu'er with Xue at home.
Initially, Yu'er wanted to join him, but when she heard what he was going to do, she
backed out.

Max didn't plan on doing something exciting. He only intended to explore around the
city this late at night, like usual.

Ever since the incident with the puppet and the unknown glowing cube, Max had been
exploring the city when it becomes dark.

From the more significant number of crimes being committed at night, he hoped to
see another Awakened out in public.

Every crime done by an Awakened should have a reason why they were doing it, and
Max has this feeling that he would find answers if he were to find and follow every
Awakened he sees.

Though there was one bad news that will hold him back considerably, when Max was
scrolling through his phone, he saw Awakeneds selling these accessories that were
said to block Identifying Skills.

After reading positive reviews with a lot of people buying, Max bought one to test it
out. When it arrived, Max asked Yu'er to try it, and just like what he feared, it worked.

He couldn't see her Status at all. If Yu'er were a stranger Awakened, Max would have
missed her being this close to him.

This hugely concerned Max since his Status Checker will now be nullified by the item,
making it ineffective in finding new Awakeneds.
His Status Checker was quite cheap, only costing him 5000 Points. Max initially
thought it was a good one since it said that he would be able to identify anyone
regardless of their ranks.

However, he didn't consider items that could block it, especially now that some people
were selling it.

This would considerably make it hard for him to find new Awakeneds that might just
be walking right beside him.

Fortunately, it was quite expensive, costing him a little bit more than ten million for
one. There should be a lot of Awakeneds like those ones with weaker skills, that won't
have enough money to buy one for themselves.

But since Max has a lot of money now, he bought a few more, giving it to Yu'er, Xue and
the others. He also stored some in his Inventory.

The accessories were disguised enough for people not to recognize them, but it's still
an accessory, easily noticeable by others. Max got an anklet for himself as he didn't
want anyone to see it.

There were also necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings available for them to choose
from. Though in the future there should be more concealed ones, those that others
won't notice.

When Max asked Little Dou about it, she only said that if he upgraded his Status
Checker, he would be able to beat most accessories available out there except for
actual skill users blocking themselves with their own skills.

Max was currently in a rooftop of a small district, perfectly hidden within the shadows.
Usually, Max would only stay outside for a few hours, moving to different places every
few minutes.

From how he was acting, he was like a hero, trying to safeguard the people, fighting
against the crimes happening at night.

But his intentions couldn't have been more different. Max planned to wait for
something bad to happen then he would see if it was an Awakened using his Status
Checker and also keeping an eye out for any skills being used.
If Max were to find anyone out there, he would silently follow them to their lair or
wherever they will go to in hopes that he could find a clue about the glowing cube or
any opportunities that will benefit him.

Though one of his problems was, he had been roaming the city a few times now, and
he still hasn't seen anyone.

Even his sharp senses couldn't hear a single shout or small skirmish in any area of the
street.

Seeing that there was still no one, Max typed on his phone,

"Are you sure about this location? I've been here for quite some time now, and there's
still nothing."

"Yes. The last consecutive days there had been reports about kidnappings in that area."

Max was messaging an information broker from his phone. He had no way of
confirming whether this person is telling the truth; he could only trust in the people
supporting his claims.

Information was one of the most popular things being sold online. From the
information of a person to their business to their family and hobbies, if there is enough
money, some people would not hesitate to do it.

Max paid a high price to find an Awakened near his area, and this was the location that
was given to him by the information broker.

Reading the report sent to him, he found out about the continuous kidnappings that
had been happening around this area and from how fast it was happening with no
police could solve it, there's only one explanation for it.

"Wait and see. Something will surely happen. My reputation is on the line here so I will
never give you the wrong information."

Choosing to believe the informant, Max attentively waited for any signs of them. While
waiting, he scrolled through other groups.

"Did you see what happened yesterday?"

"The arrogant guy?"

"Yeah him!"

"Did you see his face from the pictures? He looks like he was so proud of his
achievement. For some reason, I want to punch him."

"Same!"

"Me too!"

"That self-proclaimed hero should just die."

"Wait, what happened yesterday? I didn't see it!"

"Oh, you're finally here. Where have you been?"

"The self-proclaimed hero showed up with his golden sword again, catching another
criminal. His hypocritical face was so annoying from the pictures."

"It's him again? If he shows up in front of me, I will beat him till he cries like a baby!"

"Check your skill first! Are you even strong?"

"I'm alright. I have fought many Awakeneds in the past already, and this fake hero is a
new guy, right?"

"Yeah. Forget about it. Someone will show him his place someday."

Max read a particular group's chat to find other useful information. Reading further
back, from what he understood, there seemed to be a new Awakened, one of those
who randomly got a skill, that always acts like a hero.

He doesn't save any victims, only catching criminals in their acts. He uses a sword, a
golden sword that emits a golden aura that strengthens him whenever he is against a
person with evil intent.

When Max read it, he felt disdain for the guy, something about his image piss him off.
He looks like the typical hero that does everything for justice but bullies other people
he doesn't like.
Thankfully from what he read, their city was quite far from his so they probably won't
cross paths because if they did, he better fix his attitude as Max won't give him a warm
welcome.

While Max was busy on his phone, on the corner of his eye, he saw shadows running
on a roof.

Immediately reacting, Max closed his phone and stayed in the dark, watching them
move closer towards his direction.

They're here!
The shadows were still quite far away, but as it kept hopping on roofs after roofs, it got
closer and closer.

Max watched as they stopped on the nearby roof, looking down at the streets around
them, seemingly waiting for someone.

Upon closer inspection, the shadows were two people. From how they effortlessly
jumped from roof to roofs, Max figured that they should be Awakeneds.

Only Awakeneds would be able to do what they just did. Right now, two Awakeneds
were in front of him!

This isn't something Max always get to see. Thinking about it now, this was the first
time he sighted two Awakeneds that he has no connection with.

But if Max were to guess, he would say that they aren't that strong. From their faces
and how they move, those two don't look formidable in any way.

Recalling a problem that he had previously, Max focused on the two Awakeneds to try
something.

Slowly, his eyebrows furrowed. This was something he would prefer not to see. Not
seeing the familiar interface, Max confirmed it.

He couldn't see their Status. Max tried it multiple times, and his skill was showing
nothing.

This was truly problematic. It seems like he would have to consider being more
cautious in the future.

Watching them from a distance, Max waited on their next move, wanting to see if they
were the kidnappers from the reports.
The first time he read about the report, Max immediately knew there was something
suspicious happening.

One kidnapping incident won't be too questionable since it might just be some people
exacting revenge on their enemy, but if it were repeating day after day, there definitely
is something going on.

Of course, there is also the possibility that they aren't the same people. Still, Max
decided to follow them for the night to find out more about them.

There were currently two of them in his vision. Max didn't exclude the idea of them
having more helpers somewhere.

The first Awakened had a broad build, towering over the small guy next to him. When
standing side by side, the small Awakened would only reach his waist.

Both of them stayed unmoving on one side of the roof like they were communicating.
Max had no idea what they're up to; he could only wait for them to move.

"Bear, did you see our target yet?"

"Why are you asking me? You should be the one looking! You have better eyesight than
me!"

The guy with a massive frame nicknamed Bear responded. His eyes were not good
enough to see faces clearly while they were on the roof; he is only good with brawls.

Looking at the areas of the empty street, the small-framed Awakened with a nickname
Fox turned back to where Bear was waiting,

"Who should I even look for? The same as before?"

"What? You don't even know that?"

"I didn't hear anything. I was busy counting our money."

Bear stared at him for a second before going deep in thought, recalling the words of
their buyer last night.
"He said that we could catch anyone we find. Usually, we only take women because
you know women would be more expensive, but last night, he said we should also take
men, and they will pay the same amount!"

"Can you believe that? This will make our job easier! Who would have thought they
would also take men as prostitutes!"

Fox had shining eyes as he smiled in excitement, showing his shiny white teeth,

"Did he really say that? They will take men and turn them into prostitutes?"

"Yes! And they will pay the same price! How great is that! It seems that they are really
skilled. Every time they take the woman from us and bring her to a room, we could
hear screams inside. They must be good at handling them."

"Then, I'll find us a good target; just wait here and be ready."

Bear nodded as he stared at Fox, walking to the edge of the roof to find their next prey.
This was how they spend their night every day.

They only have to take one person each night, and they would get paid a large amount
of money, enough for them to live a few weeks in luxury with good food and liquors.

Bear could still remember the days when they had to risk getting caught stealing a tiny
sum of money. At that time, they had to move to different places to lower the risk of
being identified.

Their skills aren't that strong either. Bear could only get a small boost in strength and
speed that isn't that effective against real Awakeneds they had encountered before.

Fox only has better eyesight, twice as clearer and sharper as ordinary people but he
could only use it once a day at a maximum of an hour.

To avoid people recognizing them, they often change styles, sometimes with Fox
wearing little girl's clothes.

They also gave themselves a nickname based on their abilities to prevent people from
knowing their identities.

Unbeknownst to them, their lame nicknames were starting to be heard by local forces
from the number of thefts they have done.

Some authorities also know about them but chose to turn a blind eye, labeling them
as harmless. If only the authorities know that they have already changed professions.

One day when they reached this city, after doing their daily rounds of stealing, they
were approached by someone telling them that if both of them help with their tasks,
they would be paid an enormous amount of money.

Now, they became used to it, taking one person from the streets in the most
impoverished side of the city each day.

Since their victims were alone and there weren't many people at night roaming
around this area, they were able to get away with it.

As for what happens to those people they caught, they heard screams on the farthest
rooms so it must be some prostitution happening.

Bear and Fox never bothered asking because they couldn't care less, getting their
hands on that much money with such an easy job.

"I got one! Come quick!"

On the vision of the small-framed Awakened was a man wearing a jacket, sneakily
looking from side to side, feeling a chill run down his spine without any reason.

Once he saw there was nothing on his surroundings, the man tried to walk faster,
slightly afraid of the silent, eerie atmosphere around him.

When he stepped forward, something fell on top of him, and not being able to react,
he instantly got knocked out.

"We got him!"

Bear with Fox holding on to his neck, jumped down on top of the man, hitting his head
and Bear trapping him in his thick arms.

Not wanting anyone to see them, Bear with Fox holding tightly on him and their victim
unconscious on his arms, ran to a dark corner at the side of the street, away from any
of the street lights around them.
The street had been robbed repeatedly that its condition became worse, without even
a single security camera placed anywhere.

A dark shadow hurriedly traced their movements from the roofs, trailing them
wherever they turned.

Max watched the whole thing happen and started following them, easily keeping up
with their speed with his Level 20 Peak Rank 1 body.
As he was trailing the two of them from the shadows where he has plenty of room to
run and hide, Max gradually thought that these Awakeneds were smarter than he
expected.

A few minutes had passed, and they were still on the move, Max, who knows a lot
about the city, estimated their final destination.

From the direction they were going, it seems like they planned to move from one side
of the city to the other.

Max initially thought that these two Awakeneds were simple, but from how they acted,
it showed that they were quite experienced, particularly in escaping.

The unconscious man was slumped on the shoulder of the big-framed Awakened with
a thick coat covering him while on the other side of his shoulder hanged his little
partner.

When they reached a certain distance away from the area where they took the man,
they immediately went to a nearby street where their truck was parked.

Not wasting any time, they drove away as if nothing happened. Even now, as Max was
trailing them, he could see their faces focused on getting their job done.

Based on his observations, they always avoided big roads, preferring to stay on the
small streets where it was dark and roads that not many people use.

While the bigger Awakened was driving, his partner was on the lookout, giving Max a
harder time following them.

Getting closer and closer to the other side of the city, Max slowed down and
maintained a considerable distance between them, expecting them to meet another
Awakened sometime soon.
This area is the location of factories and warehouses, so not a lot of people hang
around this place.

Max watched as they slowed down and took a sharp turn, getting inside an
inconspicuous building at the corner of the district.

He stopped near the building as he checked his surroundings while making sure there
was no one on his tracks.

Following them in after confirming that it was only a parking space, Max saw their
truck on one side without anyone in it.

As there was only one room with the lights on, it was evident where they were
currently at.

"It's a man this time?"

The fat guy said after looking at the unconscious man on the floor. Standing beside
him were Bear and Fox, waiting for their payment.

Hearing what the fat guy just said, Bear responded in an uncertain tone,

"Yesterday you said that a man would be fine, right?"

Bear became worried when he heard his question. As far as he knows, women would
be more expensive and more desired for prostitution. He also knows that the man they
captured is not an attractive one.

He only did it because the fat guy said it's fine to bring a man next time with no other
requirements.

"Yes. This is fine."

"And about your payment…”

Bear and Fox intently stared at the fat guy, waiting for his next words. They wondered
whether there was a problem or they won't be paid as much as they got when they
brought a woman.
"Are you fine being paid on your phone?"

Bear sighed in relief and nodded as he was urged by his partner to pull out their only
phone to receive the payment.

Once the transaction was done, the payment instantly reached their phone. Seeing the
long string of numbers, Fox became ecstatic.

"Hah, we thought a man wouldn't be as popular as a woman in the prostitution

industry, looks like we were wrong."

Bear with a broad smile, jokingly told the guy. When the fat guy heard him, one of his
eyebrows twitched but it quickly replaced by a fake lewd smile as he said,

"Hehehe! Of course, of course! Different people have different tastes, you know, and
our business is only getting started!"

"That's right! Sometimes we could hear their voices when we're on our way out. They
must be having fun!"

Fox nodded, looking like he understands what the fatty said. Bear was the last one
who spoke, ending their conversation.

"Brother Zhu, we're going to go now! The night is still young, and we will have enough
time to celebrate this day's success!"

"Wait, before you go let's add our contacts so I could easily reach you whenever I need
something."

Bear and Fox's eyes brightened, being in contact with the Fatty Zhu meant that they
would have a long period of cooperation which means more money for them,
hurriedly nodding, they added each other on their phones.

As they got out on their truck, Fox couldn't contain his excitement, hurrying Bear to
drive.

"Let's go to the bar we last went to!"

"No, let's find another one. The last time we have to spend a long time to convince
them to let you in because of how small you are. Do you want to wait that long again?"
"Hmm, so how about that high-class club? We are going there next time, right? How
about now?"

"I don't think they will let you in."

"Hide me inside your coat and get a private room! We have a lot of money so they won't
chase us out!"

Bear nodded and turned their truck to another direction, going back to the center of
the city.

Fatty Zhu followed them out to make sure they left before closing the gate to the
building. He then went back to the room and locked the door.

Feeling safe with no eyes watching him, Fatty Zhu brought the unconscious man in the
inner room where a stairs down was located.

When he reached the basement, he went directly in the only door ahead.

Inside the room, a strong stench of blood drifted through the air. The floor had traces
of blood, especially near the table with a lot of straps attached to it.

At the corner of the room was a bloody cage with rusted steel chains sticking on the
wall.

"Hehehe, they thought we were buying these people to become a prostitute. Can you
believe that?"

Fatty Zhu walked in with the unconscious man, talking to the man waiting for him in
the room.

On the couch by the wall, a man in a white shirt was busy scrolling on his phone. He
looked up to see Fatty Zhu with a man on his arms.

"They finished it already? They sure work fast."

"So what's the plan for this guy?"

Fatty strapped the man securely on the table as he turned to his partner, waiting for
his answer.
"We have a new order. Let's check him first then we'll send him off to the different
buyers. They paid a lot for this, after all."

Not bothering to look at the Fatty, the man replied while looking at his phone,
communication with those buyers.

"How much did would we get with this?"

Fatty Zhu patted the strapped man then went his way to sit beside his partner. After
calculating the amount they would get for this guy, his partner spoke,

"Almost double the amount yesterday."

"Seriously? This is getting desirable by the day."

From his laughing expression, Fatty Zhu seemed to be pleased with what he heard.

"Yeah, and it will increase our chances of being caught."

"Hehehe, with your skill, how would they catch us? We would be the one playing with
them like they're clueless kids."

Fatty Zhu ignored his partner's words, they have been doing this for quite some time
now, but them being wanted criminals had already been going on for years.

Even if that was the case, the fact that no one was still able to capture them shows how
useful their skill was against other Awakeneds.

"Just don't forget to use your skill. You always forget about it. We're lucky that we have
been staying low for months now and they were starting to forget about us. If not, we
would probably be caught by now."

Fatty Zhu added, recalling how careless his partner was, always forgetting about using
his skill.

"Yeah yeah, I get it."

His partner nonchalantly replied, scrolling on his phone. He was the one responsible
for finding clients and partners around the world.

The phone he uses was identical to Max's, but he knows a lot more about the use of it
than Max. He could easily find prohibited goods, knowledgable on where they are
hiding.

He also joined multiple groups with people in the same business as them; they share
and receive relevant information every day.

"Oh! Tomorrow is the…?"

Fatty Zhu seemed to remember something, but his partner cut him off, knowing what
he was going to say.
"Yes, it is tomorrow. Did you forget it already?"

"Hehe, it's been fun in this city, we had a lot of catch. I forgot about it. Where are we
going next?"

His partner showed a composed expression, and furiously tapped on his phone then
showed the screen to Fatty Zhu.

"There had been a lot of things happening in the neighboring city, Zhonghai City next
to this. Yesterday, they said there were a lot of fights that happened between different
gangs in there."

"And those gangs now had a lot of those new Awakeneds. From the information that I
got, a lot of our group members were already on their way there."

"Do you mean?"

Fatty Zhu questionably looked at his partner, confirming whether they had the same
idea.

"Yes. Should we go there too? Since there's a lot of new Awakeneds, those would be
some good prey. But of course, you should think about it. We could still go to other
cities anyway."

"Heheh, of course, we will go. This Fatty Zhu isn't scared of kids fighting. Let's show
them how they should respect their seniors."

Fatty Zhu laughed in excitement. In his entire life, never did he look down on other
Awakeneds as he knows how dangerous and cruel some of them are.

However, these new Awakeneds that popped up from nowhere seemed to be

destroying the order, starting chaos wherever they go.

A lot of older Awakeneds were getting impatient at these brainless fools doing
whatever they want, and one of them was Fatty Zhu.

This time he would show them how ignorant they are about the world. Fatty Zhu
would have fun playing with them and putting them in the place where they belong.

His partner turned to give him a long stare and nodded after. Their next course of
action is now finalized.

Above them, in the vents where air flows to the basement, a pair of eyes were staring
at them.

After Max followed the two Awakeneds in, he immediately went to find a way to get in
without using the front door.

Since it was bright inside the room, he would instantly get caught when he goes
through the front.

He was only there to find some answers, not to fight meaninglessly, so he needed to
find somewhere to hide.

Only after going around in circles a few times did Max find something, the entrance of
the vent, and having no choice, he crawled in.

However, Max encountered another problem when he was crawling his way in. The
direction of the vents seemed to be going down and down.

Max was certain that he already passed the room he planned to go into, but he
continued, changing his plan to go in somewhere below the room and go up after.

Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, Max hurriedly crawled. When Max finally
reached the other end, he carefully peeked where he currently is and saw the
unconscious man that the two Awakeneds captured were being strapped on the table.

Figuring that these two should be the boss of the two Awakeneds, he waited to see
what they were going to do next.

Now he has a better understanding of the situation. Those two Awakeneds that he
followed were only the ones who do the capturing then they pass it on to these guys.

These two people would now be his new target since he already figured out what the
last two Awakeneds were doing.

Having the ability to do business with two Awakeneds, it was safe to assume that these
people weren't ordinary.

Checking them with his Status Checker showed nothing, but at this point, that doesn't
prove anything. Max could only wait and see what they planned to do with the man.

After that, Max kept quiet and listened in to their conversation while still being
cautious that someone might pop out behind him where the pitch dark tunnel was.

As he listened, Max heard some useful information about Zhonghai City. It seems that
the underground world of it was infested with new Awakeneds and more Awakeneds
were flowing in the city to join in the fun.

Since Max didn't know about their strengths, he would have to pass this time and get
a bit stronger before going to that dangerous place.

The two people in the room suddenly stood up. Max readied himself to move just in
case.

"Now that we've decided let's finish this and prepare. We'll move when the sun rises."

Fatty Zhu stood up along with his partner. They made their way to the table where the
man laid.

"That early?"

"We still have to find another base in there."

Fatty Zhu stretched his arms as he went to the other side of the table.

"I hope we'll get one this time."

His partner only watched on the other side, waiting to see whether they would be
successful this time or not.

Once Fatty Zhu was ready, he smiled and lifted one of his arms. As the muscles on every
part of his body contracted, he elbowed the strapped man directly on his neck.

Sounds of bones breaking reached their ears but their facial expressions never
changed, seemingly used to it.

The unconscious man will never wake up again. Magically, after a few moments, a blue
glow started forming on his chest.

Slowly, it formed the shape of a cube, glowing in a blue hue. Seeing the familiar glow,
Fatty Zhu's smile became bigger while his partner's lips curled up. It was a success.

Grabbing the glowing cube on his hands, Fatty Zhu opened his mouth and sucked in
like he wanted to eat it.

The glowing cube flew towards his mouth, but before it reached and got inside his
mouth, everything froze.
While everything was frozen, Max pushed the vent cover open and got down on top of
the cage below him.

When he saw the familiar cube forming on the chest of the dead man, Max didn't let
go of the chance and stopped the time.

Not wanting to waste time, only having thirty seconds left, Max quickly got down and
hurried towards the table where the glowing cube was.

Looking at the glowing cube more closely, Max was amazed by the magical object he
was looking at.

The cube was emitting blue light on its surface like how the moon shines in the sky.
Max didn't have any idea about what the object does but seeing the fat guy holding it,
meant that it wasn't dangerous.

As he was short on time, Max chose to ask questions later and took the cube that was
on its way to the mouth of the fat guy in his Inventory.

Without waiting for anything else, Max jumped back on the cage into the vent then
securely closing it.

Since Max already got what he wanted and knows that they would be a commotion
once they find out the cube is gone, he hurriedly crawled back to the entrance, making
a run for it.

Max felt his body being unusually heavy now that he has something quite valuable
with him, his heart pounding in nervousness.

The time resumed once Max reached the entrance, without looking back, he ran away
as fast as he can and only stopped when he was a few blocks away, hiding in a small
alley close to a busy street.
On his face plastered a bright smile as he willed the Inventory to release the glowing
cube, excited to inspect his loot.

A few seconds had passed, and nothing showed up. His excited smile slowly turned
stiff when he didn't see the glowing cube in his Inventory.

"It's not here?"

Max tried, again and again, finding his cube but still, there was nothing. The glowing
cube disappeared.

"It's gone."

Max once again hid outside the same building, taking advantage of his dark
surroundings to sneak his way in.

After contemplating, Max decided to go and find out what happened after he ran away.
He also wanted to know if the glowing cube came back to their hands.

An item disappearing in the Inventory without any reason was impossible, so Max
could only think that they might have done something.

Before Max stopped time, the fat guy was on the process of eating the glowing cube.
The cube flew to his mouth at high speed as if it was sucked in.

If Max didn't stop the time, it might have disappeared the next second. He considered
if that was the reason why.

Everything would be clear after he sees it for himself. Going back to the vents, Max
reached the end not long after.

When he peeked into the room, Max was dumbfounded on the scene before him.

There was nothing.

Nothing was left in the room like they were never there in the first place.

Everyone was nowhere to be seen, all their stuff on the table, the couch, the cage, even
the bloodstains on the floor. Everything was gone.

From the condition of the room, it was like no one had used it at all. Only after
thoroughly checking the room and the room above did Max completely believe they
were gone.

With no reason for him to stay, Max left with his mind blank, no way of explaining the
strange phenomenon that just happened.

"Hey, did you forget to use your skill again?"

Fattu Zhu noticed something as he looked at their surroundings and turned to his
partner, reminding him of his task.

"Hmm? Do I have to? We're done anyway."

"Use it! Just to be sure! It's not like you will lose something!"

"Fine."

His partner pushed open his hands in two different directions. All of a sudden, on the
tips of his fingers, a thin barrier was forming.

Pushing his hands further out, the barrier covered themselves then the entire room
until it covered their whole base.

The barrier was responsible for effectively hiding them from any Awakened that tries
to locate them. Everything that is inside the barrier would be on their own dimension.

On the outside, no one would expect that in their base that has nothing in it, two
people were still doing their own business, only it was in another space hidden to
anyone's eyes.

"There."

"Simple right? And this guarantees our safety. Who can find us in our own space? This
is like our small dimension, except us, no one else will know the existence of this
place."
Fatty Zhu smugly said, feeling extremely comfortable. This was the skill of his partner,
one of the most important reasons why they could easily do anything they wanted.

"Yeah yeah. Did you secure the Skill Box?"

His partner intently stared at him. That Skill Box is a treasure. It is a useful tool that
can potentially make them stronger or if they didn't like it, selling it was also an option.

The Skill Box, no matter how useless, can be sold for least tens of millions to more
than a few billion, depending on its effects.

"Of course! It's in here. The safest place it can be!"

Fatty Zhu patted his large stomach with a face full of satisfaction before sucking in the
body of the man lying on the table.

The sight of it was quite mystical, as if he was inhaling smoke into his mouth, except
this time, it was a solid object being sucked in.

"If my mouth catches it, it will not escape, no matter what!"

Even when he just sucked in a whole body, Fatty Zhu was still smiling. Inside the space
of his stomach, was a glowing cube, shining on multiple items around it.

"We'll get a lot of money from that if we sell it. Or maybe we should trade it with others
but let's check it first if it's useful for us."

"Let's decide when we reach the other city tomorrow. I'll take all our stuff now, and
we'll move when the sun rises."

Fatty Zhu proceeded to suck the objects around them one by one from the cage, to the
table. When he was finished, Fatty Zhu went up to the upper room and did the same
thing.

Right as he went back, his partner was absorbed on his phone, reading about the
activities that were happening.

Seeing the dangerous clips, his partner concernedly turned to Fatty Zhu once again,

"Are you sure we can go there with just the two of us? Can we manage it?"
Having been with his partner for years, Fatty Zhu knew what was on his mind. He
softly laughed while saying,

"Heheh, don't be too nervous. With your skill hiding us from anyone and me being
powerful, who could beat us?"

"Don't forget, those kids don't know anything. What can their skills do to us?"

"Hahaha."

Fatty Zhu laughed in a carefree manner, feeling no pressure while patting the
shoulders of his partner. Still laughing, Fatty Zhu's eyes then shined in a mysterious
light before adding his last few words to reassure his partner,

"Heh, those newbies dared to be arrogant with their puny skills?"

"Who said we only have one skill?"

While the two were finishing their last set of preparations, Max, who was almost
home, slowly moving on the other part of the city, was deep in his thoughts.

This was quite an eventful night, Max got to learn about a lot of things, and he was able
to encounter a few people that were an Awakened the same as him.

However, alongside his success, Max was also left with many questions, questions that
he instinctively felt to be important in their future.

The first two Awakeneds that Max encountered didn't do anything unusual, and he
can't be bothered about them as the chances of them being engaged in a conflict were
close to none.

But the last two people's actions were definitely suspicious. Max was confident that
the fat guy was an Awakened.

He spotted some clues that exposed him being an Awakened, the cube floating to his
mouth and the cube disappearing from his Inventory.

The last person left would be his partner who was someone Max had no clue about.
The guy didn't make any moves, so Max has no way to prove if he is an Awakened.

The only reason that Max assumed he was an Awakened was that he doesn't look like
an assistant of the fat Awakened and from how they spoke, the fat guy never once
showed disdain on him.

That only meant he had something on him that was enough to be respected by the fat
Awakened.

He might not necessarily be an Awakened. But Max would rather believe he is than to
make a mistake of assuming he is weak.

Recalling the missing cube, Max sighed. It was a pity that the glowing cube slipped
away from his grasp. The item was too mysterious. Sadly, they disappeared before he
could take it back.

Not only that, seeing everything that happened back at their base with his own eyes,
Max questioned their purpose. Who are they and what are their plans? Will it affect or
endanger them somehow? Should he do anything about it?

Shaking his head, he chose to think about it later when he gets home. Max was busy
the entire night, not realizing that it was already this late.

As soon as he got home, Max immediately went to find Yu'er to tell her about the
unbelievable events he had been through.

When he went inside their room, he saw Yu'er with Xue, happily smiling as they
chatted with each other.

Max never asked Xue to join him on his trips since the day he made her his slave.
Instead, Max asked her to stay with Yu'er.

Fully aware that he was currently a lot stronger than Yu'er and he would be fine being
alone, Max left Xue with his sister for protection.

With Xue around Yu'er, Max would be less worried about her being a target of anyone
with evil intentions.

They also got Xue the same phone as them for easier communication and to let her
learn more about the world.

In the event that he wasn't around and they get attacked, they could team up and help
each other. Nevertheless, Max kept reminding them to notify him right away if that
were to happen.

But with Yu'er asking Max to bring her with him when he goes out, saying she wanted
to gain combat experience against other Awakeneds, Max could only promise to take
her out sometimes.

By the looks of it, Max made a great decision, seeing them having fun around each
other with bright smiles on their faces.

Every time she goes to school, Xue always change her appearance into a cute and
harmless girl, winning the hearts of many students.

While not at the level of her original beauty, many guys still attempted to make a move
on her. But seeing her and Yu'er being together, they all remove those thoughts.

As they got closer and closer, Xue also became more and more open to Max, constantly
speaking with him with no reservations.

For him, she was like the closest friend of Yu'er, her assistant, and protector at the
same time while also being someone who he could trust since she won't ever betray
them.

Xue and Yu'er immediately stopped what they were doing as soon as Max got in. It was
late, and they had been wondering what happened to him, thinking he should have
been back a few hours earlier.

"Haah."

Max laid down on the space below their feet, feeling extremely tired running around
all over the place the entire night.

"I have a lot of news."

Turning to them while he laid on the bed, Max began to open his mouth. He didn't
bother to hide it from Xue as she will always be on their side and it would be better if
she were to know all of it.

Max started telling them about everything he saw. From the kidnapping done by the
two Awakeneds to the glowing cube that disappeared from his Inventory.

Yu'er and Xue weren't able to react fast enough to say something before Max
continuously spoke. They could only listen to his words, digesting the unbelievable
information they were hearing.

After talking about everything, Max watched their focused expressions, waiting for
their next words.

The first one to speak was Yu'er. After a few minutes of contemplation, she seemed to
have thought of something, slowly voicing out her words.
"Can you tell me more about the glowing cube? What it looks like, and what did you
feel when you touched it?"

Max doesn't know where she was going, but he still tried to recall more details about
the glowing cube.

"The cube was about this size, and it looks like it's made from an unknown material
with a glass or a crystal feel when you touch it. It glows in a blue hue, not too bright,
more like the moon if it's blue and has the shape of a cube."

Max opened one of his hands wide while curling his fingers in a grabbing manner as if
holding on to something. That was the best explanation he could think of, only seeing
the glowing cube twice.

When Yu'er heard his explanation, she went back deep in her thoughts, trying to recall
something at the back of her mind.

Suddenly, her eyes shined as she remembered something, turning up to look at Max.

"I remember! A cube that's glowing, right? I'm pretty sure our parents mentioned
something like that before. I think it's called a Skill Box. Ugh. That's all I heard."

Yu'er showed a regretful expression, before adding,

"They told me this a long time ago, but at that time, I didn't listen to everything they
said."

"Why?"

"We had a discussion for a few hours about lots of things, mostly them telling stories.
Most of it wasn't interesting, but at the end of it, I became too bored to focus."

"All I know is that if we're talking about the same thing, it should be called a Skill Box
and it's useful? I heard the word Skill Box quite a few times from them like when they
talked about someone wants a Skill Box or how they should find a Skill Box."

"Skill Box? Looks like we need to find more information about it."

Yu'er's information wasn't enough for them to determine what the glowing cube was
and what it was for, but if it is certainly called a Skill Box, then they can try to search
for in their phone.

"Found it."
"Found it."

Xue tried to find more about the Skill Box the second she heard Yu'er talking about it.
Using the Skill Box as a keyword, she was able to find a few more things.

"That's expensive."

"What? Let me see."

Yu'er and Xue were beside each other, staring at the screen, Max had to move beside
them to see the content they were looking at.

From what they found, there were currently a few Skill Boxes being sold by other
Awakeneds. Their prices were absurdly high, from tens of millions to the most
expensive one, going for a few billion.

What they gathered from the limited information was that each Skill Box contains only
one skill.

Max could see various skills available. Skill Box (Ice Spike), Skill Box (Double
Strength), Skill Box (Extra Arms), and Skill Box (Rock Body) were a few of them.

Written after the Skill Box should be the skill they contain, and it becomes more
expensive, the more useful the skill is. The Skill Box (Rock Body) had a price more than
tenfold the of Skill Box (Extra Arms).

Other than that, there were only able to find one final explanation about the Skill Box
since they all gave out the same description.

"A treasure from the past that can be used to change the skill of an Awakened?"

Seeing that there was no further explanation about the Skill Box, such as how can they
use it, how it works and where it came from, Max figured that it should be common
knowledge for every Awakened around the world.

"Treasure from the past? These Skill Box should be a rare find. But I just saw it a while
ago, coming out of a man's body."

"Hmm? This is the Skill Box? Aren't they called Awakening Cube? I'm pretty sure these
were called Awakening Cube in the past."

Yu'er was beginning to doubt her knowledge about this item. No one could blame her.
It's been years since she last heard of this item.

Now she finally understood. Initially, she thought the Skill Box was another item from
the Lost Treasures that their parents wanted to find, turns out the Awakening Cube,
and the Skill Box were the same items.

Now that Yu'er knows what precisely the item they were talking about, she naturally
had some knowledge about it.

"I know some more things about these Skill Boxes. When you get your hands on it, you
could use it to swap one of your skill with the skill contained in the Skill Box."

"But it's not all that good. After swapping your skill, you could only use it again after
some time. Swapping back and forth is impossible."

"It isn't worth the price. The System Store is more convenient, cheap, and the skills are
stronger."

"In here, the Skill Box is expensive even if the skill it contained is useless."

Regardless of the price, the Skill Box is still one of the most popular items being
exchanged. No matter how expensive it will be, because of its rarity, Awakeneds would
always buy it.

Nowadays, the Awakened community learned ways to trade fairly with each other
without any deceit.

When an Awakened wanted to sell an item, they had to use the services of a reputable
auction. Selling it on their own isn't a problem, only that there is no trust between the
two parties.
Purchasing an item that way can result in scams and fake items as the buyer would
have to pay first before receiving the item.

Going through a reputable auction would remove all those risks. The auction would
first take the item and check it's authenticity, only after that would it be sold on their
platform.

The purpose of it would be to eliminate any kinds of trickery and ensure fair trade
between the two sides.

In exchange for their service, they would take a small percentage of the sale. Currently,
there is only one world-renowned auction that most Awakeneds use.

Rumors circulated that the Awakened behind it was extremely powerful being able to
offer services to most Awakeneds all over the world at the same time while also having
the ability to transport goods in every part of the world using an unknown skill.

Until now, no one knows who he is or who they are since there isn't any way for them
to locate the one behind it.

Max and Xue listened to Yu'er's explanation, but before they could comprehend her
words, she continued,

"And just like you said, this item is from the past. The Skill Box is only one of the many
Lost Treasures that were found in different areas of the world."

"It is also the most common one among all the treasures. However, most Awakeneds
collect them in their own secure, hidden storage, away from the reach of others."

"Because the best way to use the Skill Box isn't to change an Awakened's skill."

"It is rare for a Skill Box to contain a strong skill that swapping skills doesn't happen
often. Though there were unconfirmed rumors that someone found a Skill Box
containing a Resurrection Skill in the past."

"But even if that's true, there should be some conditions for that."

"The best way to use a Skill Box, which most Awakeneds can agree to, is to turn an
ordinary person into an Awakened."
"That was why it was previously called Awakening Cube. With a Skill Box, there was
never a time when it failed to turn someone into an Awakened, boasting a one hundred
percent success rate through the years.'

Yu'er watched as Max and Xue's expression turned into surprise; she was the same the
first time she heard about it.

"Really?"

"Yeah, that's why Awakeneds collect them so they can give it to their loyal
subordinates. Some wealthy people also spend billions to buy them."

"And if you look closely, there aren't much Skill Boxes being sold, and all the skills were
useless."

What Yu'er said was true. Of all the Skill Box that were available, the Rock Body Skill
was already the best one.

"It's all gone."

Xue spoke out from the side, turning the screen to them, and just like she said, the Skill
Boxes available all disappeared.

All of it immediately got bought while they were talking about it. That showed how
valuable and attractive the item is in the eyes of Awakeneds.

"That's fast."

"Yeah."

"What do we do now?"

Max thought about every information they gathered so far. He felt it was great that
they were able to find enough details to understand what the Skill Box is.

However one last question lingered his mind, and it seems Yu'er arrived at the same
thought,

"The Skill Box is one of the Lost Treasures from the past. How is it that you saw it
coming out of a dead man?"
Xue stayed silent on one side of the bed, intently listening to their conversation. This
was an entirely new topic for her.

She was aware that she couldn't contribute much this time, but whatever decision they
come down to, Xue would follow and support them with her full capability.

It was then a squeaky childish voice interrupted them from the far side of their room.

[Ha! I heard what the three of you were talking about! Hehe! I came here today to give
you a hint!]
Little Dou was happily playing around all this time. Though her actions looked like she
wasn't listening, she could still hear everything they talked about.

Among all the people around Max, Little Dou would always be the most informed of
his situation.

She was the System Fairy, after all. She could be called the representative of the
System.

Although Little Dou couldn't tell them everything she knows about the Skill Box, the
System determined that they have gathered enough information and decided to give
them a hint.

However, whether they will find something out with that was entirely up to them. The
three of them stared at Little Dou, waiting for what she was going to say.

They have a feeling that they were on to something big, a secret that was waiting to be
uncovered that will be beneficial for them.

[The hint is to pay more attention to the New Awakeneds! They have the answer you
are looking for!]

New Awakeneds? Max became lost in thought. New Awakeneds should be what they
call those Awakeneds who recently kept popping out of nowhere.

Why would Little Dou tell them to pay close attention to the New Awakeneds? Are they
different from the rest of the Awakeneds? Or was there something about them that
they still didn't know?

As far as he knows, there was no difference between Awakeneds. If there are, what
could it be?

The only way to find out was to follow the hint Little Dou gave them. There must be a
reason why she specifically said New Awakeneds. But how were they going to do that?
It looks like Max had to continue his night watch around the city.

He would start from there and from then on see what will be their next course of
action. Max doesn't believe that they won't find some more clues about it.

These past few nights before he roamed the city, Max had been training his body
seriously. Even though he has a strong body for a human doesn't mean he had the
strongest body for an Awakened.

Having a higher rank meant having more overall power that includes body strength.
However, there is more to it than that.

Some animals in the wild were naturally born with a powerful body, but no one ever
thought they were formidable.

Without techniques and strategies, they were just simple creatures. The same with
Max, his body strength and overall superior skills doesn't automatically mean he will
be unbeatable.

From the information that he obtained in the past few days, Awakeneds in the entire
world had a variety of ways on how they train to become stronger.

Some focus on their skills, honing it to its peak while trying to gain enlightenment to
become stronger.

This meant gaining more understanding of their skills and modifying it to be more
efficient to which the output would be stronger.

While they were in that process, the energy in their bodies would slowly grow denser.
Once their energy finally becomes dense enough, they will achieve a breakthrough to
the next stage until they could rank up and get their second skill.

Most Awakeneds described it as the more experience someone has with their skill, the
more they will understand it, and the better their control will be, thus making
themselves stronger.

Max got to read some stories about people breaking through and gaining
enlightenment in a life and death situation, which was considered a fortunate and rare
occurrence.
Other Awakeneds decided to focus on strengthening their bodies. Of course, their
skills are indispensable, but they chose to focus more on their bodies, using it as a
weapon.

Awakeneds like them should have some skills that won't get any stronger. An example
would be some type of Storage Skill like the Inventory or any Movement Skills. They
could only depend on their physical abilities to fight.

It was different from having skills that use weapons which could be improved by
having better control and greater insight.

This gives those Awakeneds with weaker skills a chance to change their fate with their
own hands. In the end, their progress will depend on themselves.

Naturally, those with skills on the stronger side would have an edge, especially if they
were paired with any skills that give them useful buffs.

That was another way to become stronger. There were a lot more ways to get stronger
such as pills and treasures, but those resources aren't available for every Awakeneds.

Most people choose to do a little bit of everything, trying to learn more about their
skill to improve it while strengthening their body and using the resources available to
them.

With all that knowledge, Max had to go through intense training to improve his body's
flexibility and reaction time.

He also played with his skills in the wild, trying all sorts of combinations and strategies
he could think of. His Time Stop was one of his strongest skills that can be used
offensively and defensively.

Max planned to make it one of his primary skills in the future, and it's in his top
priority to be upgraded. He believed that the Time Stop would be his most potent card
someday against the mighty foes he will face.

To be away from people's eyes, Max traveled outside the city to the countryside where
the mountainous region was located.

With the serene environment and bountiful wild animals to hunt, Max was able to
hone his skills and reflexes. He saw improvements in his movements that were now
more controlled. His steps were also lighter.

Yu'er gave Max some pointers since he was lacking in some areas when it comes to
combat. She pointed out how slow his hand-eye coordination was, which is only one
of the many fundamental things he should improve on.

For days, each time he went to the mountains, Max had to catch fish from the river for
food with bare hands.

It was a difficult time for him. Those fish were fast and slippery. Sometimes his hands
weren't quick enough to grab them.

But Max persevered all night, trying again and again. He also trained in other ways
such as hunting without using any skills, nonstop using his body to its full capability
to surpass his present self.

Nowadays, Max wasn't that same as he was before. His sharp eyes stayed alert, and his
body movements were relaxed yet seemed to always be ready to react to any situation
in his surroundings.

A hint of excitement showed on Yu'er's composed face as she turned to Max, having a
plan of her own,

"This city is massive. There are a lot of them in here so finding them should be easy. If
we really tried. Of course, this time we will be joining you."

A small smile crept its way to her face. She had been patient and cautious, staying away
from any dangerous activities since their parents went away.

Yu'er knows that Max from the past won't be able to handle it if she were to have
powerful enemies. That was the reason she acted like an ordinary person, never
exposing her skill to anyone, especially her skill, which can heal people.

If that were to be known, plenty of Awakeneds that have evil intentions would
inevitably pop out to take advantage of her and Max.

One day they would slowly explore the world, go on an adventure, meet all kinds of
enemies and above all, have the most overpowered skills, conquer the world and
everything in it.
"Where should we go first? Do you have any ideas?"

Max nodded. In the first place, he never had any plans to go alone. With Yu'er and Xue's
help, they could do a lot more things.

Now that they have a few skills with them, while also getting stronger by the day, Max
decided that this should be the right time for them to begin interacting with the hidden
world shrouded in mystery.

He was aware that being too cautious is limiting them. With a slight change of
mentality, this can be considered his first step forward to the unknown.

"Yeah, I know some places."

"Where should we go first? Do you have any ideas?"

Max nodded as he asked. In the first place, he never had any plans to go alone. With
Yu'er and Xue's help, they could do a lot more things.

There was also Lydia. Even though Max already conquered her, they still couldn't have
her help since they didn't want to Layla suspect anything.

Also, Max and Yu'er still weren't able to find the right time to be alone with Lydia to
tell her about themselves.

"I don't, but we know where to search for those kinds of information."

Yu'er thought about the online groups that have everything they need. They can do
some research and ask their fellow Awakeneds. The answer should be there
somewhere.

"Chief Li!"

"What is it now?"

Chief Li sat in his office, busy looking at different folders containing the current events
happening around the city.

On the folders, recorded were the activities of Awakeneds all around their city, reports
from other departments and the higher-ups. Since their city has a few million
inhabitants, naturally, the number of incidents happening was numerous.

Day and night, Chief Li had to deal with headaches after headaches of Awakeneds
being too conspicuous, disregarding law and order.
Most of them were the New Awakened that thought they were the chosen one among
others, taking all advantages they can get from anyone without care of consequences.

Though some of them were aware of their circumstances and the world, they still
chose to do whatever they want, confident that they to be unbeatable with their
abilities.

Others rely on their backgrounds that will support and defend them when they get
into any trouble — Awakeneds from influential families and those who have some
connections fall under this category.

Those kinds of people will never be treated seriously. Once they violate law and order,
their only option is to get stronger while continuously hiding from the authorities or
face punishment in their improved prison facilities.

However, Chief Li was never once stepped back from them. Those people that stir up
chaos without fear of authorities are ignorant and too full of themselves to use their
heads.

Chief Li is only one of many who were tasked by the higher-ups to maintain the peace
of their city. With such a big tree protecting him, there's no need for him to be afraid.

Truthfully, the government forces aren't the most powerful organization that exists.
Some other organizations were just as formidable only that they are mostly reclusive.

The government is comprised of distinguished figures and powerful Awakeneds with

notable backgrounds and connections worldwide so people would still have to
recognize their power.

No one would dare to offend them without any definitive reason. Even evil
organizations would have to think about the consequences before going against them.

However, all those considerations only happen in the open. In the dark, away from
anyone's watch, anything can happen.

Fortunately, with Chief Li's request for assistance to properly deal with all the issues,
the higher-ups allocated more personnel, including some Awakeneds under his
command.

And with their capable Intelligence Division, they were able to subdue most of these
lawbreakers.

If the Awakened merely committed minor violations and were also a newly awakened
individual, Chief Li would only try to speak with them.

He would give them an idea about the world and tell them everything that they needed
to understand while recruiting or forming an agreement with all of them.

Even when some Awakeneds never did anything against the law, Chief Li would still
attempt to contact them for formalities sake and to pull them on their side.

Most of those Awakeneds didn't want to be bothered by anyone, especially the

authorities, only wanting to live their lives peacefully.

But when they hear about their attractive conditions with almost no requirements
except not to break the law, they would change their minds and happily cooperate.

Now, Jing Fei, his assistant, suddenly barged into his office with an urgent and slightly
helpless expression on his face.

"We have a situation. Here are the reports sent by the Intelligence Division."

Jing Fei gave him a couple of documents. When Chief Li finished reading its contents,
his brows were already knitted together.

"Evil Ghost Luo? How did this happen?"

"We have no idea. I already contacted the surrounding cities and the city where Evil
Ghost Luo should be to ask why didn't they notify us about him. But they were also
surprised when they heard about our report."

"They should be scrambling for an explanation right now since they were the ones
responsible for this guy."

"But what are we going to do?"

Jing Fei felt panicked. This isn't good at all. They have a powerful Awakened in their
backyard who preys on ordinary people for nourishment and gets stronger with each
prey he consumes.
Evil Ghost Luo was given his name from how vicious he is, disregarding any laws and
morality for power.

He has an unknown Ghost-type Skill that can be used to forcefully suck his victim's
soul to strengthen himself. He could also possess his victims by dominating their wills
and occupy their body whenever he wants.

This skill made him unstoppable when he was still slowly growing at the beginning,
effectively hiding his existence by moving from body to body.

Unlike others, Evil Ghost Luo acted differently. When he found out about his skill and
how it works, he found a job in a hospital to prey on dying patients.

That way, no one would suspect anything if they were to die. When he had no one left
to prey on, Evil Ghost Luo would move to other hospitals.

This scheme continued for months. He was only caught on the act by the authorities
when someone reported about a suspicious person.

However, it was too late. By the time they faced Evil Ghost Luo, he was already too
strong. Each time they sent powerful Awakeneds, Evil Ghost Luo would only disregard
his stolen body and escape through walls.

This left them helpless. They have the necessary power to defeat him, but all of it was
useless if they couldn't even catch him.

"We can't leave him alone. Prepare our forces, we have to make a move now, or it will
be too late."

Chief Li looked out the window. Most people should still be sleeping in the middle of
the night. They must succeed tonight. Or else, the upcoming days will be a disaster.

"Also, ask for reinforcements from other cities. We need all the help that we can get."

"I already did. They said that they would arrive in a few hours."

Jing Fei hurriedly reported before running out to pass the order of their Chief. He also
readied himself for the coming battle and arranged people in preparation for cleaning
up the aftermath.
"A few hours? This isn't good. We're on our own."

Chief Li shook his head. This will be a crucial mission, and they have to succeed no
matter what. What he needs to do right now was to focus on their objective.

Reinforcements would arrive after a few hours. Chief Li calmed himself down. There's
no reason why they can't deal with this.

Having a composed expression, Chief Li stood up after a deep breath and walked out,
his head filled with countless thoughts.
Compared to other cities, Skywater City is known to be the most peaceful one.

Chief Li worked tirelessly day by day to reach this point. Since he was designated to
this position, he had shown excellent progress and outstanding results.

Every city has its problem to fix and difficulties to manage; however, under his
leadership, they were able to achieve greater success.

The higher-ups recognized his accomplishments, giving him merits and commended
him for doing a great job.

Now, all of that is on the line in this mission.

Evil Ghost Luo.

Chief Li read all the files they had about him. From the record, he is a sneaky and
deadly individual.

Evil Ghost Luo is exceedingly prideful yet greatly values his life that he would choose
to escape if he felt his life being threatened.

Moreover, he doesn't care about anything. He would kill if it's necessary and would
not when he doesn't need to, an extremely calculating person.

His skill is undetermined but was known to have the ability to occupy a living body by
taking over their minds through a battle of wills, a mental attack.

At the same time, his ability can also suck out souls and consume it for nourishment.
From multiple incidents, consuming souls have been found to strengthen him, a
unique way to get stronger but not unheard of.

Sucking souls can also only be done to living people and is presumed to be incredibly
risky. Evil Ghost Luo's targets were mostly sick, dying people, and those who have
mental issues, a form of soul attack.

When dealing with this individual, it is recommended to have multiple aids as the soul-
sucking process is supposedly a long process that requires concentration and cancels
out once interrupted.

Additionally, for safety, eye contact should be avoided. In every incident, victims
showed the same unfocused eyes full of horrors.

Affiliation, none officially. Unofficially, Evil Ghost Luo was sighted to have met with
some members of the Ghost Hall.

Ghost Hall is a notorious evil organization that works secretly out of anyone's sight. It
is rumored to be ruled by six ghost leaders with undetermined identities and abilities.

Only a few Awakeneds around the world were identified to be members of this group,
and all of them have the similarity of having a Ghost-type Skill.

A hidden and evil organization, caution is a priority when dealing with this
organization.

Evil Ghost Luo, when sighted, immediately notify the authorities, keep a distance away
from him under any circumstances, especially when alone.

When he was done going over the information, Chief Li sat back on his seat, analyzing
his abilities and contemplating ways to deal with him.

*knock knock*

The next moment, the door opened, and Jing Fei got in to notify him,

"Chief Li, they're done with the final preparations. We're ready to move."

Midnight.

A middle-aged man with an easy-going expression was walking down the street while
humming. His face had a satisfied smile as if he just had a sumptuous meal.
Suddenly, as he passed through a large tree by the sidewalk, a white mist rained down
from the branches and surrounded him.

Before he was able to react, the mist ignited, burning his skin through his clothes.

"Got him. Proceed as planned."

Chief Li and Jing Fei were on top of a building watching the scene unfold. The man
screamed in pain as he rolled around the ground in an effort to extinguish the fire.

Flammable Mist, the skill of an Awakened under his command, he could release a
white mist that can be ignited whenever he wants.

The only downside was he couldn't control where the mist goes, and it can easily be
made ineffective when his opponent was prepared for it.

This time, to ensure that he would hit his target, he released everything he had to
surround the man's body, exhausting his energy in exchange.

When he succeeded, his work was done. Proceeding as they planned, he jumped down
to head towards their gathering place to recuperate his lost energy.

"Everyone stay alert. Watch his movements."

"Second Group, take him down."

On Chief Li's command, a group of people in black attire who were armed with guns
came out of the surrounding areas.

All of them got ready for this exact moment. They arrived a few minutes earlier to
prepare an ambush.

As to how they were able to locate him, it was quite easy. When they found the dead
body that Evil Ghost Luo discarded, they only have to find the last person he ran into
with his previous vessel.

Everything went smoothly after that. They quickly traced his movements and made
the necessary plans to deal with him.

Taking the chance while he's down, the second group fired continuous shots at the
man. Each shot was like mini balls of fire that explodes whenever it hit him.

The weapon they were holding wasn't an ordinary gun. It is a Magic Gun. By combining
current technologies and the effects of various skills, they were able to create this
weapon.

Comparing the power, the Magic Gun wasn't as damaging as real guns. The sole reason
Chief Li decided to use this weapon was that they were against a ghost.

Physical Attacks aren't effective against ghosts. Even if his body were to disintegrate,
his real form would still be unharmed.

To be successful in defeating Evil Ghost Luo, Chief Li had to eliminate his ghost body
using Elemental Skills.

However, as this emergency mission caught every one of them unprepared, only a
small number of Awakeneds with the necessary skills were gathered.

So Chief Li had to use everything they have, including these Magic Guns. Although
these weapons were not too effective against his current body, once it hits him in his
original ghost form, it would inflict serious damage.

When they all thought it was going to be over, ending with his body burning and
forcing him out, one person suddenly fell on the ground motionless.

Simultaneously, Evil Ghost Luo also disappeared on his spot; only the charred ground
was left.

It seems that Evil Ghost Luo had enough and decided to retaliate. With every groan,
one person fell with necks bent the wrong way.

It was happening so fast that most of them, as ordinary people, failed to pinpoint even
a hint of his location.

Some fired shots on the direction of the groans, hoping that they would somehow be
able to hit him. Others huddled together, sharply watching their surroundings.

But no matter how good and how useful their weapon was, if they couldn't find their
target, they can only be a prey for the predator.
The night felt unusually chilly for them. A sinking feeling rushed through their bones
as if they were the ones being hunted.

At the building, Chief Li and Jing Fei watched with solemn expressions. What
happened already happened, they could only try to finish what they started.

Chief Li focused on the situation as he gave out commands,

"Third Group, use your skills to destroy his body. Force him to come out."

"Fourth Group, when his ghost form emerged, start attacking him."

"Fifth Group, surround the area, don't let him escape."

Evil Ghost Luo with a pale face with no expression stood motionlessly. Surrounding
him was a horrible sight of bodies littered everywhere.

He easily defeated all of them without even trying, only using his speed to attack them
from behind while hiding in the dark.

All of them went down one after another, helpless against his onslaught. It was a
complete one-sided slaughter.

In a matter of minutes, no one was left alive except the person beside him that he was
grabbing on his neck.

The guy had a pair of dead, listless eyes. He saw the whole thing and have long given
up hope.

They were against a monster. When Evil Ghost Luo looked down and saw the guy's
hopeless expression, a slight smirk appeared on his face as his body fell lifelessly.

At that instant, a faint light went out of his body and shot rapidly towards the
vulnerable, defenseless guy.

As soon as the light blended inside him, his previous helpless face froze then it slowly
turned blank.

Only after a few seconds did his facial expression went back to normal, but it didn't
stop there, and he instead gave out a creepy smile.

"This is too easy. He didn't even fight back."

"This body is mine now. I hope you enjoy your eternal slumber."

"Ahh, what a good feeling. A new vessel."

With a smile on his face, Evil Ghost Luo, on his new body inhaled the cold air as leaves
flew along with the nightly breeze.

Taking over a new body was one of the most satisfying feelings he enjoys, only second
to consuming souls.

When Evil Ghost Luo saw his previous body lying on the ground with severe burns all
over, his face twisted in rage.

Once he took over a body, it could be said that they are linked as one so everything the
body experience gets fully transmitted to him.

"Who was the one who dared to burn me!? If I get my hands on you, I will burn your
soul!"

Being burned alive was too painful that Evil Ghost Luo had to move to another body
as he couldn't bear with the stinging pain anymore.

In his entire life, Evil Ghost Luo had never felt humiliated like this. He had to roll on
the ground like a dog while screaming in pain.

That explained why he was boiling with anger and fury. Someone as prideful as him
wouldn't accept this kind of treatment. For him, it was unforgivable.

At this time, Evil Ghost Luo heard people approaching his location. Not long after, he
could see already see their shadows.

"Another group running to their deaths? Fine, I'll start with you then."

Evil Ghost Luo moved towards the nearest person to give him a swift blow. However,
before he reached the person's neck, planning to end his life in one stroke, the man
turned his head to the side, dodging him by an inch.

"Hmm?"

Evil Ghost Luo instantly jumped a distance away from the man when he noticed the
others slowly surrounding him and to stare at them with eyes full of curiosity.

"Interesting."
It was like he found his new toy. His eyes shined as he observed their movements.

If an ordinary person were on the man's position, he would've died with only one of
his blows. Since the man was able to see his moves and successfully dodge it, there
could only be one explanation for that.

"Government forces in this city, huh? Pesky bunch. I will definitely pay them a visit
once I'm done with this."

But remembering the humiliation he received a while ago, his eyes narrowed and
stretched his newly occupied body.

"If you want to play, then let's play."

Under their Chief's command, the Awakeneds looked at each other while giving out
signals that only they could understand.

After a few moments, they all attacked Evil Ghost Luo at the same time on different
fronts. Various lights shined from their arms and legs indicated their use of skills.

These Awakeneds were those who didn't have Elemental Skills and were tasked to
destroy his body.

They only need to land one powerful blow on him to succeed since it was only a
borrowed body from an ordinary person.

Evil Ghost Luo readied himself to respond to their attacks. He felt no pressure at all,
as there weren't a lot of them, only a total of five.

From their movements, he determined that they aren't skilled enough to win against
him. Also, Evil Ghost Luo had already reached the peak of Rank 1 and was closing to a
breakthrough.

That was also the reason why he had to move to another city. He couldn't do a lot of
things in his previous location since there were eyes on him wherever he goes.

And once they found out about his approaching breakthrough, they would surely
attempt to end his life. He would be an idiot if he were to fall for their schemes.

When their empowered fists and kicks reached him, Evil Ghost Luo skillfully evaded
them. He took advantage of their dark surroundings to hit them from their blind spots.

Chief Li, along with Jing Fei, watched their battle from their position on top of a
building. Chief Li was confident that his people would succeed.

The other groups were already on their positions, only waiting for the second group
to force his ghost form out.

All of them were intently watching the proceedings below, each with a task to
accomplish.

Evil Ghost Luo was enjoying this. This was what it meant to be strong. He could have
ended this fight in a matter of seconds if he could take them on one by one.

The Awakeneds that were attacking him had weak skills when compared to him. He
had been feeding on souls for months, and his power already reached right at the
barrier of Rank 2.

From their strengths, Evil Ghost Luo figured out that these people were only Rank 1
Early to Late Phase Awakeneds. He should not be able to easily win against them while
they were ganging up on him like this.

However, since their skills were useless when they couldn't touch him, he could
manage to slowly tire them out, though their coordination made it hard for him to end
it sooner.

There was the option of killing them one after the other to reduce their numbers. But
knowing his breakthrough was near, he didn't want to let go of the chance to consume
their souls.

They were Awakeneds, and an Awakened's soul ought to be more valuable than the
low-quality souls he was used to from ordinary people.

Evil Ghost Luo could only consume souls from living beings; that was why he didn't
want to kill them.

There were two things he had to consider before attempting to suck out someone's
soul.

First was he needs in his ghost form to be able to pull out their soul, and the second,
he would need a long time to suck a soul out.

With all of these people bothering him, it will be impossible unless he defeats all of
them first before proceeding to enjoy his meal.
Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Max was preparing to sleep. He still has classes
tomorrow, and he had outdone himself tonight, filling his head with multiple
questions.

One of his worries was not knowing whether they were in danger or not. That was the
only reason why he was intent on having the Magical Space.

Max would simply give his women access to the Magical Space. Then all of them,
including himself, would be able to use it as a shelter once they find themselves in
trouble.

Max would never accept being looked down upon by others by being weak. He would
be the one playing with other people, not the other way around.

There was a lot of news about revenge and massacres done by some aggressive
Awakeneds. Max was glad that since he got his System when he was still ignorant and
inexperienced, he never did anything to stand out.

Until now, Max only went to a few places. He acted normally, not forgetting to use items
to disguise himself and never had any unbeatable enemy.

Before this, Max thought everything would turn out fine as he had the System, some
Invisibility Potion, Face Mask for a disguise, and a Time Stop Skill.

Now, Max felt that he truly made the right decision to save up for the Magical Space,
while knowing that he won't get to buy skills and items for some time.

This was the information era where everyone has access to a magnitude of
information. Once Max began to learn more about Awakeneds and their world, he
could already think of different ways in which he could kill himself.

From being tagged and always be located, to being picked up by his smell that no
invisibility and temporary time stop can escape from.
More unique skills should also exist somewhere. Max felt his worldview turn upside
down, forcing him to adapt to the new world he wasn't used to.

Max considered getting more powerful skills from the Store. However, nothing can
guarantee that he won't catch the eye of Rank 2 Awakeneds or worse, a Rank 3.

With all of this information, having his own space became a lot more attractive. That
was also why Yu'er wholeheartedly agreed with him on this. It was undoubtedly a
great skill to have.

However, Max knows that they would still need a few more weeks before having the
Magical Space, so he had been busying himself on other things.

He roamed around the city, planning to learn more about its inner workings and the
veiled society hidden underneath.

Whenever Max looks out to this ever-familiar city, he could only see people peacefully
living their lives, minding their own business.

But the information he had says otherwise. Chaos, Awakeneds, Special Affairs Officers,
were only some of its contents.

Max couldn't see a shadow of it in this city at all. It didn't mean their area was more
peaceful than others; it only meant he wasn't seeing it, which was worse.

It couldn't go on like this. Max wasn't scared of outside forces or any Awakeneds out
there. He was aware that he would outclass them in only a matter of time and have
probably passed most Rank 1 Awakeneds already.

His only concern was safety, lack of knowledge, and unpredictable moments. With all
this running through his head, Max fell asleep.

If only he knew that numerous Awakeneds were currently setting out to a chaotic
battle in a particular location in his city.

A few minutes. This was how long their fight had gone for. So far, Evil Ghost Luo has
been successful at prolonging the match to slowly tire them out.
Even though he was starting to get exhausted himself, he wasn't the least bothered by
it. His original form was a ghost, and he was only feeling the fatigue overcoming him
because he was connected to this body.

Once he separates himself away from this body, those feelings instantly would
disappear. Ghosts never get tired, nor they need sleep and food to eat.

Evil Ghost Luo never had to worry about the weaknesses of a human body ever since
he got his skill and turned into a ghost.

Currently, not a single scratch can be seen on his clothes even after exchanging blows
with these Awakeneds for quite some time now.

It's because none of them could land a single hit on him all this time. Evil Ghost Luo
had experienced countless deadly battles that for him, with their laughable skills, this
match was only for fun.

Evil Ghost Luo never once thought of them as a threat. In his mind, these people were
delicious souls that will be consumed by him soon.

Devastated grounds, smashed buildings, and fallen trees can be seen in their
surroundings. Fortunately, foreseeing this, every road connecting to them had long
been blocked, and officers prevented anyone from going near them.

While Evil Ghost Luo was amusing himself around them, Chief Li was starting to get
impatient and worried about his people's conditions.

It was a miscalculation. Chief Li racked his brains on his next action. The lives of his
people were left in his hands.

Depending on his decision, they would either survive or die. No matter what, he had
to do something to pull them out of their current predicament since they were all his
responsibility.

From the report that he got, Evil Ghost Luo shouldn't be this strong. Even only three
of these Awakeneds should be able to defeat him, and from how it's going, it wasn't
even close.

The latest update that Chief Li got about him was that he wasn't skillful when it comes
to physical fights. He only runs away to escape through solid structures whenever they
spotted him.

What they didn't know was, all this time, Evil Ghost Luo secretly trained different
techniques using his body.

Evil Ghost Luo was aware that his weak vessels were his weakness, and if he couldn't
fight, he would have to live his life running away.

What's the point of his power then? His growing strength and his unlimited access to
bodies will have no use if he doesn't have any combat techniques.

Evil Ghost Luo didn't want to always rely on his ghost form to escape. He couldn't
accept that someone as strong as himself would have to run away without any fight.

His confidence in his ghost form was absolute. He can easily escape and bide his time
to slowly harvest souls in some of his secret farming spots.

However, Evil Ghost Luo felt that he needs to consume a large number of souls to break
through his bottleneck and to push through the barrier.

The unexpected strength and skill that he showed gave Chief Li and Jing Fei a
headache. They were the ones who had to devise a plan for his emergency mission.

When they finally had one way to defeat him, this happened. Why does it have to go
wrong at this crucial time?

The groups stationed around the scene were also in a difficult situation. Now they
know this heavily outnumbered fight would be a lot harder than what they initially
expected.

"Chief Li, should we send another group?"

"Chief Li, should we send another group?"

Jing Fei beside him, asked. Even a fool would see that this guy named Evil Ghost Luo
wasn't taking their people seriously.

Each blow he did was never fatal and only meant to give them some internal damage.
Still, if this continued any longer, it wouldn't be surprising if one of them were to
suddenly drop down dead.

Though the fact that Evil Ghost Luo was holding back wasn't too bad since they can
stall enough time for the reinforcements to arrive.

By then, with some strong Awakeneds arriving, they will be able to defeat Evil Ghost
Luo with ease and put an end to this mission.

Their only concern was whether Evil Ghost Luo would quickly kill them to escape once
he felt that something isn't right using his keen sense of danger and his long
experience of being attacked by their forces.

However, unbeknownst to them, all this time, Evil Ghost Luo knew about the
reinforcements on their way to his location. This should be expected, clearly knowing
who he was fighting against.

Evil Ghost Luo had been estimating how much time he had left before he would be
surrounded and expected that even if he stays for an hour, those reinforcements still
won't reach him.

That didn't mean he would slow down and intentionally wait for them before
escaping. He doesn't want to die.

Chief Li and Jing Fei watched as Evil Ghost Luo, without warning, went on the offense,
dealing blow after blow on their people.
Evil Ghost Luo seemed to have a sudden change of mind, emitting a deadly aura that
turned him into an unstoppable monster moving at a breakneck speed in the dark
street littered with falling debris from the broken walls.

He was like a mass of shadow with each of his appearance came a blow to everyone
his way.

No one could stop him. The Awakeneds that were previously teaming up against him
finally realized how strong the guy they were trying to contain.

They could only stick close to each other to defend against his never-ending attacks.
With his every blow, a cry would come out from one of them.

It was too much for them to bear. Some of them could already feel their consciousness
fade from the blows they sustained in their heads.

Inevitably, what was bound to happen, happened. Soon, one of them fell when strength
left his body as blood flowed out of his mouth after being hit by one devastating palm
on his front.

Evil Ghost Luo would never use a killing blow, but with their internal injuries and
weakening body, it's only a matter of time before one of them dies.

Chief Li frowned. These Awakeneds were their allies who had been cooperating and
working with them. They were their valuable assets. If they could do something to
save them, they would not hesitate to do it.

If another group were to attack this early, their chances of success would be lowered
by a margin.

On the other hand, if they didn't send another group, the risk of those people dying
will get higher, especially the one laid on the ground that was being left to die.

Finally making up his decision, Chief Li took a deep breath and gave out a command.

Evil Ghost Luo moved to different areas as he dodged the final assaults of the
Awakeneds. They were risking it all, knowing that it's either they would win or they
would die.

Evil Ghost Luo swiftly dodge their attacks that seemed to almost hit him every time.
They moved in sync with each other while paying attention to their positions.

Surrounding Evil Ghost Luo while bombarding him with attacks, they successfully
pressured him to stop his aggressive stance.

Despite that, a sneaky smile never faded from Evil Ghost Luo's face. He had guessed
their intentions, but he would never give them any chance.

After stepping back, he suddenly changed his direction, kicking the grass-covered
ground, sending out a palm filled with force.

With his sudden, unpredictable movement and some desperate, vulnerable

Awakeneds, Evil Ghost Luo naturally found success.

"Gah!"

His palm stuck one of the Awakened's chest, pushing him back before kneeling on one
of his knees, clutching his chest with a trail of blood sliding down his lips.

Seeing this, Evil Ghost Luo arrogantly smirked. Two were down, and the remaining
three wouldn't hold out any longer. Soon, no one would stop him from bringing these
people to a safe location to feast on their souls.

"Agh!"

Without warning, Evil Ghost Luo cried out as he grimaced in pain. A sinister
expression overcame his face. He turned around to see who was the hindrance that
sneaked attacked him.

Though that wasn't the only reason, feeling the burn on his back, this couldn't feel
more familiar. An Elemental Attack!

This was what Evil Ghost Luo hated the most since this is was his only weakness and
it deals amplified damage to his ghost form, a threat to his life.

His eyes turned serious. He had to be cautious around these people who know how to
deal with him.

At the same time, fury once again emanated from him. These people who dared to
burn him were too bold to come back.
"If you came back then why don't you stay here."

Terrifyingly powerful energy flowed out of him, forcing down the remaining three
Awakeneds who were already powerless from their previous clash.

When the three Awakeneds saw their allies arrive, their drained eyes became full of
life as they silently crawled over to their two fallen comrades and slowly pulled them
away moved to a safe distance, away from Evil Ghost Luo where they would receive
assistance.

They already did everything they could. It was only up to the others to finish it.

At this time, Evil Ghost Luo was full of rage, intent on getting his revenge. He was aware
that his prey was slipping away behind him, but he couldn't do anything since a few
Awakeneds arrive to keep him company.

This further enraged him. Everything that he did, only for his prey to escape in the
end.

Not waiting any longer, Evil Ghost Luo who was emitting an intense pressure,
showcasing his power, dashed directly to one of the Awakeneds that were making
their way to him.

Evil Ghost Luo didn't hold back this time. He dealt blows to the first person he saw,
easily overpowering him, unknown whether the person was still alive.

Soon after, cries of pain and horror rang out the area with an enraged Evil Ghost Luo
dominating the second group of assailants.

He was just too strong for them. Only a Rank 2 Awakened would be able to stop him.

Chief Li watched his one-sided battle as he thought about what to do next. If he were
aware that Evil Ghost Luo was this strong, he would not have sent his second group
out.

With no ideas coming to his head, Chief Li almost pulled out his hair in exasperation.
It was then, Jing Fei beside him, who was looking up, pulled the edge of his clothes.

"What is it?"
Jing Fei didn't respond and only pointed up towards the faraway skies. When Chief Li
looked at where Jing Fei was pointing to, his eyes glimmered in delight.

Evil Ghost Luo who was rampaging, wreaking havoc all over the place, abruptly
paused and looked up towards a certain distance.

A frightening pressure was rapidly making its way to his direction. His body couldn't
help but shiver at this individual who was several times stronger than him.

He only had one thought at this time,

'Escape!'
Evil Ghost Luo who once acted domineering, not putting anyone in his eyes suddenly
had a change of mind.

He forgot about his fury and the souls he initially wanted to consume. The only thing
on his mind right now was to run as far away as he can from this place.

A terrifying presence was coming closer to his location. This person seemed to be
explicitly going for him, and since he was already heavily outnumbered, he doesn't
plan on further being disadvantaged.

If this mighty figure managed to reach him, his life would surely be in danger. Evil
Ghost Luo wasn't confident in escaping from this individual.

From the pressure, Evil Ghost Luo could feel a hint of the person's strength. He realized
that he would not stand a chance against this person.

However, what scared Evil Ghost Luo the most was he couldn't determine exactly how
powerful this person is.

It could be from an item merely masking his energy, or this person's strength was
simply beyond his comprehension.

In any case, Evil Ghost Luo wasn't going to let this person claim his life. Different
people throughout his lifetime schemed to put an end on him, and so far, he had been
successful in safeguarding his life. This night wouldn't be any different.

While everyone was still clueless about the change of situation, Evil Ghost Luo turned
back to dash towards the nearest establishments with people in it.

Only after Evil Ghost Luo disappeared from their sight did the fallen Awakeneds felt
something wasn't right.

Where did the monster go? They were helpless against his assaults that they were
regretting accepting this mission.

Now, Evil Ghost Luo disappeared without any reason. Surely he doesn't have the hobby
of giving them hope only to take it back right?

While they were cautiously peeking at their surroundings for any signs of his shadow,
they heard Chief Li's voice from their communication devices,

"Everything is fine now. Our reinforcements arrived, and Evil Ghost Luo is trying to
escape."

Chief Li didn't give them a command to chase since they won't be able to reach him
with their current speed.

Things like this should be left to stronger individuals. Chief Li hoped that with this
incident, the higher-ups would allocate Rank 2 Awakeneds to protect their city.

The problems they faced until now in this city were only composed of Rank 1
Awakeneds. Rank 2 Awakeneds were not too common to be seen everywhere.

Usually, those people don't make it hard for them and only minded their own
businesses, not having any plans to disrupt the public order.

Evil Ghost Luo was closing in on the occupied buildings in the city. The authorities
could only block a limited area before they would inconvenience others.

Once Evil Ghost Luo went past that barrier, he would be back to civilization. At that
time, the terrifying figure won't be able to chase him any longer.

His ghost form was almost unbeatable when it comes to hiding around the busy city.
He could pass through walls like a fish in the water.

His appearance wasn't noticeable either, only appearing as a faint version of his
original appearance.

Suddenly, Evil Ghost Luo felt an overwhelming pressure weighing down on him. As a
result, his body became heavier, effectively slowing him.
Fear flooded his senses as he forced himself to move faster. This person was indeed
too strong, being able to send such overwhelming pressure on him.

However, by pressuring him, Evil Ghost Luo figured that the person should still be far
away from him and was only trying to slow him down.

Though there were some doubts in his mind about why was the guy so slow if he was
powerful, but this wasn't the right time to think about it.

While slowly, Evil Ghost Luo could feel the person quickly catching up to him. Instead
of a full-on clash between two powerful Awakeneds, it had become a chase, with one
escaping for his life.

Evil Ghost Luo could see from a distance the bright buildings that were going to be his
safe zone, almost close to his reach.

This pushed him further, even with the pressure on him, Evil Ghost Luo showed his
experience in escaping, intent on dodging another attempt to his life.

Evil Ghost Luo knows more than anyone that his skill had an incredible potential once
he used it to its full capability.

He didn't want to waste everything he accomplished until now. His maximum

potential has yet to be achieved. There's still a lot of room for growth waiting for him,
so he had to survive.

With all this thought, Evil Ghost Luo focused solely on that one structure in his sight
that was getting closer and closer.

His face gave out a smile as he reached the vicinity of the building. Finally, he was safe.
Evil Ghost Luo laughed at their foolishness, doing all that only to fail in the end.

Suddenly, a strong sense of danger overcame him. Instantly reacting, Evil Ghost Luo
dived towards the nearby wall.

The same time his body touched the wall, a massive green ball of fire shot down from
the sky hitting him before exploding to its surroundings, he was completely enveloped
by the violent green flame, burning every part of his body.

The whole place was lit up with a bright green flame that never stopped burning. The
flame strangely didn't spread to its surroundings and only stayed in a specific area.

It was like a scene from hell. Soon after, footsteps can be heard making their way to
the location of the body.

The violent green flames never seemed to affect them as they walked through it,
treading slowly towards the now dead body.

A moment of silence can be heard before one of them spoke,

"He got away."

Right after leaving those words, he turned away, making his way back to report about
the unfortunate news. The second person then silently followed behind him.

On an apartment complex, a man who was wearing a uniform was making his way up
the stairs while holding several bags containing some food and necessities from the
local convenience store.

He was a typical ordinary person who was living a humble life, working hard every
day for a decent amount of wage.

Getting inside his home, the man left the bags on the table and sat on the sofa.

Uncharacteristically, a dark expression showed on his face. He seemed to be annoyed

as he spoke,

"I almost died there."

"That was close. If I weren't able to react fast enough, I, Evil Ghost Luo would be gone
from this world."

After getting far away from the location, Evil Ghost Luo went to search for another
vessel to use since he had to leave the last one.

He chanced upon a man coming out of a store, going on his way home. Now that he
couldn't afford to wait for an optimum vessel, Evil Ghost Luo trailed after him and
made his move on a small alley that led towards his apartment.
"It seems that I have to lay low for now while I recover from my injuries."

Evil Ghost Luo grimaced in the pain that he was feeling. He didn't get away unscathed.
When he shot out of his previous body, the green flame slightly grazed him.

His ghost form suffered severe injuries with only a graze. He could only imagine what
would happen if the scary flame directly touched him.

Reaching around his pockets, he found an ID from where his current vessel was
working hat. Apparently, he was a security guard from one of the schools in this area.

"Fifth High?"

"Looks like I'll have to play along for now."

Max was currently on his way to the nearby cafe before going to school. This time,
Yu'er wasn't with him since she had to go early in the morning to finish up some school
work she was in charge of.

On his way, Max was intently focused on his phone, busily enjoying its contents while
at the same time keeping up with the news.

While reading and watching videos, Max asked out a question to Little Dou who was
doing her own thing on his head.

"These Awakeneds didn't even bother to hide their identities. Look at those skills; they
look so cool. If I wanted their skills, can I get the same one from the System?"

[Yes! The System has everything! These skills are just simple ones. Anything you see
from there is available in the System Store!]

Max looked at different videos of Awakeneds, showcasing their skills in different ways
from hunting to engaging in duels. From their faces, they seemed to be incredibly
proud of their abilities.

He could see some swift sword skills to the most flashy and destructive explosion
skills. Some Awakeneds organized arenas in secret locations for Awakeneds to watch
or join the battles.

The prizes available were also attractive, from some useful items such as enchanted
accessories to weapons and mysterious treasures.

The most attractive prize was a Skill Box containing a type of Healing Skill. The
specifics of it were hidden in consideration of the winner who would claim it.

No one would know whether the Healing Skill was going to be useful or not.
Regardless, the item was still captivating in everyone's eyes.
Watching different battles had become his main entertainment as with other people
all over the world. It was like the games he played before. However, now, it was real.

The ongoing fight currently showing was a duel between one sword user and a
masked assassin, and it was happening in a forest-like environment. This match
should take a long time to finish.

From what Max had seen, every people who joined were only Rank 1. He never once
saw a Rank 2 individual. This further confirmed how hard it is for most Awakeneds to
reach Rank 2.

Also, from what Max had observed, for a Rank 1, he should be close to the top of the
ladder. A Rank 1 Awakened only has one skill, and he has a lot of formidable skills.

But even with all that, Max didn't become conceited. Being the strongest Rank 1 was
never his goal anyways. He would surely reach Rank 2 and Rank 3 someday so there's
no need to keep comparing.

Though looking at all of this, Max learned a few things about how different other
Awakeneds were in different parts of the world.

The way they didn't bother to hide their skills and how they joined Awakened hosted
competitions to determine who was the strongest among them. That idea was
something Max isn't comfortable doing at least for now.

When Max becomes overpowered enough, only then will the world slowly know of his
name.

Not long after, he reached the cafe with well-decorated walls and a serene atmosphere.

After getting himself some breakfast, he could feel some stares from the students who
should be going to the same school as him.

Maybe it was because of his genes and becoming an Awakened that he was too
handsome or it was something else entirely, but he didn't care, finding a spot to sit,
Max went back to his phone.

By his estimates, he would get his own Magical Space soon. Once that was done, he
thought about what comes after. What should he do next?
When he wanted to see if Little Dou had some ideas, asking her in a low voice, she
energetically responded with an excited face,

[You are already starting to blend in with Awakeneds! In the future, you will certainly
know and meet a lot of them! They could be your enemy, ally, or an acquaintance!]

[But you're too slow! It's not good! With a lot of people in this city, you should be able
to find an enemy! Try finding one! The pressure it will give you will accelerate your
growth more than you can imagine!]

[Get more experience in real battles! That's how you become strong! And it will be
fun!]

Chief Li sat in his office with three people and thought about last night's events. They
did everything they could, but still, they failed to capture Evil Ghost Luo in the end.

Now they have an even bigger problem. Evil Ghost Luo should be hiding somewhere
in this city. It's only a matter of time before he goes on a rampage again.

The three people with him were Jing Fei and the two Awakeneds who chased after Evil
Ghost Luo.

After their people cleaned up the area last night, they called it a day and got their well-
needed rest.

Now, they were here to discuss their next step.

Seeing the worry in Chief Li's face, one young-looking man spoke up,

"Even though that Evil Ghost Luo escaped, I definitely did hit him with my flames. He
should be heavily injured right now as my flame would continuously give him pain for
at least a few days before he would be able to heal it."

"After he heals, he would still take time to regain his strength before thinking of doing
anything outside. We still have a lot of time to find him."

The young-looking man was the one who shot the damaging green flame, and he
knows more than anyone how powerful it is.
That was why once the notice for assistance came, he was the one chosen to deal with
Evil Ghost Luo.

"How did you know it hit him if he escaped?"

Chief Li was curious as to how this guy knew when he supposedly got away through
the walls. The man simply smiled,

"When I looked at the body he left, its face was contorted in pain. There was no way a
dead body would feel pain, so there's only one way to explain it."

"My flame is powerful enough to kill his original form with one direct hit. When my
flame hits its target, it always explodes to its surroundings."

"In this case, his body would be surrounded. He reacted quickly by coming out of it.
Any slower and he would've been in so much pain to think about anything else."

"When he separated from the body, it would be impossible for him not to get touched
by my flame that was surrounding his body."

"The fact that he was gone meant that he was alive, but I'm certain about the damage
my flame would give him. He should be hiding and treating his injuries right now."

Chief Li and Jing Fei looked at the man with a hint of admiration. It was amazing that
he found all that from only looking at its face.

The last man in the room didn't say anything. It was as if he was not included in their
conversation though everyone seemed to be used to him being like that.

Having finished his breakfast, Max went on his way to class. As he got in the school
gate, someone bumped against him from the side.

"Oh sorry, young man. I was too careless."

Max turned to the side to see who it was and saw a security guard giving him an
apologetic smile.
Max looked at the security guard that was extremely apologetic in front of him. This
was extremely peculiar in many ways.

Through the years he's been in this school, the security personnel usually maintain a
strictly professional attitude. This was the first time Max had seen something like this
happen.

However, that wasn't the main reason. Something from the way the person was
looking at him was different.

For a split second, Max felt a strange aura coming from him. As he didn't want to keep
standing there, Max left a few words before continuing on his way,

"It's fine."

The security guard walked back to his station without showing anything on his face as
if nothing happened.

Once he got into his room, a delightful smile slowly crept up to his face.

"What an extraordinary soul. Unbelievable. All my life, I've never seen anything like it.
Compared to normal souls, his soul was an interesting one. It was like the moon among
the countless stars in the sky."

"How can someone have such a dazzling soul?"

The security guard, who was Evil Ghost Luo in disguise had eyes full of greed and
desire. He couldn't help but imagine how delicious would it be if he were to take it for
himself.

"I must have it."

"If I were to consume that, then I would definitely heal my injuries and finally be free
from this agonizing pain."

As he said that, he could feel his ghost form burn in pain as if he was surrounded by
flames all over which amplified the sensation tormenting him.

His eyes burned in anger, recalling what happened last night. Apart from wasting his
time and energy in fighting, he also ended up suffering from that mysterious fire.

Then Evil Ghost Luo once again remembered the soul of that student a while ago that
he could instinctively sense by being a ghost.

"Not only that, I have this feeling that it should also be enough for my breakthrough."

Evil Ghost Luo yearned for that day when he would reach Rank 2 and get his second
skill, anticipating how strong he would be by the. He looked forward to the day when
he would return all the grievances he received from everyone.

On the other hand, the cautious side of him didn't want to do it as he was still seriously
injured, and a lot of complications could happen.

After a long series of contemplation, Evil Ghost Luo decided to wait it out and see how
it goes first. Fixing his uniform, he went out to continue his duties as a school security
guard.

"Did you see how that guy looked at me? Don't you think there's something strange
going on with him?"

When he got inside the school building, on his way up, Max asked Little Dou in a low
voice. His eyes were full of suspicion, feeling like there was something about that guy
or it could be just him seeing things.

[Maybe he's sick?]

Little Dou looked down in deep thought as she responded, seemingly uncertain about
it. She doesn't have any opinion about the person.

Max wondered whether he was only dreaming. He could have sworn his eyes weren't
lying and saw the guy looked at him as if he was staring at an ant for a split second
there.

Instinctively, he used his Status Checker on him, but it showed nothing. It could be he
was only an ordinary person, or he could also be someone who was hiding his identity.

Ever since Max confirmed the fact about the accessories that block Identifying Skills,
he wasn't reliant on the skill anymore.

It might work on some Awakeneds; however, it won't be effective against everyone

anymore. Max most likely had to upgrade it or find a new way to identify them entirely,
whichever would be cheaper.

Some doubts still lingered, but he chose to put it at the back of his mind. As far as he
was aware, these things aren't his concern, and he shouldn't be too worried over every
little thing.

"Nevermind. We probably won't meet him again."

"Speaking of which, last night, Yu'er told me to meet her at the location she would send
me later. Do you know what's this about?"

[Hehe! I know some things about that! But I'm not telling you! It's a surprise!]

The bell rung as soon as he entered his class. Going to school has been boring these
past few days.

Max felt like he was doing it for nothing. He had no one to speak with, and everything
was pointless.

These days, Layla and Lydia haven't been in school. Apparently, they were attending
their annual swimming competition.

Max didn't know that much about it, but they went somewhere far away. The whole
event would last for a few days.

Including them, there were also a lot of athletes who went away to this biggest
interschool sports event. If Yu'er didn't quit from the sports team, she would've been
gone too.
Now the entire school felt bland without all those people. A few days ago, Max heard
some news that Xiao Ming hasn't been going to school.

He wondered whether Xiao Ming was held responsible and punished by the chaos he
made at the hotel.

Thinking of his, a crafty smile found its way to his face. That's good news for him if
that is what happened.

Since he still has a lot of time in school, Max began to daydream once more. The class
went on without anyone bothering him as the teachers never called him out since he
had consistently high scores in all subjects.

Obviously, it was only him cheating on every exam. The first time, Max used his Time
Stop to cheat, but then he thought it was quite wasteful for him to use that skill for
some useless exam.

So after spending some time finding a way to solve his problem, Max remembered that
there was someone close to him who could help him.

It was Little Dou! No one could see her, and Max was the only one in this room who
could hear her speak. When Max asked for her help, Little Dou naturally accepted.

Little Dou thought this was also a form of helping Max with his problems. Since then,
she happily assisted him in his exams while flying around the room to look for the best
answers.

Max continuously showered her with praises, telling Little Dou how amazing she was
and rewarding her with her favorite candies and ice cream, which made her ecstatic.
It was a good trade for both sides.

After school, just as Max got out of his room, Yu'er did send an address through his
phone. To his surprise, the location she sent was outside the city.

Little Dou looked as if she had expected it, cheerily laughing as she stayed on his head,
leaving Max guessing on his own.

It doesn't matter. He will soon find what all this is about anyway.

…
After more than an hour, Max finally reached his destination. It was his first time going
here, and he couldn't help but admire the landscape.

This place was a well-known area for its white-sand beaches. With only a one hour
drive out of the city and the picturesque scenery of blue skies, crystal clear water, and
modern villas and resorts, this had become a popular destination for tourists and city
people for leisure and relaxation.

Now, Max only needed to find where Yu'er is to learn why she wanted to meet here.
What a satisfying way to end the day. Sighing as he relaxed, Max, for quite some time
now, had been soaking in this hot tub.

Since the last school day of the week had finally ended, Max would now have plenty of
available time to do a lot of things.

Max opened his eyes, feeling refreshed. Earlier, he had to walk a long distance to reach
the said location sent by Yu'er.

Now he was in a secluded villa on the far side of the beach. It was a private estate that
was newly bought by Yu'er that will be made to be their base.

It consists of vast lands and a beach right outside the mansion. In this place, no
outsiders would be able to see any activities they were up to, a property belonging to
only themselves.

Yu'er was extremely excited when she showed Max around their base. This would be
where they could train and use their skills in peace.

Initially, what Max had in mind was Yu'er merely wanted to go on a vacation since it
was a weekend. Never did he expect that she had something like this planned from the
very beginning.

Feeling pleased and comfy, Max cleared his mind of any thoughts. Overall, this day had
gone well, with no problems appearing to spoil his day.

It should be fine if he enjoys the rest of his day in relaxation like this.

Out of nowhere, Max heard footsteps on its way to him. As it reached the entrance,
Max turned to see Xue standing right there facing towards him.

"Master, allow me to wash you."

"Hmm? Sure."

Max's eyes lit up as he responded. Xue currently had a maid outfit on her, and she was
back to her original appearance.

Her long black hair was neatly tied, and her amazing curves showed in the right places,
highlighted by her decently tight maid clothes.

A tempting body was hidden inside her frilly clothes, and her long legs were alluringly
covered by white stockings.

Everyone would hire a maid if they all were to look like this lady who was making her
way closer to him.

Max only had to lay back down on his tub to let Xue do all the work. Closing his eyes,
Max could hear Xue reaching over beside him.

His body was shaking in excitement. Max had never experienced this kind of service
before. He could only imagine how it would turn out and how great would it be.

He didn't bother thinking why Xue was doing this since she was his slave and not one
part of him disliked his unique experience.

Not long after, Max felt a soft hand touching his chest, rubbing in every spot,
thoroughly washing him. He let loose of his strength completely giving himself up to
this pleasurable sensation.

Slowly, Xue moved to his arms, intent on not leaving any dirt on his body, meticulously
sliding her hands against his skin.

Xue treated his body delicately while Max was lost in his own world, relishing in the
sensation of the contact between their skin.

At this time, Max didn't want to do anything. He felt her hand slide across his body,
ending with his toes attentively wash by her silky fingers.

It might be his imagination, but Xue seemed to take a longer time on his energized
member. Max never once spoke a word, intent on enjoying the session like a king.

His body was soft, left with no strength from the soothing bath he had experienced.
Once they were done, Xue escorted Max back to his room to pick some clothes for him.

As Xue lightly dried him, gracefully wiping his body, his hard-on never went down,
giving her an excellent display to see.

"Master, would you like me to take care of this?"

Xue stared at Max, gesturing at his thing below. It seems that she had no issues with
it, contrary to what Max expected.

Nodding in response, Max waited to see what she would do next. His eyes glowed with
a hint of lust, looking at her exquisite face with a striking pair of dark blue eyes.

One of her hand traveled down to his dick as she started to slowly slide it up and down
his length, her silky smooth hands were softly pleasuring him.

Max watched as she kneeled in front of him to get better access to his dick.
Surprisingly, Xue didn't start with his dick.

Xue took one of his balls into her mouth. She tenderly licked it around, warming them
up inside her then switched to the other one.

This act made Max harder, looking at her seemingly innocent expression intently
sucking on his balls.

Eventually, Max felt her leaving his balls, moving up to lick his shaft using the tip of
her tongue. Starting at the base, Xue worked her way up to the sensitive underside of
his dick to the head.

Reaching the tip, Xue finally took the head around her lips and started to gently suck
him off. With her hand caressing his balls, Max felt her mouth lowering, getting his
dick deep inside her mouth.

Slowly, Xue bobbed her head up and down his dick. This was the definition of great
service. Soon, their breathing was beginning to get heavier as the pleasure started to
build up.

His Awakened slave was now doing her best to pleasuring his dick. The whole process
was totally unexpected.
Coming here today, this situation never came up to his head. However, since it's here,
he would just cherish every second of it.

Max couldn't help but feel thrilled for the future where he would be surrounded by
Awakenend beauties with otherworldly qualities, imagining how delightful his life
would be.

Xue stroked the root of his dick with her hands while swirling her tongue wildly
around the underside of his head.

This drove Max mad with desire and pleasure. He groaned as pleasure filled him each
time his dick went in her mouth.

After continuing for some time, Max was starting to feel his peak coming, giving Xue a
warning,

"I'm close."

Xue didn't say anything. She only sucked him faster, preparing to finish him off. Her
pace and intensity grew with each movement she made, moving up and down his dick.

Her inexperience was clear from her actions, but Max thought this looked more
desirable. His mind was getting out of control, and his dick was hard and throbbing.

"Ahh, it's here."

His dick began contracting. Xue bobbed her head up and down, forcing herself to
quickly swallow his load up, not wanting to waste a drop.

Spurt after spurt of hot cum shot out down to her throat. Xue was able to take most of
it down with some filling her cheeks.

She licked the tip of his shaft for the remaining load as she swallowed all of it down.
Strugglingly breathing through her nose, Xue milked even more cum out of his balls
with her hands.

Exhaling a mouthful of air, Max was spent and drained. His dick slowly slid out of her
mouth once Xue was done thoroughly cleaning him up.
When both of them came out of the room, having finished what they had been doing,
Yu'er peered at them alternately with a look of understanding on her face.

From her expression, it seemed that she had expected it to happen. Max returned her
gaze with a face full of satisfaction, unreservedly affirming the matter that occurred
back at the room.

He made his way towards Yu'er, with no thoughts of hiding what just happened. Their
bond was unshakable, and no one could ever make any dent to it.

Maybe this was part of Yu'er's plan all along. These days, they had been doing a lot
more things to speed up earning the necessary amount of Points they required.

Each time, it was an enjoyable experience, not failing to always leave them satisfied.
Xue excused herself to prepare some food for the three of them as it was late at night.

Max sat beside Yu'er before checking the number of Points he earned and confirmed
another 400 Points had been added just like that.

Yu'er who also saw it, slightly smiled as she asked,

"How was it?"

"It was good! Were you the one who asked her to do that?"

Max turned to Yu'er with a curious expression. No matter how he thought about it,
Max could not imagine Xue taking the initiative on her own.

When hanging out around Yu'er, Xue would become a lively lady full of energy. She
would not hold herself back from anything.

However, once she was with Max, she would have a meek personality, formally doing
her duties to support him in every way she could, facilitating his needs like a dedicated
assistant.

That was only when they were alone. When they were out in public, Xue would be back
to her energetic self. This would be the only time when she would address him with
his real name.

If it were only the two of them, Xue would always call him Master, only outside would
she use his name.

Max had been requesting Xue to stop addressing him as Master. It was only after
repeated insistence that she changed the way she calls him.

Though only in public, Max was pleased with how things proceeded. If not, he would
have to deal with being called Master by a beautiful lady wherever he goes.

Imagining how the expressions of the people around him would be when they were to
hear it, Max could already feel his face burn in embarrassment.

"No, not at all. It was all her doing. I didn't ask her for anything. She knows what the
System is about and how it works. I told her about it one time a long time ago."

"If not, because she was a slave, she would also be in the Women Conquered Section.
So it wasn't that surprising that she would decide to do this."

"Maybe she had the same idea as you. To find the ideal moment."

That was true. Max had been waiting for the right moment to make a move on Xue. He
knew he had to do something one of these days, being that her skill would not only
have a lot of use, there was also no point of not having it for himself.

There had been instances where he could do it and be done with it, but he was greedy
and preferred if Xue would be the one who would initiate, so he tried to play the
waiting game.

And surprisingly, it worked out. Having someone to give him a mindblowing service
right after a bath was better than barging into her room and asking her to help him
with his problem.

"Oh right, why did you suddenly think of staying in this villa for the weekend? Do you
have plans for us to train?"
Max blurted out what was on his mind. He was wondering whether Yu'er wanted to
do some training or whether she had something else planned for them.

From Little Dou's words, they still have some room to grow in using their skills. As
long as they experiment with various techniques in utilizing their skills, the output
might show some improvements.

Like with Lydia's Purple Lightning, Max discovered that it gets stronger on specific
environmental conditions.

When heavy rains pour and lightning strikes show up, his Purple Lightning would
have a significantly stronger output compared to using it on a clear day.

The changes were minimal and negligible, but it was a piece of information they would
rather be aware of.

"We have plenty of time. We can do some training and also do other things, but that's
not the reason why we're staying here."

"Well, I have been eyeing this property for a while now and thought of purchasing it
so no one would take it away from us."

"It's the ideal place for us to do some activities that we don't want anyone to see. We
only have to set up some security measures against Awakeneds in case they get
curious."

"Back in our house in the city, we're surrounded by many people. Here, the vast
mountainous regions around us are all our land, including the wide beach. I'd say this
would be a great base even if it cost us a hefty amount."

"That's the first and the second one was related to what happened last night."

Max tried to recall what last night's incident was about. He seemed to recall reading
about it this morning.

A large group of police was stationed around an area in the city last night, prohibiting
anyone from going in the perimeter of the forbidden zone.

Rumors online from Awakeneds that there was a huge battle going on inside, and they
were executing the necessary procedure to contain it as that's how they usually
prevent the public from being aware of something happening.

From the civilian side, rumors floated about aliens beings in their spacecraft crashing
on the site, and the authorities were attempting to hide it away. Some said it was a
bomb threat, which was why the police reacted that seriously.

Max could only praise their imaginations. Their limited minds would never guess that
it was a bunch of superpowered individuals having a go at each other.

"You mean the Awakeneds who battled last night? If only I were notified about it, I
would've sprinted towards their location to see it for myself."

Max sat back and thought it was a pity. It would have been an excellent opportunity
for him to witness who they were. Maybe he could even profit from their battle. Who
knows they might be fighting for a supreme treasure.
"Yes, it's about that incident last night."

Max looked at Yu'er's expression and felt that something should be on her mind.
Although he figured it wasn't serious as she never bothered telling him about it earlier.

Maybe he might be missing something? He quickly ran his thoughts, wondering what
could it be.

What happened last night was supposedly some Awakeneds battling in their city. And
Yu'er said it was one of the reasons why there were staying here.

Was there something about those people that connects it back to them? Were they
related to them in any way? If so, how?

As far as Max knows, they have nothing to do with some bunch having a scuffle in their
city, and they couldn't care less. Huh? In their city? A possible answer slowly formed
in his head as he looked at Yu'er,

"Were you thinking of us being somehow implicated with that mess? Even though it is
unlikely since the city is quite large, the possibility is still there. But why does it
matter? If we were truly that unlucky, we are more than capable of pushing them back
with our abilities."

Max always thought of using his skills against his enemies. As they get stronger and
stronger, people with evil intentions would start to show up, and that is not something
they could control.

Even with an ordinary person like Xiao Ming, back then, they only went out to have
some fun without bothering anyone, but Xiao Ming still didn't leave them alone.

What could they possibly do about that? They could only retaliate and repay the favor.
That's simply what the reality of the world is.
This isn't only about Xiao Ming. The world is huge, and no matter how they dislike it,
they won't be able to do anything about the jealous eyes and evil thoughts of people.

That was why strength and skills are the most important. Max wasn't someone who
would believe wealthy people run the world anymore. Superpowered individuals
control the world was a more accurate illustration.

However, not having enough strength wasn't the one on Yu'er's mind. She was quite
confident in their skills.

As long as they don't act unrestrained and overbearing, they would get to enjoy life
more leisurely than most.

"No, it's not that. Think of it this way, imagine we were in the middle of a battle in the
city, what can happen then?"

Yu'er shook her head, and asked out another question,

"We might be seen by others? But at that time, we wouldn't think of fighting and only
concentrate on escaping since it won't be good if others were to see our skills and
connect it back to us in the future."

"We need to set up a mysterious front in which others would not be able to read us.
That way, they will give us our own space."

Max thought what could happen in that scenario and concluded that it all comes down
to where they were located at that particular time. If there were a lot of people, then
they could only try to lure their opponent away.

But then he recalled those people he encountered on his way back from the scene
where he caught sight of the puppet.

Suddenly, Max seemed to understand something. He never thought about this and only
pushed it aside, thinking it was insignificant, and he could easily evade it.

"Are you talking about those government forces who deal with these supernatural
affairs?"

Max had read a lot of stories about them before, but he didn't put too much thought
into it. Since from the beginning, they were the ones who maintained peace in every
place.

Awakeneds who wanted to create chaos was always handled by them. Looking further
into it, Max realized this would also affect them.

He initially thought they can continue with their own business and have nothing to do
with each other. But was that possible?

"This isn't good. We have to hide our abilities from them. Why did I not think of it?
How can they maintain the peace in this city? That only means they have their ways,
and we don't know anything about it."

Max had a dark expression as he tried to make adjustments in their plans. It was his
mistake to forgot about this variable that was so close in front of him.

"Don't think too much. It's not what you think. I have already spoken with some of
them in the past. We don't have to worry about them."

Yu'er looked at Max with her attractive sparkling blue eyes and stopped him from
overthinking about them.

"The reason I asked about us fighting in the middle of the city was because of how
much skills you have. You're like an anomaly that doesn't fall under any category and
ranks, so you have to be extra careful about revealing anything."

"So you really did meet with those government forces? How is it? What is it like?
Where they strong that we should avoid any dealings with them?"

Max looked curiously at Yu'er. He was more interested in those people and had many
questions about them. Until now, he still had clashing thoughts about them.

On one side, he felt they were doing a good job, and on the other, they can be a massive
threat to them. No one could blame him. Max was only careful, prioritizing themselves
over the others.

"Government forces? They are from the Special Affairs Department, and their only
focus is on Awakened related incidents."

"They take orders from their higher-ups, and so far, they adopt the attitude of as long
as you don't disrupt the public order; we won't bother you."
"They have a lot on their hands that they couldn't become involved with every single
little thing about us."

"Even I haven't seen them in years."

Hearing about it, Max immediately felt better. With Yu'er's words, his unfounded
worries disappeared like they were never there from the beginning.

Now that everything is solved, Max went back to address the previous topic Yu'er
made him recall, a passing thought he had in the past,

"Which skill would I let myself be known for?"

"If I have no choice but to defend myself and have to use my skills someday, which
should I use? After all, I can only show one skill. "

Yu'er can understand what Max was feeling right now with his somewhat awkward
expression. Even though he has a lot of skills, most of his skills were either copied from
other Awakeneds or sex-related skills.

Max doesn't have a powerful and unique skill that was only available to him. His
choices were limited as he chose to sacrifice having his own unique ability to pool up
Points for the Magical Space.

Yu'er mentally decided to come up with a powerful skill for Max in the future.

All of a sudden, Max's face brightened up as if he was enlightened.

"In the first place, why do I need to tell anyone about my skill? I can leave them
scratching their heads in confusion."

"I won't openly use some skills like the Purple Lightning, and I will be fine. My Time
Stop won't be easy to recognize anyway, unlike other skills out there."
Now that the matter is over and everything was resolved, they went back to their usual
ways.

Finishing their meal and back in his room, Max stared out the window, admiring the
sea that was illuminated by the moon.

The night felt calm and peaceful, different from what he had grown up on seeing in the
city. Max couldn't help but appreciate at the never-ending waves that were giving him
a sense of tranquility.

It was already late, but Max wasn't feeling the slightest bit sleepy, not that he needed
much sleep, being an Awakened.

*knock knock*

Max turned his head when he heard the soft knocking sound. He had a hunch that
something like this was going to happen, his eyes mysteriously shined as he made his
way towards the door.

Just like what he was expecting, Xue was standing at the door in her maid uniform
with a slightly lower head, seemingly unsure as to what she was doing.

Ultimately, she had to speak, but Max didn't let her and pulled her inside. Her enticing
expression awoke some feelings within him that he couldn't help but kiss her red lips
as soon as they got in.

Pushing her to the wall, Max didn't wait for her to say anything. Since she delivered
herself to his door, he can only respond in kind.

Lately, he only spent the night with Yu'er. Now another beautiful lady sends herself to
him; Max felt his body burning in lust.

Maybe this was the reason why he couldn't sleep. At the back of his mind, a part of him
wanted something like this to happen.

Max grabbed her face as he kissed her, and Xue responded by lightly kissed him back.
His hand moved on its own to her breasts hidden beneath her clothes.

Xue felt her heart rate quicken, feeling something good inside her for the first time.
Max kissed her again, and this time, his tongue intoxicatedly danced with hers,
exploring her mouth.

His hands then hastily tried to pull her clothes off, but he didn't have any idea how.
Xue, knowing what he wanted to do, guided him to steadily remove her clothes.

Soon after, Xue was left in her underwear. This was the first time someone saw her like
this. She couldn't prevent her face from becoming hot.

Light shone in his eyes as he admired her enchanting body. After a while of standing
there, he felt his dick gradually awakening. He wanted to take this attractive woman
before him.

Pulling her directly towards his bed, Max stripped her remaining underwear, showing
all her naked beauty.

She was perfect. Her long black hair slid down her shoulders to her back and her long
smooth legs that were seemingly tempting him as she clamped it together in
embarrassment.

Seeing this, Max decided where he would begin. Max pushed her back to lie down from
the side of the bed and got between her legs.

Max moved his hand down to the middle of her thighs, slowly spreading them apart
to reveal her untainted region.

Her pink pussy lips that looked so enchanting and innocent was uncovered for him to
see. Xue only watched him with a flushed face. Deep within her eyes, desire started to
emerge, filling her mind with all kinds of obscene thoughts.

Max probed her pussy with his finger, tenderly tracing the sensitive lips as if drawn to
its beauty. Pushing one finger in, Max enjoyed the view of her parting lips.

Thoughts of penetrating the small hole with his dick surfaced his mind. How
pleasurable it would be to push his dick inside the alluring hole.

Max lightly massaged her clit, to which Xue seemed to enjoy, closing her eyes to feel
more of the pleasurable sensation.

He added another finger inside and rubbed against the upper walls of her pussy,
pleasuring the sensitive spot, giving her a taste of what's to come.

From what Max had observed, it seemed to be working. Xue started to thrust her lower
body against his fingers.

Her intoxicating scent reached his nose as he continued to play with her enticing lips
and tight hole.

When Max pulled his finger out, he saw the opening of her hole already moist, which
looked to be shining, ready to take his dick in.

Max was also getting more and more aroused with the stimulating scenery on his bed.
Laying his eyes on her wet lips, Max thought of tasting it for himself.

He stuck out his tongue and licked her pink lips upward to her clit, sucking it while
sliding his tongue around it.

A light moan escaped from her mouth, couldn't contain the unfamiliar feeling on her
lower body.

Max continued to lick her pussy, enjoying the sweet-sounding moans coming from
Xue. His lips played with her clit, and occasionally his tongue entered her hole,
exploring the untouched walls that tightened in response to his action.

Xue began to push her pussy to his face; her moans never seemed to stop, lost in the
pleasure Max was giving her.

Her body was squirming as her smooth legs lock on to his head, wanting to feel more
of his tongue.

Finally, Xue loudly moaned, reaching the peak of pleasure with only his mouth. Her
body shook then soften under him, feeling satisfied with the mindblowing orgasm she
had experienced.
After a while, Xue, without a word, slowly got up to push Max down the bed. He had
already taken off all his clothes, only watching Xue move closer and hover over him.

Using her soft hand, Xue went on to touch his dick and slowly stroke it. Fixing her
position, she moved around to close the distance.

Max, who was much enjoying it, felt her lips take the head of his dick in her mouth as
she started to suck it softly.

For some reason, Xue was positioned on top of him with her pussy close to his face.
While feeling her lips take him in and out of her mouth, Max moved his tongue around
her pussy lips and licked her now soaked entrance.

He could hear the sound of his dick being sucked into her mouth, which made
everything better for him.

Her soft tongue licked him all over with her lips tightly wrapped around his member.
It felt incredibly amazing. He could feel his head reaching deep inside, bumping
against the back of her throat.

All of this happened while he devoured her pussy, enjoying her juices and the sucking
sensation on his tongue. Her walls were reacting to his actions, pulling his tongue
further in as if it was alive.

Max was able to explore the insides of her pussy with his tongue and tasted her
delicious flesh.

He could see the effect of his stimulation from how she was moaning on his dick while
sucking it inside her mouth.

Both of them were having a great time giving each other a tremendous amount of
pleasure.

Suddenly, her lower body went down to rub against his face. Xue also worked faster
and faster on his dick.

Max pushed up his waist, signaling his impending explosion. With his dick buried in
her skillful mouth, Max knew he could not hold back much longer.

A few seconds later, his dick began to twitch, loads of white fluid spurted out into her
mouth. This was the second time this happened, so Xue knew what to do and
frantically took all of it in, not letting out a single drop.

Max continuously groaned, releasing everything in her mouth. While this happened,
Max never stopped working on her pussy.

Without warning, fluids gushed out of her hole, landing on his face. Max tightly
grabbed a handful of her ass, pulling it downwards so he could reach the depths of her
pussy.

Xue sucked out the last few remaining cum then licked his dick clean. Only after did
she stop, exhausted to move and stayed motionless to catch her breath on top of Max.
Even while releasing his load in her mouth for the second time now, Max still wasn't
contented. He won't let it end with just this.

He wanted more of her. Looking at the glistening wetness of her pussy lips, Max, with
a move, turned her over.

Xue must have felt exhausted from her recent climax that she only looked at him in the
eye while she panted with her body hot all over.

Both of them looked at each other. It was quite obvious what was coming up next, and
still, not one of them said a word.

This will be it for Max. Once this happened, he will now have another woman to be
with at home. All of them knew it was only a matter of time before this happens and
tonight seemed to be fated moment.

At the same time, her Shapeshifting Skill that has an unlimited amount of uses would
be available for him to use.

Max could already think of multiple ways of using it and have many plans about
running some experiments on it.

The skill could be the most crucial skill he would have in his collection at this point,
and the door to that new skill was lying in front of him.

Flushed skin and intoxicated eyes, Xue accepted the look of desire Max was giving her.

It would be a waste of time if he were to only stare so Max finally, after spending some
time admiring her perfectly carved figure, moved closer to position himself.

He grabbed his dick with his hand and slowly guided it into her. His throbbing dick
reached the entrance of her soaking pussy; however, right before he entered, Max
lowered his head and gently gave her a kiss on her soft lips.
Her slightly opened lips looked so tempting that Max didn't stop himself from savoring
it, using his tongue to twist it around hers.

After a while, he broke the kiss and looked at her in her eyes before guided himself
into her slippery yet tight walls, slowly bit by bit his dick went in her warm flesh.

Her hole was too small for him that it took him several strokes to bury his dick all the
way inside her.

"Mnnh!"

Max heard her moan on his ears while she wrapped her arms around him. It was
unknown whether it was a cry of pain or pleasure. Max only knew he was filling her
up entirely with his length, occupying her most sacred place with his dick.

He didn't move to allow her to have a moment to get used to his member filling her.
Once Max felt that she was ready, he slowly began moving his waist back and forth,
sliding his dick in and out of her.

This is it. It was happening. Another lady successfully offered herself to him. Their
lower body felt like they were made for one another; her tight walls slowly reshaped
itself to fit him perfectly.

Her hot pussy was slick enough for his dick, conforming snugly to its intruder, sending
electrifying pulses up and down his throbbing member.

After a while, Max began to increase the speed of his thrusts with Xue heatedly
matching his every movement, locking her legs around him.

Max looked down and discovered Xue staring back at him. A look of passion was
written all over their faces as they moved along with each other.

"Ahh!"

Having lost control due to the incredible pleasure rushing inside her body, enchanting
moans were released from her parted lips.

Max could see her eyes closing from the intense sensation he was giving her as he
continued driving in her soaked folds.
Her snowy white breasts that were laid bare beneath him shook back and forth,
following the shaking of their bodies.

Eventually, Max stopped pumping and pulled his dick out. He wanted to enjoy it as
much as he could and wanted Xue to experience another wave of pleasure in a
different way.

Max instructed her to roll over and get on all fours. She let out a sound and complied,
realizing what he intended to do.

Xue quickly turned and got on her hands and knees just like he asked. Unconsciously,
she spread out her ass farther and opened her legs wider, missing the lost feeling on
her lower body.

Max positioned himself directly behind her plump buttocks, grabbing it and spreading
it wider to expose the hidden entrance.

Softly rubbed both cheeks with his palms, Max moved closer to resume what he
started. He grasped his excited dick with his hand and lined it up with her warm
dripping entrance once more.

Part of him wanted to tease her, but a profound desire to insert it overcame him as he
slowly eased himself back to the newly conquered walls of flesh.

Xue rocked back, rubbing her buttocks against him, evidently enjoying as much as Max
does.

He reached out one of his hands and slid it over her entrancing smooth back as he
started to pump her from behind.

At the same time, his other hand, held onto her waist, using it move his dick in and out
of her. They quickly settled into a rhythm, their skin slapping against one another time
and time again.

The scene from her back was indeed a mesmerizing sight to see. A fire burned inside
him, compelling him to drive inside her with his full power.

This morning, Max got up, not expecting any of this. Now it was unexpectedly
happening, and he couldn't help but feel invigorated, grabbing onto her tighter.
In his head, an indescribable thought appeared, Max couldn't help but imagine how
many Awakened beauties were out there were ready to be conquered by him.

Max wouldn't let even one of them go. Once he crosses paths with them, he would be
ready to use his abilities to have them for himself.

At this point, a slight change occurred in his mind, and this was only the beginning.
His thoughts would continue to evolve slowly and silently until he fulfills all his
desires.

Her abundant ass was raised rubbing against him while his hand reflexively slithered
to her breasts, sliding across her nipples as they slapped their bodies together.

Max deeply pierced his rod into her, jabbing her inner entrance, forcing himself inside.
Not a single spot on her fleshly walls was left untouched by him.

Sexual secretions overflowed, causing a mess on their lower bodies while Max was
pounding her.

Enjoying the contractions by her soaked flesh, Max moved faster, inciting moans from
Xue who was on the brink of losing her mind.

The rapid movement and grinding, at last, made him close to his climax. Max suddenly
felt his member becoming sensitive, overriding him with pleasure as milky white
fluids burst inside her, shooting all over her pink walls, tainting her insides with his
color.

Max's eyes closed, and his body constricted as his climax overtook him. He felt like he
was having intense convulsions with his hips moving uncontrollably, nourishing her
with his fluids.

"Ahn!"

Xue reached hers at the same time when she felt a large amount of hot stuff being
released inside her, letting out a long moan of pleasure as her pussy tightened its grip
on his dick.

Not long after, they both collapsed on their bed, out of breath, with an exhausted body
yet a satisfied face.
Max twitched his eyes, feeling some movement on his lower body.

Shielding his eyes from the sun shining through the window, Max set his sights
downwards to witness what was going on below.

Slowly opening his eyes and looking down, he saw Xue taking his dick in her mouth,
her eyes closed in pleasure.

Max initially thought that she was only teasing him to wake him up. However, it
became quite apparent that she had other ideas for him.

A gasp escaped his lips when she pulled moved closer and wrapped her soft breasts
around his hard member.

Soon after, she began to move her breasts up and down the sides of his dick. The
combination of her soft mounds and tight hold intensified the pleasure being
transmitted to his body.

Max could only watch and let her do what she wants on his dick. After a while, she
pulled back and leaned over, bringing her mouth close to his throbbing dick.

Tempted by her nearing lips, Max lifted his hips, pushing his energetic dick towards
her mouth. Xue, who saw this, stretched out her tongue and licked his the head of his
dick.

It seemed that she had learned a few things from the last time they have done this.
With a muffled sound deep in her throat, Xue opened her mouth and slowly took him
inside.

However, she only sucked him for a few seconds before pulling away. Her tongue then
came out, and she slid it down his length until it reached his balls.

Finally, she licked back up his dick and hovered over the head. With warm lips, she
moved down, taking him inside once again.

Max gasped as she took him deeper and deeper, feeling the tightness of her throat.
Through the bright sun rays, Max could see her lips reach the base of his dick.

She took all of him deep inside her mouth. Max could feel her throat muscles
contracting on him before she pulled back with only the head remaining on her mouth.

She then went back down, sinking his dick in her warm mouth. Max reached for her
head and pulled her against him.

Xue opened her mouth, accepting all of him with no trouble. Soon, they moved in a
rhythmic motion with him pushing up and her head moving down.

His mouth was open, gasping to suck some air from the immense pleasure he was
experiencing. Over and over, she made him feel like he was close to his climax.

When she could sense how close he was, her hand wrapped around his dick and
placed her mouth over the sensitive head.

Her hand began stroking him in an up and down motion sucking the head, and within
a few seconds, Max was ready to release his hot fluids.

With a cry, Max lifted his hips, eyes tightly shut, shooting his load all over his mouth.
Xue held his head on her lips and pumped his dick to get it to release everything.

His balls unleashed a massive load of cum, hitting directly at the back of her throat.
Even with this, Xue didn't stop sucking. She was moaning on him while she swallowed,
preventing herself from spilling any of it out.

His balls were on fire as it kept exploding, pumping out its stored fluids into her
anticipating mouth.

When he opened his eyes, Xue was licking the head of his dick. She had finished taking
in everything Max had released without wasting any of it.

Max watched as she delicately cleaned him with a face full of consideration and desire.

Since Max only laid down and let Xue do all the work, he wasn't the least tired from
that and recalling last night's session; he wanted to feel her insides once more.
Pushing her down in one smooth motion, Max reached on to his dick and positioned
it on her pussy lips.

Max stared into her eyes with his dick twitching, waiting at her entrance, seemingly
teasing her.

With every touch of his dick on her soaked pussy, Max could see her pushing up her
hips. Finally, deciding it was enough, he pushed his lower body down and felt his head
penetrate her inner lips.

Max stopped and gasped as her swollen lips wrapped around the tip of his dick. Just
like last night, it was tight, preventing him from sliding it all the way in with one
smooth motion.

Eventually, Max lowered his hips, and little by little; his dick slipped into her soft, tight
walls. Max could feel every inch of her warm and wet hole.

Her arms made their way on to his back, and her legs pulled on his waist, forcing him
to go deeper inside her cave.

Once his tip reached her deepest region, Xue couldn't contain a moan from leaking out
as she felt her lower body melt onto his.

By now, his balls on top of her outer lips. He was completely buried inside her.

Max resisted the urge to cum, relishing the feeling of her warm walls around him.

Without waiting, Max gently moved back and forth, digging in her moist folds and
letting her sensitive lips slide across the surface of his dick.

Both of their minds were only filled with immense pleasure. Uncontrollably, moans
were released with each thrust.

Xue's body trembled while her hips were involuntarily twitching, feeling numb from
the sensation coursing her pussy.

Max slowly pulled out, and relentlessly drove his dick back in.

"Ahhn!"
His hips repeatedly lifted and sunk, moving in and out of her with powerful strokes.

This early in the morning, only the sound of moans filled the entire room. It might even
be louder than their previous night's activity.

Max buried his face on her breasts, taking one of her nipples into his mouth.
Alternately, he sucked on one with his lips and twirled his tongue around it while he
used his hand to play with the other.

Red marks were left on her breasts from the amount of affection he gave them, but it
didn't stop Max from ravishing her.

He advanced to her smooth white neck, giving them plenty of kisses. While he sucked
on her flushed skin, Max felt her body convulse, racked with uncontrolled spasms.

Xue began to cum, and she was cumming on his dick, which heightened the pleasure
he was feeling.

Over and over, Max pushed himself into her, his dick smoothly sliding against her
twitching walls. Fluids ran from her pussy, further wetting his shaft and the sheets
below.

Max resisted his climax, controlling himself to last a bit longer. He didn't want it to
stop.

Despite this, with her pussy soaked and tight, milking him of his cum and the waving
folds around his dick, Max wasn't able to contain his looming orgasm for long.

Groaning, Max fully pushed in, burying his dick around her warm walls with the head
resting at the small hole of her deepest region.

Max felt his hot fluid rushing up as it spewed out, splashing on her walls, branding it
with his liquid as if establishing the fact that he was there, and it was his.

Once he was finished unloading everything deep inside her, Max finally collapsed on
her before rolling to his back while grabbing her.

With Xue now on top of him, Max kissed her as they laid in the afterglow.
Breeze can be felt on his face as he flew like a bird in the sky, free from all the
constraints of being a human.

Max could see the fantastic view of the mountain range as he flew by it.

With the clear night skies, everything can be visibly seen.

The seemingly silent mountains, the bright lights on the city a distance away, and the
endless sea that was currently filling his sight, all of it was incredible.

It was like he was in a dream. In the past, he would never imagine that one day, he
would be in this situation.

A few ships were slowly riding the calm waves, unaware of him being right above
them. Well, no one would even think about it since it was such an unbelievable
thought.

Zooming past them, Max arrived somewhere in the middle of the sea. Before him, were
never-ending waves on their way to the unknown.

Turning his head back, the magnificent sight of colorful lights illuminating the
shoreline and the spectacular landscape full of greenery landed on his vision.

From his angle, a vast patch of land filled with different kinds of wonders was visible,
and he couldn't help but be amazed at the seemingly magical scenery.

If people were to see him right now, they would be shocked to see a weirdly shaped
creature flying in the sky.

No doubt that it will turn into big news as there was no such animal that would look
like him or anything remotely close to how he looks.

Fully aware of his current circumstance, Max only decided to do this once the sun went
down, turning the sky dark enough for him to blend within it.

Max turned his body into a black dragon from the myths. However, since he never saw
a real dragon before, he could only form something close to the characters in the
games he played in the past.

When he successfully changed his shape into a vivid exterior of a dragon, Max
excitedly tried it out after finishing a series of tests.

He had to make sure he would be comfortable moving in it, and nothing would
unexpectedly go wrong.

Ever since he got the Shapeshifting Skill, Max experimented on it. He tried out all kinds
of fantasies he could think of to see if it was as amazing as what he had imagined.

The result didn't disappoint him. Max found that as long as he had enough energy,
simple shapeshifting can effortlessly be done.

He only needed to picture them with precise details in his mind and will his body to
transform. As long as it's not a complicated figure, he would turn into the exact image
in his head.

The more complicated ones required more energy and incredibly detailed
imagination. Quite obviously, Max had a hard time changing into some fantasy
creatures he had been dreaming of being.

Fortunately, with his Rank 1 Peak Phase status, Max had plenty of energy to transform
into simple forms such as objects, humans, and animals that he had knowledge of.

It gave him enough room to change into a wide range of different transformations,
including complicated ones like the one he was in right now, a mighty black dragon.

Max found out that even Xue wasn't able to do what he was doing because of her
lacking energy,

Xue only taught him about her experiences in transforming into objects, what to look
for before copying a person's body, and techniques on how to not act suspicious.

So he was mostly on his own when he had to think about creative ways of using his
newly gotten skill.
Though after multiple trials of him, Yu'er, and Xue, experimenting on the use of the
skill, they discovered that her skill was limited to only physical transformations.

Max attempted to change into the Awakened he previously watched on his device,
whose battle showcased a set of sword skills that was swift yet flashy at the same time.

When he was able to copy the person's physical appearance successfully, there was
still no sign of him being able to use the sword skills.

They concluded that there was a limit to her skill and spent some time exploring more
of her skill's limitations.

In the end, they also found that the skill doesn't allow changing into ethereal forms.

Max was the one who discovered it when he tried to transform his body into a soul
version of himself that was supposed to be immune to physical attacks.

He imagined that his soul form would not receive any damage since if it was real, no
one should be able to touch it.

Sadly it didn't work. If it did, Max would be unstoppable as he could dodge weapon
attacks, and he would still be able to fight back with his skills.

Although the skill could be said to have limitations, Max was still contented with its
usefulness. It was already great to have the ability to transform his physical
appearance into anything, and he only needed to use his imagination.

The complex transformations of turning into massive objects like houses were
impossible for now with his insufficient energy.

Even his current dragon form was only as small as a medium-sized bird. Any bigger
and Max won't be able to maintain it for long, and some areas would turn into a poorly
made transformation.

However, the possibility was still there. Maybe in the future, if he had the opportunity,
he would turn himself into something bigger, a larger size of his dragon form.

Since it was dark outside and his form was a black dragon, Max was able to fly
anywhere he wants, and no one would spot him unless he flew lower close to the
ground.
His head looked menacing with blood-red eyes, and his body was quite well made and
detailed.

This skill was genuinely magical. It wasn't something that can be explained by science
at all.

Max looked forward to the future where he would be able to transform into
significantly larger and complicated figures.

He was getting excited at the thought of it as he flew back with high speed, having
finished everything he wanted to do.

Flying was surprisingly better than he thought. When running, he could only turn to
specific directions, but when he is in the air, he could turn to every direction, including
upwards and downwards.

The cool breeze rushing to his skin was also exhilarating. Max felt freer than when he
was on the ground.

Now Max felt like the world suddenly got bigger for him. No longer would there be
limits as to where he could go.

It was all because of Xue and her skill. If they didn't encounter each other, Max
wouldn't have this skill, and he wouldn't feel like this.

Looking at the scenery below, Max sighed in relaxation as he glided down back to their
villa.

Overall, this day had been tiring since he had been busy the entire day, yet it was also
quite a peaceful and exciting one.
The weekend had gone by without much things happening.

Max never stopped trying out ways to use his new skill, along with Xue and Yu'er.

With the numerous trials they have been through, all of them were now extremely
familiar with the Shapeshifting Skill.

This is especially the case for Xue, who got to learn new techniques that she had no
idea she could do before.

Xue had indeed gained a lot this time, and she couldn't be more grateful now that she
had more efficient ways to apply when she uses her skill.

The uneventful weekend seemed to end quite abruptly, and it was time for them to go
back to the city.

Of course, this villa won't be abandoned. They had decided to come back later when
they have some more free time to spare and need to try something out away from
outsider's eyes.

The past few days had been relaxing for all of them. They only spent their days in their
land, not bothering to go out and explore the small beach town a few minutes of walk
away from their area.

When they got back to the city, Max could feel an entirely different atmosphere in his
environment.

He couldn't explain it with words, only that he felt unsafe as if anything beyond their
control could happen without warning.

But it didn't eliminate the fantastic sight of civilization he missed during their past few
days of staying cooped up busying themselves in their secluded villa.
Nodding his head, Max thought his city was indeed not bad. Awakeneds? Enemies?
Unexpected events? When any of that occurs, they will simply deal with them all.

The school day began once more, and Max had new sets of works he was required to
finish.

It was a tiring day. When he was done, it was already dark outside.

This day, Max was forced to remain at school for some activities which he wanted
nothing to do with.

However, since Max was a student, he had to do it. These were the daily menial tasks
he had to always deal with.

Yu'er and Xue were long back home now. Max informed them earlier about his
assignments and asked them to go on without him.

Now Max would have to walk back alone without anyone to speak with except Little
Dou.

Thinking of this, Max couldn't help but curse at this school and his teacher, who was
responsible for him staying late like this.

Someone like him should have more free time, not wasting his life away at this boring
institution.

His impression of going to school was slowly getting lower and lower, though it wasn't
entirely a bad thing since Max would get to talk with Little Dou about everything
revolving the System.

Every time they talked about it, it turns into an interesting conversation. Max would
always learn new things by asking Little Dou about every little question that popped
up on his head.

From all their conversations so far, Max found more information about the System that
he had no idea about.

The System is indeed mysterious. Little Dou once told him never to underestimate the
System because he hasn't touched the majority of its functions yet, and if he thinks the
System is quite simple, then that could only mean he didn't know anything.
This made Max curious about what she was talking about. He was fully aware that he
doesn't know anything and could only put out a few guesses.

However, since Little Dou wasn't talking about it, Max could only look forward to the
future. Perhaps a surprise will be waiting for him then.

Now that he thought about it, he had been saving up Points for a long time now.
Recalling last night when he checked his Points before going to bed, he was surprised
to find that his total Points had already reached 30600.

Only a few weeks had passed since they decided not to keep spending Points, but now
they already had a lot only from the nights they played around in their bed.

Max also remembered Xue, who he had taken some nights ago. That alone should give
him around 2800 Points and adding the nights he spent with Yu'er, which was almost
every night; it made sense for him to accumulate Points that fast.

Maybe they would only need to wait for a little bit more than a week before they would
have enough Points to purchase their chosen skill.

Walking down the hallway of the school building, Max made his way to the stairs,
planning to head home after a long day.

From the windows, Max could only see a few students remaining at the school grounds
hanging out and playing sports.

Looking at the time on the wall, he figured that they should be going home around this
time before the school finally closes.

Max really did stay late this time. Walking strolling, he spoke to Little Dou,

"Finally, we're heading home now. Haah, I'm so tired."

"By the way, can you tell me about some good skills I can buy from the Store once I
have some extra Points after the Magical Space?"

While walking, Max decided to start a conversation with Little Dou once again to avoid
being bored and at the same time, hear her suggestions about some skills she thought
would be incredibly useful for him.
[Mn? I know a lot, but the System doesn't allow me to tell you about it!]

Holding a lollipop with both her arms as she delightfully licked it, Little Dou
responded like she was used to Max asking her questions that she couldn't answer.

But this time, Max had a different idea. Feeling that Little Dou might have
misunderstood him, he added,

"No, I only want suggestions, and the skills I'm talking about are only limited to those
we saw on my phone being used by other Awakeneds. Which of their skills do you
think would be useful for me?"

Although he asked for suggestions from Little Dou, it doesn't mean he would follow
whatever she says.

Max has his own lists of skills, which he thinks would be great for him to have. He only
wanted to hear what Little Dou was going to say to see if he missed some excellent
skills.

Little Dou's eyes brightened. If she were only giving suggestions on something that
Max already had the knowledge of, then the System would most certainly allow her to
help.

[Oh! The Teleportation Skill that we saw is really good! If you can have that, you won't
have to always use your Time Stop for small matters such as escaping!]

What she was talking about was the minor teleportation that they saw someone has.
It allows the user to move a distance away instantly, and it can even pass through solid
objects smoothly.

When they turned to the direction of the stairway, Little Dou, who was happily licking
her lollipop on Max's head, saw a man standing right in front of them.

The person's face with a pair of creepy eyes was too close to Max that Little Dou was
spooked, letting go of the lollipop she was holding.

Once she took a closer look, the person's mouth was opened, and a faint white form
was flowing out of it moving directly towards Max.

Before she was able to react and warn him, Max already had a dazed expression.
Max felt like he was put in a heavy state of confusion. He didn't know why or how, but
a part of his mind realized it wasn't normal, and he shouldn't let it overwhelm him.

A strong instinct kicked in as his eyes shook, and his mind, fighting off the invading
force that was influencing his mind.

He was like a fish trapped in a net, trying its best to shake off the material that was
restraining it. To an outsider's eyes, Max looked helpless with nothing left to do but to
accept his fate.

In this case, Little Dou, who only recently became conscious of what was happening,
saw him having a dazed expression.

However, before her heart could sink, everything around them stopped.

The unmoving world surrounded them was quite distinct. Every noise that was
transmitted to their ears no matter how faint disappeared.

This made Little Dou sigh in relief. Not long after, Max got himself back, successfully
breaking off the force which seemed to be influencing his mind.

All of this happened in a split second. Max hastily took a step back from the revolting
face that was too close to him.

Blinking his eyes, Max looked at his frozen surroundings before turning to Little Dou,
who was intently staring at the unidentified man.

Her eyes were without fear, only a glimmer of curiosity. Contrary to Max, who had a
pair of watchful eyes as if thinking that it would suddenly move towards him even
though he knew the time has just stopped.

"What is this thing coming out of his mouth? It almost touched me."
"Could this be a skill?"

It was the only explanation for something like this to be possible. Ordinary people
won't have some faint white figure flowing out of their mouths.

Max was lucky to evade it by using his Time Stop before it was able to touch him. Once
it touches him, it would stick to his soul and slowly pull it out of him.

Even if he were to get away, he would still receive injuries to his soul that could take
some time to heal, and he will also be racked with excruciating pain every once in a
while.

[It looks like it!]

The form hasn't fully materialized, yet that was why Little Dou couldn't recognize what
this blurry white figure was. She could only look at it with interest.

While they spoke, time was being wasted. Counting in his head, Max was aware that a
few seconds had already passed.

He knew that they had to do something about this man.

From how his mind blurred, influenced by an unknown force, Max wasn't sure
whether he would be under it once again when the time resumes, so they have to finish
this before time runs out.

Max was only able to use his Time Stop when he suddenly felt a sense of crisis looming
over him and instinctively activated it.

This was one of the life-saving exercises he spent time to get used to, and the instant
Max experienced the overwhelming confusion that put his mind in chaos, he forcefully
disregarded everything and willed the time to stop.

Fortunately, the confused state that hit him was extremely obvious. Max felt as if he
was having a nightmare that put him into severe unrest while being aware that he was
still standing here at school.

Such a weird experience. A skill that he couldn't explain and a potentially dangerous
one. In truth, the force that put his mind into unrest wasn't a skill.
It was only the ghost energy that every ghost uses, an energy that is unique to ghosts.
When it gets in contact with humans, it will fill their minds with various dreadful
images and gloomy feelings.

When the ghost energy reaches an ordinary person, they will freeze in horror as their
minds won't be able to resist, and once they were under that state, their soul is free
for the ghost to take.

However, since Max had a stronger mental resistance, it was only able to affect him for
a short amount of time, and it wasn't as formidable, which aided on him lightly getting
away.

In his hand, a black dagger appeared.

Max had prepared a few ordinary weapons on his Inventory for times like this. Since
he was unsure about the person's skill, Max didn't want to give him a chance to fight
back.

This unknown Awakened that he had never met attempted to attack him. If he didn't
get to react fast enough, horrible things would have happened to him.

Max was sure that the man wasn't going to let him go after this, so he didn't waste any
more time.

With no hesitation, Max dashed towards the man's unmoving body and sliced his neck,
giving him a long deep cut that should be enough to kill him, but to make sure, he also
stabbed his heart to secure his death.

Little Dou only watched things proceed as if nothing extraordinary was happening
around her. She flew around the Awakened's body while focusing around the faint
white figure, thoroughly inspecting it.

Once time resumes, that will be the time of his death. Max stepped back, preparing to
dispose of the man's body as soon as it falls.

He planned to store it inside his Inventory. In there, no one would be able to locate
him, and even the slightest trace of him will be gone from this world. Max would then
be able to avoid any future problems appearing.

Surprisingly, Max didn't feel anything. Even though he knew he had killed someone,
Max felt nothing strange about it.

This unknown man was his enemy, and he wasn't someone who would let an enemy
go and invite future troubles to himself, especially if they were after his life.

Time resumed, and Max was waiting to see the man fall. However, something he wasn't
expecting occurred.

The deep cut that he delivered and the stab to the heart that he dealt disappeared as
if the damage he inflicted never happened.

What happened? How did it suddenly disappear? Shouldn't he be dead by now? In a

second, his thoughts were filled with various questions.

Little Dou, who was curiously inspecting the white figure forming suddenly shouted
as she promptly flew back to Max that was only a few steps away,

[Stay away! Don't let it get closer to you!]

Feeling the urgency on her voice, instead of making his way down to head home, Max
made a dash upwards.

His senses told him that something wasn't right about this, and if they were to end up
clashing, Max would prefer to be in someplace without anyone watching them.

While Little Dou was staring at the faint figure, the time resumed, and what took shape
before her was something she never expected.

A faint white figure of a man slowly materialized. Little Dou had the knowledge of
what this form is, and it could only be one thing, a ghost!

And if it were a ghost, then the damage Max inflicted wasn't going to be effective.

There was also the fact that none of them know the strength of the ghost they were
against.

For now, they had to move away and reassess their current situation.
While Max bolted up, he took out a mask from his Inventory and put it on as a
precaution.

If someone else were to spot them, he didn't want to further expose his identity. And
with the mask on, Max would feel more comfortable using his skills incase he was
forced to.

This mask was different from the one Max had on him when he was running around
the city as the Shadow Thief.

Max would rather not have his real identity be associated with the Shadow Thief. Even
if it hasn't gained any fame yet but soon it inevitably will, and he didn't want trouble
coming after him for being connected with it.

Before he was able to ask, Little Dou landed on his head and quickly told him what she
saw,

[It's a ghost! You should be careful!]

"Ghost? That white silhouette was a ghost?"

Max wasn't able to take a closer look at it since his eyes were looking at the
unbelievable sight of its body being undamaged, and right after that, they had to back
away.

The ghost only fully manifested when they were already running away, but Little Dou
could easily recognize it, thus saving them that crucial second where it would have
gotten in contact with Max.

The last thing Max saw was the white figure slowly becoming larger.

…
Evil Ghost Luo was filled with surprise, watching his target suddenly turn his back and
run.

Usually, his target will be in a permanent state of unrest with his ghost energy
corrupting their minds, filling them with terror.

Once that happens, they won't be able to do anything, and he would happily harvest
their souls to slowly consume it.

It always gave him the feeling of being in control of their lives. It was such an addicting
feeling.

However, to his miscalculation, his current target unexpectedly broke out and took off
swiftly that even he couldn't chase after them.

If he could, he would have run after them right away, but it was too risky.

Evil Ghost Luo was in his soul form, and he didn't want to leave his body here and take
off without it.

His soul was injured, and he couldn't afford to risk his already severely injured ghost
body to what he guessed should be a fellow Awakened.

That could solely be the reason why his prey got away. If he were an ordinary person,
he wouldn't have been able to get away from his control.

An Awakened.

This was his first time trying to hunt one. It should be fun. This was just right. If he
uses an Awakened to breakthrough to the next rank, then that would be an
achievement he could take pride in.

"So it will be you then. You should be grateful that you will become the final sacrifice
for my breakthrough to Rank 2."

His body then moved as his lips curled up with a sinister expression on his face.

"Hmm?"

On the ground, he saw a familiar necklace that seemed to be damaged. When he took
a closer look at it, his expression warped into fury.

"You have truly angered me now. This is the worst mistake you could ever make. Once
I catch you, I will make you regret living up to this day."

In his hand, was a cracked necklace. This was the most valuable treasure in his
possession. Evil Ghost Luo had to complete a few months worth of missions from the
Ghost Hall to get this item.

This accessory can save his life from a fatal attack once and gets broken after being
used with no chance of it ever working again.

If he wanted one more of those, he had to work for a couple of months once again, and
he didn't have that kind of free time right now.

He was unfortunate that his item broke at the worse time possible. He was already at
the barrier of his breakthrough, and this item could come in handy when he is in the
midst of breaking through.

After all, this was another life. Even though it won't work with his ghost form, his
disposable body could still be saved from death once.

Evil Ghost Luo could breakthrough in this body while it was wearing the life-saving
accessory. It would be as if he had two extra life.

But now it was gone. And the worst was he didn't know how it got destroyed. This
thought filled him with rage.

His soul was in excruciating pain from being attacked by a powerful Awakened, and
he couldn't get out of the city since there were a lot of those people from the Special
Affairs Department searching for him day and night.

Now, he also lost his life-saving treasure. Evil Ghost Luo was shaking with fury. His
anger was pointed to his prey, who was the one responsible for his hard-earned item
being wasted.

At the same time, he resented the Special Affairs Department for putting him in this
situation.

Evil Ghost Luo had a cautious personality, but he was forced to make his move earlier
than his initial plan.

That was because he could feel that those people from the Special Affairs Department
were narrowing their search to his location. Though he didn't have anything to base it
on, Evil Ghost Luo trusted his instincts more than everyone.

He felt the need to breakthrough tonight, or else he would have some trouble hiding
from all of them.

With his soul being injured, Evil Ghost Luo wasn't confident about surviving a few
direct hits of Elemental Attacks.

It was only a matter of time before his malicious ghost energy would be detected by
one of their people. Evil Ghost Luo was sure of it.

He wasn't those old ghosts that could perfectly mask their energy and pretend to be
an ordinary person.

His abilities weren't that powerful, yet so he was bound to be located if he stays here
for long.

There should be no room for error this time. He will breakthrough this day and leave
the city untouched.

Evil Ghost Luo thought as he made his way up to where Max was, his eyes shining in a
haunting light.

Max and Little Dou reached the rooftop where they decided they would confront this
unknown ghost.

In this place, there would be more room for them to move around against this
dangerous enemy.

They don't know anything about this ghost or why it chose to attack them, but the
same could be said to their opponent, who doesn't know anything about them, so it
was only down to who was stronger.

Max found a spot to hide and observe if the ghost was going to be able to find them,
but then he suddenly thought of something else he could do.

As he leaned on the white wall, slowly, Max started to blend in, though not to the point
of invisibility, he only made the white wall thicker as he disappeared.

The usefulness of the Shapeshifting Skill in situations like this was convenient.

With this, he only had to wait. Max slightly smiled, wondering whether he would make
the ghost look like a fool.
The wall where Max was on had a clear vision of the only entrance towards the
rooftop. Nothing would escape from his eyes if anyone were to go through it.

Little Dou was also hovering over, curiously looking whether someone would come.

While waiting, Max thought back to the previous incident where he wasn't able to kill
the ghost's body.

The damage he dealt vanished like it was erased. It was quite similar to Yu'er's Reverse
Time, except it was instant, faster than his eyes could blink. It was unbelievable.

Max didn't think it was a skill since it was instantaneous, and he doesn't believe
someone could use their skill right after the time resumes knowing they would die.
No one could react that fast.

It seemed more like Max triggered one of his life-saving cards. Perhaps it came from a
protective item or a perk of being possessed by a ghost.

But it doesn't seem like it can be used constantly. Though Max still considered the
probability of it happening.

Secondly, since the ghost came out unharmed, Max had to think about whether he
exposed himself being an Awakened.

Max thought for a moment and concluded that he should at least expect the ghost to
be aware of it. There should be an indicator of some sort that notified him of his escape
from death.

However, he was confident that his skill was not exposed since the time had stopped
for everyone.

If Max were in his situation, he would only be filled with confusion. There was no way
for him to observe what happened. Visually, he would merely see a series of flashing
movements.

An unknown amount of time had passed, and the man still hasn't shown up.

This ghost was taking so long. Maybe he wasn't able to find them and went somewhere
else? Then if so, they can go home!

Just as Max was thinking about this, someone interrupted him and pulled him out of
his thoughts.

[He's here!]

Little Dou flew back, urgently notifying him about the incoming enemy.

Max immediately became alert. He already had several plans in his mind. The only
thing he had to do was to wait and see which would be the most suitable.

Evil Ghost Luo got to the top floor after wandering around the building to find any
signs of his prey.

Being a security guard for a few days let him become familiar with the establishment,
so it wasn't hard for him to roam the area.

After finishing all the places he could come up with, Evil Ghost Luo turned to his final
destination.

This time, he had a feeling that his prey would be there.

When Evil Ghost Luo got to the rooftop, there was nothing to be seen. However, his
eyes mysteriously glowed.

Max kept his eyes on this man that was standing near the entrance as if he was a statue.
Inside, Max was starting to believe he had this man fooled.

This ghost took a long time to reach here, and now he was only staying still. Can he
even locate him? Would he give up?

Max continued to stay in his position. This ghost giving up was what he precisely
wanted.

This would be the ideal development. When the ghost finally gives up and takes off,
Max would secretly trail after him to wherever lair he hides in.

Afterwards, he would then decide how to deal with him.

Without warning, the man suddenly dashed towards his direction before punching out
with an energy empowered fist.

Max could feel the ferocity of his attack from where he was hiding. Not wanting to
receive the blow, he dodged away, in turn, revealing himself.

The ground vibrated once the fist came in contact with the wall, cracks formed all over
it. Luckily, Max evaded it, or else it would have hurt quite badly.

Since he already revealed himself, slowly, his form returned to his original appearance.

Max grew more vigilant, but he also couldn't hide his astonishment. This ghost
somehow had a skill that could detect him.

He doesn't have a clue how that could be possible. Facing this seemingly skilled
opponent, Max decided to take this seriously.

Truthfully, it was quite simple. Evil Ghost Luo was a ghost. Ghosts like him suck souls
out of humans and consume it.

Having the ability to suck souls would also mean that they have a way to detect it.

This was also how Evil Ghost Luo ended up targetting Max. He could detect a unique
soul from him that appeared to be more appealing compared to others.

Even though Evil Ghost Luo didn't see anyone on the spot where he detected a soul, he
still fully believed someone was there.

Used to surviving on his own, Evil Ghost Luo had heard about different kinds of
treasures. An item that provides invisibility wasn't unheard of; that was why he never
found it odd.

Evil Ghost Luo had already sensed him right as he got into the rooftop. The only reason
he was standing still near the entrance was because of him being wary of an ambush.

From what he sensed, his prey was only a few seconds away from him. He could easily
reach him, but his cautious side prevented him from making a move straight away.

He expected some reinforcements supporting behind his target since there was no
way his prey would hide so close to him. Evil Ghost Luo was convinced that this must
be a trap.

When he initiated an attack to get a feel of the situation, hitting the area where the
soul was, his prey finally revealed himself.

Max faced the man who had a look of amusement on his face. Taking out his dagger,
Max returned his stare as if challenging him.

This could be said to be his first true battle; a rush of excitement was flowing through
his body.

In the meantime, he would not use his skills. Max wanted to test out his combat ability
first.

With this, he kicked the ground to charge forward.

The only thing he had to be careful of was the original form of the ghost. As long as the
ghost itself doesn't come out, he could do whatever he wants.

Max slashed him directly on his neck. Although he didn't plan to use his skill, it doesn't
mean he would play around.

His attack was targeted to kill his body and force him to come out. Max had some basic
knowledge relating to him, such as physical attacks won't be able to touch ghosts.

For that reason, he wanted to purely use his combat ability to defeat his body, and once
his true form emerges, Max would then use his skills to finish it.

His attack got evaded by a simple backward movement, and before he could deliver
another, a swift palm filled with force shot out. Max quickly leaped away to avoid it.

That was close. It almost hit him.

This man seemed to be only using his body to attack, and the energy in his attacks was
also quite strange.

His weird energy was dangerously powerful. Max couldn't understand how he was
doing it. He only knows that he would not want to be hit by that.

Once again, tightly gripping the dagger with his hand, Max went in for another attack.
He made use of his agile body to slowly overpower his opponent.

Both of them continued to exchange attacks. Max had already inflicted a few scratches
all over his opponent's body, but no one showed any signs of slowing down.

Outside the closed school gate this late at night, two individuals can be seen speaking
to each other as they guardedly made their way inside.
Chief Li, along with Jing Fei, reached this school where Evil Ghost Luo should be hiding
at.

After so long, their people had finally found a clue about his whereabouts. It took quite
some time for them to be able to get a lead, but no one could be blamed since it was a
difficult feat to search for any signs of him.

The city is vast, and it would take time for them to search the entire area without
missing anything.

However, this morning, news came about Evil Ghost Luo's supposed location. The
report only mentioned this place and not his exact position, but it was enough.

Throughout the day, they made their preparations before moving out as soon as
everything was ready.

"Chief Li, where are we going to begin?"

Jing Fei looked at the vast empty school grounds. There were several buildings,
including some dormitories for the faculties and students.

The elite personnel they had in total were limited in numbers. They couldn't afford to
split up them up in groups.

It will also put their few days of coordination plans to waste if they would have to
separately move to different areas.

A message from the higher-ups was sent to notify them of a Rank 2 assisting their
group to deal with Evil Ghost Luo. However, they mentioned that the individual was
going to move on his own.

Now they could only think of a way to properly go through this. Chief Li only thought
for a second before responding,
"We will go through everything, starting from the first building to the last. The expert
assisting us was said to have been dealing with ghosts for a few years now, so we only
need to be prepared in supporting him."

"With his skill, he should have some hidden cards to quickly locate this Evil Ghost Luo.
That was why this person was moving by himself."

"Our people will be in charge of surrounding the area to prevent Evil Ghost Luo from
escaping once again."

"Bear in mind that this is a school, we have to finish this as fast as we can. Also, we
couldn't afford to damage the buildings, or this will be another problem for us to deal
with."

"Fortunately, we have someone who could use set up a barrier to prevent the sounds
of battle happening inside to be heard by people living nearby."

Before setting out, Chief Li repeatedly warn their people to be discreet since this was
a densely populated area, and they don't want to cause an uproar.

Evil Ghost Luo has the upper hand this time as they had to make as little damage as
they could, thus needing to retrain themselves, considerably weakening their fighting
power.

Chief Li didn't know whether this was something that Evil Ghost Luo had thought
about and planned for by hiding in here, but it was working.

"Remember, the last thing we want is to let him escape. If he gets away again, then we
would have a harder time to locate him since he should be close to fully healing from
his injuries by now."

"We have to keep a lookout for the signal the Rank 2 master would send us and move
towards his direction right away."

"This operation has to be over before the sun rises, or else we would have to retreat,
and his escape would be assured once more."

Jing Fei nodded in understanding. They had been preparing for this mission for a few
days now, and it was starting to be a bother, limiting them from accomplishing their
other tasks.
He knew that they could not fail this time.

Chief Li couldn't help but think how bothersome this problem is, having been
troubling his mind for a while now before adding,

"If we had a few more reinforcements, the probability of us succeeding this mission
would be much greater. However, other cities were also busy dealing with the same
problems, and they couldn't send out a few people this time."

"I have some contacts that should be staying around this area, but they had to go
somewhere else and weren't here currently."

"There were also the others that were hard to reach, and even if I did ask them for
assistance, they probably couldn't be bothered by it."

"Forget about it. We could be needed at any time, so we need to be alert. Notify our
people to start searching the vicinity before going through each building."

"Also, don't lose the bell, that's the only one we have. If it got destroyed, we wouldn't
have any more ways of finding him."

The bell Chief Li was talking about was an item that was lent to them to be able to
locate where Evil Ghost Luo is.

It could sense traces of ghost energy from the surroundings and would ring out once
it was at a certain distance of it.

This item was the only one they had, and if they lost it, there would be no chance for
them to distinguish Evil Ghost Luo from ordinary people.

Jing Fei followed Chief Li's instructions as he spoke through his communication
device.

Now, everything was up to whether they would successfully locate the position of Evil
Ghost Luo.

Though not in his intention, the rooftop was in ruins with heavily damaged walls and
floors.
However, Max couldn't care less considering his present situation. Evil Ghost Luo was
currently chasing him while simultaneously striking out several palms, and only one
of those was enough to put his internal organs into a mess.

Unknowingly, Evil Ghost Luo became more and more violent as time passed. Max felt
like this man didn't care about himself and wanted to risk it all against him though he
had no clue why.

Only Evil Ghost Luo knew the reason. He could feel it; his senses were warning him of
danger.

In the beginning, it was faint, but it was still there, so he felt pressured and decided to
attack his prey without waiting for a few more days.

Now, it wasn't even close to being faint. His senses were almost screaming at him,
warning him about a threat to his life.

Evil Ghost Luo thought that those from the Special Affairs Department might have
already found his location and were on their way here.

He got away last time because of their unpreparedness, not knowing how to deal with
him properly, but now, that would certainly not be the case.

There was also that powerful individual who assisted them in the end. He would be a
fool not to expect it to happen again.

He had to break the barrier past Rank 1 and finally get to Rank 2. That was the only
way.

Not only he would completely heal his injuries, but he would also unlock another skill
that could potentially make him strong enough to destroy those people who wanted
to take his life.

One thing was certain, once he reaches Rank 2, the possibility of him escaping this city
and the powerful figures on his back will significantly increase.

Evil Ghost Luo eyed his prey, who was using his speed to dodge all his attacks. This
couldn't continue any longer.

With a shout, he leaped towards Max, giving it his all.

No matter what, even if he had to sacrifice this body of his, Evil Ghost Luo would catch
him and consume his soul to finally breakthrough.

Max, on the other hand, had no idea about this. He was only doing everything he could
to run away from this rampaging man, hoping he would slow down soon or, better yet,
exhaust his energy.
Running. That was the only thing on Max's mind.

Both of them seemed like they were fooling around; however, Max was certainly not;
he was only running for his life. It was quite a shameful sight if other people were to
see it, but he never once thought about it.

There is no shame about not wanting to receive a blow from this uncontrollable ghost.
This guy was like a lunatic.

This man looked at him as if he was the most valuable treasure in the world and would
do everything to get a hold of him.

Max had to evade against all the aggressive attacks he was dealing which don't seem
to have any reasons behind it.

On one corner, Little Dou, who had been intently watching them, couldn't understand
how did it suddenly go like this.

She was not worried about Max since she knew more than anyone that his body is
quite sturdy. It could take a few direct hits from the ghost before it would be dangerous
for him.

Though she can't speak about how much that would hurt for Max. Right now, she was
only enjoying the sight of them running around.

From her observations, their strengths were quite close to each other; both were at
the peak of Rank 1.

One disparity from what she could see was Max didn't have much battle experience,
and the ghost looked to be extremely skilled in combat.

Even though the ghost was rampaging around, his attacks were skillful, disregarding
the fact that he seemed to not care about himself.
However, in Max's own way, he was managing quite nicely. Fortunately, the ghost was
purely using his arms to attack.

And Little Dou was aware that Max was still holding back a lot of his capabilities and
planned to use it all on the ghost's real body instead of his stolen body.

If Max truly felt threatened, he could easily activate his Time Stop to get out of the
dangerous situation and finish the battle straight away.

Preferably, if he had a choice, Max would rather not use his remaining Time Stop since
it was one of his life-saving ability and there is only one remaining use left.

His other skills were saved for this ghost's original form since he was aware that those
could be his only way to defeat it so Max can only rely on his dagger to finish this man
off.

What he didn't know was his opponent, Evil Ghost Luo, was also holding back. This
could not be said to be his true fighting strength.

His real power comes from the gloomy aura of his actual body, which could give
everyone in his surroundings various kinds of dark emotions.

If anyone had a weak mental resistance such as ordinary people, they would lose their
minds.

While Evil Ghost Luo could do that, he didn't want to risk it because he wasn't
confident whether it would be effective against this Awakened, and also, he wanted to
protect his life.

This body he was occupying has multiple uses for him. Not only it can be used to attack
others which his original form couldn't do, but it can also act as a form of armor.

A disposable body is one extra life that can save him from death. He would be a fool
not to make use of this advantage.

After running and dodging away for quite some time, Max wondered if he could do
something about this situation.

He noticed that this man seemed to be willing to sacrifice his body to get him. It was
not a worthy trade, and the only thing he could do was to dodge his assault.
Max had to think of a way to deal with him. Surely there has to be something he could
do.

Ultimately, even a Peak Phase Awakened like them will be exhausted. After a while,
Max could sense that the man was slowing down.

Since Max wasn't the one on the offense and was only focusing on dodging his blows,
he was still fine, unlike the man who was already struggling to keep up with his speed.

Initially, the man was faster than him, but since he was also fiercely attacking, they
were about the same.

Now, with him slowing down, Max became slightly more agile in his movements, and
it was enough to change the pace of their battle.

With a burst of power, Max evaded his palm attack before swiftly slashing his dagger
towards his neck.

His attack was too fast that ordinary eyes would not be able to see it. However, Evil
Ghost Luo was not an average person.

Seeing the unexpected counterattack, he hurriedly jumped away, but since it was too
sudden, he was a little late, causing the dagger to graze him, giving him a long gash on
his chest.

"Ugh!"

Evil Ghost Luo winced in the agonizing pain he was not expecting. The intense pain
adding up with the pain from his previous injuries made him freeze for a second.

Max's attack was filled with power that his ordinary body couldn't defend against it.

Evil Ghost Luo can use his body for attacking using his energy to strengthen it.
However, his energy has no defensive capabilities.

That also goes with his ghost form. It can only attack and evade, that was the cost of
his powerful skill.

Evil Ghost Luo was inwardly shocked about this progression. How was this possible?
He was being beaten in speed, something he prided himself in.
Not that his target was faster than him, it was only them almost having the same speed
which he couldn't believe.

But something more surprising followed, he got hit. This was something he never
thought about before coming here.

Evil Ghost Luo was starting to feel pressured from the unpredictability of this
Awakened before him.

At the same time, the feeling of danger was getting stronger and stronger.

With conflicting emotions, Evil Ghost Luo made a quick decision to end the battle this
instant and escape if he couldn't.

Nothing was more important than his life, and he wouldn't risk losing everything for
a chance to achieve a breakthrough.

As long as he is alive, he could find plenty of opportunities somewhere else.

Max didn't let go of the split second the man froze and dashed towards him at high
speed. He slashed the hand, protecting his chest with his full power.

"Ahh!"

A piercing cry was heard from the man's mouth. Evil Ghost Luo can never get used to
this much pain; he couldn't bear every second of it.

Max's eyes were focused on his every movement, not giving him a chance to move
away.

After one slash came another, this time, it went straight towards his unguarded neck.

"You!"

Soon after, the body fell and completely stopped moving. But before he could rejoice,
a white figure slowly seeped out of it.

What was displayed in front of Max was a faint figure of a man, staring at him with
fury.
The temperature suddenly dropped as if he was doused with cold water. Max figured
that this was the true form of the ghost.

Max could feel the potent gloomy energy coming from him that seemed to paint the
world grey. It was filled with negative emotions, giving him a sense of unease.

Before Max could open his mouth, all of a sudden, he could feel something with an
oppressive pressure on the horizon approaching his location.