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Capítulo 9: Chapter 9

Reflecting on the data, which showed that the kid only had the ability to absorb sunlight, he felt a sense of regret and sighed.

Such an ability, lacking any auxiliary or combat effectiveness, might only increase the danger if the kid were to join the Brotherhood of Mutants. After all, places where mutants gather are always fraught with danger.

He wondered how the kid had managed to escape with just the ability to absorb sunlight...

This thought flickered through his mind only briefly before he dismissed it, concocting a series of plausible explanations instead.

His focus returned to the young man's health report, and recalling the dire information therein, he sighed, looking at the youth with pity.

He might as well treat the kid well while he was still alive...

Clearly, he believed that Syd wouldn't live much longer.

"The kid, what's your name? You can call me Chris," he said as he handed the boy a cup of water.

"Thank you," Syd replied, pausing thoughtfully before saying, "You can call me 'Syd'."

Chris noticed a curious discrepancy; wasn't the kid named Kevin according to the data? Thinking that the young man was probably hiding his identity, he looked meaningfully at him but didn't dwell on it. (Kevin is the name of the body, and Syd is the dude that got reincarnated)

"Do you know about your health condition?" Chris touched his forehead and handed him some medicine from the bedside table. "You're still running a fever. Here are some antipyretics and…"

While expressing his thanks, Syd sighed internally.

He was well aware of his bodily condition, still feeling dizzy, weak, and achy. Only the sunlight streaming through the window provided him some relief.

[Photon Energy +1]

[Photon Energy +1]

Maybe it was time to unlock some progress?

[Name: Syd Castell]

[Age: 16 (Remaining lifespan: 22 days)]

[Mutant Abilities: Mimicry, Energy Absorption]

[Current Mimicry Target: Orochi (Title: Sun God, Will of the Earth)] (Unlock Progress 34%)

[Abilities: Black Particles (6/100) Level 1

Spatial Transfer (5/100) Level 1

Rebound Shield (1/100) Level 1 (Unlocked)]

[Energy Points: 398]

Looking at his displayed remaining lifespan, he frowned, finally understanding why the middle-aged strongman looked at him that way.

"Only 22 days left?"

Syd furrowed his brow, confusion apparent in his eyes.

Even considering yesterday's injuries and fever which greatly weakened him, it shouldn't have reduced his lifespan by so much!

"What did those damned people do to my body?"

He recalled several experiments, his expression turning grim.

Noticing Chris had stepped out, he hurriedly pulled out his documents from his pocket and began to read them in the sunlight.

Quickly, he found chilling information in the experimental reports.

Those people had cultivated various cancer cells using his body tissues and then implanted them back into him!

Just to test whether his body would reject them and whether the mutant ability to absorb sunlight would affect the cancer cells!

Besides implanting cancer cells, they had conducted other harmful experiments, although these hadn't had any side effects.

At this moment, he felt a desperate urge to return to that research facility and reduce it to ashes, letting everyone experience despair!

Syd was unsure of what to do.

Clearly, the cancer cells were taking effect in his body.

"What to do…" In his panic, his gaze shifted to the panel.

"No, I still have a chance!"

Looking at his various abilities, hope sparked in his eyes.

If he continued to improve, there might be a power that could save his life.

Thinking this, he hastily invested all his energy points into unlocking progress.

The next second, the unlock progress surged from 34% to 39%!

A pleasant notification sound chimed.

[Ability: Divine Finger (Unlocked)]

"This is…"

Guided by instinct, Syd lifted his right hand and pointed forward.

[Divine Finger Experience +1]

[Ability: Divine Finger (1/100) Level 1]

Hmm?

Looking at his uneventful finger, he had an idea and tried using Divine Finger again, this time aiming at a glass cup on his left palm.

[Divine Finger Experience +1]

Instantly, the space shattered like a mirror, a powerful force abruptly emerging!

Bang!

The glass cup exploded like rain, the shards propelled at astonishing speeds like bullets!

Pfft, pfft, pfft, the glass fragments embedded into the wall, creating a strikingly alarming sight.

"Hisss…"

While nursing a cut hand, Syd was shocked by the power of Divine Finger.

Such force could shatter a ribcage and propel a person if aimed at their chest.

"And this is only level one…"

Although the shattered space was only as big as a baby's fist, the damage was significant —after all, humans are fragile!

"I can now prevent others from getting too close."

With spatial transfer for dodging attacks at critical moments and black particles for ranged attacks, now with Divine Finger to prevent close-quarters combat, his sense of security greatly increased.

As Syd was relishing this new ability, a sudden sound of the door opening and a loud voice followed.

"What happened?"

Upon opening the door, Chris first glanced at the young man to make sure he was unharmed, then quickly scanned the surroundings, shocked by what he saw.

The white-painted wall was now embedded with a cluster of glass shards!

"How did you do this?" he asked in surprise.

"Cough, cough…" Syd coughed awkwardly, forcing an explanation, "I was feeling pretty bad, thought of something upsetting, and I guess I smashed the cup against the wall, and then this happened."

"Sorry for the trouble, I'll clean it up later."

"Is that so?" Chris didn't look convinced, his eyes flickering with suspicion.

The glass embedded in the wall didn't seem like something that could be caused by just smashing a cup against it.

Even if it were possible, how much strength would that require?

Glancing at the young man's slender arms and then at his own muscular limbs, he expressed his doubt.

With this in mind, he nodded superficially, indicating belief, and added, "Kid, if you can stand, remember to come down for breakfast later."

After speaking, he closed the door and went downstairs, then picked up the laptop on the table and began operating it.

Looking at the displayed surveillance footage, he fell into a moment of hesitation.

As a mutant, for his own safety, he naturally installed cameras around his home to prevent unexpected situations.

He never thought he'd use the surveillance to invade the privacy of a young person.

After a while, he couldn't resist his curiosity, paused the recording to generate the file from before, and clicked to start playback from when he had left the room.

(End of Chapter)


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Capítulo 10: Chapter 10

The video soon showed the moment when Syd picked up the glass cup and made a strange gesture.

Chris's eyes filled with confusion.

The next second, he was stunned.

On the screen, Syd pointed at the glass cup, and the space around it seemed to turn into glass itself before shattering explosively! The force of the impact instantly shattered the glass, sending shards flying towards the wall at astonishing speeds.

"What?"

Chris's face was covered in shock.

Instantly, he linked this to mutant abilities.

"This kid's power is supposed to be absorbing sunlight, right? When did he get this strange and quite destructive new ability?"

The middle-aged strongman was amazed.

Though it seemed that it had to be activated at close range, it was still a significant improvement over just absorbing sunlight. It finally differentiated him from normal humans, giving him the power to easily dispatch ordinary people!

Unable to contain himself, he hurried back to the room, looking at the confused young man. He blurted out, "Kid, I thought your ability was to absorb sunlight. How come you have that move too?"

He waved his hand to demonstrate.

Syd, realizing what Chris meant, said in surprise, "How did you know?"

"Sorry, I looked at the data in your pocket earlier." Chris then took out his laptop to show him, "And this..."

"Surveillance?" Syd frowned slightly.

Chris said awkwardly, "As a mutant, you know, I have to be cautious, so I installed some cameras."

While speaking, he walked over to the monitor and turned it off, saying awkwardly, "There, now you don't have to worry about me seeing your privacy."

"But you haven't answered me about your ability..."

Syd hesitated for a moment, then vaguely replied, "You said it yourself, as a mutant, I have to be cautious, so I hid some of my abilities."

Hearing this, Chris's bearded face showed a look of realization.

So he had hidden some of his abilities?

Indeed, it made sense for a mutant to hide one of their powers if they had more than one.

He looked at Syd approvingly and said, "Indeed, you did the right thing."

Then, he commented with a smile, "Your ability to absorb sunlight is a bit weak, but this new one looks alright. It doesn't have much destructive power, but it's enough for self-defense."

Compared to the destructive powers of stronger mutants, Syd's abilities could only be considered average, but Chris refrained from saying so directly and instead offered some comfort.

After saying these things, he shook his head and walked out.

Seeing him leave, Syd breathed a sigh of relief.

Now that he was a bit calmer, he noticed changes in his own body.

"My body's energy has grown a bit more, huh..."

Feeling that he could release about sixteen black particles with the current energy in his body, a smile appeared on Syd's pale face.

Suddenly, he noticed something, and the joy in his eyes intensified.

He saw that as his body's energy increased, the lifespan number on the panel had unexpectedly jumped up by a day!

Syd was surprised, then quickly realized why.

Normally, his ability to absorb sunlight could speed up his body's recovery. Given his current dire physical state, it made sense to see such data changes.

However, this also gave Syd a glimmer of hope.

Could it be possible to live longer by increasing the light energy within his body?

With that thought, he couldn't help himself; he got up from bed despite his weakness and walked to the window to pull open the curtains fully.

The sunlight, previously just a bit, now illuminated his entire body!

[Photon Energy +1]

[Photon Energy +1]

[Photon Energy +1]

Noticing the increase in energy points, Syd felt good.

However, his happiness was short-lived as his expression suddenly changed.

He looked out the window and saw several uniformed FBI agents knocking on doors from house to house, clearly not having given up on finding him!

The brief moment of respite had almost made him forget he was still being pursued. If he were spotted, he likely wouldn't be able to escape!

Syd quickly ducked down to avoid being seen, his expression becoming serious.

With his current strength, escaping these agents would be very difficult!

"It looks like I need to increase my power quickly!"

He thought for a moment and decided to focus first on improving his Spatial Transfer ability.

"The current environment isn't suitable for practicing anything else, so I'll start with this!"

He immediately began practicing Spatial Transfer.

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

His figure flickered erratically around the room, appearing and disappearing in flashes that would have been frightening in the dead of night.

As he used up half of his internal light energy, he paused and noticed a problem.

If he kept practicing continuously, he would need to absorb sunlight to convert into internal energy for practice, which would slow down the collection of energy points on the panel.

After all, the sunlight would first be used to replenish his body's energy, and with his internal energy depleted, he couldn't collect any light energy.

That meant he had to choose between unlocking progress and increasing his power levels.

Biting his lip, Syd decided that increasing power levels should be the priority during crucial times, with unlocking progress to come later.

After all, he already had enough abilities for now; what was most important was increasing their levels, especially Spatial Transfer!

As he continued practicing, time flew by...

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

[Spatial Transfer Experience +1]

During this time, he also noticed that his internal energy was automatically recovering when he had enough food, which accelerated the speed of his ability level increase!

Soon, it was noon.

Under Syd's expectant gaze, the panel data fluctuated.

A notification sounded.

[Ability: Spatial Transfer (0/500) Level 2]

Finally, level 2!

Syd eagerly felt the changes in himself.

The most noticeable change was the increased distance of his Spatial Transfer!

After testing, he found that the distance had increased from the paltry two meters to around nine or ten meters!

"Let's just round it to ten meters!"

Syd was pleased.

This improvement significantly enhanced his ability to escape.

Despite only a few meters of difference, in this densely populated area, it would be difficult for those agents to catch him before he exhausted his energy.

He glanced at the panel, caught in a happy dilemma.

The difficulty of increasing levels had suddenly escalated; he wouldn't be able to continue improving Spatial Transfer within a day or two!

After some thought, his gaze shifted to the Black Particles ability, his only ranged attack so far.

If the level of Black Particles were increased, both the attack distance and the range of the particles would likely grow...

"I should be able to complete it by evening!"

Thinking this, Syd's gaze turned cold.

"When those people come looking, I'll show them a thing or two!"

He knew time was running short!

To think those people would take a long time to find him would be underestimating them.

And lately, he had seen them starting to enter people's homes to check.

If this continued, they would eventually find this place, and then...

Shaking his head, just as he was preparing to continue practicing, he suddenly noticed a change in his internal energy!

(End of Chapter)


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