Chương 13: Chapter 13: Kidnapping? Are There Human Traffickers Even in Another World?
Sophia quietly stared at the guard for a few seconds. When beads of cold sweat began to form on his forehead, she turned to Liam and said calmly:
"Liam, show them."
In this situation, Sophia was likely even more upset than Liam. The thought of Liam's extraordinary talent being dismissed as just an E-level ability made her, as his sponsor, feel deeply indignant.
So today, she didn't bother arguing. It was better to just let the facts speak for themselves.
"Huh?" Liam was caught off guard, not expecting the conversation to suddenly shift to him.
Even if he was a bit slow, he could now see that this examiner seemed to really favor him, always treating him well.
This was understandable. After all, in his past school days, teachers often had a soft spot for top students.
But why was this female examiner always so eager to help him show off?
It didn't feel right.
It gave him a strange sensation, as if—he was doing all the work, but she was getting all the glory.
It made it impossible for him to keep a low profile and lay low as he had planned. He originally wanted to play the role of an underdog who would secretly grow strong and surprise everyone. But now, it seemed like he was being pushed into the spotlight.
However, he didn't refuse. Taking a deep breath, he raised his hand and pointed toward the massive fountain in the artificial river behind the stadium.
From hundreds of meters away, with just a slight lift of his finger, the fifty-meter-tall fountain instantly froze!
Ice crystals spread out and reformed into a massive ice sculpture. From a distance, it looked like a giant bird about to take flight.
Staff members: ???
The two staff members delivering the clothes rubbed their eyes, stunned in place.
The one responsible for distributing the superpower cards quickly lowered his head and hurriedly pulled out a small booklet from his storage wristband.
He frantically flipped through it for a while, finally finding the relevant page.
He looked up at Liam's face, then down at the booklet, comparing them back and forth several times.
Hiss...
No way, it's definitely this guy!
But the information pre-recorded in the booklet clearly stated—Liam, ability: Energy Chain, talent level: E (note: has a mutation).
After confirming, he turned around to look at the massive ice sculpture, utterly baffled.
What does this have to do with Energy Chain?!
"Uh..."
Sophia, seeing the pained expression on his face, felt a wave of satisfaction and interrupted:
"Enough, stop looking. The information in that booklet is incorrect. Liam's ability has undergone a very rare mutation, and it will need to be re-evaluated soon."
"As for you, don't worry about it right now. Go back and get him a new card."
"Oh... oh, alright, I'll take care of it right away."
With that, the staff member quickly ran off, occasionally glancing back at the ice sculpture Liam had created.
To be honest, it was pretty cool!
Seeing the staff's disbelief and shock, Ryan and the others couldn't help but laugh, their eyes full of schadenfreude.
After all, over the past couple of days, they had witnessed Liam's transformation firsthand, watching a person with a supposedly low-level E talent suddenly turn into a genius who could crush them.
That kind of shock and sense of disparity was hard to swallow, and seeing Liam now pass that shock onto others made them feel oddly better.
"Uh... Examiner, I'm not very good at controlling my ability yet. I can freeze things, but I don't know how to unfreeze them."
Liam, feeling a bit annoyed that everyone else was enjoying the moment he had created, pointed at the distant ice sculpture and said to Sophia.
"That's a small issue. You'll get better with practice," Sophia said casually, not even looking as she snapped her fingers.
Instantly, the distant ice sculpture melted back into water, cascading down like a waterfall and crashing into the moat below!
Seeing how effortlessly Sophia handled it, Liam was shocked.
This woman is really powerful. Even though I copied her ability, I'm definitely still a long way from her level.
"Also, stop calling me 'examiner.' You're all about to start school, so call me 'senior' or just use my name."
"And you guys..."
Sophia was in the middle of speaking when her phone rang. As soon as the specific ringtone sounded, her expression turned serious.
Everyone could feel the shift in her aura, from her usual cool demeanor to something much more intimidating.
She answered the phone and brought it to her ear.
"What? Are you sure?"
"At this time? How dare they!"
"Two children?"
"Mm-hmm, I understand. I'll lead the team to resolve it."
She hung up the phone and quickly turned to the staff member.
"Once the superpower card is ready, take them to their accommodations immediately. I have something urgent to take care of."
Seeing how quickly she had shifted into action, the staff member quickly nodded in agreement.
Sophia then turned to the group and said, "You all follow him back to your place and rest. Don't wander around unless necessary."
Even though she said "you all," her eyes were fixed on Liam.
After getting confirmation from him, she didn't waste any time and immediately transformed into a streak of light, shooting into the stadium.
...
A few minutes later, Liam was lying on a large bed, holding his phone.
He didn't know exactly what had just happened, but Sophia seemed quite anxious.
But it didn't matter. This wasn't something he could handle, and with Sophia's strength, it shouldn't be a problem.
Finding the only contact in his phone, "Yogurt Stick," Liam casually sent a game invitation.
But this time, "Yogurt Stick" didn't respond for a long time.
"Maybe she's busy," Liam thought, starting the game on his own.
Just as the game began, a message popped up.
[Yogurt Stick: I've got something to do, so I won't be chatting for a bit.]
[Yogurt Stick: By the way, I heard there's some trouble at the place where your assessment is happening.]
[Yogurt Stick: Two kids were kidnapped. The kidnappers are... well, it's really dangerous! Be careful and just stay in your room, okay? Don't wander around.]
What??
Liam stared at the message, completely baffled.
There are human traffickers in this world with superpowers???
That damned profession hasn't been eradicated here either?
He quickly replied:
[Traveler: How do you know about this? Are you in law enforcement or something?]
[Traveler: Who are these people? With superpowers, tracking down traffickers should be pretty easy, right?]
But after sending the message, it was like throwing a stone into the sea—there was no response.
"Yogurt Stick" seemed to be busy with something urgent and didn't reply again.
Looking at his phone with no response and the game that had already started, Liam couldn't help but glance out the window.
Night had already fallen. There was no moon tonight, and no stars could be seen. The darkness felt oppressive.
"Tsk... why the hell did I have to run into this kind of crap..."
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