Fifth Alpha-Level Ability

Plunder!

After killing the pale-faced male agent, who looked as though he had just recovered from a serious illness, Richard immediately used Plunder without hesitation.

New ability acquired: Teleportation!

Same-type ability acquired. Ability Fusion!

Teleportation has been enhanced!

Teleportation level increased. Current level: Alpha-level!

After seeing the system notifications, Richard immediately opened the Attribute Panel and took a look.

Just as he had guessed, the Beta-level Flash had disappeared.

In its place was Alpha-level Teleportation.

Including the Teleportation he had just acquired, he now possessed five Alpha-level abilities.

Although the number of X-Gene Superpowers he had did not increase, Teleportation was clearly far superior to the Flash he had possessed before.

It was not until the male agent's scattered remains fell onto the grass that the female agent Richard had chosen as his breakthrough point finally reacted and immediately activated her superpower.

Gravity Restraint!

Although she could not see Richard's exact location, the Gravity Restraint cast by the female agent covered a circular area with a diameter of twenty meters.

Boom! Centered on the female agent, the ground within twenty meters instantly sank by nearly twenty centimeters.

The female agent had activated her superpower quickly.

But Richard was even faster.

Before Gravity Restraint could envelop him, he used the Teleportation he had just Plundered and upgraded to teleport away, appearing beneath a large tree over a hundred meters away.

Although he had Plundered Teleportation from the male agent, perhaps because it had been upgraded or because of individual differences, Richard did not leave behind the strange black mist that the male agent had.

From the outside, the Teleportation he had just used looked no different from the Flash he had used before.

If he did not say anything, no one else would know that he was now using Teleportation.

Whether it was Azazel, Nightcrawler, or the pale-faced male agent, their Teleportation all came with some additional "visual effects."

Compared to them, Richard's Teleportation was far more unadorned.

Although it lacked any extra visual effects, he did not mind at all.

Or rather, he actually preferred this kind of Teleportation without visual effects.

After using Teleportation to avoid the female agent's Gravity Restraint, Richard did not immediately attack her and the male agent who had transformed into a giant.

Without the teleporting male agent's restraint and interference, killing the two of them was only a matter of time.

Whether it was the remaining male agent, the female agent, Phoenix, or Wolverine, all of their expressions turned serious after seeing Richard kill the male agent with Teleportation Ability without much effort.

Especially the remaining male agent and female agent.

They had not formed a temporary capture team just to apprehend Richard.

Not long after joining the Department of Mutant Affairs, the three of them had formed a fixed team responsible for capturing troublesome targets that ordinary Mutant Agents could not handle.

Using the military as an analogy, their three-person team was equivalent to a special forces unit.

And now, the team that had carried out missions together for years had suffered a casualty.

For their three-person team, the death of any one member would create an irreparable flaw in the originally well-coordinated unit.

And in battle, a flaw meant death!

Although they did not know why the pale-faced male agent had not used Teleportation to evade Richard's attack, the Giant Male Agent and the female agent did not waste time pondering that question. Instead, they considered what to do next.

In terms of combat power, they both still had the ability to fight.

But without the teleporting male agent to restrain him, it would be difficult for them to catch Richard.

Even though the female agent possessed a restrictive ability like Gravity Restraint.

Unlike them, who could not decide whether to continue the mission or retreat, Richard did not think too much about it.

After confirming that Alpha-level Teleportation functioned no differently from Beta-level Flash, he decisively launched an attack.

More precisely, he attacked the Giant Male Agent.

Teleportation!

In an instant, he teleported into the air behind the Giant Male Agent.

Sky Tremor!

Four lightning-fast slashes immediately flew toward the Giant Male Agent's head.

Because of the difference in size, Richard used Sky Tremor, which he rarely used under normal circumstances.

Like Earth Shake, Sky Tremor was also Four Consecutive Slashes.

The only difference was that Sky Tremor was the aerial version of Four Consecutive Slashes.

When Richard unleashed Sky Tremor, the Giant Male Agent bent over and crouched as if guided by Beast Instinct.

Then, displaying agility utterly mismatched with his size, he performed a sideways roll and evaded Richard's Sky Tremor.

Or rather, he evaded part of Sky Tremor's slashes.

Although he had avoided some of Sky Tremor's strikes, the Masamune still left a slash nearly a meter long across his back.

Compared to having his entire head chopped off, such an injury was nothing.

Not only that, very little blood flowed from the wound on his back.

The moment the blood emerged, the wound on the Giant Male Agent's back began healing at a visible rate.

Seeing this, Richard knew that the Giant Male Agent's superpower was more than simply transforming into a giant.

Or rather, after transforming into a giant, the Male Agent had not merely grown larger and stronger.

While the Giant Male Agent dodged Sky Tremor, the Female Agent beside him unleashed Gravity Restraint once again, attempting to trap Richard completely.

But obviously, without the teleporting Male Agent keeping him occupied, it was difficult for her to restrain Richard.

Just like before, Richard teleported away before Gravity Restraint could envelop him.

Though she failed to trap Richard, the Female Agent's Gravity Restraint still trapped someone.

The Giant Male Agent! To catch Richard as effectively as possible, the Female Agent expanded Gravity Restraint's range to a diameter of fifty meters.

The larger the range, the weaker Gravity Restraint became.

But the Female Agent had no other choice now.

If she kept Gravity Restraint within a diameter of one or two meters, she would have no chance at all of trapping Richard.

After seeing Richard vanish, the Female Agent immediately canceled Gravity Restraint, not continuing to make the Giant Male Agent endure gravity amplified over a hundredfold in an instant.

After getting to his feet, the Giant Male Agent did not search for Richard. Instead, he immediately stepped in front of the Female Agent and shielded her behind him.

The Giant Male Agent's action was quite gentlemanly, but it would not make Richard change his mind.

Although Hell Gate and summoning the Black Magic Crystal were not particularly powerful skills, and could not compare to the skills Richard had longed for—Heartless Angel, Divine Judgment, Supernova, One-Winged Angel Form, and the like—

Even so, Richard would not abandon this mission.

Teleportation!

Richard teleported to a spot more than twenty meters in front of the Giant Male Agent and the Female Agent. Looking at them calmly, he said slowly, "You two aren't just ordinary colleagues, are you?"

"If there's anything you want to say to each other, I suggest you say it now."

"Otherwise, you'll never get another chance."