The Limits of Ability Users (Extra Chapter)

Professor Bai's words made the entire auditorium fall utterly silent in an instant.

Even Gecko, who had been distractedly staring at Linda, and Kid, whose full attention had been focused on Lu Xin, were affected by the atmosphere. They raised their heads slightly and looked toward Professor Bai at the front in surprise.

Needless to say, everyone else did the same.

Everyone knew that Professor Bai had gathered them here because he had something important to share.

But no one had expected him to open with something so astonishing.

"This lecture will cover three things."

Professor Bai seemed unsurprised by their reactions. He merely swept his gaze over the crowd and said:

"The first is the limit of ability users."

"Perhaps you can also understand it as the limit of humanity."

"..."

As he spoke, he paused slightly. His gaze swept over the drunks, Red Snake, the watchdog, and the others below before finally settling on Kid, who sat blankly beside Lu Xin, her eyes wide as she looked toward the podium.

"Everyone knows that abilities are certain abnormal traits manifested when thirteen different kinds of mental power act upon the seven different levels that humans are born with."

"Because these abnormalities allow people to do things ordinary people cannot, they are called abilities."

"Do not misunderstand them as gifts."

"An ordinary tree branch cannot kill someone, but once sharpened, it can pierce flesh."

"So a tree branch that has acquired the function of killing is not stronger than an ordinary tree branch. In fact, it has lost a great deal."

"..."

At this point, Professor Bai stopped and swept his gaze across the auditorium.

"However, because of the predicament facing the human world today, we have no choice but to develop abilities and improve them, using them to resist