At this moment, Rydian had already pinned Lightning Person to the ground and stripped away the lightning shell covering his body.
He then gripped Lightning Person's chin and interrogated him for details.
The man knew that this group was exceptionally capable, while countless weapons of war stood watch nearby. Given his abilities, it was already impossible for him to remain uninvolved.
Recalling what Soro had said earlier, he immediately declared, "I... We're the same kind of people! We're all targets of the military. We should stand together!"
Rydian sized up his body and said, "Oh? Two years ago, a fast radio burst caused a tiny number of people around the world to mutate. We all awakened our superpowers at that time, and the military treats us like thorns in its side. Are you one of us too?"
The man answered without hesitation, "Of course! But I don't know anything about a fast radio burst. I really did suddenly gain superpowers back then."
He was not entirely stupid. He did not simply go along with everything Rydian said. After all, the matter of the fast radio burst could only have been discovered later. Who would know which natural event was responsible immediately after awakening a superpower?
The man knew perfectly well that his ability came entirely from an object that had mutated. If others found that out, he would be doomed, because he himself had no value.
Only by completely tying the ability to himself was there any hope of survival.
Yet Rydian laughed. Not two years ago—even a year ago, there had not been any Contained Objects.
If this man had really suddenly gained an ability that had fused with his body, like Mo Qiong's, then he would have had no reason to lie by following Rydian's lead.
Rydian immediately