Superpower Showdown

The air in the gloom was thick with a moldy smell.

The reception desk and sofas in the lobby were still there, covered in a thick layer of dust. The floor was littered with trash; every few steps, one could see instant noodle packets and plastic water bottles. It seemed someone had used this place as a temporary refuge.

"Why hasn't the Organization discovered this intrusion point sooner?" Chen Xuan asked in a low voice.

Over the past two days, he had learned a lot about otherworldly invasions and ability users from Lin Qing. No one knew exactly when these anomalies began, but by the time they started having a significant impact on the current world, it was already the early 21st century. He had to admit, this timing was later than he expected, meaning the Dimensional Limit Organization couldn't be much older than he was.

"There's a machine in the Dimensional Limit Organization that can detect gravitational oscillations during an intrusion, but most of the time it just records noise," Lin Qing explained. "Only when the scale of the intrusion expands and occurs repeatedly, with the same waveform appearing multiple times, will the machine recognize it."

"So, doesn't that mean there are undiscovered intrusion points all over the world?"

"That's why there's a saying within the Organization: the world is already riddled with holes, and the Organization is just patching them up. But don't worry too much; intrusion points have a peculiar attachment effect, tending to concentrate in one place, like the city you live in."

He had heard this from Lin Qing before.

Intrusions sounded mysterious. When visualized, they were like a door or a room that, when passed through, led to another world. Furthermore, they had corresponding relationships; for example, saving Joan of Arc would more likely occur in a medieval European setting. When Chen Xuan first heard this, he immediately thought of the heavily criticized Window of the World in the city. Everyone teased the owner for being uncultured, never expecting the concept behind it to be so trendy.

The so-called other worlds were essentially all Earths... various kinds of Earths.

He finally didn't have to worry about entertaining aliens.

Climbing the stairs beside the lobby to the second floor, the light suddenly dimmed considerably, and the moldy smell grew stronger. Slippers and towels were scattered everywhere in the hallway; clearly, these items had no value for removal and were simply left behind. Chen Xuan peeked curiously into a room and found several unopened condom packets on the coffee table.

Intrusion points have an attachment effect.

If it attached to the other side of a disreputable establishment, it was likely not a respectable place either.

"Am I guessing correctly?" Chen Xuan thought about it for a moment before asking.

"It's not mentioned in the intel, but judging by Fei Wuniang's abilities, she should be quite skilled at seeking pleasure."

"Hasn't the Dimensional Limit Organization investigated that place?"

"Interfering with another world has always been a major taboo for the Organization. The comings and goings of ability users also increase the expansion of intrusion points, so unless it's to apprehend someone or for a special reason, they generally don't delve deep into them."

In other words, Mad Judy transforming into a witch to disrupt the court was indeed aimed at him, Chen Xuan mused.

But they didn't know that he didn't need to travel between worlds through an intrusion point; he could instantly reach his customers' locations just by being in his shop.

And it seemed that opening his shop wasn't detected by the Dimensional Limit Organization, otherwise, given how often he contacted Liu Shuyue, he would have been caught long ago.

He had asked Lin Qing whether ability users brought about intrusions or if intrusions created ability users. Her answer was the latter.

To date, the reason for intrusion points appearing remained a mystery, but it was certain that every otherworldly invasion brought about mutations, with individual abilities being one manifestation. Many people, even after gaining abilities, would live their lives in obscurity because they didn't know they had become different. These people were called latents by the Organization.

Correspondingly, there were the awakened, who actively used their abilities for personal gain. Among the awakened, there was a rare type of individual who would be drawn to mutating intrusion points, thus traveling between two or more worlds, making their whereabouts even harder to track. The Organization called them wanderers.

According to the Dimensional Limit Organization, the danger posed by these three types of people increased sequentially.

Fei Wuniang was a wanderer.

She most likely originated from the world on the other side. If she hadn't traveled back and forth multiple times, causing the intrusion point's waveform to be flagged by the machine, she wouldn't have attracted the Dimensional Limit Organization's enforcement team.

Chen Xuan stopped at the door at the end of the corridor.

Behind the door was a spacious private room that could accommodate over a dozen people at once. The "intrusion point" mentioned in the intel was on the bathroom door in the private room.

"I'm here."

"Mm, now we just wait for her to appear." Lin Qing replied.

Honestly, Chen Xuan was quite tempted to push open that door and take a look at the world on the other side. However, thinking that doing so would alert the Dimensional Limit Organization prematurely, he ultimately decided against it.

Glancing around, he found a relatively intact chair and sat down. "How long will this take?"

Fei Wuniang's time of death was recorded as 9 PM.

"She'll definitely show up today, no matter what."

"If she doesn't, it would prove your theory is wrong, right?"

There was silence from the other end.

For some reason, Chen Xuan suddenly felt a bit of sympathy for her. After all, her mission was to prevent humanity's extinction, and she firmly believed she could achieve it here. But if the two worlds weren't consistent, it would mean the foundation of her beliefs would crumble.

Could a person who had lost their faith continue to live properly?

"Sigh... This is troublesome." He suddenly sighed.

"What happened?" Lin Qing's voice tensed up.

"I looked around and found that only this private room has a toilet, but the toilet has become another world. If I need to use the restroom, where will I go?"

"Ah?" The girl's voice rose an octave. "I thought the Dimensional Limit Organization had arrived! Can't you just take care of such a small matter in any open space!?"

"Right."

"...Shopkeeper, you're deliberately teasing me, aren't you."

"She's here."

"You don't need to inform me if you need to use the restroom."

"It's Fei Wuniang."

Chen Xuan suddenly saw the dilapidated door open. Even through just a crack, he could glimpse a scene that definitely didn't belong in an abandoned restroom. Then, a woman slipped out and stood before Chen Xuan. She was greatly surprised to see a stranger in the room, and they stood there, face to face, neither making a further move.

"..." The other side paused for a moment before asking, "Are you sure!?"

Her tone was even more excited than Chen Xuan's.

Of course, the other party wouldn't show her ID or introduce herself right away. However, Chen Xuan knew that the woman before him was Fei Wuniang from the intel—she was even more beautiful and charming than in her photo. Even standing still, she exuded a captivating allure, making people want to get closer.

She was wearing a cinched waist long dress. Judging by its style alone, it was impossible to tell which era it belonged to. The neckline was cut very low, held together by a single silk thread, as if it could be completely opened with a gentle tug.

"You..." The woman reacted, showing a hint of panic, and covered her chest with one hand. "...Who are you?"

"No matter what she says, don't be fooled by her!" Seeing that he hadn't replied for a while, Lin Qing quickly emphasized, "She's very good at charming people and disguising herself as a weak victim."

Chen Xuan felt it.

Even though she didn't show any sign of threat, her expression only showed the panic and fear of seeing a strange man, the "Voice of Trust" transmitted endless malice, making one's skin crawl. This was the first time he had experienced such intense malice, ten times stronger than that colleague who had blocked him before.

He didn't intend to completely believe Lin Qing's intel. He had to observe the person himself before making a judgment. However, at this moment, Chen Xuan had to admit that Fei Wuniang's inner self was completely different from her outward appearance.

"You've killed so many people, didn't you ever think this day would come for you?" Chen Xuan asked sternly, deliberately using a forceful tone. At the same time, he took out his scanning gun and aimed it at himself, changing his ability from "Voice of Trust" to "Golden Cicada Shell." Thousand Thoughts Sword, Divine Eye Method, Heavenly Cloud Skill, and Golden Cicada Shell were the four abilities he could combine for the most suitable combat combination at the moment.

"Killed people? I don't know what you're talking about—" The other party appeared extremely surprised, but a gust of cold wind quietly blew. Something darted out from behind her, bypassed the roof, and lunged at Chen Xuan from above!

She's making a move already?

She's really not polite...

Chen Xuan saw it clearly; it was a semi-transparent chain.

Although it seemed quite stealthy and fast, under the gaze of the Divine Eye Method, it moved as slowly as a frame-by-frame animation.

This was probably the "Strong Seize" ability.

Ordinary people who were caught would die without illness, their cause of death seemingly cardiac arrest. Ability users, however, would lose one ability, which would then be used by the opponent.

To resort to murder after just being questioned revealed who Fei Wuniang truly was.

Chen Xuan pretended to be caught off guard and stumbled forward to dodge the sneak attack, narrowly avoiding the claw strike.

The woman didn't miss this opening. She pulled out a handgun from her waist and raised it to shoot at the unstable Chen Xuan!

It's an ability battle, so why do they all love using firearms?

Fortunately, the Divine Eye Method had now reached LV4 along with the shopkeeper's level. The slow-motion time could last for almost two seconds. Before Fei Wuniang could even fire, he had already determined her aiming direction: the first shot would miss, and the second would hit his shoulder. He dodged both shots by shifting his shoulder. Before she could pull the third trigger, he grabbed her wrist with one hand, pulled her towards him, and simultaneously swung his right fist, landing a solid blow on her cheek!

Fei Wuniang was stunned by the punch. She spun halfway around, her knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a "wow," mixed with a few broken teeth.

Their positions had also swapped.

Now Chen Xuan stood by the entrance, while Fei Wuniang was in the center of the room. Even if she realized the situation was dire, she couldn't escape to another world through the entrance anymore.