A hand caught Angelina's chin in time, preventing her from biting down again.
Azu was not afraid of her bite, but he was worried that his Steel Body would damage the girl's teeth.
That was why he stopped her.
"Behave yourself, Little Wildcat," Azu said with a smile.
Unable to bite Azu, Angelina became extremely agitated. She let out meaningless growls, wrapping her arms and legs tightly around Azu like an octopus as she writhed wildly.
Azu stood still and let her rub against him. At the same time, he noticed that Angelina's skin was beginning to take on a layer of iron-black color.
It was the same as those two bastards who had injected Holy Blood before.
Just as Azu wondered whether this lovely white girl was about to turn into an African specialty, he saw the black color rapidly fade from Angelina's skin.
Not only did her skin return to its fair complexion, it became even whiter than before. It was so delicate it seemed to be made of water, making one want to pinch it.
After her skin turned white, Angelina's body continued changing.
Her eyes began to glow red, becoming brilliantly crimson moments later.
Her body was gradually growing stronger, and defined abdominal lines appeared beneath her clothes.
Azu could clearly feel that Angelina had become stronger, and her body more resilient.
Azu nodded slightly. As expected of something from the store—Angelina's changes surpassed those of most Supers.
A moment later, the deep red in Angelina's eyes receded into the depths of her pupils, and her gaze gradually regained its clarity.
The row of sharp teeth in her mouth retracted, revealing an ordinary set of human teeth.
She was still clinging to Azu and had not gotten down. When she realized she was hugging Homelander, she gave a soft cry and suddenly sprang up.
With that jump, she shot straight to the warehouse ceiling and landed on a crossbeam.
The girl crouched there, staring at her hands in disbelief.
"Master, what is this..." Angelina looked at Azu, her eyes shining with anticipation.
Azu nodded slightly. "Congratulations. You've just become a Super."
As he spoke, Azu used Insight on Angelina.
Name: Angelina Caiton Life Level: Level 4 (Super) Status: Excited Talent: Super Stamina, Super Speed, Super Senses, Super Self-Healing, and more.
Hmm, after Insight upgraded, it could obtain more information.
But it was still not enough.
As far as Azu knew, Angelina possessed more Talents than just these.
Azu waved, signaling for the girl above to come down.
But when Angelina looked at the ground five or six meters below, she became a little afraid.
Azu slapped his forehead. "You're already a Super. Even if you fell from this height, you wouldn't die."
"Hurry up and come down."
Only then did Angelina gather her courage and jump. As she landed, her body adjusted on its own, and she drifted lightly to the ground like a leaf.
She opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at the crossbeam overhead in disbelief, unable to believe that she had actually jumped down so easily.
"What I injected into you was good stuff."
"You're stronger than ordinary Supers now."
"Oh, right. You should awaken some kind of ability."
Azu reminded her, "Feel for it carefully, then guide it out."
"Like meditating to feel it?" Angelina asked.
How would I know?
Azu shrugged. "Probably?"
Angelina had no choice but to figure it out herself.
While the girl felt around for her ability, Azu did not remain idle either.
He checked his items. He had previously possessed ninety-three Dim Proficiency Essences.
Exchanging for the Gene Potion had cost fifty, leaving him with forty-three. That was enough to increase proficiency by eighty-six points.
Azu opened the Status Bar and looked at the talent section.
His gaze first fell on Steel Body +2: Proficiency 1/100. This talent was still far from its next level, and even if he invested all his Proficiency Essences, he would not be able to upgrade it.
Laser Eyes, on the other hand, could be improved.
Laser Eyes +2: Proficiency 27/100
"Although you need to be standing to deal damage, investing the Proficiency Essences into this talent is clearly the most worthwhile choice right now, and I'll see results immediately."
Azu made his decision and poured every Dim Proficiency Essence into the Laser Eyes talent.
Laser Eyes Proficiency +2
Laser Eyes Proficiency +2
Lines of information continued appearing across his retina.
A moment later.
After investing thirty-seven Proficiency Essences, the Laser Eyes talent finally reached its peak.
Your Laser Eyes +2 proficiency is full.
It has now upgraded to Heat Ray.
Heat Ray: Retains all effects of Laser Eyes +2. In addition, you can now store solar energy and convert it into high-temperature rays. The temperature can be freely controlled, with microwave radiation as the lower limit and the Sun's surface temperature as the upper limit.
After reading the information on his new talent, Azu smiled slightly.
Heat Ray!
Microwaves at the low end, the Sun's surface temperature at the high end.
After upgrading, it retained the effects of Laser Eyes while gaining the characteristics of extreme heat!
Compared to Laser Eyes, Heat Ray was undoubtedly far more powerful!
He narrowed his eyes. With Heat Ray, he had taken another step closer to Superman.
However.
Heat Ray required stored solar energy. To reach its maximum temperature, he would probably need to store a considerable amount of solar energy.
After suppressing his excitement, Azu glanced at his remaining Proficiency Essences.
Only six remained, meaning they could increase proficiency by just twelve points.
Forget it. He would leave things as they were for now.
He would save the Proficiency Essences. They might come in handy later.
Only then did Azu look at Angelina, suddenly noticing that the shadow beneath the girl's feet seemed to move.
Azu thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but then he saw that Angelina's shadow was indeed slowly moving.
The shadow moved on its own toward an abandoned tractor. It ran a hand across the tractor's surface, and the vehicle immediately creaked and groaned. Sparks flew from its body, and several gashes were suddenly torn through its metal shell!
Angelina abruptly opened her eyes, gasping for air as beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
"So your ability is controlling shadows. Not bad. If used well, it can catch enemies by surprise."
Azu smiled. "From now on, aside from work, you'll undergo combat training every day and learn how to shoot. In short, you're going to be very busy."
"Prepare yourself mentally."
Angelina raised her head, a flash of scarlet passing through the depths of her pupils. She nodded forcefully. "Please train me as much as you like, Master!"
Azu smiled. "I will."
He beckoned. "Come on. We've been out for a long time. It's time to head back."
Angelina obediently walked over, pressed herself against Azu, and tightly wrapped her arms around his waist.
Azu picked the girl up directly, then flew out of the warehouse with a whoosh. After briefly pausing in midair, he flew toward the city.
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