After Dilos used his mental power to immobilize Frank, he probed the mental energy cluster in Frank's brain. From what he could tell, the cluster was extremely fragile compared to his own mental power. All he had to do was wrap his power around it and crush it, and Frank would die instantly. If he was lucky, he might even get to see Frank bleed from every orifice. But...
"Just killing him here would be a bit of a hassle." Dilos found himself in a difficult spot. If he killed Frank right there, he could resolve the problem in an instant, but it might also attract the attention of other forces. The Day of Purgatory had been less than a month ago, and the domestic authorities—including S.H.I.E.L.D.—were extremely sensitive about everything. If they caught wind of anything at this stage, it wouldn't be good.
After thinking it over, Dilos decided to erase some of Frank's memories and then tamper with the rest, just as he had done to Dr. Connors before.
In the past, Dilos had struggled even to immobilize someone, let alone control them with his mental power, search their memories, or erase them. To do any of that, he would have needed his targets to be unconscious, or he would have had to flood his own brain with vital energy to temporarily boost his mental abilities.
The first method was far too troublesome. The second did too much damage to his body. If he used it, he would need at least several days to recover, and it could even leave him with hidden injuries. But things were different now. Over the past few months, as Dilos's mental power had grown, his mental abilities had grown stronger too.
At this point, Dilos couldn't claim he could immobilize dozens or