I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

"We must seize this opportunity!" Renn made up his mind.

Through previous contact and recent inquiries, Raine knew about Ivan's personality, as well as the reputation and word-of-mouth of the entire Rhine Witcher faction.

This is a relatively chivalrous and upright faction of demon hunters.

Knowing this was enough for Ryan to make a decision.

After all, these facts are enough to prove that this faction is trustworthy.

Unlike cooperating with other factions, you won't end up becoming a consumable or nourishment for others.

With that thought in mind, Renn flicked his hand.

You could see a large amount of water gathering in his palm, as if it had been squeezed out of thin air from the damp spring air.

The water flowed rapidly down his arm, quickly forming a shimmering film on his body.

After being enveloped by these water flows, the morning sunlight refracted on it.

Raine's form suddenly became somewhat blurry, and the outline of his edges seemed to sway through a layer of flowing water.

Just then, the other two researchers on the ground came to their senses.

Then I saw them tear their clothes to shreds; what was once a decent shirt and vest was reduced to a pile of tattered rags.

On the left, the researcher's chest had a hideous mouth. The moment the mouth opened, a large number of sharp bone spikes shot towards Renn.

However, the next second, something strange happened.

The numerous bone spurs, after striking Renn, pierced through his body and embedded themselves into the trees behind him with a series of thuds.

At the same time, they saw Renn suddenly throw a punch.

Even though Renn was still two meters away, his punch shattered the researcher's head.

This is the extraordinary quality that Renn now possesses.

Their lineage is primarily based on underwater warfare.

To unleash maximum power perfectly in water, the core ability is: water control.

Among the demon-hunting traditions of Raine is a method of enhancing one's control over water by sacrificing physical abilities.

The price he pays is that he needs to drink five times the amount of water that a normal person would normally drink.

At the same time, Renn also chose the extraordinary property of being able to directly generate and control water flow.

Based on this, he chose two other extraordinary properties: the related properties of refraction and ascent, to complement it.

He has now successfully fused these two extraordinary abilities, marking the first step towards becoming a master.

The properties after fusion are quite excellent. When his entire body is covered with water, he will enter a state of refraction.

This refraction is quite similar to the principle of light refraction, making it impossible for others to perceive its true location visually.

For example, in the current battle, the so-called real body of Raine that the researchers attacked was actually an image refracted by water.

The real Raine is one meter to the left front.

This fused ability can not only conceal one's physical form, but also conceal weapons and items.

This is also why researchers saw that even though the other person was two meters away, their fist still struck them the next second.

Seeing his companion being attacked for no reason, the researcher on the right slammed the flesh-and-blood camera in his hand against his chest.

Immediately afterwards, the researcher's body began to twist and swell.

In the blink of an eye, this person changed from a normal human body shape to a shape resembling a door panel.

There was an eye on the door panel, which suddenly blinked in Renn's direction.

Then they saw the tent behind Raine suddenly twist and deform after being attacked by an unknown force.

Then it shattered into pieces, the canvas soaked with night dew, along with the wooden frame, silently twisted into a knot.

"What's going on?!" the researcher exclaimed in surprise.

Why is my large-scale attack still ineffective?

At this moment, Raine had already silently appeared behind the monster.

The entire movement was as if it swam through the refraction of the water film, leaving not a single footprint.

He casually pulled out a dagger and pierced the eye of the eerie door panel from behind.

With a scream, the door panel began to twitch and struggle rapidly, but soon fell silent again.

"They have no spiritual core...they're not professionals, meaning these two people acquired their current form through modification!"

Raine quickly analyzed the situation before him.

While Renn was dealing with the two researchers...

boom!

A strong, well-proportioned naked man descended from the sky.

At this moment, Evan's body was rapidly healing, and the numerous tears and burns returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

The spikes that had pierced the skin were automatically squeezed out by the flesh, falling to the ground with a clattering sound.

Once landed, Ivan was exactly the same as before, except that he was completely naked.

The arrogant middle-aged capitalist was now being choked by Ivan, held in his palm like a dead chicken.

"This...so fast!?"

Rein's eyes widened in disbelief.

He thought he was fast enough, after all, these two were not normal superhumans.

It took less than 10 seconds to deal with those two guys.

He was even prepared to help Evan.

Unexpectedly, Ivan's speed was even faster.

The financier, known for his disgusting physical combat style in close-quarters battles, couldn't even last 30 seconds against Ivan!?

"Master! Arkham was so decisive just now, this guy... no, is my kind and chivalrous boss's fighting power really that terrifying!?"

Rein had certain expectations about Ivan's combat abilities; he anticipated that Ivan would be very strong.

But I never expected it to be this terrifyingly powerful!

I know James Ryan, although he's just a normal expert and hasn't reached the stage of characteristic fusion yet.

But now is, after all, a golden age.

Capitalists, especially those who use money as a weapon, are terrifying in close to medium-range combat.

Ordinary superhumans couldn't withstand that endless barrage of coin bombs.

"Boss, are you alright?!" Ryan asked anxiously.

Ivan grinned, shook the middle-aged man in his hand who looked like a dead chicken, and said, "It's nothing."

"I thought he was some big shot, all he did was throw bombs!"

At this moment, the middle-aged man's eyes were unfocused, as if he had suffered some major blow.

The once exquisitely tailored suit was now nothing but bloodstains and a disheveled state.

Ivan turned around and looked around. After seeing that Rein had dealt with the two underlings, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Good job, bro!"

"Quick! Search the surrounding area for anything valuable, and we'll take it all."

Renn was a little worried: "Boss, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to just rob them like this?"

"This job was assigned through the alchemy school after all; we took the money and then killed our employer..."

Ivan patted his chest and said, "What's there to be afraid of!"

"Those rules set by capitalists are designed to make it easier for them to exploit us."

"We've practically exploited you to death, and you still have so many concerns when you resist?!"

As he spoke, Ivan's face gleamed with an air of self-righteousness: "Since they've started this, I'll play along with them to the end!"

Hearing this, Ryan's somewhat uneasy heart immediately relaxed: "Understood!"

Just then, Leqi ran over and started quickly looting with Ryan.

Ivan casually snapped the middle-aged man's neck and walked over to the twisted and deformed young man under the tree.

"Brother, how are you?" Evan asked with concern.

While in the sky, Ivan had already accessed the middle-aged man's memories and obtained all the relevant memories about himself from his mind.

Middle-aged people are no longer useful.

The young monk, still weeping, looked up and saw a naked man, his skin shimmering in the sunlight, looking at him with concern.

The mutated, blurred eyes naturally linked Ivan's figure with the sun in the sky.

The young man, whose spirit was already on the verge of collapse, felt as if a great god had descended upon him after witnessing this scene!

His twisted, ferocious face looked up at Evan and he muttered a question to himself.

"My God! Have my sins been atoned for!?"

"If you still believe I am guilty, then place all the blame on me alone!"

"Jane...she is innocent."

On that half of the face that still retained a human form, tears streamed down the furrows between the bone spurs.

Ivan paused for a moment, then reached out and placed his hand on the young man's head, which was covered with hideous bone spurs.

"You have committed no crime, and you should not bear the burden of everything here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young man's hideously split lips began to writhe and tremble silently.

At the same time, Ivan himself felt an indescribable impulse.

[Black Sun Wings declares: My little brother Copper Plague and I yearn to bear this burden! I crave his mutation.]

[Copper Plague says: I and Big Brother Black Sun are eager to shoulder this responsibility! I crave his virus.]

Upon seeing this notification, Ivan was completely stunned.

"What's going on? The complete Wings of the Black Sun... Did they take Copper Plague as their underling?"

"And then the two of them started collecting scraps together!?"

Previously, the incomplete Black Sun Wings would only choose to devour and fuse with the effects of certain magical potions after they had taken effect within the body.

The characteristics exhibited by the complete Black Sun Wings are somewhat similar to those of the Copper Plague.

It seems that some things outside the body can now be fused together!

"Luckily there was a notification panel, otherwise I really wouldn't know what it meant."

Because when Evan touched something on the young man, he instinctively felt an urge to devour it.

This urge to devour was so intense that even the pitiful young man in front of Ivan seemed delicious.

This moment stirred a rare fear within Ivan.

Although he ate a lot along the way, Ivan always kept in mind the warnings given by Armitage, Richard, and Forem.

Never forget your identity and status as a human being, and never succumb to your arrogance and bestiality.

Therefore, he was always very wary of having inhuman impulses.

The urge to devour that just now clearly transcended the realm of humanity!

Fortunately, the panel provided him with more detailed instructions.

It's not about eating people, but about craving the virus and mutations within the youth that cause them to mutate and become twisted.

"This is interesting!" Evan's eyes lit up at this thought.

"Does this mean that the Black Sun Wings can devour even such a mutated entity as the future!?"

"If that's the case... wouldn't I just evolve into a charlatan!?"

While pondering this internally, Ivan did not directly succumb to this devouring instinct and strip away the distortion from the youth.

There were other people watching all around, and killing someone was one thing, but revealing one's hand was another.

Just then, the brother and sister, who had finished looting, came over.

Renn looked at the young man in silence and sighed, "Eddie, what exactly did they feed you?"

It wasn't until the young man came to his senses that his distorted eyes looked at Ryan standing next to Evan.

He then instinctively covered his face, his voice trembling with bitterness.

"Raine... don't ask anymore, I... sob sob sob..."

The hand that should have been holding magic props and amusing the children in the audience is now so swollen that the knuckles are indistinguishable, and it is tightly covering its distorted face.

It was clear that the young man known as Eddie was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Raine, standing nearby, whispered to Evan, "Miko Eddie, apprentice mage."

"He's only been in the business for four or five years. We had a good chat in the bar before, and he even went on a few missions with me."

"The young man is a very good person. He started dating a girlfriend a year ago and has gradually faded out of the supernatural world."

"He mainly works as a magician in the circus, but you know that."

"With that kind of income, it's impossible to own a house in Worcester."

Upon hearing this, Ivan nodded knowingly.

Leqi whispered, "Eddie's condition is very dangerous right now. There's no way to restore him to normal after this mutation."

"His mind is very fragile; even the slightest provocation could push him directly into the abyss of bestiality."

Looking at Eddie, who was filled with despair, Evan hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I have a special spell that might help it return to normal."

"However, I'm not entirely sure about the actual results."

Upon hearing this, the two were immediately taken aback.

Raine quickly lowered his voice: "How is this possible?! This is beast transformation!"

"The entire process is irreversible!"

"His spirit has completely gone berserk, contorting his body like this!"

"This is a permanent loss!"

Ivan grinned: "Don't always be intimidated by the difficulties you face. How will you know if you don't try?"

Upon hearing this, the brother and sister exchanged a glance, their hearts filled with admiration.

"As expected of the boss!"

Evan, who was standing nearby, knocked Eddie unconscious and carried him on his shoulder.

"Let's go find a safe place together. I'm going to give it a try."

P.S.: Little Brother Copper Plague also wants to get some monthly votes!