My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Bad news also came from point 2 and point 1.

"Buzz~, we... point 2, buzz~~, can't see... beep————..."

"Sizzle~, ...disintegrate, run...beep—..."

The last sound abruptly stopped.

The channel was completely silent...

The smoke in the pit slowly dissipated.

As Takashi Hayato's face gradually came into focus, his eyes gleamed with an eerie blue light, making him appear incredibly strange.

He just used [Twisted Eyes] to kill those three snipers from a distance; more accurately, he wiped out those three areas.

He couldn't see them in the darkness.

However, during the beating, he noticed that when the other party fired, there were extremely bright flames, which were like the sun in the sky in the darkness and were clearly visible.

So he unleashed [Twisted Eyes] on the flames, obliterating everything within a five-meter radius around them.

Juliana saw that Takasaki Hayato was unharmed and immediately knew that the capture plan had failed.

'This guy must be hiding some unknown abilities.'

"Don't think you've won this time. Just wait, America will soon show you what it means to be a mantis trying to stop a chariot, how utterly overconfident you are!"

Juliana spoke recklessly, showing no regard for Takasaki Hayato.

Because her ability is a powerful tool for escaping, no matter how strong the opponent is, if they can't catch her, it's all for naught.

She glanced at Takashi Hayato one last time, activated her ability, and vanished instantly... but she didn't disappear.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

Juliana tried to activate her abilities repeatedly, but... the space that she had felt as free as the ocean had become incredibly viscous, like a swamp, making it impossible for her to use her abilities.

Takashi Hayato's voice drifted over slowly, making her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

"Instant teleportation, what a rare ability! If it were a day ago, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything to you, but now, under the gaze of my level 5 Twisted Eye, you... are like a fish in a net, with nowhere to escape!"

Chapter 460 The Coming Storm

Juliana's expression instantly tensed up; her heart pounded, and cold sweat poured down her forehead.

"Run! Weren't you so arrogant just now? Weren't you going to teach me a lesson? Come on, hurry up! Huh~?"

As he spoke, Takasuke Hayato slowly walked toward Juliana, admiring the growing despair on her face.

When he had reached Juliana.

Juliana's heart was in her throat, her breathing became rapid, and the cold sweat on her back soaked her vest, giving off a mature woman's hormonal scent.

She wanted to turn and run away, but her legs were trembling so badly she couldn't muster any strength.

You can't blame her for looking so pathetic.

She was never a regular soldier; before awakening her abilities, she was just an ordinary woman from a low-class American community.

Even after awakening her abilities, she was constantly on the run, on the run, on the run...

Therefore, she was afraid of death, afraid of pain, and afraid of all normal, frightening things!

Coincidentally, the cold cruelty that Takasaka Hayato displayed in front of her was more terrifying than the devils of hell!

Look at those guys on the ground who were cut in half at the waist but are still alive.

Their spinal cords were severed at the waist, and the extreme pain contorted their faces. Their hands gripped the floor repeatedly, their nails breaking, flesh and blood splattering, revealing the white finger bones beneath, leaving behind scratch marks of blood and flesh. Some even crawled on the ground like this, dragging their intestines, kidneys, lungs, livers, etc., protruding from their upper bodies...

Such horrific scenes repeatedly aggravated her already anxious heart. She had long since reached her breaking point, and it was a miracle that she hadn't collapsed.

Takayuki Hayato stopped less than a meter in front of her, then looked down at her and asked, "What's the situation with you America's ability users?"

"We belong to..."

Juliana began to recount all the information she knew, as if it were her most treasured possession.

After listening quietly, Takashi Hayato gained a general understanding of America's ability user.

How pitiful!

Once their abilities are awakened, they are forced to become lab rats on the testing table, subjected to various dissections.

He chuckled smugly, then turned his gaze back to Juliana, preparing to squeeze the last drop of value from her, and slowly raised his hand.

"No! Don't kill me! Don't kill me..."

Juliana finally broke down when she saw the devil raise his hand... Then, a faint smell of urine wafted into Takasaki Hayato's nose.

He frowned and looked down to see that Juliana's gray-green military trousers were completely soaked in the crotch area, and a pool of colorless liquid was gathering on the ground, growing larger and larger.

Hayato Takasaki was stunned.

He stared in disbelief at Juliana, the blonde, quintessential American woman.

There's a limit to being outwardly fierce but inwardly weak!

Just now he was so arrogant, so aloof, so haughty, and in the end... this is it?!

I originally wanted to experience what it's like to be with a foreign woman, but now I'm not in the mood for it at all.

Since that's the case, let's just strip them of their abilities and kill them.

He reached out and touched her face, then activated [Deprivation], seizing the rare ability to move space for himself.

Juliana closed her eyes in fear when Takashi Hayato reached out his hand.

However, she realized that the other person didn't seem to want to kill her; they were just touching her face. Suddenly, she felt a void in her heart, as if she had lost something important.

She suddenly realized that she could no longer sense the space around her.

Although I couldn't use my abilities just now, I could still sense the surrounding space, just like a fish senses the water in the sea.

But now, she can't feel anything anymore; the "water" around her has disappeared.

'Could it be...?'

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck her, and her mind raced, leading her to a startling guess about Takashi Hayato's abilities.

"You can steal other people's abilities?!"

"Oh~, you found out, but it doesn't matter, you're going to die soon anyway." Takasuke Hayato said, his dark blue eyes becoming even brighter.

"Wait, wait! Don't kill me, don't kill me! I'm still useful!"

Takashi Hayato stopped using his powers, his eyes filled with a mocking anticipation for her next words. If her next words displeased him, he would kill her.

Juliana exclaimed excitedly, "I am America's special envoy to Japan. I possess most of America's intelligence in Japan and know information about all the superpowered individuals there. I can provide all of this to you. In fact, I can even directly mobilize America's garrison to capture superpowered individuals for you!"

"..."

After hearing this, Takasaka Hayato stopped killing, his dark blue eyes flashing with an inexplicable light, as a brilliant plan formed in his mind.

"You have information on all the ability users in Japan?"

"Yes, I can view it directly if I want."

"Can you mobilize the garrison?"

"Yes, yes! I have mobilization orders from America's higher-ups; the Japanese garrison can be mobilized!"

Juliana spoke rapidly, as if she were a drowning person grasping at a last straw.

"...Fine! I can let you go, but you have to do something for me."

"You said it, you said it, no matter how difficult it is, I will definitely do it."

"Don't worry, it's just part of your job. Aren't you here in Japan to capture ability users? I happen to know a very powerful ability user... If you can accomplish this, I'll return your ability to you."

Juliana listened quietly and quickly realized who he was talking about.

That target was already on her arrest list, and she would have acted even if Takasaka Hayato hadn't said anything.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

After giving a few more words of advice, Takayuki Hayato activated [Flight] and left.

Juliana, who had escaped the ordeal, sat blankly on the ground. A few minutes later, when she heard the reinforcements arriving outside, she hurriedly got up from the ground, composed herself, and resumed her original proud and indifferent demeanor.

She knew in her heart that she absolutely could not let the higher-ups discover that she had lost her abilities, otherwise, only humane annihilation would await her.

With mixed feelings, she left the area with the supporting garrison troops.

……

Time passed slowly, and several days went by in the blink of an eye.

The weather in Sapporo is getting colder and colder, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of snow. As far as the eye can see, everything is covered in silver, and the white snow and the dark reinforced concrete buildings together form the colors of winter.

Even during the day, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Countless snowflakes danced in the air, some soaring, some swirling, some tumbling, and some plummeting straight down...

In this season that should be quiet and cold, Sapporo is full of vibrant life.

Countless people, bundled up in thick winter clothes and braving the snowflakes, went out in high spirits.

Today is Christmas.

For Japan, which is moving away from Asia and towards Europe, this Western holiday is a major holiday on par with the New Year.

The trees lining the street were covered with paper flowers, decorative balls, and colorful lights, but since it wasn't nighttime yet, the lights hadn't been turned on.

Major shopping malls, department stores, and supermarkets have all launched discount promotions, hanging up discount banners, various loyalty cards, coupons, etc., which will continue until the New Year period on January 1st.

The discounts are incredibly deep, especially on clothing, which may be sold for as much as 90% of the original price. As a result, many people specifically use this time to buy clothes for the entire year ahead.

Long lines form outside KFC, which has become an essential ritual for Christmas in Japan. Countless young couples, families of three, same-sex friends, and others wait for tens of minutes in the snow just to eat KFC on Christmas Day.

Sapporo Central Plaza, the final stop for countless couples' dates today.

The lantern festival is all set, and all that's left is for the clock to strike tonight to reveal a dazzling sea of ​​lights, where countless men and women will confess their love and kiss...