"How many seconds did I just take?"
After stepping off the stage, Roy asked Alan, who was holding a stopwatch.
"2.3 seconds, nice job, Roy!"
"Not bad. I'm going back to rest. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Roy shook off the reporters who were trying to surround him and hurried to the locker room to take off his protective gear. He changed into his regular clothes and left the sports arena.
Arriving at the parking lot, Roy had just gotten into his ride when the passenger door suddenly opened, and someone sat down.
Roy was about to remark on how rude New Yorkers could be when he saw that the woman in the passenger seat had red eyes.
"Roy, is that you?"
That's right, the woman was Claire.
After the plane accident, most of the passengers weren't seriously injured, so they were discharged from the hospital quickly.
Claire, still affected by the plane crash, didn't feel like attending any psychology seminars. She had originally planned to leave New York, this place of bad memories, and return to Austin. But then she suddenly remembered Roy mentioning he was a boxer and saw the news about the Olympic world qualifying matches.
So, Claire, on a whim, came to the world qualifying match venue to watch the competition and happened to see Roy compete.
Until just before getting into the car, Claire still found it a bit unbelievable. Although the moment she asked the question, she was already certain that the man in front of her was the one she had been longing for.
"Yeah, it's me."
The familiar voice rang in her ears, and Claire couldn't control her emotions any longer, embracing Roy.
"I thought you were dead! Why? Why didn't you come find me?"
Roy felt a little awkward. The reason he hadn't gone to find Claire at first was because she would definitely have had airline personnel and media around her right after being rescued, and he was worried about being recognized.
He thought he'd wait until the buzz around the plane crash died down before looking for Claire.
Later, after arriving in Boston, Roy got busy with the witch school and forgot about it.
"I'm sorry, this is my—"
Roy was about to apologize when Claire kissed him on the lips. Some tears flowed into Roy's mouth, salty and a bit bitter.
But this didn't stop Claire from conveying her longing to Roy through a passionate kiss.
At this moment, Bumblebee automatically turned on the car radio and started playing romantic soft music, adding to the atmosphere for Roy and Claire.
A mature car knows how to be a good wingman.
It took a long while before Claire reluctantly let go of Roy. Although this psychologist loved sports and working out, her lung capacity had its limits after all.
Claire was now a bit out of breath because of the deep kiss.
Leaning on Roy's shoulder, Claire breathed softly, her eyes glazed.
"It feels like a dream. I'm so afraid I'll wake up and lose you again!"
Claire reached out and caressed Roy's cheek, as if only that could make her feel it was real.
Want to feel real? Easy! Roy had a huge sense of reality!
But at this moment, Roy suddenly heard the sound of a flash. Turning his head, he saw someone secretly taking pictures.
This was way too unethical!
Roy immediately got out of the car, wanting to take back the photos. The person turned and ran, but how could they outrun Roy?
The paparazzi had run for less than three seconds before Roy grabbed their shoulder.
"Give me the camera right now!"
"You, you leave me alone! If you dare touch me, I'll report you to the International Boxing Association and get you disqualified!"
The guy hugged the camera and backed away慌乱地.
The fists of professional boxers are no joke, especially heavyweight boxers. One punch can really scramble an ordinary person's brains.
This guy, could he be a reporter?
Claire hurried up from behind, wanting to dissuade Roy.
"Roy, can you please not fight? Otherwise, you'll be suspended!"
"See, see that? If you don't want to be suspended, stay away from me!"
Someone actually used Roy's identity as a boxer to threaten him. This was the first time something like this had happened, and it could be considered one of the troubles of fame.
It was precisely because he had shone brightly in the world qualifying matches that a reporter chose to follow Roy and take pictures of him secretly.
He figured that once Roy stepped onto the Olympic stage, this kind of thing would happen frequently, so he would have to change his approach in the future, at least not be as casual as before.
But for now, he still needed to deal with this audacious reporter first.
"Look into my eyes!"
In the darkness, the reporter suddenly noticed that Roy's pupils seemed to change color. Then, he saw the handsome man in front of him transform into a terrifying red skull.
"Ah—!"
A scream pierced the night sky. When the reporter came back to his senses, he found that Roy and Claire, as well as the camera in his hand, were all gone.
The reporter scratched the back of his head in confusion.
"Did I take too many drugs?"
At this time, Roy was already driving Claire back to the hotel.
What had just happened caused the atmosphere between them to cool down slightly, and the car became silent.
After a while, Claire suddenly spoke.
"Roy, so you're really a demon?"
Roy raised an eyebrow. He guessed that Claire must have seen his transformation on the plane, so there was no need to hide it.
"Yes, are you scared?"
Claire reached out and placed her hand on Roy's.
"Maybe I'm crazy, but compared to being afraid that you're a demon, I'm more afraid of losing you!"
Roy turned his head and saw Claire's affectionate gaze, which instantly made him feel a strong urge to switch to autopilot.
Fortunately, Roy managed to restrain himself in the end.
Entering the hotel, Roy and Claire started kissing in the elevator, nearly getting carried away.
Finally, sheer willpower allowed Roy to carry Claire back to the hotel room before the final showdown began.
Just as Claire had said on the plane, she was indeed a good girl. Her kissing skills and everything else seemed very inexperienced.
When they kissed in the car earlier, Roy had thought it was because Claire was emotionally overwhelmed that she seemed so rough. Now it seemed that she might never have kissed anyone before.
This was really rare in America. Roy had seen his share of things, but only Jennifer and Needy were completely inexperienced girls.
Considering that Claire was only 26 years old but already had a doctorate in psychology, it showed that she was likely the type of academic genius. Girls with their minds full of studying weren't very popular during their school days, and Needy was in a similar situation.
Quickly stripping Claire bare, the female doctor covered her face with her hands, not daring to look at Roy. Her fair skin turned pink with shyness.
Roy looked at Claire with admiring eyes. She was truly radiant.
"Can you, can you not look at me like that?"
"Why? Such beautiful things should be appreciated properly!"
Claire couldn't say anything at this point. Despite being so bold when she initiated things earlier, she was now a bit scared at this moment.
Roy naturally wouldn't let Claire back down. He single-handedly loaded the breech-loading cannon and then laid siege to the city!
Because she was scared, Claire didn't dare to open her eyes at all, so she was completely unprepared. This almost scared her soul away.
"Ah! It hurts!"
Claire burst into tears on the spot.
Roy was also full of surprise because he could clearly feel that he had broken through the Maginot Line.
This was actually...
Roy quickly controlled himself, avoiding causing more trauma to the new recruit.
After all, this caliber was no joke; it was too terrifying for a female recruit going into battle for the first time.
Fortunately, Claire usually liked sports and had a habit of working out, even having visible abs.
Plus, being in her twenties also made Claire's adaptability quite strong.
So, a few minutes later, Claire successfully adapted to the battlefield.
Then, what happened next goes without saying. Large-caliber artillery continuously provided saturated fire coverage, causing Claire to be utterly defeated.
Helpless, Claire could only retreat constantly, to the point where she later chose to breach the dikes, trying to use a flood to stop the enemy.
But doing so was just hurting herself as much as the enemy. The only thing Claire could really do was raise a white flag and surrender.
Roy naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to press his advantage. He wouldn't let the enemy pull off a Dunkirk evacuation.
So, Claire's final fate was to lose consciousness while submerged in the sea.
[Ding! Obtained Claire Sheffield's Conquest Treasure Chest! Open it?]
Working overtime like this all night, Roy was really exhausted, so tired that he didn't finish until the sky was beginning to light up.
At this time, the quilt was completely soaked.
Roy had no choice but to throw the quilt on the floor and find a blanket to cover the sleeping Claire.
He had obtained another conquest treasure chest. Adding this one, Roy now had four treasure chests. It was about time to open them and see what was inside.
He felt that the quality of this batch of treasure chests should be pretty good.
However, Roy hoped that he wouldn't draw Zoe's Black Widow ability.
Same old routine, still had to pet the little kitty first. Today, the little kitty seemed to have fallen into the water, all wet.
[Opening Madison's Conquest Treasure Chest…]
[Obtained 1 Memory Attribute Point!]
[Obtained 2 Spirit Attribute Points!]
Unfortunately, he didn't get Madison's telekinesis ability. That ability was indeed strong.
But then he thought about it, the telekinesis ability should still depend on the Spirit attribute, and Roy's Spirit attribute didn't seem to be particularly outstanding.
[Opening Zoe's Conquest Treasure Chest…]
[Obtained 2 Memory Attribute Points!]
[Obtained 1 Willpower Attribute Point!]
Okay, this was the first time Roy had hoped that a treasure chest wouldn't yield anything.
Fortunately, it didn't yield anything, but this also meant that he hadn't gotten anything from two consecutive treasure chests.
Was this good luck or bad luck?
[Opening Maria's Conquest Treasure Chest…]
[Obtained 3 Spirit Attribute Points!]
[Obtained 1 Willpower Attribute Point!]
[Obtained Special Ability: Soul Doppelganger!]
Finally, something good! But all three witches had yielded Spirit-type attribute points, which also led to Roy's Spirit attribute surpassing his Willpower and Strength attributes, becoming his second-highest attribute.
[Soul Doppelganger: A special talent from Maria and Alan, allowing you to separate a portion of your soul to become a special doppelganger for combat. The soul doppelganger exists in a special space, cannot be hit by physical attacks, but can attack enemies and ignore part of the target's defense. The strength of the soul doppelganger depends on the Spirit attribute invested. When using the soul doppelganger, you will temporarily lose the invested Spirit attribute points.]
This new ability sounded complicated just from the description. Roy thought it would be better to try it out.
A sharp pain appeared in his mind, and then a black phantom appeared beside the bed. Judging from the figure, this black phantom should be Roy, but its facial features were unclear.
This black phantom could share Roy's vision and hearing, just like an invisible clone that could use various fighting skills, except it couldn't use weapons, and its physical qualities were also somewhat inferior to Roy's.
Roy had now invested 10 Spirit attribute points, and the black phantom's overall physical qualities were also around 10 points, similar to an untrained ordinary person.
After investing 20 Spirit attribute points, the black phantom's overall physical qualities also reached 20 points. This strength indeed depended on the invested Spirit attribute.
So, if he invested 50 Spirit attribute points, wouldn't he have two Roys fighting?
Unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking!
Once the Spirit attribute was invested in the soul doppelganger, Roy would temporarily lose that portion of the attribute. This also meant that investing too many Spirit attribute points would prevent him from using other special abilities.
Such as the magic circle of the Key of Solomon, the bullet time of the Assassin's Heart, and the Touch of Darkness.
These were all big mana consumers!
Therefore, when Roy fought, he would at most invest 20 Spirit attribute points in the soul doppelganger, which was equivalent to the combat power of a human at their peak.
After all, he wasn't Maria. Maria had two souls in one body, with the soul of her twin sister Alan also inside her, so she didn't have to worry at all about how much spiritual power to invest in the soul doppelganger.
Overall, this ability was still good, especially for sneak attacks, where it was completely silent and invisible. It might be able to turn the tide at a critical moment.
The last treasure chest!
[Opening Claire Sheffield's Conquest Treasure Chest…]
[Obtained 1 Agility Attribute Point!]
[Obtained 3 Willpower Attribute Points!]
[Obtained Special Ability: Selina Kyle's Athletic Skills!]
Another good one!
But when Roy saw the special ability that had just been unlocked, a strange smile appeared on his face.
Well, Anne Hathaway, who played Claire, did indeed play Catwoman in the movie "The Dark Knight Rises," and Roy had a strong impression of that version of Catwoman. But he hadn't expected Claire's first treasure chest to unlock Catwoman's abilities.
[Selina Kyle's Athletic Skills: Athletic skills from Catwoman Selina Kyle, allowing you to gain top-notch physical flexibility and coordination, maintaining body balance in any situation.]
This special ability made up for some of Roy's shortcomings. Roy's physical flexibility and coordination had never been outstanding, and his fighting style was basically relying on brute force.
Currently, Roy could solve most battles with just his strength, but what if he encountered something that strength couldn't handle in the future?
Being able to make up for weaknesses was ultimately a good thing.
Roy glanced at Claire's charming face in peaceful sleep beside him, and an idea popped into his head.
He had to find an opportunity to have Claire cosplay as Catwoman!
Claire Sheffield (Catwoman Version)
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