Chapter 22: A-Rank Sixth Sense! Lv5 Vector Manipulation
It was only a dazzling moment, and Ren had already returned home. He flopped down on the sofa, the familiar comfort a stark contrast to the dilapidated, zombie-infested school he had just left. He opened his phone and took a look. Only one second had passed.
Time really had paused, he thought, a slight frown on his face. But how come the world's time doesn't get messed up like this?
In the Doomsday Game, he and Yukino had stayed for seven days. When he returned, time here hadn't changed. However, the world time of the other members in the Chat Group was clearly still flowing. When he carried out the Doom Companion mission again, his world's time would stop, but theirs would continue. Wouldn't that create a strange temporal paradox? He didn't understand the adjustment logic behind it, but it was useless to think too deeply about it now.
It was better to look at his rewards. "150,000 doomsday points!" To be honest, he never expected so many. The double settlement for the first mission was a fantastic bonus. "I really caught a good welfare."
With a light chuckle, he opened the Chat Group's Ability Enhancement function. He had a total of 157,000 points. Without hesitation, he used 150,000 to enhance Vector Manipulation.
"!!!" A warm, powerful current flowed through his entire body. Ren felt his perception of the world shift. He could control the surrounding vectors—the flow of air, the pull of gravity, the kinetic energy in the objects around him—with far greater ease and precision. He clenched his fist. He felt that with a casual punch, he could easily crush a hundred-meter-tall building by manipulating the vectors of force.
There was also the permanent, invisible reflective layer of vectors on the surface of his body. He had a premonition that he could now be unafraid of nuclear bombs, just like Accelerator. However, he still had a flaw. Like Accelerator, he needed oxygen. He could withstand the blast, but the ensuing high temperatures would burn up all the oxygen at the epicenter. It would be difficult to survive without it.
He wasn't worried. With doomsday points, he would overcome this weakness one day. He glanced at the points required for the next level. Ren fell silent. [Gemstone Vector Manipulation to Lv6 requires 500,000 doomsday points.]
"Damn it!" 500,000 points. He only had 7,000 left. Ability upgrades were out of the question. After some thought, he decided to try his luck on the roulette.
He opened the Doomsday Roulette. Deducting 1,000 points, the wheel began to spin. With a 'ding!', it stopped. But the position the pointer landed on left him speechless. It was empty. "..." This was his first empty draw ever.
Then, the second time... empty. The third... empty. All the way to the fifth time, it was still empty! "No way, is this the normal probability?"
With the last 2,000 points, Ren, not believing his bad luck, continued. Ding! The roulette stopped.
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining A-rank ability 'Sixth Sense'!]
"It appeared!" he was delighted. After spending 6,000 points, he finally got something good.
[A-rank Sixth Sense]: Equivalent to a sixth sense; the body autonomously provides warnings in times of danger. A very good ability, similar to Spider-Man's Spider-Sense.
"Fuse!" After fusing, his body didn't feel any immediate changes. With the last 1,000 points, he simply upgraded it to Lv2.
He opened the Chat Group.
[March 7th: @Exusiai, have you guys returned?]
[Exusiai: Yes, the mission has ended.]
[Aqua: Was there anything good to eat?]
[Saeko Busujima: Uh, it's quite chaotic here. But after completing the mission, we received point rewards. Exusiai and I both got 30,000 points, and Ren-kun got 150,000.]
[March 7th: !!! 150,000! That's so much! What did you use them for?]
[Ren: I strengthened Vector Manipulation to Lv5, and then used the roulette to get a new A-rank ability, Sixth Sense.]
[Saeko Busujima: Ren-kun, thank you for your help. If you don't mind, I can give you my points.]
[Ren: There's no need. I've already gained enough. You should use them to become stronger, so you can repay me more in the future, don't you think?]
[Saeko Busujima: ...I understand! When you need me, Ren-kun, please tell me. I'll go through hell and high water!]
[Ren: Haha, alright.] A moment later, she spoke again.
[Saeko Busujima: I gained a new ability. One is similar to yours, Ren-kun: B-rank Mind's Eye (Pseudo), an ability to discern movements through experience. I also gained a B-rank Physical Enhancement superpower and upgraded it to Lv3. It's amazing; I'm so strong now.]
[Ren: I also have Physical Enhancement. It's very suitable for you.]
[Exusiai: Hehe, I drew an A-rank ability, Firearm Creation! It lets me create firearms and ammo anytime! After upgrading it to Lv3, I can even create etched bullets! I absolutely love it!] She had always dreamed of owning many guns. Now her dream could come true. She would never have to worry about ammunition again.
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