Wiping his drool and tidying up his ugly face from his lucky streak, Kaito, as usual, strengthened his attributes while holding the two purple cards in his hand. After understanding the card information, his expression became even stranger.
[Fantasy Card: AT Field]
[Card Type: Ability Card]
[Rarity: SR]
[Introduction: From the world of Neon Genesis Evangelion, forms a "wall of mind" that separates oneself from the self and the objective world, also known as "Absolute Terror."]
[Effect 1: Soul Manifestation]
[Transforms mental power into a special Soul substance.]
[Effect 2: Deploy Absolute Terror]
[Possesses powerful defensive capabilities against general physical, energy, and high-temperature attacks. Highly condensed to block external matter or apply counterforce.]
[Effect 3: Field Manipulation]
[Can freely generate and control the field to perform actions such as impact, defense, intrusion, neutralization, and reversal.]
The unprecedented purple card for Spirit attribute goes without saying; one can equal a hundred N Cards of Spirit, with simple and brutal effects, roughly doubling Kaito's current mental power!
The other purple card was even more extraordinary. In the Evangelion, this mind-based ability, said to be more invincible the more reclusive one was, could easily destroy the world in the hands of Angels or Evangelion. After touching the realm of gods, creation and destruction were trivial matters.
Looking at the Spirit purple card in his hand, Kaito immediately had the answer. After finishing the miscellaneous attribute enhancements, it was time for the main course.
The two purple cards were successively pressed onto his chest, and a cool energy enveloped his brain. His mental power, originally the size of a lake, began to surge like a rising tide, and then its total volume skyrocketed.
At the same time, his spirit, and even his indescribable Soul, underwent an extension and expansion like the gestation and growth of life, like a seed taking root and sprouting, growing into a towering tree, shining from nothingness into reality, transforming into a tangible entity with weight.
The air in front of him spontaneously condensed into layers of polygonal crystal barriers, nested together, with a radiant blue light flowing within them. Like an ephemeral bubble that could shatter at a touch, yet also like an indestructible, ancient bedrock!
Enhancement complete!
Kaito opened his eyes and carefully examined the Absolute Terror that had spontaneously unfolded before him. He raised his hand to touch it and could clearly feel the real existence of this barrier. Its strength far exceeded the crude mental force field he had previously created through psychic power.
Clenching his fist, he tried to throw a punch. A punch with about five-tenths of his strength created circles of iridescent polygonal Ripples in the Absolute Terror, spreading outwards!
Centered on the point of impact, the kinetic energy applied to the Absolute Terror was dispersed and transmitted in the form of mechanical waves, finally dissipating completely, causing only a visible vibration of the Soul substance. The structural integrity of the force field barrier showed no signs of decay.
The only drawback was probably the rate of mental power consumption. To maintain the existence of this barrier, Kaito's forehead was slightly sweaty. His mental power, double what it was before, continuously condensed into manifest Soul substance and was poured into the force field.
The moment it was impacted, the flow rate of mental power increased geometrically. Kaito estimated that merely maintaining it would allow it to be deployed for about ten minutes. If he entered a high-intensity battle, this time would probably be shortened by more than tenfold. It depended on the enemy's attack strength.
Stopping the output of mental power, the Absolute Terror dissipated, and Kaito breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing his tired brow. It seemed that even his current self was not enough to unleash the true power of the AT Field. In battle, he probably had to switch it on and off in time to maintain his "life."
He still suffered from not being reclusive enough!
However, as a cheat, Kaito was not worried. According to his rate of becoming stronger, when Tatsumaki joins the Hero Association, who knows whose position as the strongest Superpower User in the Association will be!
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Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist Dojo.
Hah!
Hah!
In the early morning, Bang was leading his disciples in morning exercises. At this time, the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist Dojo still presented a scene of flourishing activity, with dozens of disciples largely filling the entire training ground.
However, behind the prosperity, there was only desolation. Although there were many people, only a few could truly inherit his mantle.
"Charanko, put more effort into your waist! Is this soft, weak punch what I taught you?"
"Yes, yes! Master!"
After helping a diligent but truly untalented young disciple correct his posture, Bang's gaze fell on one of the disciples. At only fifteen years old, he was already nearly 1.8 meters tall, with naturally white hair parted into two strands from the top of his head. His aptitude was excellent, but his personality was cold, and he rarely interacted with his fellow disciples, always doing everything alone.
Garou.
Bang had once thought this child was the person he was looking for, but after half a year of observation, his doubts grew. He always felt that there was something hidden beneath that cold facade that even he couldn't see through.
"Then he would just wait and see." Bang thought, then suddenly his ears twitched. "Hmm?"
"Continue training!"
"Yes!"
"Yes, Master!" the disciples responded in unison, and Bang's figure flickered, reappearing outside the dojo's main gate.
On the mountain path, a young figure slowly ascended.
Bang raised an eyebrow, a look of joy on his face. "It was Kaito-kun!"
Immediately, his joyful expression fell. This guy… He actually floated all the way up! So what if he has Superpower?!
The old man roared in his heart, and when Kaito-kun approached, he greeted him with a fake smile: "It's Kaito-kun, don't you have to work during the day? Why do you have time to wander around here?"
Kaito-kun: …
What's wrong? Did the old man eat gunpowder? Why is he speaking so sarcastically this early in the morning? You weren't like this yesterday when we were drinking and slinging arms!
Alright, I have something to ask for, so I won't argue with you, old man, for now!
Landing on the ground, Kaito-kun snapped his fingers, and two gift boxes of tea were released from his Fantasy Cards into his hands.
Anyway, he was thick-skinned, so he chuckled and presented the gifts, "I apologize for the sudden visit; I have a small matter I'd like to ask Master for help with."
"Hmm?"
Bang glanced at the gift boxes, recalling the price he'd seen in the store—how many zeros was it? His expression softened slightly, and he naturally took the gifts, leading Kaito-kun inside, promising, "Whatever it is, just say it. This old man will certainly do his best to help!"
"Thank you in advance, Master!"
Passing through the training ground in the courtyard, Kaito-kun met a cold-faced, white-haired youth. Oh, isn't that Garou? Haven't seen him in a few days, he's become so… no, he's still leveling up?
Seeing the young, unrefined version of Garou, a certain person suddenly felt a mischievous urge. The moment their gazes crossed, psychic power activated!
The still-young Garou shivered, feeling a heavy pressure block his chest. When he recovered, the visitor had already entered the dojo with the old man, and he hadn't even clearly seen the other person's face. Was it that person?
Garou clutched his chest, gasping for a few breaths. His innate intuition instantly recognized the truth. For a moment, his teeth were almost ground to dust.
That hateful guy!