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"This is my territory, who allowed you to move in without permission!?"
"Eh," Saitama looked up, curiously examining the Streetlight Monster that had grown human features, "Do you mean I have to pay you rent? But I don't have any money!"
"You want to live for free without money? No, this isn't about money!" The Streetlight Monster spread its skinny, stick insect-like body, its lamp-head face grinning ferociously, "Since you've come, then die for me! Ah hahahaha… Ugh!"
Amidst a thunderous roar, Kaito activated his Lightning Release Chakra Mode and leaped onto the Streetlight Monster's head. Kennen's positioning was clearly that of a ranged assassin, but the character card, in Kaito's hands, became a close-combat fighter.
Why bother with stacking passive abilities when you can just one-punch it to death? This is the true meaning of a mage building tank!
Without much unnecessary talk, chaotic lightning gathered in his right hand. His body pulled back like a drawn bow, and under the gaze of the Streetlight Monster, whose eyes had turned into dots, he threw a punch without any fancy moves.
Boom!
Metal was nothing in front of a lightning-wrapped fist. With one punch, the streetlight head collapsed and shattered, and the rest of its body was blasted by lightning into a twisted piece of scrap metal.
"Next time you encounter such a weakling who likes to ramble, just kill it directly."
"Understood!"
Saitama, observing the battle, his eyes shining, greatly agreed with Kaito's philosophy.
Using psychic power to repair the ground damaged by the Monster, Kaito threw the Streetlight Monster's corpse into a nearby unfinished construction site, and by the way, absorbed some attributes by disassembling the Monster card.
This guy looked tall, but unfortunately, he was all show and no substance. His strength was only around Tiger-level, and the attributes he provided were barely better than nothing, just like one or two Strength N Cards.
As the sun set, Saitama, having tidied up the room, officially moved in. Kaito then took out the hotpot ingredients and beer he had prepared earlier as a celebration.
In a new battle, Saitama's combat power had significantly improved. He swallowed the scalding ingredients without batting an eye, and his magic resistance to spicy hotpot broth had also greatly increased.
In shock, Kaito had no choice but to enter serious mode, only then managing to eat his fill under Saitama's insane offensive.
"Burp…"
"The important task of washing dishes is up to you. I'm leaving first!"
Saitama: "…"
Watching a certain irresponsible policeman leisurely fly away from the balcony, Saitama, also slumped on the ground, contentedly rubbed his belly, already looking forward to the next battle.
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[Fantasy Cards: Limiter Shard] X20
[Fusible!]
One hotpot meal completed the card collection, and the Stand finally sent the message that it could be fused. Fortunately, compared to the first fragment fusion, it was only double.
Kaito breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally thought that the second Limiter Breakthrough would require at least a hundred shards.
On the way home, the card fusion was already complete.
[Fantasy Cards: Limiter Breakthrough ACT2]
[Card Type: Special Card]
[Rarity: N+]
[Description: Fused from unknown fragments, a concept power that was originally invisible.]
[Effect 1: Limiter Release]
[Designate any entity, break through a racial growth limit once.]
[Effect 2: Controllable Breakthrough]
[Select a specific attribute of any entity, break through its racial growth limit.]
"Hmm?"
The familiar bald Saitama version reappeared on the card. Kaito's eyes lit up. The Limiter Breakthrough ACT2, fused from twenty fragments, was indeed more powerful!
The half-level increase in rarity could be ignored. The new Effect 2, "Controllable Breakthrough," was tailor-made for him.
"Huh, why isn't it snatching this time?"
Kaito summoned his Stand in confusion. The stack of Fantasy Cards in his hand, whose thickness never changed, conveyed a wronged message.
Too full, still digesting…
Tsk, little trash, you have no strength!
The Fantasy Cards were sprayed back into the void by the main body's merciless mockery, while Kaito took a quick shower, wrapped a simple bath towel around himself, and walked out of the bathroom.
Crystal clear water droplets shimmered on his perfectly sculpted, steel-like body. The lines of every muscle were almost at the golden ratio.
I'm so handsome!
After admiring himself in the mirror for a moment, Kaito prepared himself and pressed the newly acquired Limiter Breakthrough into his chest.
Hot, too hot!
A magma-like burning sensation erupted from his heart, spreading throughout his entire body in an instant! Kaito was startled. He first checked the floor beneath his feet and found it intact. Only then did he realize that the surging heat from the card was tightly locked within his body.
Relieved, he fully immersed himself in this unprecedented species evolution.
First came the comprehensive improvement of his own attributes and abilities. The four-dimensional attributes under the Stand system rapidly increased, reaching their peak and then breaking through, ignoring the existence of racial limits, breaking through, and continuing to break through!
Flesh ran wild, Soul ascended!
Compared to the daily card draws and the enhancements from disassembling Monster cards, the changes brought by Limiter Breakthrough were like leaping from the Industrial Revolution into the nuclear age. The magnitudes of the two were simply on different dimensions!
Next came the various abilities Kaito had mastered.
"Spider-Sense" UP
"Psychic Power" UP
"Twenty Years of Cultivation One-Punch" UP
"AT Field" UP
"Water Stream Breathing Method" + "Instant Body Skill" → "Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist · Remnant"
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Not many in number, but at the same time, they were refined, with significant improvements in power, speed, consumption, proficiency, and so on.
According to the cultivation realm view of the Wuxia world, it was like progressing from barely understanding the basics to having a rough grasp, all the way to mastery and entering the inner sanctum! Everything happened as a matter of course, without any hindrance.
When all the dust settled, the burning sensation that enveloped his entire body receded like a tide.
However, the strengthening process had not ended.
Strength, Speed, Constitution, Spirit!
Four attribute options appeared before his eyes like a retinal projection. Kaito's will followed his gaze and focused on the option he had already chosen. The next moment, it happened again, and the energy of the Limiter Breakthrough surged forth once more!
Spirit!
Azure psychic power broke through the center of his forehead and consciousness, continuously spreading into reality. Countless polygonal field planes constantly appeared and disappeared, centered around Kaito.
Creak, creak…
In an instant, Kaito heard the groaning of the apartment building's internal structure, unable to bear the strain. He immediately woke up.
At this moment, the self-expanding psychic power had already enveloped the entire building. From a high altitude, the azure glow was like a neon light, clearly marking this apartment building from the ground.
Under Kaito's control, the psychic power began to recede, and the apartment building, which had endured an unbearable weight, slowly stabilized.
But the crisis was not over, because he discovered that his usually docile psychic power was showing signs of going out of control!
With a glance at the night sky outside the window, Kaito made a decisive move. The immense psychic power drove his body to flash out of the apartment, and at the same time, an exceptionally solid AT Field condensed beneath his feet.