What surprised the other four great families even more was that this new Family Head was a woman in her forties with no superpower of her own. She was, however, flanked by two High-level Superpower Users, a man and a woman.
And so, the Thorne family had gone from having no High-level Superpower Users and ranking at the very bottom, to now possessing two formidable High-level Superpower Users, plus Regan Thorne, who was on the verge of advancing to High-level. Although their overall strength couldn't match the Adler family, their top-tier combatants now outnumbered them.
News of Lex Cross's return to the base quickly spread among the great families. And Lex Cross, leading Five and the others, headed straight for the Thorne family's estate in plain sight.
Leigh Atwood sat casually on a sofa in the main hall, as if waiting for someone's arrival. The male and female superpower users stood motionless by her side.
