[Limitless Cursed Technique lv1 (1/100): Intervenes with matter at an atomic level and governs space. Objects approaching the user will slow down progressively and will never make contact with the user.]
[Energy Absorption lv2 (1/300): Can absorb most energy. Absorption speed and storage limit are average.]
When the fusion rate reached 5%, Energy Absorption also advanced to Level 2, and Sean immediately sensed the changes in his body.
Firstly, the speed of energy absorption was faster, and his body could store more energy. Additionally, he now possessed a Cursed Technique engraved deep in his soul.
Limitless Cursed Technique!
Sean immediately understood how to use the Limitless Cursed Technique, but due to the low fusion rate, a slight test showed he could only maintain it for 5 minutes, making long-term maintenance impossible.
This was a world of difference from Satoru Gojo's passive, permanent Limitless.
However, his goal was simply to escape the prison, and his current strength made success a possibility.
There were still a few hours until dawn. To be safe, he planned to continue absorbing energy, increasing the fusion rate further and awakening new abilities!
That way, it would be foolproof.
Just then, an unfamiliar man's voice came from the side. Sean turned his head and saw a middle-aged man whispering to him:
"Hey, kid over there, you're a mutant, right!"
When Sean looked behind him, he indeed saw that due to the effect of Energy Absorption, the electrical current, visually rendered as a solid, was being absorbed by his finger, the contact point shimmering with a subtle glow.
Although dim, it was quite obvious if one paid attention.
Seeing Sean remain silent, the man immediately grew arrogant:
"You disgusting mutant hybrid, you definitely have a way to leave, don't you!
That's right, since your kind have all sorts of weird abilities, possessing the power to escape is no surprise.
Listen up, kid, when you prepare to escape, take me with you, or I'll tell those gang members your mutant identity. I'm sure they'll be very interested in a mutant."
Seeing Sean still not speaking, the middle-aged man grew slightly impatient, but for the sake of escaping, he whispered to Sean:
"You damn mutant hybrid, did you hear me?"
Hearing the man in the adjacent cell's threat, Sean was unmoved, but a tiny, almost imperceptible smile curved his lips.
Because of the government's propaganda, ordinary people generally held malice toward mutants, believing them all to be filthy hybrids.
But they forgot that mutants possessed the power to easily tear them apart.
Sean raised his head, brushing his white hair back to reveal his exquisite azure eyes. He showed a brilliant smile,
"Sir, don't rush. I will let you out immediately!"
The middle-aged man finally smiled with satisfaction, "Good, you know your place!"
Stopping the absorption of electricity, Sean walked toward the middle-aged man, then extended his hand through the iron bars and said to the man:
"Sir, please reach out your hand. My ability is spatial teleportation, and I will take you away from here immediately."
The middle-aged man's face instantly lit up with joy. Sure enough, this mutant was just a kid; a little threat and he would obediently comply.
He had already decided that once he escaped, he would immediately call the police to arrest this mutant hybrid. After all, reporting a mutant could earn him a considerable bounty, enough for him to live comfortably for a while.
As for the gang members who captured him, he dared not report them. They were cold-blooded criminals who wouldn't hesitate to kill. Fleeing was already a priority, so why provoke them?
As for Sean wanting to harm him, how could that be possible?
If his mutant ability were truly offensive, how could he have been caught by an ordinary gang?
He figured the ability probably required a long rest period after a single use, posing no threat to him at all!
If Sean hadn't transmigrated, the man's thoughts would have been completely accurate, but the current Sean had awakened the system and was entirely different from before!
When their palms touched, an unnoticeable electrical current immediately injected into the middle-aged man's body, instantly paralyzing him due to the powerful stimulating electricity.
The Level 2 Energy Absorption could already achieve this much, but Sean's goal wasn't to electrocute the man.
Anyone who often electrocutes people knows that electrical injury produces a sharp, acrid smell of burnt flesh, which would easily alert others.
So Sean reached out and used the energy stored in his body to strengthen himself. Then, he used his other hand to grab the middle-aged man's neck and twisted hard. Accompanied by the faint sound of bone cracking, the man's neck snapped, and he died instantly.
Since it was deep in the night, the slight sound did not attract anyone's attention. Even if someone heard it, they might mistake it for the sound of someone stretching their bones.
Posing the man to look like he was asleep, Sean sat back down in front of the lamp and continued to absorb energy. Everything was as normal, as if nothing had happened.
The system prompts continued:
[Energy Points +1]
[Energy Points +1]
[Energy Points +1]
[Energy Absorption EXP +1]
[Energy Absorption EXP +1]
[Energy Absorption EXP +1]
...
After an unknown amount of time, Sean saw the sky outside the window start to lighten. Simultaneously, as he continuously absorbed energy and poured the energy points into the template, he heard the system notification:
[Template Fusion Rate: 10%]
[You have unlocked a new skill: Cursed Technique Lapse: "Blue"]
[Cursed Technique Lapse: "Blue" lv1 (1/100): Creates a powerful attractive force centered on "Blue." The maximum output can reach negative infinity, approximating a miniature black hole.]
Sean's eyes lit up, and various ways to use Cursed Technique Lapse: "Blue" flooded his mind.
His current system panel was:
[Name: Sean Murry]
[Held Template: Satoru Gojo]
[Energy Absorption lv2 (67/300): Can absorb most energy. Absorption speed and storage limit are average.]
[Six Eyes lv1 (1/100): Possesses 360-degree long-distance vision, can see the flow of energy, and has astonishing dynamic vision, allowing the holder to perform precise energy manipulation.]
[Limitless Cursed Technique lv1 (1/100): Intervenes with matter at an atomic level and governs space. Objects approaching the user will slow down progressively and will never make contact with the user.]
[Cursed Technique Lapse: "Blue" lv1 (1/100): Creates a powerful attractive force centered on "Blue." The maximum output can reach negative infinity, approximating a miniature black hole.]
[Template Fusion Rate: 10%]
[Increase Character Fusion Rate to unlock new skills]
[Energy Points: 12]
[When the Template Fusion Rate reaches 100%, you will obtain a new Character Template!]
After Energy Absorption was upgraded to Level 2, Sean felt his internal energy had significantly increased, and as the experience continued to rise, the limit for his stored energy increased again.
He could now continuously maintain the Limitless Cursed Technique for at least 10 minutes and use Cursed Technique Lapse: "Blue" multiple times.
Sensing his current strength, Sean was no longer in a hurry to escape. He wanted to give the gang members here a 'surprise'!
And, he wanted to properly repay that black man named Jim!
Just at that moment, the door to the prison room rattled again. Several familiar gang members, their faces grim, walked into the cell block!