The moment Su Wan’s mental power needle pierced into Butcher’s consciousness core, a violent repulsion surged from deep within. It was like a startled beast, savagely biting at the intruder.
Su Wan let out a muffled groan, her face instantly turning pale.
That repulsion was too strong.
The consciousness core of a Level 4 Ability User was like a fortress encased in walls of iron and bronze. With her Level 3 Late Stage mental power, she simply couldn't force a breakthrough.
【Notice: High-level rule power restriction detected. System authority is insufficient to assist the host in breaking the restriction to read the consciousness memories of a Level 4 Ability User.】
【Reading Requirements: The host must advance to Level 4. The system will then upgrade and unlock the relevant authority.】
Su Wan slowly withdrew her mental power and opened her eyes.
Butcher gasped for air, his forehead drenched in cold sweat. His vertical pupils were filled with shock and terror.
He had clearly felt his consciousness core nearly being pried open just now.
If it hadn't been for the mysterious power in his brain erupting with a powerful repulsion at the final moment, the secrets in his mind might have been completely exposed to this woman.
“You... who exactly are you... to have such methods!” His voice was so raspy it was almost unintelligible.
Su Wan did not answer.
She stood up and looked down at Butcher, who was slumped in the iron chair.
As a Level 3 Late Stage against a Level 4 Early Stage, the gap in mental power was too great; she couldn't forcibly read his memories.
The system couldn't help her either, because its memory-reading capability required her own mental power to serve as the carrier.
Only after she advanced to Level 4 could the system upgrade accordingly and unlock higher-level authority.
At that point, she would be able to forcibly read the memories of Level 4 Ability Users.
And to advance to Level 4—
She had to kill Butcher.
Su Wan took a deep breath and slowly raised her hand.
Butcher’s pupils contracted sharply as he sensed Su Wan’s killing intent.
Although he was prepared for death, dying at the hands of a Level 3 ant left him feeling utterly resentful.
He knew that what was suppressing him and making him unable to resist was a mysterious Rule Power, but such power should never belong to a Level 3 ant!
“I am part of the City Defense Force’s Dark Department... if you kill me, you will never know peace!”
“The City Defense Force! The Dark Department! They will haunt you forever!”
Su Wan’s hand stopped mid-air.
She looked down at Butcher, her eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
“The Dark Department...” she whispered the words, a faint smile curling at the corners of her mouth.
Butcher’s pupils reflected Su Wan’s slowly descending hand.
“No—!”
He let out a desperate roar that echoed through the enclosed room.
Boom!
A muffled explosion rang out.
Butcher’s body instantly turned into a thick cloud of blood mist. Bits of flesh and bone splattered everywhere—on the walls, the table, and the floor.
The pungent scent of blood immediately filled the entire room.
Su Wan withdrew her hand and stood in place, quietly watching the slowly settling blood mist.
【Ding! Detected that the host has completed the kill of a Level 4 Ability User (Butcher).】
【Activation Condition: Kill Level 4 Ability User (1/1) has been met.】
【Purchase authority for “Mental Condensation Potion (Level 4 Advancement Version)” has been unlocked!】
【Would you like to purchase now? Price: 500,000 Points.】
Su Wan looked at the prompt on the system panel, her lips curling slightly.
“Purchase.”
【Exchange Successful: Mental Condensation Potion (Level 4 Advancement Version). Points consumed: 500,000.】
【Current Points Balance: -269,800.】
A potion glowing with a deep golden light appeared within the system space.
Su Wan turned and left the interrogation room, leaving C1 and C2 to clean up the scene.
Everything Butcher had on him had already been collected into the system space: the dagger, the ring, the token, and the energy crystal.
Every single item was high quality.
They could also be recycled directly to the system for Points.
Su Wan pulled up the system’s recycling interface in her mind and listed the estimated values for the four items.
【Shadow Dagger: System recycling estimate 35,000 Points】
【Shadow Ring: System recycling estimate 80,000 Points】
【Dark Department Identity Token: System recycling estimate 5,000 Points】
【High-Purity Energy Crystal (Fire): System recycling estimate 60,000 Points】
【Total: 180,000 Points】
Su Wan nodded slightly at the numbers.
The items on a Level 4 Ability User were indeed impressive.
However, she didn't exchange them with the system because these items might be useful later.
Especially the Shadow Ring—a one-cubic-meter storage space might not be large, but for an ordinary person, it was already a rare treasure.
Su Wan returned to Room 102 and sat down by the bed.
She closed her eyes and pulled up the information for the golden potion in her consciousness.
【Mental Condensation Potion (Level 4 Advancement Version)】
【Description: An advancement potion containing a large amount of pure mental energy, specifically designed for Level 3 Late Stage Mental-type Ability Users. It can assist the user in breaking through the bottleneck between Level 3 and Level 4, advancing them to Level 4 Early Stage.】
【Level 4 is a major watershed for Mental-type Ability Users. Advancing will unlock new abilities at the qualitative change level.】
【Consumption Advice: Take within the Absolute Safety Zone. The system will provide full assistance with absorption. Points required: 50,000. Estimated time: 180 minutes.】
Su Wan took a deep breath and produced the potion.
The golden liquid flowed slowly inside the bottle like melted sunlight, emitting a warm and soft glow.
Su Wan tilted her head back and drained the potion in one gulp.
The moment the potion hit her throat, a warm and gentle power spread from her throat throughout her entire body, feeling completely different from any potion she had taken before.
There was no violent energy surge, no tearing pain.
There was only a tender sense of inclusion, like being in a mother’s embrace.
That power surged from the depths of her consciousness core like a spring stream, silently soaking into every fiber of her mental power.
Su Wan closed her eyes, her consciousness sinking into that boundless sea of mental power.
Her mental power, which had previously been diffused like mist, began to slowly condense under the guidance of this force.
Her mental power core was expanding, transforming, and leaping toward a completely new level.
Her perception range was like dandelions scattered by the wind, rapidly spreading in all directions.
Five thousand meters.
Eight thousand meters.
Ten thousand meters.
Every blade of grass, every brick, every tenant’s heartbeat and breath, the operating status of every robot, the supply reserves in every room—
All the information flooded into her mind like a tide, yet under her will, it was rapidly categorized and organized without the slightest sense of confusion.
Time flowed slowly during the deep cultivation.
Three hours later—
Su Wan slowly opened her eyes.
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