"Oh my god! Ed! Coffee spilled into the controller! The system's short-circuiting!" The female researcher frantically typed at her keyboard, but the control panel only displayed gibberish.

"Damn! This is the most advanced machine! How can it break so easily?" The bespectacled man rushed from his seat to her side. "Why's there white stuff in this coffee?"

"Oh, that's the milk I added. Bitter coffee tastes good, but with some milk—" "Enough! Who told you to put that in? Now the machine's out of control!" the glasses-wearing researcher snapped angrily.

Tran was puzzled why a bit of milk caused such chaos. He didn't know machines from 3300 were ultra-precise. They repelled any foreign substance. Coffee and milk were their greatest enemies. Mixed together, their effect was catastrophic...

"Leader! The test area's cell door is open! We can't control it!" a male researcher typing wildly shouted.

Hearing this, they hurriedly looked outside. The scene was horrifyingly bloody. Earlier, three monsters had fought each other. Now only one wounded monster stood. The other two were reduced to bloody pulp. It was nauseating...

"It's over. The complete 'Evil Soul Gang' has been born... Seal the emergency door now!" the bespectacled researcher ordered urgently. But it was too late...

The monster had just killed two kin, absorbing their power while recovering. Seeing the door that trapped it finally open, it surged out in excitement. The emergency door couldn't descend in time.

"Everyone, run!" The glasses-wearing man yelled and bolted through a side door.

The others didn't hesitate, fleeing instantly. They left Tran alone, bewildered...

"Huh? Why'd everyone run? Even a strong monster can't find this place, right?" Tran muttered, confused. This room was above the massive experimental plant. It was too small for the monster to enter.

As he thought this, one wall violently smashed open. The five-meter-tall monster couldn't fit through, but it forced its way in.

Tran nearly jumped out of his skin. He spun and sprinted back the way he came. The monster locked its crimson eyes on him. Without pause, it charged fiercely.

"Bro! We've got no grudge! Why chase me?" Tran shouted over his shoulder while running.

The monster didn't slow. It pursued harder. Its five-meter frame loomed like a small mountain, moving swiftly.

Whoever built this basement made it seven meters high... The monster sprinted effortlessly...

Tran soon heard fighting ahead. He screamed, "Ahhh! Help!"

...

That was how it happened. Now, Tran fled with Gro and others.

"How did you unleash this monster? Do you know how dangerous this is?" Gro scolded him, ignoring whether he was an intruder. After all, he was good-looking.

"What's it to me? I just made coffee and spilled it accidentally..." Tran said helplessly.

"Who sent you?" Gro demanded.

"Huh? I'm here for Sister Alice. Boss, can we talk when we're safe?" Tran glanced back at the five-meter beast chasing them tirelessly.

Two minutes later, they spotted a door. Without hesitation, everyone rushed out.

They sighed in relief. Then—a deafening crash. The monster burst through too.

"All hands, fight! We cannot let the 'Evil Soul Gang' escape outside!" Gro roared.

"Yes!" Over a dozen armed fighters emerged immediately.

"Bro, who are you?" Tran asked, impressed by the man's authority.

"I am Gro Leit, current head of the Leit Family!" Gro declared, then lunged to grab Tran.

Tran dodged backward instantly. "What are you doing?"

"Hmph. You broke into my home and saw classified secrets. Do you think you'll leave alive today?" Gro sneered coldly.

Tran suddenly recalled all the confidential things he'd witnessed.

"What if I say I saw nothing?" he asked guiltily...

"Impossible!" Gro activated his Superpower, aiming to kill Tran on the spot.

Gro's arms morphed into twin blades, slashing fast. This ability looked plain but was a genuine S Rank power! [Ice Blade Incarnation]: Any body part becomes an ice blade. At full mastery, the entire body transforms and projects blades outward.

But Tran? He kicked Gro's ice blades aside, then closed in and punched his chest.

Gro hadn't expected a counterattack. He went all out, sprouting countless ice blades from the floor. Tran struggled to move.

Gro had heard this guy defeated his uncle, a quasi-SS Rank Superpower user. But it seemed impossible. This teen couldn't be SS Rank. He must've cheated.

Gro flung ice blades wildly. Tran was unarmed. His solution? Use his fists~

Fists blurred. Ice shards scattered. Water vapor misted the air.

After a minute, Gro's Superpower drained. This assault was his ultimate move. Against such an enemy, finishing fast was wise. Any clan head would agree.

Gro assumed the enemy was dealt with. He turned to the five-meter monster. It radiated dark luster, scales like sharp knives. Its fierce gaze was terrifying.

Over twenty Leit Family Shadow Guards attacked desperately. Their strikes did negligible damage. Instead, they enraged the monster. It swatted them into walls, one by one.

Gro felt a chill watching this.

"This monster's so strong... They can't beat it," a girl's voice said behind him.

Gro nodded instinctively. Then—he realized something was wrong...

He turned to see Tran's smiling face and a slowly enlarging fist...