James Lone focused on the alluring woman for a moment.

Her looks were only slightly above average, but there was an inherent seductiveness in her demeanor.

Even in this resource-scarce base, she had somehow managed to obtain makeup, wearing eyeshadow and lipstick.

Her clothing was quite revealing, her toenails painted red, and a golden anklet adorned her ankle.

From head to toe, she exuded an almost bone-deep charm.

But most importantly, her willpower bubble was the strongest James Lone had ever seen—aside from his own.

Recalling the appearances of his own willpower bubble at various levels, James Lone estimated that this woman's willpower value was between 20 and 23.

[Olivia Brooks]

[Age: 29][Appearance: 8.5/10] (Alluring and seductive)[Virtue: 8.5/10] (Extremely misandrist)[Overall Rating: 8.5/10][System Notification: Meets the system's requirements.]

8.5 is enough to meet the requirements? James Lone narrowed his eyes.

Willpower-based abilities were extremely strange and dangerous.

James Lone had no intention of taking the risk of keeping such a woman.

Especially in this base, filled with ability users—there was no reason to risk his life for a beautiful woman.

And besides, this woman clearly hated men. Keeping her around would be a huge headache.

James Lone's expression remained unchanged as he turned and walked away.

However, the moment he turned, his perception sharply detected Olivia Brooks trembling all over.

James Lone's alertness instantly spiked to the highest level.

"She's discovered me! And she must have some sort of detection ability to sense how strong I am—that's why she's so afraid!"

"This woman must die!"

A cold glint flashed in James Lone's eyes. He would never let anyone who could sense his abilities live—man or woman.

James Lone moved into Olivia Brooks's blind spot and immediately sank into the ground, rushing toward her at high speed.

Meanwhile, Olivia Brooks exhaled in relief, wiping away the cold sweat on her forehead. "Damn it, you bastard! Why is this man so strong? Scared me half to death!"

After thinking for a moment, she decided to notify the guards outside to sound the alarm.

This kind of dangerous enemy was not someone she wanted to confront directly. The farther she could stay away, the better. Let those brainless brutes outside handle it.

"Huh? Where's the door?" Olivia Brooks suddenly noticed that where the door used to be, there was now a white wall.

She froze, her mind clouded with confusion.

What's going on? Am I too tired and imagining things?

She turned to look at the opposite wall, only to realize in horror that all four walls were now solid walls!

The door was gone! The window was gone!

Am I seeing things?

Olivia Brooks shuddered violently.

No! That man is a willpower-based ability user! I've been trapped!

Realizing this, Olivia Brooks cried out, "Help!"

But just as she yelled, a strange blue portal opened beneath her feet, and she fell into it.

At the same time, a large hand grabbed her ankle, forcefully pulling her into the portal!

The portal immediately closed.

Olivia Brooks found herself in a strange, isolated space where the real world outside appeared distorted.

Outside this space was nothing but a void of darkness.

What the hell is this place?!

Olivia Brooks was utterly dumbfounded.

When she saw the same "soldier" from before standing in front of her, she finally screamed in terror: "Ahhh!"

Smack!

James Lone slapped her across the face without hesitation, silencing her scream.

Olivia Brooks clutched her mouth, sobbing as she said, "Please don't kill me! I'll do whatever you want!"

Liar! James Lone sneered. He was about to say something when he suddenly felt his mental bubble tremble violently, as though it had been hit by an invisible attack.

The force wasn't strong, and James Lone only felt slightly dizzy for a second.

However, Olivia Brooks inexplicably began bleeding from her nose and collapsed to the ground, weakened.

She stared at James Lone in disbelief: "Y-Your willpower is that strong..."

James Lone realized he had almost fallen victim to her attack!

His face turned cold, and he knocked her unconscious with another slap.

"Let's see what abilities you have!"

Half an hour later, James Lone's expressionless face twisted Olivia Brooks's neck, killing her instantly. He stuffed her corpse into his personal storage space.

This woman was too dangerous to keep around.

Moreover, Olivia Brooks had learned about his abilities, so he couldn't let her return to the base either.

There was only one solution: death.

James Lone glanced at the system notifications:

[Ding! 1 day ago, Olivia Brooks consumed a loaf of bread. 1,100 loaves have been added to your personal space.][Ding! 1 day ago, Olivia Brooks consumed a bag of compressed biscuits. 1,100 bags have been added to your personal space.][Ding! 1 day ago, Olivia Brooks consumed a bottle of red wine. 1,100 bottles have been added to your personal space.][Ding! 2 days ago, Olivia Brooks consumed 3 sausages. 3,300 sausages have been added to your personal space.][Ding! 18 days ago, Olivia Brooks consumed an Enlightenment Fruit – Light of the Mind. 1,100 fruits have been added to your personal space.]

Light of the Mind?

As expected, it was a willpower-based ability!

James Lone's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out one of the Light of the Mind Fruits and ate it.

Suddenly, his vision seemed to brighten.

No, it wasn't his vision—it was an illusion, as though he could now see more things.

Even the distorted perception of the real world from the subspace became less warped and much clearer!

He quickly checked the ability's description:

[Light of the Mind: 6 Stars. You can see the number of abilities a target possesses and, with a certain probability, roughly sense their effects. Success depends on the difference in willpower between you and the target. You can emit a mental shock to attack the target's consciousness. The effectiveness of the attack depends on the willpower gap between you and the target. If their willpower is higher than yours, you will suffer backlash. Willpower +15.]

James Lone was thrilled. "Light of the Mind!"

He could feel his stamina draining rapidly. Looking outside, he "saw" that the women were sleeping in their respective rooms.

James Lone "saw" glowing orbs of light appearing in different parts of each woman's body, corresponding to their abilities.

For example, Shirley Inr Won had three orbs: one on her eyes, which likely represented her perception ability, and two near her heart, likely representing Phantomization and Physique Enhancement.

April Jones had two orbs.

One on her eyes, similar to Shirley's but slightly smaller, likely indicating her 1-star perception ability compared to Shirley's 2-star.

The other orb near her chest was large and bright, likely representing her 7-star teleportation ability.

The ditzy beauty Lydia Johnson had only one orb on her eyes, indicating her perception ability.

James Lone had made every woman eat at least one perception fruit to help them identify enemies and allies.

He carefully examined the different orbs, committing them to memory.

Winnie Morgan had a unique orb likely representing her water manipulation ability.

Monroe Anne had a unique orb near her brain, representing her Willpower Link.

Lulia Smith also had a unique orb near her chest, representing her healing ability.

Strangely, James Lone couldn't see any orbs on himself.

Does Light of the Mind not work on me?

James Lone was very satisfied.

With this ability, he could now gain a massive advantage when dealing with other ability users or mutated creatures.

On top of that, the additional 15 willpower points pushed his stats further:

[Comprehensive Physique: 91] (Average adult: 10)[Willpower: 75] (Average adult: 10)

Both attributes were getting closer to 100.

"I wonder if reaching 100 will unlock some special change?"

James Lone mused with anticipation.

However, improving his comprehensive physique was extremely difficult.

Even after eating countless physique-enhancing fruits, his star level hadn't increased.

The mutant frog meat had an effect, but it was very slow.

In comparison, he seemed much better suited for willpower-based fruits.

"In that case, let's eat! Let's see if I can push my willpower to 100 today!"

Without hesitation, James Lone took out a handful of Light of the Mind Fruits and began eating.