"Aunt… Auntie?" Serie greeted weakly.
The other side paused. Perhaps it had been too long since Elena heard Billy's voice, and her anger subsided slightly: "I've heard all about your situation. You saved several people, right? That's commendable, but you better not let me find out you're lying, otherwise…"
Her voice deepened, "I will personally drag you back to the Control Bureau, understand?"
"Understood… Auntie." Serie quickly responded, feeling a sense of relief inside.
This family, despite their harsh words, truly cared for her.
The most urgent task now was to find those real culprits.
Not just for the mission, but also to clear her name, and even more so to be worthy of the Billy family's kindness.
After fending off a few more questions, Serie hung up the phone, casually donned a jacket, and brushed off Billy's parents' warnings about staying away from the sea. After taking a bundle of money from a hidden sack in the backyard, she finally got into the car with Riley.
Serie put it in her pocket. There was also a hard fruit candy?
She popped it into her mouth, listening to the engine's low growl as the streetlights outside the window slowly receded.
Riley wasn't light on the gas, but to Serie, the speed was so slow it could make one drowsy.
She simply closed her eyes, focused, and brought up the panel floating deep within her consciousness.
She hadn't had time to look closely at Neon Shadow Witch's abilities before, but now was a good time.
She still had one ability point unused.
The main quest, "Understand Your Enemy," was already marked as complete.
She didn't hesitate then and chose to join the Control Bureau directly.
Actually, Serie had considered exploiting a bug—refusing to join first to get an ability point, then changing her mind and joining, hoping to get the best of both worlds.
But that thought only flickered for a moment.
Firstly, she didn't dare to gamble.
Given Lynette's serious demeanor.
Serie was genuinely afraid that if she refused, the other party would take her seriously, and then she would lose a watermelon while picking up a sesame seed, which would be a huge loss.
Secondly, it was as she expected.
Once one option of the quest was completed, the reward was immediately settled.
Even if she could trick her way into getting that point, she wouldn't get the rebirth count, which would be a fatal loss.
Serie opened the "Abilities" interface again.
[Speed (You were once a sprinter, but now your speed has surpassed everything): "Water Walking" (Unlearned) → "Walking on Flat Ground" (Details of this ability can be learned after learning the previous ability) → "Locked" → "Locked"...]
[Neon Flash (A laboratory accident allows you to control this special blue-purple lightning at will): "Electric Surge Pulse" (Unlearned) → "Neon Vortex Lightning Arrow" (Details of this ability can be learned after learning the previous ability) → "Locked" → "Locked"...]
[Greed (Whether it's emotions, energy, or wealth, you are always insatiable; perhaps it can help you...): "Pinch Mama" (Unlearned) → "Electric Storage Body" (Details of this ability can be learned after learning the previous ability) → "Locked" → "Locked"...]
Serie began to examine these abilities—
"Water Walking": When "Super Flash Shadow" is activated, you will be able to move on the surface of any liquid, as swift as a surging wave. While moving on water, movement speed increases by 15%, and stamina and power consumption decrease by 40%.
"Electric Surge Pulse": Neon Flash can no longer only be used to accelerate you and "graffiti"; its contained power and voltage are greatly increased. You can compress the charge within your body into a high-energy jet. When using this ability, 5% of power is consumed per second.
"Pinch Mama": Slightly increases charm. When pinching a target with your fingertips, you can release biological microcurrents, triggering nerve signal blockage in the target, which can forcibly put any creature into a temporary state of paralysis without causing any harm.
With only one ability point in hand, Serie pondered.
She was here for the hunt, after all.
Although "Water Walking" and "Pinch Mama" sounded interesting, she needed to go head-to-head with those desperate criminals right now.
The ability to fight was the top priority.
The answer to which ability to choose became clear.
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