Superhumans of the Dome City

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"Now it's broken, and in three seconds, I can just as well crush it into a ball before hearing your reply."

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Gongsun Ce meant what he said. He made a fist, and the remnants of the handcuffs that had burst apart immediately gathered together in the air.

Alice stared, raising her hand in bewilderment: "Wait, is there any need to be this angry?! I didn't mean to pick a fight with you—"

"There are three things I despise the most," Gongsun Ce interrupted the Hunter's attempt at defense, "from minor to major they are 'acts of impoliteness,' 'the indiscriminate use of violence,' and 'an insult to others.'

Just now Mr. Capro, although he launched a surprise attack, he formally issued me an invitation to a duel, which can be considered the behavior of a polite opponent. But you, you are different..."

Immense telekinetic power kneaded the fragments together, smoothed out the metal surface, and formed a perfect cube. Witnessing this, Miss Alice covered her mouth with both hands, letting out a silent wail of despair.

"I'm certainly much friendlier than that green Mohawk madman, right?! I used the handcuffs because—"

"Of course, I understand you were concerned about my personal safety, but you weren't even willing to hear me out. Is it your wish to take control of the situation just like that, Miss Alice?" said Gongsun Ce frostily, "I don't mind cooperating with your job, but you not only disrespected me, threatening me with your weapon. Alice Adar, you've stepped on every landmine in my zone, I can't find any reason not to see you as an enemy!"

At that moment, there was no trace of Alice's usual maturity. She miserably stared at the broken handcuffs, her face alternating between distress and bewilderment.

"Wait—"

"Five seconds are up, are you ready?" Gongsun Ce flew up into the sky, looking down from five meters above at the lady he had met for the first time, "Then let's get started. Superpower User, Gongsun Ce, is up."

Gongsun Ce feigned an attack with his right hand raised, as a display of threat, causing Alice to wave her hands frantically: "Wait, wait, wait! Think about it, if we start fighting here, and if the companions of this guy take advantage of the chaos, that wouldn't be good, right?!"

"That's irrelevant to me; as a professional, it's something you need to consider."

"You consider this area is residential, it wouldn't be good if we hurt innocent bystanders! It would scare the old folks and the little schoolchildren too!!"

"I can instantly move the battlefield elsewhere. As for the residents' feelings, you can rest easy, the citizens of this city have been through much hardship and seen a lot, even the old lady selling breakfast next door would approve of this battle to punish the impolite," he said.

"Are all the old people in this city so full of martial spirit?! Just calm down—"

"I am very calm. I've spoken to you for so long, given you plenty of time..." Gongsun Ce clenched his hand, "and yet, you refuse to offer me an apology."

The surging power stirred the air, causing turbulent winds in front of the apartment building, and an invisible telekinetic force materialized in his mind as a great hammer, smashing down from above!

This attack served two purposes: one was, as he stated, to punish the impudent, and the second was to test the strength of the Hunter, Alice.

Gongsun Ce controlled the force with precision, already having planned out his move: a moment before the attack would make contact with Alice, the gathered force would wrap around her like threads, restraining her on the spot. He did not believe this strike would take down an "Impermanence Law Enforcer"; he wanted to see how his opponent would counter the attack.

"Oh dear..."

Gongsun Ce's strike hit nothing but air, leaving behind only a taunting sigh in its wake. Alice had vanished from her spot, just as mysteriously as when she had first appeared.

Gongsun Ce was not surprised; he was contemplating the means by which the Hunter had made her escape. High above, Gongsun Ce had a broad view and confirmed that this was not a simple illusion of disappearing into a blind spot through rapid movement, but a literal vanishing from the original location.

An illusion ability? Unlikely, since no response occurred when the illusion was broken. An accomplice's help? No third-party presence was felt nearby. To put it bluntly, it was likely a Time-Space System ability related to movement...

"..."

Gongsun Ce glanced around the entrance of the apartment building. The stunned Capro still lay motionless on the ground, and the small blue orchid that Alice had stepped on when she appeared was still blooming in the shadow.

Gongsun Ce formed a rough hypothesis in his mind. He dispersed his invisible power into threads, weaving a dense, impenetrable web within a 20-meter radius of himself.

Then, Gongsun Ce closed his eyes and began to count in his mind.

1, 2, 3...

When he reached five, one of the countless threads in his web twitched notably, coming from a shadow formed by the sunlight at his flank.

Gongsun Ce intertwined his fingers and imagined the form of the upcoming attack in his mind.

He needed a strike powerful enough to impress, regardless of whether it was a Superpower User or an Impermanence Law Enforcer. With that thought, he had an idea.

Invisible power, unseeable force, elusive energy dispersed, a different, new kind of power began to accumulate in his hands. This was tangible, visible, and capturable material—completely different from invisible force, it was an ability to materialize thoughts...

The thread's activity intensified, and the Superpower User opened his eyes.

Alice Adar stood in his shadow, her foot upon a tiny blue orchid.

Alice suavely ran her fingers through her hair, smiling as she spoke: "Have you cooled down your head now—what on earth is that?!"