Superhumans of the Dome City

Three minutes after making the declaration to eradicate the giant dragon cultists, Gongsun Ce took Hunter Alice to his residence on the seventh floor of the apartment complex. Gongsun Ce was currently using his superpower to make a kettle levitate, using this as a cover for his embarrassment.

There was no help for it. When the furious declaration was met with the disheartening response of "Umm... sorry to disappoint you, young man, I have no idea where they currently are..." no amount of urgency had any practical meaning. Therefore, until reliable information came through, both unanimously agreed to use the current situation as an opportunity for some basic interaction.

"Do you want cold water or hot water?"

"...I thought you would at least ask if I wanted coffee or tea."

"I really can't brew any. If you'd like some, I can order takeout for you, but I doubt it'll arrive in time."

Alice Adar surveyed the living space that seemed too expansive for a bachelor student, and gave a complex reply, "No thanks, just a cup of cold water will be fine..."

"Please."

Gongsun Ce used telekinesis to move a cup of cold water in front of Hunter and sat down opposite her on an empty chair, with his hands empty. He extended a hand to the Hunter, "Let me introduce myself. Gongsun Ce, as you can see, a superpower user. My ability is a rather special form of telekinesis that can be used for simple attacks, to assist with movement, or as a means of detection, as you just saw. It's faster when employing the invisible force for attack but more powerful when it turns into white matter."

Alice, holding the water cup, was somewhat caught off guard by this sudden introduction. This superpower user's actions never followed the script she anticipated, which brought her a sense of freshness.

"White matter... you mean the 'White Matter Hammer'." Alice recalled the recent battle and shook hands with the young man. "Alice Adar, a Hunter from the Country, Divine Communication Mage with the power of Brahma's appearance. My Divine Communication is Shadow Orchid, which allows orchids to bloom in the shadows, and enables me to move myself and anything I'm touching among the blossoms."

Gongsun Ce remembered her dramatic appearance, stepping out on an orchid, and believed her power explanation was largely true. However, Alice conducted herself with considerable caution, because she had not mentioned the range or limitations of her abilities.

"You haven't laid all your cards on the table either, right?" As if seeing through his thoughts, Hunter Alice said with a smile.

"Of course not. These days, even newbies who have just awakened their powers wouldn't do that."

Alice took a sip of the cold water, unable to suppress her thoughts, and spoke candidly, "You seem quite rational now... but you just suddenly attacked in a fit of rage out of nowhere!"

"It's a principle I've always followed, learned from my respected elder brother. If the opponent shows no remorse, you beat them, correct them, and then not only apologies but also reforms are possible."

"What kind of violence-prone elder brother is that?!" Alice exclaimed in frustration. "And now you've switched back to being like this, you're truly capricious!"

Gongsun Ce pushed his glasses up, "Mr. Gongsun isn't some narrow-minded man. Should I relentlessly pursue a lady who has already shown remorse? That would be rather tasteless."

Alice Adar was deeply puzzled. She couldn't reconcile the calm young man before her with the furious superpower user she had witnessed downstairs just three minutes earlier.

"No, no, no, the issue is you had that terrifying 'I'm going to kill them all' look on your face just three minutes ago..."

"Anger should be directed to where it's appropriate. Maintaining a state of anger is of no help in resolving the situation."

As Gongsun Ce stated, maintaining combat readiness was futile at that point. He indeed wanted to annihilate all the dragon cultists, but the problem was that he didn't know where the enemies who had infiltrated the city were.

And when Alice Adar also indicated that she had not received reliable information, all Gongsun Ce could do was to quietly send a "search request" message to his trusted friends for help and then discuss topics of cooperation with this Hunter from the Country.

Alice eyed him with suspicion, "You weren't exactly calm earlier..."

"That's undeniably Miss Alice's fault. Not to mention, initially approaching me with handcuffs wasn't a friendly gesture."

That's because Mr. Gongsun is good-tempered.

If it had been a superpower user with a worse temper, the whole street might have disappeared at the moment the handcuffs were imposed.

Alice rubbed her scalp in frustration and explained, "Big sister here really had no choice... Do you have any idea that evil spellcasters come with a built-in mental pollution? Just interacting with them risks a mental breakdown due to their influence. You actually fought hand-to-hand with an evil Mage of the Divine Communication Realm! My first reaction as a Hunter is to control you to see if there were any signs of becoming malevolent!"

His rooster-head... Mr. Capro even comes with a mental pollution aura?

This made Alice's actions understandable. At the end of that battle, what she considered was probably not "I took down a giant dragon cultist," but "Will this guy turn into a new lunatic?" Differences in experience, knowledge, and character had led to their distinctly different approaches...

"It's not quite accurate to say we fought each other. It was Mr. Capro who attacked me in a semi-deranged state," recalls Gongsun Ce about the skirmish, "Does he have a grudge against superpower users?"