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Chapter 56: Gained a New Superpower: Shadow Bind!

“Who are you?”

Qin Xiang frowned, not letting her guard down in the slightest.

She even disengaged the safety on her gun.

“My name is Shen Yi, and she stole something from me, so I came to find her,” Shen Yi said offhandedly while pointing at the young woman’s corpse on the ground.

Qin Xiang’s frown deepened as she clearly did not believe him.

After all, this seemed far too coincidental.

She had just killed the woman when this man appeared, claiming he was here to find her.

But she glanced at him and saw that he had no gun or any other weapon, which posed little threat to her.

“Go get them yourself.”

Qin Xiang said, then stepped back a few paces to maintain a safe distance.

“Thank you,” Shen Yi nodded, then stepped forward and retrieved two superpower fruits from the dead woman’s pocket.

He did not hide this from Qin Xiang, deliberately letting her see.

He simply wanted to test whether Qin Xiang was a superpower user.

If she were a superpower user, she would definitely recognize a superpower fruit.

Naturally, while making this risky move, Shen Yi was ready to teleport away at any moment.

If Qin Xiang, the female officer, grew greedy for the superpower fruits and tried to attack him, he could guarantee that he would be the first to exit the battlefield.

Fortunately, Qin Xiang was an honest police officer.

After seeing the superpower fruits, although her expression changed significantly, she showed no intention of killing to seize them.

“Are these yours?” Qin Xiang asked hesitantly.

“Yes, I discovered these superpower fruits a while ago, but that woman and her group used their numbers to steal my things, which is why I came; in fact, I should thank you, Officer, for helping me kill her,” Shen Yi said.

As he spoke, Shen Yi retrieved three bottles of mineral water and two self-heating hot pot packets from System Space and placed them on the ground.

“Consider these supplies as thanks for your righteous intervention, Officer.”

Having said that, Shen Yi teleported away from the scene.

With the items in hand, he no longer took any risks.

As for recruiting this female officer, that was currently impossible because he might not be able to defeat her in a fight.

If he were to recruit a woman stronger than himself, Shen Yi would be uneasy, let alone considering whether she would agree.

So it was better to leave a good impression first and revisit the idea after he became stronger.

If by then the female officer was still alive, he would come look for her again.

And if she was incapable of surviving, Shen Yi would not consider it a great loss.

After all, he had only paid a small material cost.

Qin Xiang watched the spot where Shen Yi had disappeared, unable to hide the shock in her eyes.

That man was actually a superpower user too!

Moreover, his superpower was incredibly strong!

If that man had hostile intentions toward her earlier, she might not have been able to react in time!

Qin Xiang could not help swallowing nervously.

It was the first time she had broken out in a cold sweat!

She never expected such a ghostly superpower to exist in the world!

Thankfully, this person was a good man.

Otherwise, she would not have been able to return today!

From the very beginning, Qin Xiang had been on guard against this suddenly appearing young man.

Especially when she saw him looking at the corpse so calmly, showing no fear or disgust, she knew he was definitely not ordinary!

It was only when she saw him pull two superpower fruits from the woman’s pocket that she realized.

Since Qin Xiang had eaten a superpower fruit before, she recognized the fruits immediately.

Those were the fruits that could grant ordinary people superpowers!

No wonder he risked showing up; whether he was telling the truth or not, Qin Xiang wasn’t certain, but she felt it was probably true.

Otherwise, how could he have so precisely pulled the fruits from the corpse’s jacket pocket?

Furthermore, if that man were evil, he could easily use his ghostly superpower to ambush and kill her.

There would be no need for him to reason with her at all.

Thinking of this, Qin Xiang also looked at the two supplies Shen Yi had left behind.

She especially noticed the self-heating hot pot with its large packaging, knowing one meal would be enough for two or three people.

The man called Shen Yi was indeed quite decent.

Qin Xiang did not hold back and put everything into her backpack.

It was precisely a time when she was in need of supplies.

Afterwards, she dug a pit to cover Wang Zhiqiang’s body, made a simple marker, and quickly left as she had already heard the sounds of several mutated animals approaching!

Shen Yi found a safe spot and watched Qin Xiang leave using his god’s-eye view.

He only withdrew his gaze once she disappeared from his view.

Then he took out the two superpower fruits he had just obtained.

This was truly an unexpected surprise!

Shen Yi’s original intention was only to see if he could take Qin Xiang to unlock more items and supplies, but he unexpectedly ended up obtaining two superpower fruits!

Without hesitation, Shen Yi immediately ate one on the spot.

As the fruit entered his stomach, a warm sensation spread within him.

But it faded away quickly.

Shen Yi immediately opened the panel to check the newly acquired superpower.

[Shadow Bind (Lv1): Within a distance of 20 meters, you can control the shadows of up to two targets to bind them, rendering them unable to perform any actions; the stronger the target, the more stamina this binding consumes, and the weaker the target, the less stamina it consumes.]

“Damn! This ability is kind of insane!!”

Shen Yi carefully read the description twice and couldn’t help showing an expression of delight.

He realized he could control the shadows of any two targets!

As long as you control a target’s shadow, you can restrict all of that target’s actions!!

Isn’t this just a low-level version of a time-stop ability?!

Somewhat excited, Shen Yi immediately used Telepathy to locate the nearest mutated creature, then teleported over.

It was a house of an ordinary family.

In the living room was a mutated teddy dog, its size six or seven times that of a normal one.

It still had blood on its mouth, the room reeked of blood, and on the floor lay a mutilated female corpse…

The mutated teddy dog, upon seeing Shen Yi, immediately charged at him with wild barks, its aggression extreme!

Shen Yi did not move but looked at the teddy dog’s shadow cast by the window light.

Then, Shen Yi formed a thought in his mind, and the dog’s shadow froze in place.

Instantly, the mutated teddy dog that had been rushing forward was hard-bound in place, like a statue.

No matter how it barked or raged, it could not move.

“As expected, this is an extremely powerful controlling superpower!”

Shen Yi was very satisfied.

With this Shadow Bind superpower, even if he encountered a battle-hardened superpower user like Qin Xiang, he could take them down!

Then, Shen Yi continued testing this superpower further.

He found that Shadow Bind had very few limitations.

For example, even if a target’s shadow was incomplete, such as only an arm or a leg, Shen Yi could still bind them.

Moreover, during the binding period, Shen Yi could move freely and even draw weapons to attack the target without any effect on himself, at most consuming some stamina.

For instance, binding a mutated teddy dog did not cost him much stamina.

Thus, it could be concluded that Shen Yi could easily bind most mutated animals.

Satisfied with the strength of Shadow Bind, Shen Yi teleported back to the safety of the top floor.

Then he took out the other superpower fruit and ate it.

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