As soon as his Devouring Ability was activated, he couldn't help but let out a surprised whisper.
Previously, when he used his Devouring Ability, if the opponent's Ability was not strong, he could easily devour it. If the opponent's Ability was strong, he would encounter resistance, making it more difficult to devour. But during this period, by devouring Aether Particles, he could feel that his Devouring Ability had greatly increased, and now Claire clearly offered no resistance.
However, the resistance he encountered was extremely strong. As soon as the Devouring Ability was activated, the opponent resisted fiercely. At this rate, even if he pressed on for a day, he might not be able to devour it.
"That's strange. Is the Ability level of this World generally higher? Or is it because her Ability is special, which is why the resistance is so strong?"
Su Zhan couldn't help but frown.
Claire hesitated and asked, "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"
"I've encountered a bit of trouble. Your Ability might be a bit special; its self-awareness is particularly strong. It seems to know what I want to do, so it's resisting very fiercely. If you don't mind, it would be best if we tried again in a place where no one will disturb us?" Su Zhan smiled humorously and released her. "After all, if someone saw us, it could lead to misunderstandings."
Claire's face instantly turned red. Su Zhan's words made her realize that he had touched that spot.
"How about this, you take me to the Town first. I'll find a place to settle down, and then we can try again."
"Then come with me."
Claire nodded, leading the way.
The two walked and chatted, mainly Claire talking and Su Zhan listening, occasionally saying a word or two. Perhaps it was because she had finally met a 'kindred spirit'? Many things she couldn't tell others had been weighing on her heart for too long, causing Claire to open up all at once.
"Undying Woman: Claire Bennett, favorability increased by fifty percent."
Hearing the system's sudden prompt, Su Zhan was stunned.
"What's wrong?" Claire asked.
"Nothing." Su Zhan shook his head, but he was very surprised. He didn't expect to gain fifty percent favorability just like that? Was she easily trusting of others, or was it because of the 'kindred spirit' reason?
It looked like with a little effort, the favorability could even reach eighty percent, which would unlock the fighting arena. If I devour her Ability, she should be very grateful to me for wanting to become a normal person, right? The favorability might even increase to eighty percent, but...
"System, if I devour Claire's Ability and her favorability reaches eighty percent, unlocking the fighting arena, will she still have her Ability in the fighting arena?"
This question was crucial, not just for Claire...
"After the fighting arena is unlocked, the character's attribute Ability is determined by their state at the time of unlocking!"
"In other words, if Claire has no Ability when her favorability reaches eighty percent, then she will also have no Ability in the fighting arena? If that's the case, what's the point?"
Su Zhan was a bit depressed. If the characters appearing in the fighting arena had no Ability, there would be no reason for them to exist. Claire was one thing; after all, she was just immortal, and fighting her wouldn't increase much combat experience or skill. But what about others? For example, Flash.
He wanted Flash's Ability and also wanted to gain experience in dealing with speedsters.
The only way was to wait until the favorability increased enough to unlock the fighting arena before devouring?
Damn it, to devour an Ability, he had to build a good relationship first? What kind of nonsense was this? This was too much of a scam.
"System, don't you think the fighting arena setting is a bit of a scam, a bit useless?" Su Zhan asked, depressed.
The system remained silent and did not answer.
Seeing that the system didn't answer, Su Zhan had no choice.
If it's a scam, then it's a scam. If it's useless, then it's useless. At worst, this fighting arena would just be something he did incidentally, not something he deliberately pursued. Anyway, devouring Abilities was more important than sparring experience in the fighting arena!
"Something seems to have happened up ahead? Oh my God, it looks like a car accident!"
Claire suddenly shouted. Immediately, Su Zhan looked up and saw several Fire trucks surrounded by caution tape not far away. Inside, several trucks had collided and were engulfed in raging Fire. The situation was extremely dangerous.
Claire hesitated for a moment, then whispered to Su Zhan, "I'll go take a look."
"You want to help?" Su Zhan asked with a smile.
Claire nodded, "Anyway, I can't die."
"But there's no need to suffer, right? Being burned by Fire hurts a lot. Let me do it!"
Chapter 0116 I Am Not God
When Su Zhan said that, Claire remembered that Su Zhan also had an Ability like her; his Ability was Fire, so he shouldn't be afraid of Fire, right?
"Watch carefully."
Su Zhan lowered his head and chuckled, saying to Claire, then joined his left hands and gently waved them towards the car accident. Claire watched curiously, and soon... she gasped in surprise, her eyes wide, pulling Su Zhan's arm, extremely excited.
What did she see?
She actually saw the raging Fire from the car accident moving little by little. At first, the speed wasn't fast, but after not long, these flames completely gathered together.
This strange situation was quickly noticed. Both firefighters and the surrounding people exclaimed in surprise, and some even took out their phones to record this spectacle.
The car accident scene was clearly very large, and just now, raging Fire had been burning all around, but now these fires seemed to be conscious, gathering together and swaying with the wind in an open space in the middle.
"Oh my God, what's going on?"
"Let's... let's stay away. It looks a bit strange."
"This is God's blessing, it's God's glory!"
Some firefighters were scared, some were excited.
At this moment, the flames suddenly became more vigorous. The firefighters instantly recoiled a few steps in fright, and then they saw the flames spinning at high speed, faster and faster, like a Fire Tornado. When it reached a peak, it suddenly disappeared.
It just vanished into thin air!
After a long while, everyone finally woke up as if from a dream, their hearts complex, unsure how to face this matter, but no matter what, it was a good thing!
"Oh my gosh, you're amazing!"
After Claire and Su Zhan quietly left, Claire excitedly said, "You are simply a hero! Did you hear that? They all said it was God's glory."
"I am not God!" Su Zhan said with a shrug.
"Undying Woman: Claire Bennett, favorability increased by ten percent."
The prompt came again, but this time Su Zhan was calm.
Sixty percent. It seemed... Claire could be the first character in the fighting arena.
The two arrived in the Town, and Claire led Su Zhan to a hotel in the Town.
"I'll go in and get a room first, you wait for me behind the hotel." Su Zhan said to Claire.
"Why?" Claire was a bit confused.
Su Zhan smiled and said, "You're silly. Everyone in the Town knows you. Aren't you afraid of people misunderstanding if they see you entering the hotel with me? You wait for me in the back, I'll get the room and then sneak in through the window!"