Despite the surprise that his attack had been blocked, Jackson did not linger, as he immediately launched himself forward, aiming an attack at Kate.

All this while, he had been paying attention to Michael, and despite how carefree he looked, he had always believed that Michael was the dangerous person here.

Considering the fact that he was not the least bit surprised by the fact that he was capable of handling Kate easily, it was clear that the strength that he had demonstrated was not enough to shake him.

Still, Jackson believed in himself. He did not even for a moment think that there was a possibility that Michael was stronger than him.

That was unless Michael had an advantage like his own. Whereby, he was born with an incredible ability, and then underwent the mutation, gaining another ability.

But just as he was approaching the retreating Kate, his body was suddenly enveloped by an invisible force. He did not know when, but by the time that he realized, he had already been surrounded from all sides.

It was as if there was a massive hand that was holding him. It was just that, every part of his body was held by this force, making him freeze on the spot.

Jackson’s eyes widened in disbelief, as he tried to understand what was going on. Could it be that there was a weapon that had been used against him?

But he had never heard of a weapon like that. If there really was, he was sure that he would have been informed about it by now.

Suddenly, he thought of another possibility. Michael had just asked Kate to retreat. Could it be possible that he was the one who had taken action?

If that really was the case, then, did that not imply that this was Michael’s ability? Just what kind of ability was this? It was extremely strong, that it completely ignored his inhuman strength.

Of course, Jackson had encountered mutants with abilities to restrain others. But most of those that possessed this ability, those abilities could be broken with brute strength.

And with his own strength, there was only a small number of people that was capable of restraining him. Even then, they could not take him down. At least, until now, he had not encountered anyone that could do that.

Kate, who had just retreated to Michael’s side was also left stunned by the scene in front of her. She looked at Jackson, who was frozen midstep.

One of his leg was still showing the muscle strain, clearly, he was pushing against the ground. The other leg was already in the air, in front of him.

But now, he was frozen, in a position that was difficult to maintain. Basically, it was impossible, or nearly impossible for someone to be able to stop like that, as they would actually fall.

At this point, she suddenly realized something. Could it be possible that this was an ability that Michael had?

At the thought of this, she was left both shocked and flabbergasted. Just how many abilities did Michael have? Was there a limit to the number of abilities that a person could have?

Back at the training camp, Peter had mentioned that a person could only have one ability at a time. But, was it true? Or was it just a method that was being used to make sure that the recruits would not want to take the risk of undergoing another mutation serum injection?

As she was still lost in thoughts, Michael gazed towards the stairs and said loudly, "There is no need for you to worry, just go back and sleep. Let’s talk tomorrow."

The other two immediately understood that Michael was talking to the person who was just about to arrive on this floor.

Clearly, the butler has been coming over slowly, not really sure if he should interfere in what was happening up here. That was why it took him long to just climb the stairs from right below the second floor.

"Yes, Mr. Santos." Andrew’s response was brief, and this time, the three could clearly hear him leaving at a faster pace as compared to before.

Within just a few seconds, Michael could hear the door downstairs being opened, before being closed. With that, he shifted his attention to the frozen Jackson.

"Okay, would you like to tell me why you targeted me? Clearly, we don’t know each other, or let’s say, I don’t know you. I don’t believe we have any conflicts, so, why did you come after me?" Michael went straight to the point with the question.

This was something that really left him confused. After all, he had arrived in the capital just a few hours ago. How was it possible that an assassin was already sent after him?

Additionally, he did not seem to be in conflict with someone that could command an assassin like this.

As for the possibility of this being because of Amos, Michael did not believe that to be the case. After all, even if that guy had spent a lot of money in order to hire an assassin, they should have gone after him when he was still in Brenton city.

Or, it should have been at least a few days later, before he was targeted. But this, where, not long after he arrived from the auction house, an assassin came after him, it just made no sense.

Initially, Michael thought of a probability that this guy might just be a thief. Maybe he came here to get something, and it was just coincidental that Michael and the two ladies had arrived.

But from Jackson’s words, it was clear that they were the targets. Most probably, Michael believed that he was the target, not Kate.

While Jackson was frozen in place, that did not imply that he could not speak. It was just that, despite his confusion, he did not want to voice it out.

Now, after being questioned by Michael, the doubts in Jackson’s mind were immediately cleared. Clearly, him being frozen in such a position was Michael’s doing.

As for how he had done it, Jackson was not sure. After all, he had not seen how Michael had done it, as the entire time, Michael had not made any suspicious movements.

As for the possibility that there was another mutant who was guarding Michael, Jackson completely eliminated that possibility. He had already obtained all the information related to Michael and the two ladies.

Therefore, he understood them quite well, believing that there was nobody, at least no mutant that was capable of restraining him like this.

After taking a deep breath, Jackson responded, "I guess I underestimated you. But it doesn’t matter, I’m not going to tell you anything. Anyway, what’re you going to do?

Since you don’t know my identity, I can tell you something. If I die here, someone will come looking for me. And the moment that it is revealed that I am dead, you definitely will follow me to the underworld."

Michael immediately understood what Jackson was referring to. That was his relation to the government. If he died here, undoubtedly, someone would come looking for trouble with Michael.

Michael understood that most of the mutants had been registered. This obviously included those mutants that belonged to some of the underworld forces within this country.

While they were not fully restricted by the government, they could not act freely. Otherwise, if they were not restrained by the government, how much chaos would the mutants have already caused?

"I guess I should not waste time with you." Michael simply shrugged as he responded.

Immediately after, he accessed the systems store, looking for an item. Back when his parents were still alive, he had happened to watch a movie.

In that movie, there was this advanced pill that was produced by a mad scientist. It was a pill that could force someone to speak the truth.

No matter what type of question they were asked, they would answer. Simply put, that pill, it not only forced someone to speak, but everything that the person said had to be true.

Michael believed that he could find this item from the system store. After all, that movie was a science fiction idea from this world.

It took a few moments and Michael managed to find what he was looking for. Without hesitation, he spent 8 SP, completing the purchase.

Immediately after he completed the purchase, he dipped his left hand into his pants pocket, before he pulled out an item.

His movements obviously attracted the attention of the two, as they both gazed at what Michael had pulled out of his pocket.

The truth pill. According to the system description, this was a high-end interrogation drug designed to prevent deliberate deception. Its nano-scale regulators would temporarily suppress the parts of the brain linked to lying, hiding information, and giving false answers.

During its effective period, 1 hour, the subject would remain fully conscious and aware, but any attempt to knowingly speak a lie or conceal the truth would fail, forcing answers to match what the subject genuinely believed to be true.

"What is that?" Kate asked curiously.

"Something that is going to force the truth out of his mouth." Michael responded simply, as he began approaching Jackson.

"Huh?!" Kate was confused.

Jackson on the other hand was confused, just as Kate was upon hearing Michael’s response. Still, he felt that Michael was bluffing. Something like this, did it really exist?

And just as he was thinking about this, Michael simply used the telekinesis ability to force Jackson’s mouth open. Immediately after, he popped the brown pill into his mouth, before using telekinesis to forcefully push it into the back of his mouth.

Instinctively, Jackson wanted to resist, unfortunately, he could only despair as the pill went down his throat.

Still, Jackson did not feel any changes after a few seconds of taking the pill. He wondered, could it be that Michael had forgotten part of the script, where he was supposed to bluff, instead of giving him the pill?

As he was still wondering about this, Michael asked, "Identify yourself. Who are you?"