"Fufu... we’ll see, but before that, we need to go now!" Alice stood up, tugging an already tomato-red Lyra along with her. She must have been incredibly eager for a few rounds!

"Mmm... L-let’s go..." Lyra spoke with hesitation, but she still forced herself to walk away.

Quinn could only smile as those two stunning, busty women walked away. He then turned his attention to Alice’s current status screen.

....

Name: Alice Vale

Age: 34 years old

Species: Human

Rank: Tier 2 - Adept (Sealed)

Strength: 300

Agility: 289

Endurance: 304

Mana: 407

Skills:

Purple Fiery Fire- A+ Rank

Invisibility - A Rank

Ghost Fade - A+ Rank

Katana Series - S+ Rank

Absolute Control - B+ Rank

Cold Blood - B+ Rank

Space Cut - S Rank (New!)

’This is definitely a cheat! Her gains are way higher compared to Lyra’s! An increase of almost twenty-plus more points for every stat! That is an absolutely astronomical boost...’

Quinn observed the details closely, searching for any other changes or improvements. That was when he noticed it.

Space Cut was officially etched into Alice’s new skill set. This was an incredibly lucky find for him!

’Holy shit... I didn’t expect that! Maybe my wishful thinking actually influenced it!’ Quinn’s thoughts swirled, at a complete loss for words. It truly was a stroke of insane luck. ’Hmm... maybe I can synchronize this skill and combine it with Blink...’

Ting!

[Space Cut - An ultimate skill inherited from the previous owner. It can sever space itself, striking enemies even across vast distances. The minor distortion it causes makes it virtually impossible to evade by normal means.]

’This is definitely the main course! Blink really helped me through this time...’

A brief wave of sadness washed over Quinn as he recalled the despairing look Blink had given him right before dying by his hands.

’Hah... I will have to kill many more in the future. I don’t have time to act weak.’

He had to keep his emotions firmly under control if he didn’t want to end up dead on the cold, crimson sands of the arena. ’There’s no time to dwell on these things anyway. It already happened.’

There was also a far more pressing matter to worry about. The arrogant woman who wanted to control him would surely show up within a few weeks, or a month at most. He absolutely needed to reach Tier 3 as fast as possible.

While that would take time, he could at least enjoy his moments with Lyra and Alice for now...and that was what mattered most.

"Well... since they’re busy, I might as well train my body."

Quinn headed straight for the training room, eager to test his physical limits and his newly boosted strength.

.....

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Supersonic shockwaves rippled through the training room as Quinn punched relentlessly into thin air. The atmosphere itself seemed to bend and warp under the sheer power of every blow he threw.

FWOSH! FWOSH! FWOSH!

The entire training room shook violently from time to time. This facility was clearly no longer enough to contain him; a single full-power punch could easily blast the reinforced walls into pieces. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

After all, Quinn now possessed stats rivaling the crimson-haired bitchy Milf....a Tier 4 human! He could hardly believe such a massive leap had occurred in just a few days.

"Hah... I can’t push it any further here. I won’t be able to explain it if I completely trash the place."

’How about I explore instead? Heh, I can just pretend I’m someone who got lost. It’s getting pretty boring here anyway...just a repetitive cycle.’

Quinn made up his mind. He would explore the corridors first. Maybe he’d find something interesting, or perhaps that arrogant woman would finally show her face. With his current skills, he was confident he could utterly break her.

He took a quick shower, threw on a plain, pitifully ordinary shirt, and headed out.

’I just hope no Nekoball spots me... otherwise...’ Quinn shivered at the thought of being swallowed whole like a midnight snack.

"Let’s go."

....

"Hmm... I kind of want to go back now," Quinn joked to himself the moment he stepped into the dreadful hallway. He had briefly forgotten about this hellscape after experiencing a taste of heaven.

"I really don’t understand how this place operates... but they truly treat the lives of living beings like playthings."

As he walked, muffled, booming sounds echoed from behind some of the heavy doors. Quinn cautiously navigated the familiar hallways, keeping his guard up.

It was better to move with care. While he had powerful allies to back him up if things went sideways, it was best not to cause them any unnecessary headaches.

’Damn... and they claim these quarters are strictly for humans. Look at these endless doors. I can’t even count them all. They really enslaved countless beings just for entertainment. Those bastards really just want to see us die... fucking ghouls.’

’But I haven’t even seen a single human slave around here until n—’

Quinn’s train of thought cut off sharply as he spotted a human. No, calling it a normal human wouldn’t be accurate anymore, it’s more or like an accursed being just from its looks and body.

Standing at 6’1 feet tall, the man had a broad yet terribly emaciated frame on display. His head hung low as he keep mumbling to himself. His nails were wildly overgrown that almost turned entirely black, and his skin was dry and patchy, with bone visible in places. He looked like a slave on his deathbed...or a husk of a man.

’Shit... I can’t believe my thoughts actually turned out to be true!’ Quinn amused himself over his uncanny knack for wishful thinking!

Ting!

Name: Esborne Ark

Age: 35 years old

Race: Human

Rank: Tier 4 - Master (Mid-tier human) ( Broken )

Attributes

Strength: 697

Agility: 689

Endurance: 682

Mana: 0

Skills: Not visible...

’Hell! This guy is insanely strong!’Quinn thought, completely caught off guard by the presence of such a powerful human in this state...