Chapter 39: Chapter 39

Loren felt the psychic ability within his body and that incredibly wonderful power flowing through his soul, couldn't help but murmur to himself:

"Fifth Tier already..."

After immersing himself in the extreme pleasure of his power advancement for a while.

Loren ignored the mess in the lounge and called Evan back in again.

When the door opened, Ms. Thia looked at Loren with confusion, somewhat puzzled.

"Don't worry, madam, we're just going to chat."

Loren reassured Ms. Thia, then closed the lounge door with a smile.

Once Evan was seated on the sofa again.

The black-gold revolver reappeared in Loren's hand, its muzzle ominously aimed at Evan's head.

"Of... course!! Sir...!" Cold sweat once again streamed down Evan's face.

Evan looked up into Loren's eyes.

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The pupils seemed to possess magic, making one unconsciously sink...

Sink into those seemingly rotating pupils...

Evan's consciousness wanted to struggle, but it was futile.

His consciousness became hazy and confused.

Evan gradually lost consciousness.

When Evan woke up again, it was already dusk.

The dim evening sun shone through the lounge window onto the wall.

The atmosphere in the room was so quiet and peaceful.

How did I fall asleep...

Evan suddenly sat up.

I remember before losing consciousness, that dangerous Mr. Loren told me to stare into his eyes...

"Awake now? Evan." Thia's familiar voice sounded in Evan's ear.

Evan tried to prop himself up on the sofa with his hands, but found that Thia had been tightly holding one of his hands the whole time.

Thia sat on the floor beside the sofa, reaching out with her other hand to touch Evan's forehead.

"Sleep a while longer, Mr. Loren said you've been too tired lately and need proper rest."

Thia's gentle, caring voice came from beside him.

"Mr. Loren... has he already left?" Evan's throat felt somewhat dry.

"Do you want some water? I'll get it for you."

Thia released Evan's hand, got up from the floor, and walked toward the water kettle in the lounge.

While walking to the kettle, she answered Evan's question along the way.

"Yes, Mr. Loren left after you fell asleep."

"Oh, and he told us to go to other star domains after the lockdown is lifted, as far away from the Dusk Star Domain as possible."

"He also recommended that you join the Interstellar Hunter Association, so we can do missions together in the future."

Hearing Thia's words, Evan fell into deep thought.

So trusting of me? Not afraid I'll deceive Thia?

As he thought this, a strong feeling emerged in Evan's mind.

"If I deceive or harm Thia in any direct or indirect way, I will be plagued by misfortune until I die."

A sudden understanding dawned in Evan's heart - was this a curse?

So that's how it is... Mr. Loren.

You really are a dangerous yet gentle person...

But what exactly about Thia do you value? I'm quite curious...

"Here's water, Evan, it's warm, I prepared it earlier."

Ms. Thia had already returned with the water, and her action of handing him the cup interrupted the contemplation in Evan's mind.

Evan silently took the cup and drank a sip.

His somewhat dry throat immediately felt much better.

Evan put down the cup and looked at Thia beside him, whose eyes were completely focused on him.

He sighed somewhat helplessly.

He who yearned for freedom had ultimately been trapped, damn you Loren!!!

Damn you Loren!! My freedom!!!

Since I can't resist, I might as well enjoy it properly...

After all, this somewhat foolish woman does love me...

It's not too bad either...

Having come to this realization, Evan spoke "affectionately" to Ms. Thia in a gentle voice:

"You've worked hard during this time."

"To save me, you must have suffered a lot..."

Ms. Thia just shook her head lightly and threw herself into Evan's embrace.

Meanwhile, Loren, who had accomplished all this, was currently in another lounge on the third floor.

After leaving that lounge, he had returned alone to the main hall and rented another lounge.

He was familiarizing himself with his new ability alone.

Now a Fifth Tier psychic, Loren was extremely satisfied with his newly acquired ability.

Under the Raven's influence, his new ability was the control type he most desired.

Loren could use his eyes to activate his "Misfortune" and "Fortune" abilities on others, reaching deep into their soul's subconscious, and could set delayed triggers and conditional triggers.

Unlike the crude usage of "luck" in the previous four tiers.

This new ability was refined, conceptualized, with clear rule-system characteristics.

This greatly satisfied Loren, who remained immersed in his contentment.

Not only had he solved his "failed investment" problem.

But his ability had also received an epic-level enhancement.

If he were to encounter that high-tier martial artist who tested him again now.

He could make that martial artist live the rest of his life in pain, constantly experiencing the feeling of "misfortune attachment" until death.

He only needed to set a condition where misfortune would trigger whenever the other person breathed.

Conditional misfortune existed continuously.

Unlike snapping fingers, which had time limitations...

Although the activation conditions for the ability were somewhat strict.

First, the target's mental strength had to be weaker than Loren's.

Second, the target had to look directly into Loren's eyes, even for just a moment.

But Loren was still extremely happy.

Previously, his attack method was revolver plus misfortune, which sometimes lacked sufficient lethality.

Now, although the lethality hadn't obviously increased, it could cause continuous damage.

Small injuries accumulating over time could also result in serious harm.

In the lounge, Loren continuously envisioned his future combat methods in his mind.

Like a child who had gotten a new toy.

Even though he hadn't slept for nearly two days, his brain remained excited.

Until even the Raven couldn't stand it anymore.

"Dear master, although your spirit is quite strong, I must remind you that your body needs rest."

"Most importantly!! If you die suddenly, I'll perish too."

"I'll sleep right away... right away... I'm just thinking about our future combat methods..."

"Master, look into my eyes." The helpless Raven said.

"What?" Loren looked at the Raven perched on his chest.

"Zzz..." Loren's drowsiness came very suddenly, and he instantly fell asleep.

The Raven had also activated its ability through its eyes.

Tonight, Loren would receive fortune's blessing while his body was exhausted but safe.

The Raven didn't have the ability to make Loren fall asleep.

"You see, even 'Fortune' thinks you should rest."