Chapter 523: Chapter 523

"Let’s not beat around the bush, Mr. Ghost Bell, I want to steal your ability and use it," said Black Cocoon. Follow current novels on NoveI★Fire.net

The time was noon on August 12th, and there was a day and a half left in the countdown before the official battle on Nameless Island began.

In the basement, one level down from the Osaka Bookstore.

Gu Zhuo was wearing a white tank top at the moment. He had just finished exercising in the stuffy basement, beads of sweat forming on his forehead as his blood-filled muscles gently swelled.

Seeing no reaction from him, Black Cocoon pondered for a moment, propping his hand under his chin as he said:

"No, the word ’steal’ is indeed too dirty and vulgar. To be precise, it’s ’borrow,’ doesn’t that sound much better... Hmm, why are you staring at me like that? Do you think it makes your eyes look bigger?"

"Steal my superpower?" Gu Zhuo asked in a deep voice while wiping sweat with a towel, his head bowed.

"That’s right," Black Cocoon nodded. "The thing is, I heard from Mr. Su Wei that your ability has evolved, hasn’t it? Now you can stabilize time suspension."

"And then?" Gu Zhuo raised his head.

"And then when I steal your ability, it will naturally be in its evolved form. It’s a win-win for us."

"Where’s the win-win?"

Gu Zhuo draped the towel over his shoulder, turned his head, and coldly stared at Black Cocoon.

"Come on, we are partners," Black Cocoon lifted the restraint belt and sighed in disappointment, "How can you say something so cold? Are you only satisfied if I die in front of you?"

"You should hurry up and die if you want," Gu Zhuo responded coldly, without a second’s hesitation.

Black Cocoon squinted his eyes, and the two locked gazes. Candles burning in the basement illuminated their figures. Su Wei brought over a chair and a tea table, sitting nearby drinking tea.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became tense and confrontational, Su Wei spoke up to break the silence.

"Zhuo," Su Wei said, suddenly rubbing the bridge of his nose, hesitant to continue, "Forget it, forget it..."

"In any case, I need you to cooperate, let me bind you with the restraint belt," Black Cocoon put his hands on his hips, "This way I can replicate your superpower. In the future, I’ll be the Black Clock Tower Man, you’ll be the Horror Clock Tower Man, and we’ll be the Clock Tower Men duo."

"No way," Gu Zhuo’s tone was firm, "If you want to steal superpowers, go to Mu Long, or later steal the abilities of those mutts from Rainbow Wings, but don’t bother me."

"I’ll bother you, I’ll bother you," Black Cocoon whistled.

Gu Zhuo’s mouth twitched slightly.

"Let him try it," Su Wei said without looking up, "Stop having so many opinions."

Gu Zhuo frowned, crossed his arms, and was silent for a moment before reluctantly sighing, "Alright... since Father-in-law said so."

"Ah, no need to be shy, we’re all one family, it’s no big deal to get a bit closer," Black Cocoon’s restraint belt waved in the air as if eager to move.

"Hurry up and finish, or I’ll sew your mouth shut."

Black Cocoon grinned and extended the restraint belt forward, wrapping it around Gu Zhuo’s entire body. He could tell that Gu Zhuo’s body was still somewhat resistant.

The power at the Catastrophe Level was indeed formidable, with the restraint belt contending with his gently flexing forearm muscles. After a while, Gu Zhuo relented, and the restraint belt successfully enveloped him, leaving only his head exposed for breathing.

And under the effect of "Restraint Detection," Gu Zhuo’s attribute panel was presented before Black Cocoon’s eyes.

[Conditions Met: Touching the target’s body, passive skill activated — "Restraint Detection."]

[Target Gender: Male]

[Target Attributes: Strength: S++ Class; Speed: S-Class; Spirit: A++ Class]

[Superhuman Species: Superpower User (Superhuman)]

Even when he was at the Quasi-Catastrophe Level, Gu Zhuo’s strength attribute was the most outstanding among his attributes. Once elevated to the Catastrophe Level, Gu Zhuo’s strength naturally became even more terrifying.

As the saying goes, "When God closes a door for you, He opens another,"—though God shut the door to intelligence for Ghost Bell, He compensated in muscles, which is also a form of divine love.

"Above S-Class attributes should be SS-Class, and SS-Class should be the Mythical Level and Restricted Level data... No, Restricted Level attributes should be a series of question marks?"

Black Cocoon scratched his chin while reviewing Ghost Bell’s attributes.

Gu Zhuo kept a straight face. He forced himself not to look up at this guy to avoid being inexplicably scolded again by his father-in-law.

"So exciting, so exciting, this is the first time I’ve truly stolen an ability that can stably perform time suspension; I can’t wait to display my skills."

As Black Cocoon spoke, he activated "Superpower Stealing."

In an instant, the restraint belt stirred like a snake, tightening sharply around Gu Zhuo’s body. After a moment, the restraint belt slowly shimmered with a mercury-like luster, as if it had been washed by the river of time, thus getting colorized.

[Note: Your restraint belt has stolen the superpower of the Superpower User "Ghost Bell," and it can be released within 48 hours ("Skill Release" or "Exceeding the Time Limit" will automatically dissipate the stored superpower).]

[Superpower Introduction: "Shadow of the Clock Tower":

1. Create a clock tower; every 5 seconds, the hour hand will turn to a designated time point, and the clock tower at each time point will exert different powers.

2. Raise your shadow from the ground, so it becomes your most loyal warrior. (The shadow itself has no abilities but may change according to the clock tower’s time point)]