SSS Class Awakening: Start With A God-Level Choice System-Chapter 151: Disappearance Or Kidnapping?

"The World: Stop The Time!"

As soon as Ainsworth’s words fell, the surroundings suddenly became still. It was as if a monochrome gray light enveloped the surroundings and dyed it with the color of timeless motion.

Using his World Authority, Ainsworth had stopped time! Even a peak SSS-rank Demon King like Dreadmir couldn’t resist it and could only stop in motion as if he were a character in a movie whose pause button was pressed.

Of course, not everything in the world was enveloped in stopped time. Similar to the Forbidden Magic Spell: Absolute Zero’s effects, only the large area around Ainsworth was stopped in time.

However, it was more than enough to deal with Dreadmir. When it came to CC (Crowd Control) abilities, Time Stop was one of the best.

When Ainsworth used Freedom of Movement (SSS) to teleport behind Dreadmir, Dreadmir still reacted, as the expression on his face was still the same.

Unless it was an X-rank Demon God, even a powerful SSS-rank Demon King couldn’t resist the World Authority’s time stop.

"In the World of Stopped Time, only I can move. This ability is quite useful. Unfortunately, space-type abilities are easier to get than time-based abilities. I can only use time stop in worlds that I have world ownership of."

Ainsworth knew that if he were in the Dimension Void, this battle wouldn’t have been this one-sided, even if it would still result in his victory.

However, battles were inherently unfair, and it would be dumb to fight fairly against an enemy.

’Anyway, I should just be done with this so that I can meet Elyndra as soon as possible. There are only twenty-seven SSS-rank Demon Kings, and if I subdue and assimilate Dreadmir into my Hive Mind, I’ll have ten of them under my command.’

’I did all of this after erasing historical world records of my traces so those Demon Gods wouldn’t be able to discover that I already enslaved nine Demon Kings. But if they were to discover, I don’t want to deal with X-rank beings who can easily destroy a large planet, and even the stronger ones can destroy a star.’

’Moreover, pure destructive power aside, their rule-based abilities are already transformed into divinity or divine authority, so it will be difficult to deal with them.’

Not wanting to waste any more time, Ainsworth coated his right hand with his space-tearing superpower as viral energy emanated from it.

Whenever his right hand moved, the surroundings rippled with spatial fluctuations. Just a forceful move of his right hand could easily tear and shatter the space around him, let alone a fleshy body.

"Space Rendering Claw!"

Plunging his right hand into the heart of the Demon King of Tyranny, Ainsworth then injected his demon virus into Dreadmir’s heart.

Feeling that it wasn’t enough considering everything was still during the stopped time, Ainsworth used another superpower as he controlled the blood within Dreadmir’s body.

"Blood Manipulation, Improved Circulation!"

Manually pumping Dreadmir’s heart and controlling his blood circulation, the demon virus he injected into Dreadmir soon contaminated his blood. What followed was the demon virus in his blood, infecting the cells around them until the demon virus completely infected Dreadmir.

Knowing that Dreadmir was already assimilated into his Hive Mind, Ainsworth teleported to the location where he had previously arrived, positioning himself in front of Dreadmir, who was still paused in time.

"Time has begun to flow again."

Under his World Authority, he deactivated Time Stop, causing Dreadmir to immediately be assaulted with the pain of his heart being penetrated.

However, Dreadmir merely clutched his heart in pain. He didn’t complain or become hostile to the sudden arrival of a stranger.

Instead, he immediately recognized Ainsworth’s appearance and knelt towards Ainsworth regardless of the excruciating pain that assaulted his senses.

"The Demon King of Tyranny greets the Lord God!"

Even when one of the strongest Demon Kings knelt towards him, Ainsworth didn’t care much as he immediately left the scene.

’If there’s anything important, I can view Dreadmir’s memories later. From my estimations, Elyndra and her team should have already returned. I’m looking forward to our meeting as it has already been a year since I last saw her.’

Ainsworth was unaware that, while it had only been a year for him since he last saw Elyndra, it was already ten years from Elyndra’s perspective.

He already missed Elyndra, even with just one year of parting, let alone Elyndra, who had parted with him for ten years.

No longer caring about the matters regarding Dreadmir and the nine Demon Kings under him, Ainsworth used his God-Level Assassin talent and several concealment skills like Unremarkable Presence (SS) to hide his presence.

Afterward, he used Freedom of Movement (SSS) to return back to Earth with just a single step!

...

At Edenbridge City, it was still in a state of combat readiness.

Citizens were all evacuated to the evacuation shelter located inside Edenbridge High. They have all been successfully evacuated by Mira’s Servants of Sloth.

Due to the spatial folding technology in the evacuation shelter, it could easily accommodate even an entire continent’s population, let alone just a mere city’s.

As one of the top three Global Awakener Academies on Earth, Edenbridge High School naturally had its evacuation shelter built stably and large enough to accommodate a lot of people.

After all, one of the intentions of the Awakener Association and Global Alliance regarding Awakener-based Schools was the feasibility of them protecting the area around them, even becoming an evacuation shelter. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

No matter what, Edenbridge High School already has A-rank and S-rank school staff and even an SS-rank Vice Principal. Their configuration of powerhouses was already comparable to major forces, and that’s not including their notable alumni.

When Ainsworth arrived at Edenbridge City, as much as he wanted to return to Edenbridge High School and check up on whether Elyndra had returned or not, he still reigned in his impatience.

He still hasn’t forgotten that if not for the SS-rank Dimensional Gate and Monster Lord Skarnax interrupting him, his destination after leaving Edenbridge High would have been his home.

’I wonder what my sister Kyla is doing? Even if she has been blinded, her power should still be able to burst into that of an S-rank Awakener, even if it’s only for a short time.’

Knowing how powerful his sister was, Ainsworth wasn’t worried about her safety, which was the reason why he wasn’t in a hurry to return home and meet her.

Instead, he had taken advantage of the chaos caused by the demon race and monster race to fish in troubled waters.

Because of that, he caught a lot of fish (Demon Kings, Monster King, and Monster Lords, etc.). He had earned a lot, and the powerhouses assimilated into his Hive Mind were more than enough to easily besiege any of the remaining SSS-rank beings in a one-versus-many situation.

With the information network formed by those who were part of the Hive Mind, Ainsworth was well aware of most of the important matters occurring within the Monster World and Demon World.

No longer having to worry about that, Ainsworth walked a single step and instantly arrived at his family’s house’s doorstep.

When he did, he rang the doorbell as always.

After all, even if he could enter immediately with Freedom of Movement (SSS) or the spare house key he had, Ainsworth still wanted to use the doorbell to let his sister prepare to receive him. At least it would signal that he had already returned.

"Sis, are you there?"

Ringing the doorbell again, Ainsworth asked while waiting patiently.

After half a minute, he waited and rang the doorbell once again before waiting for another minute.

However, as he waited, he felt something was amiss, so he couldn’t help but release his aura and mana to perceive the interior of his house.

When he did, Ainsworth’s expression turned solemn as he discovered that there was no one inside.

Without uttering a word, Ainsworth walked towards the front door, his body freely passing through it using Freedom of Movement (SSS). His freedom in movement allowed him to move in any way he wanted, and that naturally included walking through solid matter.

When he saw the interior of his house, Ainsworth’s already solemn face became colder. His amber-gold eyes glinted with a fierce, cold light, murderous killing intent flared within them, but was reigned in by his rationality.

His house had blood splattered across it, and from the looks of it, the blood was quite fresh. However, he could analyze that the blood wasn’t from his sister but the intruders.

Ainsworth’s Codex Eye had already started to analyze the clues and traces left in his house, and when he did, he immediately took a conspicuously placed folded paper.

When he took the folded paper, he unfolded it and read the contents written on it:

/We have your sister. If you want to retrieve her, go alone to the abandoned warehouse near Mount Olive in Mourning City./

As soon as Ainsworth read the letter, he immediately heard a notification sound in his mind.

-Ding!

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