Chapter 357: Reunion and Preparations
Alexander and Stephen rapidly covered the fifteen kilometers until they arrived at the imposing entrance of the mansion in the north sector. Crossing the main doors, they found the group gathered in the living room.
Marcus was the first to look up. Upon seeing the figure walking alongside Alexander, his eyes widened in shock and he took a step back bewildered.
"Coach Stephen? What... what are you doing here?" said Marcus, catching his breath.
"I’m coming with you to the new world," said Stephen, wearing a calm smile as he adjusted his jacket.
Marcus froze. The girls and the rest of the group looked on without understanding the reason for Marcus’s extreme reaction.
"Coach Stephen is someone very impressive..." said Marcus, trying to process the news.
"Too much," added Alexander, looking seriously at the group. "Even much more than me."
A murmur of astonishment rippled through the room. Everyone knew what Alexander was capable of, so hearing those words directly from him left them in absolute silence.
"Stephen, can you wait here for a moment? I want to show you something," said Alexander, turning to the old advisor. "Give me a second."
Alexander looked at the rest of the group with a firm, serious expression.
"Girls, follow me to the room," said Alexander.
As soon as the door closed behind them, Alexander turned to the group with a serious expression.
"I have to leave," said Alexander firmly. "Stephen is coming with us. He’s like a thousand times stronger than me and will give us a hand. First we’ll go, and I’ll prepare everything so you can follow when you wake up. If I’m not there when you wake up, don’t worry, everything will be fine."
The women felt that something wasn’t right, sensing the urgency behind his words, but Alexander gave them no time to hesitate.
"We don’t have much time," said Alexander. "On all fours and spread your cheeks with your hands. I need my skills back."
Without hesitation, they all leaned over the large bed, spreading their buttocks with their hands and revealing their wet, ready intimacies. The view was immediate and provocative; Alexander’s erection hardened instantly. Without wasting a second, he began taking them one by one with force, recovering his transferred skills in the process and driving each of them to experience massive orgasms that filled the room with their moans.
Amy, who had not witnessed this process before, watched the scene shocked.
"Will you take mine too?" said Amy, her voice breathlessly trembling.
"No," said Alexander, looking at her intently as he adjusted his clothes. "Regeneration is yours from now on."
Meanwhile, in the living room, the echoing screams and moans reached clearly to where they were waiting. Stephen heard the noises, let out a hearty chuckle, and looked at Marcus, raising an eyebrow.
"Was what he wanted to show me how he makes his women groan?" said Stephen, shaking his head with a cheeky grin.
Alexander opened the bedroom door and stepped into the living room with a firm stride, adjusting his belt.
"So... had enough fun in there?" said Stephen, letting out a sly chuckle. "Wait a second..."
Stephen cut himself off. His eyes narrowed as he scanned Alexander from head to toe. The room’s atmosphere grew thick in an instant.
"This is what I wanted to show you," said Alexander, meeting his gaze without flinching. "I kept this hidden from the TMC."
"Your skills... What the hell is that?" said Stephen, taking a step forward as astonishment took over his face.
"I have the ability to hold multiple skills, and I can share them with the women I sleep with," said Alexander with absolute candor. "Furthermore, I can snatch skills by killing beasts or having sex with awakened women."
"Good grief..." said Stephen, letting out a heavy breath. "That skill is out of any league... How is something like that even possible? Wait... No... That can’t be. You also smell like me... Adaptable Body. How the fuck did you steal my skill?!"
Marcus, listening to the conversation from a corner, raised both eyebrows at once and stared at Alexander with a mix of shock and disbelief.
"It’s not what you’re thinking, you idiot, I didn’t fuck him!" said Alexander shooting Marcus a murderous glare before turning back to Stephen. "I can also copy skills if someone uses them in front of me."
"But I didn’t use it in front of you," said Stephen.
"When I was on the verge of dying from the serum, my body copied it out of pure instinct," said Alexander. "I stole it without realizing it in the middle of that agony, and that’s precisely what kept me from blowing up in the process."
Stephen remained in complete silence for a few seconds, processing every revelation as he scratched his beard roughly. The gaze he locked onto Alexander was a mix of scientific fascination and utter disbelief.
"Copied out of instinct..." said Stephen, letting out a low whistle. "The Adaptable Body skill isn’t something triggered at will; it’s a passive biological response. Your system must have felt the destructive overload of the serum and, to avoid bursting, traced the genetic signature of the only being in the room capable of handling that level of stress: me."
"And it worked," said Alexander, crossing his arms. "So now you know everything. If we were going to travel together, I preferred being transparent before you figured it out on your own in the middle of combat."
"Ha... Transparent," said Stephen, letting out a chuckle as he shook his head. "Kid, you’re the most irrational and dangerous specimen I’ve ever encountered in my entire life. Copying skills, sharing them through sex, absorbing vital energy, and surviving a lethal dose of my serum... If the TMC elders knew what you were, they’d lock you in a containment jar for the rest of eternity."
"That’s why they don’t know," said Alexander in a cold, composed voice. "And that’s why you and Marcus are the only ones here who understand the magnitude of this."
Marcus swallowed loudly from the corner, feeling cold sweat trickle down his neck as he realized the ticking time bomb he was standing next to.
"Don’t worry, my boy," said Stephen, flashing a intrigued grin. "Keeping secrets is my specialty. Besides, this makes our trip to the other world ten times more interesting. If that realm thinks they can conquer Earth, they have no idea what kind of monster we’re about to plant in their backyard."
"Good. Then let me leave the talk for later," said Alexander, tightening his gloves. "It’s time to cross over."