Caroline realized that she'd been hit by an ability! One look, from way off, and she hadn't even seen what was coming before it nailed her! At the same time, a voice appeared in her head. "That little bird is dead. You're next." In an instant, she felt like the ground disappeared under her feet, and she dropped into a bottomless pit. It wouldn't stop. The continuous falling sensation nearly stopped her heart. But she was clearly standing on solid ground! It was probably the effect of the enemy's ability. Caroline gritted her teeth and opened her Zero System. What popped up was Haroldson's ability—high cost, but no other downside. Mutated Fire Ability: Give me enough energy, and I can blow up the planet. Note: This ability does nothing when unused, but when you use it, it's insane. It gathers all your power in your hands. Whatever you touch explodes. It drains almost all your energy at once and turns it into a huge blast. With a 'bang,' you might get blood everywhere or fireworks. But more likely... Well, you'll figure it out. Usable times: 5. Caroline knew everything she was seeing was fake, even the nonstop falling feeling. The only thing she needed to do now was find that mutant fly—if she was right, it was probably the king of the mutant flies. One touch, and no matter how powerful it was, it would be over. Raven barked from the side. Caroline knew he must've seen her condition and was worried. So Raven wasn't affected by the fly's ability? Maybe it was because dogs are different from humans. They rely more on smell and hearing, not their eyes. So visual deception is more lethal to humans. "Raven, lure that fly over!" Caroline still felt like she was falling, but she wasn't as scared anymore.She was fighting her own senses. Telling herself what was real and what wasn't. She even closed her eyes and kept reminding herself she was standing on solid ground—no abyss, just illusion! She bit her lip hard, pulled out a knife, and slashed her arm. The pain gave her two seconds of clarity. The first second—she didn't dare look straight at the fly king. She barely opened her eyes, squinting to roughly locate it. She saw it! That huge fly—over ten feet tall—was flying toward her from a distance. Raven had grown to about the same size as the fly king and was growling at it. After locking onto the fly king's position, Caroline quickly scanned the sky for Jet. The next second—other than Raven and the fly king, there was nothing. She couldn't find Jet. After two seconds, the pain couldn't hold back the illusion anymore. The feeling of falling returned, and she couldn't even keep her balance. Gritting her teeth, she grabbed the knife and cut her arm again—harder than before. The illusion stopped. She had another two seconds. She charged straight at the mutant fly king. Two seconds. Even at her fastest speed, Caroline only covered about ten feet. Then the falling illusion came back, even more intense than before. It felt like the backlash for temporarily breaking the ability. This time, she felt like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. Her whole body felt sick, and she wanted to vomit. She gritted her teeth, forcing herself to stay focused. Her hatred toward the fly king growing stronger. Stupid fly king, just wait until I blow you to pieces!With that thought, she pulled out a knife from her storage space—the one that hurt like hell when you cut people. She never imagined that she would use it on herself one day. But there was no other choice; only pain could keep her head clear. Jet's life or death was still unknown, but she didn't believe Jet would die that easily. Even if Jet lacked battle experience, he was the big, fat bird she had raised herself! He had soaked in spring water, awakened an ability, and was way smarter than a simple fly. He'd watched tons of random shows—he was a well-informed, fat bird! Without hesitation, Caroline swung the knife down on her shoulder.