Chapter 56 Scam Or Boon.
He had asked Wrath what it thought about the kid. Wrath usually has a lot to say about abilities, but this time it wasn't sure.
It said, "I'm not sure what type of ability she has from this little information. She could be a psychic or null class for all I know. The person with the tip should provide more information."
Kelvin said with frustration, "I already asked for more information. It has been two days now. It is clear that he or she doesn't know much about the girl. They might be trying to swindle me."
Wrath offered another alternative, "Or they might just be inept. But I'm leaning towards the swindling option."
Kelvin put it aside for now to consider which mission he should go for next. Since he prioritized the ability of the target, he had to consider the mission carefully.
He reached New London before the end of the day. At that time, he was ready to execute his routine before going to sleep. This included exercise, a bath, a meal, and some light reading before bed. But then he received a message from the person with the information about the girl.
So he opened the terminal to read the message. Wrath was also reading beside him. As usual, Wrath finished reading before him. It exclaimed, "We have to hurry. Pay for the information immediately."
"But why?" he asked as he continued reading.
Wrath sighed and let him finish reading. He too felt the urgency after reading the whole message.
He exclaimed, "It is at least an alpha ability."
Wrath didn't agree. It said, "It could be an omega ability."
This made Kelvin frown. He said, "Or he could be trying to swindle me with false information."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Wrath shrugged and said, "There's only one way to find out."
He knew what to do to find out, but he wasn't willing to risk so much money on it. So he was hesitating to pay for the information. Wrath had to urge him again.
"I know it is a gamble, but if you miss out on this ability just because of 400,000 dollars, you might regret it for the rest of your life."
Kelvin sighed and said, "I am going to blame you if this is a scam."
Then he went ahead to pay for the whole information, including the location of the girl. This didn't prove that the girl was real or that her ability was the real deal, so he had to leave his apartment to confirm it and steal her destiny if possible.
Wrath was urging him all the way to the garage. "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"I am hurrying. This is as fast as the elevator can go."
He understood the urgency of the situation, but there was nothing he could do to make the elevator go faster. Apparently, the girl could slow down anything moving around her, whether they be plants, animals, or objects.
It was an ability that she could turn on or off, and anything that spent a prolonged amount of time under her influence would become cold. If they are living things, they would die.
This is just a side effect of her ability. Her true ability is kinetic energy deprivation. Kinetic energy is deprived from objects around her and dumped into the area beyond the range of her ability.
It is clear that her ability doesn't belong to the null class. She is a superb psychic. If her ability is real, then he haz to get it as soon as possible. He had his mind made up about that.
The problem is that it won't be easy to kidnap her. He could either pay specialized villains to do it for him or plan out a mission to do it himself. Either way, kidnapping her will lead to the investigation of the authorities.
The girl isn't living in district 666. Unlike district 666, the other districts are patrolled by the police force of the city. They keep law and order in the city.
While the girl herself can be kidnapped relatively easily and her parents can be overcome even easier, the police force will be a true force to contend with if he is to get away with kidnapping her.
He is sure he can kidnap her, but he doesn't want to risk his life, and he wants to do it quickly. So he intends to hire someone to do it for him. But first, he wants to confirm her situation to see if she is real and if he can kidnap her himself.
He reviewed the information about her along the way to her location. She is just 16, so she just awakened her ability. She is living with her parents in one of the many skyscrapers in the city. The particular building she is living in has up to 50,000 inhabitants.
The building is clearly a mega complex. It is tall, but not overly tall. It is almost 700 meters tall. But it is its length and width that are astonishing. It has more than 2 million square meters of space. It is almost a little city within itself because it has schools, restaurants, hotels, bars, sports centers, and many more within it.
While it doesn't sound bad at all, only the middle class live in such a building. The rich live in more spacious conditions, while the poor slum it out at the edge of the city.
The situation of the building makes it both difficult and easy to kidnap someone in it. The security within the complex is lax. He can pick up a kid easily within it. But he won't be able to enter or leave the complex without serious and thorough inspections.
The complex situation is why he is inclined to hire specialists for the job. He is a killer and can do that after days or weeks of preparation. That is even with the assistance of information. So planning a kidnapping on his own that will lead him to a clash against the police force of the city will be very difficult for him.