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1 billion and 0.1 billion are two completely different concepts.

Blaine smacked his lips lightly.

With 1 billion, he could do many things.

Previously, what he wanted most was to upgrade Absolute Hit to Lv.4.

Unfortunately, upgrading Absolute Hit from Lv.3 to Lv.4 required exactly 1 billion.

Even with the 10% discount available to C-rank Hunters, it would still cost 0.9 billion.

Which meant that if he upgraded Absolute Hit, he wouldn't be able to buy or upgrade any other skills.

Blaine narrowed his eyes.

The difference between Absolute Hit Lv.4 and Lv.3 was that Lv.4 was no longer limited to physical objects.

In other words, once upgraded to Lv.4, Blaine could launch air as a projectile, causing the air itself to strike a target. At that point, he would truly be a walking arsenal.

Blaine could even fire a ball of water at the sun—assuming the water didn't evaporate, it would continue flying at a constant speed with the force he released it with. Alternatively, he could use Absolute Hit Lv.4 to create something akin to water manipulation: anything he touched could become a "projectile," a carrier of his "force."

In addition to that, Blaine could "launch" all sorts of strange things.

For example, he could "launch" a file from one computer to another—no longer limited to physical matter.

The concept was vague.

But it sounded incredibly powerful.

Still, Blaine wasn't particularly interested in upgrading it right now.

Because at the moment, what he lacked wasn't Absolute Hit Lv.4.

Absolute Hit Lv.3 was already more than enough for him right now—in fact, he hadn't even fully mastered it yet. For his current situation, it was already overkill.

There were abilities that were easier to understand and possibly even more powerful than Absolute Hit.

Blaine had better options—so why insist on upgrading it?

For instance, Diamond Body—although it cost far less to upgrade to Lv.4 than Absolute Hit, that didn't mean it was weaker.

If your body is strong enough, Absolute Hit wouldn't even be able to harm you.

He shook his head.

For now, he set Diamond Body aside.

After all, while it was "cheap" compared to Absolute Hit, upgrading it from Lv.3 to Lv.4 still required 500 million.

Blaine opened the system shop.

He decided to buy some abilities, skills, or items to compensate for his weaknesses.

First, he set aside offensive-type abilities.

Very quickly, Blaine found an item that was extremely useful for him:

[Poison Immunity (Pill)]: Price 50 million. After consumption, the user becomes immune to all toxins, immune to fog, impervious to all poisons in existence.

A simple description—but it filled a major gap for Blaine.

Poison!

That was one of his weaknesses.

What's more, this item that would upgrade his body to one immune to all poisons was a pill—not a skill.

It wouldn't take up a skill slot.

That was very nice.

Without any hesitation, Blaine bought it.

Fifty million at a 10% discount—forty-five million.

In the Hunter Space, a small, ordinary-looking black pill appeared.

He bought it to use it, naturally.

Blaine took the pill from the Hunter Space and swallowed it directly.

Hmm…

The taste was average—just like a normal candy.

And there wasn't any special feeling.

Smacking his lips, Blaine thought to himself: 'I just ate something worth fifty million in one bite. Even Tony wouldn't splurge like this.'

Well, if there was no special feeling, so be it.

He continued browsing the system shop.

This time, Blaine didn't hesitate at all—he spent 27 million to increase his physique by another 30 points.

Unlike before when each point cost 500,000, after reaching 50 points in physique, each additional point now cost one million—the original price being 30 million. And 27 million after 10% discount.

It was truly outrageous.

But feeling the surge of power in his body, Blaine hypnotized himself.

Hmm, there are people who want to spend money to boost their physique and can't—where else would you find such a good deal?

After boosting his physique…

Blaine turned his gaze to Mind Sense.

He hadn't paid it much attention before, because at the purchase stage, you could only see the effects of Lv.1 and Lv.2. Lv.3 remained hidden no matter what.

According to the system, if you haven't even reached Lv.2, how are you qualified to peek at Lv.3? Learn to walk before you try to run.

After upgrading Mind Sense to Lv.2…

Blaine finally saw what Lv.3 would look like.

Mind Sense Lv.3.

Most skills undergo a qualitative leap at Lv.3, and Mind Sense was no exception.

Upon reaching Lv.3, Mind Sense changed its name to Mind Control—a weaker version of actual mind control.

Mind Sense Lv.3 could invade another person's mind—similar to Professor X (Charles), though a bit weaker.

Additionally, once inside someone's mind, it also had a mind-reading effect.

Of course, invading someone's mind is different from just reading their thoughts. Mind reading can easily tell what someone is thinking but doesn't work well over long distances.

Mind Sense, on the other hand, could invade someone's mind from a great distance and converse with them mentally. If their spiritual power was significantly weaker than his, he could even control their thoughts.

Naturally, this consumed a great deal of mental energy. So for short range, use mind reading; for long range, use mind control. Definitely the right approach.

What's more, Mind Control could be used both offensively and defensively, with its mental attacks being formidable. It also greatly enhanced anything related to mental strength.

Perfect.

Mental strength was another of Blaine's weaknesses.

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