From the er of his eye, he saw two uys ing toward him. He had already observed all their movements on the HUD. Even though BT was miles away, it was helping him through the HUD and analyzing everything for him iime. He made a spectral dash toward the two men and reached them in an instant.

  "What the hell..."

  One man called out, only to see an armored figure knock his panion unscious. To his horror, he then spotted anure—this one resembling a spectral copy of the same armored man—moving toward him. He processed all of this in a matter of seds, but before he could react, his world turned dark, and he lost sciousness instantly.

  This was the Wraith ability, which allowed Liam to sneak attacks—or, in this case, open attacks as well—since he had full trol over his wraith abilities, unlike in the game. This ability enabled Liam's spectral form to attack single or multiple individuals simultaneously.

  Another key difference was that, unlike in the gaming world, he didn't o worry about a focus meter. His wraith abilities could be used without limit, thanks to his S-category evaluation.

  The man's brief excmation had attracted attention.

  "Simon, are you there? Simon... What happened?"

  Three more men emerged from the side gate of Veles Taxi in the alleyway. When they saw the two unsen on the ground, they froze in shock. A momehey began shouting and pulled out their guns and knives.

  A spectral form of Liam materialized behind them, striking one of the men. This sudden attack caused the other two to whirl around. When they saw the dimly glowing spectral figure of Liam, their legs trembled.

  "My Lord, what is this..."

  "God... What ghost is this?.."

  Both men began ting nervously, which gave Liam an opening. He attacked without hesitation. This time, he used his physical form, striking one man in the side of the head while simultaneously rotating in mid-air to deliver a sharp kick to the other man's groin.

  The move he used was Deadly Specter, a wraith ability that jured a brief entity of himself to trap or attack his targets.

  Liam khe otion would have alerted the people inside, so he quickly ehe garage using Spectral Dash.

  "Hey, who are you?"

  "A masked man... Someorying to py hero this te at night?"

  "Whatever. He's inside. Kill him. What a fool."

  "Hahaha... This idiot came intarage to die. Let's make it an honorable death."

  Liam now found himself surrounded in the open space of the massive garage. The alerted men, already armed with guns and knives, wasted no time unloading rounds at him.

  The loud cracks of gunfire echoed, followed by the metallic ks of bullets striking armor. The gang members didn't seem ed about drawing the police, a clear sign to how wless this pce was.

  When the barrage ceased, Liam remaianding, unscathed. There wasn't the slightest indication of injury.

  "Bulletproof armor? But I shot him in the head..."

  "Maybe it's some high-tech stuff... Hehe. Let's kill him and take it for ourselves."

  "Let's go, boys..."

  Liam summoned his spectral give—a glowihereal on capable of slig through enemies. However, to avoid killing anyone, he used the blunt side of the give, striking with enough force to hurl the gang members into unsciousness. Their bodies hit the ground like ragdolls.

  Liam moved with inhuman speed, striking from every angle. His sheer velocity made it seem as though he was in multiple pces at once. He didn't even rely on his wraith abilities; his raw speed was enough to overwhelm the gang members, who could only scream and shout before colpsing.

  Within seds, the garage was littered with unscious bodies. The walls, pilrs, and even some taxis undergoing renovation bore deep scratches from the chaos. With 90% of the gang subdued, Liam turned his attention to the garage offid began walking toward it.

  Two men stepped out, only to be knocked unscious by Wraith . When Liam reached the office door, it swung open, revealing two gang members wielding mae guns.

  Before they could prehend what was happening, Liam appeared behind them.

  "Anatoly and Vdimir Ranskahov... We o talk," Liam said, his voice distorted by a voice ger in his headgear to ensure his identity remained hidden.

  The two brothers were horrified. They had seen Liam vanish before their eyes, only to hear his voice behind them. They spun around, guns raised.

  "Who gave you the ce to—" Anatoly began, but his words were cut off as Liam pced a hand on each of their heads, activating his Domination ability.

  It took just five seds to bend their wills. Domination worked best on the weak-minded, and while these gang members had some determination, they were no match for someone who had been fighting and killing for over sixty years.

  Both brothers dropped to their knees. By that time, the first Russian Liam had dominated returned.

  "Is the perimeter secure?" Liam asked.

  "Yes, sir," the man replied.

  "Tie everyone up and lock them in a room together. Make sure they don't cause a se before I leave," Liam ordered.

  The noise from earlier had already drawn too much attention, and Liam o act quickly.

  He ehe office, followed closely by the two brothers. Ihe office, the air was thick with the stench of cheap vodka and stale cigarette smoke. Papers and ledgers cluttered the desk, alongside ons and a small pile of cash.

  "What are your orders, Sir." Anatoly asked.

  "What happeo the child Thomas Galghar? What did you do to him?" Liam asked as he sat down at main chair while the other two kept standing.

  "We have give him away to the Steel Serpent. He is noier 97 on a medium sized cargo ship." Vdmir replied.

  "Steel Serpent ? What is that?"

  "Steel Serpent is essentially like us but they make the products and are more deadly and powerful than us."