Huo Yao looked at the half-dead Andy as she called Li Jie to deal with him.
She went to her office balcony, leaned against the wall, and lit another cigarette.
Before being brought to 'Dark Alley' at the age of three, she believed she was a normal person.
However, when she was first laid on the experiment table, she saw the man's excited look as he repeated again and again that she was a treasure.
Her body was perfect for experimenting to create new power methods.
After that day, she became a tool for him to endure all kinds of torture on her body, including injections of various medicines he created.
He tortured her for four years, injecting her with IQ-boosting medicines and forcing her to remember vast knowledge.
If she failed to meet his expectations, she would be severely punished with painful drugs that felt like her body was on fire.
He injected her with many medicines, but one thing stood out.
He indeed injected her with IQ-boosting medicine and strength-enhancing drugs, but he also used the same medicines on other children.
Only Huo Yao survived, absorbing every complete or incomplete medicine, thanks to her innate powers.
She was born with these abilities, possibly due to her mother's exposure to similar medicines during pregnancy.
Her body developed with these medicines, and her extraordinary abilities became even more exceptional with time.
Her IQ was much higher than that of a normal person, and her senses were incredibly sharp.
She could recognize the distinct blood smells of different people and run at incredible speeds. However, these abilities came with drawbacks.
Her body would become unbearably hot at the end of every month, and she struggled to sleep due to her extensive knowledge and heightened senses.
Her body was sensitive, and even a small cut would result in profuse bleeding. She relied on medicines to lead a somewhat normal life, fearing that one day her powers might overwhelm her.
Despite her remarkable abilities, she sometimes loathed her own body.
During pregnancy, she refrained from taking medicines to avoid harming her unborn children.
She chained herself to prevent any harm during her monthly surges of power.
She prayed that her babies wouldn't inherit these deadly abilities. Her blood could create pills that reversed aging, making people look and feel younger.
Devil didn't notice her body's strange changes, but Huo Yao did.
She concealed her powers well, and by the time he realized, she had become powerful enough to defeat him.
However, one year later, she discovered traces suggesting Devil was still alive and even stronger.
She knew she was as strong as him, but she didn't understand the divine power he possessed to cheat death.
That's why she hadn't confronted him yet, despite knowing about his other territories. She also sensed a dark power building within her body, something more complex than her existing abilities.
As Huo Yao continued to smoke and ponder, she saw her cigarette was nearly finished.
She wanted to bring her ashtray to her but just thought it, and the glass ashtray floated towards her, stopping in front of her, still suspended in the air.
Huo Yao raised her brow, realizing that her abilities were evolving.
She pressed the cigarette onto the ashtray, intending to place it on the chair in front of her. The ashtray immediately floated towards the chair.
Huo Yao was intrigued; she now had the power to control glass objects.
She wondered what other abilities were growing inside her.