People who can copy or steal abilities were looked upon as evil people.
It was not that their ability was evil, no ability is completely evil.
It's just how one uses it.
The people with those kinds of abilities often kill the one they steal an ability from, because they don't want trouble.
Because they don't want people to come chasing behind them.
But there are some people who kill their victims because they want to, they do it because they feel pleasure from it.
A devour-type ability is similar to copy and steal, it's just another level up.
It needs its victims to be devoured by them.
So, if this ability were to fall into the hands of someone psychotic, then it's the worst combination.
"I once heard that they had someone who could devour their enemies and extract their abilities....
An evil man, who would like to see his victims suffer as he devours them in the worst way they would want."
Clare grounded her teeth, trying to control her emotions.
"I once heard that he made a girl watch as he devoured her husband in front of her, while she was raped by the public.
He did all that in public, and no one said anything, instead, the males were busy enjoying the girl who screamed for them to stop...."
Alice, Ann, and Luna were now clenching their fists as well.
No girl likes hearing about things like this, after all, if you hear about something, for once, you will try to put yourself in their place.
And just that thought was enough to make Alice growl inwardly.
Her red hair started firing up, but just then a sweet and calming fragrance spread in the air.
"Calm down, we don't want this house to be blown apart..."
Alex sighed as he looked at Alice who nodded dumbly.
Alex had used his incubus aura as an area of effect ability for the first time, so he wasn't sure it would work, but it seemed to have worked fine.
The girls were now calm, although a bit dazed, but calm.
"All of you as well, calm down...."
Alex looked at the others and purred.
He then deactivated his ability.
"Continue when you have calmed down."
Alex then turned toward Clare and muttered.
"Un."
Clare nodded with the same absentminded expression as others.
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(6 minutes later)
After calming down and drinking some water, everyone sat together again, and Clare started speaking.
"They call that guy the devour dragon, and he's very strong, one of the strongest generals in that empire.
If my guess is correct...."
Sophia explained it the best she could.
'Another method? Is it common?'
Alex asked the two questions that came to his mind the moment he heard her last sentence.
[Yes, methods like space artifacts that could trace back to a world, or something like that, but no, it's not common, at least not in the lower worlds.]
Sophia replied to Alex, but Alex became curious about something else when he heard her words.
'Lower worlds?'
Alex raised a brow inwardly.
[You know that I can't tell you that.]
Sophia knew that Alex was asking it even though he knew that it was something she couldn't tell.
'Well, I was trying my luck...'
Alex just shrugged inwardly.
"What do you mean?"
But Clare who heard his last words, quested hurriedly.
There was hope in her eyes.
If what Alex said was true, then she could live well in this world, after all, she was strong enough to protect herself and her sister from the weaker ones.
"It is as I said, only the weaker ones can come here, the maximum limit of this world is EX rank, and that's the highest they could go."
Alex didn't tell them about the fact that there are other ways, it was better to keep it to himself for now.
Or at least not say it in front of Clare.
That girl almost had a panic attack, and Alex didn't want someone to die.
Alex's words were the most relieving thing that Clare heard till now.
She felt lighter now like the mountain that kept her pressured was blasted off by Alex's words.
Even before today, she was concerned that maybe someday, the people from her world will come here, and their lives will be miserable again.
But since it was someday, she was not panicking.
However, now that she heard Alex's words, she was tension-free.
She didn't doubt Alex, she knew that he wouldn't say something with that confidence if he was not sure.
She could tell that Alex was not that type of person, but then her face turned serious and she looked at Alex and Alice one by one.
"Can I accompany you guys whenever you plan to go to clear them out?"
Clare asked with hope in her voice.
She didn't need to mention who she was talking about, they were smart enough to understand that.
Alex and Alice exchanged a glance before Alice smiled and turned toward Clare.
"Sure, the more the merrier, right?"
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