The organization I founded has been exposed by the reborn!

Dawn Headquarters Secret Realm, South Training Ground.

Inside the spacious and sturdy custom-made enclosed room, Su Yu was sitting cross-legged on the floor, resting with his eyes closed.

For the past few hours, he has been here frantically testing and pushing himself to the limit.

From the defensive limit of the Golden Light Mantra to the ultimate burst combo of [Corpse Frenzy] combined with [Strange Teleportation], his understanding and control of his various abilities has reached a level of subtlety.

Although this high-intensity release of power made him feel a bit mentally exhausted, the surging power within him, which felt like an extension of his own limb, made his mind more and more calm.

at this time,

suddenly!

A pale blue system notification popped up on his retina without warning, accompanied by a crisp, ethereal electronic voice that broke the silence in the room.

【Ding! 】

Qin Xinran has successfully signed the contract and officially joined the organization!

[Organization member Qin Xinran has successfully awakened her A-rank ability—Shadow Overlord!]

Su Yu slowly opened his eyes, his deep gaze showing no surprise; everything was as expected.

"Have you finally decided to join?"

Su Yu had already made a firm judgment about Qin Xinran's choice.

On the eve of this bizarre impending arrival, no intelligent person could possibly refuse [Dawn].

Qin Xinran, being a smart person, knew very well that without joining the organization, she would face certain death.

Even a fool would know which choice to make.

only……

"I never expected her to awaken an A-level ability."

A hint of surprise flashed in Su Yu's eyes.

It's important to know that in the early stages of the strange event, most of the awakened individuals were only F or E level, and those who could awaken to D level were already geniuses among one in ten thousand.

Awakening to A-rank right at the start?

This is an extremely rare occurrence.

"As expected of a five-star rating from the system, it's truly domineering."

Su Yu's heart stirred slightly, and he brought up Qin Xinran's ability panel.

As the leader of the organization, he has the freedom to view the members' data.

hum-

A black attribute panel slowly unfolded in front of Su Yu.

【Name: Shadow Overlord】

[Level: A-grade Core Ability]

[Ability Description: Dominates all shadows in the world. Where light shines, shadows lurk, and the Lord of Shadows is the sole tyrant of the Abyss Shadow Kingdom.]

【Derivative Ability 1: Shadow Travel】

[Ability Effect: The user can instantly liquefy their physical body, completely merging it into the higher-dimensional shadow realm. They can freely traverse and teleport anywhere a shadow exists, their movement ignoring any physical obstacles in the real world.]

[Derivative Ability Two: Shadow Mastery]

[Ability Effect: The user can forcibly strip away and manipulate all shadows in the surrounding environment. These shadows are then highly realistically transformed into various weapons such as blades, spikes, and chains, launching a deadly and overwhelming attack on the target.]

[Additional Trait: Shadow Weapon attacks not only deal physical damage but also inflict the 'Shadow Stripping' effect. Once a target is hit, they will randomly lose one of their senses (sight, hearing, smell, etc.).]

【Derivative Ability 3: Shadow Descent (Domain Ability)】

[Ability Effect: The user can forcibly extend their own primordial shadow infinitely in all directions, forcibly distorting reality and forming an absolutely dark 'Shadow Screen Domain'.]

[Domain Characteristic 1: Any enemy who steps into the Shadow Screen Domain will have their five senses forcibly stripped away instantly, plunging them into a state of absolute nothingness.]

[Domain Characteristic 2: The shadows of any creature that dies within this domain will be imbued with eerie shadow activity, enslaved into fearless 'Shadow Soldiers' who will fight for their owner.]

Su Yu looked at the ability descriptions on the panel line by line and took a deep breath.

Strong.

Powerful beyond imagination!

As expected of an A-level ability!

In Su Yu's view, the configuration of [Shadow Overlord] is comprehensive.

【Shadow Gap Shuttle】grants Qin Xinran almost unbeatable survival and mobility, allowing her to ignore terrain obstacles.

The powerful attack of [Shadow Mastery] not only deals physical damage but also deprives the enemy of their senses, making it an absolutely unpredictable and deadly move in life-or-death battles.

What Su Yu coveted most was the ultimate move, [Shadow Descent].

To put it bluntly, this thing is a perverted realm that forcibly deprives people of their five senses.

Once the enemy is drawn into this area and becomes deaf and blind, they will only be slaughtered unilaterally.

Not only that, after killing someone, you can turn the enemy's shadow into "shadow soldiers" for your own use. This is equivalent to a necromancer who can generate an infinite number of soldiers during battles!

"Just considering the sheer number of troops and the bizarre rule suppression, this ability surpasses my current B-level Golden Light Spell."

Su Yu stroked his chin and let out a heartfelt sigh.

If someone is narrow-minded, they might feel apprehensive when they see their subordinates awaken abilities that surpass their own.

But Su Yu remained completely unmoved.

No matter how strong Qin Xinran is, she still belongs to the dawn.

With certain organizational rules in place, he had no reason to worry about betrayal.

Moreover, Su Yu possesses the "Illustrated Compendium of the Strange," which allows him to plunder powerful abilities by including any powerful strange creatures.

In addition, there are the rewards that the system keeps issuing.

Obtaining A-level, or even S-level, abilities is only a matter of time.

"Employee number one is in place. Now, Dawn's makeshift team finally has a decent enforcer."

Su Yu closed Qin Xinran's attribute panel with satisfaction.

He stood up from the ground and dusted off his clothes.

Now that Qin Xinran has completed the contract binding, it should be time to settle the tasks issued by the system.

hum-

As if in response to his thoughts, a crisp system notification sound suddenly echoed in his mind.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully recruited the five-star potential candidate, Qin Xinran, as a formal team member.]

[Task: Find and recruit a potential player with a rating of three stars or higher. Completed perfectly!]

[Host detected exceeding task requirements; reward doubled!]

[Task rewards are being distributed...]

[1. Organization Experience Points +400!]

[2. Organizational points +1000!]

[3. Funding increased by 500000!]

[4. Random rare reward +1!]

"this……!"

"The reward... has been doubled?"

At this moment, even Su Yu was somewhat unsettled.

He never expected the surprise to come so suddenly.

The reward has been doubled!!

My experience points increased by 400!

After upgrading to level 2, the organization's experience progress [175/1000] has now soared to 575 points with the injection of 400 points. It is more than halfway to the level 3 upgrade mark, greatly shortening the base's development cycle.

Not to mention the full 1000 points and 500,000 in funds.

With this huge sum of money, he could easily redeem a silver-level extraordinary equipment or several powerful and practical items in the newly opened points mall!

However, Su Yu's gaze did not linger on these numbers for long.

His gaze finally settled on the fourth reward.

[Random Rare Rewards]

Su Yu's breathing became rapid.

He noticed the details. The ordinary "random reward" in the task bar now had the word "rare" added due to the critical hit mechanism.

The difference of just two words represents a world of difference in quality.

This means that the potential of what he is about to unlock will be infinitely increased.

"System, extract the fourth reward."

As soon as he finished speaking, the void in front of Su Yu began to ripple with distortion.

An ancient treasure chest, radiating an eerie purple light and engraved with intricate runes, appeared out of thin air and hovered silently in mid-air.

A dark purple glow flowed within the hall, making the air feel somewhat viscous and exuding a mysterious tension that made one's heart race.

Is this the rare reward chest?

Looking at the treasure chest in front of him, Su Yu felt a little nervous for some reason.

He was very curious about what he could get from the treasure chest.

"I hope...it won't let me down!"

Whew!

Su Yu took a deep breath, reached out his right hand, and decisively opened the treasure chest...