Liam's return to school after his supposed death was a shocker. His best friend Dickson was relieved, but the bullies, Kyle, Sam, Daryl, and Jack, were pale with dread, fearing Liam remembered their abandonment. What they saw was not the weak, timid boy they knew, but a taller, more muscular Liam with a new, unsettling confidence. The "Lust System" immediately gave Liam his first mission: "Grab a butt." Liam, driven by this bizarre command, saw his chance at the football field. He subtly tripped Ann, a girl Kyle had been chasing, right into his lap. The system rewarded him with Strength +4 and Charm +2, and the sight of Liam holding Ann sent Kyle into a rage. Kyle confronted Liam, grabbing his collar. The old Liam would have crumbled, but this new Liam, fueled by system-enhanced strength, casually ripped Kyle's hand away, then with a sickening snap, broke Kyle's wrist. He followed up with a brutal kick that sent Kyle tumbling down the stands, leaving the bullies stunned and terrified. This public humiliation, a complete reversal of their long-standing dynamic, cemented Liam's transformation from victim to aggressor, but it also ignited a dangerous new vendetta from his former tormentors.

After his dramatic display, Liam nonchalantly went to Miss Amanda’s office for a missed math test. There, he encountered a dangerous, tattooed man arguing with Amanda. Liam, now completely fearless, verbally challenged the man, defending himself. Amanda, horrified, stifled his retort and warned him he could be killed, revealing her own entanglement with dangerous people. During the test, the system activated "System Assistance," providing all the answers, turning Liam into a mathematical genius overnight and allowing him to score a perfect hundred percent. This prompted Amanda to promise him dinner at her house. The system also activated "Charm," subtly affecting Amanda, making her flustered by Liam's presence. Later, at Amanda's house, debt collectors—the same dangerous men—arrived, demanding payment and threatening her. Liam, annoyed at the interruption, faced them down. When one punched him, drawing blood, Liam’s eyes filled with "pure, unfiltered bloodlust." He swiftly broke the man's wrist, knocked him unconscious, and then, using a thug's own knife, forced him to stab his accomplice, brutally dispatching the entire group. This sequence revealed the system's intellectual cheat, its "charm" mechanic, and Liam's terrifying capacity for violence, dragging him deeper into Amanda's perilous underworld connections.

Liam's newfound power quickly pulled him into a whirlwind of women and danger. Ann, the girl he had tripped, called him for a date, which quickly escalated into a sleepover and sex. Liam was surprised the system offered no reward for this "conquest." His increasing involvement in the criminal world began when he contacted Lilith, a powerful underworld figure, through Dickson's father. Lilith, after initially refusing, tested Liam by sending him to bust a drug deal. Liam, using his enhanced combat skills, effortlessly defeated six armed drug dealers, refusing their drug money and demanding a bank transfer, establishing himself as a formidable, if unconventional, player in the underworld. His growing influence, however, came with escalating risks. The system later flashed a critical alert: "Your woman is in danger. Save her," showing Ann's location. He found Ann cornered by Dean, an old antagonist, and Rick in a scrapyard, with a sniper covering them. Liam, despite being shot in the shoulder, brutally forced Rick to confess all his organization's illegal operations, then had Vanessa, a police officer he'd allied with, remove the bullet so his regeneration could activate. This event solidified Liam's ruthless determination to protect those he cared about, using violence and manipulation to achieve his goals in the face of deadly threats.

Liam's path to power continued to be paved with violence and strategic alliances. He learned from Lilith that Amanda was being held captive in a secret brothel disguised as a soda company, forced to package cocaine. Arming himself from Lilith's arsenal, Liam infiltrated the facility. He found Amanda being slapped by a thug while other women were forced into drug labor. Without hesitation, Liam unleashed a brutal assault, eliminating every enemy in the room with cold precision, showing no concern for collateral damage to the facility. He even granted quick deaths to the dying thugs, a grim display of his evolving moral compass. Lilith, observing the chaos, expertly covered up Liam's involvement, making it appear as if a rival gang, the Crimson Hand, was responsible, enhancing Liam’s reputation within the underworld. Following this, Ann, who had been moving into Liam’s house, stumbled upon his phone and discovered his secret dealings. Despite this, she chose to deepen their relationship, sealing her commitment to him. Liam, now a recognized force in the criminal underground and with a growing harem, began to consolidate his power, preparing for high-stakes ventures like casino gambling at Ella Reece's estate, marking his shift from simple survival to an active quest for wealth and dominance.