Chapter 98 – Evolved Human

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“We are all called Evolved Humans.”

Su Hao suddenly recalled those brats he had scared into peeing themselves earlier, who had uttered the word ‘异’ (Yi). It turned out they had mistaken him for an Evolved Human.

Su Hao motioned for the other to continue.

The Scale Armor man, seeing that the shorty in front of him understood nothing, suddenly had a glimmer of hope for survival. He hesitated, thinking, ‘If he doesn’t know, then he has no reason to kill me…’

Seeing the other person lost in thought, Su Hao’s tone turned cold: “Tell me the truth. I’ll wake up the guy next to you later. If your answers don’t match, neither of you will leave here alive.”

The Scale Armor man gritted his teeth and said, “We Evolved Humans are the manifested forms after achieving Evolution. As long as one successfully Evolves, they can obtain unimaginable power.”

Su Hao asked, “Is the way you achieve Evolution by devouring the flesh and blood of Evolved Humans?”

The Scale Armor man nodded: “That’s right. We Zhu Huo People are born with a talent. As long as we devour the flesh and blood of Evolved Humans, there’s a certain chance we can achieve Evolution and gain extraordinary power.”

He then shook his head to himself, saying, “No, it’s not just us Zhu Huo People. Almost all creatures on this continent have this talent. As long as they devour the flesh and blood of Evolved Human Mutant Beasts, they can achieve corresponding Evolutions.”

“Talent?” Su Hao suddenly thought of the different body structures, the tumor-like organ next to his stomach. Perhaps it was related to this organ.

The Scale Armor man continued: “Of course, there are also those who fail to Evolve. Evolution failure has two possible outcomes: one is direct death, and the other is gaining enhanced physical strength but not extraordinary power. The probability of death is higher. However… as long as one understands the conditions required for Evolution and prepares accordingly, the chance of failure is not high.”

“What conditions?” Su Hao asked curiously.

The Scale Armor man said: “As long as the body has sufficient energy to ensure Evolution can proceed smoothly to the final stage, there’s basically no danger to life. Those who die are usually people whose bodies lack enough energy to support complete Evolution. Many people don’t understand this and blindly devour flesh and blood, resulting in their deaths without exception. Just like you… cough!”

The Scale Armor man suddenly stopped speaking, his face full of embarrassment.

Su Hao pressed, “Just like me what?”

The Scale Armor man hesitated: “This, it’s nothing…”

Su Hao turned to pick up a stone.

The Scale Armor man immediately said: “Just like you, such a small size, if you were to devour flesh and blood and begin Evolution, you would definitely die.”

The Scale Armor man suddenly asked curiously, “Little brother, are you really an Evolved Human? Why can’t I tell which sequence you belong to?”

Su Hao immediately caught the key point and asked, “What sequence?”

The Scale Armor man chuckled, “Speaking of which, I don’t know much either, only some superficial things.”

Su Hao lifted his chin and said, “Tell me everything you know, and don’t ask me questions.”

The Scale Armor man nodded obediently, “Evolved Humans have nine sequences, which many people know. They are [Great Strength Person], [Swift Person], [Thread Weaver], [Shen Armor], [Mimicry Person], [Night Walker], [Lightfoot], [Seer], and [Residual Poison Person]. As you can see, I am Shen Armor, and that one over there is Great Strength Person.”

Su Hao said, “What about the one that looks like a bat? What is that?”

The Scale Armor man immediately said, “That’s a [Night Walker]. [Night Walkers] are almost the most troublesome among all Level One Evolved Humans. They move silently and are elusive.”

Su Hao nodded, agreeing with his statement, and then asked, “What is this Level One you’re talking about?”

The Scale Armor man immediately shook his head, “I don’t know much about this. I know some about the [Shen Armor] sequence, but nothing else. The Level One ability of our sequence is [Shen Armor]. As you can see, it can cover the whole body with thick Scale Armor and generate corresponding buffer structures within the body. It’s immune to cuts and heavy blows; even hitting it with a hammer is useless. Of course, I’ve discovered a new weakness now: it’s vulnerable to being hit by rocks.”

Su Hao glared at him, “Get to the point!” The Scale Armor man flinched, “Then there’s Level Two [Crawler]. Level Three seems to be called [Counter-Thorn Beast]. Beyond that, I don’t know anymore. Actually… I haven’t been an Evolved Human for very long, so I really don’t know much.”

Su Hao glanced at the Scale Armor man, then at the Muscleman, and asked, “You really don’t know anything else?”

The Scale Armor man immediately said, “Really, really, I’m not lying at all. Oh… right, besides that, there’s a common knowledge that everyone knows: each sequence Evolution has seven levels. But I’m not sure about the specifics. I only know that the first three levels are [Person], [Master], and [Beast]. It is rumored that above the seventh level, there is a supreme realm, which is [God]. It is said that [Gods] are immortal, live forever, and are eternal. This is the ultimate objective of all Evolved Humans.”

After speaking, the Scale Armor man’s eyes were full of longing.

Su Hao chuckled, God? Does God really exist in this world?

This was a question Su Hao had actually pondered.

In the end, it was a matter of mathematical probability.

Could there be gods in this universe?

As long as there is a sliver of probability for gods to exist, then there must be gods in this universe.

Because the universe is vast and boundless, and time is long and endless, as long as there is a slight possibility, it will definitely happen.

Gods are the same. As long as you dare to present the probability, even if it’s infinitesimally small, infinitely close to zero, gods will inevitably be born.

Are there gods now?

Su Hao didn’t know. Perhaps his existence was an attempt by this universe to create gods?

Returning to the previous topic, Su Hao asked the question in his mind again, “So, you are currently [Shen Armor], and to Evolve into [Crawler], you just need to devour the flesh and blood of this [Great Strength Person]?”

Unexpectedly, the Scale Armor man shook his head, “Not exactly. It’s not as simple as I imagined to Evolve into [Crawler]. First, I must store enough body energy in the Level One [Shen Armor] stage before I can attempt to Evolve into [Crawler], otherwise, it’s certain death.

Secondly, to Evolve into [Crawler], I must devour the flesh and blood of a [Crawler].”

The reason I want to devour the flesh and blood of a [Great Strength Person] is because the [Shen Armor] and [Great Strength Person] sequences are quite compatible. By devouring the flesh and blood of a Great Strength Person, I can greatly increase my body’s energy.

Su Hao frowned and said, “A Level One [Shen Armor] like you, can you defeat a Level Two [Crawler]?”

The Scale Armor man said exaggeratedly, “How is that possible? [Crawlers] are incredibly powerful beings, I’m no match for them at all.”

Su Hao said, “Then you’ll never be able to advance to [Crawler]?”

The Scale Armor man chuckled awkwardly, “That’s not entirely true. I only need to devour two pieces of flesh, I don’t necessarily have to defeat one!”

Maybe one day a [Crawler] will be killed by someone else, and I happen to stumble upon it. Taking a couple of bites wouldn’t be too much, right? That’s when I can successfully Evolve.

That’s why we Evolved Humans want to increase our body’s energy to the limit as quickly as possible. Otherwise, even if a [Crawler]’s meat is right in front of us, we wouldn’t dare to eat it!”

Su Hao was speechless. So Evolution was this dependent on luck?

Where in the world are there so many perfect opportunities?

If you want the meat, figure out how to get it yourself! If you can’t beat them, can’t you use others to do your dirty work?

Su Hao looked at the Scale Armor man in front of him and felt that the guy was unlikely to achieve anything. As for the [god], that was just wishful thinking.

Su Hao picked up a rock and walked towards the Scale Armor man, saying as he walked, “Do you have anything else to say?”

The Scale Armor man immediately shouted in terror, “Big brother, spare my life, big brother! I just started out not long ago!”

“Bang!”

Knocked down!

(End of Chapter)