Chapter 98

"Am I just not cut out for this world?" Amon wondered, feeling a bit down.

Sitting on the steps outside the cafeteria, Amon felt lonely and really wanted a cigarette.

Ever since he got to this peaceful world, nothing seemed to go his way.

First, he almost got killed in an attack on the Richardson squad, and then he was constantly being chased by followers of other Lords.

And just now, when he tried to take down the Red Cloak Zombie, he got outsmarted.

Turns out, the Red Cloak Zombie never planned to team up with him.

Its goal was to control the three of Lambleg!

And now, it had succeeded.

Amon felt like a useless piece of trash with no value.

"Shouldn't that thing be thinking about how to eat my heart now?" Amon thought, shaking his head with a wry smile as he looked towards the school building.

He had just escaped from the Red Cloak Zombie's trap, but instead of leaving, he stayed near the school.

Amon could tell the zombie had let him go on purpose.

It must have had some other plan!

"Is it trying to control me?" Amon suddenly thought.

He could sense that the Red Cloak Zombie had let him go but didn't want him to leave the school area.

So, to avoid getting trapped and killed again, Amon stayed in the cafeteria.

But why would the Red Cloak Zombie do this?

There was only one reason: it was waiting!

Waiting to complete its seventh mutation, control Amon, and make him its puppet!

This realization made Amon's hair stand on end.

Oh no!

The mighty Lord Dragon's strongest follower, about to be controlled by a zombie?

Golden Karen Hotel.

No one knew how Lord Dragon had spent that tough night.

After getting back to the hotel, the Richardson squad took a collective rest.

The next day at noon, Karen made lunch, and everyone gathered in the lounge on the eleventh floor.

It wasn't breakfast because no one managed to get up before eleven.

"Is everyone here?" Karen asked, greeting Jasmine who had just come upstairs.

Iris pushed open the staircase door and smiled, "I smelled the food. I knew Karen wouldn't let us down."

Iris and Monroe also showed up.

With the whole team gathered around the table, they started enjoying the lunch Karen had prepared.

"Richardson, Anna, thank you!" After the meal, Monroe, who was back to normal, was the first to speak, thanking them for saving her life yesterday.

"It's nothing, you're our squad's intern. Saving you is our job." Richardson waved it off, jokingly.

He didn't want to make Monroe feel indebted.

"Helen, since everyone is free now, why don't you help Monroe figure out what her abilities are?"

"By the way, for the third evolution, what did you choose? A new special ability or strengthening the original one?"

Steering the conversation away from the gratitude, Richardson asked Monroe.

At this question, Iris's face immediately fell.

"I..." Monroe felt a bit embarrassed, lowered her head, and said softly, "I fainted during the evolution yesterday, so it automatically chose to strengthen my original ability."Upon hearing this, everyone instantly got why Iris had that look and burst into laughter.

"It's okay. I thought about it a lot last night. The ability to manipulate elements should be super powerful. You just don't know how to use it yet," Helen chimed in to help Monroe out.

She nestled in Anna's arms, lazily continuing, "Like the lightning zombie yesterday, it could control thunder and even turn into lightning. Theoretically, Monroe, you can do that too, but you haven't figured out how yet. For example, Monroe, focus now and imagine yourself drinking this glass of water."

Following Helen's instructions, Monroe focused without hesitation.

To everyone's amazement, Monroe actually controlled the water in the glass, making it flow back into her mouth, just like Richardson's telekinetic power!

"What?" Monroe, stunned by what she saw, looked at Helen in disbelief.

What was going on?

"I've tried before, I shouldn't be able to control various elements, right?" Monroe said, drinking the water in surprise and raising her doubts.

Helen smiled mysteriously and said, "In your previous experiments, were you trying to create elements out of thin air? Like igniting your fingertips? But I think your real ability isn't creation, but control! When we faced the lightning zombie yesterday, I wanted you to try it. If it weren't for Little Black Dragon showing off, maybe you would have been the perfect counter to that elemental zombie."

Helen revealed the truth.

Everyone then understood the difference between creation and control.

After thinking for a few seconds, Richardson suddenly said, "So, this control means not only being able to manipulate elements but also having the power to break them down? Why can it decompose but not create? Don't tell me it's about the law of conservation of energy."

Bringing this up, the team members laughed.

It was well known that if the law of conservation of energy worked well, there would be no doomsday!

"No, creation is one principle, and control is another. Like that zombie, it has the principle of transforming into lightning—becoming the lightning element itself. While Monroe got the principle of control. If you keep evolving, maybe you can also get the principle of creation," Helen explained in a way everyone could understand.

According to her, special abilities were actually a kind of rule!

Similarly, Richardson's energy conversion was also a rule.

"Why does it sound so far-fetched, but I can't find any reason to argue against it?" Karen smirked and didn't dwell on the issue.

Seeing Monroe's issue resolved, Iris's expression also improved.

She smiled and took out a white shirt!

There were two gems embedded in the collar of the shirt!

"Now it's my turn to show off! After yesterday's evolution, my forging skills have leveled up big time. See this? Magic equipment! Success!" Handing the shirt to Richardson, Iris excitedly showed off.

Following everyone's envious gazes, Richardson saw a kind of longing emotion in Iris."Quick, try it out. How does it feel?"

Hearing Iris's urging, Richardson didn't rush. He carefully caressed and admired the shirt.

"Don't worry, the next item will be Karen re-forging a bow for you, set with the magic crystal you want. But you'll have to provide the crystal yourself, we don't have any extras," Richardson said, feeling the material of the shirt with his fingers.

It had a particularly strange sensation.

"Not cloth, not steel, but it gives me a sense of security. It's amazing and very beautiful!" Richardson sincerely praised, making Karen very happy.

"Of course, this is a super-fabric shirt that I meticulously forged! The crystals embedded in it have a short-term defense enhancement magic, which can instantly boost your defense against certain unavoidable attacks. Plus, this super-fabric also isolates mental power, though the specific effects still need more testing."

It was clear Karen had put a lot of effort into forging this first piece of armor.

And what was even more impressive was that she had actually managed to set Magic crystals!

"Fantastic! I really love this shirt, thank you, Karen!" Putting on the shirt, Richardson pulled Karen over, hugged her, and showed his gratitude through his actions.

"Watch out, there are children here!" Seeing the public kiss between the two, Iris immediately called out, dissatisfied.

But thinking that she still had to ask Karen to forge a weapon next, she softened her stance.

Finally, she just turned around, pretending not to see what happened!

When everyone calmed down, the topic shifted to Richardson.

What special abilities he had gained yesterday had not been announced.

"Richardson, it's your turn, what ability did you gain yesterday? Share it with us," Anna asked, the most curious of the group.

On the side, Monroe heard this and was about to get up and leave.

But it seemed like she thought of something, she suddenly made up her mind and sat down quietly without taking any action.

Noticing Monroe's slight movement, Iris slowly smiled.

It seemed that this team indeed had a magical power to quickly integrate people!

Truly a team she had high hopes for!

"The ability I gained this time is a bit special. It's even more special than energy conversion." Scratching his head, Richardson spoke about his situation, feeling a bit helpless.

Although each ability had been increased a hundredfold, the two special abilities he gained after these two evolutions always made Richardson feel somewhat confused.

Not in terms of how to apply them, but in not understanding the specific occasions for using these abilities.

Hearing Richardson's words, Lily became even more curious.

But along with curiosity, there was also some concern.

"Is it, not very good?" Showing a concerned expression, Lily gently hugged Richardson's shoulder from behind.

"Not really." Richardson shook his head.

"I feel that this new special ability is very strong." Extending his hand, Richardson released a very strange light.

Watching this light release from Richardson's hand, gradually becoming dazzling, everyone involuntarily showed a hint of longing."What is this?" Helen looked at the light in confusion, suddenly standing up and approaching.

"Yeah, this is evolution! The new ability I gained is this light. But when I tried it yesterday, it seems it can't help us. Maybe there are barriers between genetic energy and magic energy, preventing it from reacting with organisms containing these two types of energy. In your words, I have acquired the rule of evolution, but it can't be applied to organisms from our two civilizations," Richardson said, feeling a bit helpless.

Evolution!

What a powerful ability!

But unfortunately, it couldn't be used by everyone!

It was very frustrating!

"Why?" Anna was puzzled.

Clearly mastering the rule of evolution, but unable to use it for everyone, what was the reason for this?

Although Anna could also feel that this light did not belong to either the genetic civilization or the Magic civilization. But since it appeared, why couldn't it be used?

"Let me put it this way, using a game as an example. The ability Richardson obtained comes from a game. But this game cannot be applied to the games of our genetic civilization and Magic civilization. So it can't be used on us," Karen explained, feeling a bit regretful.

The light of evolution couldn't shine on her.

It was really heartbreaking.

"Yes, Karen's understanding is correct. This evolutionary ability likely enhances the aptitude and potential limits of organisms. The longer it shines, the greater the enhancement it provides. However, it is currently useless." With a light sigh, Richardson somewhat helplessly retracted the light in his hand.

This ability that transcended the barriers between the two civilizations made him also somewhat puzzled.

"Perhaps this ability itself does not belong to our two civilizations. The master obtaining it might be just a coincidence or due to a restriction of the rules, much like how the master was meant to receive a powerful ability, but since the genetic civilization had no suitable ability, one was borrowed from another world to bestow upon the master. Wait a minute! Energy? Master, is this light also composed of energy?" Helen seemed to have realized something, her voice getting louder.

Upon hearing her question, Richardson quickly nodded. "Yes, this light itself is also a form of energy, just not belonging to our two worlds. I suspect it may come from the Zerg tribe civilization."

Richardson said, then suddenly looked at Helen.

They almost simultaneously exclaimed, "Energy conversion!"

Yes, the special ability Richardson gained during his fourth evolution was energy conversion!

This was a means to break through energy barriers!

"I understand, because I can break through energy barriers and use the energy of all civilizations, that's why I was able to obtain this special ability during evolution! In other words, I can convert the light of evolution into a light suitable for our two civilizations! I get it!" Slapping his thigh, Richardson excitedly stood up!

And upon hearing this, the other members of the team seemed to understand as well.

If it was true, it meant that Richardson could use the ability of evolution without hindrance!

Regardless of which civilization's organisms, they would all experience an increase in aptitude and potential under Richardson's light!