Chapter 99

Since everyone had thoroughly studied Richardson's new abilities, the team decided to stay put at the Golden Karen Hotel that day.

Instead of heading out, they took turns basking in the glow of Richardson's evolutionary light, starting with the little black dragon. They kept at it until Richardson was mentally drained.

Even though they stayed indoors all day, the gains were huge. The Little Black Dragon, being part of the Dragon Clan, was naturally strong. But at this stage, it was still a baby and hadn't shown much combat power. Still, it could easily take down a fifth-order Thunder Zombie, showing just how powerful and terrifying this creature could be.

Richardson's evolutionary ability wasn't like those in games that change a creature's form directly. Instead, it boosted a life form's potential from the ground up, like increasing growth limits and speed.

Take humans, for example. Richardson's evolution could seriously enhance someone's talent. An athlete good at long-distance running would find their endurance and speed significantly improved after being bathed in the light of evolution. But this improvement also required effort from the person being evolved; otherwise, it wouldn't make much difference.

By the end of the day, everyone was exhausted but satisfied.

Richardson felt the weakness from his drained mental power.

The other team members were happy and went back to their rooms. Monroe, a magic prodigy, made the most progress!

According to Iris, Monroe originally needed at least three more months of practice to reach the fourth rank. But after Richardson's evolution, her training speed doubled!

She went from being an ordinary genius to a super genius, a unique existence in the whole world.

Karen, Anna, and the others also made gains, though they weren't immediately obvious. But the evolution definitely had an effect.

"Master, I feel like my mind is clearer now," Helen said, rubbing Richardson's arm and pacing around the room excitedly.

Despite feeling mentally exhausted, Richardson smiled.

"Really? It seems like your evolution boosted your intelligence."

Helen nodded. She was sure that staying at the hotel today had been more beneficial than going out to fight.

After all, killing zombies to evolve was completely different from Richardson's evolution. Boosting potential was definitely more important than just leveling up.

"Master, you should rest. Amon hasn't bothered us these past two days; he must be tied up with the Red Cloak Zombie or other Lords' followers. We should be safe for now. Karen has already arranged the night watch," Helen said, tiptoeing out of Richardson's room.

She usually stayed in Anna's room, but today she was too excited after evolving and wanted to talk to Richardson. But seeing his state, she sensibly left.

Night fell.

After a busy day, the Richardson team took advantage of the rare rest to recharge and adjust their own states, especially Monroe, who almost had a mental breakdown from all the evolution yesterday.

After Richardson's evolution, she spent most of the day lying on the rooftop, staring at the clouds.

She used this time to clear her mind and give her brain a break.

Honestly, if anyone on the Richardson team knew about meditation, Monroe's rest would have been even more effective.

"Monroe, how are you feeling?" Iris asked when Monroe came back to the eighth floor from the rooftop.

"Much better, I'm not as tired anymore. How about you, Iris?"

Monroe slipped off her clothes and put on a silk nightgown with practiced ease.

"I'm fine. Once, during a mission, a few of us stayed up for over seventy hours, waiting to assassinate a target. After we completed the mission, one of my teammates died on the spot. He had been under intense mental stress for too long, and when he finally relaxed, he couldn't handle the fatigue and fell into a coma," Iris said, recalling her assassin days.

Monroe was immediately intrigued.

Not only do boys dream of being superheroes, but girls also fantasize about being cold-blooded killers. Wielding weapons and living freely—assassins are the perfect fit for young people's fantasies. Mysterious, aloof, powerful!

"Iris, does that mean you and the others were on Earth before the apocalypse? As a powerful sorcerer back then, what did you think of the superheroes in those movies? Are they really just fictional characters?" Monroe asked, leaning in by Iris's bed, eager for an explanation.

Seeing her curiosity, Iris decided to indulge her. She leaned back on the bed and said slowly, "They are just heroic images created by the commercial film industry. But some people did hope to use these movies to hint at the existence of the Battlefield World and the Demon Beast civilization. Cthulhu was one of the more creative ideas. But before people realized the Battlefield World was fully at war, this world had already become an experimental ground. All humans and zombies became guinea pigs for the madmen of the Creator group. How far the genetic civilization can evolve and whether it can truly compete with the Demon Beast civilization and the Zerg tribe is a complete gamble!"

That night, Iris told Monroe a lot.

She talked about the formation of the apocalypse, the madness of the Creator organization, and the government's inaction and tacit approval.

She shared more stories about the Battlefield World and her experiences with the Richardson team.

By early morning, when Monroe saw Iris fall asleep, she ended her day full of new insights and reluctantly went to sleep.

In her dream, she saw the Serpent Lord, the devil.

But this time, when Monroe looked into his eyes, there was no fear.

Just staring at the Serpent Lord, Monroe earnestly told him that she would definitely kill the Lord Dragon.

When the dream ended, Monroe woke up, realized it was just a dream, and went back to sleep.

Clearly, the Serpent Lord didn't want to see such good experimental material like Monroe die.

As for whether she would join the Richardson team or enter the Struggle organization, the Serpent Lord seemed to have no intention of intervening.To him, Monroe was just another tiny experimental subject.

The Serpent Lord could decide her fate like a god.

As for Monroe, she gradually accepted the harsh reality of this world. Deep down, she turned the Serpent Lord's so-called salvation into a deal. By killing the Lord Dragon, she hoped to free herself from any future entanglements with the Serpent Lord.

Meanwhile, on the ninth floor of the hotel...

Jasmine and Number One didn't take a break.

After undergoing Richardson's evolutionary baptism, Number One, feeling his combat abilities could still improve, dragged Jasmine and Number Zero into sparring.

Poor Jasmine, despite being physically exhausted, sparred with Number One all day long!

Yesterday's battle had been tough, yet here they were, sparring again today.

Jasmine didn't complain. By the end, she realized she had evolved physically thanks to Richardson!

They started with Jasmine and Number Zero teaming up against Number One.

By the end of the night, it turned into Number One and Number Zero teaming up to attack Jasmine.

"Aren't you tired yet?" Number One, drenched in sweat, was shocked.

He couldn't believe how resilient Jasmine was!

"Tired, but I feel like I can still push my limits!" Jasmine said, swiftly moving her feet and charging towards Number One!

The spear in her hand aimed directly at Number One's throat.

Their training was always about combat.

With Anna around, as long as they didn't die on the spot, they could be saved.

Sensing that Number One was struggling to avoid Jasmine's attack, Number Zero instinctively jumped up and used his body to block Jasmine's spear.

Then Number One decisively swung his bone whip, entangling Jasmine's body.

Usually, in this situation, Jasmine's round of sparring would be declared a failure.

Being entangled by Number One's bone whip, Jasmine had no way to break free.

But today, Jasmine was different.

She remained calm, allowing Number One's bone whip to exert force, trying to throw her off balance and disrupt her spear strikes.

But no matter how hard Number One tried, Jasmine remained steady, and they continued to struggle.

This sudden change in rhythm made Number One realize that Jasmine had shown the potential to become more courageous as she fought!

In just one day, she had fulfilled the talent Richardson had evolved for her!

"You are excellent. I believe that one day, the Master will be proud of you." After the battle, Number One returned to the room with Number Zero. Before leaving, he gave Jasmine a thumbs up.

From initially guiding her to now being unable to defeat her completely, the hardships in this experience were only clear to Number One.

But fortunately, no matter how difficult it was, Jasmine succeeded in the end.

She achieved her training goal!

In her room, Karen carefully held the little black dragon in her arms.

She examined it for a long time but didn't notice any obvious changes in the little black dragon after evolution.

However, Karen seemed too focused on the little black dragon's appearance, completely unaware of the confusion in its eyes.

Pointing to itself, the little black dragon then pointed to Karen, trying to express something. But frustrated by the lack of communication, it anxiously said words that Karen couldn't understand, and Karen couldn't comprehend.

This left both of them feeling anxious.

"I don't understand!" The little black dragon and Karen both helplessly shrugged, indicating a failed communication.

This wasn't the first time they had encountered this.

Karen had taken care of the little black dragon for so long that she could understand simple gestures or signals from the little black dragon.

But these were only basic vocabulary.

Once the little black dragon tried to express something too complex, this situation would arise.

But luckily, there was a cat in the building who was fluent in languages!

On her way back to the room, Helen heard the voices of the little black dragon and Karen and came over to take a look after confirming that there was a communication issue.

Upon realizing the problem, Helen stepped forward and made a grand entrance. "The little black dragon says that it feels stronger now and can freely use the talents of Dragon Flame and Dragon Breath."

Watching the little black dragon continuously pointing to its mouth, as if it wanted to spit something out, Karen finally understood its meaning through Helen's translation.

Well, one has to admit, the little black dragon's performance was quite abstract!

But without reading a certain comic book during school, one wouldn't be able to guess the meaning of its actions.

"Dragon Flame and Dragon Breath? Oh my goodness! My little dragon, you are truly amazing!" After hearing Helen's translation, Karen excitedly picked up the little black dragon and began to spin around in place!

The little black dragon wasn't as clingy as Helen and usually didn't need Karen to carry it around. Suddenly scooped up by Karen, the little black dragon instinctively tried to break free.

But the next moment, as Karen started spinning around, feeling the several rotations at high altitude and speed, the little black dragon became excited!

Shouting randomly with its mouth full, it went crazy with Karen.

"Thanks, Helen, I'll give you some extra fish treats tomorrow!"

"You're welcome, then I'll go back first." Translating a sentence and getting rewarded with fish treats, Helen found this deal very profitable, happily swaying her head back to Anna's room.

"You're back?" Hearing the sound of the door shaking, Anna, who was resting on the bed, didn't move, just softly asked.

"I'm back!" Helen responded, then went to the bathroom, using the special towel Anna had prepared to wipe her paws.

Cats didn't like baths, but they liked to be clean.

"Master had a tough day, but his efforts have been quite worthwhile. I just took a walk around and found that everyone has improved."

Helen returned to the bed, leaning against Anna's back, and found a comfortable angle to lie down.

"Everyone has improved?" Anna's voice trembled slightly.

Quick-witted Helen, upon hearing Anna's question, immediately guessed what was going on and quickly changed her tune, "I think so, but it's only the first day, so we probably won't see much progress yet... Oh, Anna, just now in the Master's room, I suddenly thought of a very powerful way of fighting. This method is something others can't do, but only you can. How about it, want to hear about it?"

Unexpectedly, Helen brought back such a surprise for herself. Anna, who had been somewhat despondent, suddenly sat up.

Eagerly asked, "Tell me, what's this fighting style that only I can do?"