Fear flashed in Jacklin's eyes. He had not expected Ashton to get so stronger in just a month. On top of that, they had used every underhanded trick they could to put brawlers in a better place by restricting the use of abilities and still... Ashton was overing the difficulties like it was no one's business.
Jacklin wasn't the only one surprised. Darjud was staring at the strange creature with worried looks. His smirk was long gone. Not only did Ashton kill his elite fighters even while he was at a disadvantageous position, but he also rivalled Jacklin? How could someone as strong as him only classify as E-grade?
'The bastard has fooled us all. He is C-grade at the very least!' Darjud sighed and prepared for his turn to e, 'I still have to honour the tradition of my master. Until Jacklin is killed by him, I cannot attack him.'
As for Anna and Otiga, they managed to regain some of their mobility as the drug slowly wore off. They wanted to help Ashton take care of the monarchs, but before they could even stand, a hole was blown through Jacklin's chest.
"Ugh..." That was the last sound Jacklin made as he met his demise.
Just like that, Jacklin had fallen. No drama. No forgiveness. Nothing. Ashton did not give him any chance to blame someone or try an weasel his way out of the mess. Otiga was stunned to see a fellow monarch... one of the strongest on the planet fall like any other mortal being. She had severely underestimated Ashton's strength.
What she did not know was... Ashton could only do so because of his Draconic Physique. Had it not been for that, Jacklin's attacks would have made a mess of his organs. In other words, Ashton was the worst match-up for any brawler until and unless they were strong enough to one-shot him.
Everyone was so busy staring at the dead monarch, that they did not notice Ashton gobble down Jacklin's heart. He did it... he was finally on the verge of another breakthrough. This time... his evolution was going to be world-breaking.
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Congratulations on taking your second step into being a god-like entity.
Please wait while we assess the required information before presenting you with various evolutionary paths.
Current race: Human-based Tribrid (Former), Carbon-based Space Farer (Current).
Genes Possessed: Human, Vampire, Undead, Werewolf, Xyran-human hybrid.
Current resistances: [Pain Resistance lvl 29], [Fire Immunity], [Cold Resistance lvl 19], [Poison Immunity], [Paralysis Resistance lvl 20], [Hemorrhage Resistance lvl 25], [Charm Resistance lvl 22], [Fear Resistance lvl 25], [Pertification Resistance lvl 16], [Stun Resistance lvl 23].
Current Classes: [Necromancer] (Mediocre), [Revenger] (Mediocre), [Blood Mage] (Mediocre), Cinder Soul (Newbie).
Generating evolutionary paths based on the host's existing genes, resistances and classes.
You can now view and select an evolution tree and obtain a new subclass based on your affinity towards classes and genes of your own.
Note: Once you select an evolution path, you won't be allowed to change it. Please make your choice after careful deliberation.
Please select one of the following paths:
Carbon-based Space Farer (Tier: 2)
War God's Disciple (Tier: 3)
Pyro-Flamel (Tier: 2)
Primordial Dragoon (Tier: 2)
Precursor's Aide (Tier: 3)
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Ashton had to hurriedly make a decision. Jacklin had fallen, now it was Darjud's turn to fight him. He had seen Ashton fight, so it wasn't like Darjud was going to give him time to recuperate. Sadly, that also meant he would have to fight through the pain of evolution while fighting someone as strong as Darjud.
Ashton remembered the pain he had faced during evolving for the first time. Back then, Astaroth had told him every time he evolves, he will suffer through hellish pain. This time wasn't going to be any different either. His body will go through changes, and he'll have to fight through it all... or die.
'It's a battle of time.' Ashton thought to himself, 'Either Darjud will finish me before I can evolve, or I'll end him the moment I'm done evolving.'
[There's no other way.]
Ashton nodded and selected the last option without any hesitation. Anything related to the precursors was a definite choice. Since he was a human, obtaining any precursor class was a blessing.
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