Mutant awakening: My evolution knows no bounds

David dashed forward, his blade gripped tightly in his right hand, his gaze fixed intently on Silas. Arriving within striking distance, David slashed his blade horizontally towards Silas's chest.

The blade traveled through the air at lightning speed, but just inches away from Silas, Silas swerved his body sideways, dodging the strike completely.

David quickly retrieved his outstretched arm and swung his blade once more. Reacting swiftly, Silas moved in the opposite direction, and David ended up slashing nothing but thin air.

Before David could retrieve his outstretched arm, Silas slashed his claws forward, tearing through David's chest. Blood gushed from the wound, and the force of the strike pushed him several steps backward.

"Argh!" David grunted in pain, placing his left hand on his chest to slow the bleeding. "Such speed and reflexes," David pondered internally before rolling his blade and charging forward once more.

When he was within striking distance, he swung his blade, aiming for Silas's chest. However, as he expected, Silas dodged the attack effortlessly.

David attempted to swing his blade again, but Silas grabbed it and broke it in half before he could retrieve it.

Silas held onto the top half of the blade, while David was left with the lower half.

"Damn it. My only weapon is gone. How did he break a Grade 3 mutant blade with his bare hand? Just who is this guy?" David screamed internally, his heart racing.

He knew the fight was over the moment his sword was broken.

"Please!" David pleaded as he dropped to his knees, bowing his head. "Please have mercy on me. I don't know what came over me. I was only trying to prove to the Sirs that I was capable of dangerous raids. That's why I had to use you for a sacrifice. Please forgive me and spare my life!" David begged, tears streaming down his cheeks and dropping onto the floor.

Silas glared at him coldly for several minutes before slowly walking towards him. He stood before David, his expression dark and menacing.

David lifted his head slowly to face Silas standing before him. Silas gestured for him to rise and face him.

"Is he going to spare me? I hope he does. And when he lowers his guard, I'm going to finish him off," David pondered internally as he rose to his feet as Silas ordered.

David stood in front of Silas, and when he noticed Silas wasn't doing anything other than glaring at him, he attempted to plead once more. However, Silas stretched out his left hand and sunk his claws into David's head. As his claws touched David's head, a blue aura began leaving David's body and entering Silas's.

The strange aura from David's body continued to transfer to Silas, and as it did, David's body slowly turned into solid ice.

Silas finally let go of David's head, and before David could utter a word, Silas ran his hand through David's chest and grabbed his heart. David froze as he felt Silas grip his heart and pull it out.

Blood poured from his chest like water as his lifeless body hit the cold, hard floor.

Silas glanced at the heart in his hand before tossing it onto the floor beside David.

He stood there for a few moments before collapsing and passing out instantly.

...

A few moments passed, and Silas's eyelids began to lift open as he slowly regained consciousness. He sat up, rubbing his spiky orange hair sluggishly.

"What happened? Did I black out?" Silas mused, scratching his head with a dumbfounded look.

The last thing he remembered was the system message informing him that he was going to run wild, and then he blacked out.

"What happened after I blacked out? What does it mean that I will run wild?" Silas pondered until he finally caught a glimpse of his palms, and his eyes widened in terror.

"Is that blood?" Silas voiced in shock as he swiftly rose to his feet and examined his palms closely. "It's blood. Even my entire uniform is stained with blood," Silas blurted out as he examined his body and noticed the bloodstains.

While struggling to understand what had happened, Silas's eyes caught a glimpse of a figure lying beside him. Out of curiosity, Silas shifted his gaze, and his eyes widened in shock.

He exclaimed and took several steps back, his heart racing.

"That's Mr. David. He's dead. Wait, those are his group members. They're all dead. They're dead.

They're dead," Silas panicked as he glanced around the area and saw several human heads scattered around, with David's heart lying beside him.

As Silas examined the area, struggling to figure out what had happened, a familiar chiming sound was heard, and a red holographic screen popped up in front of him.

**DING**

[You have successfully completed the first quest.]

[Quest information: Kill the traitors and drain the soul of the leader.]

[Reward: 50 experience points and 5 attribute points.]

[Additional reward: A new skill.]

[Skill name: Lightning Dash.]

[Skill information: Once activated, the host can move at lightning speed for two seconds. A total of ten soul points is required for the skill.]

Silas glanced at the series of windows popping up in front of him, his expression dumbfounded.

Even though he hardly understood what the message was about, he understood one thing.

"I killed them," Silas muttered.

The quest said to kill the traitors and extract the soul of the leader. The area was filled with the dead bodies of the squad, and the only person alive was Silas, who had blood on his hands.

Even a toddler would instantly understand what happened here.

"So the quest was for me to kill them? Eh? That's why it was hidden. The system knew that if I knew what it was, I wouldn't have done it. I know they tried to kill me, but that doesn't mean I should pay them back with evil!" Silas voiced, his voice echoing throughout the area.

But he noticed something.

No matter how hard he tried to feel guilty or remorseful, he just couldn't. Even though he had just murdered six people, he felt nothing inside.

His emotions were bland and empty.

Silas was the type of boy who would feel bad for stepping on an ant, but now he didn't feel anything after killing five human beings.

"What's happening to me?" Silas wondered before shifting his attention back to the system. "Could it be because of this strange system? It mentioned something about evolution earlier. Maybe the more I evolve, the less human I become." Silas didn't think too much about it as he began to study the rest of the information displayed on the screen.

"Rewards: 50 experience points, 5 attribute points, a new skill? This is almost like the game I used to play. A game where the avatar completes missions, gains experience points, and levels up." Silas's eyes widened slightly with realization.

"If this is like the game, then there should be a panel displaying all my information, right?" Silas muttered, and the screen morphed into a new one. The red holographic screen hovering in front of him was different from the first.

The size and length were greater than the previous one, and the information displayed was also different.

[Name: Silas Griswold.]

Race: Half-breed.

Level: 0.

Health: 100/100.

Soul points: 100/100.

**Attribute Panel:**

Strength: 5.

Speed: 5.

Reflex: 5.

Agility: 5.

Intelligence: 10.

[Available attribute points to distribute: 5.]

**Skill Panel:**

Number One: Lightning Dash.]

[Skill information: Once activated, the host can move at lightning speed for two seconds. A total of ten soul points is required for the skill.]

Silas glanced at the screen in front of him, rubbing his chin.

"It truly is like the game," Silas blurted after examining the screen.

"If it's like the game, then once I level up, I'll get stronger? Haha, is this even real?" Silas doubted while stroking his chin.

There has never been a case where someone could get stronger or awaken an ability like in a game.

People would laugh at him if he mentioned something like this.

"I killed those guys. The system made me kill them. If it could make me run wild, then it means it's real," Silas mused, his gaze fixed on the screen.

"Silas Griswold getting stronger? I wonder what expression everyone will have when they realize the trash they once knew has climbed to the top and become the strongest," Silas grinned.

He never thought a day would come when he would become powerful. After the awakening ceremony, all his hopes and dreams were destroyed.

A person with no mutant ability is destined to have a disastrous future. That's how the current world works.

Your future is determined by your power grade.

However, things were starting to turn around for Silas.

He shifted his gaze downward and glanced at the attribute panel.

"Hmm... five extra attribute points. If I place them in my strength, I'll definitely get stronger," Silas mused.

"System, add all points to my strength!" Silas called out.

A notification screen popped up beside the previous one.

[Five points have been added to your strength.]

[Strength is now a total of 10.]