Mutant awakening: My evolution knows no bounds

[Five points have been added to your strength.]

[Strength is now a total of 10.]

Silas glanced at the notification as he stretched his body, but he still felt the same.

There was no difference at all.

"Strange. Did it even work? I still feel exactly the same." Silas frowned as he clenched his fist and punched the air.

"I guess five points are not enough to make a big difference. Maybe if I get an additional twenty points, then I might feel different," Silas assumed before shifting his gaze back to the screen to examine the rest of it.

"I was given one skill, Lightning Dash. I guess if I keep leveling up, I'll unlock more skills," Silas pondered. "The Apex mutant is the only mutant who was able to use more than one mutant ability. Now that I am his host, I'll definitely get other skills and abilities." Silas giggled before glancing at the description of the skill.

"The skill isn't half bad. Moving at lightning speed for the duration of 2 seconds would be valuable in a fight. However, what I don't understand is the item required to use the skill. 10 soul points are required." Silas rubbed his chin before shifting his gaze back to the top of the screen where he could see his total amount of soul points.

"What the hell is a soul point?" Silas pondered, and a familiar robotic voice sounded in his head.

[Soul points are the total amount of soul you have in your body. Soul points are also necessary when you want to use any skill. When your soul points run down, you will receive a notification asking you to consume a soul before you run wild. If the soul points go below one percent, the host will run wild until a soul is consumed,] the system explained.

Silas's eyes widened slightly after hearing the explanation.

"The quest I completed earlier—it said to kill the traitors and extract the soul of the leader. I ran wild immediately after the quest began, and then I killed the whole group and extracted the soul of David?" Silas questioned, and the system gave a resounding answer.

"So you're saying if I fail to consume a soul and my soul points hit zero, I'll black out just like I did earlier and begin to slaughter people?" Silas voiced out.

[That's why you need to do all you can to avoid running out of soul points. Make sure it stays at 100 percent all the time, and when it finally goes below 50, make sure you consume a soul as soon as possible to avoid running wild,] the system cautioned before going mute.

Silas stood there in silence as he struggled to digest the words he had just heard. Just when he was jubilant that he finally got something good after so many years of suffering, this had to happen.

He had become a monster that feeds on human souls to live.

"How do I go about seeking people to consume their souls day in and day out to avoid running wild?" Silas wracked his brain as he grabbed his head out of frustration.

He suddenly snapped out of his train of thought by a soft chiming sound, and a window screen popped up beside him.

[Your second and last processing quest has arrived.]

[Quest information: Kill the god of the realm.]

[Rewards are shown and granted after the quest is completed.]

[Failure is death.]

Silas glanced at the screen in disbelief, and before he could complain, he heard thunderous footsteps meters away, causing him to shift his gaze towards the direction of the sound.

As the footsteps echoed, the whole chamber shook. It felt like there was an earthquake.

"Damn it. Damn it. It's coming. How on Earth am I supposed to fight a god mutant with no weapon?" Silas panicked before shifting his gaze towards one of the dead bodies and caught sight of a blade.

The blade was owned by one of the members with a support mutant ability.

Silas swiftly made his way towards the body and picked up the blade. He got into a battle stance as he awaited the mutant.

The thunderous footsteps grew louder until the mutant finally arrived at his location.

The mutant was 8 feet tall, and it stood on two feet like a human. Its body was covered in hard scales, and a round shell could be seen behind it, like a turtle. Long claws that were the size of a katana blade, and two glowing red eyes.

Overall, it looked menacing, and just by glancing at it, Silas felt shivers run down his spine.

While glancing at the mutant, Silas noticed a notification pop up above the mutant, displaying some information about it.

[Name: Turtle Claws.]

[Grade 5]

[HP: 1000/1000.]

Silas examined the information written boldly on the screen.

"It's a Grade 5. Damn it. Am I even strong enough to defeat a Grade 2 mutant, let alone a Grade 5? I am dead meat," Silas gulped down saliva, his heart racing.

The mutant stared at its prey for a few moments before charging forward. Despite its huge size, it still moved at an incredible speed that even surprised Silas.

The mutant arrived within striking distance and swung its claws down towards Silas. Silas caught sight of the vicious claws heading towards him from above, and at the last second, he leaped several meters backward, dodging the claws by a hair's breadth.

Silas performed a series of backflips to create a gap. He finally regained his composure and got into a fighting stance.

The mutant wasted no time and instantly charged towards Silas again. Silas braced himself as the mutant closed in on him and swung its claws down towards his head once more.

This time, Silas reacted by lifting his blade and stopping the incoming claws midway.

"Argh... wrong decision!" Silas cursed himself as the mutant began to apply pressure, aiming to overpower Silas and make him lower his blade so the claws could tear through his head.

Silas gritted his teeth as he struggled to keep up with the mutant's strength. He noticed he was running out of energy, and if he continued like that, the claws would make impact. So, he used all his might to push the claws back up and leaped a few steps backward.

Silas didn't stop there. He swiftly closed the gap and swung his blade towards the mutant's exposed right side.

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