The ti had co for him to undergo his evolution into Stage 2. As soon as he confird, the process of transforming his body into the next form began. Jake opened his eyes when he felt a strange sensation wash over him.
His transformation from a human into a mutant was very painful. However, at this mont, he felt no pain at all as his body, solely composed of a unique blend of obsidian-like material and mana, was changing into the next form. He could feel his body shift and morph in subtle ways. He was getting sowhat taller as his posture took on a slightly hunched form while his limbs extended ever so slightly. He also noticed his obsidian-black flesh was thickening and becoming denser.
The most significant change ca to his face. He felt a peculiar sensation as his face began to elongate slightly. But what surprised him the most was the feeling of a mouth being ford. He had long since grown accustod to not having a mouth and had thought he would never have one again. As it turned out, he’d been mistaken. Moreover, sothing resembling teeth extended from his newly ford jaws.
As soon as the process was complete, a single system ssage flashed through his mind.
The transformation into Evolution Stage 2 is finished.
Jake examined his transford body. He was now sowhat taller, with longer limbs and thicker skin. Other than that, his body hadn’t changed much. He still had the general shape of a human being. Except for his face, of course.
He hesitantly reached up to touch his altered face. He still didn’t have a nose or ears. However, his face now had a slightly elongated, snout-like structure, and sure enough, it now had a mouth filled with jagged, pointed teeth. For a mont, he kept feeling them with his fingers.
Since his body didn’t have skin, he also didn’t have lips. Thus, the jagged teeth were always on display. They weren’t exactly teeth in the general sense of the word. Instead of being human teeth, they were natural extensions of his unique composition. They were larger than human teeth, triangular in shape, tapering to a point, and razor-sharp.
So the evolution into Stage 2 had given him a new weapon. In addition to his claws and tentacles, he could now use his jaws in battles, allowing him to bite his enemies. The thought of ripping pieces of flesh out of his enemies with his newly ford teeth filled him with a strange mix of revulsion and excitent.
He then gingerly closed his large mouth, and the jagged teeth interlocked with each other. They fit together seamlessly, forming a nacing barrier that seed to blend flawlessly with the rest of his obsidian-like face—or snout, as it seed to be a more appropriate term now. His teeth pressed so closely together that it appeared as if he had no mouth at all when it was closed.
He tried to say sothing, but no sound ca out. Even though he had a mouth now, he still couldn’t speak. He didn’t have any organs for producing sounds—no lungs, no larynx, no vocal cords, no tongue, nothing. His body was still composed entirely of so kind of obsidian-like material, with mana stored within it.
Jake couldn’t see how scary he looked because there were no reflective surfaces nearby. However, he could guess that his new ferocious appearance was a stark contrast to his forrly featureless visage. If he previously appeared scary, his nacing unblinking eyes and snout-like face filled with razor-sharp teeth should now give him an absolutely terrifying look.
Finally, Jake withdrew his hands from his face and took a few steps across the roof. Imdiately, he beca aware of a few things. There was a fluidity to his movents that he hadn’t thought possible before. His agility and control over his body had reached a whole new level. His senses and mind had also beco much sharper. He wondered why this was the case. Perhaps, he’d acquired new skills? It was ti to find out.
He closed his eyes and summoned his stats. Instantly, a flood of system ssages filled his mind.
You have successfully evolved into Stage 2 “Savage Ascent”. You will now receive 5 SP with each level-up.
Each of your attributes has received 20 points:
Body has gone up from 7 to 27;
Mind has gone up from 5 to 25;
Magick has gone up from 5 to 25.
The following of your abilities have been elevated from Common to Uncommon, unlocking 1 new upgrade:
Claws.
The following of your skills have been elevated from Common to Uncommon, unlocking 1 new upgrade:
Enhanced Senses;
Enhanced Agility;
Enhanced Intelligence.
The Evolution Stage 2: "Savage Ascent" section has been unlocked in the Genetic Developnt Interface.
You have received 5,000 XP.
You have gained enough XP to level up. Your level went up from 29 to 30. You have gained 5 SP.
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Wow, Jake thought. He felt a wave of excitent wash over him. Receiving 20 points for each of his attributes explained why he was more agile and had sharper senses and mind. Each of his skills that had evolved to the Uncommon rarity now had a new upgrade available for purchase. These were all very exciting developnts.
Also, evolving into Stage 2 had given him 5,000 XP, causing him to level up and granting him 5 SP. The prospect of receiving five skill points upon each level-up filled him with a great sense of excitent.
Finally, he dismissed the system ssages and shifted his attention to his stats.
Na: Jake Turner
Race: Ex-Human Morphus
Evolution Stage 2: “Savage Ascent”
Level: 30
XP: 1750/3875
SP: 5
MP: 17,965
Body: 27
Mind: 25
Magick: 25
Claws: Rank II (100%) (Upgrades: 2 of 4) (Uncommon)
Swords: Rank I (100%) (Upgrades: 3 of 3) (Common)
Bladed Tentacles: Rank I (74%) (Upgrades: 1 of 3) (Common)
Enhanced Senses: Rank II (100%) (Upgrades: 0 of 4) (Uncommon)
Enhanced Agility: Rank II (100%) (Upgrades: 3 of 4) (Uncommon)
Enhanced Intelligence: Rank II (100%) (Upgrades: 0 of 4) (Uncommon)
Enhanced Reflexes: Rank I (78%) (Upgrades: 0 of 3) (Common)
Enhanced Strength: Rank I (0%) (Upgrades: 0 of 3) (Common)
Enhanced Regeneration: Rank I (0%) (Upgrades: 0 of 3) (Common)
Feral Instincts: Rank I (0%) (Upgrades: 0 of 3) (Common)
One by one, he used four skill points to raise Claws, Enhanced Agility, Enhanced Senses, and Enhanced Intelligence from Rank II to Rank III. He used the fifth skill point to increase Swords from Rank I to Rank II. The progress bar for each of these skills and abilities reset to zero, ready to progress once more. Each of the skills that had evolved from Common to Uncommon had a new upgrade available, but since Jake had no more skill points at the mont, he decided to check them out at a later ti. He then opened the skill store.
Genetic Developnt Interface
Evolution Stage 1: “Primordial Form”
Abilities: 3 of 4
Skills: 7 of 7
Ability: Smashfists
Requirents: Body 2
Cost: 2,000 MP
Skill: Enhanced Senses
Requirents: None
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Enhanced Agility
Requirents: None
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Enhanced Intelligence
Requirents: None
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Enhanced Reflexes
Requirents: Body 5, Mind 3
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Enhanced Strength
Requirents: Body 5
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Enhanced Regeneration
Requirents: Body 7, Magick 5, Mind 3
Cost: Already Owned
Skill: Feral Instincts
Requirents: Mind 5, Magick 3
Cost: Already Owned
Ability: Claws
Requirents: Body 1
Cost: Already Owned
Ability: Swords
Requirents: Body 3
Cost: Already Owned
Ability: Bladed Tentacles
Requirents: Body 2, Magick 1
Cost: Already Owned
It was the old section that contained skills and abilities from his previous stage, “Primordial Form.” The only ability he had yet to acquire from this section was Smashfists. As for Bladed Tentacles, they initially were not present on the list. Instead, they were added after he completed a mutation research quest. Anyway, having evolved to Stage 2, he could now access the second section of the Genetic Developnt Interface. He did so with a thought.
Evolution Stage 2: "Savage Ascent" (Level 25)
Abilities: 0 of 4
Skills: 0 of 4
Ability: Gravity Leap
Requirents: Body 43, Mind 40, Magick 37
Cost: 17,000 MP
Ability: Acidic Spit
Requirents: Body 45, Magick 45
Cost: 20,000 MP
Ability: Serpentine Form
Requirents: Body 50, Mind 45, Magick 50
Cost: 25,000 MP
Ability: Spikes
Requirents: Body 60, Magick 65
Cost: 30,000 MP
Skill: Enhanced Durability
Requirents: Body 30
Cost: 12,000 MP
Skill: Adhesive Secretion
Requirents: Body 40, Magick 35
Cost: 15,000 MP
Skill: Toxic Resistance
Requirents: Body 45
Cost: 23,000 MP
Skill: Adaptive Armor
Requirents: Body 55, Magick 50
Cost: 27,000 MP
Currently, there were four skills and four abilities in the section, but Jake was aware that more could be added after he completed additional mutation research quests, as was the case with the Bladed Tentacles ability.
Jake couldn’t help but notice that all the skills and abilities in the second section were much more expensive than those in the previous one. The cheapest one was Enhanced Durability, priced at a whopping 12,000 MP. While he could purchase it, he didn’t et its attribute requirent yet. Also, buying it would have left him with only 5,000 MP, which probably wasn’t all that much now. Since he had just evolved into the next form and beco much more powerful, his body would likely require significantly more mana to function than before.
The requirents for the skills and abilities in the second section were also substantial. Out of curiosity, he randomly chose so of the skills and skimd through them without paying too much attention to the descriptions. Since he couldn’t buy any of them at the mont, he was mostly interested in their rarity. It turned out that each of them was of the Uncommon rarity and therefore had four available upgrades.
After Jake finished examining all the new information in both his stats and the skill store, he opened his eyes, causing all the information to disappear.
The first rays of morning sunlight touched his altered form. Having evolved into Stage 2, Jake was excited to continue his journey as a mutant, ready to tackle new challenges along the way.
Wheeling around, he ran toward the edge of the roof. With his attributes greatly increased, he moved with even more speed and agility than before. Reaching the edge of the roof, he easily launched himself toward the next building.
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