My Talent Skill Mutated

Captain Lin glanced at the time on his Life Watch, then looked at the crowd.

"It is now 13:05. Remember, the operation will last twenty-four hours. We will gather here to leave at this same time tomorrow. Understood?"

"Understood!" the nineteen of them replied in unison.

Captain Lin nodded. "Good. Move out. If you run into trouble, you can fire a signal flare or call for help via radio."

"Yes, sir!" they replied.

...

The group quickly split up and departed. Chen Yu’s team of four headed toward the southeast sector.

Soon, their figures were swallowed by the forest.

The mountain forest was dense, the vegetation exceptionally lush.

Towering ferns stood five or six meters tall, and some of the great trees reached heights of dozens or even a hundred meters.

The Crane Ridge Anomaly was more like a vast, primeval forest.

The four advanced through the forest with Cai Kun in the lead. An Ran and Meng Li guarded the flanks, while Chen Yu brought up the rear.

Specks of light filtered down through the canopy.

It was quiet in the forest.

As he walked, Chen Yu kept his eyes on the Life Fluctuation Detector.

It could locate any mutated beast within a five-hundred-meter radius.

—

More than half an hour passed. The four had been moving at a good pace and had already crossed several hills.

However, they hadn’t encountered a single mutated beast.

They could hear occasional roars in the distance, yet they hadn’t met a single one. It was honestly a bit strange.

BZZZT—!

Just as they crested a hill, the Life Detector in their hands suddenly buzzed an alert. The group instantly went on guard.

One by one, red dots appeared on the screen.

More than a dozen red dots materialized.

When they showed up, they showed up in force.

Chen Yu drew his battle blade, but the other three did not.

"Northeast."

"Let’s go!"

Cai Kun muttered, his figure quickly moving northeast.

In the dense forest, nine ferocious-looking monsters appeared.

They had purple skin, and each monster was as large as a tiger.

Their faces were extremely ugly.

A nauseating liquid dripped from their bodies. DRIP. DRIP.

"What the hell are these things?"

Staring at the nine bizarre monsters, Chen Yu couldn’t recognize what species of mutated beast they were.

He had studied quite a bit about mutated beasts and knew at least one or two hundred species.

But these purple monsters before him were truly rare.

A complete mishmash.

The pack of purple monsters stared at Chen Yu’s group, and the group stared back.

For a brief moment, both sides fell silent.

Compared to other mutated beasts, the purple monsters weren’t particularly large, but their auras were powerful.

All nine of them were Level 2 mutated beasts!

"Now that’s a big haul!"

Chen Yu’s eyes burned with fervor.

In his eyes, mutated beasts were the Source of Life for his own Evolution!

"Senior, what are these monsters? A new species? I’ve never seen them before."

An Ran asked.

Cai Kun replied, "They’re Taoshou. Extremely vicious, incredibly fast, and capable of unleashing sonic blasts."

"Taoshou..."

Hearing Cai Kun’s explanation, the others immediately understood.

"Leave these mutated beasts to me," Chen Yu offered. "I just broke through, and I want to test my strength."

"Hmm?"

The other three looked at him.

"Alright."

Cai Kun nodded. An Ran and Meng Li had no objections either.

ROAR—!

Just then, the nine Taoshou roared. The air trembled as a visible sonic wave swept toward Chen Yu’s group.

But they all reacted swiftly, easily dodging the sonic blast. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

The large trees and unknown ferns behind them were instantly pulverized, a testament to the sonic wave’s destructive power.

SWOOSH—!

Channeling Qi into his legs, Chen Yu erupted with astonishing speed, appearing before the nine Taoshou in an instant.

WHOOSH—!

He thrust out a palm, and a torrent of blue Extreme Cold Frost shot forth from it.

It swept over them like a blizzard!

The Taoshou roared, but the sound quickly died out.

The frost spread, and the forest’s temperature plummeted. The very air seemed to freeze as the nine Taoshou were instantly encased in ice, becoming statues.

"Slash!!"

Leaping into the air, his Vibrating Gold Battle Blade hummed as he unleashed a three-meter-long wave of blade energy.

CRACK~

The blade energy sliced through the air, shattering the frozen Taoshou statues. Icy fragments of flesh splattered across the ground.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

An Ran stepped forward, clapping. She looked at Chen Yu and gave him a thumbs-up. "You’re basically an AoE Mage now. Awesome!"

Chen Yu gave a faint smile, while Meng Li, standing to the side, gave him a deep look.

’To unleash such a powerful freezing aura with a single palm, one that even Level 2 mutated beasts can’t withstand... Compared to last time, his progress is astounding.’

’To reach this level through self-study, without any systematic training at a Superpower Academy, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him exceptionally talented.’

"Not bad. Your ability is even more effective against large numbers of mutated beasts." Cai Kun’s eyes showed his approval.

"It’s all about teamwork," Chen Yu said with a slight smile.

"Let’s go. We’ll keep moving." Cai Kun didn’t say much more, taking the lead again while Chen Yu continued to cover the rear.

As they walked, Chen Yu summoned his interface to check the increase in his Source of Life.

1138.

The nine Level 2 Taoshou had given him a total of six hundred points of Source of Life.

’I can evolve...’ Chen Yu thought to himself as he looked at the Source of Life on his interface.

A thousand points of Source of Life were enough for his physical body to evolve to Tier Three.

’I’ll find a place to evolve later.’ The thought flashed through Chen Yu’s mind.

Physical Evolution, unlike Skill upgrades, caused a noticeable disturbance.

It was best not to be too conspicuous.

—

After passing through the dense forest, the group stopped. Ahead of them, a plain spread out.

On the plain lay a ruined city. Damaged skyscrapers stood tall, and the wreckage of airplanes—and even spaceships—littered a dilapidated highway.

The broken skyscrapers, the dilapidated highway, the wreckage of planes and spaceships—all of it proved that this was once the city of a thriving civilization.

Now, however, it was nothing but ruins.

Discovering traces of civilization in an Abyssal Realm was not particularly surprising.

In the vast Starry Cosmos, anything was possible.

The Nine Realms occupied by humanity were but a drop in the ocean of the entire Starry Cosmos.

The existence of such a civilization also proved that this was once a world of highly intelligent beings.

Perhaps it, too, was a world destroyed by mutated beasts.

"Captain Cai, I’ve got a bit of a stomach issue. I need to relieve myself."

Chen Yu said, breaking the silence.

Cai Kun and the other two looked at Chen Yu.

"Always an excuse to slack off. Can’t even walk this far without a break?" Meng Li said with a pout.

"Go on. We’ll wait for you here," Cai Kun said with a nod.

Chen Yu ignored Meng Li and ducked into a small grove of trees.

The three of them stood where they were, their gazes fixed on the ruined city across the plain.

...

In a small clearing within the grove, Chen Yu glanced around before focusing his thoughts.

’Evolve!’

VMMMM—!

A tremor ran through his body, and a faint red glow flickered across his skin.

A warm current washed over his flesh, bones, and internal organs.

Physical Evolution!

An indescribable feeling of satisfaction erupted from within him.

"Ahhh... that feels good."

A dozen or so seconds later, everything returned to normal.

Chen Yu felt the changes in his body. He could clearly perceive individual dust particles in the air, and an inexhaustible strength seemed to well up from within him.

His vision and reflexes had become much stronger; the difference from before his evolution was stark.

[Physical Evolution successful. Acquired Skill—Biological Force Field!]

A line of faint text appeared before Chen Yu’s eyes.

Biological Force Field!!!

’This is... a Superman-level Skill!!!’