Chapter 2: Evolutionary Atlas, Lias’s Prank
[DING! Congratulations to the player for reaching the age of eighteen, the Evolution Compendium is officially activated!]
Accompanied by a celestial voice, Chu Yi trembled all over. In that moment, tears streamed down his face involuntarily.
Damn! This Golden Finger requires coming of age at eighteen to awaken, but fortunately, it didn’t come too late!
BUZZ. BUZZ...
Chaotic shadows, like lush branches hanging down, danced wildly in madness. The dark currents resembled a living, unknown creature; as its tentacles swept, they revealed a bizarre book.
SWISH.
On the book’s cover, a massive scarlet eyeball suddenly appeared, connected by bloodshot veins, darting its gaze left and right. A vertical pupil flashed with a strange light.
"Is this... the Evolution Compendium?"
A familiar interface, a familiar book, a familiar big eyeball.
Chu Yi was dazed. This seems like a game from a small workshop, collecting evolution points for infinite evolution. But the direction of evolution leans towards a bizarre, Cthulhu style. Just the newbie rewards include Scarecrow, Slit-mouthed Woman, Zombie, Corpse Moth, Undead, Tentacle Monster, Treasure Chest Monster, Human Head Balloon... Higher-tier ones include the Hundred-Armed Giant, Bloodflesh Pope, Death Sand Worm, Demon Eye Tyrant, Immortal Spider Emperor, Drought Demon... The eeriness among them is even more terrifying and eye-opening, seriously making one question the author’s mental state. Can a carbon-based lifeform even think of this stuff? No wonder it requires one to reach eighteen; otherwise, it would bring a huge shock to his young mind.
But then he had another thought. The more bizarre they look, the stronger they are, with beings on par with gods and demons eventually emerging. So... as long as I keep hunting and gathering evolution points, I can reach the level of gods and demons.
Having been exposed to this concept, Chu Yi quickly accepted this setting. He breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. The gloom hanging over his heart was swept away.