The Ultimate Evolution
chapter-79

"So that’s the case." Sheyan roughly figured out the tragedy of Chris’s party.

If not for Sheyan’s outstanding perceptive sense and his quick thinking, he would’ve been caught up in the deluding vicious cycle of that invincible spirit.

While waiting for the damned negative buff to wear off, Sheyan leaked out a cold grin as he held onto the bottleneck of the bottle. He decided to use an efficient and swift approach to open up this conspiracy filled, supernaturally tough bottle.

"Piank!" This durable glass bottle was smashed hard against the opposite wall. Although the algae and moss that lodged onto the external of the glass provided some sort of cushioning, Sheyan had utilized his entire bodily strength!

Under the high pressure of 12 points of strength, this rum bottle exploded into fragments scattering everywhere. During the moment it shattered, a strange serene radiance glowed from inside. That radiance swelled up like a mist, and rapidly spiralled into the air. It then metamorphosed into a blurry light blue transparent apparition.

The apparition’s face consisted of high cheekbones, protruding lightbulb like eyes which enhanced its already terrifying appearance. Its model was akin to the ghost army in the Lord of the Rings.

Sheyan instantly activated his ‘insight’ ability. This was despite a red warning appearing, due to Sheyan having already used the ability an entire 9 times and his perilous economic situation. Without paying up utility ponts it was no doubt showed him a red deficit letter.

This ability had been extremely advantageous for him, even though he was a contestant that had no anticipations/ foresights towards the future storyline, through this ability, he was still able to obtain huge reliable amounts of information.

Following the activation of insight, gentle rays enshrouded onto this apparition, causing it to make a threatening gesture. Sheyan instantaneously obtained first-hand information.

[ ‘Contract Apparition’ (Loyal servant spirit, only a portion of its protective instincts remained) ]

[ Species: Dead spirit ]

[ Life span: 24 hours (Remaining of 23 hours 57 minutes) ]

[ Height: 4 inches, Weight: nil ]

[ Strength: 8 points ]

[ Agility: 7 points ]

[ Physique: 5 points ]

[ Perceptive sense: 11 points ]

[ Charm: 0 points ]

[ Intelligence: ? points ]

[ Spirit: ? points ]

[ Remaining life points: 50 points ]

[ Dead spirit category characteristic: Immune to fear, illness, deformation, pains, bleeding effects. ]

[ Dead spirit category characteristic: Divine type ability will deal twofolds damage, fire type will deal 1.5 folds damage. ]

[ Passive ability: Blur – 50% chance of an enemy’s attack rendered ineffective. Suppressed by divine type abilities, unable to prevent damage from any divine type. ]

[ Ability: ? ]

[ Ability: ? ]

Sheyan looked at the question marks in this report. He understood that his own intelligence and spirit could not match up greatly. Therefore, certain accurate information was unable to be displayed. Looking at the ‘Blur’ skill of that apparition, a portion of comprehension grew in his heart; looks like after the minerals mixed in with the wax were released, the highest negative buff that a person inhaling it would be ‘50% chance of rendering attacks ineffective’.

Based on that negative buff, in addition to its ‘Blur’ skill, it was no wonder that Chris’s party could not cause any harm to it.

There was an underlying message, it was either the divine type ability was relatively rare, or it was considered a relatively high level ability. If not, Chris’s party would have at least one contestant who could use an ability of similar type.

Observing the apparition whistling and twirling around in the room, Sheyan reached out his left hand. Instantly, his cobalt steel exoskeleton materialised on his arm.

Although the apparition seemed pretty terrifying, Sheyan had likewise faced off with a horrifying creature like the decaying undead. That was considered a warm-up and he currently felt no hint of pressure.

Nevertheless, he could imagine Chris’s party, whom had inhaled the mysteriously vile poisonous fog and coupled with them having no preparation beforehand, they would’ve definitely been frightened stiff when encountering such a creature thought to only exist in fables!

Sheyan had no long range battle capabilities. Therefore, naturally he arched his body down, and aiming towards that apparition, he charged at it viciously.

Floating in mid air, the apparition abruptly shuddered hazily. Then, it raised its misty fuzzy arms directly at Sheyan. Simultaneously, a gigantic formless vortex formed at the front of its arm. The vortex was not absorbing air or water, but the surrounding heat!

Sheyan couldn’t help quivering violently as he felt a cold chill gripping part of his heart. Concurrently, he received a notification.

[ You have been cursed by the contract apparition ]

[ You will lose 100 HP within 5 minutes ]

Everything was similar to what Chris had estimated. The only difference was, the unlucky victim had a mere 50 HP at that time, and did not even last for 3 minutes. Instead, Sheyan felt vigorous and lively even after 3 minutes.

After releasing its curse, that apparition had consumed quite a bit of energy and remained floating on its original spot. Sheyan did not show any courtesy as he pounded across with his ferocious fist!

When his fist came into contact with the surface of the apparition, he felt the skin on his left hand suddenly immerse in frost; as though he had plunged his hand into ice water. A layer of ripple correlated across the surface of the apparition, causing Sheyan’s attack to completely be negated; as though hitting an empty space.

Passive skill, ‘Blur’ success!

Sadly, Sheyan hadn’t anticipate for the mysterious skill of this apparition. Once his fist failed to contact with something, his whole body tumbled forward and his fist heavily smashed onto the opposite wall. The tough wooden board cracked under such ferocity, producing crackling sounds as wood pieces and dust puffed out.

The bartender below shouted out in frustration.

"Oi oi oi! The mister above, I remember you telling me you wanted to rest and not destroy the room. If you are unable to calm yourself, then I will be delighted to clear your head a little. Presently, I regrettably have to increase your bill for repair fees."

Sheyan answered by tossing a bag of coins down.

He immediately turned around, staring at that apparition in front of him, he once again raised his fist.

The candle flames brightly reflected against the cobalt steel exoskeleton, flashing out a cold glimmer!

That apparition spat out a mouth of white vapor, it rapidly flew towards Sheyan. After it swept past the nearby table, this floating dull mist suddenly lifted up a knife from the table, before slicing forward like lightning.

Sheyan’s fist once again failed to connect, because he had no time to react, that knife sliced open a long wound across his face. Blood trickled down the wound like a small red serpent, giving off a miserable look.

In spite of that, Sheyan was relaxed as though he just released a heavy load. Perceiving the necessity for this apparition to borrow a weapon to conduct its attack, therefore, it meant that it didn’t possess further stronger killing abilities. Furthermore, Sheyan had his innate ability ‘Endurance’, such an injury was nothing to him.

Thus, Sheyan’s only worry was if this apparition would suddenly release another of its ‘curse’! Regardless of how much vitality he had, he would still be unable to withstand another blow.

Sheyan once again bent forward, leaning his centre of gravity forward, he once again barrelled in aggressively. In that moment, Sheyan had already braced his entire body, like a long bow that was extended fully. He was extremely clear in his heart, he had consecutively missed two entire strikes!

Following the probability of 50%, the chance of three consecutive strikes to hit was a lowly 80%! Sheyan inhaled deeply, his eyes ignited with a blazing fury!

His pair of eyes were not blazing with hatred nor anger, but from top to bottom, it was pure insanity! They were like a devout extreme religious believer, and nothing could replace the faith in his heart!

This time, the shimmering white cobalt steel exoskeleton whizzed in mid air, splitting apart the air with its pressing strength as it heavily crashed against the body of the apparition. This time, Sheyan felt something different from the previous two rounds. He was completely unable to restrain himself, as he felt his fist had immersed into the interior of an extremely viscous substance, with an interior boiling with dense eeriness!

Nevertheless, the latent insanity within the fist exploded out like a one-off destructive torrent!

Under the immense agony, the apparition suddenly faced upwards; extending its mouth before issuing out an extremely sorrowful and piercing shrill. It seemed as though something was exploding forth with unparalleled maliciousness within it. This screech was so abrupt, it echoed around the entire room, piercing into his brain and the rest of his body.

Such an internal attack caused Sheyan, who was bearing the brunt of it, to be overwhelmed in dizziness and tottered on the verge of collapse. Then, the apparition seized the opportunity to fly out of the door, however as it flew, it left spots of facula from its back; resembling a comet that was gradually dissipating. Evidently, the strike it received from Sheyan wasn’t light.

After roughly 3-4 seconds, Sheyan regained control of his body. His battle with the apparition had not exceeded a minute, as such, the damage caused by the curse had not even reached 30 points. Astoundingly, after being assailed by such an unprecedented sorrowful screech, his life points had dropped by 70 points.

When Sheyan urgently accessed his battle statistics from the nightmare imprint, he became gravely shocked!