The Ultimate Evolution
chapter-903

[Your rewards for breaking through the 50-point Strength boundary are as follows. Please choose two of the following three options as your reward.]

Following the words of the nightmare imprint, a series of choices instantly appeared in front of Sheyan.

[A. Strength of Protection: Reduce the enemy's explosive hit rate by 30% (this property has precedence), and reduce explosive hit damage sustained by 30% (this property has domain precedence).]

(Note: Ability precedences: No precedence < normal="" precedence="">< authoritative="" (crushing="" damages="" belong="" here)="">< domain="" precedence="">< domain="" authority)="" [b.="" strength="" of="" truth:="" increase="" strength="" by="" 15="" points.]="" [c.="" strength="" of="" barbarism:="" when="" a="" crushing="" damage="" check="" is="" performed="" on="" your="" attack,="" there="" will="" be="" an="" additional="" +25="" correction="" value="" (that="" is,="" if="" sheyan="" attacks="" with="" 50="" points="" of="" strength,="" the="" check="" to="" determine="" whether="" it="" would="" be="" a="" crushing="" damage="" would="" be="" calculated="" according="" to="" 75="" points="" of="" strength).="" in="" addition,="" the="" explosive="" hit="" rate="" of="" crushing="" damages="" increases="" by="" 33%.]="" sheyan="" gave="" careful="" thought="" to="" these="" three="" options.="" obviously,="" if="" the="" choice="" became="" too="" hard,="" one="" could="" never="" go="" wrong="" with="" option="" b.="" 15="" points="" of="" strength="" were="" a="" lot.="" meanwhile,="" option="" a="" focused="" on="" defense,="" and="" option="" c="" focused="" on="" offense.="" sheyan="" took="" into="" account="" that="" his="" own="" team="" was="" now="" beginning="" to="" take="" shape.="" the="" mt,="" reef,="" was="" here="" to="" stay.="" someone="" with="" a="" shield="" like="" him="" was="" suited="" to="" deal="" with="" boss-level="" creatures="" with="" high="" single-attack="" damages.="" his="" performance="" so="" far="" had="" been="" impeccable.="" sheyan's="" position="" on="" the="" team="" was="" someone="" who="" was="" more="" suited="" to="" deal="" with="" a="" large="" swarm="" of="" enemies,="" the="" kind="" that="" dealt="" lower="" damage="" but="" had="" a="" high="" attacking="" frequency="" such="" as="" a="" beast="" wave.="" it="" was="" already="" difficult="" for="" these="" ordinary="" creatures="" to="" deal="" explosive="" hits="" to="" him,="" so="" choosing="" option="" a="" would="" be="" a="" waste.="" more="" importantly,="" sheyan="" had="" once="" seen="" a="" damage="" reflection="" scroll="" in="" the="" nightmare="" realm....="" unfortunately,="" the="" seller="" was="" only="" putting="" it="" on="" display="" to="" show="" off.="" the="" price="" he="" set="" showed="" that="" he="" had="" no="" intention="" of="" selling="" it="" at="" all.="" although="" sheyan="" did="" not="" get="" his="" hands="" on="" the="" scroll,="" it="" gave="" him="" a="" rough="" goal="" for="" evolution.="" with="" damage="" reflection,="" the="" harder="" the="" enemy="" hit,="" the="" more="" they="" will="" hurt="" themselves.="" sheyan="" may="" sometimes="" even="" wish="" for="" the="" enemy="" to="" deal="" explosive="" hits.="" therefore,="" after="" some="" careful="" consideration,="" sheyan="" chose="" options="" b="" and="" c.="" by="" this="" time,="" the="" damage="" of="" '+7="" west'="" had="" gradually="" fallen="" behind.="" after="" sheyan="" return="" to="" the="" realm,="" he="" would="" make="" finding="" a="" weapon="" his="" top="" priority.="" his="" current="" strength="" was="" 72.="" after="" selecting="" options="" b="" and="" c,="" he="" would="" have="" 112="" points="" of="" strength="" in="" crushing="" damage="" checks!="" even="" growth="" hunters="" would="" suffer="" crushing="" damages="" from="" his="" attacks="" if="" they="" had="" less="" than="" 55="" points="" of="" strength!="" although="" all="" growth="" hunters="" had="" received="" the="" reward="" of="" pure="" attributes="" x2,="" there="" shouldn't="" be="" many="" outside="" the="" strength-types="" and="" some="" agility-types="" who="" could="" reach="" 27="" points="" of="" strength="" when="" they="" broke="" through="" the="" boundary.="" not="" to="" mention="" that="" sheyan="" also="" had="" curse-mixes="" to="" reduce="" their="" attributes!="" after="" selecting="" the="" reward="" for="" breaking="" through="" the="" 50-point="" strength="" boundary,="" sheyan's="" pure="" strength="" without="" equipment="" reached="" 67="" points.="" so,="" he="" had="" one="" more="" reward="" -="" the="" reward="" for="" breaking="" through="" the="" 50-point="" pure="" strength="" boundary.="" the="" options="" were="" as="" follows.="" [a:="" base="" attribute="" ability="" reward="" ii="" -="" strength="" of="" thorns:="" your="" attack="" will="" get="" an="" additional="" damage="" of="" 1/3="" of="" the="" total="" damage="" done="" to="" you="" by="" the="" target="" in="" the="" last="" 5="" seconds.="" 'the="" power="" of="" thorns'="" has="" a="" cooldown="" of="" 5="" seconds,="" and="" the="" amount="" of="" additional="" damage="" will="" not="" exceed="" 600/1200="" points="" (corresponding="" to="" contestants/storyline="" characters="" respectively)]="" [b.="" base="" attribute="" ability="" reward="" iii="" -="" strength="" of="" the="" fanatic:="" whenever="" your="" hp="" drops="" by="" 10%,="" your="" attack="" power="" will="" increase="" by="" 3%="" and="" your="" attack="" speed="" will="" increase="" by="" 5%.="" even="" when="" you="" are="" not="" injured,="" you="" will="" have="" a="" bonus="" of="" 5%="" attack="" power="" and="" 10%="" attack="" speed.]="" [c.="" base="" attribute="" ability="" reward="" iii="" -="" strength="" of="" the="" sky:="" perform="" a="" strength="" check="" for="" every="" successful="" hit="" on="" the="" enemy.="" if="" you="" pass="" the="" strength="" check,="" there="" is="" a="" 25%="" chance="" to="" interrupt="" a="" random="" beneficial="" effect="" on="" the="" target="" (including,="" but="" not="" limited="" to,="" attribute="" buffs,="" protective="" layers,="" and="" aura="" effects).="" lasts="" for="" 30="" seconds.="" this="" ability="" can="" be="" repeatedly="" triggered,="" but="" there="" will="" only="" be="" one="" interrupted="" effect="" (unable="" to="" stack).="" this="" ability="" has="" domain="" precedence.]="" [d.="" base="" attribute="" ability="" reward="" iii="" -="" strength="" of="" the="" earth:="" whenever="" a="" strength="" check="" is="" performed="" (including,="" but="" not="" limited="" to,="" attribute="" checks,="" equipment="" requirement="" checks,="" and="" skill="" checks),="" the="" strength="" requirement="" is="" reduced="" by="" 25%.="" this="" effect="" has="" domain="" precedence.]="" for="" these="" four="" choices,="" sheyan="" still="" considered="" the="" problem="" from="" the="" perspective="" of="" the="" team.="" with="" the="" new="" addition="" of="" zi="" and="" the="" successful="" promotion="" of="" brother="" black="" to="" growth="" hunter,="" the="" team's="" damage="" output,="" which="" used="" to="" be="" their="" weakness,="" had="" received="" a="" significant="" boost.="" furthermore,="" party="" ace="" would="" have="" no="" problem="" recruiting="" strong="" damage="" dealers="" if="" they="" wanted="" to.="" maybe="" they="" couldn't="" attract="" natural="" monsters="" like="" aziz,="" but="" those="" a="" tier="" below="" would="" line="" up="" for="" the="" opportunity="" to="" join="" them.="" therefore,="" sheyan="" chose="" the="" unpopular="" ability,="" 'strength="" of="" the="" sky'.="" this="" was="" a="" very="" malicious="" ability="" that="" could="" null="" the="" opponent's="" buff.="" imagine="" if="" skull's="" metal="" armour="" enhancement="" on="" his="" subordinates="" suddenly="" disappeared="" after="" receiving="" sheyan's="" attack,="" or="" if="" the="" glory="" party="" suddenly="" lost="" zeus'="" gravitational="" field,="" or="" if="" the="" magic="" shield="" on="" mage="" contestants="" were="" suddenly="" gone.="" the="" effect="" even="" lasts="" for="" 30="" seconds.="" such="" a="" despicable="" ability!="" for="" his="" secondary="" attribute="" (tertiary="" really),="" sheyan="" unhesitatingly="" chose="" perceptive="" sense,="" and="" very="" simply="" chose="" the="" option="" to="" increase="" his="" perceptive="" sense="" by="" 15="" points.="" sheyan="" realised="" that="" his="" charm,="" intelligence,="" and="" spirit="" attributes="" had="" ​​all="" reached="" 20="" points,="" but="" there="" was="" no="" prompt="" to="" draw="" a="" reward.="" after="" an="" enquiry,="" he="" found="" out="" that="" the="" 20-point="" pure="" attribute="" reward="" was="" limited="" to="" normal="" contestants="" and="" reserve-duty="" growth="" hunters.="" once="" he="" became="" a="" growth="" hunter,="" the="" setting="" would="" become="" obsolete.="" this="" was="" akin="" to="" how="" an="" elementary="" student="" who="" could="" solve="" college="" problems="" was="" a="" genius,="" a="" child="" prodigy;="" but="" a="" college="" student="" who="" could="" solve="" college="" problems="" was="" something="" to="" be="" expected.="" sheyan="" felt="" that="" the="" explanation="" was="" quite="" reasonable.="" he="" thought="" back="" to="" his="" previous="" experience="" and="" couldn't="" help="" but="" lament,="" 'if="" only="" i="" knew....sigh.'="" sheyan's="" reaction="" implied="" that="" he="" did="" have="" a="" bit="" of="" regret.="" although="" he="" had="" guessed="" this,="" and="" had="" recognised="" the="" importance="" of="" laying="" down="" a="" good="" foundation,="" but,="" after="" all,="" speculation="" was="" speculation.="" before="" he="" saw="" it="" with="" his="" own="" eyes,="" he="" couldn't="" be="" totally="" sure="" of="" his="" guesses.="" if="" sheyan="" could="" confirm="" beforehand="" the="" fact="" that="" all="" his="" base="" attributes="" would="" double,="" he="" estimated="" that="" he="" could="" hang="" on="" for="" at="" least="" three="" more="" worlds.="" by="" doing="" so,="" he="" should="" be="" able="" to="" reach="" the="" pure="" 50-point="" boundary="" in="" 2="" attributes="" as="" a="" normal="" contestant.="" alas,="" the="" world="" had="" no="" cure="" for="" regret.="" it="" also="" explained="" why="" reef="" was="" so="" strong="" after="" his="" breakthrough,="" after="" staying="" for="" a="" long="" time="" as="" a="" reserve-duty="" growth="" hunter.="" sheyan="" stayed="" rooted="" to="" the="" spot.="" his="" past="" experienced="" slowly="" flowed="" through="" his="" mind="" like="" a="" river.="" after="" a="" long="" time,="" he="" sighed="" deeply.="" suddenly,="" sheyan="" felt="" a="" quake="" under="" his="" feet.="" he="" looked="" towards="" the="" distance="" and="" saw="" that="" the="" barrier="" at="" the="" edge="" of="" the="" area="" had="" disappeared.="" a="" powerful="" force="" hid="" behind="" the="" dark,="" turbulent="" clouds.="" a="" large="" amount="" of="" blood-red="" lightning="" struck="" down="" to="" erode="" the="" edge="" of="" the="" space.="" a="" blood-red="" lightning="" flashed,="" illuminating="" the="" darkness="" in="" a="" corner!="" in="" the="" bright="" light,="" sheyan="" saw="" numerous="" pipelines="" in="" the="" void="" that="" intertwined="" with="" each="" other="" like="" human="" blood="" vessels.="" the="" pipeline="" looked="" metallic,="" but="" they="" also="" had="" the="" flexibility="" of="" soft="" tissues.="" sheyan="" could="" feel="" a="" large="" amount="" of="" electric="" current="" surging="" in="" them.="" the="" life="" of="" this="" trial="" ground....was="" coming="" to="" an="" end.="" sheyan="" instantly="" put="" forth="" the="" request="" to="" leave="" the="" trial="" ground,="" but="" his="" request="" was="" not="" immediately="" implemented.="" instead,="" he="" received="" a="" notification:="" [reserve-duty="" growth="" hunter="" no.="" 1018,="" due="" to="" your="" military="" rank,="" you="" received="" a="" reminder:="" you="" still="" have="" three="" unallocated="" free="" attribute="" points.="" if="" there="" are="" no="" special="" circumstances,="" you="" are="" advised="" to="" allocate="" them="" before="" leaving="" the="" trial="" ground.]="" sheyan="" stared="" blankly="" at="" the="" notification.="" the="" first="" thing="" he="" noticed="" was="" that="" the="" realm="" still="" addressed="" him="" as="" a="" reserve-duty="" growth="" hunter.="" secondly,="" he="" realised="" that="" this="" was="" information="" that="" required="" a="" certain="" military="" rank="" to="" receive,="" so="" he="" immediately="" assigned="" the="" three="" free="" attribute="" points="" to="" his="" physique.="" the="" collapse="" of="" the="" trial="" ground="" was="" in="" full="" force="" by="" now.="" the="" blood-red="" lightnings="" and="" black="" clouds="" greedily="" teared="" at="" the="" unresisting="" land.="" sheyan="" once="" again="" issued="" a="" request="" for="" return.="" he="" disappeared="" instantly,="" to="" return="" back="" to="" the="" abandoned="" alien="" base="" below="" the="" statue="" of="" liberty.="" after="" his="" return,="" sheyan="" immediately="" realised="" the="" nightmare="" imprint="" on="" his="" chest="" was="" glowing="" brightly.="" it="" was="" also="" stinging="" hot.="" notifications="" from="" the="" nightmare="" imprint="" appeared="" again:="" [contestant="" no.="" 1018,="" congratulations="" on="" officially="" passing="" the="" boundary="" breakthrough="" trial="" to="" become="" a="" powerful="" growth="" hunter.="" next,="" you="" have="" to="" further="" refine="" your="" path="" for="" growth!="" the="" title="" of="" growth="" hunter="" only="" shows="" that="" you="" have="" successfully="" changed="" from="" a="" civilian="" to="" a="" beginner="" warrior!]="" [hint:="" from="" the="" moment="" you="" became="" a="" growth="" hunter,="" your="" main="" attributes="" are="" strength="" and="" physique.="" you="" need="" to="" spend="" 3="" free="" attribute="" points="" to="" increase="" these="" attributes="" by="" 1.]="" [hint:="" from="" the="" moment="" you="" became="" a="" growth="" hunter,="" your="" secondary="" attribute="" is="" perceptive="" sense.="" you="" need="" to="" spend="" 5="" free="" attribute="" points="" to="" increase="" this="" attribute="" by="" 1.]="" [hint:="" from="" the="" moment="" you="" became="" a="" growth="" hunter,="" you="" need="" to="" spend="" 7="" free="" attribute="" points="" to="" increase="" all="" other="" base="" attributes="" by="" 1.]="" (author's="" note:="" at="" the="" beginning="" of="" the="" previous="" lotr="" arc,="" a="" lot="" of="" people="" questioned="" how="" the="" mage="" contestant,="" yerna,="" could="" stay="" alive="" despite="" being="" ganged="" up="" on="" like="" that.="" well,="" now="" you="">