Leon summersaults, dodging the attack from the swordsman, while at the same time kicking the back of his head, knocking him out cold. His attack patterns have become more standardised, quite different from his erratic and suicidal movements.
'What the hell is happening? How can he move like this!? ' He might look calm on the outside, but in reality, he is shocked by his own pet's growth; he surpasses his expectations exceedingly.
[The reason for this is the system.]
Suddenly, the voice that he has been missing all of this time rings in his head, shocking him. He freezes but quickly recovers; no one realised his earlier reaction.
'You had awoken!? ' He is shocked and excited; he knows that it was something good this time. The system might not have told him anything, but clearly obtaining the full limit of his normal and advanced gene enhancement affected her greatly.
[The system apologises for any inconvenience caused by its sudden slumber; it does not have any relevant data regarding the great changes within one's physique if they obtain a hundred in any grade of genetic enhancement.]
'What do you mean by this? ' He is confused; there seems to be no record in their world about changes after obtaining a full-limit gene enhancement other than obtaining more strength.
[The system has wiped the host's current body of any limitations, but it still can only contain a hundred genetic enhancements per grade.]
He remembers this, but he ignores the question about his limit; he already felt lucky to be given a second chance. Also, after obtaining more information regarding this world, having a hundred at any grade of gene enhancement is already considered a blessing; in fact, he had not heard anyone from their homeworld that has the same number of limits as him.
Those from the higher race might have had a couple of individuals that had similar limits as him, but they are still considered rare.
[The system has been trying to solve the question regarding the limit, trying to find any way to increase the upper limit, but after the host obtains a hundred advanced gene enhancements, the host's body suddenly undergoes a great change, similar to that of a genetic lifeform evolving into a higher grade.]
'If my current change is like an evolution, it should not have affected you that much, as the Gemstone of Life is capable of doing the same thing and is indispensable to you.' He is still confused.
[The Gemstone of Life is capable of granting evolution through certain methods, but it is still just a simple adaptation to life, where the body grows to its peak by using the genes that it has, which means tracing the path of one's ancestor and erasing any impurities or weaknesses like a human's appendix.]
He realises that the introduction of the Gemstone of Life was created by the aliens who created the system by watching life on earth evolve and adapt to the changes in its world.
[The gene enhancement of this world is actually more terrifying; the Gemstone of Life has its advantages, but it is still limited to the peak of the human physique. In order to fix this great flaw, my creators created the system to upgrade the soul of its host.]
[Gene enhancement breaks the lock of its possessor; one hundred is the limit because it is the requirement for one to destroy the genetic lock and obtain a supernatural power, which is why the majority of supernatural lifeforms are considered terrifying.]
'Amazing, but why are the Azure Berserk Monkey and Wretched Flying Eye weaker than I expected? ' This is something about which he is confused. He heard rumours regarding just how dangerous supernatural lifeforms are, but they are actually weaker than his expectations.
[They are considered fake supernatural lifeforms; the Azure Berserk Monkeys are descendant of other Azure Berserk Monkeys; only the true supernatural was it's king; and if the system's hypothesis is not wrong, the current king of the Azure Berserk Monkey is actually a Blue Rage Monkey that has evolved step by step, unlocking its gene lock; the system warns the host that even with the help of Cleo's Clone (Leon), the probability of winning is below one percent against the Azure Berserk Monkey King.]
'What about the wretched flying eye? Why is it so weak to the point that it was defeated by the joint attack of me and Leon?'
[Different from the Azure Berserk Monkeys that are born as one of the weakest supernatural lifeforms, the Wretched Flying Eye is created artificially by the Fallen Owls; just like Cleo's Clone (Leon), they use their soul power as fuel for their forced evolution, but it seems that it screwed with its soul.]
He sighs inwardly. He thought that with his current strength, he would be able to contend against supernatural lifeforms, but it seems that he was just underestimating his enemies.
'But wait, if this is the case, then why is there no true supernatural lifeform present? ' This war involves the entire realm; why is the presence of the true supernatural lifeforms not visible?
[That is something the system is trying to find out; only theories are present, and the most obvious one of them is due to the suppression of the real world as they have superpowers that can distort space and reality around them.]
BAM! Leon punches the dagger-throwing warrior, causing the number of conscious warriors present to dwindle into three: the injured and exhausted bull warrior, the archer, and the disoriented winged warrior.
Cleo raises his hand and shakes his head as he sighs in disappointment.
"I had seen enough; it seems that I am expecting too much from all of you. I shall give you another chance. For the people that I will call out, you guys need to accomplish a different mission. I just want you to give me the heads of ten advanced lifeforms or a hundred normal lifeforms during this week. This mission can be performed with a group, but only those that I have chosen are accepted."
He then announces only three individuals, which is no surprise because they are actually the only three people standing on the stage right now.
The three heaves a sigh of relief after obtaining a second chance. The archer raises his hand, and seeing this, the two are shocked by his courage. Cleo is not offended by this and nods his head.
"Is the kill count an individual category, or do the three of us just need to gather that amount to qualify?" he asks with a nervous expression. He does not want to sound arrogant, least he offends Cleo.
"Each one of you must give me the amount that I asked; you can team up with another group, but it must not be more than ten." Hearing this, the three heaves a sigh of relief. They had a couple of friends that might be willing to help them.
"Lord Miracle Child, what about us?" Seeing this, the other test takers become hopeful, but Cleo does not answer them and only gives Elcio a certain look.
"Impudent! You guys are already given two chances to perform well, and you blew it! Not only has Sir Immortal put down his weapon to give you guys some edge, but my masterput down his weapon to give you guys some edge, but my master has also watched your performance and graciously given those that performed well another chancealso watched your performance and graciously given those that performed well another chance to join his group, but you guys are still thinking of joining our prestigious group!?" Elcio roars. Meanwhile, Iron Captain glares at the seven test takers with hostility. The rest of the flare guard also does the same; in fact, the ones that are most pissed off by the seven were the three that were given a second chance; they are worried that Cleo might reneged on their second chance.
The seven can only lower their heads and leave with disappointed faces, full of regret, thinking that they should have performed better to be at least given a second chance.
Meanwhile, the other test takers are now praying that they are going to be picked as opponents of flare guards rather than fighting against Leon; even if they had the advantage in number, they do not think that anyone of them can survive for half an hour.
Seeing their expression, Cleo tells Elcio to announce something. Hearing the words of his master, the latter stands up and announces loudly.
"My master has decided to be merciful to the remaining test takers. You guys are given three choices if you are chosen as test takers against Sir Immortal. The first is just like what you had seen: survive for half an hour against him while he is holding back by using no techniques, only soul blessings."
"Second is surviving for twenty minutes, but he can use active techniques."
"Finally, survive for just ten minutes, but Sir Immortal will be able to use his sword and techniques."
"My lord, I do not wish to offend you, but I cannot help but think that you are cruel. They had not seen the full extent of Sir Immortal's strength, and many of them are definitely going to foolishly choose the last option," Wind Sword states with a bitter smile.