The gauntlet's true lethality, however, lay hidden within. A subtle click echoed as Karl clenched his fists tightly, triggering the mechanism inside.
In an instant, three sharp, retractable metallic claws sprung out with a smooth motion.
Each blade was like a dark steel fang that glinted coldly. The retractable claws were similar to a true beast's claws, except even longer.
"Wolverine." Karl couldn't help but whisper as he felt the steel blade grew out of his forearm.
Karl flexed his fingers, the gauntlet shifted with him, each movement effortless and fluid. He imagined what it would be like to slash through flesh and bone with these claws. With a faint smile, Karl released his grip and the blades retracted as though they weren't there in the first place.
…
With his new weapon, Karl slipped out of the tent with a bit of satisfaction.
However, he was already used to the stares and wasn't as disoriented nor disturbed as before. But his face was still flushed red as he headed back to his line.
A minute after Karl went to his line, someone behind him whispered.
"Pssss. Karl! How did it feel?"
Karl blinked his eyes and remembered who the person was.
It was his best friend Fiona. They had been friends since high-school and chose this academy together. He knew everything about her however, her sexuality always remained a mystery to him.
Karl also whispered. "Didn't you also get injected? It was painful of course!"
"Brat! Who is talking about the serum. I'm talking about that butt. How did it feel!?" The voice whispered in anger.
The surrounding male students leaned slightly to their direction, wanting hear how it truly felt like.
Karl's body shuddered as he heard this. Why was a lady asking how another lady's buttocks felt like?
"Y-you are also a lady. Why don't you touch yours and see?"
Karl responded in mock anger.
Behind him, Fiona instantly kicked his Karl's shin. "Don't be a smart ass and talk before she truly kills you."
Karl's face turned slightly pale. But then he remembered he couldn't die as long as they didn't intended to grind his body to pieces. However, the fear of death still lingered.
"You know I'm going to die and that's all you had to say?" Karl grimaced in pain and almost shouted.
"Hmph! What else shouLd I say? No one can save you this time. You not only cop a feel of her butt, you squeezed her breasts in public what woman would let you live after that?"
"Even if you managed to survive the first attack, there's no way you can survive the second one."
Fiona shook her head and her blond hair swayed in response.
Karl replied with a harrumph and didn't bother to replied her any more.
His thoughts went to the text within his line of sight.
[You have died!]
[All stats increased by 0.25!]
[Ding!]
[Activation requirements fulfilled]
[Congratulations, Death-Evolution System Initiation concluded]
[Ding! First stage unlocked; 0.25 ]
[Upgrade system to increase bonus points]
'I truly died again? Just what sort of luck is this?'
Died and reincarnated, only to die only a few seconds after reincarnating was just too much! It's like the universe wanted to get rid of him or something.
His eye went to the next line.
'1.25 points added to all stats? No wonder I could feel my muscles itching. I thought it was the aftermath of the attack earlier.'
He clenched his fist and could feel a bit of strength had been added to him. However, this body was simply too weak for him to notice anything much.
He wasn't a body builder in his previous life but at least he did a bit of pushups and managed to gain a bit of muscles. Although this body was a lot younger, it was still too weak. How did he expect to pass the Trial even if he Activated his cells?
'Death-Evolution System?'
'Is this the cheat every reincarnator receives in every popular Chinese novels?'
Doesn't this mean if he wanted to, he could offend anyone he wanted and not be afraid of death?
However, Karl shook his head. If this ability was found on earth, he would have been captured and then experimented on like a lab rat for several decades, not to mention in this world were an ability like that could potentially end the war if every soldier was given an ability like that.
He would not only be experimented on, he would be used thoroughly like the female victim of an interracial gangbang.
With his 2-stars talent his Cell activation period would be longer than those with 3-stars and above. With this talent, it would be incredibly difficult to survive the trial let alone pass it. Not to mention his stats which was even lower than an ordinary person.
'What was this fool thinking?'
Karl couldn't help but ask in disbelief. It was better to pack his things and head home.
However, as he recalled the state of his sister and his parent, his resolve couldn't help but harden. With a sick sister battling with heart cancer and his mother working five shifts a day just to increase her daughter's lifespan and even managed to provide the acceptance fee for him to at least participate in the examination of the academy.
It was no wonder this body was weak. If it weren't for Fiona's help. He wouldn't have been able to reach this phase.
Feeling a bit sentimental, he turned back and slowly whispered. "It was soft and bouncy almost like a water balloon."
As he said this, Fiona at the back couldn't help but lick her lips and her mouth opened wide as she closed her eyes and tried to imagine just how it would feel in her hands.
Feeling the heavy breath ticking his neck, Karl couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Fiona was a truly strange creature.
"You were so lucky." Fiona sighed heavily.
"Don't worry, I already called my mum. She won't let anything happen to you."
Fiona suddenly said spoke up after a while.
Karl was stunned. Fiona didn't have the best relationship with her mother. And it was due to this exact same behavior they didn't see eye to eye. But Fiona actually ignored that and spoke with with her mother because of him. He was a bit touched.
"If you weren't gay, I would have kissed you right now."
"Fuckoff! How many time should I tell you I am not gay!" Fiona's pretty eyebrows scrunched up and her violent eyes glared through Karl's head.
Karl simply chuckled.
Shaking his head, he went back to thinking.