Chapter 40 - Evolution

So York simply tossed the rope ladder, and said sternly to Kani and the others.

“Go!”

“Instructor!”

“That’s an order!”

York issued the command beyond doubt.

Having no other choice, Kani and the others could only escape by helicopter.

If they stayed any longer, even they might not have been able to leave.

At that moment, York, addressing the place where Su Mo was hiding, said fluently in the Z country’s language.

“Come out.”

Su Mo emerged from cover, coldly fixating on York.

Right then, zombies had completely surrounded the steel structure building, and they seemed to have smelled the scent of humans, frantically climbing upwards.

The steel structure building at that moment resembled an isolated island on the verge of being submerged.

York sized up Su Mo.

To be honest, he was surprised.

He had always assumed that someone from the top masters of Z country would be after them, not expecting it to be a young man he had never seen before.

York twisted his neck, and in front of Su Mo, he threw his rifle straight into the sea of zombies below.

He didn’t want to settle this fight with guns because it made no difference who won or lost.

The swarm of zombies would soon climb up, and no one would be able to leave alive.

Seeing this, Su Mo didn’t waver at all, tossing his gun down as well.

York gave Su Mo a thumbs up.

“Courageous!”

Su Mo didn’t respond, but slowly extended his right hand and hooked it forward.

Seeing this, York didn’t hold back either and charged towards Su Mo, throwing a savage right hook.

Su Mo reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, while simultaneously slamming a straight punch towards York’s nose.

Bam!

York staggered back several steps, with blood flowing from his nose.

Wiping it off, not only did he not seem upset, but his eyes also held even more amusement—he had never suffered such a blow before.

“Interesting!”

York, like an enraged lion, charged again, kicking towards Su Mo.

Su Mo raised his left hand to block the attack and clenched his right into a fist, hammering it onto York’s body.

York took the hit squarely, enduring the attack without a flinch.

He countered with tooth for tooth, punch after punch, smashing into Su Mo.

Su Mo didn’t shrink back but met the challenge head-on—both landing meaty punches on each other, both involuntarily taking a step back.

At that moment, zombies climbed up and rushed towards both Su Mo and York.

Engaged in combat, York and Su Mo, as if in tacit understanding, dodged the attack and landed their punches on the approaching zombies, taking them down.

Immediately after, York spun around and swept his foot at Su Mo.

Su Mo stepped back, grabbed York’s foot, and with a fierce pull, yanked it backwards.

York was suddenly split-legged.

Su Mo kept up the intensity with punch after punch raining down on York, who, for a moment, couldn’t move and had to raise his hands to block non-stop.

Then Su Mo seized a gap in York’s defense, flipped over, and landed a series of kicks on York’s face.

York’s head spun, and he was kicked several meters away, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Then he shook his head, wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb, and said.

“You’ve got me excited; now I’m getting serious.”

After speaking, York took off the bulletproof vest and shirt he was wearing, revealing a torso full of muscles and veins.

Seeing his opponent getting serious, Su Mo’s brows also furrowed involuntarily.

“Ah!”

At that moment, York pounded his chest twice and then, like a tiger descending the mountain, charged at Su Mo.

Su Mo saw the situation and didn’t back down, charging straight up, getting up with two kicks to the opponent’s chest.

But it surprisingly had no effect, and he was instead rebounded and violently thrown onto the ground.

Seeing this, York immediately followed up with a punch, smashing down hard at the fallen Su Mo.

Su Mo, seeing that he couldn’t dodge, knew that if the punch hit him, he would either be severely injured or not survive.

He quickly propped himself up with his hands, raised his legs, clamped his opponent’s head between them, and flung him away.

After York got up, he spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground.

A flash of ferocity crossed his face as he charged at Su Mo again, with a vicious kick.

Su Mo raised his left hand to block, and as York’s aggressive punch came again, Su Mo was pressured and kept retreating.

Just as York thought victory was in sight, Su Mo seized an opportunity and dodged York’s punch.

He landed a kick on York’s left knee joint, causing York to feel a sharp pain and stagger downwards.

Su Mo didn’t slow down, delivering a ferocious kick, and then another, to the same joint on his leg.

The continuous attacks forced York down to his knees, and Su Mo started pounding his face with punch after punch, leaving York disoriented.

Afterward, Su Mo turned around and delivered a fierce kick to York’s head.

However, at that moment, York, enduring the intense pain and dizziness, grabbed Su Mo’s foot.

Su Mo’s other foot stomped hard on the ground, and he threw his body at York, wrapping his arms around York’s head, his knee smashing directly into his face.

York fell to the ground with a thud, and Su Mo grabbed his hand, flinging him hard, throwing him off the rooftop.

Just as York was about to be thrown off, he reached out and grabbed the rebar pillar at the edge of the rooftop, doing a spin and landing back on the rooftop.

He staggered to his feet, his face covered in blood, panting like a madman, his eyes fixedly staring at Su Mo.

“Impressive, there aren’t many who can push me to this point!”

Having said that, York took out a special syringe from his pocket, filled with a bubbling blue Potion.

At this moment, a notification popped up on Su Mo’s bracelet.

“Type I Genetic Potion (Composition Unknown)”

York injected it into his arm, infusing the drug inside into his bloodstream.

“Ah!”

After the injection, York let out a painful roar!

Crack!

His muscles suddenly swelled, his size visibly increasing at a rapid pace.

York, originally 1.8 meters tall, was now at least 2.4 meters.

At the same time, his eyes turned blue, blue stripes appeared on his face, and his muscles became exceptionally hard.

His skin turned red as if it had been steamed.

Seeing the transformation of York, Su Mo was inwardly shocked.

His immediate response was that York had multiplied his strength several times, as if he had evolved.

Could players evolve as well?

Is this game not the traditional leveling up by fighting monsters but requires a breakthrough in genetics to evolve?

York’s eyes, now like that of a fierce beast, fixated on Su Mo, the suppressed rage igniting from deep within.

He didn’t want to use the Type I Genetic Potion because its components were unknown, and using it was like opening a blind box, with unpredictable results that could affect his future evolution.

He could have waited a little longer to obtain a more stable Advanced Genetic Potion.

But his pride wouldn’t allow him to lose, so he had no choice.

York turned his anger into strength, roaring like a wild animal as he charged towards Su Mo at incredible speed, his formidable fist smashing with a powerful gust.

Su Mo couldn’t dodge in time, and raised his hands to block.

At that moment, Su Mo felt as if he had been hit by a car, sent flying and crashing into the steel pillars behind him.

Several steel bars bent.

The intense pain almost took Su Mo’s breath away, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

But before he could recover, York charged at him like a fierce beast, roaring and smashing another punch.

Su Mo, tensed, felt extreme danger and instinctively tilted his head to the side.

Bang~