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Soon, the group of thugs had finished collecting "protection money" from the entire street. Seven or eight of them gathered at a quiet alleyway at the end of the street, excitedly counting the stacks of banknotes of varying thicknesses in their hands.
"Haha, not bad for today, bro!"
A skinny man with dyed blond hair spoke obsequiously to the burly man with a buzz cut and a face full of scars who was leading the group.
"Hmph, these old guys know what's good for them!"
The burly man with the buzz cut patted his bulging pocket smugly; it was filled with the money he had just collected from his group. He sneered, "Let's go have some fun at the newly opened nightclub 'Golden Cat' tonight! I heard their new tea is really good!"
"This is great!"
"Brother is mighty!"
"We won't leave until we're drunk tonight!"
The thugs were howling with excitement, already fantasizing about the passionate group activities they would have that night.
Completely unaware, a tall, handsome, and aloof male god had somehow already blocked their way at the alley entrance.
The burly man with the buzz cut, being the leader of the group, was the first to spot Han Sen.
He frowned and snapped impatiently, "Hey! Kid, where did you come from? Can't you see we're doing our business? Get the hell out of my way!"
At this moment, the other thugs also noticed Han Sen and surrounded him, their faces filled with mocking and unfriendly smiles.
"Ironclad—are you looking for death, you brat!"
"Wow, this outfit doesn't look cheap!"
"Damn, he's so handsome! He's even more handsome than me!"
"Brother, stop talking so much, just beat this pretty boy up and teach him a lesson!"
Han Sen's gaze swept calmly over them, finally landing on the bulging pockets of the burly man, and he sighed: "Every country has its laws, and every profession has its rules."
"The local gangs are so rude!"
"what……?"
The burly man with the buzz cut looked as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. He exchanged glances with the others and burst into laughter.
"Politeness?" The burly man with the buzz cut stepped forward, grinned maliciously, and suddenly raised his hand, his large, fan-like hand aimed at Han Sen's face. "I'll teach you what politeness is today!"
A crisp sound, but not the sound of a slap on the face.
Han Sen casually grabbed the burly wrist, a seemingly casual grip that turned the strong man's face ashen, causing him to let out a pig-like scream as his wrist drooped at an eerie angle.
"Let go! It's broken...it's broken!"
The boss's shout sounded genuine, and the thugs' laughter subsided as they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Shocked and enraged, the buzz-cut leader gasped in pain, turning around and yelling, "Damn it, what are you standing there for! Get him!! Kill him!!"
The thugs, as if waking from a dream, grabbed their weapons and charged forward, cursing and swearing.
A series of loud cracking sounds and painful screams suddenly echoed through the alley, but then stopped abruptly.
Han Sen emerged from the alley looking refreshed, his dark gray wool coat still looking brand new.
He held a thick wad of banknotes in his hand; it was the teaching fee offered by the local gang, who had taught him manners.
"Ha, now we have money!"
Han Sen pocketed the reward and left without looking back, satisfied.
Deep in the alley behind us, several hands and feet with unnaturally bent angles protruded from outside the trash can, clearly indicating that someone had just thrown fresh garbage in.
Although the money in his hands was ill-gotten, Han Sen felt no guilt whatsoever.
In theory, what he just did should be called double-crossing.
Han Sen was a complete illegal immigrant in this world, after all, he wasn't even human when he transmigrated.
The good news is that this body is a monster transformed from a human, and the merged memories contain a lot of information from when it was a human.
After thinking for a moment, Han Sen went straight to the nearby police station.
Surprisingly smoothly, he gave his original name and identity information and easily obtained a temporary personal identity card.
Next, he went to the bank and did the same thing, successfully reporting the old card lost and getting a new card, and depositing some cash into it.
Finally, in the electronics section of a large shopping mall, Hansen purchased a brand-new smartphone.
When your fingertips glide across the smooth screen and you see the familiar app icons and interfaces, a feeling of being in another world arises spontaneously.
Buzz~ Buzz—
My phone vibrated slightly; it was the notification tone for a new message.
Han Sen clicked on it and saw that it was a balance change notification pushed by the bank's app.
Looking at the account balance, which was roughly equivalent to the total salary of an average office worker over several years, he couldn't help but scratch his chin.
"Um...it seems like I have enough money even without resorting to double-crossing?"
"Whatever, who cares?"
Han Sen paused for a second to mourn for those unlucky guys, then quickly felt relieved.
After all, he didn't come away empty-handed.
After a warm interaction with the local gang, he was able to reintegrate into society as a human being, which gave him a feeling of being reborn.
They skillfully operated their phones, checking maps and buying tickets.
Han Sen strolled around and soon arrived at the high-speed rail station in Z City.
Tickets checked, boarded the train, and found my seat.
Perhaps due to the decline of Z City, there were very few passengers on the high-speed train to M City.
Han Sen's carriage was completely empty, with him as the only passenger.
The train slowly started moving, and the scenery outside the window began to rush past.
Inside the spacious and smoothly moving train carriage, there were only slight "whooshing" sounds and regular "clicking" sounds from the rail joints.
Han Sen leaned back in his chair, his mind and body blank, but the next second he sat up straight again.
"what……?"
There was no one around.
"Isn't the current environment just right?"
Chapter 30: Skill Points Added! Innate Ability Evolves Again!
With a sudden thought, Han Sen immediately brought up the system panel.
It's time to convert that huge sum of money we didn't spend into immediate combat power!
Even after maxing out "Monsterization", Han Sen still had a whopping 13 Origin Points remaining!
However, at this point, with the "Overgrowth" skill already halfway through its upgrade, each additional point becomes increasingly expensive.
However, the effect of this SSR-level ability is simple and direct, improving various bodily functions. The higher the level, the more terrifying the boost.
Since it was a necessary expense, Han Sen naturally wouldn't feel bad about it.
"System, add more!"
[Consuming 32000 Origin Points, "Overgrowth" level increased! Lv6 -> Lv7!]
[Consuming 64000 Origin Points, "Overgrowth" level increased! Lv7 -> Lv8!]
[Original Point: 39691]
The instruction has been issued and the points have been added.
In the blink of an eye, nearly 10 Origin Points were refined!
An indescribable, immense power surged rapidly in silence, but Han Sen, who was already used to all of this, suppressed it firmly within his body.
His formidable physique, surpassing even the level of a disaster, began to emerge. At this moment, he absorbed all of this sudden, enormous energy without even passively reverting to his "monster-like" human form.
Han Sen could clearly feel that his strength, speed, and even the activity and resilience of his cells were all increasing at an astonishing rate.
In the end, only an invisible residual energy wave quietly erupted from his body, spreading like ripples.
The lights inside the moving train carriages flickered a few times, and a slightly abnormal metallic twisting sound, more pronounced than before, came from the train body before it returned to a steady state.
Han Sen raised an eyebrow slightly. It seemed that even with significant enhancements in human form, energy dissipation was still unavoidable. He would have to be more discreet in crowded places in the future.
Inside the control room, several train crew members were startled by the alarm. They looked at each other, bewildered, as the pointers on the instrument panel went from chaotic to normal in an instant.
"What happened? The tremor just now..."
"The data shows everything is normal; it's probably just a minor issue at the track joint."
"Observe for a while longer. Once you confirm there are no problems, manually deactivate the alarm."
"We're almost at M City, everyone, pay attention!"
They had no idea that this minor anomaly stemmed from a passenger undergoing inhuman evolution.
Han Sen slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them.
With just two additions, nearly 100,000 Origin Points were exhausted, but the resulting improvement was obvious.
His monstrous form has already firmly reached the peak of the Demon level in his normal state, and is one step closer to the threshold of the Dragon level.
Meanwhile, the human form has also risen in strength, with its theoretical power estimated to be between that of a strong demon and a weak demon.
Even a weaker, ordinary demon-level being can be suppressed with one hand without needing to transform.
However, this is the only way for now.
The cost of "Overgrowth" Lv9 is as high as 128,000. Even if Hansen has the wealthy woman Sykes to give him money, it will still take him a while to save up enough to upgrade.
"Next up is the UR ability."
"Mega-scale Split" and "Fusion Combination" are two complementary abilities with unlimited potential, and are one of Hansen's core trump cards for the future.
[Consuming 10000 Origin Points, "Mega-Scale Split" level increased! Lv1->Lv2!]
[Consuming 10000 Origin Points, "Fusion Fusion" level increased! Lv1->Lv2!]
[Original Point: 19691]
Another 20,000 Origin Points were refined in an instant!
Although each cell had only been upgraded by one level, Han Sen could feel that the cells in his body had become more active, filled with the urge to divide and the desire to merge.
Whether it's the basic strength of the split entity, the upper limit of cell reserves, or the power amplification and stability after fusion, all have seen significant improvements.
With few remaining source points, Han Sen made a decision after a moment's thought.
As its power increases, the R-rank "Spiked Armor" is showing signs of becoming obsolete.
That is, he possesses the terrifyingly tough "Beast Body," otherwise his fragile armor would have been exposed as a weakness long ago.
As this body's only innate ability, Han Sen wanted to see if there was any hidden potential within it.
If this armor could be transformed into a removable suit, similar to those superhero or Kamen Rider suits, and with some cool particle effects added, that would be perfect!
While recalling the images of those classic battle suits from his memory, Han Sen completed the commands for upgrading and evolving his abilities.
[Consuming 2560 Origin Points, "Spiked Armor" level increased! Lv9->Lv10 (MAX)!]
[Consuming 10000 Origin Points, ability evolution complete!]
["Spiked Armor (R)" LvMax -> "Shadow Armor (SR)" Lv1!]
[Original Point: 7131]
In an instant, a completely different sense of power surged into my heart.
In Han Sen's perception, the sturdy, alloy-like armor seemed to have been given life, transforming into a flowing liquid that could be used freely even in human form.
【"Shadow Armor (SR)" Lv1: A special battle suit that has undergone multiple alterations through the owner's will. The shadow substance that makes up the suit is similar to liquid memory metal, and it possesses functions such as "solid defense", "damage absorption", "automatic damage reflection", and "shape change".】
"Wow...it actually worked!"
In Han Sen's eyes, a slight surprise was replaced by delight.
He clearly felt that the cool battle suits that had flashed through his mind before the evolution seemed to have really influenced the direction of this evolution!