The System Panel flashed, and a completely new progress appeared!
(unlock progress 47%) As the unlock progress reached 47%, a prompt sounded by Kevin’s ear.
[Ability: Spiritual Light Beam (Unlocked)] Kevin stared at the System Panel, feeling somewhat disappointed.
[Ability: Spiritual Light Beam (0/100) Level One] “It’s actually Spiritual Light Beam?” To be honest, he was a little disappointed by this ability.
Its function somewhat overlapped with Black Particle, only being slightly more concealed.
Kevin remembered that the Spiritual Light Beam could abruptly burst forth from the ground, equivalent to a laser suddenly appearing from below, catching people off guard.
Although it looked decent, it overlapped somewhat with Black Particle.
What he needed were more unique abilities, such as Soul Extraction or Sunshine Pervades!
One could extract souls, and the other was suspected to be a full-screen area skill, and also a core skill!
Unfortunately, he didn’t get either of them.
Kevin thought disappointedly, “Even Floating Flight would have been fine!” After his disappointment passed, Kevin focused his attention on the unlock progress.
“I wonder if a new ability will awaken at 50%, or perhaps 55% and 60%?” Glancing at the dazzling Sun in the sky, Kevin was filled with anticipation.
Although the energy required for the unlock progress was gradually increasing, based on the current speed of absorbing sunlight, he should be able to awaken another ability today!
Glancing at the three people discussing matters in the distance, Kevin decided not to try out the Spiritual Light Beam, but instead began researching Black Particle.
He couldn’t help but recall the scene when he was escaping the Experiment Base and used the Reflection Shield with all his might.
He remembered that at that time, he had completely exhausted the energy in his body in one go, and then unleashed a Reflection Shield that exceeded its normal scale.
“If I consume more energy, can I unleash a larger Black Particle?” Driven by curiosity, Kevin began to experiment.
Tiny blue particles appeared on his finger, then spread into a mass of pitch-black fluctuation.
[Black Particle Experience +1] The Black Particle lingered in his hand, and under his extreme control, it did not fire.
Kevin attempted to increase the energy.
As the Light Energy in his body decreased, the Black Particle indeed swelled up by a circle, but…
“The consumption is a bit high.” Kevin reluctantly withdrew the Black Particle.
He found that while it was possible, it wasn’t worth the effort.
Not only was the energy consumption high, but the increase in power wasn’t very noticeable.
Compared to consuming energy to enhance power, it was better to honestly raise the ability’s level; that would be more cost-effective when using it.
Of course, it could still be used at critical moments.
It might be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back, achieving a decisive effect.
Giving up the idea of consuming energy to increase power, his attention shifted to reducing consumption.
“Can I still use a Level One Black Particle?” Kevin felt doubtful.
The consumption of Level Two Black Particle was indeed greater than that of Level One Black Particle.
Sometimes, there was no need to use the Level Two Black Particle against certain enemies; it felt like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito.
Kevin began to try.
The Black Particle reappeared in his hand.
[Black Particle Experience +1] The egg-sized Black Particle continuously swelled and contracted, occasionally accompanied by twisting and deformation…
As he kept trying, Kevin frowned.
He found that it wasn’t impossible, but it was very difficult; it felt like something that would require a long time of practice to achieve.
“Oh, right…” He quickly realized.
He almost forgot that he was still a Mutant, and Black Particle was derived from the Mutant ability ‘Imitation’…
and the abilities of Mutants inherently represented instability and difficulty in control.
Being able to use abilities as stably and freely as he could was already an exception among exceptions.
When other Mutants used their abilities, setting aside the issue of whether they worked consistently, if they just got emotionally agitated, their abilities might very well spiral out of control!
“I was actually thinking about using my abilities as freely as I pleased?” Kevin shook his head.
Then, he suddenly thought, “I wonder if there will ever be a day when my abilities also go out of control?” Thinking this, Kevin subconsciously shivered.
He felt that it would definitely be terrifying…
He couldn’t imagine what kind of consequences that would cause!
Shaking his head, Kevin cast the thought of losing control out of his mind.
Feeling the Light Energy gradually filling his body, he focused his attention on the other Level One abilities.
Divine Finger, Reflection Shield, Spiritual Light Beam.
He was considering whether he should take some time to upgrade these three Level One abilities to Level Two as well.
If all of them were upgraded to Level Two, the energy within his body would certainly increase significantly, and his combat power would rise accordingly!
However…
choosing to upgrade the ability levels would delay the unlock progress…
After thinking for a while, he decided on a compromise: spend the morning upgrading ability levels and the afternoon collecting energy points to awaken the next ability.
Kevin focused his gaze on the Reflection Shield.
[Reflection Shield Experience +1] [Reflection Shield Experience +1] [Reflection Shield Experience +1] The energy within Kevin’s body was rapidly being consumed, while the incoming sunlight continuously replenished the expended energy.
Time flew by quickly, and soon it was noon.
Following a notification, Kevin stopped what he was doing.
[Ability: Reflection Shield (0/500) Level Two] [Reflection Shield Experience +1] After testing it out, Kevin was surprised to find that when the Reflection Shield was upgraded to Level Two, its range immediately increased to the point where it could cover his upper body!
This meant that in the future, he hardly needed to worry about the safety of his upper body!
“This is only Level Two.
If it were Level Three, wouldn’t it cover the entire body?” “And at Level Four, perhaps it could envelop the entire body?” Kevin suddenly became excited.
Aside from the qualitative change in the Reflection Shield, the Light Energy within his body also increased significantly.
If he were still using the Level One Black Particle, he could now use it more than fifty times!
As for the Level Two Black Particle, he could probably use it around twenty times, and his other Level Two abilities were similar.
Just thinking about this, Kevin couldn’t help but feel that his energy was still somewhat meager —it wasn’t nearly enough for him.
Of course, if he unlocked more and more abilities later on, the energy in his body would definitely increase.
As for now…
feeling the Light Energy gradually replenishing inside him, he did not continue practicing abilities but instead began collecting energy points.
[Light Energy +1] [Light Energy +1] [Light Energy +1] [Light Energy +1] The Sun gradually set, and soon it was evening.
Kevin couldn’t wait to put all his energy points into the unlock progress.
The unlock progress blurred.
(unlock progress 69%) Staring at the displayed unlock progress, Kevin was somewhat speechless.
Six thousand energy points were invested, yet it only increased to 69%?
Letting out a sigh, his gaze fell upon the newly awakened ability.