I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate-Chapter 72: Furious Waves

Su Ze recalled their battle with the Mutated Giant Crocodile. Throughout the fight, it seemed to have used only two skills.

One was the Upgraded Thousand Waves of Fury, and the other was burrowing.

Burrowing was a first-tier skill, so it was normal for it not to appear among the absorbable skills. ’But did the Mutated Giant Crocodile really have no other skills?’

Su Ze couldn’t figure it out and could only assume it was the price of mutation. Although the Mutated Giant Crocodile was much stronger than an ordinary Brahma River Crocodile, it had also lost many of its Talent Skills.

Now, the single mass of orange mist floating in the blank world, whether in volume or color intensity, far surpassed any of the mists Su Ze had seen when choosing skills before.

Needless to say, the skill represented by this mass of mist was the Upgraded Thousand Waves of Fury.

Su Ze decided to name it "Furious Waves."

’This extract only has one absorbable skill. Looks like I got a good deal. If I were to sell this, it would probably be worth over two hundred million!’

Although Su Ze didn’t care how many skills it contained, other evolvers didn’t have his ability to pick and choose skills.

Having only one skill was a bonus. It meant that a successful absorption would guarantee the strongest skill, with no need to gamble on luck.

Su Ze’s consciousness merged with the sole mass of mist. The next moment, he opened his eyes to the same cramped cabin on the ship.

Having successfully obtained the skill Furious Waves, Su Ze closed his eyes to perceive it, a smile spreading across his face.

’This skill is even stronger than I imagined!’

Furious Waves: Slam the ground to unleash a violent air wave, striking the surrounding area (ground, underground, and a certain range in the air). Lifeforms hit by the Air Wave Attack will enter a brief state of Dizziness. It can also sense the position of all lifeforms within the strike range.

First, Su Ze could feel that the skill’s power was immense, and he had personally experienced it.

Second, the skill had growth potential; its strike range would increase as his life level rose.

What surprised Su Ze the most was that the skill also had an Anti-Invisibility effect!

When he cast the skill, he could sense all lifeforms within its range. In other words, regardless of their state—be it using an Invisibility Skill or stealth—as long as they were alive, he would perceive them.

This effect shouldn’t be underestimated. It would allow him to turn the tables from a passive to an active position when facing enemies skilled in concealment.

This skill covered several of Su Ze’s shortcomings.

The skill was powerful, and the physical enhancement Su Ze received from the Mutated Giant Crocodile Extract was also significant.

The higher the quality of the extract, the greater the difficulty of absorption. But once absorbed successfully, it also brought greater physical enhancement to the evolver.

Su Ze stood up and stretched his limbs. He could clearly feel that the increase in his strength and speed this time was much greater than when he had absorbed the Undying Salamander extract.

Su Ze was confident that in terms of physical prowess, few people in the Pupa Stage could surpass him now. And this was with two more extracts yet to be absorbed.

If he absorbed all four extracts for the Pupa Stage, Su Ze suspected he might even be able to beat a same-rank evolver to death with his bare hands, without using any skills.

After finishing the absorption, Su Ze opened the door and found Mr. Ya still standing guard outside.

"Boss, you succeeded?" Mr. Ya looked at Su Ze, then suddenly froze. "Huh? Boss, how did you get so... bulky?"

"It’s nothing. I just ate too much."

Su Ze waved his hand, unconcerned.

His body was still in a bloated state because the Mutated Giant Crocodile Extract contained too much energy for him to absorb all at once. It had to be temporarily stored in his body.

It would go away after he performed the Swan Dance for a while to digest it.

’I wonder how powerful my physique will become after I completely digest the extract’s energy this time.’

’For the next extract, maybe I can consider a third-tier one?’

...

「That night.」

Su Ze once again went up to the deck when the night was deep and quiet.

He twisted his bloated body, dancing gracefully under the moonlight.

The Swan Dance could greatly accelerate the absorption of Evolutionary Material, helping him reduce the swelling quickly.

Su Ze danced again and again. With each repetition, he could feel himself "slimming down" a little.

He danced until his hips ached, knowing his body had reached its limit.

He didn’t return to his cabin. Instead, he took a short break, waiting for his Regeneration Skill to repair the muscle soreness and restore his stamina.

Once he was fully recovered, he planned to continue dancing.

He had to push himself to digest the Mutated Giant Crocodile Extract as quickly as possible.

Turning his head, Su Ze was startled to see the older crewman standing behind him again.

"Sir, did you learn the Traceless Walking Skill? How do you move without making a single sound?"

The older crewman chuckled. "You’ve gotten fatter. Your dancing wasn’t as good as yesterday."

Su Ze: ...

He rested briefly, and once fully recovered, he started dancing again right in front of the older crewman.

Su Ze didn’t sleep the entire night, dancing until the sky began to lighten at dawn before finally stopping.

After a whole night’s effort, he had gone from "rather fat" to "slightly chubby," transforming into a slightly chubby handsome guy.

Su Ze returned to his cabin, closed the door, and went to sleep.

They were expected to arrive in Moli City, the capital of Luofan Country, that evening. By the time he woke up, they would be almost there.

...

At four in the afternoon, Su Ze woke up naturally.

He went out and asked; they were about two or three hours from their destination.

Su Ze had Mr. Ya book a standard room at a hotel near Luofan Academy. Since he didn’t have an ID, he had no choice but to share a room with Mr. Ya.

After reaching their destination, the cruise ship docked, and Su Ze waved goodbye to the older crewman.

Moli City, the capital of Luofan, gave Su Ze the impression of an even more severe wealth gap. Luofan’s largest city had its slums and wealthy districts, just like any other.

And the slums here, while not the largest in area, housed the most poor people, with a population density that ranked first among the six nations.

The wealthy district, on the other hand, was the most prosperous place in all of Luofan.

Luofan Academy was located in the wealthy district. A person of unknown identity like Su Ze naturally couldn’t pass the security checks to enter, so they had to rely on Mr. Ya’s Escape Technique to sneak in.

It was the same when checking into the hotel; they had to dodge the security check at the entrance to get into their room.

After washing up, Su Ze and Mr. Ya lay on their respective beds, playing on their phones.

Su Ze searched for information related to Amida, the head of Luofan Academy.

As the top figure in Luofan Country’s education sector and a prominent public figure, Amida had attended an important conference in the capital that morning and delivered a keynote speech.

This meant he was already back in Moli City, and Liou Wenxin and Mrs. Yun should have been brought to Luofan Academy with him.

Amida had previously promised to give Liou Wenxin a full professorship at Luofan Academy, but when Su Ze checked the academy’s official website, he couldn’t find Liou Wenxin’s name among the evolution professors.

’I’d better go there tomorrow morning.’

Su Ze made up his mind.