After winning his first-ever underground brawl against the uprising star, Kane the Crane, Lazarus couldn't stop winning. No matter how big, strong, or fast his opponents looked or were said to be, he outmatched them. A few hours have passed since his first win, and he's already beaten 3 other guys and gotten stronger with each win.
Second fight summary:
Lazarus got into the ring, standing before him was The Stonehenge, a strong and tough opponent. The stonehenge relied on fines and full force swings, no matter the devastation it may cause to his opponent.
Lazarus let this happen, and while he took damage, it was for the best, as when he got a hold of The Stonehenge, he used [Feral Pulse], and dropped him with an axe kick to the top of his head using [Driving boot].
He obtained an Iron Rank gene, [Stone Guard]. And with it, having defeated an opponent still fairly stronger than him, he received 2 level ups and [+10 in all stats].
Third fight summary:
This time, it was a cocky bastard named Breakneck. He was known to be quick on his feet and never allowed his opponent a chance to land hits on him. But, no matter what Breakneck did, he couldn't seem to harm Lazarus. This was entirely due to his new gene power, [Stone Guard].
[Gene: Stone Guard (Iron Rank)]
[Ability: For 10 seconds, your skin and bones will be as hard and as sturdy as the toughest stone. If the user goes over the 10-second limit, they will be on the verge of their entire body crumbling (Literally).]
Breakneck would punch in blurs, yet none of his punches did damage. Even if he wasn't the hardest hitter, he knew that the punches should be doing something, but to no avail. Once the 10-second timer would cause Lazarus to stop using [Stone Guard], he would fight Breakneck, then use [Feral Pulse] to smash his face in.
By this point in time, [Feral Pulse] wasn't just some move that released stored energy in the arm and created a shockwave. With his constantly rising stats, it only got stronger and stronger. By now, it was a move that nobody wanted to be targeted by.
After his third fight, he was awarded 2 level-ups and Breakneck's gene power. He watched as more system interfaces popped up. Lazarus smirked, the cheers and claps coming in more and more after he had just achieved a three-fight win streak. He descended from the ring, waiting for his next fight to come.
[+10 in all stats.]
[They have a Copper Rank gene.]
[Gene: Breakneck (Copper Rank)]
[Ability: Maneuver like you weigh nothing, while moving at breakneck speeds.]
With rising stats and more gene powers, he was growing like no other. He ended up completing 3 other fights before feeling like it was time to stop. He had managed to defeat each opponent, turning their strength into his own. By the end of it all, he gained 6 new gene powers and leveled up a total of 14 times, the entirety of the underground brawls. 8 times from Kane, Stonehenge, and Breakneck, then 6 more times from the last 3 fights he participated in.
He also went and got a ton of points for both defeating all three guys and coming out on top as an achievement.
[You have come out on top as an undefeated rookie.]
[+30 points all stats] (For the achievement)
[Now giving rewards for each of the last 3 defeated opponents.]
[+15 points all stats.]
[+10 points all stats.]
[+10 points all stats.]
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With that immense power increase, nearing his bottleneck, Lazarus felt his body flex on its own, as if trying to grow accustomed to the increased muscle density and power. Once that feeling dissolved, Lazarus let out a sigh of ecstatic relief.
"Hah...I'll never get tired of that," He said with a quivering smirk of excitement.
He then cracked his knuckles, "But I can't end it there, let's go ahead and reach the bottleneck to upgrade! Let's max out!"
Lazarus would place the respective points into each stat to get them to 100.
[Strength: 98 (+2)-> 100]
[Agility: 98 (+2)-> 100]
[Endurance: 97 (+3)-> 100]
[Genome: 95 (+5)-> 100]
[Something is occurring within your body.]
[Evolution is beginning.]
Seeing these messages and the weird feeling bubbling within his body, Lazarus chose to get ghost. But, not before receiving his rewards from the accouncer, which was mostly money. After leaving the underground brawl and shed, he found a place to rest after taking off his chicken mask.
[You have hit a bottleneck.]
[You have the required power to upgrade.]
[Would you like to combine your gene powers?]
[You can only combine 2 at a time.]
[Yes] [No]
Thinking before clicking, Lazarus had no real use for most of his gene powers, and they would only get stronger upon combination. So, without wasting any more time, he clicked yes.
[Choose the gene powers you'd like to combine.]
Lazarus looked at his list of gene powers, thinking of what they'd make upon being put together into one powerful force of power.
[Combining%: Feral Pulse & Vortex]
[Gene: Vortex (Iron Rank)]
[Gene: Feral Pulse (Sprout Rank)]
[Successfully combined two genes!]
[They have formed into a Crimson Rank gene.]
[Ravager Spiral (Crimson Rank)]
[Ability: Each attack builds rotational force in the user's body. When triggered, unleash a spinning burst that creates powerful AoE damage in a feral storm.]
Lazarus didn't stop there, he chose to combine another 2 as well.
[Combining%: Breakneck & Driving Boot]
[Gene: Breakneck (Copper Rank)]
[Gene: Driving Boot (Vibrant Rank)]
[Successfully combined two genes!]
[They have formed into a Diamond Rank gene.]
[Comet Step]
[Ability: Every time the user moves at high speed, a "Comet Charge" stacks. If the user kicks while moving at Breakneck speeds, the attack will deal explosive area damage based on the number of steps taken to reach the target. Kicks ignore armor and leave aftershock zones behind.]
And now, Lazarus saw the last system message, ready to proceed with the final step of evolution.