My NTR Harem

Chapter 181: 2nd Phase of Evolution

"So two of the group are down, how many more are there?" Lucian asked as he walked out of there, and after walking some distance away from that place, the fire disappeared from his body.

There weren't many people around that area since it was filled with gangsters.

[There are a total of sixty groups, but only the top forty have awakened people, though not all of them have access to Chasms.]

He was in a desolate area with broken houses surrounding him from all sides.

Lucian walked towards one of the houses which didn't have any roof, and the four walls seemed as if they would break at any moment.

"Hmmm, is there anyone around?" Lucian asked, as he sat down at the center of the broken house and removed his mask, placing it away in Zero's storage.

[No, there is no one present in this area, you can go ahead with your evolution.]

Lucian nodded. Even Velm had absorbed quite a lot of Fog, so it seemed Velm was also about to undergo a transformation.

And unbeknownst to them, even Zero had absorbed a little part of the Fog that even she herself wasn't aware of.

Finally, he stopped holding back the Fog, and it rushed all over his body, enveloping each organ, bone, and cell.

His blood was filled with the

Fog

too.

Soon Lucian's consciousness disappeared, and he could no longer feel his surroundings.

The sensation of the Fog evolving his body didn't hurt him, nor was it pleasurable. He felt as if he was watching a foreign process.

After Velm took a small amount of the Fog, it also began to transform.

Fog was swirling around the two tattoos on his hands, as the pattern on them kept changing.

The evolution to the 2nd phase wasn't very significant. It only brings small changes; the true evolution would only start above the 3rd phase.

Yet, people who get special abilities or have high compatibility with the Fog could absorb more Fog than normal people, which makes them able to be stronger than others at the same phase.

Even Zero had fallen asleep right now, as the Fog moved around the bracelet on Lucian's wrist, which is why Lucian needed to gather much more Fog than normal people.

After an unknown period of time, Lucian was finally able to absorb all the Fog.

He could already feel the increase in the amount of Fog inside his body, even his physical strength had increased further.

Soon he opened his eyes and released a long breath.

There didn't seem to be any change in his body externally except the pattern of Velm seemed to have changed slightly.

It was such a small change that if he hadn't seen it properly before, he wouldn't have been able to notice anything.

"I have reached the 2nd Phase of Evolution, but even after absorbing all that Fog, I only managed to progress so little.

The speed after the 2nd phase really slows down quite a bit, but still, it will be fine. I wonder what changes occurred to Velm," Lucian mumbled as he stood up and jerked off his clothes.

Even after creating such a bloodbath, there wasn't a drop of blood on his body.

[…]

Zero was wondering why she fell asleep too, but she didn't think too much about it, assuming it was probably because she was overworking.

Lucian concentrated on Velm, and soon a smile appeared on his face. He understood what kind of change Velm had undergone.

With just a thought, a mask made of red material appeared over his face with black patterns present on it.

It looked exactly similar to the one he normally wore, even the smile looked exactly the same.

Previously, Lucian was only able to use Velm over his hands, but now he could use Velm from all over his body.

He could even make two wings appear behind his back, which might even allow him to fly.

Removing the mask, Lucian looked at the sky. It seemed that it was already evening. So he decided to end it for today and go into the Chasm after the organization becomes a little busy and they ignore the

Chasm

.

He first thought of booking a cab but then decided to try flying.

Soon, wings manifested on his back, tearing through his shirt. Two wings appeared.

The size of the wings was equal to his own height, and when folded, they were just a little above the ground.

Since this was the first time flying, he would need to do some experiments and practice.

After around twenty minutes, Lucian finally figured out the right way.

Now the wings had the perfect shape and size, enough to carry his weight and let him fly at high speed.

It had started to turn dark. Lucian's figure, which was covered in black flames, made him disappear in the darkness.

Even the Flames of Corruption seemed to have changed. Unlike before, when the flames could only cover his body, now they could even be extended to Velm.

Flying at such a speed, he was able to reach his house a lot faster.

He landed in front of the house as the flames disappeared completely, there wasn't anyone around.

Taking in a deep breath and calming his mind, Lucian walked towards his house and then pressed the doorbell.

Within seconds, he heard the sound of footsteps from inside. After the evolution, even his senses had improved.

CLICK

The door opened, and the cute little Tess stood there on her toes, still hanging onto the doorknob.

A smile appeared on her face instantly as she pounced towards him and hugged Lucian.

"Bruther, you are wack?" she exclaimed, wrapping her short arms around his neck.

Picking her up in his arms, Lucian walked into the house.

From the house, it seemed Angelina was preparing dinner in the kitchen.

"Tess, did you study?" he asked as he put her down on the sofa and pinched her chubby little cheeks.

"Yesss, I wead 'a' a- and 'b' and 'c' th-" Tess began to speak while tapping on her chin, thinking deeply.

"Okay, I will listen to it later. First, let me freshen up." Saying that, Lucian walked into his room, and after a few minutes, he walked out in a different pair of clothes.

Tess was already sitting at the dining table, a bright smile on her face since the dishes Angelina prepared today were all her favorites.

Lucian sat on the chair beside her and greeted Angelina, who nodded back and began to serve them food.

They were talking casually when suddenly Lucian's mobile rang.

Picking up his mobile, he walked away from the table and saw that it was an unknown number. Before picking it up, he asked:

"Echo, who is it?"

The reply came within seconds.

(It is your second uncle, Robert.)

Lucian was a little surprised, but he had expected this after his act in that bakery shop.

That greedy uncle of his was definitely going to approach him sooner or later after knowing that he still had a large amount of money.

Lucian picked up the call and spoke: "Hello, who is it?"

"Uh… I am Robert, you remember me, right? I am your un-" After a small silence, a sound came from the other side.

Before the sentence could be completed, Lucian interrupted him as he asked in a surprised tone:

"Uncle? Is it really you?"

Robert wasn't expecting this kind of surprise from Lucian. He thought Lucian would start cursing him the moment he knew it was his uncle.

After all, he had taken a large amount of money from his nephew.

"Yes, it is me, your uncle. H-how are you? It's been so long since we have talked. I had been trying to search for you, and I finally found your mobile number.

You don't know how much it weighed down on my heart. Who knows how you have been living after my brother's death. I wanted to say that-"

"Hello? Hello? Uncle, I can't hear you. Maybe it's the network's problem," Lucian said, pulling the mobile away from his ear.

"Huh? Wait, I can hear you just fine, let me-"

CLICK

Without waiting, Lucian cut the call. Then, turning it silent, he walked back to the table.

He wanted to see how desperate his lovely uncle was to steal more money and property from him.

"Is there a problem?" Angelina asked. She was also eating with them.

"No, aunty, it was just a wrong number. Mhmm, the food is really delicious," Lucian praised, as he placed the mobile away and began to eat.

After they ate, Lucian walked in the neighborhood along with Tess and heard all the new things she learned.

Then he gave her ice cream as a reward and taught her a few new things.

After spending some time outside, they came back into the house. Lucian planned to release the computer game that he was creating on the other Earth.

All its code was written by Echo and then stored in Zero's memory, so now he needed to copy it and let the Echo of this planet complete it.

"Echo, how much money have we made from the malware we sent to those people?" Lucian was seated in the music room.

He quite liked the vibe there, so he was doing all his work in there.

(It's almost 40,000 dollars. Your classmates seemed to have lost all their money and were trying to get it back from the app but had no way to do it.)

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