Stronger with Crimson Modifier

Chapter 473: Chapter 368: Resistance and the End (Part 2)

Lu Hong’s gaze narrowed slightly.

Then, it seemed as if he’d thought of something.

"How does the wound on your neck feel?"

At his question, Meng Hao realized his neck didn’t hurt at all.

"I don’t think it hurts anymore."

Hearing this, a glint appeared in Lu Hong’s eyes.

He walked right up to Meng Hao and tore off the gauze wrapped around his neck.

His gaze fell upon his neck.

The skin there was completely unharmed, without even the slightest wound.

’But how is that possible?’

He had cut the boy’s neck himself.

Even if he had become an Evolver and his physique had been strengthened, it wouldn’t heal that quickly.

The wound from his own transplant had taken a full three days to heal completely.

"Tell me the truth. What did you just do?"

Thinking of this, and then of the wound on his own neck, Lu Hong stared at the young man before him. His eyes narrowed, and a dangerous aura emanated from his body.

Meng Hao’s face turned pale.

In that instant, it felt as though the Lu Hong before him had transformed into a ferocious beast, ready to pounce and devour him.

He had a premonition that if his explanation wasn’t satisfactory, he would be torn to shreds in the next second.

Thus, not daring to delay, he quickly explained what had just happened.

Upon hearing his explanation, Lu Hong grabbed Meng Hao’s arm. Before the boy could react, Lu Hong’s fingertips, sharp as a blade, sliced a bloody gash across his forearm.

"Show me again, just like you did before!" Lu Hong said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Meng Hao vaguely guessed that this might be his Ability.

However, he didn’t dare hesitate and immediately did as he was told.

But this time, he seemed to have a hard time concentrating.

Only after several seconds did he succeed.

The wound on his arm vanished completely.

In contrast, a bloody wound appeared on Lu Hong’s arm.

It was identical in size to the one that had been on Meng Hao’s arm.

Seeing this, Lu Hong fell silent.

He remained that way until Meng Hao began to feel restless, then finally spoke slowly.

"What an incredible Ability!"

As he spoke, a strange glint flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

...

The sun rose and the moon set.

Time flowed by.

Under the absolute suppression of Hu Qi’s power, and coupled with the increase in Evolvers, several smaller cities were gradually established with the City of Dawn at their center.

The number of Evolvers also grew explosively.

The chance for an ordinary person to awaken as an Evolver increased dramatically.

If the previous chance for an ordinary person to become an Evolver was only one in a thousand, then now, due to the popularization of this new awakening method, it had reached one percent, an increase of more than tenfold.

However, considering the dangers of the transplant process, there were certain age and health requirements for undergoing the new awakening. Otherwise, one would simply die from an infected wound, wasting a Desolate Beast Rune Organ.

But even so, the death rate was still staggering.

But for the people living on the Desolate Star, this was nothing.

Because death had long been the norm.

In comparison, what they feared more was a future without hope.

And now, there was a chance to rise above the rest.

Naturally, they had to seize it tightly.

Becoming an Evolver was the only hope for these ordinary survivors to escape their suffering.

Some who were too old to meet the screening requirements for Evolvers turned their hopes to the next generation.

They began to have children, full of hope that their offspring could awaken an Evolutionary Ability or undergo the new awakening ritual, bringing a chance to change their family’s fortunes.

Many people thought this way.

And so, the population gradually began to grow.

...

「That night, inside a large building in the City of Dawn.」

Two figures stood side by side.

Their gazes drifted toward the distance.

Skyscrapers and buildings stood in dense rows. The street-side shops were brilliantly lit, and holographic advertisements flickered and danced in the air.

It was an exceptionally prosperous scene.

"It’s been ten years. Back then, all I thought about was getting a full meal. I never expected things would change so much."

The woman on the left spoke.

Her voice was filled with emotion.

Ten years had now passed since the establishment of the City of Dawn.

The changes over these ten years could be described as world-altering.

The existence of Wild Beasts no longer posed a threat to humanity’s safety.

They had even developed an industry dedicated to raising certain Wild Beasts for their tender meat.

"Yeah."

Lu Hong smiled.

He looked at Lu Shan beside him.

"In the future, who knows what will happen."

At this point, he paused, then suddenly asked.

"Sis, are you satisfied with your life now?"

Hearing this, Lu Shan’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she didn’t answer immediately.

Instead, she turned her head to look at him.

"What are you trying to say?"

Having grown up with him, she knew her younger brother all too well.

There had to be a hidden meaning behind his words.

Lu Hong chuckled.

"I mean it literally. Are you content to let that person control our lives and deaths forever? We can’t be the masters of our own fates. It was one thing when we were powerless, but are we supposed to let it go on like this..."

"Shut up! Do you have any idea what you’re saying?"

Before Lu Hong could finish, Lu Shan’s expression instantly darkened. She looked at Lu Hong with a hint of unfamiliarity, as if seeing him for the first time.

"You can’t forget where you came from. If it weren’t for the Lord City Lord, you would have died in the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place ten years ago. How could you have the life you have now?

Now you hold a high position in the Political Department, a true member of the City of Dawn’s upper echelon.

You’re above millions of people. You can have anything you want. What more could you possibly be unsatisfied with?"