Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

The Magical Beast Mountains were full of danger. As this was the first time that Steve had entered the Magical Beast Mountains on a mission, he was being even more careful than usual.

Before entering the Magical Beast Mountains, Steve went to the Original Tower Square to buy what he needed. The most important item on his list was a detailed map of the Magical Beast Mountains.

The Magical Beast Mountains were so vast, many of its places had never been explored, and some of its areas were so dangerous, even the Evolved Beings dared not step into them. Although the military base camp also had maps of the Magical Beast Mountains, the contents of these maps were too sketchy, and the details needed to be bought via bidding.

Steve's appearance in the Original Tower Square immediately attracted many people's attentions. In the early days, when the recruits had just entered the military base camp, Steve was in the limelight because he had successfully challenged the eighth level of the Original Gravity Tower in a single attempt, while defeating Lawrence, the captain of the second sub-unit of the Black Tiger Combat Unit!

This had caused him to become an overnight sensation in the military base camp. Ever since that day, no one had broken his record!

But, there were some outstanding recruits, who performed very well and managed to challenge the third level, while Steve had remained stagnant at the eighth level, not progressing any further.

"Is that Steve? I heard that, not long ago, he even defeated Lawrence, but his performance during this current period is far worse than even Stuart's."

"It seems that his potential is merely that… Unrealized potential."

"I'm afraid he reached his peak long ago. I was wondering how powerful he still is I hope he hasn't become a mediocre person..."

"You can't say that. At least he's still the best recruit!"

"There are seven days left before this month's examination is over. He hasn't even accomplished half of his mission yet. I'm afraid he's just a coward."

...

Steve's performance was so excellent that it always stirred up the jealousy of other people. Of course, there were times when his performance was ordinary. This always gave the people much to talk about.

Hearing other people laughing at him for not daring to carry out his mission, Steve could not help but laugh bitterly. In actual fact, he had forgotten all about his mission.

It was mandatory to carry out missions in the army. A soldier had to accomplish at least one mission a month.

If a soldier failed to accomplish even one mission, the army would dispatch him on a mandatory mission. If the mandatory mission was unaccomplished, the soldier may be expelled at that point.

In order to purchase a detailed map of the Magical Beast Mountains, Steve posted an wanted listing on the shopping platform of the Original Gravity Tower Shopping Platform. Not long after, many people began to put up notices listing detailed maps for sale.

The contents on each map, whether it belonged to an individual or a combat unit, were all different. The reason for this was that each of them covered different areas of the Magical Beast Mountains. As Steve did not lack contribution points or money, he bought several of the maps and combined them the information within them to make his very own detailed map.

"Steve? Are you Steve?" Just then, a strange voice could be heard from his side.

Steve looked over and saw a young man with slightly curly green hair approaching him with a smile. Steve was sure he did not know the man.

"Hello, my name is Alex Wilson," Alex introduced himself.

Although Steve did not know him, he smiled and returned his greeting politely.

"Hahaha, actually I've always been very keen to meet you. It's rumored that you are the strongest recruit in history and even defeated Lawrence. So, I want to compete with you. I wonder if you are willing to accept my challenge?" Alex spoke with a laugh.

Steve frowned. As he was eager to complete the mandatory mission, he was in no mood to accept any challenges from pipsqueaks!

"Steve, don't promise him anything." Just then, a familiar female voice could be heard. It belonged to Audrey, who had just happened to come by and overhear their conversation.

She looked at Alex with an angry face and asked, "Alex, why is your Death Combat Unit so shameless, always challenging recruits and conning them out of their contribution points? If you want a challenge, let me challenge you!"

Many people nearby were attracted to this intense scene, each commenting upon it loudly...

"Alex, it's them again!"

"Da*n the Death Combat Unit! They have been cheating people out of their contribution points for the longest time! I was once even blackmailed by them!"

"It looks like they're trying to con Steve now..."

"Steve has fallen from being the top among the recruits. So, it's only normal that he would become their target..."

...

Hearing these comments, Steve suddenly understood what was going on. He had defeated Lawrence some time ago and deterred many veterans. These days, however, his performance had been lackluster, so he naturally had become a target for bullies.

Moreover, Steve, after successfully challenged the eighth level of the Original Gravity Tower in a single attempt, had earned a lot of contribution points. This further placed a target on his back!

"Miss Audrey, why does it matter to you that I challenged Steve? His ability to defeat Lawrence shows that he has great strength. Maybe he can defeat me too?" Alex laughed at how upset she was clearly getting.

Audrey then looked at Steve and said, "Steve, don't trust him. These people often bully recruits and cheat them out of their contribution points. Alex's basic cell value has already exceeded 400 points. These people are despicable and shameless. When people refuse to take up their challenges, they will even use insidious means to make them agree to fighting them. But, you can rest assured that our Watt Battle Team will protect you!"

"Steve is officially protected by our Watt Battle Team. Does your Death Combat Unit wish to challenge us?" Audrey spun around to look at Alex with defiant eyes.

Alex did not expect the Watt Battle Team to value Steve so much. Losing his target made him very unhappy.

But, Alex did not want to give up, so he laughed and said, "Ok, since your Watt Battle Team wants to protect Steve, I won't challenge him for the moment. But, when I challenge others, I hope you won't meddle."

Alex then looked at Steve and joked, "I heard that there are several female recruits in the army who are very strong. I think their names are Vivien, Lucy, and Sofia!"

Hearing this, Steve asked in a cold voice, "What do you mean by that?" Alex's words were clearly threatening Steve.

"Hahaha, since I can't challenge you, am I not allowed to challenge others? I've also heard that these women are out on their missions. Such ladies would be the most prone to accidents while carrying out their missions, don't you think? I would hate for something to happen to them en route..." Alex sneered.