Speed Is King

"Mwa ha ha ha! It's so easy to become strong with this system! I'm only level fourteen and I am probably already one of the strongest people in the world!" Elliot cackled like a miserly old man who found a pot of gold.

"Much stronger, much faster, much smarter and best of all, much luckier than the average human being! Perfect! Perfect!" Elliot went on as he studied his stats like a miserly old man counting his pennies over and over again.

[Evolutionary Pathway for Ellie opened. Would you like to initiate evolution from Black Bear to Venomous Serpentine Black Bear?]

Apparently it was one of his luckier days as an amazing notification rang out from Hawk the AI.

"What? Ellie! You're evolving?" Elliot exclaimed in surprise.

"Ellie feel weird. Uhhhh." Ellie groaned. "Eh? Gramps? Why you become two?"

"It must be the anaconda's blood." Brock noted with a grave expression on his face.

"I don't quite like the name that Ellie will become. Venomous Serpentine Black Bear? Will she become scaly and long like a snake?" Elliot frowned. "Hawk, what will she be like?"

[Ellie's Black Bear Gene level is at 100% with a Black Bear Emperor Bloodline strength at 5%.]

[Serpentine Emperor Bloodline ingested has a strength of 65%. Due to the low amount ingested, Serpentine Emperor Bloodline is unable to trigger a full evolution.]

[Final evolution result will be 55% Black Bear Gene level and 45% Hell Venom Anaconda Gene level.]

"There's a Black Bear King right here! Will he be able to affect the evolution in anyway?" Elliot asked urgently.

[Ingesting the Black Bear King's blood will awaken the Black Bear Emperor Bloodline and increase its strength to 75%. Calculating final evolution result…]

[Final evolution result will be 95% Black Bear Gene level and 5% Hell Venom Anaconda Gene level.]

"5% huh? That sounds much better. Ellie won't become scaly and long, though right?" Elliot asked.

[Affirmative.]

"Alright. Hey Brock. If you give Ellie your blood, she'll be fine. You'll do that, won't you?" Elliot asked.

"Of course." Brock answered solemnly.

"Ellie? How are you feeling?" Elliot gently stroked her head.

"Ellie sick, Master. Huuuuuuu…" Ellie moaned.

"Ellie, gramps will be giving you a little bit of his blood to make you feel better. You have to be a brave girl and drink it okay?" Elliot said.

Ellie nodded in understanding, feeling too sick to respond in any other way.

"Okay, go ahead!" Elliot instructed Brock.

Brock nodded in understanding, immediately made a wound on his paw and dripped the blood into Ellie's little mouth.

After a few seconds, Hawk finally sent out a new notification.

[Black Bear Emperor Bloodline awakened. Would you like to initiate evolution from Royal Black Bear to Venomous Royal Black Bear?]

"That sounds much better! Yes! Initiate evolution please!" Elliot said and his eyes gleamed in anticipation.

[Initiating evolution.]

"Ahhh!!! AHHHHHHH" Ellie suddenly cried out and rolled on the ground in pain.

Elliot quickly grabbed a broken piece of wood from the ground and shoved it lightly into Ellie's mouth, allowing her to bite into it to grit and withstand the pain.

"NGHHHH!!"

Thankfully, the evolution only took less than a minute to complete.

[Evolution complete. Congratulations! Ellie has evolved from a Royal Black Bear to become a Venomous Royal Black Bear!]

Beast Type: Venomous Royal Black Bear Cub

Beast Name: Ellie

Gender: Female

Beast Level: 1

Beast Power Level: 1

Beast Grade: Epic

Beast Bloodline: Black Bear Emperor

Beast Physical Status: Slightly Malnourished

Beast Emotional Status: Relief

Hobby: Sleeping in Master's arms

Evolution Pathways: 3

Skills:

Level 1 Venomous Bite - Deal 50% more bite damage and heavily poisons the target

Level 1 Slash - Deal 50% more slash damage.

Level 1 Charge - 50% faster charge speed.

AI Comments: A unique beast with a one-of-a-kind evolution pathway. It has the Black Bear Emperor's power and strength as well as the Serpent Emperor's poison and cunning. A deadly combination that elevates the beast's deadliness by many times.

"Wow! Ellie, you've become so powerful! How do you feel?" Elliot exclaimed after he read Ellie's new stats.

"Ellie feel good! Ellie feel strong!" Ellie barked and began to jump around with joy. "Ellie also feel… smart!"

Elliot laughed and nodded happily.

It was a great day! Although the apocalypse draws ever closer, Elliot had never felt so confident in his life. Everything was turning out perfectly.

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A handsome young African with a stocky build and a thick afro stood on his large African Bush Elephant's back and stared at the millions of birds who were flying around in panic. The Cape Buffaloes were in a stampede and the entire savanna was in chaos.

James Antetokunpo sighed and signalled for the rest of his men who were atop similarly large African Bush Elephants to return to base.

A disaster was about to hit the land, and James had many things to prepare.

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Himari Suzuki laid down on the hood of her shiny new Ferarri 999 Superfast Classic and played a deep dive virtual reality first-person-shooter game while waiting for her clients to arrive.

Her lithe body was garbed in a tight fitting bodysuit which accentuated her perfect curves. Her natural red hair was cut to shoulder length and gave her already beautiful face an additional sense of mystery which drove countless men crazy.

Behind her, close to fifty heavily armed warriors were spread out and in position.

"They are late. Maybe we should withdraw." An aged butler bent down to whisper in Himari's ear.

"They're not late. They're dead." Himari logged out of her game and opened her eyes.

"What? What happened?" The butler showed a rare look of surprise and asked.

"Their jet got hit by… a billion birds. Crashed just outside the coast of Japan, two hours away from here." Himari chuckled and shook her head helplessly in wonder at nature's unfathomable power.

"Return to base and ramp up marketing. These laser rifles need a new owner." Himari instructed the butler who bowed deeply in acknowledgement.

Himari got into her Ferarri 999 Superfast Classic and powered up its powerful X27 Petrol-Engine with a ear-popping VROOOOOOMM!!!

Within seconds, she disappeared into the horizon while the rest of her troops were still scrambling into their armored landjets.