He saw Zhao Jin's gaze turn cold, while the Opera-Robed Puppet stared at him without blinking.
Bracing himself, he had no choice but to walk forward. When he was about a meter away from the Ghoul, he squatted down, carefully touched its arm, and immediately pulled his hand back.
Zhao Jin watched quietly, but the Ghoul did not change.
‘Just how does this ability transfer work?’ Zhao Jin began to recall everything that had happened.
Soon, he thought of a key point.
He immediately picked up a gun from the floor and, under Bai Zhi's terrified gaze, fired several shots at him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bullets all hit Bai Zhi in the chest. With a look of agony on his face, he collapsed and lost consciousness, dying within seconds.
Tang Yongyun's face twitched as he watched this. Right now, he desperately wanted to flee this place, but the thought of the floor littered with corpses near the back door forced him to suppress that urge.
“Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm just testing an idea. If you're lucky, you might even survive and obtain supernatural power,” Zhao Jin said with a smile as he looked at the group.
He walked over to Bai Zhi's corpse and pointed at a white man. “You, bring a gun over and wait for my instructions!”
The Destiny Force above this white-haired old man's head was about the same as Xiang Ping's had been. As for the deceased Bai Zhi, he had actually possessed a bit more.
Hearing his words, Buck hesitated for a moment before looking at Tang Yongyun. “Boss, if I die and you make it out alive, please send some extra money to my family.”
Tang Yongyun nodded. “Go. If I make it out alive, I won't forget you.”
Buck nodded. Since he had no room to resist anyway, he figured it was better to just go up and get it over with. After all, standing around waiting to die was a terrible feeling.
Buck walked up to Zhao Jin, his breathing growing heavy, unsure of what the man would do to him.
Ignoring him, Zhao Jin touched Bai Zhi's corpse with his right hand. A golden light appeared, transforming him into a Ghoul.
“Roar!” The eyes of Bai Zhi, who was lying on the ground, turned pitch-black as a low growl escaped his throat.
He tried to stand, but Zhao Jin pinned him to the ground, gripping him tightly by the neck with one hand.
“Shoot him in the head!” Zhao Jin looked at Buck.
Buck immediately aimed his gun at the struggling Bai Zhi and fired.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Seven consecutive bullets tore into Bai Zhi's forehead. Having not consumed any flesh, Bai Zhi's strength was nowhere near as exaggerated as Xiang Ping's had been.
Under the barrage of seven gunshots, his struggling movements ground to a halt.
Under Zhao Jin's watchful gaze, the Destiny Force above Bai Zhi's head split into two. One part flew into Zhao Jin's body, while the other rushed into Buck.
His Destiny Force count reached 131 wisps!
Buck's eyes turned pitch-black. He felt a sudden surge of power inside him.
He stared at Zhao Jin in disbelief and confusion. “What is this? I feel like my strength has increased!”
‘As I thought. For the people killed by the Opera-Robed Puppet, their Destiny Force had already been absorbed. There wasn't enough Destiny Force left to transfer the Ghoul's ability.’ Looking at the change in Buck, Zhao Jin felt as though he had discovered a fascinating new toy.
A smile crept onto his face, and a bizarre laugh escaped his lips. “Hehehe, hehehehe...”
This meant that lucky individuals who inherited abilities would emerge one after another, and the world would undergo earth-shattering changes.
Through these lucky individuals, he could save his own Destiny Force and even acquire even more of it.
Under the backdrop of Zhao Jin's laughter, Buck suddenly felt an unbearable wave of hunger wash over him.
Unable to control himself, he dropped to his knees and lunged onto Bai Zhi's corpse.
Squelch! Squelch!
The sound of flesh being chewed echoed alongside Zhao Jin's laughter.
Watching this scene, Tang Yongyun felt his scalp go completely numb.
In his eyes, the word “monster” was no longer enough to describe Zhao Jin. He was an absolute psychopath and a madman.
Not just him—the surrounding bodyguards and the remaining gang members all turned pale as they watched Buck gorge himself.
A moment later, Zhao Jin's smile faded. He pulled out his notebook and began writing in front of everyone.
【When a creator of monsters or a changer of destiny attacks others, the Destiny Force of their targets will be absorbed by me!】
【This results in subsequent mutated monsters not having enough Destiny Force of their own upon death to pass their abilities down!】
He now fully understood the mechanics. To inherit an ability, one needed to possess enough of their own Destiny Force to fuse with the newcomer's Destiny Force, thereby continuing the ability.
He gave this system a name: Sequence!
Putting away his notebook, Zhao Jin walked toward Tang Yongyun in a great mood.
Seeing Zhao Jin approach, the gang members standing in front grew tense and hurriedly cleared a path.
Zhao Jin didn't spare them a glance. Instead, he stopped in front of Tang Yongyun. “What is your name?”
“Tang Yongyun,” Tang Yongyun replied, bracing himself as he looked at Zhao Jin.
“Do you want to change your destiny?” Zhao Jin looked up at the dense golden light floating above Tang Yongyun's head. Just by looking at it, there were at least a hundred wisps.
This was the person with the most Destiny Force he had ever seen. Even the Chief of the Inspector Bureau didn't possess this much.
Before Zhao Jin spoke, Tang Yongyun had imagined many scenarios, even lamenting that this might be the end of the line for him.
He never expected the other man to say something that left him utterly bewildered.
With a complex look in his eyes, he stared at Zhao Jin. “I don't think I'm in a position to refuse you. In that case, I can only agree.”
The smile on Zhao Jin's face widened. “You will be glad you made this decision in a moment.”
He raised his right hand, and a golden light materialized, gently tapping Tang Yongyun's forehead.
Buzz!
Ten wisps of Destiny Force flowed into Tang Yongyun's head. This was a testament to how highly Zhao Jin regarded him.
The surrounding crowd couldn't help but take a step back as they witnessed this.
After all, Buck was still off to the side, gorging himself.
“Ugh!” The moment the Destiny Force entered, Tang Yongyun felt a massive influx of information flood his mind.
At the same time, his body began to heat up as a portion of the overwhelming energy overflowed.
“Ahhh!!!” In the next second, veins bulged on his face and neck. Tang Yongyun felt an agonizing pain rip through his entire body.
It felt as if his very genetic strands were being torn apart and reconstructed. The intense pain lasted for about ten seconds.
Bang! Suddenly, Tang Yongyun's body exploded, leaving countless black feathers in his place.
“Boss!” The expressions of the bodyguards behind him changed drastically.
However, an excited look appeared on Zhao Jin's face. “Here it comes. I hope you don't disappoint me!”
The black feathers drifted to the ground, automatically turning into energy and dispersing into the air as a figure gradually materialized before everyone.
A single, three-meter-long black wing unfurled from his left side, and a cold, expressionless young man stood in his place.
His pupils had turned pitch-black, and the whites of his eyes resembled pale porcelain.
Just looking at him sent a wave of ominous dread washing over everyone present.
Information flashed in Zhao Jin's mind.
Tang Yongyun
Status: Budding Harbinger of Doom!
Race: To Be Named
‘Race: Doom Crow.’ Looking at the status, Zhao Jin immediately named it.
Unlocked Unique Unit: Doom Crow (Will only reappear upon the death of this unit!)
Doom Crow: Born from an individual possessing a massive amount of destiny in this world, combined with their past experiences!
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