[Sprint +10 (F-Rank Skill): Increases speed by 550%. First attack after activation deals bonus damage equal to Agility × 9! While Sprinting, there is a 50% chance to forcibly dodge any attack. Duration: 60 seconds. Cooldown: 1 second.]
Axel stared at his new skill evolution, eyes flickering with excitement.
"Sprint has evolved to +10!"
The skill had undergone an earth-shattering transformation!
With a 550% speed boost, he was now a blur on the battlefield.
Not only that, his first attack after activation would deliver insane burst damage, and now, he even had a 50% chance to dodge any attack automatically!
"This is completely broken!"
Axel looked at the aftermath of his rampage through the ancient city ruins.
"I’ve killed a total of eight players in this area."
"All attributes increased by 40 points."
"And I even found a pair of Silver Boots!"
Axel opened his status screen.
His base Agility had reached 54 points.
Adding +12 from the Silver Boots, his total Agility was now 66 points.
He smirked.
"If I activate Sprint, that jumps to 429 Agility!"
"That means I can move at 255 meters per second!"
"That’s almost the speed of sound!"
Axel hadn't expected his movement speed to become this ridiculous.
It was hard to believe that this all started with a simple F-rank skill.
"At this speed… I don’t even need invisibility anymore."
His movement was so fast that even if he rushed straight at an enemy, they wouldn't have time to react before he struck them down.
With this level of agility, he could dodge attacks naturally just by moving unpredictably.
Axel turned his attention to the mini-map.
He spotted his so-called teammate, the ice-cold woman.
She was quite far from him.
On the map, she looked tiny, as if she was on the opposite end of the world.
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But in reality…
The actual distance between them was under 1,000 meters.
Axel suddenly had a realization.
"The game map is only 2,000 x 2,000 meters… which means I can run across the entire map in less than 10 seconds?!"
He exclaimed in disbelief.
This was beyond broken.
This was the true power of Insane Evolution!
SSS-rank talents were on another level entirely.
While other players were still grinding for small upgrades, Axel had already become a monster.
And at this moment, the five-minute mark passed.
The safe zone started shrinking!
Meanwhile, on the grasslands…
A bald player was fighting a D-rank Rock Golem.
[Rock Golem (D-rank monster): HP 1200]
The bald player smirked confidently.
"Heh, even though my equipment is only average, taking down this Rock Golem is no problem."
This bald guy was none other than "Lightbulb Overlord," the streamer who had survived until the end of the last game.
Now, he had decent silver-tier equipment and had learned two skills.
On the open plains, he felt safe since there were no other players nearby.
His teammate, a female player, stood beside him.
"Once I kill this Rock Golem, I’ll get a D-rank skill or a golden-tier item. Then, I’ll be set to win this match!"
Lightbulb Overlord spoke with absolute confidence.
His teammate, however, was skeptical.
"The Rock Golem has a lot of HP… Are you sure your silver weapon can even break its defense?"
Lightbulb Overlord grinned.
"Relax. If I can’t break through its defense, then no one in this game can."
He was completely sure of his strength.
But just as he was about to attack—
Something happened.
His vision blurred, as if a ghostly shadow had flashed before him.
Before he could even react—
A white flash of a blade cut through the air.
-3766!
The Rock Golem was instantly killed!
Its body crumbled, and a D-rank golden treasure chest appeared in its place.
"???"
Lightbulb Overlord and his teammate stood completely stunned.
"What… just happened?"
"Did the game bug out?!"
"How did the Rock Golem die instantly?!"
Their minds went blank.
But before they could even process what happened—
A shadow flickered in front of them again!
Another white flash of a sword cut through the air!
[Dodge!]
Lightbulb Overlord felt a chill on his bald head.
It was as if a blade had just grazed past him.
His heart pounded.
"Wait… was I just attacked?!"
He cursed in panic.
"Damn it!"
"My talent is on cooldown… Someone actually attacked me?!"
"What the hell is happening?!"
His hands trembled.
Then—
A second later.
A final flash of silver light streaked through the air—
And the system notification appeared.
"You have been killed by Player 00497!"
"You have been eliminated!"
Lightbulb Overlord disappeared into a loot box.
"Again?! It’s him again?!!%$@#"
Before he was forced out of the game, Lightbulb Overlord saw the number 00497 on the death notification.
His eyes widened in horror.
"Player 00497… What the hell kind of talent does he have?!"
As his screen faded to black, he engraved that number into his memory.
Meanwhile, Axel smirks
"Oh, it’s this bald guy again?"
After checking his kill log, Axel realized he had just eliminated Player 00444.
He shook his head in amusement.
"Next time, I won’t aim for his head."
This guy’s bald head had a passive ability that let him dodge the first attack!
Luckily, Axel was way too fast.
Before Lightbulb Overlord even realized what had happened, Axel had already moved over 200 meters away, circled behind him, and finished the job.
He then eliminated the female teammate as well.
"Another two kills."
"Another all-attribute boost."
Axel sighed.
"This speed is getting ridiculous."
"I’m moving so fast that even I don’t know where I am!"
At 255 meters per second, he had completely surpassed the limits of human reaction time.
Even when running out of the ruins, he kept bumping into obstacles.
"Sprint doesn’t need any more evolutions."
"I’m fast enough, and my damage is already overwhelming."
"If I evolve further, I’ll lose control over my own movement."
Axel nodded to himself.
"Time to evolve something else."
He was about to upgrade his Steel Body skill—
But then, after opening the Rock Golem’s treasure chest, he changed his mind.
