Apocalypse Baby-Chapter 232: Evangel

And with just a thought, it shifted, reshaping itself into a deadly spear, sharp enough to pierce through steel.

With another flick of his fingers, the spear shattered and reformed into a towering ice wall—thick, unyielding, impenetrable.

Ice didn't just obey him anymore.

It was his tool. His weapon.

Anything he touched, he could turn to ice—anything. Anyone.

His smirk deepened.

"Yeah. This'll do."

But he wasn't done.

He turned his attention to the next skill—Gigantify.

[Upgrading…]

[Upgrade Successful]

[Gigantify (B) has been upgraded to A-rank.]

[Gigantify (A) has been upgraded to Matamass (S)!]

Alex raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

"Matamass, huh? Let's see what you can do."

Metamass (S)

A mastery of spatial manipulation, granting the user the power to both enlarge and reduce objects on touch. The user can expand weapons into colossal armaments or shrink massive structures into portable sizes. Shrinking objects does not reduce their original weight unless the user chooses to adjust their density. This skill can also be used dynamically in combat, creating sudden size shifts for unpredictable attacks.

Cost: 100 Mana per use.

Duration: 5 minutes or until dismissed.

Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Now, not only could he enlarge objects—he could shrink them too.

Alex's mind raced with possibilities.

He could take a massive tree, reduce it to the size of a toy… then return it to full size midair, crushing everything in its path.

Or shrink a boulder, carry it in his pocket like a stone, then expand it instantly, turning it into a wrecking ball.

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Insane.

"This just keeps getting better."

But he wasn't done yet.

His gaze shifted to the next skill—Mimicry.

[Upgrading…]

[Upgrade Successful]

[Copy (A) has been upgraded to Mimicry (S)]

Mimicry (S): Enhancing the power of skill replication, the user can permanently copy another person's innate skill upon physical touch, acquiring it in its weakest form. The time required for absorption is reduced—copying from a low-ranking individual takes 5 seconds, while high-ranking individuals may still take minutes to hours. The copied skill must be trained or evolved to reach its full potential.

Cost: 400 Mana per activation.

Cooldown: 18 hours between uses.

Limitations: The user cannot copy skills bound to a unique bloodline, divine authority, or exclusive traits. If interrupted during absorption, the process fails, and the cooldown is still triggered.

Alex couldn't help but grin.

The upgrade was a success, and now Mimicry (S) was more efficient than ever.

Absorbing skills were now quicker and cost less mana, but the best part was the speed—he didn't know the exact number, but it was clear: he could copy abilities much faster than before.

The time it took to copy from weaker foes had dropped dramatically, though he could never really know what time it took to copy skills from stronger enemies unless he tested it.

Still, he was more than happy with the results.

Every single one of his new skills had been upgraded, and now, he was as close to unstoppable as you could get under the tutorial rules.

Alex turned his gaze to the stats tab.

His heart rate ticked up, eager to see the changes that represented just how much stronger he'd become.

Name: Alex Knight

Rank: B

Title: Apocalypse Baby

Class: None

Level: 79

HP: 9068

MP: 6400

[Stats]

Strength: 390

Agility: 400

Intelligence: 400

Vitality: 400

[Stat Points Available]: 8155

[Powerstones]: 50

[Skills]

[Exploding Touch {S}] [Echo of Annahiliation {S}] [Arcane Dominion{S}] [Void Slip {S}] [Void Shroud {S}] [Spectral Barrage {S}] [Titan God's Wrath {S}] [Limitless Drive {S}] [Godspeed Rampage {S}] [Void Gaze {S}] [Supreme Regeneration {S}] [Eternal Flame {S}] [Omnigaze {S}] [Stone Face {S}] [Terra Phase {S}] [Dominius {S}] [Godhand {S}] [World Breaker {S}] [One Shot One Kill {S}] [Black Flame {S}] [Omniview {S}] [Surge {S}] [Doppelking {S}] [Sixth Sense {S}] [Regnum Dominion {S}] [Illusion Resistance {S}] [Hellmarch {S}] [Imperium {S}] [Aerovale (S)] [Exsanguinate (S)] [Pain Mirror (S)] [Resurgence (S)] [Solar Judgement (S)] [Discern (B)] [Cryoforge (S)] [Metamass (S)] [Mimicry (S)]

Alex nodded to himself, pleased with what he saw.

Eight new skills, all upgraded to Rank S—his power had just skyrocketed. It felt like he was on the edge of something massive.

But when his eyes slid over to his stats, a frown tugged at his lips.

He saw that the numbers had dropped.

And the reason was clear: he'd exchanged his attribute points for upgrade stones to power up his skills.

But now, he needed to raise them back up.

[Stats]

Strength: 480

Agility: 480

Intelligence: 480

Vitality: 480

[Stat Points Available]: 7825

[Powerstones]: 50

Alex nodded as he allocated his stat points.

He raised each of his attributes to 480 and left them there.

He wanted to make sure that when he ranked up again, any additional attribute points from that upgrade would go to his stats as a reward, rather than getting wasted.

Done with that, Alex's focus shifted.

He turned his attention to the new and improved clone skill now called Multiplicity.

Thanks to this upgrade, he could not only create clones but also see and sense everything his clones experienced in real time.

It was like he had eyes everywhere.

He reached out, his focus narrowing on the one that had taken down the Beast Lord Evangel.

With a single thought, he dismissed the clone.

And the moment it disintegrated, a flood of memories rushed into his mind.

The sensations were vivid—images, sounds, the rush of battle—all crashing in like waves.

The first thing that hit him was the realization: the Beast Lord Evangel hadn't been an angel at all.

The Beast Lord had been called Evangel, a colossal sky serpent that looked like a dragon.

The image of the creature flashed in Alex's mind—a massive, winged serpent with gleaming scales, and eyes burning like molten fire, giving the creature an almost ethereal, otherworldly appearance.

The air around it felt suffocated, and heavy, as if the very presence of the beast bent the atmosphere itself to its will.

When its massive wings unfurled, they were impossibly thin, yet vast—more like sheets of razor-sharp parchment than wings, and the sky serpent cut through the sky.

Its flight was...