The interface shimmered again.
🎲 [Reality-Tier Gacha – 1 Ticket Available]
Scourge had ignored it for too long.
Why?
Because even power could feel... premature.
But now—things were escalating. Faster. Smarter. Riskier.
Even Lala sensed it.
And he needed to evolve.
[Use Ticket?]
✅ YES | ❌ NO
The cube pulsed in his vision.
He accepted.
It shattered—no explosion, no sound. Just an opening.
Reality peeled like old wallpaper.
Visions flickered through his mind: burning galaxies, warping code, primal instinct.
Then one—one was chosen.
🎁 [Reactive Evolution – Adaptive Core]
Source: Marvel Universe – Darwin
Trait: You evolve to survive any direct threat. But only after facing it.
Warning: True adaptation requires exposure, suffering, and survival.
Scourge's body spasmed—briefly. The change wasn't comfortable.
His code rewrote itself in real time. Systems opened.
He felt a cold truth settle into him:
📌 You are not immune.
📌 You will become immune.
📌 But only if you survive.
[Passive Trait Gained: Reactive Evolution Lv.1]
– Fire: resistance after 1 sustained exposure
– Sonic/Vibrational: nullification after system rupture
– Psychological: shielding triggered by mental damage
– Emotional Instability: redirected as energy, post-instability
He flexed his limbs.
Still vulnerable to fire.
Still sensitive to high-frequency resonance.
But now?
Now they'd only work once.
One failure. One burn. One rupture.
After that?
Never again.
His skin crawled with anticipation.
"This world keeps testing me..."
He smiled.
"Good."
Far away, Peke scrolled silently through threat logs.
Fire had failed.
Next attempt: vibrational disruption.
He didn't know that the very act of trying would only make Scourge stronger.
Inside her room, Lala turned in her sleep.
Her fingers curled around the bed sheet, hips shifting slightly. The link between her and Scourge pulsed with low-level arousal.
And from deep within her mind, the System updated:
[Lust System Active]
[Emotional Web: Host 3 Available]
[New Mission: Expand Harem – Reach 10 Active Hosts]
Reward: Unlock Dimensional Rift Access
– You will be permitted to jump into one alternate multiverse of your choice.
– All earned powers, bonds, and memories will carry over.
– Time in origin world will pause during traversal.
Scourge's thoughts narrowed.
Ten hosts.
Ten fully active hearts, bodies, minds... under his reach.
And beyond that?
A new universe. A new hunt. A new purpose.
But first?
He had to survive everything this one threw at him.
One burn at a time.