"I must immediately absorb these extraordinary characteristics!"
Dudley made his decision almost instantly.
He had no time to hesitate; these extraordinary characteristics had already begun to erode his body, and if he didn't act, the outcome would only be worse.
Dudley's consciousness spread out, quickly coming into contact with the two mysterious-looking gelatinous masses, guiding them to merge into his body.
The next moment, the two masses of extraordinary characteristics immediately dispersed. Following that, Dudley felt a chaotic mess before his eyes, with various colors exploding like fireworks: brilliant reds, eerie blues, dazzling whites…
In his ears, soft whispers echoed continuously.
But the sound seemed to come from an extremely distant place, across countless times and spaces, making it almost impossible for Dudley to accurately hear even a single pronunciation; he only felt a throbbing pain in his brain.
He felt as if he was treading on nothingness, his body swaying uncontrollably, as if he might fall at any moment and be Petrificus Totalus.
All of this was both familiar and somewhat strange.
Fortunately, this situation did not last too long, and Dudley recovered from this state of confusion and hallucination.
"Phew~"
Dudley gasped for air, reaching out to steady himself on the nearby table.
"Good, no accidents happened."
Dudley murmured to himself.
What had just happened made Dudley feel as if he had returned to the first time he took a Potion, that tense and uneasy state, mixed with excitement.
He already knew how to deal with such situations, and besides, these were just two sets of low-Sequence extraordinary characteristics, which were not difficult for him to absorb.
After calming himself down, Dudley gradually became composed.
"Two sets of extraordinary characteristics, two paths."
Dudley slowly sat on the edge of the bed.
"The Black Emperor Sequence and the Judge Sequence. These two Sequences are adjacent and can be converted at high Sequence. And within my body, there are actually extraordinary characteristics from both Sequences simultaneously. Does this mean that at high Sequence, I completed the fusion of two Sequences?"
At this thought, Dudley felt a sharp pain in his brain, and vague whispers echoed in his ears.
He frowned and wisely gave up on further contemplation.
Clearly, these matters were beyond his current comprehension, and now that he was an extraordinary, his spiritual intuition told him not to think about these things for the time being.
"Forget it, I'll take it one step at a time."
Dudley shifted his attention to his body. At this moment, he was already an extraordinary, and a dual-Sequence extraordinary at that.
"The Black Emperor Sequence's Sequence 9, Lawyer, is skilled at finding and exploiting loopholes in rules and opponents' weaknesses. He is adept at striking opponents through Order, and also possesses extraordinary abilities in eloquence and persuasion, able to a certain extent to Distortion or guide the target's thinking, making them feel close and willing to believe."
"The Judge Sequence's Sequence 9, Arbitrator, possesses charming charisma and sufficient authority to convince others, as well as excellent combat skills to handle unexpected situations. When in conflict with an Arbitrator, others often lack confidence and wish to yield."
"When these two abilities are combined, they complement each other. Even if I am just a low-Sequence extraordinary, in this normal world, I can thrive."
Dudley thought to himself.
Dudley was already adept at using the abilities of these two Sequences, almost without needing to familiarize himself.
Dudley walked to the mirror and looked at himself in the mirror.
Compared to before, his eyes had become deeper, changing from light blue to a bright blue, a sign that the power of the extraordinary characteristics had not yet fully converged.
Dudley took a deep breath, controlling the extraordinary power within him to gradually subside. Soon, his eyes returned to their previous light blue.
A soft rustling of footsteps came from outside the door.
"Dada, my little darling, have you rested well? Do you remember we're going to the zoo later?"
Petunia asked softly, afraid of angering Dudley.
"Yes, Mom, I'll be right down."
Dudley replied.
"That's good, we'll wait for you downstairs." Petunia heard Dudley's voice, sighed with relief, and smiled contentedly before heading downstairs.
A few minutes later, Dudley returned downstairs.
In the dining room, Harry stood in the corner, looking at Dudley warily.
What had happened before left him with no illusions about Dudley; any friendliness his cousin showed was merely a prelude to new pranks.
Seeing Harry punished and standing in the corner, Dudley felt a bit guilty.
Just as he was wondering how to make amends, the phone rang, and Petunia quickly went to answer it.
Soon, when Petunia hung up the phone, her face became somewhat grim, looking both angry and anxious.
"Bad news, Vernon," she said, "Mrs. Figg broke her leg and can't pick him up."
After Petunia finished speaking, she pointed at Harry, who was standing in the corner, with a grim expression.
Hearing this, Harry's eyes visibly brightened.
Clearly, he didn't want to go to Mrs. Figg's house.
Dudley keenly caught Harry's expression and demeanor.
"What do we do now?"
Petunia looked at Harry exasperatedly, as if all of this had been Harry's doing.
"How about we let Marge look after the boy for a bit?" Vernon said uncertainly.
"Don't be silly, Marge hates the boy." Petunia shook her head.
"Ahem…"
At this moment, Dudley lightly coughed, drawing everyone's attention to him.
"I think we can take Harry to the zoo with us."
Dudley said with a smile.
Vernon and Petunia's eyes widened at this, revealing expressions of disbelief.
Dudley, actually voluntarily asked to take Harry to the zoo?
They must have misheard.
Even Harry himself showed an incredulous expression at this moment.
Although he really wanted to go to the zoo—he had never been to a zoo since he was a child.
But he had never dared to hope that Dudley's family would take him along. The best outcome he had ever considered was that Dudley's family would leave him at home, so he could watch TV and play Dudley's game console.
"Wait, no, he must be trying to prank me again!"
Almost instantly, Harry suddenly realized.
Dudley wants to take him to the zoo? Would he be that kind?
He must have thought of some new prank idea.
On the other side, Dudley paid no attention to Harry's expression, but looked at his parents with a calm demeanor.
"If we leave Harry at home, he might cause some trouble. It's better to take him with us so we can keep a good eye on him."
Dudley said.
His tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable authority, and at the same time, it was so convincing.
Vernon and Petunia froze, then quickly exchanged glances.
"I think Dudley is right. We can't leave Harry alone at home, you know, he might…"
Petunia immediately nodded, "Mm, our little darling is so thoughtful. So it's decided."