Phantom was in a difficult situation if he dared to remove his Initial Gene from the Evolution Tree, literally starting the seven-minute countdown to his death.
However, there was one way to avoid death: get a new Initial Gene. But Phantom could not insert any Initial Gene into his Evolution Tree, certain rules had to be followed, both in the process and during the battle.
"First of all, Phantom cannot absorb the gene of a stronger monster than himself." Katrin began pointing one finger, "That means that I, as a K1-Phantom, can absorb the genes of any Purple Threat monster and anyone weaker."
Adam nodded, but soon a slight look of puzzlement appeared in his eyes.
"Wait... There are no restrictions here? I mean, can some K1-Phantom that a few days ago revealed his Lock, take Thunder Demon's gene as an Initial Gene?" Adam tilted his head in confusion.
Katrin smirked, shaking her head ironically as if Adam was talking complete nonsense.
"Of course not. A K1-Phantom rookie should fight Blue Threat Level monsters, if such a Phantom tries to absorb the gene of the Top-2 Monster at Purple Threat Level, its Evolution Tree simply can't withstand such power. Thunder Demon's gene, will tear the Phantom's body apart."
Adam nodded.
"I see... So before getting a new Initial Gene, you have to determine your strength limit. For example, even if K1-Phantom can already fight with Purple Threat Level, that doesn't mean he can absorb Thunder Demon's gene making it his Initial Gene, right?" Adam suggested, trying to understand the boundaries of the rules.
This was important if he wanted to help Katrin. He didn't know exactly what he would need to do yet, but any information about the Initial Gene was valuable.
Phantom had nothing more precious than Initial Gene, it was the core from which everything started.
"Yes. For example, if you wanted to make Thunder Demon's gene your Initial Gene, you wouldn't have any problems. You're obviously strong enough." Katrin sighed heavily, slightly envious.
Even if their mastery and experience were on the same level, Katrin would never be able to defeat Thunder Demon alone, for the nature of her abilities did not allow her to do so.
This was one of the reasons why Katrin did not intend to put up with it anymore. She didn't want to accept the role of the support, for it was destroying her from the inside out. Her Initial Gene didn't match her personality and desires.
It could be compared to the average person who worked in an unwanted profession. Often this happened because of parents who forced their children to go for the job they wanted but not their child.
An engineer who wanted to be a musician could be a happy person and even be a master at his job, but... something would always devour that person from the inside out because he realized that it wasn't what he wanted.
It was worth realizing that even though Katrin was an Artificialborn Phantom, it didn't mean that she had no chance of surpassing Adam or Alexia.
As Damien once said, the path of the Naturalborn Phantoms was like an incredibly sharp dual-edged sword.
The Naturalborn Phantoms had their advantages such as free artifact selection, more potential, and a more empowered Evolution Tree, because they got their Initial Gene without any help from anybody.
However, because of this, they often found themselves in dangerous situations as the monsters wanted to fight the strongest and get their energy.
Roughly speaking, the Naturalborn Phantom had more opportunities, but the challenges that awaited it on their path were more difficult in most cases.
If Artificialborn Phantom tried hard, reached the maximum of his power, honed his skills, and went through dangerous battles, there was nothing to prevent him from surpassing Naturalbron One. Enjoy more content from m-v l'e|-novelhall.net
It only took time to find the right artifact and the boundaries of potential could be expanded, slowly but surely.
"Well, I think I understand. Given what you said, you're strong enough to absorb Essence Scarlet Pyromancer's gene and make it your Initial Gene. He's a Top-8, so it won't be a problem." Adam said calmly while watching Katrin's reaction.
"Hah, of course! You don't have to worry about that." Katrin exclaimed, ruffling her hair with her hand.
Then, Adam's gaze changed as he stared at Katrin.
"But... Why do you want me?"
Katrin sighed heavily, shrugging her shoulders frustratedly.
"I can't defeat Essence Scarlet Pyromancer alone, but you can. However, I have to contribute more to this event than you, or else your genes will mess up Scarlet Pyromancer's gene and I won't be able to make it my Initial Gene."
Adam's eyes went blank as he blinked several times.
Katrin slapped her palm on her forehead, realizing that Adam didn't understand anything.
"Damn, because this is different from just absorbing genes, it's more complicated than that." Katrin sighed heavily preparing for the next round of explanations.