152 The Prerequisites to Become an Evolver (2/2)

”What's going on with you three?”

Mark asked.

”I want to raise my hand but these two won't let me. I'm also at the brink of death back then you know?”

Joseph protested but only to have the back of his head slapped by Jason.

”What brink of death? You only had muscle swelling and sprain since you were ganged up and beaten by several men because you wanted to take liberty on a woman three days ago!”

Hearing that, every woman inside the room looked at Joseph with a cold gaze. It looked like he deserved what he experienced that time but it looked like that experience turned him into an Evolver with great tenacity.

On the blackboard, beside Joseph's name, the word ”TANK” was written. It was a term used for players of Multiplayer Online Battle Arena or MOBA games to determine characters with a high threshold to receive damage without dying. Joseph was the same as his skin and muscles was now hard to damage. If an infected was to bite him, their teeth would not sink in deep in his arm.

Away from that topic, everyone realized what Mark wanted to say. It did not need for anyone to be on the brink of death to become and Evolver.

Then, what were really the prerequisites?

That question filled everyone's mind as they looked at Mark who was waiting for the clamor to die down.

As if knowing what the question in their minds, Mark spoke while writing on the blackboard.

”The conditions were… First, limits. If you overcame the limits of your body, it was likely for that limit to be enhanced.”

Mark looked at Mara and Nikky. The two already shared a part of their story when Mark asked about their abilities. Nikky exhausted all her meager strength to save Daniel and Dorothy while Mara ran as fast and as far as she could to the point of collapsing in order to escape the infected that were chasing her.

”Second, mental state. Extreme emotions could trigger evolution too.”

Mark said and his eyes fell unto Jason who went berserk due to his rage after losing the members of their family giving him strength to punch a hole through the outer surface of common vehicles.

”The third and most important I think… Is genes.”

Mark took a deep breath and continued to clear the confusion in everyone's minds.

”As you remember, I used my genes, my blood to turn this girl into an Evolver. Even if any of you fit in the first two conditions, without the genes compatible for evolution, it is likely that your evolution will be slow or you won't evolve at all.”

”Wait, if Boss said genes, doesn't that mean that relatives of existing Evolvers could also become one?”

Melissa suddenly interjected with that question.

Mark nodded to that question.

”According to what I observed, it's highly likely. It doesn't only apply on Evolvers but Mutators too. But remember that it doesn't apply to every relatives but only to direct relatives.”

Mark then looked at Odelina and then her children.

”As you can see, Odelina here is a Mutator. Odelina, show them.”

Under Mark's command, a bone gauntlet grew on Odelina's right arm to show everyone.

”The mother is a Mutator and her children are Evolvers. You all got what I'm trying to say?”

Everyone nodded. What he had just said and demonstrated were straightforward and clear.

Arvie gripped his fists in expectation. According to what Mark said, his younger brother, Jason, was an Evolver. As the older brother of an Evolver, he also had a great chance to become one.

”Then, Boss also meant that direct relatives of Mutators could also become Mutators?”

Melissa asked another question.

However, Mark shook his head.

”I don't know the exact rule to that yet. I'm sure that genes are a large factor but I feel that that is not all of it. I only concluded the idea about genes because of Emika and Mikio. Those siblings both became Mutators and the two both have plant like abilities. Still, their abilities greatly differed in nature.”

The people originally in his group nodded but the others were confused. It was because they did not know who was that siblings Mark was talking about.

”So, Big Bro is saying that if our genes are not compatible with the evolution, we won't become an Evolver?”

Carlo asked.

”Well, there's another thing with that but I haven't confirmed it yet.”

Mark replied.

”What is it?”

”The compatibility of the ability to the person.”

Mark looked at Carlo.

”Remember that you're not the only one in the same situation before you evolved right? Sundra and Anna are with you. Yet, the two of them did not evolve and received the same ability you have.”

”But you said that you turned this girl right?”

”Not exactly wrong but not exactly right either.”

Mark looked at the girl.

”This girl also developed her own Evolver ability and that is why my blood worked on her body.”

Everyone looked the girl who seemed to have no idea what was happening.

”This girl… developed the ”pain resistance” ability.”