Marvel: Infinite Evolution
Chapter 2

League of Legends Void System

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Afterward, Harvey closed the dark web. They would not meet until the day after tomorrow, so there was no need to rush.

Moreover, since Tony Stark was about to begin his journey as Iron Man, it meant Harvey had reached the time to reel in his net.

Harvey opened his stock trading app and, after handling the necessary procedures, planned to sell the Stark Industries Shares worth 1.1 billion dollars in batches over the next month.

For Stark Industries, which was still an arms industry giant, shares worth 1.1 billion dollars were not much. As long as someone sold, there would be plenty of buyers.

But if he sold them all at once, Harvey would not lose much money, though that move could very likely bring trouble later.

Although he was active in the mercenary world under the identity of the Grim Reaper, the identity Harvey Anberaka normally showed others was merely that of a young, successful, extremely wealthy tycoon.

This identity had been arranged for him through certain dealings by the person who handled the source of his money.

Each time that person cleaned up the origins of his money, he charged a twenty percent handling fee. The price was undoubtedly steep.

Still, it was money spent to avert disaster, sparing him a great deal of trouble.

With that identity, unless he was in the mood to wander around somewhere, he could move about freely.

This time, after selling at a high price, all he had to do was wait until Tony Stark decided to change careers, causing Stark Industries Shares to plummet, then buy in heavily.

Tony Stark would rely on that terrifying mind of his to drive Stark Industries' stock value back up again.

From that, Harvey would be able to make a huge amount of money.

Just as Harvey was handling the matter, his stomach suddenly growled.

Harvey was already used to it. He temporarily set aside his work and headed to the garage.

The garage contained a collection of beautiful luxury cars. After considering it for a moment, Harvey changed clothes and picked an Audi R8.

A car key appeared in his hand, and he drove out of the estate.

Because he had gained the power of the Void Predator, the Void Mantis, Harvey had acquired formidable abilities, but he also became very easily hungry.

However, Harvey had never hated that feeling, because he knew that gaining power inevitably came with a price.

Besides, the system had merely turned him into a foodie. Harvey did not think that counted as much of a price.

Driving the Audi R8, Harvey headed toward the Klington Restaurant he frequently visited.

In America, if one lived in a city that was not as prosperous as this one, many stores would have closed early by ten at night.

That was also one of the reasons Harvey had estates in other cities yet chose to stay in New York for the time being.

Although this place was known as Hell's Kitchen and was full of danger, that also proved just how lively it was.

The League of Legends Void System he possessed allowed him to choose one of eight heroes belonging to the Void Race.

They were Void Walker Kassadin, Void Daughter Kai'Sa, Void Burrower Rek'Sai, and Abyssal Maw Kog'Maw.

Void Prophet Malzahar, Void Eye Vel'Koz, Voidreaver Kha'Zix, and Void Terror Cho'Gath.

All eight Hero Templates possessed terrifying and powerful strength, but there were priorities to consider.

Void Burrower Rek'Sai, Void Daughter Kai'Sa, and Abyssal Maw Kog'Maw all possessed the ability to evolve. They would certainly become powerful in the end, but those three were more difficult to evolve.

So Harvey had immediately eliminated them through process of elimination.

Void Prophet Malzahar would grant him the powers of a prophet and Void magic. If he had been in an unfamiliar world, Harvey would definitely have chosen this one.

But this was the Marvel World, and judging from the current situation, it did not differ much from what he had learned in his past life. Therefore, he did not need the power of the Void Prophet for now.

Void Walker Kassadin could grant him terrifying spatial magic, but for the moment, Marvel World's Earth was enough for him to remain on.

When he chose his second template later, he might choose Void Walker, but it was not his best initial option.

Void Eye Vel'Koz possessed exceptionally high intelligence and the ability to deconstruct, analyze, and learn everything. It was extremely powerful.

Its only drawback was that it was a complete mage. It was not durable enough, so Harvey placed it further down the list.

That left Voidreaver Kha'Zix and Void Terror Cho'Gath, whose growth potential was the most obvious and whose growth was the safest.

In the end, Harvey chose Voidreaver Kha'Zix first, and the facts proved that he had made the right choice.

The moment he made his initial selection, he gained the ability to directly vanish into darkness, making others completely unable to detect him, along with extraordinarily sharp blades.

After two hundred and thirty-seven evolutions over the past two years, he had mastered the ability to fly at mach 4, and his physical defense had also become immensely formidable.

Firearms simply could not break through his defense. His hearing might not yet compare to Void Burrower Rek'Sai's naturally extraordinary hearing, but as long as he concentrated—

Harvey could easily hear any faint sound within several thousand meters. It was simply too noisy when activated, so Harvey generally did not consider using it.

Poisons, fire, ice, lightning, and other highly destructive attacks also found it difficult to pose a fatal threat to him.

Harvey knew that he was far from invincible at present. After all, the Marvel World had many heroes whose abilities were practically unreasonable.

There were already several formidable figures born on Marvel Earth's current stage alone, such as Ancient One and Captain Marvel.

Ancient One's existence in particular meant that even if Harvey wanted to, he did not dare make too much of a commotion and draw her attention. That would mean serious trouble for him.

However, Harvey was not in a hurry, because he was merely at the beginning of his evolution. He was still far from his limit and could become even stronger.

It was also because Harvey had not yet become powerful enough to disregard everything that he did not act recklessly.

As for how to activate a second Hero Template, Harvey did not yet know. The system had only said that this was his first opportunity to choose, and more opportunities would be unlocked later.

Thus, over the past two years, Harvey had lived freely according to his own will, earning vast sums through mercenary missions and eating delicacies delivered from all over the world.

Harvey could not only accumulate enough Evolution Points through eating food to evolve; absorbing objects containing unusual energy could also allow him to evolve.

Based on his previous experiences absorbing common metals such as iron and steel to obtain evolution energy, Marvel's specialty metal, vibranium, should also be something he could absorb and evolve through.

It was also through absorbing energy from common metallic elements such as iron and steel that his strength had improved noticeably over these two years.

But the sensation of absorbing iron and steel made the now-foodie Harvey unable to eat for an entire week while enduring unbearable hunger.

So unless absolutely necessary, Harvey never wanted to absorb such commonplace substances as iron and steel.

Still, in order to possess greater strength for self-preservation, he had to absorb them when necessary.

Harvey planned to wait until he unlocked more templates in the future before absorbing large quantities of vibranium, the metal known as the hardest, to rapidly increase his strength.

He simply did not know what vibranium tasted like. Hopefully, it would not make him sick enough to vomit.

Thinking of vibranium, then associating it with the taste of iron and steel, made Harvey feel considerably less hungry.

Harvey shook his head, dispelling those thoughts, and continued driving toward the restaurant.

When Harvey passed through the streets of Hell's Kitchen, he executed a drifting turn and smoothly stopped in front of a luxurious restaurant.

Although Harvey was Asian, his tall physique full of muscular definition, handsome appearance, clearly expensive suit, and the latest Audi R8 immediately drew the attention of several young and beautiful women.

Harvey had long been accustomed to this. Although he would occasionally choose a beauty who suited his tastes to share his bed when the mood struck him—

His gaze was not so undiscerning that he would want to sleep with every woman he saw.

At that moment, a young blonde woman approached him on her own initiative with a charming smile. "Mr. Harvey, you're as handsome and captivating as ever."

"Miss Diana, you know I'm not interested in that sort of thing."

Seeing the beautiful woman before him, with her lovely face, blonde hair, blue eyes, and outstanding figure made even more alluring by her business uniform, Harvey replied with a smile.

"Of course I know. I simply wonder which lucky woman will be able to capture your heart."

"Please come in with me."

"I've already notified the chefs. The moment they learned you had arrived, they immediately got to work."

Diana smiled slightly at his words, gave Harvey a subtly teasing look, then bowed lightly and spoke politely.

"Capturing my heart is hard to say, but a momentary flutter is not impossible."

"I just wonder, Miss Diana, whether you would be willing to be the lucky one and share tomorrow's breakfast with me."

Seeing that impressive snowy-white fullness and hearing her lightly teasing words, Harvey naturally refused to show weakness and replied directly.

Diana's heart stirred at those words, and she looked up at Harvey's eyes with a trace of expectation.

Harvey Anberaka had only moved to New York a little over a year ago. He was a young, handsome, wealthy businessman with an approachable personality and polite manner of speech.

Although Harvey Anberaka's fame certainly could not compare to New York's famous playboy, Tony Stark, he was still a man who attracted countless beauties.

If Harvey Anberaka truly had that intention, she genuinely wanted to share breakfast with him the next morning.

Because once they had had a one-night stand, based on the rumors about Harvey Anberaka, even if she immediately cut off all contact afterward, she could still receive a sum greater than what she would earn in decades of work.

But when Diana saw that Harvey's gaze remained exceptionally clear, she knew it was merely one of Harvey's jokes.

"Mr. Harvey is as fond of jokes as ever."

Therefore, Diana suppressed the disappointment in her heart. She smiled as though nothing had happened while continuing to lead Harvey inside.

Harvey nodded slightly at that and said nothing more as he followed her in.

Soon, after enjoying a huge amount of food and filling his stomach, it was already midnight when Harvey drove home.

After returning home, Harvey went directly to the secret training base beneath his estate. The place had intricate terrain.

There were also targets moving at high speed. With Harvey's current strength, there were only a few people in the present Marvel World who could exchange blows with him.

Those who could fight him possessed abilities that were far too overpowered, so Harvey could only adapt to the boost in strength brought by his evolution through daily self-training.

Your Evolution Points have reached one million. Please choose a direction for evolution. Passive Unseen Threat, Evolution Level 27: When there is only one person within ten meters of the target fighting you, that target will be in an isolated and helpless state. Against enemies with this status, your cutting and piercing abilities will be greatly enhanced. Taste of Fear, Evolution Level 32: Instantly unleash sixteen silent thrusts. If the enemy is in an isolated and helpless state, its power will be greatly enhanced. Void Spike, Evolution Level 40: Instantly release explosive, poisonous spikes around yourself. Striking living beings will return life energy to you, accelerating the healing of all injuries. Current angle: 360 degrees. Coverage range: one thousand meters. If the target is in an isolated and helpless state, its power will increase, and the effect of absorbing life energy will increase. Leap, Evolution Level 35: Instantly unleash terrifying power to leap and descend. Leap distance greatly increased. Landing power greatly increased. Flight speed greatly increased. Void Assault, Level 50: Enter the darkness of the Void. Your speed will receive a major boost, and you may ignore all matter as you travel through the dark Void. While in darkness, no living being will be able to discover you. The above skills will be further strengthened when you return to your Hero Template form. "Change is good." — Voidreaver Kha'Zix Void Skin, Evolution Level 25. Mental Resistance, Level 15. Hearing Evolution, Level 13.

Harvey did not hesitate and allocated the points to Void Skin.

If he had Void Terror Cho'Gath's abilities, his physical defense would truly evolve to an almost indestructible level.

But Harvey had no way to do that now. At present, he could only improve Void Skin to enhance his resistance against all kinds of attacks.

His offensive ability was already enough to easily kill countless people, but his body had not yet become powerful enough to ignore everything.

Although he could also absorb others' life energy to recover from injuries, meaning he did not need to fear getting hurt too much—

The moment he needed to use recovery methods, it also meant he had encountered an enemy capable of injuring him.

He might need to consider retreating. Although retreating was not difficult for him, Harvey was not some hotheaded fool. With his ability to evolve, it could be said that as long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood.

If he could not beat someone now, then after evolving dozens, hundreds, or even thousands more times, he would eventually be able to.

But if he could defeat the target directly and avoid retreating, that was naturally best. Therefore, increasing his body's defensive strength would reduce the situations where he needed to retreat.

After Harvey chose to evolve, the shadow of a terrifying five-meter-tall mantis with a purple shell appeared behind him.

Mysterious and sinister purple light covered the entire body of that mantis shadow, and Harvey's body was covered as well.

Harvey turned around to look at the figure, feeling both joy and complicated emotions in his heart.

Harvey knew that only by fully activating Voidreaver Kha'Zix could his strength be raised to its greatest extent and his true power be unleashed.

That was why Harvey had activated it once before. The sensation of fully merging into the Void and controlling darkness was intoxicating.

But while it was activated, Voidreaver Kha'Zix's overwhelming killing intent and dark thoughts from the Void would constantly echo in his mind.

Harvey worried that if he kept it activated for too long, his current strength would be unable to resist the Void's subtle influence, causing him to lose his sanity and turn into a monster that only knew killing, devouring, and evolution.

That was why Harvey had decided to absorb large quantities of terrible-tasting iron and steel so that he could evolve at an extreme pace.

So that even without using Void Predator Kha'Zix Shadow, he would still possess sufficient strength.

You have completed your 238th evolution. Void Skin has successfully evolved to Level 26. The Evolution Points required for the next evolution remain one million.

Harvey changed into training clothes and began his exercises, flying, leaping, and attacking throughout the three underground floors of the training base, which covered more than three thousand square meters in total.

His current power was too great. If he failed to perfectly control it, even a small mistake could easily cause a major disaster and bring a chain of troubles.

Therefore, Harvey had never neglected training. At most, he rested two days each week to relax his body and mind. This had become Harvey's daily routine after gaining power.

Three chapters on the first day. This was the second chapter.

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