—This was a rather typical growth-type Anomaly.
These types of Anomalies could be easy to handle or difficult to handle, depending on the circumstances.
As long as the possibility of the Anomaly growing could be snuffed out at its initial source, it could be said to be utterly vulnerable.
Take this incident, for example. Night Evolution Breath could originally have resolved and contained this Anomaly alone, but unfortunately, it still ended up spiraling out of control.
This Anomaly was not only growth-type, but also Rule-based.
Unless you possessed the strength to break the rules, you could only obediently follow them.
At the very beginning, this Anomaly had actually been quite weak, only able to gamble things like hair and fingernails. But as it grew at an alarming rate, more and more things could be used as stakes.
Houses, family members, relatives, friends... Endless.
Bai Zhi had arrived somewhat late. The situation had basically been brought under control already, and resolving this incident safely was merely a matter of time.
"By the way, how much was lost?"
"A lot. There are still three blocks and over a hundred victims that haven't been won back."
Night Evolution Breath sighed.
"Of the original five people, one of them was particularly ambitious. Of those three blocks, nearly two were gambled away by him. But at the same time, he gained quite a lot—immeasurably powerful physical quality, recovery power comparable to an Evil Spirit's, unlimited lifespan... In the mere dozen or so hours he sat at the gambling table, he went from an ordinary person to something inhuman."
"Wait... that was possible?"
Even though Bai Zhi had already suspected as much, he still could not help feeling somewhat astonished after having it confirmed.
"Of course it was. Since he wasn't gambling away his own things,