385. Cheater vs. Cheater, Hang Yourself from the Southeast Branch

In the underground base on Isla Sorna, the night Dilos completed his enhancement, inside a private training room.

Clang~

Accompanied by the crash of clashing metal, the smooth floor beneath Dilos's feet instantly caved in, terrifying spiderweb cracks spreading outward for dozens of meters before finally stopping.

Dilos looked in surprise at the blade that had chopped into his metalized palm. Even with his palm metalized, he could still feel the immense kinetic energy carried by the blade, as well as a toughness no less than Piotr's steel body.

"What extraordinary power. A casual swing carries this much kinetic energy. Omega-level Mutants really do become more powerful the further they develop," Dilos said with heartfelt amazement.

The blade's owner, Qin Jiayin, dressed in casual athletic wear, smiled in satisfaction. She spun the blade in her hand—or rather, the horse-chopping saber—in a graceful flourish before resting it behind her back. "Don't be so quick to be surprised. There's something even more impressive."

"Is that so?"

Dilos looked at Qin Jiayin's pretty face, then at the horse-chopping saber in her hand, which was as tall as she was, and could not help feeling expectant.

The overall appearance of Qin Jiayin's horse-chopping saber was no different from the large horse-chopping sabers of ancient China. The only difference lay in the elements composing it.

The horse-chopping saber in Qin Jiayin's hand was formed from her stellar energy, its entirety gleaming with a dazzling, captivating starlight hue. Unlike its previous form, which would dissipate without conscious control, this saber would remain in existence unless destroyed by an outside force or dispersed by Qin Jiayin herself.

The reason was that Qin Jiayin's ability had evolved, though this evolution had only begun to reveal itself a few months ago.

Unlike Piotr, whose special trait had manifested the