Zhao Xun watched Cowboy close his eyes in contentment. His gaze remained calm, and he felt no stir of emotion.
Since he had agreed to fulfill the man's final wish, he would naturally extract every possible benefit from him.
Whether that meant points or special abilities.
He bit down on the short strand of Cowboy's hair. Three seconds later, the familiar pop-up appeared.
[Congratulations on obtaining the special ability [Metal Control].] [Current "Devour" ability level: LV2. You may possess two abilities at once. Please select an ability to overwrite.] [Blade Transformation] [Strength Enhancement]
Zhao Xun chose to overwrite [Blade Transformation].
[[Metal Control] has overwritten the special ability [Blade Transformation].] [Due to the effects of "Devour," the effects of [Metal Control] cannot be upgraded.]
Although [Blade Transformation] was useful, it only had half the original ability's effectiveness. He was bound to replace it eventually.
An ability that controlled metal was a perfect replacement for [Blade Transformation].
Although [Metal Control] could not create metal weapons directly, as long as there was metal nearby, it was far more useful than [Blade Transformation], which could only produce a single weapon.
Using [Metal Control] in combination with [Strength Enhancement] gave him a considerable advantage, at least in physical combat.
Cowboy had lost because he lacked strength. That was why he had chosen to control things from a distance rather than attack at close range.
Zhao Xun had no such problem.
Having switched to the special ability he wanted, Zhao Xun was in a very good mood.
He walked to the corner and picked up Cowboy's hiking backpack.
Then he glanced at the medical kit in Crew-Cut Man's hands.
Crew-Cut Man took the hint. He hurriedly zipped the medical kit shut, stuffed it back into the hiking backpack, and zipped up the