Doomsday Roulette

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Ye Zhongming awoke from the seven-star evolution, and although he saw the Earth Yellow Pill, he rushed back due to concerns about the battle situation at Cloud Summit Villa.

He overlooked one thing: what kind of innate ability the Earth Yellow Pill would develop when it evolved to level seven.

Or rather, subconsciously, Ye Zhongming believed that the probability of the Earth Yellow Pill producing a brand new innate ability during this evolution was very low.

After all, due to his very unique profession as an alternate ability extractor, the Earth Yellow Pill had obtained as many innate abilities as its evolution level. Strictly speaking, this was an unusual phenomenon. According to the rules of evolution, unless it evolved to level nine, there was a great probability that a completely new ability would emerge. At other evolution moments, it was already very difficult for new abilities to appear.

Moreover, Big Yellow was not a race with outstanding innate abilities. Unlike some special races, it was impossible for it to awaken a completely new innate ability every time it evolved.

Of course, this big dog didn’t mention it to him.

Ye Zhongming was very clear about the nature of his battle beast. To some extent, it was somewhat similar to Little Tiger, having a bit of a 'show-off' personality. If it had indeed awakened a new ability, it would have certainly been tail-wagging with excitement, eager to show off in front of Ye Zhongming.

But the Earth Yellow Pill did not.

Now, Ye Zhongming finally understood why: because this newly awakened ability was... Revenge Counterattack Storm.

If given a choice, Ye Zhongming would rather the Earth Yellow Pill not have this capability, as this ability would only activate in extremely dangerous situations.

Yes, it activated automatically, which felt more like a passive ability.

If possible, no one would want to trigger this ability, as that would mean being trapped in a desperate situation.

Revenge Counterattack Storm, as the name suggests, is an emergency response made by a mutated life with this innate ability when faced with an irresistible danger, based on the last ability it had used.

In other words, this is not an ability with a fixed skill set; it will only release a 'modified' form based on the most recent skill used before activation.

In contrast, this form is not fixed; it does not necessarily resemble the skill used before activation, but its power is certainly greatly amplified, which is why it’s called a counterattack storm.

If these were just the characteristics, it would undoubtedly be a great ability, at least capable of saving one’s life in a crisis, or even turning the tide of battle, completely resembling a premium ability.

However, there is no such thing as a perfect and invincible ability in the world. The Revenge Counterattack Storm has side effects, and they are quite severe.

Generally speaking, innate abilities grow stronger with the evolution of the mutated life. An ability awakened at level one will still exist at level seven, but its power will be incomparable. The newly awakened ability may be slightly stronger, but it won’t vary too much; they simply have different roles—some abilities are for offense, some for defense, and some for support.

But no matter what type of ability, they are all in line with the level of the life form itself, and it would never occur that a low-level life possesses the power of a high-level life’s innate ability; otherwise, the level system would collapse.

However, the Revenge Counterattack Storm can unleash several times more power than the previous ability, which is already defying the natural order. Such a powerful skill is bound to come with a corresponding price.

As for what the cost is, there are typically two scenarios. Most life forms will die directly after activating this ability, which is also the meaning of the term "revenge." A small number of life forms, those with good luck, may survive, but they will experience side effects related to the skills they activated.