The tiger’s roar boomed through the mine like rolling thunder.
Lin Ye darted back, pupils contracting as the beast leapt high, its claws scything down with ruinous force toward his skull.
Bang!
He gritted his teeth, yanking up the searing power inside him. At once his blood seemed to pulse in resonance, strength flooding in till his very bones felt ready to burst.
“Combat crisis detected. Spend 50 evolution points to activate skill 【প্রাথমিক ত্বরণ (Initial Burst)】?”
“Activate!”
The shout in his mind cracked like a thunderclap.
In the next heartbeat, Lin Ye’s world slowed.
Everything stretched into ghostly smears; the tiger’s claws hung in mid‑air, even the sound of slicing wind grew sluggish.
But his own body exploded with speed.
Swish—
He flickered like a wraith, vanishing from where he’d stood and appearing at the tiger’s flank. The beast’s strike carved only empty stone; shards sprayed wide.
Staring at his own feet, breath ragged, Lin Ye murmured, “So… this is a skill?”
Energy bled away fast, yet the instant burst of speed and power told him—
He was no longer a helpless slave.
Still, he knew the tiger remained unharmed; such meager force was far from enough to fell it.
“No protracted fight.”
In a flash he spotted the overseer’s severed head on the ground—neck bones jutting, blood not yet dry.
Eyes hard, he snatched the grisly thing and hurled it at the tiger.
Bang!
Scarlet‑eyed, the tiger smashed the head to pulp with one swipe, but the stench of human blood and a familiar scent sent its rage flaring.
Now!
Lin Ye spun and bolted, tearing down the ruined passage straight for daylight.
“Rrr‑raaar!”
The tiger thundered after him, but outside the cavern a dense jungle unfolded like a maze. Using his speed, he barely outpaced the pursuit and vanished into the sea of trees.
Sunlight lanced through leaves; wind hissed past.
Halfway up the slope, Lin Ye braced hands on knees, gulping air, sweat cold on his brow—yet his eyes shone with a clarity and fighting spirit he had never known.
He had—escaped.
Behind lay that hell forged of blood and iron; before him stretched an unknown world.
Ancient giants of timber blotted out the sky, spirit‑birds and beasts flitted between trunks. Distant ranges rolled under drifting cloud, and qi swept toward him like surf.
“So this…” He lifted his gaze to the far horizon, whispering, “That mine was only a corner of this world.”
Sudden realization struck: how narrow his former life had been.
The mine’s cruelty and the overseer’s lash had been his entire world; yet here, in this vast land, greater cruelties might lurk—or grander chances.
“My bloodline… my power… and this system…”
He looked down at the fading crimson markings on his palm. The non‑human aura still coursed in his veins; the wildness had not left.
“Skill 【প্রাথমিক ত্বরণ】 cooling—3 hours remaining.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaafSMnuBtT
Evolution points left: 50.”
The system’s calm voice echoed. Lin Ye clenched his fists, drew a long breath of qi, and his gaze steadied.
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