61: Chapter 61 Ability Test

Early the next morning, Chen Mo drove to a stretch of wasteland outside the town.

Lin Wei sat in the passenger seat, not knowing what he intended to do.

"Why come here?"

"Testing," Chen Mo said.

He parked the pickup truck in the middle of an open area, turned off the engine, pushed open the door, and stepped out.

The wasteland was vast, with nothing for hundreds of meters around, save for withered yellow grass and a few weathered stones.

Chen Mo stood in the center of the clearing and closed his eyes.

He activated his Pupil of the Sequence at full power.

He was at Grade A now.

Although he hadn't officially promoted yet, the golden lines within his body were more than three times thicker than before.

They flowed through his veins, moving so fast they felt as if they were about to ignite.

A new ability—Sequence Manipulation.

It could temporarily strip away or bestow Sequence abilities upon others.

He needed to test the limits of this ability.

Chen Mo opened his eyes and looked at a stone in the distance.

He raised his hand and aimed it at the stone.

Sequence Manipulation.

In an instant, he felt the golden lines within his body surge outward like invisible tentacles, wrapping around the stone.

【Bestow Temporary Sequence: Levitation】

【Duration: 30 seconds】

The stone slowly floated up.

One meter off the ground, two meters, three meters.

Chen Mo stared at it.

Thirty seconds later, the stone fell back to the ground.

It was a success.

He continued testing.

For the second stone, he bestowed "Luminescence".

The stone lit up like a light bulb.

For the third stone, he bestowed "Movement".

The stone began to roll along the ground, rolling faster and faster.

For the fourth stone, he bestowed "Fragmentation".

The stone split in two, then into four, and finally shattered all over the ground.

Chen Mo withdrew his hand.

Sequence Manipulation consumed a great deal of energy.

After testing only four times, the golden lines within his body had dimmed by half.

But the effect was clear.

He looked at Lin Wei.

"You're up."

Lin Wei was taken aback.

"For what?"

"Stand still."

Chen Mo raised his hand and aimed it at her.

Sequence Manipulation—Bestow Invisibility.

Lin Wei's figure instantly vanished into thin air.

"I... I can't see myself!" Her voice came from empty space.

Chen Mo watched the time.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Five seconds later, Lin Wei reappeared.

She looked down at her hands, her face full of shock.

"What was that just now..."

"Invisibility," Chen Mo said. "I gave it to you."

Lin Wei was silent for a few seconds.

"What kind of monster are you, anyway?"

Chen Mo did not answer.

He continued testing.

Stripping abilities.

He raised his hand and aimed at a bug in the distance.

The bug was crawling in the grass.

Sequence Manipulation—Strip Movement Ability.

The bug instantly stopped in place, motionless.

Ten seconds later, it recovered.

It crawled away.

Chen Mo withdrew his hand.

Stripping abilities consumed more than bestowing them.

That single action just now used up energy equivalent to two bestowals.

But the effect was also more thorough.

If there were an enemy, stripping their movement ability would allow for an easy kill.

Chen Mo stood in place, pondering the tactical combinations of these abilities.

Bestowing Invisibility could be used for infiltration.

Stripping movement could be used for control.

Bestowing illumination could be used to create a light source.

There was also Prediction and Rule Interference.

Combined, these abilities could form a complete combat chain.

Lin Wei walked over.

"Are you done testing?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"Any conclusions?"

"It's usable," Chen Mo said, "but the consumption is high."

He turned and walked toward the pickup truck.

"Let's go back."

The two got into the car and started the engine.

The pickup truck drove back the way they came.

In the rearview mirror, the wasteland grew more and more distant.

Chen Mo gripped the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Grade A.

Sequence Manipulation.

This was just the beginning.

There were more abilities waiting for him to develop.

Chapter 61 End