Alex looked at the smoke billowing in the valley.

It was all because the explosion had ignited the nearby weeds.

There were a total of eight poachers' corpses on the ground because Laura and other poachers had turned into black coal.

He devoured the eight poachers on the ground, obtaining a total of 1,600 evolution points.

Since he devoured multiple times, and because he could not absorb high-quality genes, the weakening effect became stronger and stronger.

Now, if he wanted to evolve, other than some mutated extraordinary creatures, he could only focus on targets with special abilities.

Their physiques were more muscular than ordinary people, and their genes were more outstanding.

In his previous life, he knew that there were some people with extraordinary abilities in this world. Their starting point was far higher than most ordinary people, and they could obtain wealth that others could not obtain in their lifetime.

They were superpowered people.

Ordinary people also had the probability of obtaining superpowers. However, the chance was less than one in a million. One could imagine how difficult it was to awaken superpowered people.

However, once one successfully awakened, it meant that the genes in one's body had taken a step toward higher quality. Whether it was vision or hearing, both of them would be greatly improved.

They obtained different abilities after awakening. Some received the power to go berserk, some could control flames, some could own lightning, and some particular groups of people had mighty spiritual power and could awaken spiritual control; they could control the actions and consciousness of others.

Such people were also the most terrifying.

Although the awakening of superpowered people was harsh, there were always some amazing geniuses in the world. They were born with powerful superpowers. People called such people the favored ones of the heavens, and they walked further on the path of superpowers.

As the number of superpowered people increased, some people divided superpowered people into groups: bronze, silver, gold, earth, and sky.

The higher the level, the more terrifying their strength would be.

As for whether there were more powerful existences above the sky superpowered people, Alex didn't know because he couldn't reach them.

The Berserk Esper Jack that he met in the mysterious ruins probably hadn't even reached bronze.

He was at the beginner level.

However, he couldn't deny the power of the Espers. He hadn't met a bronze esper yet, so he still didn't have a clear understanding of this power.

Now, he was getting closer and closer to the fifth evolution.

He believed that after the fifth evolution, his body would become stronger and stronger.

After devouring, Alex walked to one of the tents. There were different metal boxes that were filled with rare species of the Amazon rainforest.

He opened the boxes one by one and let out the small animals inside. They looked at the giant scorpion and whimpered. They circled it twice and then ran towards the jungle in the distance.

Alex was no longer devouring these animals to evolve. He would not get many evolution points even if he did because his body had become too powerful.

So he did not care anymore.

What he needed were more powerful evolution energy and high-quality genes.

Only with these could he become more vital step by step and advance on becoming the most powerful species.

Now that he had finished his work here, he was about to chase after the Titan when a roar came from afar. The voice sounded very thin and weak, but Alex could vaguely feel a burning flame coming towards him.

That was not an ordinary burning flame.

It was a kind of a feeling, a premonition of danger.

After Alex evolved, this feeling of danger became stronger and stronger. He glanced at the short and strong old man in front and knew that this person was not as simple as he appeared.

This person was Valk, who had returned just now.

When he saw the thick smoke coming from the valley, he knew that something had happened here.

He quickly scanned the scene in the valley. Everyone had disappeared. The animals that they had hunted had all become empty cages. Half of the tents had been swallowed by the sea of fire.

In front of the fire, a vast scorpion was staring at him.

"It was you who released those prey. Where did my people go?" Valk suppressed the anger in his heart.

Valk had placed all his efforts on these poachers.

This team was his hope to charge into the highest-level mercenary group; he had put money and time into them.

Alex did not say anything. He kept staring at the short man in front of him. Valk was only 1.6 meters tall, but the energy in his body was like a volcano. Alex was a little excited.

That could be an esper.

He had been worrying about obtaining evolution energy, but he did not expect this guy to come to him.

What a coincidence.

Valk was still roaring, but then he found Laura in the tent, who had turned into black charcoal.

There was similar charcoal beside him, and the submachine gun was still hanging in front of him.

He instantly understood that these were his team members, and now they were all dead.

Alex had ruined everything!

Money, honor, fame... the scorpion had shattered everything.

He had destroyed decades of hard work just like that.

Valk was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Endless anger erupted from the bottom of his heart. He swore that he had never been so angry before.

He could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. Suddenly, a red flame emerged from his palm, emitting a scorching temperature.

Ten meters away from him, Alex could feel a high-temperature approaching.

A fire-type superpowered person.

He could control flames. These flames were not ordinary flames either because he saw a wisp of flame fall on the rock under his feet.

Then, with a crackling sound, the rock emitted white smoke.

The fire ignited the rock, revealing a five-centimeter-deep hole inside.

That was the power of a superpowered person.

Alex shook his head. This Valk in front of him was probably a newbie. Otherwise, he wouldn't be unable to control the total energy of the fire. Those influential superpowered people would hold their power and not lose a single bit of it. Valk hadn't reached this level yet. At most, he was only a bronze-level superpowered person.

A bronze-level superpowered man was what he wanted.

If he was a powerful superpowered man, he wasn't sure if he could deal with him.

Valk was a good reference for his judgment. Alex could choose to hunt down other superpowered men of the same level based on his strength.

Valk didn't move. Alex also stared at him and didn't move either.

Both sides were waiting for each other to reveal a flaw. Although Alex was not afraid of the flames, he was careful. That was not only a battle of strength but also a battle of intelligence.

The aura of the battle had reached its peak.

They were waiting for an opportunity.

Or rather, the horn of the battle had sounded. A great battle was about to start.