Chapter 495: Avarice (1/2)
While Theo was still confused with Ava's condition, a shadow emerged next to him.
”!!!” Theo raised his spear and waved it to the one beside him, trying to avoid getting killed.
However, the shadow simply placed her hand on Theo's wrist and stopped his movement.
”Stop. I mean no harm. Look at me first.” The shadow let out a female's voice, but when Theo looked down, he found the hand was not human's.
It was at that time, he understood that the one who spoke earlier was none other than a monster. And for such a monster to come, Theo gulped down and raised his vision, finding Ava in her other form.
”Ava?” Theo drew a gasp and came to a realization. ”No, you are not Ava. You are…”
”I am her mother.” The rabbit nodded her head and glanced at Theo. ”So, can you explain to me what's happening to my kid?”
Theo recognized the seven stars on her back and recognized the rabbit before him as Ava's mother.
”That…” Theo scratched the back of his head, wondering how to explain it. He contemplated for a moment, searching for the right words. ”To be honest, I have no idea as well. She suddenly sniffed out something and started placing her foot on the ground, collecting dirt or something? After that, she swallowed it and became engrossed to the point she ignored me.
”She continued for half an hour and this happened after she stopped.” Theo pointed at Ava's current condition and the lightning barrier.
The rabbit looked down and explained, ”This is evolution. If I am not wrong, you, humans, have classified us into a few classes. Normal, Rare, General, King, and World Classes, right?”
”Yes.”
”When I first evolved from Normal Class to Rare Class, the process was only sleeping. The next day, I realized my mind became clearer and I seemed to be able to connect the human speeches when I fought them.
”After a long while, I somehow learned their language, albeit only the basic conversation. Then, two decades later, I evolved once again to the General Class.
”The process was similar to this. Unlike her lightning barrier, my body was illuminated by the moonlight. It took a long process, but after that day, my mind became even clearer. Well, I couldn't tell you what kind of things I gained back then, but you get the idea.” Ava's mother sighed.
”I have felt my power being used by my daughter less than a month ago, so I guess you have seen this form, right?”
Theo admitted it without hesitation. He also had another concern, ”Then, will Ava become like you?”
His answer came in the form of transformation. Her body reverted to a small white rabbit and looked up to Theo, ”I have the ability to transform freely. Considering everything has been very similar, I believe she will also possess this ability.”
”I see.” Theo nodded mysteriously.
”Either way, I need to bring my daughter away for a while until she finishes her evolution. It may take days or even weeks, so she will be better in my place. I assume you can agree with me, right?” She narrowed her eyes, looking at Theo.
”I understand.” Although it was a bit sad to get separated from Ava, she would be safer to go with her mother.
She then sniffed around and said, ”I guess the thing she swallowed earlier was someone's ashes, probably a Supreme Rank Expert… No, to make her evolve so suddenly, it must come from a Mythical Rank Expert? I rushed to this place after getting the information about a great fight, but I was still too late.”
”I believe it was a Mythical Rank Expert.” Theo corrected her according to the information provided by his master.