It was a very foggy early morning in the seaside city, before the sky had fully lit up. The dock area of the city had already been covered with a thin layer of mist.

A young man named You Zilu was very used to this kind of fog, not only used to it, but also very fond of it.

Looking back, it was a very distant past. A few years back, You Zilu used to fight in this kind of fog.

First, this fog could effectively obstruct the view of unrelated personnel, and secondly, because such fog often led to fluid movements by the enemy, it could provide him with additional reaction time.

During a battle, he could not just take one step at a time, but had to anticipate the opponent's three steps in advance, otherwise, he would be in a passive position.

These were the words spoken by his juniors after a long lesson, and it was also a habit that was ingrained in his body.

Speaking of which, many things happened in this fog… the young man couldn't help but start to think about the things that happened in the same morning mist in different places.

In this fog, he completed his first transformation as a young man, and transformed into a monster covered by mechanical armor.

No, it was not correct to say that he was covered by mechanical armor, but that he was originally made up of mechanical armor.

"Evolution and Ethics," commonly known as "Celestial Evolution Core," was the name of the modification core implanted in his body.

In fact, when this technology was developed, it existed as medical technology. By absorbing elements in the human body and forcibly absorbing some complex elements around it, it formed a special structure alloy, and used this kind of alloy with greatly different performances due to structural adjustments to construct missing human organs.

This was the original purpose of Celestial Evolution Core when it was developed. It was originally designed as a universal implanted organ.

However, as is often the case with such stories, the developers of the core found that the organs made with this core structure had performance and strength that far exceeded those of human organs. Therefore, some of the developers had evil intentions.

They adjusted and deteriorated the core, turning it into a device that could be activated as long as the organs were intact, even if the person died. They then implanted it into their own bodies.

So the researchers became monsters and called themselves "Baizi," believing in the theory of evolution.

In ancient traditions, the term "Baizi" referred to white-skinned children who were chosen by gods and possessed special abilities. They were called this way to claim themselves as being chosen by evolution.

Now, thinking about it, it was ridiculous. Evolution… social Darwinism was already foolish enough, yet there were people crazy enough to forcibly push forward evolution from a biological standpoint.

Of course, this organization was the mastermind behind the mass production of modified humans using bodies from a car accident five years ago. It was also the culprit that turned the young man, who was originally just a regular high school delinquent, into a skeleton.

So the young man challenged this organization. He encountered many enemies, starting with his classmates.

They, like him, were victims of the car accident, but unlike him, they had escaped the fate of having their household registration canceled after being modified by the organization.

Since they were once classmates, they could fight together.

Thinking this way, the young man convinced his classmates, who had also been modified, to fight alongside him, leading them to a deadly battle against the organization.

Although the process was very difficult, it ended with the young man and his classmates standing on the ruins of the organization.

So it could be over. This way, he could also die peacefully, without a name, and did not exist among the living.

But the young man was betrayed. His trusted companions stabbed him in the back, then attacked him together.

Struggling to lift his head, he found that these "companions" only had fear in their eyes, not for him, but for death.

Was he also a monster in their eyes?

He fell into the rapids, falling into a second death in the turbulent and muddy water.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a bed in an unrecognizable shape, with an old man with a cane sitting next to him.

He looked like an ordinary city elder, but his eyes carried a terrifying pressure.

"So, you are the legendary Raeper."The old man squinted his eyes.

"Well, do you want me to give you a name?"

And thus began the third life of the nameless young man.

"You're here early, senior."

The voice of a familiar junior came from the other side of the fog. The young man looked over and saw someone wearing a coat, scarf, and jeans walking through the mist.

The silhouette became clearer in the mist, and the boy was even carrying a sword and a revolver in his hand.

Just by looking at those two items, the young man couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Those two weapons were similar to the ones he used, the only difference was probably the color.

"So that guy with the hundred-man leader style was sent to test weapon data..."

He remembered the modified person who led the mass-produced monsters to attack him in the alley earlier, and sighed slightly.

He didn't think too much and revealed his weapon at the time.

Perhaps the reason Dr. Luo felt uneasy and came to look for him was because he helped this boy create these two weapons...

Thinking of this, the young man suddenly remembered what the sister of his junior in front of him, Ruri, had said.

"I heard you're an adventurer in a different world?"

"Adventurer? I just woke up and found that I had been modified."

Hearing his response, the young man’s heart suddenly became heavy. Could it be that Ruri really had a hallucination?

According to his own words and those of Dr. Luo, the guy in front of him was indeed his junior if he didn't have memories of adventuring in a different world--

"Ruri's situation is really bad..."

"..."

His junior didn't answer his words, but smiled.

He casually threw the sword and revolver to the ground and grabbed the belt under his coat.

"Then don't waste any more time."

"You're right."

The young man also smiled and reached out to grab the belt under his own coat in response.

"“Evolution and ——””

【【Ethics】】

Red and blue metal fragments began to rotate around the two, stirring the air and colliding fiercely with each other.

Like two tornadoes colliding in opposite directions, they continued to spark brightly in the early morning fog.

【Red·Raven】

【Red·Reaper】

The red mechanical knight swung both hands, and on his open palms, transparent red metal fragments condensed and formed a long sword and a revolver.

The blue mechanical knight actually knelt down, stretched out his hands, and picked up the long sword and the revolver on the ground.

Neither side immediately launched an attack, as if waiting for something.

A huge cruise ship slowly passing by in the distance let out a long whine, which shook the air like the song of a whale and blew away the thin fog.

The two mechanical knights took a step forward at the same time, and their footsteps, full of determination, crushed the concrete ground under their feet without any weight.

In an instant, they arrived in front of each other.

Both of them swung the long swords in their right hands, and the sword made of machinery collided with amazing force, emitting a sound that shook the air.

If there were spectators, they might have thought that they swung the swords at the same time with the same force.

However, Yu Zilu knew that wasn't true. The blue mechanical knight standing in front of him swung his sword later than he did.

Even so, the distance his sword reached was far less than that of the opponent's sword.

This meant that even though the opponent swung the sword later, his slicing speed was faster than his.

Of course, the strength was also greater...

This situation had only occurred to him once, which was when he encountered someone who could transform into a killer whale among the modified persons.

Could it be that the core on this annoying kid's body belonged to that killer whale?

Thinking of this, he kicked the enemy's lower leg downward, but his opponent suddenly withdrew the swords that were pressing against each other, turned, and shot his own leg.

The red mechanical knight, who had initiated a downward kick, was perfectly replaced and took the shot on his own leg.

Click!

The energy-pushed bullet pierced the red mechanical knight's leg, forcing him to retract his attack to maintain balance.

At the same time, the blue mechanical knight took advantage of this and swung his long sword at the red mechanical knight.Unstable footing meant he couldn't use his sword to block. With this in mind, Yuzi Lu jumped back to evade the long sword. But the moment his feet left the ground, he regretted it. This kid's sword was mimicking his words - the long sword wielded by the blue mechanical knight suddenly grew in length like he had initiated. It was indeed capable of transformation, but when it came to his moves, no one knew better than him how to handle it. With this in mind, the armor on his left hand suddenly broke open, revealing the mechanical structure underneath that was previously protected, with only joint plates protecting his fists. Then he swung his lighter left fist and landed a powerful hook punch on the section underneath the sword that was coming at him horizontally. The fist and sword collided fiercely, but as Yuzi Lu expected, the elongated sword could not withstand the blow and broke cleanly in half, flying several meters away. It wasn't really a solution, just a technique based purely on strength. But speaking of it, the modified person who initially held this sword was defeated by him using this method. "As expected of a senior!" The blue mechanical knight dropped the sword in his hand, and at the same time, his entire armor burst open, with the flying plates disintegrating in the air and reassembling transparently into his body. It was a transformation just like himself, and naturally he made a full charge forward. In an instant, the blue mechanical knight disappeared from view, and Yuzi Lu effortlessly burst open all his armor. The flying plates that were smashed away hit the blue mechanical knight who had disappeared due to excessive speed, causing him to retreat in pain for a few steps. Now's the chance! Yuzi Lu launched a fierce attack at blue speed, thrusting punches, hook punches, knee bumps, elbow strikes, and finally giving away a two-handed hammer strike. The perfectly hit blue mechanical knight crashed to the ground and was motionless. Did he kill him? Just as Yuzi Lu was preparing to give a final blow to penetrate the core while dropping one knee. Boom! A previously unseen jet nozzle suddenly appeared on the opponent's back, its elliptical shape like the modified killer whale he fought in the past. Of course, the gas emitted was also powerful. The attack that came head-on made Yuzi Lu lose his balance instantly, and gave the blue mechanical knight the opportunity to jump up, propping up the ground with both handless armor-less fists. But before it hit Yuzi Lu, those plates suddenly returned to the blue mechanical knight's hands. So that's it. He suddenly restored the armor plates to increase the damage of his fist! Just like the counter attack earlier, Yuzi Lu took three consecutive punches to his chest and sparks lit up on his chest severely. Also, he was currently in the state of kneeling, and the blue mechanical knight, who had already stood up, took advantage of his high-ground advantage and inflicted an even more terrifying injury than his combo attack just now. Moreover, the injury to his shin also prevented him from standing up directly. This stinky kid, did he see what would happen when he shot at his shin? If he hadn't become like this, Yuzi Lu felt a smile would be on his face. Just like in the past, this stinky kid's moves never had any fancy gimmicks, but his foresight greatly surpassed his own. Is it time to lose at last? That's what Yuzi Lu thought to himself as he couldn't help it. "Hey, it seems like you're doing something interesting." The sun peeked out slightly above the sea level, and the surrounding mist had dissipated. The transformed young man looked at the person appearing in the sunlight. That person was wielding a long sword, with both hands covered by armguards and gloves. Although his outfit looked like he had walked away from a fantasy world set, he was indeed the same person as the blue mechanical knight in front of him. "Do I get to join in?" Saying so, Rip, the young man, smiled.