Gathering The Strongest

The light from the windows said a lot about the time.

Scarlett had left Luke for classes. He was alone in his room, revisiting his adventure with Amigo.

Something told him he was treading water.

"Damn it. The trials begin today," Luke hissed at his own negligence once he remembered.

Before he could jump out of bed, the system appeared.

〖Current Era: Protocell〗

〖Your Astral Tortoiseling has evolved to Predatory Cell!〗

〖Armored Cell | Colonial Cell | Filament Organism〗

〖Current Form: Filament Organism〗

〖Elapsed Time: 500,000 Years〗

"Half a million years already?" Luke whistled. "My buddy's really putting in the work. I wonder... if he dies, does he restart a step back, or is the trial over?"

"The progression might be fast, but I had to go through so much just to figure out the right path for Amigo. I wonder if Scarlett has made any progress with her beast besides feeding it resources."