Child of Destiny - Chapter 1976: Overwhelming Presence
Chapter 1976: Overwhelming Presence
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Shin observed the battle between the First Head of the Black Serpent Mafia and the Chimera Creator of the Hextech Laboratory while still channeling all his energy toward the forbidden talisman.
These two people were standing at the peak of their respective fields, so their battle would help him greatly just by observing them.
It might not have the same impact as the battle between Grandmaster Benn, who was his Mentalism Teacher, and Elder Zhi of the Void Tribe. But this experience would still help him with all his future progress.
Moreover, learning their respective methods would also be a great help for him later, which he could use when they faced them or their respective organizations in the future.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Boom!
During these exchanges, Shin could tell that the First head was much more powerful than Marc Lincoln, despite borrowing the body of someone else.
Moreover, the body that he was possessing was not even on the same level of discipline as his original body.
Shin could tell this because he heard from David all the known powers of the members of the Snake Head.
From the information that he had gotten, the First Head was the most mysterious and with unknown powers. But David had mentioned that his powers were most likely related to ancient techniques and special methods of the ancient cultivation, especially those who were called Evil Cultivators.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
On the other hand, Marc Lincoln was indeed worthy of his reputation as one of the most notorious individuals throughout the world. He was not just a simple mad scientist or a horrifying heretic. He was a combination of both – the Chimera Creator.
As one of the heads of the Hextech Laboratory, his research projects were deemed to be one of the most immoral and forbidden experiments.
He was also a student of Doctor Frankenstein, who had a very close relationship with Professor Henry of the World Research Center.
Given the rich abilities and vast knowledge of Professor Henry, Shin could tell that this person, who was known to be the greatest researcher and scientist of the modern age, was not a simple person.
At this moment, Shin was seeing how powerful the student of this person was.
Marc Lincoln, who had the title of the Chimera Creator, was showing Shin the true power of his profession.
Shin saw this person use a variety of abilities from different kinds of species and monsters known in this world. He could name quite a lot of them, but there were still others that he was not familiar with.
The abilities that Marc Lincoln possessed were not limited to these creatures. He was also showcasing a variety of talents and special abilities that came from different people, which were most likely the artificial talents that he had robbed from certain people.
Even though most of them were not that powerful and still incomplete, their synergy with one another was more than enough to nullify almost all the weaknesses that they possessed.
“It seems like the revival of the Project Genius is going well,” mumbled Shin after seeing Marc Lincoln showing all these.
The special abilities unique to certain monsters, together with multiple talents known to mankind in a single body. These guys were truly proving to everyone that they were close to reaching their goal.
Unfortunately, such a taboo had serious consequences that came alongside it.
From what he could see, Marc Lincoln was suffering from a series of side effects, which were most likely from overusing the said powers that he possessed.
The most obvious ones were how his face was gradually becoming more hideous the longer he used these powers. The bestial parts that he had implanted into his body were also showing signs of collapse as the battle progressed.
However, the First Head was not faring well either.
Or more specifically, the body that he was controlling was slowly breaking due to hosting his overwhelming powers for such an extended period.
Despite the huge advantage that he had during the battle, Mad Dog’s body would most likely collapse before the battle ended.
Even if he tried to conserve the body for as long as he could by letting Marc Lincoln have all the initiative to attack during their exchanges, the drawbacks that the body was getting were slowly reaching their limits.
Marc Lincoln could see this as well, which was why he increased the pace of his attacks despite expending more energy. He was risking everything, trying to force the vessel that the First Head was using to collapse before he could overexert himself.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Due to these intense clashes, the commotion that the two were making became even more powerful and chaotic.
The isolation barrier that Marc Lincoln had set up to seal this place had even shown obvious signs of collapse due to the intense collision of their powers.
In the meantime, Shin, who was trying his best to avoid getting swept by these chaotic storms, finally channeled enough Divinity Grade Mental Energy toward the forbidden talisman.
He quickly ignited it and activated the talismans with a thought.
Boom!
Immediately after, the talisman exploded with a blinding light that illuminated the entire place. It even overwhelmed the chaotic storm of energy produced by the constant collisions between the First Head and Marc Lincoln.
Boom!
It did not end there was as well, since a holy and majestic aura suddenly spread throughout the place and calmed everything down.
The space that was on the verge of collapse suddenly stabilized and repaired itself.
At the same time, the air seemed to have been purified by this aura, cleansing all the impurities and evil energy that it contained.
“This aura!”
A weird look suddenly appeared on the faces of the two, seemingly recognizing the owner of the aura that suddenly dominated the entire place.
The two quickly stopped what they were doing and swiftly retreated from each other while also distancing themselves from the center of this holy and majestic aura.
They also summoned a much larger amount of energy from their respective bodies, creating a protective barrier that could help them ward off this power that seemed to be trying to purify them.
Due to the two of them almost exhausting all their powers from their earlier clashes, the little energy that they could muster was barely enough to withstand the purification.
Mad Dog’s body, which the First Head was using as a vessel, was slowly crumbling. The mechanical arm was the first to be destroyed, turning into dust right after being exposed to both the overwhelming evil powers coming from the evil core and the intense purifying energy of this holy aura.
Cracks also started to appear on his skin, signifying that it was barely able to hold itself now.
Marc Lincoln, the Chimera Creator, was not faring well either. He might not be in worse shape than the First Head’s vessel was suffering, but he was suffering a similar fate.
Since a chimera body was created through immoral acts and evil experiments, it was considered an evil being.
Under such a condition, it was also suffering from the purification powers of this holy and majestic aura that came out of nowhere.
He could sense that the body parts from a variety of monsters and different people that he had forcefully stitched together were slowly losing their balance and starting to desynchronize with one another.
They were slowly reaching the verge of collapse.
If not for his powerful willpower and strong control over them, then they would have most likely gone berserk now and turned him into an absolute abomination with no hope of turning back.
Due to the intense clashes between the two, they had somewhat forgotten about Shin. To people of their level, such a kid in the beginning phase of the Ethereal Opening Stage was nothing but an ant that they could squash whenever they wanted.
But who would have thought that this little ant that they had disregarded would put them in such a desperate situation?
Fortunately, the explosion of the holy and majestic aura did not last that long. It might be intense and powerful, but it still lost its momentum after its initial explosion and clashed against the defenses of the two.
Regardless, both the First Head and Marc Lincoln did not dare to lower their guard since they could tell that this was not the end yet.
Not long after, the blinding light slowly receded, revealing an image of an extremely beautiful woman.
This was a projection of Evangeline Rose, who currently had a cold and indifferent look on her face while looking at the two.
She especially stared at Mad Dog, or more specifically, the First Head, who was possessing it. Her expression became even colder after confirming that the aura coming from the other party was among those she was looking for.
She did not say anything else and stared at the two silently. She had already confirmed that Shin was still safe. He might have lost his consciousness due to overexerting his energy, but Uno had already started to take over the control of the body.
The silence was only broken by the First Head, greeting Evangline. “It has been a while, Celestial Phoenix. It seems like you have become even stronger since the last time we met.”
Evangeline snorted when she heard those words before replying. “My husband has already broken free from his fate, so why can’t I control my own destiny?”
“As expected by the Chosen Woman,” said the First Head while nodding his head.
His remaining arm twitched repeatedly, seemingly trying to do something. But he quickly stopped himself from doing so when he could not find any opening.
He then looked at ’his’ body, which was currently filled with cracks, before shaking his head. “I do want to test your current powers and see if you have recovered from that injury. But unfortunately, it seems like this is not the right time for our faithful-…”
He was still in the middle of talking when Evangeline cut his words off.
“Stop with the nonsense. Get lost already!” she said coldly while releasing an even stronger aura.
Boom!
“Heh! We will meet again, Celestial Phoenix. And the next time will not be the same as the last time,” he smirked before adding. “Let’s see if you two can truly defy us.”
Right after saying that, his consciousness that was controlling Mad Dog immediately left the body.
What was left behind was his heretical laughter that reverberated in the air.
Evangeline did not do anything to stop him since she knew that it was useless. It was just a fragment of the latter’s spirit, after all.
“Hmph! You can’t even say such arrogant words when Adam is around,” she scoffed before turning toward Marc Lincoln.
“How about you?” she asked with the tone of authority.
The notorious Chimera Creator did not even dare to say anything else and just left. He knew that he would not be a match for this woman, even though she was just a projection.
After all, his current state was not ideal for continuing to fight. He had already spent quite a lot on his battle against the First Head. Anything more would be no different from committing suicide.
Swoosh!
Evangeline did not move for quite a while, making sure that no other threat was hiding in the surroundings.
It was only when she confirmed that the place was safe that she turned behind her.
Seeing her turning around, Uno swiftly bowed and greeted her. “Madam.”
Evangeline briefly nodded her head before asking. “You are planning to use those things to stabilize your state and have better control over the seal?”
Uno nodded in response.
Evangeline sighed for a moment before nodding as well. “Alright. Since you have made up your mind, I have no choice but to help you.”
“I know what Adam has said about you consuming a larger amount of Demonic Powers to fight against your inherited Seed of Hatred, fighting fire with fire.”
“However, it can also backfire since it will also strengthen the powers of that seed. Or at least arouse more of its potential, making it more dangerous for the two of you.”
She paused for a moment before continuing. “I can only enhance the seal for a bit more while you are consuming those treasures. The rest will be up to you and Shin to deal with.”
“I hope that you two can win this time,” she mumbled before raising her index finger and pointing at Uno’s chest.
Swoosh!
Not long after, an extremely powerful Mental Energy pierced through the latter’s chest and reached his heart, revealing an invisible seal that was already losing its luster.
Right after infusing her mental energy into the seal, its bright color swiftly returned.
After fixing and strengthening the seal, her projection slowly faded. She stared silently at Uno for quite a while before saying. “I’ll leave the rest to the two of you.”
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