My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 50

Harley (1) -(Last)

“Krakkuk ….”

A horses with gray hair exhale were exhaling.

A monster that barely supports its body with its two massively developed arms, reminiscent of a gorilla.

The guy’s entire body was already stained red with blood pouring from wounds all over his body.

“Keuuuuu—!”

The monster let out an angry roar and straightened its back.

Although he did not know the identity of the men who suddenly attacked him, he was a resident who had settled in this area for a long time.

Even if this body becomes a rag, I will never be taken lightly!

But the pursuers in the dark were not in a position to consider such a bastard’s determination.

[As much as possible… so as not to spoil it. be careful. I’m getting scolded again.]

The undead appeared as if oozing from the shadows of the forest and surrounded the monster.

Leading them was Malcolm, the Death Wizard under Hans.

[Binding of the Underground.]

Sharp chunks of rock rising from the ground came together and restrained the monster’s limbs, while the undead surrounding it all rushed at the monster at once.

“Kwaaeook!”

But he didn’t just sit there and suffer.

In an instant, cracks appeared in the rock that restrained both arms, which were enlarged with swollen muscles.

Quad Deuk—

After breaking the rock that was stuck to my arm like that.

The guy hit the floor and even ripped off the restraints holding his legs.

In the meantime, he was stabbed here and there by the undead who rushed at him, but he held on with his strong vitality unique to monsters and began to run wild.

And the fight lasted longer than expected.

[careful. careful! So as not to kill them. To avoid contamination. … It’s still difficult. The resistance is not easy…. Underground bondage.]

It was entirely due to the Master’s spell.

Catch them alive and in good condition to avoid contamination.

If they were only going to kill him and take the body with him, Malcolm could have done it alone.

If all they had to do was capture them alive, they would have been easily defeated with the combination of black magic and the undead.

But they are undead.

He was born from death from the beginning, and the basis of his energy is dark magic.

To the sick, it is a being that spreads deadly energy just by being next to them.

For those who spread death and curses like breathing, it was more difficult than expected to completely capture the other person.

Malcolm was restricted from using black magic, and other undead had to suppress their energy as much as possible.

This was all the more problematic because the target was a monster with strong vitality and difficult to stun.

“Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmable…”

After making every effort to use magic with the least impact of dark magic as possible and not sparing the undead’s own bodies… Malcolm and his

gang managed to subdue the bastard so that he could not resist. I was able to.

A gorilla-type monster struggling under the undead with its limbs restrained.

[Success… We are now returning.]

But incidents always happened when we were careless.

“Khuong—!”

Quad deuk!

[Ah.]

At the moment when I had relaxed for a moment, the monster began its final struggle and bit the ankle of the Skeleton Knight who was holding it down.

Crack! Crack! Gulp—

Not only that, he put the torn off ankle in his mouth, chewed it, and then swallowed it.

The undead who rushed in immediately overpowered the monster once again, but it was inevitable that it had already been swallowed.

Because we had to capture it as intact as possible, we couldn’t split the ship.

[Hmm…]

The damage suffered by the undead could be easily repaired with black magic, but that wasn’t the important thing.

Of course, undead body parts were not particularly healthy food ingredients.

[Monsters are strong, so that might be okay…]

The monster’s habit was to pick up anything and eat anything, so being an undead wouldn’t be a big deal.

Malcolm moved the beautifully packaged monster to Hans’ laboratory with a glimmer of hope, but…

Puck!

Of course, it wasn’t okay, so Malcolm, who was devastated by Hans, who had become sensitive through repeated experiments, had to go out to hunt again.

While using black magic to repair the slightly worn back of my head from being beaten too much.

***

Hans was meditating with his eyes closed.

Of course, since I had no eyelids, I couldn’t really close them, but it was the same as being deeply immersed in the inner world and unable to perceive the outside world.

〈You can do it too! It was to examine and apply the infinite knowledge contained in “

Chimera Engineering Completion in 100 Days,

” “Biological Alchemy through Toxen’s Theorem

,” “The Difference Between Poison and Medicine, ” and “Forbidden Knowledge.”

The results are derived by combining the experimental information of the Beoncheon Society with the biological research data such as chimeras contained therein and substituting the directly confirmed results.

Eventually, Hans came back to his senses and looked down at Harley lying on the operating table and fell into trouble.

[Hmm, it looks like the dragon’s blood has properly settled in the body.]

Now that it has been nearly three months since the experiment continued, the landscape of the cave has changed a lot compared to before.

A flask containing an unknown drug, living tissue kept fresh by preservation magic, and even experiment tools of all kinds of bizarre shapes.

In addition, strange magic circles and magic tools located here and there were flashing a cool light, showing off their presence.

It is literally the laboratory of a scientist who has fallen into madness and lost his humanity.

Considering that it also contains occult elements, it can be seen as being of even worse quality.

“A little stiff? It seems like the adaptation isn’t over yet. “But it’s not enough to kill me.”

[Let’s take some time and observe more. The response is faster than expected. It looks like it won’t be long until the results come out. After all, it’s this body. Hehehe….]

The experiment went smoothly.

One day since then.

“It feels like something is bubbling inside…”

[Hmm, is it a side effect? I thought I would be able to survive just by “adapting.” It would be better to reduce the intensity a little.]

Three days later again.

“Cough—cough!” “Wow!”

[Hmm… Have we exceeded the limit of “super recovery”? Too bad. If I could have gone a little further here, I would have succeeded right away. Let me adjust it a little.]

After a week like that.

“…….”

[…consciousness is not connected. I can’t afford to lose Harley now… Hmm, should I take a gamble? I think we can use all the remaining dragon blood.]

It had been a little over three months since Hans and Harley’s joint research began.

“hmm?”

[The minds have finally connected! I’m glad the gamble paid off. Although all of the dragon’s blood was used, it still remains in Harley’s body, so research can continue. Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…

?” “…But his body seems a bit strange…”

That moment.

《The object grows by meeting the conditions. The skill “Adaptation” evolves into the special skill “Mutation.”》

《The individual fulfills the conditions and blooms its potential. Acquire the special skill ‘Body Mutation’.》

《The individual’s recovery capacity has exceeded its limit. The skill “Super Recovery” evolves into the skill “Regeneration.”

“Oh?”

[Oh?]

The two exclaimed at the same time as the messages that came to mind one after another.

“If this happens…”

[The experiment was a success.]

It was a feat achieved in about 100 days in Outerica time and 10 days in Earth time.

Of course, it looked quite different from the result they wanted, but in any case, they achieved their goal.

“Mutation” is a characteristic that evolves itself through external genes, so strictly speaking, it wasn’t that different.

‘In the meantime, getting ‘Rebirth’ was an unexpected gain.’

Perhaps the cause was that the blood of monsters with excellent regenerative abilities was transfused for the experiment.

This was the first achievement I got as soon as I acquired “Mutation.”

But the joy did not end there.

《Unique skills grow and potential blooms. The number of avatars you can have increases.》

Because you can now create one more avatar.

‘Hmm… this was really unexpected.’

Until now, the increase in the number of avatars has been achieved only through strengthening the karma store.

This was the first time that the number of avatars increased through natural growth.

‘There have been a few small growths so far. What kind of critical point have you crossed as you grow this time?’

Well, it was a time when growth was slowly accumulating and some results were showing.

The fact that rapid strengthening is possible through the karma store means that the same result can someday be achieved through natural growth.

‘Is this the fifth avatar… I’ve just made Harley usable.’

It was time to think about the use of a new avatar.

Of course, unlike before, it was a fun worry.

***

It was the fourth month since Heinrich became a Holy Knight.

His current duty station was the Bright Guardian Holy Knights that guarded the interior of the Great Temple of Roselia.

Among the Holy Knights, only those with high sacred power and proven faith could join. Perhaps thanks to the superiors who noticed his potential, he was able to join for training purposes.

Heinrich’s divine power, which had steadily grown so far, was now at the top of the high priest level.

The person in charge of guiding him was Sir Rairin, a blue-haired female paladin who was a member of the Bright Guardians.

“There is nothing special about internal security. As you may know from having tried it elsewhere, there are several layers of protection starting from the outside. Moreover, this is where the knight commanders and archbishops stay…”

Further inside, there are a saint and a cardinal.

Of course, in most cases, they will not come forward directly.

‘Aside from being a saint who wanders around here and there.’

“Still, expenses are absolutely necessary. “In particular, it is necessary to prevent people from accidentally entering the roads leading to important bases.”

“If it’s an important base… what kind of place is it?”

It might be a place like the residence of a high-ranking person or a secret safe, but to be sure, I asked Rairin, who was in charge of leading the place.

A question asked without much meaning.

But she only looked at Heinrich with a worried expression.

“Hmm… I think it would be okay with this level of divine power… But still, rules are rules. “Please come this way.”

Following her guidance to a corner of the main temple, Heinrich took his steps to a place he had never been to before.

A sparsely populated place that I have never been to even though I have been on security guard.

To be exact, it was a place where there was no need for security.

Knock—

“I’m from Bright Guard. “There’s a new person here and we need an oath.”

With a light knock, the door swung open.

A man came out from inside and quietly led them inside.

‘Heresy Questioner.’

Black priest’s uniform, a hood covered, and a mask covering his mouth.

This was the place where the heresy interrogators of the main church worked.

Following the silent man, I passed through a hallway that seemed dark for some reason and entered a windowless room.

“You can sit in front of him and read the document in front of you.”

At the place I was guided to, there was a document on the table, and a Heretic Questioner was sitting in the chair across from me.

I carefully sat down and checked the contents of the document with ‘Guardian of Radiance’ written at the top. It was a security pledge with nothing special.

A memorandum pledging to remain silent about anything learned while working.

The moment I tried to read it.

Sigh—

The person sitting in front raised one hand and placed it on Heinrich’s forehead.

I flinched for a moment at the sudden situation, but tried to ignore it and recited the contents of the document without any problem.

“…Accordingly, I pledge to remain silent under all circumstances.”

After reading the document.

Divine power emanated from the hand placed on the forehead.

“…….”

“……?”

And the Heretic Questioner in front of him quietly withdrew his hand and said nothing.

“It’s done. “Let’s go out.”

After that, I could not hear any voices other than theirs even once, until I went outside again under the guidance of Lairin.

“…Is it always so quiet over there without saying a word?”

“Well, it’s better that I don’t have to hear it again. “Raising your voice means that the situation is that bad.”

There is no need to ask what that bad situation is.

“So what did you do? A ban to prevent secrets from being revealed?”

“Haha… It’s forbidden. It’s a blessing. Blessing of silence. The effect is to prevent specific information from being divulged, whether voluntarily or otherwise. “Isn’t it amazing?”

It’s prohibited!

Except for the fact that it was based on divine power, it was no different from other prohibitions.

‘But since it is a blessing in name and in appearance, there will be no such thing as exploding the person’s head, right?’

“Ha… So what is that important base that makes it necessary to receive the ‘Blessing of Silence’?”

“Hmm, let’s wait a moment. Because I am also kept silent, I have to follow procedures before I can speak out. “It will only take a moment.”

The time I waited like that was definitely not a short time.

However, the information obtained through that complicated process was enough to understand why they placed so much emphasis on security.

“…I don’t want important ceremonies being performed to be interrupted. And the saintess’s living quarters…” The residences

of important people and secret safes were trivial information.

“…There is one last thing you must know.”

In a place deep within the church.

“A place that must be protected even at the risk of one’s life if an emergency occurs.”

‘That is.

“The last fragment of the Immortal King…”

Compared to the fact that it is sealed here in the Roselia Grand Shrine.

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