The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 766 - 428: Monster (Please Vote)_3

Chapter 766: Chapter 428: Monster (Please Vote)_3

"I call them the Unawakened and use numbers to represent the proportion of monsters in their bodies. For example, a ’One’ Unawakened means that the monster occupies one-tenth of the person’s body."

Megan’s tone became excited, a drastic change from her previously withered image, speaking eloquently and incessantly.

"The higher the number, the larger the proportion of the monster, the more severe the demonic transformation, and the greater the risk of losing control. Generally speaking, only the strongest with the most resolute will can reach a level of ’Nine.’ Look, this one in front of you is such a genius."

Following his gaze, Rod saw a fat man sitting on the ground, his whole body wrapped in a black robe, his face hidden in the shadow of his hood, indistinguishable.

"Ma Xiu, a Nine Unawakened, has merged with the majority of a Soul Devouring Ghost’s body. His controllable Spiritual Energy is as high as the Eleventh Level, and his out-of-control Spiritual Energy surpasses the Twelfth Level, completely meeting the standards of a First Level Combatant."

Ma Xiu sat motionless on the ground, unresponsive to their conversation.

Rod felt a very strange force reverberating in his soul, and a chilling sensation emerged from the depths of his heart.

"He won’t go mad?"

Megan proudly said, "We have a way to control him. Within the effective period, he will not go mad."

"Effective period?" Rod watched him, shocked, "What if the effective period expires?"

Megan quickly replied, "We will arrange for him to take part in a suitable battle, turning from an Unawakened to an Awakener, releasing all his power, and then turning to ashes."

Suddenly, Rod understood the significance of this bizarre term.

When an Unawakened awoke, they would become an incarnation of madness, turning into monsters, and after burning all their energy, they would embrace death.

This was far beyond cruelty.

Such an experiment, if one merely thought about it, was clear in its lack of humanity.

Rod’s gaze rested on the fat man, silent, unresponsive to the surroundings.

But his fate was already sealed.

"Is this your research?" Rod’s voice had become hoarse without him realizing.

Megan was immersed in the glory of his great feats and spoke with an incredibly arrogant tone.

"Yes! I’ve created a completely new sequence, more radical than the Black Spirit Series, I call it the Monster Sequence."

"Indeed, the Black Fog is endless, the monsters immensely strong. You, having battled extensively, should know that at the same level, monsters’ Spiritual Energy is always one to two levels stronger than humans. Humans deeply desire Soul Traits, even the Source Law, which can be found in many Monster Souls, yet they don’t even utilize them."

"From that moment, I’ve always been thinking, what if we had the intelligence of humans and the strength of monsters?"

"If we could turn the monsters’ strength into our strength, then what is there to fear from this limitless Black Fog?"

"However, humans always consider themselves inheritors of the Holy Fire, unable to cast aside the mundane views to recognize a research that could change everything."

"Despite having proven its power, Calier’s secret forces still cannot operate openly. They always wear black robes, obscuring their faces, living in anonymity. Even the true nature of Calier is classified as the highest secret, only known to the Guardian and those above."

Megan clenched her Magic Wand, grinding her teeth as she spoke.

"Not just that, I’ve also improved the training system of the Black Inheritors, making the Black Spirit Series more powerful and stable, enabling Calier’s clandestine forces to step onto the stage of history."

"The emergence of the Monster Sequence has propelled it to the peak."

"My achievements have inspired countless others with the same aspirations. Through their efforts, Calier’s laboratories have flourished, one strong individual after another being created. My system has fully proven its boundless Life Force and potential, this is clearly illustrated by the sixty Shadows with the strength of First Level Combatants."

"Yet, the treatment I receive utterly fails to match my contributions. The resources I am allocated are less than any legion’s, and the restrictions placed upon me are endless."

"This is humanity’s prejudice, their arrogance. Without breaking these chains, humans can never achieve true Victory."

Megan turned around, looking at Rod with an eager gaze.

"Lord Rod, you are highly regarded by the King and the First Elder. I believe you will certainly become one of Trolian’s upper echelons. I hope you can support my research, unbound by secular vision, and I will prove that it is the only path to salvation for humanity."

Rod was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "What sequence is Annie?"

A smug smile flashed across Megan’s face as she spoke with an even greater sense of grandiosity.

"She is the only successful subject of my latest theory, a dual sequence holder, the Black Inheritor and the Seventh Unawakened. She has devoured an extremely powerful Soul Core, possesses unusually strong Light Energy Aggregation Characteristic, and has also fused with the body of a Steel Demon Dragon, granting her a physique of unparalleled strength. If anything can save the world, it must be her!"

His tone then became regretful.

"But unfortunately, out of thousands of subjects, only she succeeded. Although she is unmatched, she still has some defects that I have been unable to replicate successfully. If I could find them, humph, what is Starry Sky City? It won’t take long before humans will once again rule over the four continents!"

"I refuse."

"What?" Rod spoke so quickly that Megan couldn’t catch it at first.

"I said, I refuse."

Rod repeated the sentence precisely.

"I, like them, do not agree with your attitude towards life and soul."

Megan fell silent, and after a while, he revealed a faint smile.

"It doesn’t matter, Lord Rod, you cannot understand now, but when you see the true cruelty, you will understand my actions."

His grey and white eyes looked at Rod and said calmly.

"It is actually the greatest kindness. The real cruelty comes from you, the defenders of the Holy Fire."

He turned and left.

The hall was still noisy. These super warriors known as "Shadows" seemed unaware of their tragic fate and were enthusiastically discussing the impending battles.

From the outside, most of them still appeared normal.

But what monsters are, Rod knew too well. The flesh of a human merged with the darkness of a monster has no other path but to madness.

As he opened the Eye of the Soul, indeed, more than half the people here had deformed souls, with darkness climbing over their grey and white souls like the claws of hell.

This was merely among those standing here, the successful ones. Although Megan didn’t express it explicitly, Rod understood from his words that beneath them lay the Corpses of countless failures.

Even after crossing a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood and enduring terrifying experiments, what awaited them was a destiny of death.

But now, they still laughed and talked as if they didn’t think their experiences were tragic.

Only at this moment did Rod finally understand what the King meant by the dignity of humanity.

Therefore, he did not want to support, but could not oppose either.

It was a compromise for survival; Calier’s secret army was too powerful, although this power was limited.

Not far away, Tai Luo and Jessica had already blended in, chatting merrily with the rest, seemingly unfazed by their identities.

Rod also wanted to join them, but thinking of the cruelty of the Unawakened, he couldn’t bring himself to speak.

I must become stronger.

He thought.

Otherwise, Calier’s secret forces will continue to exist and grow stronger.

After what felt like an eternity, Archbishop Horus finally arrived.

The hall quickly became silent, and everyone looked at him, their eyes shimmering with light.

Horus stood on the podium, looked around, and spoke loudly.

"My warriors, we don’t have much time. What lies before us is the future of our race and civilization. Please gather your will, trust each other, and reclaim the seed of the Holy Fire for humanity!"

The crowd answered in unison.

"Humanity will endure forever, dawn is bound to come!"

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