164 Into the cauldron

Cain did not feel anything when he saw the woman die. All the people here were willing to work for the mysterious organization and could not blame anyone but themselves.

He was sure they would dispose of the body but underestimated the level of commitment the scientists in charge of this clinical trial had.

Cristian turned toward the dead woman and waved his hand, making large tubes emerge inside the Recovery Capsule, which pierced into the corpse.

The next second, a heartbeat appeared, and the bloodline renewed its movement through the young woman’s body. There was no brain activity, but by keeping her heart still working, they could keep gathering information.

Of course, the genetic data they could obtain from a reanimated corpse was worse than the one obtained from a living being, but something was better than nothing.

Cristian then walked toward the young woman’s guard and tossed this one into the giant cauldron, letting him sink into the boiling blood.

Cain’s eyes narrowed when he saw that, and he used the [Basic Scan Force Field] to analyze everything that happened with the guard from the moment this one touched the boiling blood.

He was surprised to find out that the inner temperature of the giant cauldron had diminished significantly. The device now focused its power on purifying the blood and sent the bloodline into the youths’ Recovery Capsules.

The one in charge of melting the guard’s bodies was the boiling blood, which was actually the best path energy-wise.

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“Apex, do your best to keep Simon lucid but don’t worry about the number of genetic flaws amassing inside him.”

“Oh, I know he is garbage, but if the genetic flaws inside him reach a high enough level, his body will crumble before shutting down. If that happens, you will be thrown into the giant cauldron.”

Cain inwardly smiled when he heard that, and his heart reached an immense resolution.

“I will be thrown into the cauldron sooner or later. The trio might not detect my Ego Wave, and I could even trick Orlando, but I can not say the same about Morgana.

That masked old woman’s battle power seemed to have weakened tremendously due to her old age, but that doesn’t mean her willpower suffered the same fate. There is a high chance she is already at the First Realm of the Ego Eternal Path of Power, so if she enters this place, she might detect my invisible Ego Wave.”

Apex did not say a word, but he was surprised and impressed by Cain’s wisdom. The young man was exerting his mind to the limit by helping Iris and Simon, yet he still could keep an eye on the dozens of external factors in his surroundings.

Although Cain’s rapid growth made Apex happy, the golden humanoid could not help but look to the crack in the gargantuan gate and wonder just how much the Red King’s ego had influenced the young man.

“I will keep him lucid until the time comes that we have to toss him away.

I have finally managed to hack into the building surveillance devices, and we can know the movements of everybody inside it. Luckily, other than the 1st and 11th floors, all the others are empty.

I do have bad news, and that is the [A.I. Chip Module], even with the Destiny Force’s reinforcement, lacks the power to take control of the teleportation matrix.

However, there is a silver lining: as long as someone uses the teleportation matrix on any other floor, I can hijack the energy source to activate the matrix on the 11th floor.”

“That is better than I expected!” Cain was thrilled with Apex’s accomplishments. Although it would have been better to obtain complete control over the teleportation matrix, he knew that not everything could go according to plan.

Not wasting time, Cain carried on with his work, making sure to help Iris to the best of his abilities. Thanks to his hard work, plus the use of the [Basic Data Gathering and Analysis] and [Basic Virtual Simulation] tools, he figured out a way to match the ratio at which the Lineage’s genes and the flaw genes appeared.

If Morgana where to find out that, she would have been shocked since it was something she only expected to obtain on the third clinical trial. Still, it would not have been enough to properly awaken the Lineage since the genetic flaws would have been too much, but that is where the miraculous powers of the [Basic Genetic Suppression] tool enter.

Cain had already used the powers of the [Genetic Coder Module] for a second time on Iris to reduce the number of genetic flaws in her genome.

The flaws in Iris’ genome were far from reaching a catastrophic level. Still, Cain wanted to prevent the apparition of those so disastrous the current [Genetic Coder Module] could not suppress.

Although the cost of Destiny Force was reaching a very high number, Cain had given Iris a crucial role in his plan to leave this place. He needed to ensure the young woman grew as strong as possible, with nothing hindering her battle power.

Everything was going great, but after two and half weeks, Morgana had woken up. Through the surveillance cameras, Cain saw how the masked old woman immediately headed to the room with the capsules.

Iris was following King’s instructions when this one suddenly stopped speaking. Her instincts began to act, and she felt that something was wrong.

“Little girl, you have done great, but I will have to leave you for a moment since there is a little problem I need to face. Although I can no longer communicate with you, rest assured that I am still watching over you.

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Do not lose patience; keep revolving the bloodline inside your body, as I taught you. According to my calculations, it will not be long before the Lineage’s genes inside you reach a high enough number that will allow you to awaken this mighty Lineage.

The next time I speak to you, it will be the time you have to use all your power to escape this place. I have already hacked most surveillance elements and am currently working on the teleportation matrix.

Before I leave, let me suppress the genetic flaws again.”

Iris felt the special force reaching the core of her cells, and her condition improved drastically, once again enhancing her power. That strength burst resulted from the genetic flaws diminishing while the Lineage’s genes kept rising.

As she felt the immense strength running through her veins, an overwhelming sense of gratitude invaded Iris’ heart.

“King, allow me to tell you my name before you leave. I am Iris Xurong.”

The fact that Iris revealed her name proved her deep trust in the mighty powerhouse.

“Good luck, Iris Xurong.”

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“Holy Spirit, I am feeling dizzy again. Extract some of the hidden power inside my body.” Simon’s voice was full of arrogance, and the way he treated the “Holy Spirit” was not better than a dog.

Apex already had more than enough from the stupid and narcissistic scion, so while Cain kindly said goodbye to Iris, he chose to repay Simon’s manners.

“Oh, that is no longer possible.”

When Simon heard that, he grew furious. In his mind, the Holy Spirit was nothing more than a servant that needed to obey the command of the Holy Child.

“How can you refuse my command! Do you understand how special I am!?”

“About that, it turns out I was wrong. You are not a Holy Child. You are just an asshole. Good luck or whatever. I don’t care.”

Simon’s eyes widened as he heard that before the force that had helped him endure the torment vanished. Absolute terror invaded his heart, and he was about to shout loudly when a wave of unbearable pain assaulted him.

Without Cain’s Ego Wave helping him reduce the pain, Simon had to face all that alone.

“?AHHHHH!”

Cristian and the other two scientists were surprised to hear that scream of pain coming from Simon’s capsule. Up to now, the scion had been able to endure the pain just fine, so they were a little surprised by the sudden change.

Nevertheless, Simon was acting like most youths were doing by this point, so they did not bother. Besides, the screams did not last long, as the scion’s heartbeat and brain waves soon stopped sending signals.

Cristian saw that and waved his hand, making tubes impale Simon’s corpse to reignite this one’s heartbeat, just as Morgana entered the room.

The masked old woman saw how Simon’s corpse was reanimated but did not say a word since all that was part of the clinical trial.

“Lady Morgana.” Cristian and the other scientists bowed the moment Morgana entered the room.

Morgana nodded to the trio before her eyes went through the Recovery Capsules and saw the condition of the youths. She was a little surprised that Iris was still alive but attributed it to her high cultivation and the Law of Wind’s support.

“Cristian, give me a summary of your analysis.”

“Yes, my Lady.”

Morgana and Cristian began to speak while another of the scientists undressed Simon’s bodyguard and threw this one into the giant cauldron full of boiling blood.