Temporal Pearls

[Slave Mark returned]

[First Might Activated]

[Slave Mark Broke]

This rang until the lion was just three meters away from Seth.

Seth was in a kneeling position, his staff was short and he had turned it to a short sword and faced the sharp blade toward his back but hidden behind the cloak, and the lion didn't see.

Roana Prada on the other hand was thinking of something. Suddenly, his body trembled as he felt his entire life force and power being absorbed from his heart and backbone.

The lion felt his mind blank for a moment then he was wide awake. Just a moment passed and there was a silver water drop that accumulated in his chest, that water as if it had a mind of its own, it bounced off his body.

'I'm free!' The lion thought but he knew he had lost his power. Death was what awaited him here as his injury was too severe for his natural healing. Besides the moment that Thing takes over the human boy, it will make sure to kill him.

He will his body to move and decides to kill the boy himself, even if he failed, he should injure the boy to the point that the Thing will have to heal the boy and that will give it a minimum of what it needed from the boy. And that was to enter the Nightmare Forest. Get hooked on mvl _emp _yr novels.

The lion thought all this when the Silver Water was still in the air moving toward Seth's body.

Seth on the other hand received a dreadful notification.

[Slave Spiky Chains Placed]

[Seth Enoch you have been Enslaved by Crodle Race Scout]

He felt a binding in his heart and his brain and then his neck felt heavy with cold steel. Now, he can't move his body or even muster a thought to do anything else.

The lion knew what was happening more than the boy, so he jumped the moment he sensed he could move his muscles. He should have roared but The Thing has destroyed his neck cord—or released a pressure that can shatter a dragon infant, and the boy became mist but his entire pressure was sapped away.

It was only through willpower did he move his leg. As he was in the air, the Silver water was almost touching the boy.

'My weight squashed him enough to paste before he was completely corrupted!"

Suddenly, something appeared, and a dragon Aura Appeared. Not any dragon but one of the original dragons, Six Wing Dragon Race. With the aura came a flashed blade that pierced the boy's green cloak and elongated toward the Lion that was now in the air above him.

The blade stabbed through his thick skin and the picture of his heart destroyed it.

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Seth saw the shadow expanding, he knew the lion was dropping on him from above, with a thought he attacked with his Elevated Strike in hope of killing the creatures… but then he felt as if he made a mistake. As a slave of Crodle, he can never have the thought of disobeying them let alone attacking them.

~Critical Hit

[You have critically injured Lion-wolf hybrid, Roana Prada, the scout]

At that moment Seth felt cold water drop on his nape. And then he finds himself normal, nothing wrong.

[Slave Quest Completed]

~Obediently wait for your Master

[Reward]

~Crod Possession in progress~

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Seth stood normal but then he began to grow taller, his left hand that was not holding a thing began to mutate, the skin becoming brown and rough, on some part, his bones were protruding. Half his face was twitching and also transforming.

There was no pain or fear, he felt as if this is a normal order of things.

[First Might Activated]

It was then that Seth felt an existential crisis, but then he came back to normal again. He turned around and looked at the lion that was lying on top of rocky sand, it had a large gaping hole on its chest and the beast was looking at him.

Roana Prada was surprised that Seth was still in his mind. Normal animals or humans have their identities erased and become mindless puppets the moment Crod touches them. But Seth was different. He might be a complete slave but he was still himself and can think even if with limitations.

"Kill yourself!" The lion mumbled without uttering a word.

Seth was confused, as he was a slave and under Crodle Race's control, some meaning and understanding of things were slipping off him.

[First Might Activated]

At that moment he understood the lion's words and then raised his short sword and stabbed his heart. No one stopped him, and then looked at the lion. The lion has a downcast look with pity.

"More than half of your body is his now. Nothing you do will kill you!" The lion's thundering voice was heard. Seth's eardrum will have busted but he was unfazed and also has gone back to having a slave mind too.

[First Might Activated]

Seth's sense of self returned but there was nothing he could do to reverse what was happening to him. Seth's body from the beginning was weak, so the possession was simple. The only thing that stood strong was his Mind which was his strongest asset.

Right before Seth's mind was invaded completely, he realized there was a single thing he could do….

'Elevated Strike…

Dread Strike!

More than one hundred kilometres radius of Seth, a pressure unlike any other descended. All Abhorrent Life Forms exploded, Dragons that were flying fell down and humans all died. Even living root forest trees bent down in a second.

"Oh, Lord Almighty!" Roan Prada exclaimed.

"Dark Side of Dragon Lord!"

"Dread Dragon… aura. Who is this human!" Roana the lion-wolf hybrid exclaimed in shock as he stared at the now naked boy. His attire was eradicated due to it being part of Crodo's hide.

Seth's pristine birthday suit was unblemished. He was also not affected by the pressure of the continent anymore.

The mutations have been annihilated, not only that, any Crodle Race within the radius of 100km whether it possessed beasts or not was destroyed.

But Seth, as he stood there, had lost his heart. He had aimed the Dread Strike there, thinking if it was destroyed he would die and escape the Thing.

Then Seth's body turned and looked at the lion with a smile.

"This kid is surprising!"

"You survived!" The lion hybrid asked.

"Of course. The moment I touched his body, it was already mine, every inch of it, his physique is the worst we have seen. But, his mind was colossal and strong. Breaking the wall wasn't easy!"

"Hmmm! You won't be able to succeed!" The lion growled trying to stand but failed to even blink.

"If he has your strength, yes!"

Then Seth's eyes closed and the alien dug deeper trying to reach Seth's actual mind. After expanding so much energy, it reached a bright crimson-pink space.

'A gust of wind will be enough to destroy his body.' The lion lamented in anger and frustration.

The Crodle Race invaded the body and controlled it. The stronger one's body the harder it is but so also when one has powerful Mental Power. Seth might have weak power but his mind is strong

The Silver water kept swimming toward the core of the crimson-pink space, gradually reaching Seth's inner mind. At the same time, that action was reflected in the real world.

Seth Cabin was high, using Seth's action in the game to process many functions and also produced insane amounts of Terran Energy. In just some second a TEIC was filled, at the same time Seth's body processing was complete and a path of evolution was initiated.

A wisp of Azure energy was released that found its way to the Nutrition chamber and then mixed before being sent to the diving chamber where Seth breathed it in and his body vein glow bluish.

Joseph felt the power surge and stood to the check but passing by an electric socket and surge of bolt struck him and he fainted.

Sapphire has taken control of the house functional System and isolated the gamers from prying eyes. It was also the one that struck Joseph. There were only three people in the house, Joseph, Jona, And Jonathan. And they are all in their room, not knowing what was happening.

At the same time, Anna in the game was busy battling Boss Monster with her team when an Alert popped to her.

[Real World Quest]

~Save Your Brother

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