A cataclysmic explosion rocked the entire space when Zeras's hand touched the crystal, with the crystal itself shrinking into a small diamond-shaped core that dug straight through his forehead.
The energy radiated from its attempt to fuse with him caused the entire space to go haywire, and he felt himself disappearing within the explosion.
[Completion rate...90%.]
A golden-colored panel appeared in front of his groggy eyes as he tried to focus his vision on the screen.
"Hmm, what's this?"
Zeras asked, his hands reaching out towards it, but it only phased through and didn't even shake the panel.
[Completion rate...99%.]
[Host will now undergo the first Evolution to becoming a Chaos Devourer and receive this power completely.]
"What evo..."
He didn't finish his words when his eyes immediately rolled back as a sudden pain assaulted his mind, causing him to faint before he could even scream out.
His body lay out on the corpse below him, but an unbelievable change, enough to make all the greatest scientist reach for their reading glass, was happening in his body.
A small crystal-shaped stone containing a revolving dark mist like a black hole at its center appeared on Zeras's forehead as the dark mist slowly spread throughout his entire body, invading through his pores.
[Host's evolution to a Chaos Devourer has begun.]
[The Human Gene of Host is refusing the Chaos Devourer Gene.]
[Host's human genes are extremely weak due to the invasion of an unknown serum.]
[The Chaos Devourer Gene has corrupted 30% of the Host Human Gene.]
[Host has been able to fuse with 30% of the Chaos Devourer Gene in his first Evolution due to the extremely weak state of the Human Gene.]
[Host has begun receiving part of the power of the Chaos Devourer Gene.]
[Chaos Devourer System completion rate has reached 99.8%]
[Congratulations, Host has successfully awakened the Chaos Devourer system.]
The messages repeatedly appeared on the golden panel, but he couldn't see them due to already passing out from the pain.
His entire body was forcefully invaded by another powerful gene, causing his hair to turn an even darker shade of dark.
The injuries on his body began to close up with inhuman regeneration, his skin becoming even whiter.
If one could see beneath his skin, one would notice his cells gaining a dark mist as his bones were continuously strengthened, becoming harder than before while remaining extremely flexible.
The evolution went on for about an hour, and his body repeatedly twitched due to the changes.
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4 hours later...
Zeras slowly opened his eyes as he tried to make sense of what had happened before.
It seemed to mention some kind of… system?
[Congratulations, Host]
The golden panel appeared suddenly once again as Zeras reflexively leaned backward, unknowingly crossing twice the distance he would have managed before, even if adrenaline had been rushing through his body at its peak.
"Who are you..."
He asked as his back rested on the corpse, stopping his retreat.
[Hello Host.]
[I'm the Chaos Devourer system: A unique system designed to help those blessed by Chaos to understand its powers.]
"And why would Chaos choose a dying person like me?"
Zeras immediately thundered back, his voice laced with suspicion.
He was just an F-grade trash who was turned into a lab rat and left to die for failing.
There is no reason for some Unknown Chaos to take notice of him.
[This question also puzzles the system a bit.]
[Normally, only the most talented genius of the limitless Universe is blessed by Chaos.]
[But not only is the host an untalented trash with a very weak genome. ]
[The host also lacks all the capabilities of a genius, such as bravery, courage, calmness, and deep thinking.]
The panel messaged, causing a weird expression to appear on Zera's face.
"You piece of shit, I'm not lacking brave..."
[Host's legs are still shaking.]
"Well, I'm not lacking courage..."
[The host's body is still firmly pressed against the corpse in a retreating motion.]
"Screw you, I'm a deep think..."
[Host's questions are not well thought out and seem to have arisen from a deep sense of ego, which is completely baseless.]
"Well, I give up,"
Zeras said in defeat as he kept his head down. He was lacking in everything he was told.
[Fortunately for Host.]
[You have successfully fused with the Chaos Devourer system, which will turn you into a powerful, fearsome figure in the universe...whether the host likes it or not!]
[To understand what the Chaos Devourer system entails.]
[The host should call out System Interface.]
Zeras felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the part about getting stronger, whether he liked it or not, but he forced the feeling down and uttered
"System Interface."
The panel immediately changed to a set of tabs:
[Host Attributes] [Genes] [Skills and Abilities] [Shop] [Quests]
Magnifying his attention on the [Host Attribute] tab, the messages immediately changed into a long list:
[Host Attributes]
-Name: Zeras Celestria
- Level: 1
-Class:?
-Exp: 0/100
-HP: 100/100
-Energy: 30/30
[Attributes]
-Strength: 5
-Perception: 5
-Agility: 7
-Intelligence: 4
-Charm: null
{Attributes Points:0}
"Am I really that dumb?" Zeras asked, his face dropping.
"And what's with the damn null in the charm stat. Does it mean it's at the peak?"
[No, it means Host has no Charm at all.]
Zeras was speechless, but ignored it, focusing on the other tab.
-- -- --
[Genes]
-Absolute Morph Gene. [F-grade]
Status: [Upgradable]
-Chaos Devourer Gene. [SSS-grade]
Status: [Mostly Locked]
-- -- --
His eyes squinted at the sight of the Absolute Morph Gene, as he never knew he possessed such a Gene.
"Hey system, what's the Absolute Morph Gene about?"
[The Absolute Morph Gene is the Gene found in the Host Human Genome.]
[It's at a low level, though. So low, it's not even worth mentioning.]
Zeras was surprised by the grade of the second gene, the system's gene: Chaos Devourer Gene.
It was no doubt a very powerful Gene, as he had never even heard of an S-grade Gene before, let alone an SSS.
He only ever knew there was a C-grade gene. As for others, he had never heard of such before.
Moving to the other tabs:
[Skills and Abilities]
{Basic Skills}
>> Dash: Increases Host's current speed by double. (Level 1)
>> Regeneration: The host body is part chaotic, making regeneration ten times faster due to the host being part gaseous. (Level 1)
>>Toxin Immunity: The host body is immune to low-level poisoning. (Level 1)
{Gene Skills}
>>Morph- Level 1 (Ability to change the entire body structure to the Host's Imagination.)
The host can only change his hair color for now due to the extremely weak level of the host's Gene.
>> Chaos Devouring- Level 1 (Ability to absorb all chaos energy in the limitless Universe.)
The host can only absorb life energy from those killed by the host for now due to the extremely weak level of the gene.
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-- -- --
Zeras looked at the Gene Skills, dumbfounded.
'To change my entire body structure into my imagination.'
That was a goddamn powerful ability.
Though now it was at a low level, level 1, his mind could already begin processing what might happen at the peak level of the ability.
"Hahaha...and they called me trash for that,"
Zeras laughed in mockery before moving to the second gene skill.
"Devouring all chaos energy. Even though I don't know what Chaos energy is, just the ability to devour others' life energy is already what I need now."
He said, his eyes shining with a new glow.
A kind of hope flickered in his eyes, as he knew one thing was sure: he was no longer the trash with an F-grade gene.
No. That was the former him!
The him now is a talented monster, and he will show the world just what a failed F-grade trash can do.