"I understand. I'll let it go."
Bruce Wayne nodded calmly, taking a sip of his drink.
He looked as if everything was truly fine.
Watching his master like this, Alfred could only sigh and take a few steps back.
Leo Universe
Feng Yuan: "What an amazing object! If we had this, all those people who died from monster attacks might have survived!"
Hokuto: "True… but…"
Hokuto didn't share Feng Yuan's optimism. His face showed deep concern.
"Every containment object we've seen from the screen so far has been dangerous. Why would this one suddenly be completely safe and human-friendly? I've got a bad feeling about this."
Hokuto stared warily at the pendant on the screen, sensing that the worst wasn't over yet.
Feng Yuan, hearing this, began to worry as well.
[If the experiments ended here, everyone would believe the Lovecraft Pendant is simply another healing miracle, like the Panacea. But in truth, it's more like Pandora's Box: once opened, the blessings come first—but calamity is close behind.]
[Prolonged exposure to the light orb generated by the pendant results in horrifying side effects.]
The screen shifted to new footage.
[A wounded patient was being treated by the pendant's light. As expected, the wounds healed rapidly and the subject returned to normal. But the pendant was not closed—treatment continued beyond the necessary time.]
[Minute by minute, the subject began to mutate.]
[The person's skin morphed into something beast-like, no longer human. Screaming in agony, the changes escalated.]
[In under a minute, the person had lost all human features—now resembling a hulking, bipedal boar-like creature.]
[But it didn't stop there. Bone spikes protruded from inside, bursting through muscle and skin—transforming the creature's body into a living weapon like a porcupine of blades.]
["ROOAARRRR!!"]
[The beast let out an earth-shaking howl, then dashed forward, crashing through a reinforced alloy wall like it was paper.]
["AAAAHHH!! HELP!!"]
["What the hell is that?!"]
[Nearby researchers panicked as the creature burst through the lab. It chased them down in moments and brutally slaughtered them.]
[Armed guards arrived and opened fire.]
[But bullets couldn't pierce the creature's hide. Even rocket launchers barely caused damage.]
[The guards were completely overwhelmed and torn apart.]
[Only when the special forces arrived with laser weaponry were they able to finally bring the monster down.]
In response, upper management ordered an immediate investigation.
After repeated testing, the cause of the mutation became clearer, even if the exact mechanism remained unknown.
[Rather than merely "healing," the Lovecraft Pendant actually "optimizes biological systems."]
After 10 minutes of exposure, the subject gains 500% resistance to disease and toxins.
After 15 minutes, resistance increases to 1000%, and muscle strength and pain tolerance rise by 200–300%.
All other systems continue to evolve in unpredictable, biologically anomalous ways.
[The previous test subject became a monster precisely because his systems kept evolving under prolonged exposure. If left unchecked, there's no telling what such evolution could become.]
[These evolved monstrosities are officially classified as: Flesh Beasts.]
[Flesh Beasts are extremely aggressive and attack anything within sight. They resist nearly all conventional weapons, and only suffer serious damage above 1100°C (2000°F). Their intelligence level is hard to measure, but some scans suggest IQs exceeding 400.]
[The evolution process is entirely uncontrolled. There's no pattern, no logic, and no way to guide what form the creature takes.]
Fortunately, not all hope was lost.
[Further analysis of previously treated patients who had not turned into Flesh Beasts showed that their biological systems eventually stabilized.]
[It seems that as long as the subject exits the light before reaching the "critical evolution phase," their body will gradually return to normal human function.]
[Once the transformation into a Flesh Beast is complete, however, there's no going back.]
This triggered intense debate among containment leadership.
Some believed the risks were too great and the pendant should never be used again.
Others argued it was still worth using—especially since the Panacea was limited and modern medicine can't treat everything.
[In the end, the Foundation chose to allow continued use of the Lovecraft Pendant—but under strict regulations.]
Total exposure time must be tracked.
Use must be supervised by a third party.
Proper reporting protocols are required.
These measures were intended to minimize risk and prevent mutation incidents.
As the video ended, everyone felt deeply unsettled.
Bruce Banner: "No way… It can heal people and turn them into monsters? That's a little too close to my own story…"
Natasha Romanoff: "No, there's a big difference—you still have your mind. You can switch back. This thing is irreversible."
Hokuto: "I knew it couldn't be that simple. Every containment object has a hidden danger!"
Chopper: "Nooo! I thought this was really the miracle medicine… But it turns people into monsters?!"
Dragon: "I'm guessing the real purpose of the pendant isn't healing at all… It's mass-producing super-monsters. The healing is just a side feature."
Whitebeard: "Hey, if you screw up with this thing, you could create an entire army of beasts!"
(End of Chapter)
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