Hong examined a new batch of beast DNA, captured from the deep Amazon.
One strand was odd—it didn't mutate from Earth's animals.
It had structure. Intent.
It was engineered.
"A lost experiment… or a forgotten war?"
Using CES, he reverse-engineered the sequence.
Result: A new branch of evolution.
[Bloodline Type: Primordial Serpent – Rank F]Effects: Poison Resistance, Regenerative Tissue, Bone Density +25%
He synthesized the potion.
Then gave it to a volunteer Omega Spark cadet.
The boy screamed, bones cracking, skin going black.
Then—he stood.
"I… I feel alive."
Earth's first Ancient-Type Bloodline User was born.