Chapter 22: End of Aolai city arc.
"I'll take this, thank you." Astrea take the rook with His pawn.
A blunder so serious that it nearly cost his opponent his queen and bishop. But he realized his blunder and withdrew his queen and bishop to safety.
The chess game has just begun and Elysium already has a rook lead and is 3 points ahead of its opponent.
He threw the rook into the air and played with it, but it turned into particles of light and entered one of his rooks. There was a groaning sound, but it soon became quiet.
"You should be more careful with your moves. One mistake and you almost lost your most precious piece," Astrea said coldly, ignoring the chessboard again.
The game had just begun, and all of this was just the beginning.
...
Soon, news arrived that a devastating battle had just taken place near Aolai City. The once-beautiful beach was now a ruin, with deep craters, damaged terrain, and even an impregnable tar pool.
The spilled blood and charred flesh evoked a dark, ominous atmosphere that even Soul Saints could not approach. The Spirit Pagoda and the Federation had sent someone to investigate but found no clues.
Two weeks later, a Title Douluo arrived, concluding that a group of Soul Masters were engaged in a desperate battle with an Evil Soul Master. The tar and blood scattered all over the place was the blood of the Title Douluo Evil Soul Master who managed to escape at the last moment.
The Pagoda Spirit had already given the order…
"Wow, Di Tian really did a good job. I didn't really consider the Civilians who might see our fight, but he's been covering everything from the start." Elysium turned off the news on his tem-pad.
Looking at the beach where they were fighting, the chaos was completely unexpected and attracted too much attention.
"Well, I bombarded Di Tian with attacks equivalent to a Level 79 Soul Saint, fired numerous special projectiles capable of injuring an Ultimate Douluo, and even had to repel Di Tian. All in all, this isn't too bad."
Elysium tapped his tem-pad and reviewed the night's battle.
"The only mistake I made was that I didn't expect the Title Douluo's speed to be too fast for me to keep up with. They truly are like superhumans who have undergone complete first-stage genetic modification, with their species limiters significantly enhanced."
As a result, using the fortress tactic in this battle was a huge mistake. He couldn't actively shoot them, even with the aid of the apocalypse guidance system he designed. He could only counter by relying on his energy shield and bombarding them while they were stationary.
"If only Di Tian had been smarter and ended things more quickly at the end, I never would have survived. My energy reserves were already too short to fire another soul power-based energy bullet, and the bullets I specially prepared were depleted quite quickly."
He's too arrogant in the end. He completely ignored the fact that a child could wear an exosuit and possess the combat power of an Ultimate Douluo for a time, simply treating them as toys.
The only reason he wanted to kill me was because I discovered their identity as soul beasts.
"Let's end the review here. I will use this data to design the next exosuit. But to break free from fortress tactics, I must create a module chip as soon as possible." Elysium stood up and looked at a large man in a black robe behind him.
"Is everything done?"
"The chosen one, everything is ready." The black man with crazy, fanatical eyes knelt before Elysium, presenting a soul guide storage device to him.
Elysium's lips twitched when he heard this. This stupid bear, after he somehow took it to his house and took all the samples he needed for research, suddenly woke up and started calling it The Chosen One.
His fanatical eyes reminded him of the disgusting spiritualist empire in the galaxy that called AI waste and blasphemy because it has no soul. He really wanted to destroy that empire again with his colossus toy.
Alas, the past is the past.
"Don't call me that. I have no connection to the whisperer. That man just gave some of his power for no apparent reason." Elysium took the bracelet and waved his hand.
"I understand, Chosen One. I will carry out your orders, Chosen One."
"..."
This bear, is he teasing me or what? But looking at his stupid look, he looks so innocent and naive, like a naive kid.
Forget it. I'm already really late for classes at Eastsea City Academy. More than two weeks late, well... he has a recommendation letter from Red Mountain Academy, so he doesn't need to worry too much.
"If I'm still not accepted, then forget it." Elysium looked at the recommendation letter in his hand.
"Chosen One, if they dare not accept you, I will raze the place to the ground! Your presence is something Eastsea Academy should wholeheartedly welcome!" Xiong Jun shouted with both passion and anger.
You dare reject the presence of the chosen one chosen by the great patrons, the Whisperer of the Void? Then this whole city is dead, and not a single person deserves to live!
"Stop, don't do anything strange. I don't really care whether I can enter the academy or not. Our goal there is to establish our own organization and spread the belief that all races and living beings are equal," Elysium corrected, massaging his forehead.
"Yes! As expected of you, chosen one. Your vision truly transcends this world! As expected of chosen one, I truly understand!"
"Good, since you understand, we'll be leaving soon," Elysium said, hoping this stupid bear truly understands.
Because he doesn't have the energy to correct this stupid bear anymore. He still needs to make money again and gather more resources and materials for his next development. He must recruit various trustworthy humans with talents in science and engineering.
Creating androids as workers is an easy option for Elysium, but it won't promote the technology he's created, and in the long run, they will soon fall into another stagnation.
So, involving the natives is a better choice in the long run.
"Aolai City, I don't know if I'll ever return to this place again. Probably not…"
Elysium took one last look at the city and left for Eastsea City with Xiong Jun, whom he had healed. This bear, who appeared so healthy after having his body destroyed and his mind tortured with endless whispers, should have died days ago.
But he was able to wake up thanks to 'him' who healed him.
Well, technically, it was his real body that sent a nanobot to stimulate cell regeneration and heal all the wounds he had caused himself. Elysium was a little surprised, and his psychic connection, which should have been severed, suddenly reconnected.
A message was sent from the Elysium fortress via Eva, who always accompanied him in this world.
[There's an attempt at cheating from the other player. He wants you to be his chess piece and the right-hand man of his most beloved grandson.]
[So, Astrea took another step and also cheated temporarily, sending a vision to this stupid bear during the end of your fight. He is now your most loyal follower in this world and your most trusted subordinate.]
After that, the message stopped, and the psychic connection was severed.