Capítulo 511: The Chimera

“Alright… So for starters, I should probably get you fixed up, shouldn’t I?” Rael chuckled as he activated his skill, Absolute Architect.

Available DF: [1,880,440/1,880,440]

With the miscellaneous option, he could make basically anything. So he went ahead and made something to help Theo out.

[DF -400,000 | 1,480,440/1,880,440 (Absolute Architect)]

“Perfect…” Rael smiled, staring at the pair of blue arms and legs on the ground. Their effects were also something he definitely liked.

—Crystal Legs (Transcendent)

Durability: 1,000,000,000 / 1,000,000,000

+5% Movement Speed every second. The effect ends 5 seconds after you stop. (Maximum +500%)

Unique Special Effect – Speedster: +750% Movement Speed. All movement speed-related bonuses are increased by 5x.

—Crystal Arms (Transcendent)

Durability: 1,000,000,000 / 1,000,000,000

+5% Damage every successful hit landed. Works with weapons.

+1% Attack Speed every successful hit landed. The effect ends 5 seconds after you stop attacking. Works with weapons. (Maximum +250%)

Unique Special Effect – Swordmaster’s Grace: Every successful hit mirrors the exact same attack 5 times at 90% of the original’s power.

The arms and legs worked in pairs, of course, not individually.

Even so… Why is this kind of giving me the idea of lopping my arms off and replicating them with cool prosthetics?

Rael shook those thoughts away immediately.

A cold crystal hand was not what he wanted to give to Zafira. Definitely not.

Nonetheless, Rael brought the arms and legs over to Theo and stabbed each one into the stumps, earning a hollow groan from Theo.

Rael didn’t care that much about him since he could revive him anyway.

Therefore, Rael went ahead and activated his healing skill.

Simple Heal [Level 100 | MAX] (Common)

—Heals 1,000,000 HP by default. Healing increases based on DF invested at a rate of 1 DF = 1,000,000 HP healed.

Of course, Rael went ahead and invested 50,000 DF, which translated to 50,000,000,000 HP healed.

Was it overkill?

Yep.

Did it do the job?

Also yep.

Not only that, since he healed for so much HP, Theo’s nervous system immediately ran its course into each one of the prosthetic limbs, not even trying to regenerate his actual limbs.

And within a second, Rael saw Theo’s left hand twitch, followed by him spitting out the sword’s hilt and abruptly standing up.

He glared at Rael with renewed vigor, hatred flashing in his eyes.

“What did you do to me?” Theo asked coldly, glancing at his new set of limbs. “Are these crystals…? Do you know that what you’re doing is taboo!?”

Rael scoffed. “So what? Are you going to live long enough to snitch on me? I personally don’t think so.”

Chop-E approached from the side before speaking:

“Giving him a new pair of crystal limbs isn’t enough. What separates us from many of the other living beings is our hearts, so you should—”

“Chop-E.” Rael cut him off. “I know what I’m doing. Step back for a bit, I’ll be done in a sec.”

Chop-E’s crystal brow twitched, but even so, he stepped back several dozen meters, giving Theo a look of pity.

“As the King of Aurenthia, I challenge you to a duel!” Theo stated, narrowing his eyes. “If you don’t accept and choose to kill me, then you will forever be labeled a coward!”

“Did Chop-E hit you over the head too hard or something?” Rael tilted his head. “Who’s going to know? The people you have in your friends list that you’re messaging right now? Is that it?”

Theo flinched, and seeing that, Rael turned to Chop-E.

“Go to Aurenthia and kill Count Weller, Countess Aleena, Duke Grimwaltz… Oh? And a secret lover going by the name of Victoria Darlena. Looks like she’s running to the castle now as we speak, so get to it, Chop-E. Be thorough, and return right after you’ve killed them all.”

Chop-E didn’t hesitate for even a moment and vanished from sight.

As for Rael, he turned back with a smile.

“Your thoughts are very loud,” Rael remarked as he slowly approached Theo.

All the while, Theo stood dazed, when all of a sudden, he fell to his knees.

“P-Please spare Victoria! I’m begging you! She’s innocent!”

“She might be,” Rael replied. “But her innocence vanished the moment you told her to spread false gossip about someone trying to take your life. I don’t want unnecessary panic in a fully functional kingdom.”

“I’ll cooperate…” Theo said, lowering his gaze to the point his forehead was touching the ground. “I’ll tell her I was drunk and I was spouting lies… Just—”

“I’ve returned,” Chop-E announced, swinging the blood off his blade and sheathing it.

That alone was assurance that Chop-E had done his job, and when Rael spotted Theo’s hollow expression, he was overfilled with satisfaction.

Satisfaction…? Rael froze. Was I always like this…?

[Spending an average human lifetime alone is enough to turn one insane…] Gaia chimed in softly. [For you to do so and have most of your sanity intact is something you should be proud of.]

Huh… Well, so long as it doesn’t affect me too much, I guess it’s fine.

“Now then, Theo.” Rael crouched down, putting his hand over Theo’s head.

“It wouldn’t have come to this had you not done something foolish… But don’t worry, there’s always a chance for a new beginning, and I shall grant you that very chance now.”

The moment Rael finished his words, he gathered the Absolute Architect skill inside his heart, dissolving it. Then, he sent it all across his body, just as he had done with that new Eternal Marionette skill of his.

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Because of that, Rael didn’t hesitate to activate the Marionette Forge skill. All the while, he channeled the Absolute Architect Mana through his body.

And to his surprise…

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