Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 135 Simon, the Arm of God

Romeo and Pinocchio could feel how powerful and terrifying the destructive thunder that blocked them was when Laxia evolved.

If the two of them were struck by lightning, given the puppet's fatal weakness of being afraid of lightning, they would probably have died before they could get close to Laxia.

But Li Nanke rushed in regardless, trying to resist the destructive thunder with his flesh and blood.

In the brief period of time when the enemy completes its evolution, seize the opportunity and kill the enemy while he is unable to fight back.

The price paid for using such a life-and-death strategy against the Thunder of Destruction was not small.

Romeo looked at the strange armor on him, which was covered with cracks like spider webs. When the armor was removed, he looked like a piece of burnt charcoal, with his skin charred and carbonized, and emitting a strong burnt smell.

From the cracked skin, you can clearly see that the flesh underneath has turned brown-gray, as if the whole person has been cooked by electricity.

It would be impossible for anyone to survive such serious injuries, but Li Nanke's body was so strong that it seemed as if he was not a creature of flesh and blood, and he was still alive and well.

This courage to risk one's life and this decisive and ruthless judgment are the result of one's belief that one's body is strong enough to withstand the damage of the destructive thunder and kill the enemy with force!

"Boss, can you hold on?" Pinocchio's voice was a little trembling. Anyone who sees a living person turn into walking charcoal would probably be terrified.

"It's okay, just a superficial wound."

Li Nanke carefully felt the injuries on his body.

The skin on the surface of the body is almost completely carbonized, that is, the epidermis and dermis are basically necrotic, and the subcutaneous tissue, connective tissue, adipose tissue, superficial blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and other superficial fascia are also damaged to varying degrees.

If it were based on the medical level of the previous life, such 100% certain severe burns would be equivalent to a death sentence, and the probability of survival would be pitifully low.

But Li Nanke clearly understood that such injuries were only slightly serious skin injuries for him.

The muscle tissue under the skin and the internal organs were not affected by the injury, just like a burnt egg shell with the egg white and yolk inside intact.

However, although the injury is not fatal, it greatly affects one's combat effectiveness.

The death of the Complete One Laxia enabled Li Nanke to gain a large amount of source energy.

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and injected source energy into "Pain".

[Subject: pain]

[Level: Level 8 (23%) → Level 10 (MAX)]

As the second-order beast essence 'Pain' was upgraded to the maximum level, intense pain burst out from the depths of the soul and instantly swept through the whole body.

No matter how strong Li Nanke's willpower was, he couldn't help but curl up on the ground in pain, with cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

The severe pain not only brings excruciating pain, but also extremely powerful super recovery.

The super recovery brought by "pain" is like the endorphins secreted by the human body after pain, which brings strong analgesic effect and euphoria.

It's so comfortable and satisfying that you almost moan out loud.

The stem cells in the body seem to be severely stimulated and rapidly differentiate and proliferate, replacing damaged skin cells and filling the damaged areas.

Blood in the body rushes, accelerating cell repair and metabolism. The immune system is highly activated, and white blood cells are produced in large quantities to resist inflammatory infections caused by severe burns.

Li Nanke's whole body was hot, like a steam engine running at full capacity.

Just take a few steps closer and you can feel the amazing heat radiating from him.

Sweat and body fluids evaporated into white mist, continuously emerging from his body.

It was visible to the naked eye that the charred skin on his body was cracking and peeling off inch by inch, and the wounds and flesh were healing quickly, and new white and smooth skin was growing rapidly.

Even the burnt hair and nails grew back, becoming exactly the same as before the injury.

No, Romeo could vaguely sense that the other party seemed to have become more powerful.

It's like shedding the charred shell, being reborn from the ashes, and emerging as a butterfly from the cocoon!
The super recovery brought by the full level of "Pain" not only heals Li Nanke's physical injuries, but also improves his physical strength in all aspects.

After a while, Li Nanke stood up as if nothing had happened.

It was simply unimaginable that he had suffered such serious injuries just a moment ago.

"This guy is indeed an alien. Otherwise, how can a normal human being be so perverted?"

Romeo couldn't help but complain, and saw Li Nanke suddenly turn around, his eyes full of ferocious murderous intent, like a beast in human skin.

Ding Deng Deng.

Romeo subconsciously took several steps back, raised his sickle, and assumed a fighting stance as if facing a powerful enemy.

"What's wrong with you?" Pinocchio asked in my ears.

Romeo rubbed his mechanical eyes, but saw that Li Nanke was as usual, with a calm expression, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Li Nanke looked at Laxia's charred body. A strange sword was stuck next to the pit of rocks.

The weapon, which had originally transformed into a thunder spear, turned back into a greatsword after losing the control of its owner.

This weapon did not emit the white fluorescence that it should have as a reward, and without true ownership, it could not be taken away from the forbidden dream.

Li Nanke strode forward and drew out his huge sword.

【Thunder Judgment Greatsword】

[Type: Weapons/Blades]

[Quality: Rare+]

[Rating: 72/100]

[Details: The sword spine of the giant sword is hollowed out and inlaid with 23 sharp metal electrodes. The giant sword can be manipulated by special energy, which can release a strong electric current. The giant sword can be transformed into a more powerful spear, and its quality and power are improved by one level. Its electric current will also be transformed into golden destructive thunder. This is a powerful weapon created by Simon, the leader of the Alchemist Group, for the nun Laxia who loves him. ]

[Note: Students, please pay attention. I am about to change shape.]

The Bloody Hammer is a heavy blunt weapon. Although it is extremely powerful, it is still not as lethal as a sharp weapon when facing certain large enemies.

Especially when the Bloody Hammer releases its weapon special effects and transforms into the roots of a thorny jungle, this weapon cannot be used temporarily and the Chainsword can only be used as the main weapon.

Even after being recycled by Philip, the chainsaw sword itself has been improved very limitedly, and the power of the weapon is far behind Li Nanke's upgrade speed.

The weapon in front of him is both a giant sword and can be transformed into a spear. Li Nanke likes it very much.

However, when he tried to use the giant sword, he could not unleash thunder like Laxia, nor could he transform the giant sword into a spear.

The 'Thunder Judgment Greatsword' obviously needs to be driven by the ego element.

Li Nanke thought about it and threw the giant sword to Pinocchio in the cockpit of the war machine. The puppet boy could use ego elements, so he could use ego elements to control the giant sword. "Let's go."

Time is tight right now and there is no time for too much adjustment.

After Li Nanke healed his injuries, he picked up the special panacea left by Laxia and led the way into the round tower.

Inside the round tower is a huge open-air platform, and above the head is a huge arched metal device, like a giant birdcage without a base.

A thick antenna hangs down from the center of the arch.

Through the metal device, one can clearly see the huge cyclone above the sky. The azure energy gathers with the cyclone and all converges on the antenna of the metal device.

The metal device gathered endless ego energy, and then, through the hanging antennas, poured it all into the twisted figure crawling in the center of the tower.

The violently inflated and twisted human body was as strong as the champion Victor, but its skin was extremely pale.

The sleeve of its left arm was empty, and it was carrying a huge camel-like object on its back. Due to the cloak blocking the view, it was impossible to see clearly what was on its back.

The monster wore a tall silk hat and his gentleman's suit was bulging and bursting. There was a scar on his left eye, and his eyeball was gray and blind.

Simon, the originally normal leader of the Alchemist Corps, has now turned into this distorted appearance that is neither human nor ghost.

It lay prostrate on the ground, hunched over, and the constant infusion of ego-element seemed to be causing it severe pain.

Li Nanke's arrival forced the deification ritual for evolving into a higher life form to be temporarily stopped.

"Look, this is ego-prime, beyond imagination!"

Simon Manus had a fanatical look on his face. He stood up and looked up at the endless energy gathered by the metal device. His twisted and huge figure was extremely terrifying.

"This is the essence of immortality. This is the key to becoming an eternal being... a key to unlocking true evolution!"

Li Nanke frowned as a azure butterfly flew up from his shoulder, leaving a star-like flight trail between its flapping wings.

Sophia's voice echoed in the round tower: "Simon, look at what you are like now. Evolution doesn't work like this. You are on the wrong path!"

"Stop it...Simon."

Sophia's words obviously angered Simon. He suddenly became furious, with thick veins on his forehead bulging, and roared:

"What do you know! You don't understand anything!"

"Yes, my research direction was indeed wrong from the beginning. Without the power of wishing on the stars, mortals will never be able to become immortal gods with their own flesh and blood... But now I have found the right path!"

"As long as flesh and blood are combined with machinery, they can withstand the erosion of endless time and become immortal gods!"

"Does Geppetto think I don't know that he stole some of the gods' flesh and blood? No, I know exactly what he wants to do!"

"He wanted to revive his son Carlo, so he used the flesh and blood of gods and extraordinary metals to create the only power heart in the world."

"I could not master the technology to perfectly merge flesh and blood with machinery, but Geppetto did it."

"That heart is inside Puppet P. Black Rabbit leads Puppet P in constant battle, which makes the power heart constantly stronger. The fusion of flesh and blood with machinery is gradually approaching perfection."

Simon's research direction was wrong at the beginning. He started with petrification and conducted experiments solely on human bodies, trying to allow flesh and blood creatures to complete their evolution into higher life forms without the power of making wishes through the stars.

But it turned out that no matter how hard he tried, he could not succeed in the end. Among the general experimental subjects, the best he could do was to produce a failed product similar to Victor.

With Laxia's special physique, she is already the most successful individual among countless test subjects, becoming one in a million complete ones.

But even if she evolved forcibly at the cost of sacrificing her life, she could only obtain a small and temporary portion of power, which was always far from that of a god.

Simon realized that his research path was wrong. He got inspiration from the cathedral's prayer book "Star Chronicle" and finally found the right research direction.

Only by combining machinery with flesh and blood can one achieve eternal immortality and transcend the limitations of "wishing" to become a true god.

Combining machinery with flesh and blood is easier said than done, but in reality it is very difficult.

Countless of his experiments ended in failure, and he didn't even get any valuable clues. However, he understood that it was not because of the wrong research direction, but because his alchemy attainments were not enough.

Although Simon is the leader of the Alchemist Corps, his alchemy attainments are not as good as the genius alchemist Gippetto.

He wanted to seek help from Geppetto, but the other party rejected him arrogantly and belittled his evolution plan.

How could Simon bear such humiliation? He placed Geppetto under house arrest in an independent experiment on the north side of the island. As long as he did not compromise and help him complete the research, he would never be able to get out.

But as time went by, Gippetto showed no sign of compromise.

Simon was anxious, but he couldn't torture Geppetto and force him to complete the research.

Otherwise, if the other party is dissatisfied and secretly tamper with the experimental data, he will probably have to bear the consequences in the end.

So, Simon began to plan a conspiracy, a perfect conspiracy that would make Geppetto complete his research on his own initiative.

This resulted in the 'accidental' death of Gippetto's only son, Carlo.

In order to revive his son, Geppetto could only steal the divine flesh and blood from the "unsuspecting" son, fuse Carlo's body with the machine, and transform his son into a puppet.

However, the plan ended up going slightly awry.

Gippetto did not directly transform Carlo's body into a puppet as he had imagined.

The genius alchemist extracted a small portion of Carlo's flesh and blood, combined it with the flesh and blood of the god, and supplemented it with extraordinary metals to create a power heart.

With this power heart as the core, Geppetto created a special doll that looks just like Carlo when he was young...

"Black Rabbit, hand over the power heart of Doll P. I only have this last step left!"

Simon stretched out his huge hand towards Li Nanke, but his fanatical eyes were always fixed on the giant puppet.

"When I become a god, I will grant you endless power and infinite life, and let you become a part of the world of gods!"

There are two optional hidden nodes. One is to become an enemy of Simon and seize the "Arm of God", and the other is to take Simon's route and hand over Pinocchio's power heart.

Li Nanke had just killed Laxia and had completely become an enemy of Simon. Even if he handed over the power heart obediently, Simon would never let him go easily.

He shook his head with a cold look in his eyes: "Give me the 'Arm of God'."

Simon laughed, a wild, cold laugh that echoed through the round tower.

The twisted alchemist leader's eyes were filled with murderous intent. He lifted the cloak covering his back, revealing the horror behind it.

"Since you want the God's Arm, come and get it yourself!"

"Let's see whether I can get the power heart of Doll P, or you can snatch the God's Arm from me!"

(End of this chapter)