Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

At that moment, a crazy idea ruthlessly shattered all of Gregor's concerns and established plans!

Reincarnation of the dead?

No, no, no! That would be a waste of these once-in-a-lifetime "experimental conditions," and a possible desecration of the ultimate theory of the "Death Blossom" project!!

Lynn is currently in a state where he is truly walking on the absolute edge of death.

The physical body collapses, but the soul has not completely dispersed due to special reasons, and three top-level "materials" with different properties but forming a delicate balance are forcibly keeping the body alive.

Isn't this the ideal, and perhaps only, activation state of the [Death Blossom] ritual that he has been deducing for countless years but has never dared to try on a living body?!

In theory, "Death Blossom" requires the recipient to be in an absolute near-death state where "the heart is dead but the spirit is not destroyed".

We need a "core singularity" (universal harmonizing factor) that can forcibly reverse the rules of life and death and reconcile conflicting energies.

It requires stable source energy support (energy base).

What is needed even more is a "consciousness anchor" that can penetrate deep into the soul and ensure that the true spirit does not dissipate.

Now, these four conditions have appeared on Lynn in such a bizarre and unbelievable way!

opportunity!

This is the ultimate opportunity, and perhaps the only one, to validate the pinnacle of his life's research!

Gregor's facial muscles twitched slightly, his eyes locked in a fierce struggle between his frantic research desires and the last vestige of hope for "saving" his student.

But in just one second, the former completely overwhelmed everything.

As a top researcher at the Spire of Bones, the pursuit of knowledge and truth has long been engraved in his soul.

It's done!

Since this kid is so lucky to have gathered all the necessary elements, he will surely be able to survive this ultimate experiment!

At this moment, through a series of coincidences, Gregor's confidence in the success of the experiment greatly increased.

If even Lynn couldn't make it through, then it means the experiment is impossible to achieve at all, and we can completely abandon this project that has lasted for over a hundred years.

Hmm... I wonder if I'll still be able to transform into an undead by then...

Gregor abruptly waved his hand, sweeping the materials related to the resurrection of the dead aside.

Instead, several more complex instruments with more subtle and dangerous energy fluctuations and a large amount of special runic materials that shimmered with a ghostly light were quickly taken out and arranged.

His withered hands began to form hand seals at a dazzling speed, unleashing [Gregor's Hand of All Things].

Countless energy arms stretched out behind him, each composed of energy of different attributes and shimmering with different colors of light.

Then, these arms began to be deployed rapidly, arranging and combining various rune materials.

Soon, an energy array, a hundred times more complex and a thousand times more precise than the necromancy ritual, rapidly took shape on the ground, centered on Lynn's body.

Take the Mist Spirit out of the Soul Lamp and place it on the magic circle.

The core runes of the magic circle correspond precisely to the positions of Lynn's dark gold heart, the small stone, and the mist spirit on his chest.

"Kid... no, Subject Number One..."

Gregor took a deep breath, his voice trembling with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

"Your luck, or your misfortune, ends here!"

"Now is the moment to witness whether theory can turn into a miracle!"

"I hope you're tough enough..."

"【Death Blossom】Ultimate Ritual - Activated!"

As he placed the last rune, infusing it with immense spiritual power and pre-stored precious energy, the entire magic circle suddenly lit up!

It was no longer the grayish-white color commonly seen in necromancy, but a strange composite light that was as deep as the night sky, mixed with star-gold spots, earthy yellow halos, and ethereal mist!

The light completely enveloped Lynn, Darkheart, Little Stone, and Mist Spirit.

A massive force, seemingly capable of reversing life and death and altering the rules, began to slowly awaken in the core area of ​​this hidden laboratory.

The power continued to gather, and then... like a ferocious beast, it opened its massive jaws toward the body teetering on the brink of death.

Is it a phoenix rising from the ashes, or utter annihilation?

Will it create an unprecedented monster, or simply leave behind a pile of meaningless experimental data remnants?

The betting game has begun.

And the chips... are everything Lynn has!

...

As energy continued to flow in, Lynn, who was shrouded in darkness, gradually sensed something was amiss.

Pain...pain from the very source of my soul...

"Ugh—!!!"

Even in the depths of near death, Lynn's soul emitted a silent scream amidst this indescribable upheaval.

His body had become the most intense battlefield at that moment.

Little Stone and Mist Spirit, these two symbiotic beings deeply bound to his soul, are now taking on the most cruel roles of "bridge" and "fuel".

The little stone's essence was frantically extracted, and its warm, grayish-white light quickly dimmed and cracked.

The purest and most enduring power of the earth was forcibly transformed into a "base" that stabilized the physical body and bore conflicting energies.

The mist spirit nearly burned, tearing out pure spiritual mist that merged into Lynn's crumbling soul.

Acting as the last "anchor of consciousness" at the eye of the storm, ensuring that his true spirit is not completely lost in this violent transformation.

Extract, transform, merge...

The whole process was painful and violent.

Finally, at the moment when the ritual energy reached a certain critical point, the physical forms of the little stone and the mist spirit completely dissipated.

Their purest primordial earth vein cores and mist spirit essences no longer exist as external objects, but have completely merged with Lynn.

In theory, the ceremony was a success.

The process of death was forcibly reversed, and "blooming" has already occurred.

The dark gold heart replaced the original heart, beating steadily and supplying the body with tremendous energy.

Lynn's shattered chest cavity began to be filled and reshaped by new tissue at a visible rate.

The fatal wound is healing.

However, the fervor on Gregor's face was quickly replaced by astonishment.

The energy curve fed back from the data bone plate did not close smoothly as the theoretical model suggested, but instead showed subtle "spurts" and "hysteresis" at several key nodes.

What alarmed him even more was that although Lynn's body, which was lying at the core of the ritual, had stopped collapsing and even began to repair itself, there was no sign of him waking up.

He was like a perfectly crafted, yet unactivated, undead body, rather than a resurrected life.

At this moment, Lynn was in a state of "living dead"!

Gregor was somewhat at a loss in the face of this situation.

He can handle the living, and he can handle the dead too, but this living dead...

He was a little stumped.

How can we activate Lynn?

How about...we try electrotherapy?

Stimulating him with an electric current should be able to awaken his consciousness... right?