'Did he really die just like that…?'
As the question arose in his mind, Kai stared in bewilderment at the headless corpse, blood seeping onto the pristine white floor, dying it red.
His mind struggled to grasp the reality unfolding before him, as if it wasn't focused enough to process what had just happened.
A few seconds ago, this damned fellow was full of high spirits and arrogance, but now nothing but a mere lump of flesh…
Even his head is not intact!
It's not that Kai is frightened by the gruesome scene; rather, over the years, he has witnessed so many horrendous and abominable acts committed by Dr. Edward that this particular atrocity hardly surprises him.
Many of them were not only gruesome and bone-chilling to the very core but also heartbreakingly tragic!
Honestly, Kai has long since become numb to the causes of such death.
While the deaths of innocent children and adults had left him with unforgettable sorrow and deep, unbearable pain, the death of Dr. Edward brought him only sudden joy, pleasure, and excitement.
Regrettably, as he is currently bound by these metal chains and without the strength to free himself, he wouldn't hesitate to deliver another blow to the dead dog if he could!
Even then, it would still fall short of quenching the anger and resentment he had carried for years...
No one can truly understand the ordeal he endured in the dark prison, but what he has experienced and suffered is enough to drive even the worst criminal to end his meager life in search of a moment's relief.
It's not an exaggeration to say that in the presence of this evil demon, even the worst criminal seems like an innocent child holding candy on a quiet street.
Reminiscing about the dreadful past, Kai couldn't forget those innocent faces—
So tender they could melt the heart of even a seasoned executioner.
Their heartbreaking cries echoed fiercely enough to shake the seven skies and earth, piercing straight to the depths of a soul!
Their aggrieved, distressed eyes seemed to ask: What have we done wrong to deserve such inhumane punishment?
Overwhelmed by emotion, a spring of tears gushed from his eyes.
His throat was choked with pent-up emotions as Kai struggled to suppress his voice.
A minute passed, and at last, Kai managed to hold himself upright and steady himself as he whispered, "I never expected such a miracle would happen after I had lost all hope. What a tragedy—what a pity! I asked the Creator a little too late…"
'What if I had spoken my heart a little earlier? Could I have saved those innocent lives?' A flicker of confusion appeared in his eyes as Kai absentmindedly gazed at the sky, where the meteorite had fallen and claimed the filthy demon's life.
"Huuh!"
Taking a deep breath out, Kai finally let go of this entanglement— for the time being, that's.
Though the main culprit was dead and he had somehow survived, Kai was eager to get out of this cursed place as quickly as possible.
Thinking of this, Kai could not help but ponder how to get rid of these chains.
After all, not only is he chained but also handcuffed to the wall, and the same goes for his feet.
As if God answered his wish, and in no time, a newfound change took place in this eerie and terrifying underground space.
"Buzz! Sii!!"
Lost in his thoughts, Kai was suddenly startled by a loud, buzzing noise, followed by a screeching vibration—like a sword being fiercely drawn across a metal sheet—accompanied by a harsh metallic clang.
Startled by the sudden noise, he forced himself to look in the direction from which he heard the sound, and in no time, his gaze settled on the freshly formed crater due to the impact of a meteorite.
In Kai's stunned gaze, he saw the meteorite lodged in Edward's body now humming like a bee and levitating effortlessly.
After witnessing the scene, Kai realized that calling the floating object a meteorite would be incorrect.
It appeared to be a peculiar metal—or perhaps a crystal-like sphere no larger than a walnut.
He had never seen anything so breathtaking and mysteriously beautiful that was now hovering before him!
Its entire body is round, seemingly made of obsidian, yet there was more to it!
Upon closer inspection, one could see silver and gold shimmering specks scattered across the surface of the metal globe.
These specks, like shining stars, seem to move within the sphere, yet the silver-gold starlight remains trapped inside, never dispersing outward.
Enclosed by the pitch-black borders surrounding each speck, the brilliance of the starlight becomes even more enigmatic and captivating!
What captivated Kai most was the vein-like structure at the sphere's center, resembling a three-dimensional formation embedded deep within the globe.
The vein-like structure appears to be crafted from pure silver, resembling an overflowing river of starlight with seven branching outlets…
At each outlet, a golden-emerald vortex swirled gently, as if forged from shimmering starlight, swirling slowly and endlessly.
The scene felt as if it were a fragment of the vast, endless universe itself, with Kai perceiving a tiny, unreal cosmos displayed before him.
.......
As Kai lingered in awe of the breathtaking view, he didn't notice the strange metal sphere, drifting slowly through the air.
It gradually approached, like a living entity, and came within a meter of him.
When it closed to within a meter, the sphere suddenly halted, unleashing a blinding silver-gold starlight tinged with black and emerald that illuminated the entire lab.
Kai, as if lost in an endless starry sky, felt the sudden change; it was too late to respond.
In an instant, the enigmatic starlight burst from the strange globe, pulling him forward like a train moving at breakneck speed.
All around him, vibrant colors flickered and flashed by as if he were hurtling through the heart of a luminous universe, moving at an unimaginable speed.
It seemed these changes had taken a long time, yet they occurred in just a few fleeting moments.
While Kai journeyed through this wondrous moment, the world outside was vastly different.
The light from the strange sphere was restrained, and only a swirling glow of starlight lingered within a three-meter radius around him.
What was even more bizarre was that, perhaps due to the starlight illuminating the entire underground lab—
Or maybe because of the strange object's unique nature, all the metal objects began to melt into a mercury-like liquid.
Soon, a shimmering puddle formed, swallowing the metal globe and even the mysterious bird statue at the far end of the lab.
The strange, mysterious sternum bone engraved in the center of the statue did not melt.
Instead, it suddenly teleported, reappearing beside Kai's body in an instant~
The metal wall restraining Kai, along with the chains and handcuffs, melted away!
Astonishingly, without the support of the walls or bindings, Kai's body floated effortlessly, his eyes closed in calm silence.
Beside Kai lay the sternum bone, its naturally engraved patterns now shining and emanating a gentle blend of warm and cool light.
"Humm! Buzz! Whoosh~"
Suddenly, the strange crystal-metal globe pulsed again, a beam of starlight erupting and striking softly at the sternum bone.
As the starlight struck the sternum, it began to melt, transforming within seconds into a thick, marrow-like, viscous liquid.
Under the guidance of the starlight, the jade-like marrow, serpent-like in form, began to coil around Kai.
Gradually, the liquid seeped into his body through the open gap near his heart, dropping in drop by drop.
Kai's body, already in the midst of a major genetic change, now accelerated its transformation as the jade-like liquid courses through him, fueling the process at an exponential pace.
As the transformation accelerated rapidly, Kai's body began to exhibit distinct changes.
First, his body began to swell, his pale, white mutton skin turning a vivid scarlet.
Soon, the excess heat within his body caused steam to rise from his skin, swirling like ethereal tendrils in the air, hinting at the immense power simmering just beneath the surface.
The excess energy released by the marrow liquid triggered a profound metamorphosis within his organs.
Energy began to penetrate at the micro level, and whole-cellular and atomic structures seem to seethe with excitement.
A surge of blood welled up, and soon cracks of varying size appeared across different parts of his body.
Initially, a small amount of blackish-red blood with a purplish hue seeped from the cracks.
Soon after, his skin began to shed entirely, along with his hair, exposing raw, trembling flesh beneath—
An unsettling sign that the transformation had only just started, and something far more extraordinary was about to unfold.
Amid these abnormal changes, it was difficult to determine whether Kai's body still persisted or if what floated before him was merely a mass of irregular blood and tissue.
Fortunately, the strange, serpentine, marrow-like liquid coiled around the bloody mass revealed that the original owner was still there!