Chapter 206 - Fear

When Zero returned to the camp, it was already late at night.

The lights moved away from his figure and he walked into the training field alone. Zero looked up at the sky and let out a sigh that only he could hear.

After waking up from the hibernation pod at Z7, Zero knew that he was different from normal people. It was so accurate that it was akin to the energy uptake system controlled by the intellectual brain, the strange cells that could replicate power to a certain degree through the blood, and the dragon-pupil-like golden eye. These things branded him with the word 'modified'. Thus, even in this turbulent era, when man, beast, and plant were constantly evolving, life had already deviated from its original course of nature, and Zero had obviously deviated even more.

However, he still tried his best to treat himself as a normal person, and stuck to those beliefs that were almost forgotten. For example, friends, promises, love, etc. The times were a surging river, and everyone was a dead tree that flowed along the river. In the beginning, the wood was the same, but in the end, many of the trees remained intact, untouched by the river water.

Faith is the best preservative. Only by using it to prevent the river from invading you can you guarantee that you will not lose yourself in the end. It is precisely because of these beliefs that zero is zero, not someone else.

However, today, this piece of driftwood that floated along with the water collided with a huge reef.

Within the Twelve Sovereigns' Hall, he had received his body testing report. Ben was excited, and Valkyrie was not as cold as he usually was, but Zero could not be happy at all. In this report he lists the data of the zero body, pointing out that his golden right eye does not belong to the normal structure of man, nor does it evolve or mutate.

The golden eye had an unbreakable genetic code, or a genetic lock. After repeated calculations and comparisons, the computer came up with a total of seven levels of gene locks for the golden right eye. Currently, the gene lock was only open to the first level, and the number of data released could only be described as astronomical.

More information and data needed to be studied to get, but it was certain that the golden eye was a foreign object compared to this body of Zero. It had the same wave energy as the giant known as the God in the sacred scripture found in the Hall of Heroic Spirits. Therefore, Ben suspected that this thing belonged to the same unknown civilization as the Creation.

The fact that it would appear on Zero meant that someone from the old era had discovered the sacred scripture and transferred the golden eyeball found in the holy scripture into Zero's body. In the scan of the computer in the Heroic Spirit Hall, one could see that the eyeball had produced countless nerve fibers connecting it to the zero brain. Although it was a foreign object, it had parasitized and "lived" in the body of Zero.

On the way back, Zero had already guessed that the first level of the gene lock activated by the golden eye should be related to his free vision and his low-light vision. In other words, the so-called gene lock was the shackle of ability. When a higher level gene lock was opened, it meant that the golden eye would release even more powerful ability.

How could he still be called a human when he was living with what was originally called a "divine object"?

This question was like a rock in a river, ruthlessly smashing against Zero's faith. Zero began to feel confused, even frightened. He was afraid of what he would become when he could no longer be considered human.

Two dots of light appeared in the shadows of the barracks dormitory, drawing Zero's attention back to reality. Although he couldn't see anything in the shadows, he could see Carrion through the dim light of his right eye. When Zero spotted him, he crouched down slightly, like an athlete on the starting line waiting for the match to begin.

As soon as his palm touched the ground, he started to run. He was charging straight in the direction of zero. He was clearly a person, but Zero was pressing down on him like an armored chariot.

Attacks like this one with no reason or forerunner did not happen infrequently at the beginning of the zero entry into the new barracks. Callio trained Zero in his own way, and Zero gradually got used to this special 'care'. With the increase in the number of Kalio's attacks, Zero's ability to sense danger and evade attacks has been greatly improved.

Just like now, the moment he discovered Kalio, Zero's body had already entered a state of combat readiness.

Blood was pumped out of the heart, accelerating to all parts of the body. Countless numbers formed, calculated, and finally formed a evasive plan in Zero's mind. He lowered his body slightly, and just as he was about to rush forward, he swung his body to the side. Suddenly, he reached out and touched the shadow that Zero had created.

Zero's figure stopped, but he was caught by him with his left arm.

The instructor's face revealed a row of neat teeth in the smoke screen. He raised his hand and ruthlessly smashed Zero's body onto the ground.

The moment he touched the ground, the muscles in his back bulged, instantly absorbing a portion of the impact. However, his entire body was still smashed until he felt dizzy. He shook his head and started to get up. All of a sudden, he was grabbed by the neck and waist at the same time, and then smashed to the ground a second time by the instructor.

The entire training field shook slightly, and lights lit up in quite a few rooms in the new recruit's dormitory. Some of the soldiers stuck their heads out of the window, but when they saw him, they all tactfully turned their heads back.

Zero spat out a mouthful of blood. Only then did he feel less stuffy. He saw the night sky simulated by the projected walls that covered the entire city, but he could not, could not, climb up from the ground. Carío had smashed him twice in a row, nearly breaking his bones. He hadn't fainted yet, but this was beyond his expectations.

The instructor smoked as he said, "Your movements are too simple. That way, as long as you pay attention and observe a few times, you will be able to easily intercept the route that you avoided. However, your reaction is slower than usual. It seems that what you heard in Varkirina wasn't very exciting news. "

"You and Valkyrie have so much power and power, Mr. Carío. I wonder if you are sometimes afraid of your own abilities. Do you think that these things are making you less and less human? " Zero did not answer Carrion's question. Instead, he asked two questions.

Callio gave him a long look, blew out a large ring of smoke, and said, "It's rare for you to ask such a question. Which young man didn't want to become strong? They wouldn't be afraid of their own abilities. However, it is sometimes not a bad thing to be afraid of one's ability. If you know fear, you won't lose yourself. "