Chapter 55 Energy Circuit Acquired

|Level 50 Achieved|

|Partial 'Blessing of Destruction' requirement met|

|New Effect is being added|

|Kindly grit your teeth, for it shall hurt a lot. |

And the next thing that happened was Evan screaming as he fell on the floor holding his body with an expression of agony on his face.

The others were shocked and tried to reach out to him but Kayla created a visible lightning barrier to prevent them from touching him.

The priest girl tried to use healing magic but Kayla's barrier prevented it from reaching Evan's body.

After about five minutes of screams, he finally lost consciousness.

This did not last long, just another five minutes, he woke up soon afterwards feeling sore over his body.

As soon as he woke up, the party leader screamed at him while checking his body for any visible injuries.

"What the hell kid?!! You just started screaming and used lightning to block us from helping you.

Also what happened?! You're bleeding everywhere!"

The dried blood on Evan's clothes was still very visible, causing the party leader to cry out in shock. The resident priest did not hesitate in applying healing magic to Evan, soothing the pain he felt.

Evan clicked his tongue before replying to the party leader's earlier question.

"Let's just say 'a skill of mine that has a rather painful drawback' happened."

[The 'Eternal of time and destruction' questions if he should take back his blessing]

Evan ignored this and brought up his status board to take a look at the skill's effects to see if anything had been added.

|Blessing of Destruction;

Type: Unique Skill

Increases all skill effectiveness by 10%

Extra 10% Stat Boost

Increases all Destructive skill strength by 30%

Increases all Destructive magic strength by 30%

Grants one a Destructive Energy Circuit. |

|Destructive Energy Circuit;

Type: Energy Manipulation Circuit

Increases all Energy manipulation speeds by 10%

Increases Destructive Energy Based Attacks by 10%. |

Looking at the new energy circuit that got ingrained into his body, he sighed as he thought.

'What the fuck is this guy putting in my body?!'

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In an empty white room with nothing but a transparent coffin, a heterochromatic platinum-haired man was yawning loudly.

**CCRACK!!

There was a cracking sound as the space beside him cracked open to reveal the annoyed face of a certain black-haired woman.

The size of the crack increased until it was large enough for her to come through it and that she did.

Immediately afterwards, she screamed at the yawning man.

"What the fuck did you put in his body?!"

"Hmm...? Oh Artemisia, been a while."

"Answer Me!"

"Chill out, I only gave him a little something you should have given him earlier. I thought you would have added it in your 'system updates'."

The woman, goddess Artemisia replied in rage.

"I would have given him an evolutionary circuit in due time when his body could take it without repercussions!

Last I checked, that would be when he's at least level 150 and has unlocked his mystic eyes second stage!"

"But his soul can take it. So I gave it to him."

The man nonchalantly replied as if his actions didn't just place Evan's life at risk. His attitude only served to fuel Artemisia's anger.

"What?! Are you for real?! If I didn't tell that spirit of his to prevent outside interference, the results would have been disastrous.

Even if his soul is strong, his body is still that of a gold realm existence, he can't use the power of an energy circuit like that for free!"

Her words revealed the reason why Kayla put up a barrier around Evan, it was because she received an order from Artemisia to do so.

"Would you please stop interfering? The blessing was already enough. Now I have to work on preventing him from screaming in pain every time that circuit activates."

The man yawned once more before replying lazily.

"You do realise you were the one who interfered first, right?

Besides, if we look at things normally, none of the gods has the right to tell me not to interfere."

His eyes glowed with a dangerous light as he said this but Artemisia did not back down.

A burst of golden energy was released from her body as the tension in the white room became so thick you could cut it with a knife.

The two silently stared at each other with glowing eyes for nearly a minute before the man heaved a sigh and waved his hand.

"Just let him be, he'd come around soon enough.

You should be more worried about the actions of the other gods in your pantheon."

"I can deal with those idiots on my own."

Artemisia frowned as she thought about the other gods who were scared of her ever-growing power.

As the goddess of Evolution, she embodied the aspect she governed over and continuously evolved to greater heights on a daily basis.

Something that the other gods who wanted to remain in power did not like.

The heterochromatic-eyed man, 'The Eternal of Time and Destruction', heaved an exasperated sigh before asking another important question.

"So, Care to tell me why you didn't inform Evan of the existence of Hero Killers."

Artemisia's expression disappeared the moment she heard those words.

Seeing this, the platinum-haired man continued with his words.

"The 'Future'

It is something that can never be set in stone, normally, that is. There always exist infinite possibilities for the future and these possibilities increase by the day.

However, with my power over 'Time', it is possible to select a particular future that can be made to be absolute.

A future that would supposedly be 100% guaranteed to happen."

He walked up to Artemisia and ran his hand through her long black hair as he spoke.

"That was what I did for your sake, I selected a future you wanted for Aidos and made it 'absolute'.

The one future, where the planet of Aidos did not lose 90% of its population due to the advent of Demon King Sargon.

You then took the details of that future, removed some parts, and created a simulation in another world, intending on selecting the best possible candidate to send to Aidos, just to change a piece of that supposedly absolute future.

You introduced a variable that is 'Evan Bourne', in an attempt to reduce the number of casualties that would occur, as the original 'Second' would have ended up massacring millions in a ritual he and the 'Fourth' were supposed to conduct.

By reinforcing the mental defenses of the current fourth and placing someone who had passed your simulation test in the body of the 'Second', you have averted the deaths of millions, while also removing the 100% guarantee of that future.

Now, only about 80-95% of the Events from that future are guaranteed to happen."

He stopped talking and gazed into Artemisia's golden eyes as the goddess did nothing but stare back at him.

"Last time I checked, the 'Hero Killers' played a major role in that future, however, despite being the best product of your simulation, Evan doesn't seem to know about their existence,

Why is that?"

He finally asked the question that had been on his mind since he overheard Arnold's conversation with Brenda.

"It's quite simple. Since not everything is guaranteed, I have to prepare for the possibility that Evan might end up changing sides or taking actions that would be detrimental to Aidos in the long run.

The 'Hero Killers', are perfect to deal with him in that situation."

Artemisia pushed his hands out of her hair and tied it up in a ponytail as she replied calmly.

"Simply put, you don't trust Evan?"

"Oh, I do.

However, I am a goddess. I have the duty to make sure that the worlds under my rule do not meet their ends before their appointed time.

I cannot make decisions concerning the continued existence of one of said worlds based on my personal feelings towards Evan."

After saying her piece, Artemisia turned around and teleported out of the space, leaving the man behind before he could even reply.

The man then sighed once more as he looked at the body in the transparent coffin before speaking to himself.

"Sleep well, my friend..."

He snapped his fingers and the light of teleportation wrapped around his body and carried him out of the room.

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While the party wanted to call it quits for the day, Evan reminded them about the fact that he still had to deal with one more cave of orcs as he had accepted two quests for it.

To lighten his burden, the group helped him clear the last cave in return for a portion of the rewards, of course.

The ten of them then returned to Luka immediately after.

Looking at his status as he walked into the adventurer's guild building, Evan smiled in satisfaction.

|Name- Evan Del Eris

Race-###e# ###s###e#

Gender - Male

Age - 10

Level- 50

Existence Level - Gold

Titles- The Second of Seven Heroes, Leader of the Seven Heroes, Reincarnated Hero, Wielder of Mystic Eyes, Loved By Nature, Heir of Eris Dukedom, #####c ########.

Class- Magic Swordsman

Health – D

Energy – D

Strength – D

Agility – D

Durability –D

Intelligence- D

Condition- Heavily Fatigued

Magic Tiers- Fire Tier 1, Lightning Tier 1

Skills- Full Appraisal, Magic Control, Weapon Control, Paladin, Concealment, Language Comprehension.

Mimicked Skills-Energy Blast, Body Transformation, Aura Slash.

Unique Skills- Mystic Eyes of Mimicry (1), Adaptive Evolution, Blessing of Destruction. |

'I have the stats a level 80 should be having, I'm quite strong if I say so myself.'