Child of Destiny

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Right after the apparition of Evangeline dissipated, Uno swiftly moved. He wanted to leave this place as fast as possible.

Given all the commotion that happened, the local government should be able to notice something strange about this place despite the isolation barrier that Marc Lincoln had set up earlier.

The barrier had also been on the verge of collapse, not just once but twice. Even if it managed to mend itself or with the help of Marc Lincoln, some signals would bound to leak out of it, which would then be picked up by the device of the Sun-Moon Government or their local top experts.

It was especially true when the First Head and Evangline had briefly made their respective appearances, which would leak their unique auras.

The isolation barrier might have prevented them from being discovered instantly, but it would not be enough to thoroughly hide themselves from the other top experts of the Sun-Moon Continent, especially after the series of explosions of their powers.

However, Uno did not immediately look for Arthur and Leonard. Instead, he went toward the opposite direction while looking for a safe place to consume the two heavenly treasures that they had stolen from the Black Serpent Mafia.

He was not thinking of waiting for those with higher authorities sent by the Springfield Family, Magic Ace Academy, and Flying Dragon Corporation to find him and take these packages for ’safekeeping’.

He would rather risk everything now and consume them somewhere before returning and meeting with the others later.

Swoosh!

He was not worried about Arthur and Leonard since Evangeline had already made her appearance earlier. Even though it was brief, he could tell that she must have made sure that the surrounding area was safe before leaving.

She must have found the two as well earlier, given her powerful Spiritual Sense – or more specifically, her Divine Sense, which was the more advanced version of it.

Since she did not say anything about them, he could assume that they must have already left the area safely.

He was not sure whether they used the teleportation talisman that Shin had given them, but he was not concerned about it since he believed that Evangeline must have already done something about it, particularly when their safety was at stake.

Swoosh!

Not long after, he had left the isolation barrier, which was already losing its effectiveness due to Marc Lincoln’s absence.

But Uno did not dare linger nearby and continued to run away from it.

During the process, he craftily created a series of fake trails meant to misdirect the people who would try to chase after him.

At the same time, he skillfully erased all his tracks while swiftly retreating from the area.

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Swoosh! Swoosh!

Not long after, a couple of silhouettes suddenly appeared in the sky before stopping in the air the area.

One of these people was an old man wearing a military uniform. He was passively emitting a heavy and authoritative aura that could suppress those who dared to show any signs of disobedience.

He had a pair of sharp and cold eyes, which were sweeping through the entire place. He seemed to be using the traces left behind in this place to replay the battle that took place in here inside his head.

This person was the head of the military forces of the Sun-Moon Continent and their Supreme General.

Not many people knew about him, but those from the Sun-Moon Government called him the ’Undertaker’.

The reason why not many people knew about him was that all those who encountered him on the battlefield either died in his hands or lost their minds after being influenced by his powerful mental techniques.

General Calcio Ernando, the Undertaker.

Due to the Sun-Moon Continent focusing more on technology rather than other disciplines, they barely had enough experts who could reach the peak of the three major paths. Most of them stopped at the peak of Domain Realm or Venerable Realm.

Not even a Sword Saint had emerged from their ranks, much less someone who had reached the Paragon Level.

General Calcio Ernando was among the few who had managed to step onto the peak of the path that he was walking on.

He was one of the rare Kaleidoscope Mentalists who had reached the Exalted Realm throughout the world.

He was also one of the five great pillars of the Sun-Moon Continent. He was the representative of one of the major factions – the Faceless Faction, which was also known as the ’shadow’ of the Military Faction.

A few moments later, this great general squinted his eyes before mumbling. “There is no doubt about it. Marc Lincoln has come here and fought against some with equal strength – or even stronger.”

He then glanced at the other person beside him, who seemed to have already abandoned being human and transformed themselves into a living machine.

“What do you think, Oliver?” asked the general.

This man, called Oliver, looked like a cyborg. All his limbs were swapped with mechanical parts, while his torso had been somewhat modified to a certain degree. There was even a circular core at the center of his chest, which was acting as an energy reactor that circulated the mechanical force within his body.

There was also a pair of small jetpacks sticking out of his back, which were helping him hover in the air.

As for his head, it was currently being hidden by a special mantle, which was hanging over his head and casting a shadow down to his face.

Aside from the crimson light that was moving left and right, which seemed to be acting as his eyes, nothing else was revealed to show his face.

This person was another member of the five pillars of the Sun-Moon Continent and the head of the Sun-Moon Technological Center and its leading researcher.

It was said that he had given up being human after releasing the limits of his talents when it came to Martial Arts, Mentalism, and Swordsmanship.

Instead of struggling to match the top geniuses of these three major paths, he had chosen to walk on a different path, wanting to prove to everyone that he could also reach the peak without the three top disciplines.

As a technological genius, he had pioneered cybernetics and biomechanics.

He indeed succeeded and created a new path solely on his own. But it was not acknowledged by the mainstream disciplines, especially when he could no longer be considered human after achieving such a feat.

However, his strength indeed matched the might of those who had reached the Transcendent Realm, Exalted Realm, and Sword Saint Paragon.

This was mostly credited to the technological weapons that he had created, which were meant for mass destruction. But this did not mean that he was weak without them. Their powers had just augmented his powers even further. After all, such weapons were something that even experts at such levels could not underestimate.

As the representative of the Technology Faction of the Sun-Moon Continent, he was titled as the continent’s guardian and its strongest weapon.

Oliver Hall, the Mechanical Dullahan.

Beep! Beep!

After scanning the entire place with his special means, Oliver Hall finally responded. “It is not only the Chimera Creator who has appeared in this place.”

“From the data that I have gathered, there is an 80-90% chance that both the First Head of the Black Serpent Mafia and Evangline Rose, the Celestial Phoenix, have appeared here – or at least their respective avatars.”

“They may not have any direct confrontations against each other, but their auras have clashed at the very least.”

“Adding the residual powers that are left lingering in the air, which matched theirs by 94-96%, I can confirm that there is a 99% chance that it is the case.”

His mechanical voice sounded a bit disturbing, especially when it oddly reverberated in one’s ears whenever he talked.

However, General Ernando did not care about it, seemingly used to this already. He briefly nodded his head before asking. “Any other findings?”

Beep! Beep!

“I can tell that there were other people present during that time, but due to the repeated void collapse and spatial mending, most of their traces have already been erased.”

“Evangeline’s powerful aura had even dominated the entire place, covering whatever clues that were left behind,” answered Oliver Hall.

“It is a pity, then,” General Ernando shook his head before turning around and preparing to leave.

But before he could even leave, Oliver Hall’s mechanical voice sounded once again.

Beep! Beep!

“But our luck is a bit better this time,” he said while turning his head toward a certain direction.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Alarms then rang when his gaze locked on a certain figure, who was lying in that direction.

General Ernando had also halted his tracks and turned his head toward the same direction. He squinted his eyes a little before nodding. “I will leave him in your care. I’ll report to the Board.”

Oliver Hall briefly nodded his head while staring intently at the figure through his special lenses.

“Interesting,” he mumbled, seemingly finding something.

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