Supreme Magus novel Chapter 3020

Chapter 3020 Price of Power (Part 2)

3020 Price of Power (Part 2)

Orion sighed, taking a moment to collect himself before taking off his clothes.

"I'll keep us all connected with a mind link. I'll use it only in case of emergency and I expect everyone to do the same. Avoid screaming and begging in my head, please. I need to focus." Vastor stripped as well, followed by Abthot, Nandi, and Zoreth.

They only kept the Maw on.

"What are you doing?" Orion didn't know where to look.

"Five pods for five people, genius." Vastor replied. "Enchanted armor would get in the way of the neural interface. I can't risk the slightest delay in the system."

'Damn, the rumors about Vastor's staff were true.' Orion nodded and walked inside the open gene tank.

When the glass door closed, a violet liquid flowed inside and kept pouring even after reaching Orion's neck. At that point, what looked like an oxygen mask came down from the ceiling and attached itself to his face.

'Don't worry and breathe normally.' Vastor said via the mind link. 'This will take a long while so get yourself comfortable. Give me a sign when you've gotten used to the pod.'

Floating in the nutrient potion was indeed a weird experience just like seeing Mogar in shades of violet. Yet the warm liquid relaxed Orion and being able to see Vastor and the members of his team eased Orion's worries.

As he gave Vastor a thumbs up, Nandi cranked the density of world energy inside Orion's tank to eleven.

'Stop fighting your core and Awaken.' Vastor said.

Orion nodded and followed the breathing technique Vastor had taught him. The tank seemed to turn from a life support system into a torture device. His blood burned through his veins like magma while the impurities became a swarm of angry razors that tore his body apart from the inside in the attempt to escape.

Abthot's vines moved from her pod to Orion's, seeping under his skin and spreading throughout his flesh, blood, and bones. The sensation of his body being invaded would have been terrifying under normal circumstances but the pain was too intense for Orion to care.

Zoreth provided the abundant vitality of her troll side, Abthot infused nutrients and life force on a cellular level better than Quylla's Injection spell, while Nandi adjusted the pressure of the world energy based on Vastor's instructions.

As for the Professor, he used his breathing technique, Beyonder's Eye, and his Decay eye, to study the changes in Orion's body and life force in real time. He spotted the mana flow's breaking points and moved the impurities there.

All the vital organs were constantly protected. The impurities adjusted their shape and density to fight the destructive waves of violet mana like well-trained soldiers under the orders of a veteran general.

Orion's body bloated and exploded, but only in non-vital areas that Zoreth healed and Abthot replenished with nutrients.

None of that would have been enough if not for Nandi generating a world energy pressure above that of a mana geyser and Cyare imbuing Orion with Mana Body. The earth element-based bloodline ability made flesh and bones sturdier and resistant to their own mana.

It turned Orion's entire body into a quasi-impurity that hindered the Awakening process, allowing him to survive. Nelia infused her allies with Life Maelstrom, giving the lion's share to Abthot.

The ogre-Eldritch hybrid kept half of it to herself and infused the rest along with the nutrients inside Orion's cells when they regenerated. This way she empowered his body without affecting his core, increasing his physical resistance beyond human limits.

The tar-like substance seeped instead of flooding out of Orion's orifices and pores, making the process as painful as a normal Awakening but making it last much longer than a few minutes. _{ƒгeewёbnovel.com}