I Often Feel Out of Place with You All Because I'm Not Twisted Enough / Trading Soul for Soul
Hatsune Miku rolled her eyes and gave a somewhat gloating answer.
"Remember the arrangements I just mentioned. The task of fostering Humanity's Common Destiny is now entrusted to you, Your Princess..."
Kevin shrugged indifferently, showing no anger, turned and waved, intending to leave.
Hatsune Miku placed one hand on the man's shoulder, pulling him back, trying her best to keep a straight expression, and pointed to his watch, kindly reminding him.
"This GM is the key to controlling that trump card. Don't let Yui off and sleep all day. Spend more time with her in the game."
"Also, remember to get in touch with the champion team more often recently; Asuna and the others are very important!"
Kevin nodded naturally, looked down and fiddled with the watch loaded with Yui's program, his gaze knowing, then looked at Hatsune Miku and smiled.
"I still have some things to arrange with the Avengers. Is there anything else you want to discuss?"
Her Princess moved her lips several times, and finally gave a somewhat hesitant soft hum.
"Your injury is quite serious this time, so take good care of yourself."
"When you encounter a problem, don't always shoulder it alone. If everyone brainstorms together, there might be a better solution."
Kevin nodded in agreement, his gaze deep and his voice low.
"That's right, in my opinion..."
"Civilization is not a solitary journey for one person, but a collective arduous trek..."
"Therefore, I have never regretted giving up the coronation in Amamiya City!"
The man walked further and further away; though his body was weak, his silhouette exuded an unshakeable composure and determination.
Hatsune Miku, who had been stunned for a long time before coming to her Hatsune Miku, slapped her slightly red and hot cheeks fiercely, constantly reminding herself in her heart.
This is a heartless and treacherous fake fan! Don't be fooled by his momentary charm!
However, an unspoken smile and joy appeared in the Princess's eyes.
The final test in Amamiya City was indeed a victory of humanity over divinity, but Hatsune Miku herself is an aggregate of human self-awareness, and nothing surpasses her love for humanity.
Therefore, for Mio Sumiya, the consciousness of Gaia, the Earth Mother Goddess, the previous answer was the wrong one at this moment.
It was because of this realization that Kevin, who Hatsune Miku's motives, finally placed complete trust in the Princess.
Similarly, MIKU knew without a doubt that the guy could vaguely guess what his female confidantes were up to.
If they forgo visiting Kevin to do something else, it only proves that something is more important than a brief moment of intimacy.
Hatsune Miku composed herself, placed her right index finger on her temple, spoke solemnly, and closed her eyes in deep thought.
"Humanistic data collection complete!"
"The countdown to the opening of the Holy Ark has begun!"
"The roots of this fantasy have been planted; we are ready to connect to the Planetary Great Source!"
"Kabbalah Life Matrix to be activated!"
At that moment, in a window seat somewhere in Amamiya City, Muramasa Reine, who was holding a coffee cup and slumped over, suddenly perked up, a glint of light appearing in her eyes, and nodded seriously.
Hatsune Miku lowered her fingertips, gazed at the clouds shimmering with light, and murmured softly.
Since you have abandoned the idea of forging a throne with blood.
This time, humanity will build the foundation for you with faith!
Chapter 890, Section 930: I often feel out of place with you guys because I'm not twisted enough.
Suburbs of New York City, USA: SCP Foundation branch, underground biochemical laboratory.
Wearing a white lab coat and bearing the title of director, Alex stared at the scene in the unit training room on the electronic screen, his lips twitching and his face turning ashen.
The first distinguished guest was, of course, Alice, the instructor of the Wolf Pack Squad.
With a thought, her right arm, smeared with red and black veins, moved freely, her fingers and palm switching between forms such as claws, hammers, whips, and blades.
Moreover, when this War Goddess's gaze moved, the muscles in the area she was looking at instantly strengthened.
As her thoughts wandered, red and black blood vessels spread across her entire body, and a grotesque exoskeleton armor gradually solidified and formed. Alice picked up items of different hardness from the table in front of her one by one.
With a slight exertion of force, conventional firearms, tank reactive armor, and special alloys all turned into dough, constantly deforming as they were kneaded.
Even when Alice used all her strength, the thinner Soulsteel and Vibranium were snapped in two.
As the test drew to a close, the humanoid Tyrannosaurus Rex frowned slightly, the floorboards peeled away layer by layer, and the combined attack wall in front of it instantly twisted and deformed.
Clearly, her Mental Field seems to have strengthened considerably.
Alex turned his head slightly, and the test results of Lara, Jill, Ada, and Shirley came into his view one after another.
As the red and black veins flowed, each of them developed their own unique characteristics.
Countess Lara has a penchant for modifying body parts; her claw-like exoskeleton is not limited to her hands, but can also condense sharp bone spikes on her elbows, knees, toes, and other parts when she strikes.
Jill, on the other hand, prefers to develop the use of viral weapons, such as more exaggeratedly designed blades, red and black riot shields with spikes on their exteriors, and throwing knives that can detach from the body and be launched into the air.
Ada has a deeper understanding of skills such as agility, speed, stealth, and disguise, and subtle changes in certain parts of her body can always achieve unexpected results.
As for Shirley in the end, the areas she developed were surprisingly medicine, survival, and investigation.
A moment later, the test ended, and the five of them walked out of the training room one after another, each grabbing a sports drink and reporting to a somewhat dumbfounded Alex as they drank.
Especially when everyone wrote down how many "A"s were roughly equivalent to in the numerical columns for strength, speed, transformation, healing, etc., his sense of frustration was beyond measure.
Uh, "A" here is not just an abbreviation of Alex's name, but also a unit of measurement that is being jokingly referred to.
"Hey bro, tuck your chin in and have something to drink to calm your nerves."
At that moment, Dina Mercer walked down the corridor, smiling strangely with a mocking look in her eyes, and tossed a can of cola to her Alex.
Immediately, the young girl dressed in the uniform of SCP Foundation staff member stepped forward with shining eyes and excitedly grabbed Alice's hand first.
"Yay! Mira Jovovich! A Hollywood star! I love all the movies you've made! So it was true what you guys said about working together!"
"Can I sign my name on my clothes after get off work?"
Alice, with her easygoing personality, smiled and nodded in agreement to the fans' request.
Then, when Dina, who was looking around, saw Lara, a regular reader of history magazines and newspapers, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and went up to her familiarly to establish a relationship.
At this moment, Alex, who had been neglected, suffered a double blow to his body and mind, and felt a sense of desolation and despondency, as if he could no longer take root in the world.
There was nothing he could do; these people in front of him were even more inhuman than him.
Since the World Tree game competition in New York came to an end, the task force members, whose lives and work had returned to normal, actually came up with the idea of integrating the Blacklight Virus.
After Alex miraculously survived his ordeal in Misty Town, he took a job provided by the SCP Foundation, responsible for the milder modification of the bio-virus.
In addition, his only relative, his sister Dina Mercer, was also thoughtfully placed within the SCP Foundation, where she enjoys a very generous salary and benefits.
After explaining the dangers to the group of old friends from the misty town and failing to dissuade them, Alex could only let them have their way and try his best to meet their demands.
Therefore, the first wave of Blacklight Virus fusion experiments involved a dozen or so members of the Wolf Pack Squad.
To be on the safe side, Alex consulted with virologists such as Sakurami Haruharu and Dr. Charles, and developed a more reliable testing method.
That is, they are injected with serum in advance to cultivate antibodies, and then in the formal experiment, the amount of Blacklight Virus injected into the individuals needs to be controlled.
If there is an excessively strong rejection reaction, they immediately stop the fusion and neutralize it with the antidote prepared by Alex.
This might mean that the amalgamator cannot fully absorb the extraordinary characteristics of the Blacklight Virus, and only possesses abilities similar to those of the Blackwatch Super Soldier.
But safety comes first. At least Alice and the others won't die on the lab table; after all, none of them can afford such a price.
Originally, the cautious Alex was prepared to interrupt the fusion at any time and salvage it with serum.
As a result, they managed to inject a much higher dose of the Blacklight Virus into the blood vessels of Alice and the others. Apart from experiencing some Affliction during the fusion process, the process went exceptionally smoothly.
If calculated based on the unit of measurement for the degree of Blacklight Virus integration within the base, Alice, a mutant who is naturally adapted to the virus, is equivalent to 2.7 Alex at this stage.
The exceptionally talented Shirley is equivalent to 1.2 Alex, and the fusion level of Jill, Leon, and Chris is basically on par with Alex.
Ada and Lara are slightly less impressive with 0.9 Alex, while Wolf Mom, Kyoko Yamaya, and Hank are more average, around 0.5 to 0.7 Alex.
Therefore, Alex, who originally thought he was the chosen one and had been secretly proud of himself for a time, was now in a state of shock.
To his dismay, he discovered that he wasn't the only one at the top of the viral food chain; when he turned around, he saw a dense, dark mass of people.
Especially after becoming the unit of measurement for integration, this feeling of helplessness and frustration is even more intense.
However, some of the second batch of test subjects developed a strong rejection reaction and turned into zombies before they could be rescued.
After a sigh, Alex gradually regained his composure and began to understand.
Here, the SCP Foundation is a haven for perverts; who isn't a Schicksal one?
If you find yourself somewhat out of place in this environment, it only means you're not weird enough!
When his thoughts settled, Alex looked down and saw the names of the remaining members of the wolf pack, the Funeral Parlor task force, and the Apocalypse task force—all on the list for the next batch of Blacklight Virus fusions. He felt a slight ache in his head.
P. S.: It's time to upgrade the SCP Foundation.
Furthermore, to be honest, Alex's protagonist aura is still not enough compared to Alice, Leon, and other walking Causality Weapon.
In Prototype 1, Bro A dies once at the beginning and is infected by the Blacklight Virus, effectively losing his human personality.
In Prototype 2, Bro A is reduced to a villain and background character, ultimately being absorbed by the black protagonist, a tragic end.
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Chapter 891, Section 931: Exchanging Souls for Souls
Siberia, the Anti-Entropy base.
Kevin sat down on a bench by the tree-lined avenue and handed a can of Coke to Doctor Strange next to him.
Doctor Strange, who loved to cosplay as Sherlock Holmes by wearing a deerstalker hat and smoking a pipe, took the Coke and casually replied.
"Based on the deductions about the Eternal Race, they are the group most familiar with the Infinity Stones, and perhaps their bloodline contains the ability to manipulate the Infinity Stones."
Then, Doctor Strange pulled out the Eye of Agamotto from his pocket, turned to face the viewer, and sighed helplessly.
"Furthermore, according to Einstein's theory, time and space are relative; relativity implies flexibility, and flexibility allows for change..."
"Simply put, time and space are not static. Using a single Time Stone or Space Stone to Thanos, who possesses two Infinity Stones, has a near-zero success rate."
"For example, it's possible to use the Power Stone to cause spatial collapse, distort particles, and break time loops."
"Not to mention the mutual cancellation of energy between the Infinity Stones."
Kevin recalled that during the first Avengers battle in New York, Loki, who led the Chitauri to attack Earth, used the Mind Control Scepter to touch Iron Man's chest, but was unable to achieve mind control over Tony.
The reason is that Tony has Arc Reactor installed in his chest, and the energy source for this thing is a new element from the Rubik's Cube.
The man pulled the tab, tapped his forehead, and looked somewhat gloomy.
"So, we have no choice but to fight Titan Star head-on. Any attempt to use the Infinity Stones to take shortcuts is doomed to failure."
"However, have you tried using the Eye of Agamotto to deduce our winning strategy?"
Doctor Strange flicked the pendant on his chest with his finger, then put down the cola, shrugged, and looked at Kevin with a hint of resentment.
"Using the Eye of Agamotto to estimate time is only to calculate a relative possibility, provided that there aren't too many interfering factors."
"But looking back from the future, from any angle, it's all a blank slate."
Kevin leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and sighed. He clearly understood that the most likely cause of the unpredictable future was his existence as an outlier.
"You'll get better, just focus on recovering."
Doctor Strange and Kevin lightly tapped the can, offered a word of comfort, then got up to say goodbye and entered the sparkling spatial array.
He needs to enter the central temple in the Himalayas as soon as possible to receive some esoteric Buddhist teachings.
Just a few days ago, the former Sorcerer Supreme, who resided in his body as a soul, said that it was time to completely hand over some things to him.
Not long after Doctor Strange left, Dukao, with a furrowed brow and a heavy heart, walked from the intersection and sat down next to Kevin.
"We can't get in touch with Principal Kieran or Vice Principal Rize..."