Beside the lake in the garden, Green watched the sunlight spill from the sky and waited quietly.
Signals were constantly being released from within this body. Its abilities were on the verge of awakening.
However, without a Sub-chip, Green couldn't fully grasp every detail of the body. And given the special nature of Errant Lifeforms, he had no way of knowing exactly when its abilities would awaken—not down to the second.
A breeze brushed his face. Beneath the blazing sun, Green, with most of his will concentrated in his mortal body, felt a rare trace of heat.
"What a marvelous sensation!" Looking at his slightly flushed skin and feeling his heart race inside his body, Green spoke with a dazed expression.
Ever since becoming a High-Level Wizard, Green's body had grown extraordinarily resilient. Ordinary environments could hardly affect its internal energy circulation, which meant it had been a long time since he'd felt anything like this.
This peculiar sensation relaxed Green's soul and will even further. Unlike the sense of security brought by a powerful body, this frail one made him feel as though he were more real.
Just as Green half-closed his eyes and savored the unfamiliar sensation, the two bloodlines within his body finally reached the threshold for awakening.
Like a floodgate bursting open, the power in his bloodline surged out. Standing beside the lake, Green felt his body temperature rapidly climbing. His skin visibly reddened, every vein bulged, and his heart pounded as the body ran at full capacity.
Green markings spread rapidly across his body, starting from his eyes. The emerald-green patterns shimmered with a faint glow.
At that moment, black and red veins also spread from the centers of his green, slit-pupil eyes. Along with the original green, the three colors—black, red, and green—shifted ceaselessly,