Inside the Bloodline Fusion Realm, in the vast laboratory, the Creation Force Model reached its final stage of construction. Green's body had lifted off the laboratory floor and was floating in midair.
A soft white glow radiated from Green's skin, and the strange products of the Endless World appeared across his body from time to time.
Worlds emerged, life was born, and Void Storms struck—as if an Endless Void were rapidly evolving around Green.
Beneath this extraordinary vision, floating in midair, Green felt as though he were drifting toward paradise.
That feeling of perfect fulfillment, that sense of security from which no threat could ever intrude, left Green's consciousness calmer than ever. He had no distracting thoughts and needed no deliberation; all he had to do was maintain this eternal Completion.
Just as Green was lost in that blissful satisfaction and about to sink into eternal slumber, the Chip's shrill, grating alert suddenly rang out.
[Beep! Warning, warning. The host's will has fallen dormant. Forced awakening initiated!]
Clang, clang, clang!!!
A deafening, heavy bell tolled beside Green's ears. Like thunderclaps, the sound jolted his consciousness awake, wrenching him free of the satisfaction and drowsiness.
The Chip's incessant flashing red warnings made Green's brain ache. He could no longer lose himself in that feeling of satisfaction and fulfillment.
And it was the Chip's alert that instantly made Green realize something was wrong.
Struggling to bring his consciousness back, Green began to feel his soul and body coming together once more.
A sudden flash of insight came to him. Green knew he had passed the most difficult stage.
He had passed the trial by taking a shortcut thanks to the Chip, but in the end, he had still met the standard.
*Thank goodness the Chip was here. Otherwise, I'd have