After getting teleported to the new zone, zane barely felt a change in the environment. It was scorching hot, but in a good way. This zone's sun was a blue one. " Wonderful. " Zane thought. This sun let off four times more solar energy than the sun on earth and 20 times more than the original red sun in the fifth zone, by his own rough estimation.
He felt the increase immediately, clenching his fists and feeling the improvement in each of every one of his cells.
Closing his eyes, zane concentrated. " Just being here is strengthening me immensely... ", Zane said. A bit of mild curiosity struck him. He wanted to test something using his microscopic vision. He wanted to take a look at his own cells using it. Analyzing each and everything he could, he was amazed. Everything was so compact. Things that shouldn't exist within his cells were present, but it somehow worked perfectly, supporting each other with almost perfect harmony.
He knew that this was the work of both the 'smart atoms' and his virus at play, both working in tandem with each other. He was simply amazed by how it simply came together. They were so dense, yet efficient. It was a work of art that spoke for itself. His cells were over 100s of times denser than that of ordinary ones. Working perfectly together. He had new cells, from both the other bloodlines there, with them working in harmony in strengthening each other.
But what piqued his curiosity even more was a chlorophyll looking organism within his cell. Chlorophyll is what the plants used to absorb the sun's energy. But this was different. Zane realised it had another small organism within it, with that cell somehow converting that solar energy to strengthen his bones, ligaments, flesh, etc. He knew that this was his kryptonian cells out of the others.
He could tell it was extremely dense too, exactly 300 hundred times denser compared to regular chlorophyll cells, but it kept its size to be about the same as a regular one, if not a tad bit smaller. The virus was simply that amazing. It made everything so compact... and efficient that it was almost scary. Seeing this made him truly realize how amazing his body is. Shaking his head.
' I need to set my priorities straight. Absorb and consume. Then somehow get my new transformation under control too... that one might be a doozy. ' He thought. Once again, he activated his viral sonar. Scanning for surrounding creatures. Flying to find his next foe.
{HEY HOST, THE R.O.B HAS ISSUED A UPCOMING CHALLENGE... PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELF, YOU HAVE A MONTH}
Stopping in his tracks, zane was familiar with the challenges. The fifth zone was a challenge zone, and the next zone would be another challenge zone again, but he knew this was different. " System. do you know what I'll be doing for the next one? " He asked, curious. Flying towards his new prey.
{...WHEN THE R.O.B ISSUES A CHALLENGE HIMSELF IT CAN BE TWO THINGS. 1. A CUSTOMIZED ZONE THAT IS MEANT TO KILL YOU OR 2. PUTTING YOU AGAINST ANOTHER SYSTEM USER THAT EXISTS IN ANOTHER REALITY...}
Zane paused mid flight this time. He thought thoroughly about what the system said to him. ' No fucking way. Is the R.O.B breaking the number 1 rule in reincarnations? ' Zane was sweating now. He was getting stronger leisurely. Not making himself too powerful and is always trying to get a decent challenge in doing so.
But now that was gone now. There were other system users... .Users who most likely just wanted to become OP and wanted a harem. It was typical. They were the dangerous types. He's read about them, and knows full well what they can do if left unhinged.
" Fuck! " Zane shouted. He cursed himself. He should have known that he wasn't so special. Of course, there were others as well, unknown beings with having a possibility of having incomprehensible strength. Others might not have taken things easy as he did. Who knows? The first opponent he faces might be a legendary ancient saiyan kryptonian hybrid with some busted hax/powers with much more experience than himself.
The thought scared him. He needed to speed up his process quickly. " Thanks for warning me system, I'll start my preparation... " Zane said, steeling his resolve.
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~ R.O.B's Pov ~
" THAT SHOULD MAKE HIM SPEED THINGS UP A BIT " said the R.O.B. He wanted zane to gain strength but why?
" CALM DOWN BROTHER, I AM SURE IT ISN'T THAT BAD. " Said a female voice with a teasing tone. " BUT IT IS THAT BAD. " He shouted, before continuing, " THE ELDERS THINK THAT MY FIRST REINCARNATOR SHOULD GO INTO CHALLENGE FIGHT THIS EARLY! IT'S CLEAR THAT ALL THEY WANT TO DO. IT'S TO SEE ME FAIL! " he shouted. Frustrated at the situation.
Upset at his predicament, it wasn't fair to his first reincarnated... .The boy he chose simply never had enough time to grow. Add to the fact that he has to fight an elder goddess' champion is plain heresy.
All he could do now is hope and pray that his only champion can prepare for it. The elders and not even he could watch every action they took. R.O.B's have 'whispers' that allow them to know when they could contact their champion, but they couldn't see their champions' powers/statistics and such. It was sheer luck that made him hear zane's plea at the fifth zone and pure chance that earth was attacked. At least the system was honest with its rewards, so he had to bank on that.
" ZANE... DON'T LET ME DOWN... "
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" My first victim of the day. " Said Zane. it was another beast like creature, six eyes rather large body and dawned an icy blue hue. Charging in. Zane wasted no time. He used the speed-force, his speed increasing 100s of times faster than before. He wasn't going to waste time with it. He quickly killed the creature with a infinite mass punch using his version of it. Creating a new move in the process, then absorbing its body completely. Gaining a minor boost to his stats. Ready to move on to the next one.
But this was different. His body started its painless convulsions once more. His blood boiling up, even letting off steam off of his body. He used his microscopic vision once more, trying to witness the change in his body. His kryptonian cells were growing multiple times larger, maintaining their density... not becoming even denser?
" Interesting. " He said, Its clear to him these creatures absorbed solar energy, but rather than being dense like kryptonian cells, they got larger instead. An interesting find indeed. His body was in taking massive amounts of energy right now, with it growing each second. Checking his status, he saw his kryptonian cells gaining a massive size increase. 1... 3... 8... No 15 times their original size and growing! Maintaining their density during the entire process.
Smirking, he knew what this was. It was clearly the virus and his smart atoms at work; they were using the cells that were in the monster's body to mutate and better his own... now his cells had been absorbing 10s of thousands of more solar energy per second with no end in sight as yet. The virus was allowing the cells to go under minor evolutions and enhancing the size to its maximum capabilities.
His current multiplier was over a stunning 900 times greater than it was before, and it was still increasing. This zone was nothing but pure luck. These creatures' evolution was what he needed to keep growing more powerful, faster. But he still needed more. He needed to gain control over his new form. And he needed to set a week as his goal post in achieving it. 'Gamer's mind' wasn't here to help him maintain control of his emotions.
Sighing with a displeased expression, he muttered to himself, silently.
" Power... I need even more power. " Zane said. He couldn't lose this life now and he sure as hell wouldn't be losing to this new ridiculous ' challenge '.
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