Chapter 48 Development and New Opportunities

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Chapter 48 Development and New Opportunities A mission worth dozens of lives had finally ended. In some ways, it was a true triumph, for despite the dire situation, Adam had managed to win, but... such a victory had a significant price. "Do you think he'll be alright?" Jena asked, nervously biting her nails. In front of her, in the center, was Adam, lying in a medical pod. Silvana glared at her. "I'm the one who should be asking you, you know?" Jena sighed heavily. "I know, but I can't say anything yet. In fact, Adam could either wake up in a few hours or slip into a coma. His injuries were on the verge of being critical..." Jena muttered, directing her eyes to Adam's left arm. She had to spend the whole night stitching the pieces of flesh back together to make it look like a hand again. The healing solution was able to quickly heal Adam's burns and cuts. Jena used special remedies to make sure Adam had no scars, but that didn't mean he was completely healthy. His body needed some kind of reboot. If he opened his eyes he could go to training tomorrow and a week later on a mission, but there was no telling when that would happen. ... At the same time, Adam opened his eyes, but he saw not medical equipment and Jena with Silvana, but a starry sky as well as a massive snow-white tree. The Evolution Tree continued to grow, absorbing the energy coming out of Lock into itself. Everything was happening very fast, as if in rewind, especially for Adam. In fact, his mind was trying to reach a moment in real time, three days after the battle with Brass Puppet. Crackle. Crackle. Crackle. The Evolution Tree became a few meters taller, but the main focus was on the branches - two special ones appeared among them. There were runes carved on them, occasionally flashing due to the energy flowing through them. On the left branch was drawn the sign of a needle, while on the right branch was drawn the sign of a claw. [Your first Order received the first Trait!] [You have received the second Order!] [Your Nexus can evolve to open a second Trait!] "Khm." Silvana coughed as her gaze traveled below Adam's waist, "I don't want to ruin the moment, but I think you should get dressed, and we could all meet for coffee in a couple of minutes." Adam only scratched the back of his head with a slight smile. Gradually he was starting to get used to this sort of stuff, because when things got serious, embarrassment didn't bother anyone, but in normal life, it was back to normal again. ... "Hmm... So it's not just that Jena healed all my wounds, right?" Adam asked, stirring about ten sugar cubes into his cup of coffee. For some reason, he wanted as much sugar as possible, and Adam decided not to resist the urge. Silvana nodded. "You unlocked your Lock and got rid of the chains, so you've gotten a lot stronger. You're still a long way from the level of the Second Rank Phantom, but now you're officially a K1 moreover, you're also an Extra one." Silvana explained. Then, she sighed heavily. "Normally, I wouldn't say that, but today is okay. In just under a month, you've made it this far, and that's impressive. However, you have to realize that the constant death-defying situations played a big part in it... I don't know if that's good or bad, but Phantoms are like metal, they harden and become stronger only under high pressure." Adam shrugged. "I guess I just get lucky and unlucky from time to time, just like most people. I'd still have to fight my Beginning Monster, one way or another." Adam was about to take a sip, but suddenly, his eyes opened wide as if he remembered something important. "The engine... Where's Brass Puppet's heart? I had it in my hands, that's for sure!" Adam exclaimed as if he had lost his treasure. "Don't worry. I have the engine in a special container. The Research Department wanted to take it away, but I didn't let that happen since it was your personal booty that the missions department didn't order." Silvana explained and opened a picture on her tablet. Adam grinned contentedly. He wanted to have the engine, he wanted to remember this victory, for that day had split his life in two again. "By the way, besides your physical stats getting better, you must have gotten new abilities as well, right?" Silvana raised an eyebrow, looking intently at Adam. "Sure." "In that case, you'll probably want to test them in action. I'm sure, on an occasion like this I can get us assigned a chamber in the virtual zone." "Of course! I'm ready to do that right now!" Adam exclaimed with excitement as silver threads flashed deep into his pupils.

Chapter 48 Development and New Opportunities

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