I Refused To Be Reincarnated

Chapter 186: The Third Trial: Unity in Chaos

With two hearts destroyed, Ignatius knew his massive body would fail him. His mind raced for a solution as his flesh squirmed to close the wound. Sadly, the complex but random genetic sequence Misha assembled before he expelled her didn't allow him to alter his form as he wished.

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In an instant, he considered countless solutions, discarding all but one. His only path to survival was to limit his movements, analyse and slowly restructure his DNA. Yet the hateful pest kept bugging him, refusing to die or submit. Worse, he even developed terrifying attacks one after another to pierce his body and thwart his plans with the help of the stupid girl.

He gritted her teeth in fury, thinking about her actions. Instead of claiming his body, she used her sharp instincts to warn him about his attacks. Why?

His shark teeth cracked as he failed to understand her illogical reactions. 'Did hate blind her judgment?' He thought, cursing her for succumbing to her emotions.

Shattered teeth filled his maw as he raised his head to gaze at his struggling tentacles. They had failed to pass the barrage of vibrating weapons, getting cut before flopping on the ground. To add insult to injuries, pangs of frost assaulted him through the lacerations, adding to his misery.

Swiftly retrieving them to ease his suffering and noticing only three were usable, he finally glared at the hateful man. Upon seeing his infuriating, devilish smile, his eyes burned with primal wrath. However, a wide grin stretched across Ignatius' ugly maw as he saw Adam fall to his knees, holding his head with a grimace.

The red swirling mist covering his body turned grey gradually until it vanished like smoke, revealing the one-armed man. Then, a mad scream echoed in the room as Adam's red cape billowed behind him, wildly trying to resist an invisible force.

"WHO TRIES TO MESS WITH MY MIND?!" Adam screamed in rage, focusing on repelling the mysterious purifying energy with all his might.

Seizing the chance to end the battle, Ignatius swiftly lashed his remaining tentacles at the kneeling man, shouting, "Die!"

"No!" Misha roared, forcefully controlling Adam's body to dive to the side. As she avoided the attacks, a chaotic mix of sensations assaulted her consciousness, driving her to the verge of madness in a flash.

Thankfully, the purifying energy acted as a lighthouse for her shattering mind, guiding the boat of her sanity with a gentle light in the sea of negative energy flowing through Adam's body.

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" With a blood-chilling scream, Adam decisively gave up on defending his body against the energy, causing his red cape to disperse in the wind. Yet, he fiercely defended his warped mind as he grappled to regain control of his limbs.

"Calm down! If you stay still, he will kill you!" Misha explained as she dodged Ignatius' follow-up attacks. However, her words were wasted against the madman.

As her movements lost their grace and gradually stiffened under Adam's resistance, a weird idea suddenly formed in her racing mind. Instead of separately controlling his body, could she merge their consciousness using the devoured brain chimaera's abilities?

Immediately acting on her idea, she rushed to hide behind the frozen pillar before her cells squirmed and vibrated.

At the beginning of the merging process, she lost control of Adam's body, inundated by his thoughts and emotions.

She felt his rage, hate and yearning as if they were her own, but what caught her attention were the ones hiding behind.

Fear, guilt and... deep sadness.

As she delved into his emotions, resisting and comprehending them, the merging process progressed, causing her consciousness to blur until it turned dark for a split second.

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When she recovered it, she found herself in an old-styled apartment. Her golden hair fluttered as she turned in shock, hurriedly scanning the foreign place.

Everything reflected in her eyes looked centuries old, be it the primitive computer or the old library filled with physical books.

Wondering if she was in a museum, her eyes landed on the man rolled on his bed. Her heart tightened as she noticed his sorrowful face and dead eyes fixed on his toes.

"That's where you were," she muttered, walking to him. Then, she raised her hand slowly and...

SMACK

She slapped the back of his head, screaming, "Wake up, idiot!"

Startled by the noise and sudden pain, Adam's eyes glowed for a second before dimming again as he said, "Oh... I'm hallucinating again..."

SMACK SMACK

With another two slaps, she angrily answered, "Hallucination your head. Wake up before your own madness kills you."

However, his state was far worse than she imagined, as his answer saddened her.

"I'm sorry, Octavia. Like that old donkey, you died because of me..." He said, his body shivering and tears rolling down his cheeks before continuing, "I don't want to wake up... I don't deserve to."

"According to who? I didn't even die against the guardian!" She replied firmly, understanding what triggered his fall into depravity.

"You can't enter my soul sea, Octavia... You are just another illusion." Adam said, turning his back on her and fixing his toes again.

Her brows twitched, and her lips quivered in frustration as she grabbed his t-shirt and lifted him at eye level.

"Listen well, idiot. I don't know a thing about soul seas or whatnot. But what I know is that you became the worst threat to ever exist in my world. Even Ignatius is losing against your madness despite his perfect body. So, wake up before you do things you'll truly regret!" She said, forcing him to gaze at her glowing, determined eyes.

However, his eyes slipped to the side as he said in self-pity, "I'm sorry, I'm too scared to see someone else die because of me."

"Then, become stronger! Not for the sake of power, but to protect your friends!" She said, her hands trembling in emotions before adding, "Don't give up. You can do it!"

Upon registering her words, Adam's sight refocused on Octavia. As her warm tears entered his vision, light returned to his eyes, and his mind raced to understand her words.