Chapter 137 137 Twenty-Four Minutes
To be honest, when Romain Rolland received the news that Shelley had gone berserk again, he was filled with a desire to complain.
Shelley went on another rampage less than two weeks ago. Is Yokohama just incompatible with Shelley?
Shelley only goes on a mad dash once every two months in other places, so why is he going on a mad dash twice a month here?
Vladimir, who was listening in, was equally speechless with complaints: "Wait, who did Shelley offend lately to be so unlucky?"
“There’s something even more outrageous.” Christie’s voice on the other end of the communicator was calm, which greatly reduced Vladimir and Romain Rolland’s vigilance: “This time it’s not just a rampage, but also the Divine Child.”
Romain Rolland: "..."
Vladimir: "Um, I remember there's a pretty effective temple around here, how about we take Shelley to check it out..."
Vladimir was initially approached by her to help suppress the divine child Shelley, and she vividly remembered that terrifying power in every sense of the word.
Romain Rolland, who was a major fighting force at the time, would only remember it more vividly and feel deeply sorry for Yokohama's future.
So when Romain Rolland rushed toward Shelley, he was already mentally prepared to see a vast expanse of ruins.
However, as he got closer to Shelley, he gradually sensed that something was wrong.
Although the deafening thunder could be heard continuously, the surrounding buildings were surprisingly intact? Did Shelley regain her rationality after becoming a divine child this time?
With such anticipation, Romain Rolland, who had finally arrived at the place and jumped out of the ground, saw Zhou Shuren, who was brimming with words and entangled with Shelley.
Romain Rolland: So he didn't regain his senses but was stopped by someone? Wasn't he supposed to be this strong?!
Romain Rolland's initial impression of Zhou Shuren was that of an "ordinary strongman," but then he saw Zhou Shuren rushing up to fight Shelley, and he couldn't help but think: "..."
It wouldn't be accurate to call it a direct hand-to-hand combat, because the heat around Zhou Shuren was clearly abnormal; the air was distorted under the intense heat, and all of this heat was rushing towards Shelley.
At the same time, every time Shelley, the Divine Child, threw a punch that hit Zhou Shuren, the end result was that Shelley's arm twisted as if it had been hit by a huge force.
The two superpowers that Brother Zhou is currently using are [Hot Wind] and [Victory Record]. At the same time, unnoticed by Romain Rolland, Brother Zhou is also wrapped in a thin gray protective shield, which is [Hometown].
Furthermore, the current state of being enveloped in text is a branch application of "Madman's Diary." It can greatly enhance the strength of all of Brother Zhou's supernatural abilities and his physical attributes, but it will also cause his mind to tend towards hyperactivity.
In this state, Brother Zhou is known as "the madman".
With the help of multiple supernatural abilities and the "madman's" blessing, Brother Zhou and the god-like Shelley are now evenly matched in their fight.
Even on the surface, it seems that Brother Zhou still has the upper hand.
There was no one else around. It seemed that Zhu Ziqing, Wan Jiabao, and Xu Zhimo had already retreated. Only Brother Zhou was still here fighting against the divine child Shelley.
Seemingly sensing Romain Rolland's arrival, Brother Zhou increased the output of [Hot Wind] once again, forcing Shelley to retreat.
Meanwhile, at Shelley's landing point, there were also ambushes of [Grave] and [Wild Grass]. Under the enhancement of "Madman", these two supernatural abilities were also greatly amplified. The ground activated by [Grave] was stronger than metal, and the clusters of [Wild Grass] were like steel cables, tightly binding Shelley.
With the combination of these two supernatural abilities, even the divine child Shelley was trapped for a while.
In that brief moment, Zhou Shuren leaned forward and delivered a [Wandering] strike directly to Shelley's head.
After completing all this and confirming that Shelley had temporarily stopped her activities, Brother Zhou turned to Romain Rolland behind him and asked, "If it were only this intense, you wouldn't be so panicked, would you?"
Given this level of destructive power, based on his understanding of the UN, there seemed to be no need to make them feel like they were facing a major enemy.
Barry's expression before he ran away was, without exaggeration, like he was ready to end the world. But it wasn't until he faced Shelley head-on that Zhou Ge realized something was wrong.
Shelley was strong, but that's all there was to it. Was such a strong reaction really necessary?
To this, Romain Rolland first let out a weary sigh.
"Actually, in terms of individual strength alone, 'Divine Child Transformation' is only slightly stronger than Berserk." Romain Rolland recalled his previous battle with Shelley and sighed again. "But the most troublesome part of Divine Child Transformation isn't that... Did you notice Shelley still seemed to be breathing?"
Reminded, Brother Zhou recalled for a moment: "She is still breathing. Does she still need oxygen?"
Given Shelley's physical condition and the lightning surrounding him, he didn't seem like someone who needed oxygen to stay active.
"Because that movement is only somewhat similar; it is not actually breathing."
"Although you can't see it, Shelley is constantly spitting out a spore-like structure."
“Aren’t you wondering why Shelley was still exhibiting obvious breathing behavior at this time? Here’s the answer—it wasn’t breathing, but rather expelling these spore-like particles.”
These spores, when inhaled, do not cause any harm to the human body. In fact, they can even significantly strengthen the human body, optimize its structure, and cure almost all known diseases by rewriting DNA and expressing it rapidly.
Once the body's diseases are cured, it will continue to transform the body. The optimized body will no longer be infected by any viruses, and the strengthened skin and flesh will not be injured by ordinary knives and clubs. The powerful self-healing ability makes injuries that were once equivalent to death seem insignificant.
They named this spore-like organism Eden, meaning that it is creating paradise.
"But they ultimately did not choose to promote this spore-like organism because they discovered a problem... I don't know if it should be called a defect."
Humans infected with these spores do not experience any adverse reactions while alive. However, after death, their bodies are rapidly assimilated into Adam.
What was originally a superior body rapidly mutated after the complete death of the brain. In just a few minutes, it transformed into an immortal body like that of Adam, the son of God.
Different bodies do not seem to have the ability to communicate directly. However, if they are in close enough contact with other bodies of the same kind, they can share thoughts.
In other words, it is not unreasonable to consider them all as the same person.
This terrifying proliferative capacity, comparable to that of a virus, naturally led researchers to abandon the promotion of "Eden" and instead choose to continue their research.
"But if it's direct infection of corpses..."
Debris from the building was thrown into the air, and amidst the collapsed buildings and shattered city, countless figures enveloped in lightning appeared in the ruins.
Looking at the countless "divine children" staring at them with cold expressions, Romain Rolland let out a bitter laugh.
"It will only take twenty-four minutes."
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