BXBX NOVEL Chapter 263: Decision
Chapter 263: Decision
As it turned out, this was a very good decision.
After sustaining a whole host of injuries from all of the long-range attacks coming its way, the two-faced anomaly had finally had enough. It let loose a furious roar, and at the same time, many vengeful souls surged out of its body.
These souls were quite murky and indistinct, but it was possible to make out their faces.
All of these souls belonged to children, the oldest of which appeared to be around 13 to 14 years of age, while the youngest weren't even 10 years old. There were some boys among these vengeful souls, but the majority of them were girls.
As soon as those vengeful souls appeared, they immediately flew toward Adam and his clones. Adam tried to take evasive measures, but even before the vengeful souls had reached him, he could feel himself becoming more and more feeble. In addition to that, his broken ankle further restricted his mobility, and thus, one of the vengeful souls managed to wrap itself around him.
Adam turned to discover the soul of a little girl clinging to his back. Judging from the fearful look on her face, it was clear that she was under the two-faced anomaly's control and had no command over her own body.
After the little girl's soul attached itself to Adam, his body became even more feeble. In that instant, it was if he had been reduced to a helpless child who was completely at the anomaly's mercy.
What kind of ability is this? It's turned me into a child!
Adam wanted to resist, but a series of vines suddenly emerged from the vengeful soul's body to completely bind and immobilize him.
This was the two-faced anomalys most powerful ability, Death Recreation.
The method through which the little girl was killed was going to be replicated on Adam, so at the moment, he really was just a vulnerable child waiting to be killed.
Damn, this is a really strong ability!
After debilitating around half of the Clown clones around it, the two-faced anomaly charged directly at Adam.
It was intelligent enough to have identified Adam's true body, and prior to this, it was unable to attack Adam directly as it was being restricted by all of the Clown clones around it. However, now that a large number of the clones had been put out of action, it finally had the opportunity to pounce at Adam.
Its hulking body sprang up into the air, and it leaped all the way from the bank of the lake to the edge of the forest, then lashed out at Adam's throat with its sharp claws.
Thankfully, Sludge was able to step in right in the nick of time, shielding Adam from the killing blow with its enormous body.
However, ultimately, Sludge was only a level two anomaly, and it wasn't able to keep the two-faced anomaly at bay for very long.
The claw attack pierced a huge hole into its body, following which the two-faced anomaly reached its hands into the hole before violently tearing Sludge apart and hurling the two halves of its body into the distance.
This wasn't enough to kill Sludge, but it was going to take some time for its body to fuse back together, so there was no way that it could save Adam.
Of course, Adam wasn't just going to allow himself to be struck down. Having endured so many perilous situations, Adam was able to remain perfectly calm even in the face of life-threatening danger.
He continued to struggle violently against the vengeful soul, knowing that there was no way that such a powerful ability could be maintained for a long time. His struggles were going to accelerate the expenditure of the vengeful soul's psychic power, and once its psychic power completely ran dry, he would be free.
At the same time, he invoked Distortion right as Sludge was torn apart. Having absorbed anomalic power on multiple occasions, Distortion was already close to evolving. On top of that, it was already at the pinnacle of all level two anomalies to begin with, and even though it wasn't able to completely immobilize the two-faced anomaly, it was certainly able to restrict its movements.
"You can have a taste of being bound by a vengeful spirit as well!"
Through Distortion, Adam was able to give the two-faced anomaly a taste of its own medicine.
However, Adam knew that this still wasn't going to be enough, which was why he had established a psychic connection with Nun and instructed it to return to his side.
Nun rushed back to Adam while still in control of Shaun's body, and right as the two-faced anomaly was about to struggle free from Distortion, Nun unleashed its Lights Out ability, plunging the area into complete darkness before dragging Adam away.
By the time the Lights Out ability wore off, Adam had finally struggled free from the vengeful soul clinging to his body. He watched as the little girl's soul gradually faded into nothingness, and he vowed, "I'll avenge you soon."
As soon as Adam's voice trailed off, the two-faced anomaly was already upon him. Along the way, it had snapped a tree that was four to five meters tall, and it swung the tree at Adam like a massive club.
Adam hurriedly took evasive measures while concealing himself, but in this form, the two-faced anomaly's eyes were bright red, and it seemed to be able to see through Adam's concealment ability. After dodging several consecutive swings, Adam was finally backed into a corner before being struck by an almighty blow.
The makeshift club had struck him right in the chest, where there was already an existing injury from his battle against Hebi no Miko, and the compounded injuries caused him to throw up a mouthful of blood as he flew through the air like a cannonball.
However, this was also the end for the two-faced anomaly.
Right as it raised its club and began charging after Adam again, it was struck by a rocket to the back of the head, following which its back was pelted with a barrage of attacks, and the collective firepower output was so immense that it was forced to its knees.
The fact that Adam had struggled free from the vengeful soul meant that all of his clones were also simultaneously freed, and they had already rushed onto the scene.
"That was a close one."
Adam heaved a sigh of relief at the sight of his clones converging around the two-faced anomaly, and at the same time, he withdrew Distortion back into his body.
The two-faced anomaly was unable to unleash its trump card ability consecutively in a short time, so it no longer had any power to resist, and there was no way that it could take on dozens of Clown clones at once.
Sure enough, despite its impressive defensive prowess, its massive body quickly became riddled with injuries. Its eyes had been blinded by Clown's daggers, and its body was gradually being torn apart. FInally, a clone jammed a grenade into a wound on the two-faced anomaly's abdomen, then jumped aside while clapping its hand over its own ears.
"Here come the fireworks!"
A violent explosion rang out, and the two-faced anomaly was finally completely blown apart. It collapsed to the ground, crushing a bunch of trees beneath its enormous body, and anomalic power began to surge forth.
Judging from the quality and density of the anomalic power that was released, Adam was able to confirm that this was definitely a level four anomaly, and he was feeling a little hesitant, unsure of which anomaly should be granted such an enormous feast.
He wanted to choose Nun because her abilities were extremely useful and versatile under a large set of circumstances.
He wanted to choose Hellhound because it had the best synergy with Shae, and he really needed a sane helper right now. There were simply many tasks that he couldn't entrust to Diana and the three psychic mutants.
He wanted to choose Sludge as a level four Sludge was his best chance at survival against Hebi no Miko.
He wanted to choose Distortion as it was his most powerful anomaly. Even though it couldn't discriminate between friend or foe, it was already displaying incredible power as a level two anomaly, and it was sure to be a force to be reckoned with if it could evolve to become a level four anomaly.
There was also Camera. Even though it was currently in its infantile stage, its abilities and astounding offensive prowess made it an extremely tempting option for Adam to nurture.
Which one should I choose?