"Orry'Xel has gone off the rails!! The rcenary is single-handedly beating the Raiders!" Gamaster Envy comnted loudly, matching the hype of the crowd supporting the Conquerors.
In reality, many thoughts coursed through his mind as he narrowed his gaze at Fang... he had a feeling that sothing was off about him. His strength was too overwhelming for a re hired-blade-ranked rcenary.
Although his overall power was within the ga's rules due to his evolutionary rank being at Tier 4, still...
Without hesitation, Gamaster Envy perford a full, rapid scan of Fang's body and soul... what he found surprised him.
'Nothing out of the norm... besides the fact that he is a Falseborn, everything is within code.'
Gamaster Envy had assud that Fang broke the rules or was cheating sohow... but it turned out his strength was natural.
Realizing this, Gamaster Envy accepted the results and continued with the comntary... he wasn't called Envy for no reason. He hated all outsider races alike and had no care for their well-being in the gas. As long as the rules weren't broken, anything went in his gas.
While he gave up on his investigation, Levi watched Fang chase after Blake with a heated expression.
'How?! How are the Bishop's goons this damn strong at Tier 4?! Unnatural evolution? Experints? Talent? This can't be right.'
Levi's mind worked overti trying to figure out the insanity before him... he knew that his little brother and friends might not be the strongest around Warden rank, but they had gone through three perfect evolutions in a row!
When adding that to their great talents, their strength should have been enough to handle most Nightcrawlers in this event... yet even when they ganged up on Fang alone, he walked out without much of an issue and even killed Nadal and Michael in a blink!
Such strength could be compared to the monsters he had fought in the Joker Ga... yet the Bishop sohow had two prodigies lying around to use without a hint of information about them in public?
Impossible.
'You might be onto sothing,' Ash'Kral said calmly. 'The fact that Orry'Xel's spiritual aura is almost identical to the Hound's suggests a few possibilities.'
'Is it sothing that breaks the ga's rules?'
Levi tapped his finger against his elbow rapidly, not liking the odds for his allies... it wasn't just him. Jasmine, Jojo, and the rest of the Daywalkers had their emotions fully displayed at the sight of Blake being hunted down by Orry'Xel alone.
Arthur, Shia, Nurah, Rakai, and Tyrese had already retreated to the far end of the rope, taking advantage of Blake's situation... he was the fastest of them all, and so far, he had proven worthy of the title.
Unfortunately, he was forced to run in the opposite direction... on top of the spinning rope, there were only two sides.
'If it were, Gamaster Envy would have noticed and done sothing about it... unless,'
Ash'Kral paused for a mont, his gaze fixed on Orry'Xel, who was sprinting on all fours around the rope, keeping up with Blake wherever he went.
'Unless these two are nothing more than disposable clones...'
'Huh? Disposable clones?' Levi frowned. 'Aren't clones banned in the gas to maintain fair and balanced matchmaking?'
Levi wasn't unfamiliar with the concept of using clones in the gas... he had read long ago that weaker clones of powerful entities were used in lower-ranked gas to help their children or as a paid service.
However, this situation didn't last long... clones were officially banned on both platforms, and anyone caught using them would be heavily punished. Of course, that was if they managed to avoid system detection first.
'For normal clones, yes... but not the ones I ntioned,' Ash'Kral shared. 'I believe the Bishop has cloned two of his powerful subordinates and bestowed upon them copies of his Shadowlife Seed, turning them into genuine Falseborns... this ans these two possess their own unique souls and Shadowlife Seeds even if they were cloned, helping them appear to the system as actual individuals, not clones.'
Levi was left silent for a mont... he understood that the system did not detect bodies; it detected Soul Signatures.
Every registered Rifter possessed a unique, indivisible Soul Imprint anchored to the System's core registry... this imprint acted like a taphysical ID, impossible to replicate artificially.
'Still, the reason clones used to be detected before was because the owner rged their wisps with the clone's soul to control it,' Levi knitted his brows. 'How can these two avoid detection? Unless you're telling the clones are truly acting as individuals without their owners' control?'
Levi refused to believe this... he understood that clones on their own weren't that dangerous. After all, they might possess similar powers to the main entity, but they could never wield them close to ten percent of their true potential.
Experience, training, and instinct weren't for show... they were the backbone of every fighter in the universe. Without them, it was like a toddler holding a glass-sealed nuclear button.
'Hence the na... Disposable Clones,' Ash'Kral said sternly. 'I believe the Bishop has implanted the mories of his goons into the minds of the clones... this helps them avoid system detection while at the sa ti possessing the skills to wield their powers to their full potential at this rank.'
'However, this process almost always leads to the collapse of the clone within two hours or less... it cannot happen without the erasure of the clone's original identity and mories. When the new mories take over, both the brain and the Shadowlife Seed are thrown into a chaotic state,' Ash'Kral continued despite Levi's dazed expression. 'The brain cannot handle the sudden shift from a clean slate to holding thousands of tis more information than it was storing all at once. anwhile, the Shadowlife Seed feels the collapse of the host's brain and identity. It can only acknowledge it, incapable of saving him.'
Hearing the explanation, Levi could only gaze silently at Fang, who was still playing the predator, chasing Blake across the rope.
He realized at once that the Bishop had invested so much in this ga for his sake... if he was the one creating the Falseborn clones, it ant he was willing to give up two Shadowlife Seeds to make him suffer.
Although he was a Tier 8 powerhouse, his Shadowlife Tree did not produce seeds infinitely... it was believed that a Tier 8 Shadowlife Tree produced a single seed each decade. This ant the Bishop had sacrificed two decades for this event.
'Has he already figured out the Celestial persona…? No, that's impossible. If he knew, he would never risk forcing my hand and exposing my identity in public.'
Levi's lips pressed into a thin, cold line.
'He's far too greedy to share a secret like that… which ans this isn't about revelation. He's going this far to make pay for ruining his plans.'
But then, he shook his head slightly.
'No… Bishop wouldn't invest this much effort just to have killed. The fact that his goons are trying to break by killing my brother and my friends ans he wants to hate him. He wants enraged, desperate, and reckless.'
A short breath left his lips.
'He's trying to push into making a mistake… to force into doing sothing foolish so he can seize alive.'
Levi knew that the Bishop had not forgotten about his ability to switch weapons... still, whatever it was, Levi understood that the Bishop was onto him... and this ti, it was real.
"The lightning boy's luck has finally run out! Orry'Xel is closing in, and he's right on the edge of the Toxic Kingdom! One wrong move, and it's over!"
Hearing Gamaster Envy's ominous comnt, Levi snapped out of his daze and watched the unfortunate situation unfold before him.
'Captain! Help ! I can't keep this up!'
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