353 Core 1 (1/2)

Chapter 353: Core 1

”However, the timing we’ll change it to and what will we change is still a problem,” Garen mulled while he remained seated.

An impossible plan lingered in his mind, and whether this plan would succeed depended on the research conclusions observed in this period of time.

”We’ll wait for a bit and see. If that plan succeeds, it won’t matter if it’s the Black-Striped White Tiger or other cores, or whether there even is a core totem, because it will all be irrelevant.”

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Five days later…

Alone within the carriage, Garen stood in front of the laboratory equipment, gently shaking a test tube filled with pale yellow liquid.

The midday sunlight shone in from the outside and gave the interior an ethereal glow.

Garen carefully returned the test tube to the test tube rack, pipetted a drop of red liquid from a second test tube and released it into the first one.

Shh…

Instantly, black smoke curled out of the test tube while an intoxicatingly sweet smell slowly saturated the air.

”Success…” Garen nodded in satisfaction. ”The Dual Headed Salamander serum that I separated using the centrifuge can probably be ridden of its toxicity this time.

He picked up the pale yellow liquid-filled test tube and shook it in sync with the clock, as though his hand contained an unknown regular pattern.

Rolling up his sleeves, Garen exposed his right arm, picked up the syringe he had prepared earlier and equipped the needle. He began to suck the serum out of the test tube. Only when all of the pale yellow liquid had been sucked into the syringe did he take it out of the test tube, before flicking the needle tip.

Tch!

Garen’s left hand pressed down the syringe plunger steadily as he pierced the needle directly into his vein at his wrist.

The needle was inserted into his bloodstream through his vein slowly, and the Dual Headed Salamander’s serum sample flowed into Garen’s blood. After a few moments, a strong rejection reaction suddenly occurred within Garen’s body.

He tossed the syringe away and remained standing in his initial position, while all the blood vessels in his body began to swell up slightly.

On his neck, his veins swelled up endlessly, as green blood vessels began to slowly appear on his handsome face. Garen began to gasp for air, while beads of sweat started to cover his entire forehead.

”I’ve research the serums of various creatures, such as the Dual Headed Salamander’s serum, wild creatures’ serum, and the Petrifying White Dragon’s serum. The wild creature totem’s serum used to give off the strongest rejection until now, where that property now lies with the Silver Totem that I control. Moreover, out of my Silver Totems, the Petrifying White Dragon’s blood toxicity is too strong, which means I can only choose the Dual Headed Salamander… I’ve diluted its concentration levels greatly, and also got rid of some of the toxic proteins, so the remaining serum is very weak now, and I should be able to succeed.”

Garen grinded his teeth, feeling as though an inferno was rampaging within him.

The blood inside his body began to flow faster as it tried to expel the injected serum, but Garen suppressed this natural instinct.

The Peak State Secret Technique allowed him to control his own blood flow and physiological responses perfectly. He suppressed his body’s rejection reaction, allowing the injected serum to enter his circulation system quickly.

The serum entered his blood and quickly became more diluted, and much lighter as well.

After more than ten minutes, Garen sighed in relief slowly, and opened his tightly shut eyes.

”The first step… went as expected, and it was a success.” He clenched his fist and felt a tingling sensation throughout his whole body, a sign that the Dual Headed Salamander’s serum had already assimilated into the circulation system of his body. This potent serum was like an incomparable poison to the average person, but for a strong and healthy Secret Technique user like himself, the harm caused by the serum could be controlled to an extent.

”As long as this plan succeeds, I will become the core totem, and the core totem will be myself!” Garen glanced at his right hand, and unconsciously thought of the gigantic city troll that he had once seen.

He found out through his research that when silver creatures were controlled by the Derivator, the area that was actually being controlled was the brain. Meanwhile, the remaining areas would not be controlled at all. After conducting many experiments, he made a mad decision.

That mad decision was the test that he was attempting right now.

After stowing the equipment used for the injection and the other experiment tools securely, Garen slowly sat down at his favourite seat in the carriage. He closed his eyes to visualise the situation inside himself.

The blood continued to circulate inside him, and by now he could clearly feel that there were some signs of unknown changes happening inside his own body.

The blood vessels through which the serum had flowed through had begun giving off a layer of gentle light. This layer of light flashed softly and did not bring any attention to itself, making it barely noticeable.

Garen rested for a while until he felt that his body had returned to normal, before finally relaxing.

The human body is a balanced circulatory system in itself, but right now, he wanted to destroy this system, in order to build an even stronger circulation.

”Lord Garen, it’s time for lunch,” Lala called from outside.

The carriage troop had rushed a five-day journey and faced constant hurdles along the way, forcing the cavalry team to be replaced three times. After the three aristocrats joined their entourage, the head of the cavalry team was switched to a form two totem user, showing the government’s priorities on this matter.