All Chapters of System Activated: Divine Talent Granted : Chapter 601
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Chapter 600
Purple beams erased the dirt, the rocks, and the trees all around Oliver. Oliver could not shoot. If he leaned out from behind the tree, the anti-matter would hit his head."The enemy has achieved covering fire," Oliver analyzed. "Distance: Twenty yards. Closing fast."Oliver put the sniper rifle on his back. He stood up. He did not run away. He stepped out from behind the tree, directly into the path of the charging monster.The Rift-Hunter stopped running. It raised its purple rifle, aiming directly at Oliver’s chest. It was going to pull the trigger.Oliver raised his right arm. He did not hold a gun. He held up his bare, black metal hand.The dark magic in his Wraithborn arm flared to life. The glowing purple veins shined with blinding light.Oliver did not shoot magic. He used the Echo Sense. But he used it in reverse.Instead of pulling memories out of the walls, Oliver pushed a memory into the monster’s mind.He squeezed his metal fist and forced a massive, violent burst of dat
Chapter 601
The dark forest was perfectly quiet. Commander Oliver walked through the dead, black trees. The poisonous purple fog rolled over his heavy boots. He was completely alone. He was walking toward the massive, dark Wraithborn Spire in the distance.His right hand and arm were made of smooth, black metal. Glowing purple lines pulsed under the alien steel. The dark magic from the alien coin had eaten his human flesh. It had given him the strength of a monster.In his left hand, Oliver held his silent sniper rifle. In his hidden belt pocket, the alien coin, the Key of Echoes, beat like a dark heart. Thump. Thump. Thump.Suddenly, the radio in Oliver’s helmet crackled with loud, violent static."Oliver!" Captain Iris screamed through the radio. Her voice was full of pure terror. "Oliver, do you hear me?!"Oliver stopped walking. He did not panic. He tapped his radio with his black metal hand."I hear you, Captain Iris," Oliver said. His voice was completely flat and calm. "Report your stat
Chapter 602
"You have four Anchor-stabilizer discs," Oliver said. "Throw them at the floating rocks above the magma. Freeze the rocks in place. Create stepping stones."The crowd of civilians reached the edge of the magma river. The heat was blinding. Bright orange fire boiled below them. The air was thick with smoke.Jax stepped to the edge. He pulled out the silver discs. He threw the first one. It hit a large, floating black rock.BEEP.The rock froze in mid-air. Jax threw three more discs. They hit three more rocks. A perfect, floating bridge was formed across the deadly river of fire."Bridge is stable!" Jax yelled."Send the civilians across," Oliver ordered. "But hurry. The Overlord has noticed your movement. He is sending interceptors."Oliver watched the red dots on his map. A swarm of fast, deadly Phase Sentries was crawling through the solid rock walls. They were heading straight for the magma river."Captain Ren," Oliver commanded. "The enemy is approaching from the left and right wal
Chapter 603
The thousands of civilians poured out of the dark hole and ran toward the hovering ship. Ramps lowered from the cargo bays. The people scrambled up the ramps. They were crying with joy.Oliver watched the green dots safely enter the ship. But suddenly, the entire blue holographic map in his mind flashed a violent, blinding red.BZZZZZT!A massive wave of dark magic slammed into Oliver’s brain. The pain was so intense that Oliver actually stopped walking. He dropped to one knee in the dead dirt of the Black Forest."Did you think I would let them leave?" the ancient, terrifying voice of the Overlord boomed inside Oliver’s head.The Overlord was not using monsters this time. The Overlord was using the planet itself.On the map, Oliver saw a massive, localized gravity well forming directly under Ship Twenty. The Overlord was turning the ground into a giant magnet. He was going to pull the flying ship out of the sky and crush it against the concrete."Oliver!" Billy screamed over the rad
Chapter 604
Commander Oliver stood in front of the giant, pulsing Wraithborn Spire. He looked directly at the enemy. The enemy was not a giant, ugly monster. The enemy was a perfect copy of himself.The clone wore the exact same black military uniform. The clone had the exact same pale face. The clone had the exact same cold, gray eyes."The Overlord built me to kill you," the clone said. Its voice was perfectly flat. It sounded exactly like Oliver. "The Overlord downloaded your mind. I know every mathematical formula you know. I know every strategy you have ever created. You cannot beat me, Oliver. Because I am you."The clone raised a heavy black pistol. It pointed the gun straight at Oliver’s head. Oliver did not blink. His heart beat exactly once per second. Thump... thump... thump.He ran the math in his supercomputer brain.Variable A: The clone possesses my exact memories and tactical knowledge up to the moment my brain was scanned.Variable B: The clone’s physical body is fresh. My physi
Chapter 605
The soldiers stared at his right arm. It was a monstrous, heavy thing made of solid black alien metal. It pulsed with an evil purple light. And when Oliver looked at them, they saw his eyes.His left eye was human, cold and gray. But his right eye was glowing with a faint, burning red fire. The dark magic from the alien coin had crawled up his neck and reached his face. He looked like half a man and half a Wraithborn god."By the stars," Miller whispered. He slowly lowered his machine gun. "Commander... what happened to you?"Oliver walked smoothly toward the barricade. He did not limp. He did not show weakness."I updated my operating system, Sergeant," Oliver said flatly. His voice sounded different. It was deeper, with a faint metallic echo. "The mission was a success. The Overlord’s avatar was destroyed. The vanguard is buried. The planet is secure."Ren ran forward. She did not care about the scary metal arm. She was just glad her leader was alive."Commander!" Ren said. "The ci
Chapter 606
Suddenly, Oliver felt a terrible, burning pain on his hip. It was the locked pocket on his military belt.The alien black coin, the Key of Echoes, was inside the pocket. It had been quiet since he closed the link. But now, it was burning. It was not just getting warm. It was burning with the heat of a tiny sun.Oliver gritted his teeth. The pain was absolute. He looked down at his belt.The dark fabric of his uniform began to smoke. Then, it burned away.A bright, branding-iron purple light shined through the cloth. The coin was pressing against Oliver’s human skin, right on his hip bone.Hssssss.The sound of burning flesh filled the quiet air. Oliver did not scream. He forced his breathing to remain perfectly slow. He watched as the coin burned its exact shape into his skin. It burned a perfect circle. It burned the jagged, lightning-bolt lines deep into his flesh. It was a permanent, magical scar."He has marked you," Lira whispered in absolute horror. She backed away from him.Ol
Chapter 607
The heavy steel door above them was locked forever. Commander Oliver stood in the dark. He was far below the surface of the planet Sigma-12. He was completely cut off from the human army, the civilian bunkers, and the light of the sun. He was entirely alone. He stood at the entrance of a massive, ancient, underground tunnel.This was not a rough dirt cave. It was a perfect, smooth hallway made of dark gray stone. The walls were covered in strange, glowing blue symbols. The symbols looked like strange letters. They blinked softly in the dark.Oliver did not step into the tunnel right away. He stood perfectly still. His cold, gray human eye and his burning, red Wraithborn eye scanned the dark. He looked down at his right arm.From his fingertips to his shoulder, his arm was made of smooth, pitch-black metal. Glowing purple veins pushed under the alien steel. The dark magic from the alien coin had eaten his human flesh. It had turned his arm into a weapon. The metal felt cold, but it
Chapter 608
"Your ghostly energy interacts with the ambient magic," Oliver corrected her. "If you float through a broken Ward, you might trigger a magical reaction that hurts me. Follow my path."Lira nodded slowly. She floated directly behind his heavy boots.They reached Sector Two of the tunnel.Oliver stopped. He looked at the purple holographic map. The floor in front of him looked like solid gray stone. But on the map, the floor was flashing bright, angry red."The gravity here is inverted and unstable," Oliver analyzed aloud.He picked up a small, loose rock from the ground. He tossed the rock forward. The rock hit the floor ten feet away.Instantly, the gravity reversed. The rock did not bounce. It shot violently upward. It smashed into the high ceiling with the force of a bullet. CRACK! The rock turned into dust."If I step there, I will be thrown into the ceiling and crushed," Oliver stated flatly."The floor resets every seven seconds," Lira said, looking at the blinking blue symbols o
Chapter 609
Oliver did not answer. He was completely focused. He lifted his heavy left boot. He moved it forward exactly fourteen inches. He lowered it slowly. He stepped completely over a glowing yellow wire on his map. His boot missed the invisible tripwire by half an inch.He leaned his upper body backward at a thirty-degree angle. A glowing yellow wire passed less than an inch from his dark visor."Two steps complete," Oliver whispered to himself.He moved like a machine. He twisted his hips. He bent his knees. He ducked his head. He calculated the exact dimensions of his own body and the heavy armor he wore.He moved through the invisible laser maze with cold, perfect grace. It took him ten minutes to walk twenty yards.He was halfway through the trapped hallway. Sweat dripped down his human face, pooling in his helmet. The mental focus required to watch the map and control every single muscle was immense.Suddenly, the black coin on his hip flared violently.THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!The purple