Healing System

'System, did you hear that shit?' Michael was a bit conflicted. While he had not met Adam in this reality, he had seen a glimpse of him back then.

Due to his own power-up, he was not able to see the actual strength of Adam back then, but if it was eons ago, it would be safe to assume his strength had reached the pinnacle by now.

That also meant that fighting him was not in Michael's best interest, considering he would be facing the leader of the Evangelists, as well as someone he supposedly knew in the past; it would not be a great encounter.

"Err... Rebecca, do you know anything else, perhaps? Such as why exactly you were taken in the first place?" Michael questioned her once again since it seemed like she would begin rambling about random stuff.

"Not really. I remember looking for you and then being trapped in that dungeon. After that, I kind of just got recruited, and since I had no other option—rather than join or die—I did." Rebecca shrugged with her little explanation; it seemed like she did not know anything either.

"Right... I think we sh—" The moment Michael began talking, the ground shook as the walls around them began getting covered in all sorts of webbings, slowly cracking the structure itself.

If they did not get out soon, the whole building would collapse onto them.

But before Michael could do anything or inform her of his escape plan, she twisted her hand, and suddenly, the whole roof blasted into the sky, revealing a bunch of all kinds of different structures floating around in the sky. The screams in the distance were quite prevalent.

He could tell no one had died, even though they were under the city; the location was remote enough for people not to be walking around constantly.

However, Rebecca's disregard and emotionless look while doing so caught him off guard a little.

"Could you have not done it a bit more... discreetly?"

"Why? Verdusk is bound to fall soon anyway," she replied without going into detail and began flying upwards, right through the massive hole she had created.

Michael sighed at the sight and proceeded to create a mask of sorts; he would not want to reveal his identity to possible passersby. 'What's with her...'

Summoning a single sword of light, he followed right after her. Who knew where she planned on going?Nôv(el)B\\jnn

But it felt a bit odd, though. They had not met in such a long time, yet she looked very calm about it, as if her previous shaking was all a ruse. However, Michael attributed it to the emotional trauma and mind control she had experienced.

Still, in the back of his mind, he kept it as a possibility that Rebecca might be hiding something from him.

Done, I see you talked it out already.

'Did we though?' Michael shot back and followed after her as she flew to the very top of the Evangelists' base.

His plan had been to demolish it as well, just a bit more carefully and not as flashy.

Looking at the map, he could see hundreds, if not thousands, of people gathering around. There were no red dots, which was strange, but maybe they did not want to risk being noticed by the more powerful.

However, there was one concerning presence headed over at a speed much faster than anyone else's. It was Amanda.

The two landed on the roof of the building as it slowly began leaning. It seemed like Rebecca had managed to crumble the foundations as well. Her power was definitely impressive despite how simple it looked.

"Michael, why are you still in Verdusk?" she asked out of nowhere.

"Hm? I have some business to attend to here, though I will go to a different world soon."

"I see... Go to Aldion. It's a low-level world that the Evangelists have not yet branched out to; only Priests and Bishops are there."

"And how am I supposed to know which one is Aldion?"

"You will understand once you get there. It is not a popular world, so many people look down on it. However, there are a lot of interesting things you can discover there, some of which might even benefit you," Rebecca replied patiently and stretched out her hands, reinforcing the falling building for just a little while longer.

Michael remained quiet, instead looking down at the wreckage below. Rebecca was practically holding up the entire building with her abilities alone. Telekinesis seemed a bit overpowered.

'Know anything about Aldion?' he asked the system.

Nope. It is likely a newly integrated world. None of the previous Michaels went to that world, and neither did Gabriel.

'So it's basically uncharted lands then? Won't it be dangerous?'

There is a settlement period for new worlds in which their level of strength gets confirmed by the higher powers. Only then can a world earn its level. In this case, it is a low-level world. That means the higher powers already set foot there. You don't have anything to worry about... probably.

'I see...' Michael once again returned to silence, admiring the view before it finally got interrupted; after all, Amanda was nearly here.

As the silence continued, he suddenly had a question pop into his mind. "Rebecca, will you stay in this world?"

And he received a reply instantly, without her even turning around to face him. "Verdusk is not an ideal world. It is corrupted by both the Demons and the Evangelists. After all, unless you have a mana core or have really keen senses, you can't feel anything off about us."

As Rebecca's words landed, her hair color suddenly changed, and she turned back toward him, her eyes green instead of pure white.

"This appearance is like a canvas; we can modify it as much as we like, down to even the bone structure. However, that is only for covert missions. I have only done it once and once only since it was too painful," she said nonchalantly with her usual aloofness.

"So what are you going to be doing then? Don't tell me you will try to infiltrate them...?" Michael asked with a small frown. He could see her doing something stupid like that.

"No, I learned my lesson. I want to grow stronger until I can finally take my revenge. Cunningness only works if you are strong. Either way, assassination would not work on any of the Evangelist higher-ups."

However, just as Michael was about to reply, another voice resounded from the side, startling the both of them.

"Then why don't you come with me? I can provide a safe place for you. In exchange, I will need the information you are hiding."

He turned around just to see Amanda sitting on the very ledge. It was hard to tell when she got there. From what he noticed on his map, she was moving rather slowly and would not get here until only a few moments later, yet here she was.

"Before you try to deny it, I heard the whole conversation ever since the two of you got up here. No point in lying," she said with her usual strict tone that left no room for negotiation.

Well, be glad she is not straight-up killing Rebecca. Evangelists have acquired quite the reputation. Aside from getting more information out of them, most are just killed on sight. It has been like this for a while, and honestly, it is a good method.

"So what do you say, birdie? Would you like to join me? Or do you prefer dying instead?"