Chapter 29: Destiny (1)

*//AN: Private Eye will now be known as Mystic Eye.*

After a while, Alexander was lying naked on the operating table. He was flanked by four Shadow Priests with high Qi power and the Cloud Demon who would oversee the operation. Both of his eyes were hinged shut and he had been put under general anesthesia, albeit with difficulty.

"It's unbelievable. That a person's muscles can develop so regularly..."

"Nothing less can be expected from a child brought by that person."

While the assistants talked among themselves, Cloud Demon pierced Alexander's eyes with thirty-centimeter silver acupuncture needles.

"Acquiring one of the mystical eyes depends entirely on luck. Wisdom Eye best suits Alexander's nature."

One of the Shadow Priests looked at Cloud Demon as he directed his Qi into one of the silver needles. Cloud Demon nodded and injected one of the prepared medicines into the eyes through the needles.

After waiting for a while, the other Shadow Priests used all the energy in their bodies to inject a medicine. This medicine was made with the blood essence of the Thousand-Eyed Deity. This was the power that gave the Shadow Priests their Mystic Eyes.

The Thousand-Eyed Deity was a Cataclysm-class creature that once wreaked chaos across Elysium. Even the dragons of legend were no match for him. He had absolute control over everything the eye could see.

The mobilization of all of Elysium had left him badly wounded and in retreat. For nearly eighty years, nothing had been found of the Thousand-Eyed Deity.

"Concentrate your energy."

After Cloud Demon gave the order, the operation continued.

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Within a week everyone, including Alexander, had been operated on by Cloud Demon. The surgery took about eight hours for each person and a lot of resources were spent. The drugs and energies injected into the eye may seem small, but their rarity was very high.

Noah was in the development room. He sighed deeply before removing the black eye patch that had been covering his eyes for five days. He had gone into surgery right after Alexander. Cloud Demon had given everyone who had surgery a week to rest their eyes.

Only a week's rest would be enough.

He stood in front of the mirror and pulled down the eye patch.

"What's this?"

His pupils were a horrible red color. Blood poured from his eyes and he looked incredibly frightening. Despite his incredible mental strength, Noah couldn't help but flinch. His image in the mirror was quite diabolical.

"These Blood Red Eyes?"

He raised his hand to wipe the blood from his eye when a sudden headache knocked him off balance. A tremendous killing intent seeped from his eyes. It was so strong that Noah felt he was going mad.

"Uhk- Argh!"

At that moment the warm energy relaxed his body. The killing intent was suppressed by a stronger killing intent and Noah regained control of his mind. A calloused hand gripped his shoulder and helped his body regain its balance.

Noah looked at the reflection in the mirror and forgot to breathe for a moment in surprise.

Blood-red eyes like hers. But they were not dull but sparkling like rubies. The iris was erect, like a cat's eye, and his stare was so cold that it made you shudder. The perfect combination of opposites gave her a unique charm.

"Blood Red Eyes, huh? I didn't think we'd both have the same kind of eyes."

Alexander sighed as he looked into Noah's blood-red eyes. No one in their right mind would want their loved ones to have Blood Red Eyes. These eyes were said to be able to see death. Of all the eyes, it was the most suitable for an assassin, but it had too many side effects.

First and foremost was to slowly drive its users mad.

"You think it's bad luck?"

"I thought of something we could balance each other out. It would be good if one of us took the Eye of Energy."

Noah kept talking as he wiped the blood from his face. Alexander stared into his own eyes in the mirror.

"Your eyes are a little different from mine."

Noah's eyes were duller and did not have any shape. But Alexander's eyes were those of a hunter.

"Remember that we are not given a certain set of eyes. What we have now is a reflection of our personality and abilities. That it is different is to be expected."

"I see."

Noah smiled and tapped Alexander on the shoulder.

"Now that we have opened our eyes, we need to go to see Cloud Demon tomorrow morning. We need to inquire about level four training. In the meantime..."

A strange power emanated from Noah's body.

Alexander was surprised to sense this power.

"You..."

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Although the first rays of the day illuminated the outside world, they did not reach the twenty young people gathered in the hall. Twenty young people lined up expressionlessly.

Cloud Demon's surgery had evolved everyone. There were three Wisdom Eyes, two Compound Eyes, four Night Eyes, one Spiritual Eye, one Energy Eye, four Hunter Eyes, two Monk Eyes and three Blood Red Eyes.

Everyone had a Mystic Eye according to their personality and potential.

In terms of rarity, Blood Red Eye was at the top. Even one in a hundred was a great chance, but in this group there were three. Natasha, Noah and Alexander had the eye. There was something that set them apart. They had the instinct of a killer.

They could instantly figure out the best way out of a dangerous situation and develop a plan accordingly. Moreover, they were so ruthless that they would take the life of a baby without hesitation.

Natasha was actually quite extraordinary. Only Alexander and Noah's brilliance obscured hers. The same was true of the others. Even when the whole creation was considered, these were the leading geniuses. But Noah's ability to evolve and assassinate eclipsed them all.

Even Alexander was not as skilled as Noah. He relied only on his ability to learn things and his battle intelligence. That's how he was able to fight Noah. But even that was no longer valid.

"Are you already level five?"

Graham couldn't take it anymore and exploded. Jealousy burned inside him as he sensed the aura seeping from Noah's body. He was going crazy with jealousy. Damn, he was only sixteen and he was already at level five.

Graham came right after Noah, but he was only at the top of the fourth level. The gap was widening day by day.

"..."

Noah continued to ignore him.

"Let me tell you from the beginning, level is not everything! Soon I'll be level five, too!"

"Graham, you're embarrassing us."

Natasha finally covered his mouth and looked up at the imposing figure of Noah. Level five meant becoming a Shadow Priest. That meant Noah was a full-fledged expert. But Natasha didn't care. Her gaze moved past Noah and looked at the handsome boy standing next to Noah, seemingly oblivious to everything.

He was ecstatic.

He didn't know why, but from that day on Alexander was never far from his mind. He admired his determination and the way he stood on the same level as everyone else despite his lack of talent.

Besides, they had both awakened the Blood Red Eyes.It meant she had an excuse to get close to Alexander.

'There is nothing forbidding Shadow Priests from marrying.'

While Natasha was daydreaming, The Shadow suddenly appeared in the middle of the room. But this time he surprised no one. Thanks to his high vision, they were able to catch him entering the room.

"Looks like everyone's here!"

The shadow clasped his hands behind his back. On his face was a black mask with gold symbols. His piercing eyes hovered over the youth.

"Hello, diamonds in the rough! Everyone seems to have awakened their Mystic Eyes. This is wonderful! It shows that you are special, even among the Shadow Priests. Because the chances of this operation failing are 50-50. "

"But don't rejoice too soon! Being a Shadow Priest is no mean feat. Above Shadow Priest there is the level of Senior Shadow Priest and above that the level of Shadow Cardinal. In short, you have a long way to go. Right now you are only halfway there..."

"Anyway, let's not beat around the bush. We don't have much time... Sleep."

"!!"

As soon as the shadow said these words, Noah and the others suddenly collapsed. Alexander took a few steps back, holding his nose.

"What are you doing?"

"Hm? Why didn't it work for you?"

The shadow was stunned for a moment but then chuckled.

"Anyway, nothing has changed."

Before Alexander lost consciousness, he saw the Shadow disappear from where he was and felt a small pain in the back of his neck.

"This is your fourth test."

Masked men entered the room.

"Move it quickly."