Chapter 203

Damian appeared in front of Cortana's ancient servers, which now primarily focused on monitoring the system and ensuring everything worked correctly.

As soon as there was an error, they immediately reported it to Cortana, who took care of fixing it.

As if sensing Damian's presence, Cortana also appeared by his side.

"Master, what are you doing?" Cortana asked, running to his side and taking his hand with a happy smile.

"I'm going to collect the tax," Damian joked.

''I thought you'd never take it," Cortana said, waving her hand, and causing the pillar to rise, revealing the capsule where Damian had been previously.

The dome had an almost transparent white energy that exuded a faint glow.

"Well, I'm going to fight a celestial, so it never hurts," Damian said, approaching and entering.

Once inside, the capsule closed, and a large amount of energy began to pour into him.

Damian relaxed comfortably, feeling this energy flowing through his body, strengthening it.

Unfortunately, this energy quickly ran out, causing him to open his eyes.

Exiting the capsule, Damian quickly invoked his state.

Damian Alucard.

Species: Progenitor Vampire.

Magic: 500,100,000

Strength: 1,700 (subject to change)

Agility: 2,183 (subject to change)

Intelligence: 10

"Hmm, this can really strengthen my body and magic," Damian murmured, looking at his status. He had clearly noticed that he had become a little stronger, but it was comfortable to see it from the system.

''Of course, it's the purest energy we're plundering," Cortana said with an innocent smile.

"Don't make it sound weird," Damian chuckled.

"It's just the residual energy emitted by humans, like magic or emotions," Damian said.

"Yes, but purified to an incredible level. Only that little bit came from over 7 billion people in the world," Cortana said.

"Alright, as people get stronger, they'll give me more energy. By the way, how's the expansion going?" Damian asked, looking at her.

"The moon was devoured yesterday. It's quite slow," Cortana shrugged.

"Earth's people are still very weak. After the celestial, we have to start the event. The stronger they become, the faster the system's influence will expand, and the more energy they'll be able to give me," Damian said, looking at her.

"I feel like an exploitative boss," Cortana laughed.

Damian chuckled as he stroked her head.

....

Tony was in his workshop analyzing his armor.

"I'm a bit lost, Jarvis. I don't know which way to proceed," Tony said, leaning back in his seat with a sigh.

The technology of his armor was a bit stagnant. The reactor of his armor was becoming more powerful, and his repulsors could withstand more energy, but the suit itself remained the same.

"Jarvis, prepare the Mark XLVII. I'm going out for a spin," Tony said, walking outside.

The suit quickly joined him before he leaped off the balcony and began to fly, quickly accelerating towards the nearest nature reserve. These places had become one of the most dangerous for people.

Ross's soldiers constantly patrolled the area to prevent any animals from escaping and harming people.

After a few minutes of travel, he quickly entered the place.

The flora had grown a lot, and all kinds of plants he had never seen before were everywhere.

Many said that plants would also become conscious and attack them, but so far, no such cases have been reported.

After a glance at the soldiers patrolling in vehicles, Tony ventured into the forest before landing in a slightly cleared area.

Since he discovered the uses of mutant beast meat and consulted with Damian if there were any problems, he had been hunting to bring food to his family.

In the United States, the main seller of meat was Ross, and he sold it at ridiculous prices.

Although he could afford it anyway, he didn't want to buy from him.

It felt more satisfying for him to go hunting and bring food to his family; it made him feel truly like the man of the house.

As he advanced through the forest, he really noticed how dangerous it was. Several fairly large snakes bit him without him realizing it; of course, these could only freeze after biting the metal before quickly slithering away.

The insects were also clearly 50% larger and constantly tried to sting him.

Continuing to walk in search of prey, he suddenly came to a cleared area. Looking down, he saw several openings, indicating that there was some kind of insect in the area.

As if his steps had alerted them, suddenly hundreds of ants came out and advanced towards him.

Each ant was the size of a child's finger, and seeing so many advancing toward him seemed a bit terrifying.

Still, Tony didn't move and just watched as they began to climb his legs.

The black color of the ants seemed to consume his body.

It was then that he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Each little ant seemed to be a small piece that joined with others to form something more, in this case, he almost seemed to see his own armor forming; the ants soon reached his chest, and he looked like a man made of ants.

Tony looked at his arms covered with small ants; he could see that many were trying to bite him, but it was a futile task.

Suddenly, in the distance among the bushes, something giant seemed to be running towards him at full speed, the ground trembling slightly, and the ants quickly began to leave his body.

Tony quickly looked in that direction as he prepared; his infrared scanner quickly detected a figure the size of a jeep charging towards him.

Seeing this, Tony quickly rose a few meters before firing a blast from his repulsor, punching a hole in the creature's body.

Only a red, smoking hole was left before the ground shook slightly from the creature's fall.

Landing softly, he approached the figure and realized it was a wild boar.

"Damn, that's huge," Tony murmured, looking at the creature that must weigh about four tons.

He quickly began to examine it while thinking about how to take it back.

When he arrived, he was thinking of something like a slightly larger deer, but this boar would surely last them more than a month.

Looking around, he could only sigh before grabbing a leg of the boar and putting all his energy into the repulsors.

At a moderate speed, he began to rise before starting to head home.

That day, a rather interesting phenomenon occurred in the city of NY.

A giant and fat boar flew slowly towards the center.

Many people took out their phones and took photos of the situation.

From afar, it looked a bit comical.

Tony had a disgruntled expression as he looked at Stark Tower in the distance; he still had a bit to go.

He had been flying for an hour, and the energy of his suit was already dwindling; he had to admit he underestimated the task of bringing back the boar.

He should have called his men to bring a truck.

After a few more minutes of flight, Tony finally arrived at the tower before dropping the boar's body in a large entrance at the back of the building.

As he let go, he also dropped to the ground before leaning against the wall; somehow, he felt tired even though he hadn't really done anything.

At that moment, the large entrance opened before Happy came out with several men.

"What's up? Is it too heavy?" Happy asked, smiling at him.

"For carrying it in the air, yes," Tony complained as he opened his helmet and looked at it.

"You'd better take it inside before a crowd forms," Happy said to Tony before looking at his men trying to contain the people taking photos or wanting to touch the giant boar.

"Yeah, I just needed a moment," Tony said, sighing before getting up and grabbing one of the boar's legs. He effortlessly began to drag it inside the tower before his men quickly followed.

"Cut the meat and store it. See what you can do with the rest, make sure you also eat meat and give some to your trusted men," Tony said, looking at Happy.

"They'll surely be grateful; it's said that a kilo of meat is worth 1 million dollars," Happy said.

"That expensive? Should we get into the business? No no no, anyway, money isn't as important anymore," Tony said, initially amazed before regaining clarity.

After all, if he flooded the market with meat, the price would drop.

Moreover, it's not like there weren't small groups of people hunting animals; the price was high because Ross had the monopoly, but in the future, it wouldn't be like that.

"You'll accompany me next time; this is really exhausting," Tony waved his hand to bid farewell as he stepped into the elevator.

Upon reaching his floor, his armor quickly detached before Tony lay down on the couch, feeling unmotivated.

Drawn by the noises, Morgan entered the room and saw her father lying on the couch; she smiled slightly before stealthily approaching and jumping to sit on his stomach.

"Ugh, Morgan," Tony said, slightly hunching at the weight.

"Did you bring the meat?" Morgan asked, looking at her father.

"Hm, it's downstairs being prepared," Tony said, looking at his daughter and extending his hands to pinch her cheeks.

"Where's your mother?" Tony asked, looking at her.

"She went to the company; she said she wouldn't be long," Morgan said.

"Hm," Tony nodded before pulling his daughter into a hug and lazily closing his eyes.

Morgan smiled happily before hugging her father's neck and also closing her eyes.

...

Damian wore sunglasses as he floated on his back with his hands behind his head in the palace pool.

Emma sat on his abdomen as she kicked in the water.

The whole family was hanging out by the pool.

Suddenly Damian's eyes opened before he made Emma appear on the edge of the pool and himself outside Earth just in time to see a giant black hole forming hundreds of kilometers wide.

From the black hole emerged a giant humanoid figure in red; its body seemed to be made of stone, it had six eyes, and a red glow emanated from its body.

Damian, who was shirtless, wearing swim trunks, and sunglasses, looked a bit odd.

The celestial that had just emerged from the black hole saw the strange man in front of him.

Damian quickly chose one of the eyes and just stared at it silently, although he felt a bit uncomfortable with the huge size difference, the guy in front of him was nearly 500 kilometers tall.

The celestial also remained silent, looking at the humanoid in front of him; he had to admit that for a moment, he mistook him for someone of his own race disguised.

Thus, a celestial and a vampire stared at each other silently.

Seeing that the humanoid didn't say anything, Arishem decided not to bother and directly altered reality to erase him from existence.

Based on Ajak's descriptions and the great power of the being before him, he immediately concluded that he was to blame for the events on Earth.

To his surprise, it was impossible, and it only made Damian raise an eyebrow.

"Is it my turn or what?" Damian said, smiling broadly as he extended his hand to the side.

His body suddenly burst into a strong golden light as a golden lion emerged from his hand; it spun around Damian as its size exponentially grew.

The lion finally stopped behind Damian as it looked at the celestial; its length was 200 kilometers.

Damian took a deep breath, feeling the huge expenditure of life energy so suddenly.

Regulus roared as his body filled with lightning bolts that were instantly shot towards Arishem.

Arishem quickly extended his hand to stop the bolt as he used his cosmic energy to repel the attack.

To his surprise, the attack wasn't repelled and kept crashing into his energy; suddenly his energy collapsed before his hand made contact with the attack.

Arishem immediately withdrew his hand as he stepped back; he could still feel his armor dissolving.

"Are you the cause of the changes on this planet?" Arishem asked, looking at Damian.

"That's right, and your meddling isn't very welcome," Damian said, looking at the celestial.

Arishem looked at his hand; several parts of his armor had disappeared, the bolt was so powerful that it directly destroyed everything it came into contact with.

Seeing that the humanoid in front of him could really hurt him, Arishem's body glowed slightly before drastically reducing his size, leaving him at a height of 800 meters.

"What are you?" Arishem asked, looking at the humanoid.

"A Vampire, don't bother thinking about it, I'm pretty sure you don't know about me," Damian said, extending his hand and creating a sword of highly concentrated energy.

At the same time, Regulus's size decreased significantly, leaving him with only a kilometer in length.

The large sword measured four meters long and looked excessively large in his hands.

"Do we have to fight?" Arishem asked, looking at Damian.

"Do you have to meddle in my affairs?" Damian asked back.

Arishem remained silent for a few seconds before extending his hand and firing a large energy beam toward Damian.

Damian swung his sword towards the energy beam as he ordered Regulus to attack.

To his total surprise, the energy beam destroyed his sword before shattering the entire left side of his torso.

Damian stood still for a moment, looking at the missing part of his body before it instantly regenerated.

His gaze immediately became serious; his only weapon against the celestials was his own family members; his magic wasn't in the same league.

This time he really has to give it his all.

Energy swirled around him as small versions of his other 11 familiars appeared simultaneously.

Their sizes grew as a large amount of life energy was drawn from his body.

Although he felt uncomfortable, it wasn't as bad as when he created the system.

Looking to his left and then to his right, Damian's eyes shone intensely, feeling an excitement he had never felt before as he saw his 12 family members around him.

For the first time, they would fight together against a formidable enemy.

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