Chapter 40: Eccentric Individual

Ein was again on an operating table, the researcher squad preparing for gene splicing. "We'll be cutting off several recessive and harmful genes today, and we're going to add the collective genes of a hydra, african elephant, belgian blue bull, eagle, scarab, cavefish, platypus, snake, hammerhead, star nosed mole, octopus, and mantis shrimp." Mobius listed out the genes they have prepared.

"Let's start then. Take out any recessive gene that's not useful, activate the useful ones. Then we'll proceed with the splicing of the others." He entered a capsule and wore a breathing apparatus, as it quickly filled with water.

Mobius sighed. Anybody would become a mutated chunk of meat after this procedure. He'll be overloaded with different snippets of genes, I just hope he won't change much.

Mechanical arms then started to inject soulium that are programmed to snip genes, while being assisted by Prometheus makes this procedure possible.

He closed his eyes as he left the procedure to Mobius and Prometheus. Nothing special happened as they waited for it to finish. 30 minutes passed and he heard a voice.

"Ein, we've took out the most important, your cancer genes. We took out more like hypertension and other diseases coded to your genome. We'll start to insert the others." The machines whirred again and started to implant the necessary genes for him to change.

"I have mapped your genome Dr. Ein, with your unusual body. This will not have any negative effects on your body, the procedure has a success rate of approximately 99.9%." Prometheus' synthetic voice echoed.

He was given the necessary compounds and molecules to change his body as he wishes. Then it started, after a few hours, he started to feel something internally change. So he started to change his body parts, starting with his skin.

He loaded it with mechanoreceptors. Making him have unmatched tactile sensations, with a single touch, he can make out your entire shape like a 3d hologram. Then the electroreception, he now has 360° 3d awareness. Making him able to practically see anywhere, suck that byakugan, I don't have no blind spots.

His eye sight started to see the tiniest of details. More than ever, he could also see polarized light, UV, and IR. Giving him predator vision, nothing can get past his sights.

He started to hear anything, even the smallest of noises. Ultrasonic sound waves and low frequency ones too, making him able to intercept even sounds impossible to humans. He can also hear the seismic shifts, movements of wind currents, and water currents.

His muscles started to bulge, he forcefully packed it down as much as he could. Controlling the absurd growth of muscle tissue. With his bones basically indestructible, his muscles grew almost endlessly. Thankfully, he could control his body and manipulate it. Or else he would become the hulk, a disgusting and oversized hulk.

An extra endoskeleton formed as a layer under his skin. "I have tons of new cells! Integrate me with more soulium Prometheus." His endoskeleton formed and it became like a bulwark, almost unbreakable, as soulium coated it and strengthened with honkai energy. Another coating also formed on his bones, organs, and muscles.

He started to sink inside the capsule with his immense density and weight. With the addition of hundreds of kilograms of pure muscle, and metal. He now weighed approximately 2000 kgs. that could bulldoze through almost anything. Making him an absolute unit.

Under his skin, nigh unbreakable. His dense muscles like tightly packed steel, his bones, protected by a hard but flexible shell. Future procedures can only be done with soulium now. This also costed them almost every gram of the material, making him the most expensive thing in the world right now. Costing quadrillions of dollars.

The experiment went on for a couple of weeks, consolidating his new body. The water receded as he stepped out of the tank. "Dr. Mobius, the procedure is now finished. With my scans, none is wrong with Dr. Ein, the operation is a success." Prometheus informed Mobius.

"You've been in there for quite some time. How do you feel?" She waited for his answers, excited about the results of finally making a satisfactory specimen, as she licked her lips in glee.

He clenched his fists and felt his surroundings. "I feel amaaaazing. I never thought that the world has so much to offer." His senses are now supernatural, he could even smell where everyone is in the base and pinpoint them.

He explained his changes as Mobius wrote down the data vigorously. "Yesss, yes! This is an excellent success. I've finally made a human that can withstand almost anything." She vibrated in joy, as she hugged him tight.

He hugged her back and patted her head. "Although you probably would never be able to make someone like me again Mobius, nobody could fine tune their body like mine. They'll turn to a piece of meat when you start integrating the 1st gene." He smiled wryly.

She shook her head. "It does not matter! We've made great progress, even though you are the exception. We could still enhance humans enough, especially the ones still unborn. They're still pliable." She grinned madly.

He sighed. "Okay, okay. We could do that, although we would have little success with adults and children. The next generations can slowly start to change." He thought about the waves of chaos this could make. Will the newer generations oppress the previous ones? This needs more consideration.

They returned to the lab and there, they saw Elysia, Himeko, and Eden waiting while Mei was on the side doing her own thing. He felt them from miles away. They're probably here for Mobius, he sighed internally. Well as that one guy said, let them fight.

They pulled Mobius away as he walked to Mei. He used his senses and mapped out her body, trying his new abilities. He nodded sagely, "Mei-chan, nice black panties. You getting lucky tonight?" He gave a thumbs up.

Mei choked and glared daggers at him. "Is that the result of your new abilities!? Don't use it like that you bastard!" She threw her clipboard at him.

He chuckled. "Why can't I? This is something that was gifted to me by god. It's a mortal sin to not use it as a man of culture." He shrugged.

"Anyways, we need to make new divine keys. The 1st and 2nd core are on the way here, we should make more soulium and use the 4th gem for now." What would it be though? We need something more, not only weapons. I'm the only one that could use it anyway.

Mei seriously nodded and thought a bit. "Honkai corruption cases are skyrocketing, attacks have been happening more frequently. I think we should focus on that 1st, but how will we do that?" She frowned, tinkering about ways to combat rising honkai energy in civilizations.

Ein went silent and thought about the 4th herrscher. She used air currents, wait. Can we funnel it up to space? Or contain massive amounts of it for me to absorb? "Mei, I had an idea. We could make a satellite as the 4th gem as the core. We could funnel honkai energy at the soulium satellite and disperse it to space or for me to collect. It will make a loop as well, letting the satellite be powered up by the energy it absorbs."

Mei's eyes widened. "That... If we could do that, we can probably reduce a lot of deaths and preserve tons of landmass." We could lift a lot of pressure and reclaim irradiated areas from honkai eruptions.

Ein then nodded. "Let's call it project ameliorate. And the key, the 4th key of convalescence. We'll start production when the soulium is ready. Though the herrscher gems do behave differently when they aren't used by the herrschers themselves." He told Mei his observations of the key of sanction.

She raised a brow and gestured him to continue. "The keys don't have infinite honkai energy, unlike when they're inside herrschers. There must be something that powers them up, a separate dimension maybe? We don't know. But it gets honkai energy from somewhere not in this world." The honkai energy here isn't high enough to power it up.

Mei noted it down. "We need to study the gems more intensively then. There might be more secrets, if you're right. The 2nd core would help immensely."

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With Mobius, she is now seated in front of three women who are looking at her from top to bottom. "Eden, this is Dr. Mobius, Ein told us that he has now a relationship with him. We gathered data from all over the base and from her assistants too. Look it over." Himeko gave Eden a file as she started to read.

Mobius just gave a confused look, but started to remember the rumors about her. She frowned, as it might paint her in a bad light with these important people in Ein's life.

Elysia broke the ice as she asked. "Hey Dr. Mobius, when did you start liking Ein? You don't seem the type to do those things though~"

It sounded innocent, but the battle has already begun. Elysia's question could be challenging Mobius' feelings. Making Mobius irritated. "I don't know, he started to grow on me like a fungus." She said succinctly, not giving Elysia any ground.

Elysia smiled sweetly, but her aura exuded pressure. "Ohh? He do creeps up on you suddenly does he? Why though? Based on your assistants, you are very dedicated to your research. I'm quite interested in how he grew on you." She spread out a net. If Mobius doesn't answer, her feelings would be in question.

Mobius squinted her eyes. This woman! Interrogating me like a fugitive. So be it then. "He understood me, helped me with my research. Because of him I made great progress with it and being with him made my work enjoyable. Without him, I would be miserable and unsuccessful most of the time. How about you though? He said that without me, he won't reach this far. That's why I decided to be with him." She smiled, like a sweet woman. But her words contained venom.

Elysia's smile strained for a split second. As she gritted her teeth under her smile. This venomous woman! Tsk, she attacked where it hurts huh? I'll show you! "Fufufu~ Ein told me that I'm very important to him, he relies on me a lot to make him happy. He even showed me his vulnerable side." She sighed as gave a toothy grin.

Mobius frowned. Tch! This lecherous girl. Seducing him with her wiles! She grinded her teeth. "Ohh? That's very good for him. He also stays with me a lot, he even gave me a pet because I like small animals. I'm thankful for his help and because of him, I could rest more often." She grinned. How about that!

The both of them stared at each other as they fufufu'd. Creeping out Himeko, making her scoot over to Eden who is now almost finished reading about Mobius.

Eden sighed. "Mobius, I believe you want to be with Ein genuinely. Correct? You've sacrificed a lot for him after all, working day and night. Basically being an important piece on why he's so strong today. I honestly don't approve on your morals... But, if you're there for him. Then doesn't that mean we're sisters in arms? Let's get along from now on." She smiled and held her hand out.

Mobius went wide eyed for a moment. Not expecting her to accept immediately, she even told her she doesn't like how she does things. Mobius held her hand and shaked it. "Of course. Ein is very important, as a resource. And to myself, it's only natural I help him with everything I've got." Mobius then smiled, happy with the outcome. Except with the pink one though.

Elysia pouted as she hesitantly hugged Mobius. "Then~ you're one of us now! Please take care of us and Ein in the future." She said seriously.

Himeko sighed and patted Mobius on the back. "Dr. Mobius, let's get along. Your infamy bares no meaning to us, just don't cross us or Ein." She looked her in the eye.

Mobius nodded and there was an awkward silence. They don't know how to start a conversation. Mobius after all is not normal, they can't do it like Ein.

"So. We'll proceed with information about Ein. How about... The argento summit? Referring to his silver hair. We should share information about him~" Elysia excitedly recommended.

Everybody thought about it as they nodded. They exchanged information about Ein and Mobius started to feel more comfortable.

...

Mei and Ein were starting to iron out the plans. As Mei suddenly perked up and remembered something. "Ein, we'll be receiving a new member to the team. She focuses on engineering, her talent on building is a sight to behold. She could make amazing stuff with scraps." She then took out a folder and gave it to Ein.

He opened it and read about the new recruit. "Vill-v? Strange name. But she would be a big help with building stuff, maybe we should focus on our soldiers too? We're consolidating too much power on me." He saw the young woman, roughly at the age of Mobius. With shoulder length cream coloured hair that is a bit greenish. (pic here)

Hmm. She's absolutely nuts about engineering. Kinda like Mobius a bit, he chuckled. Well, I wish we will get along nicely.

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Stats:

Strength: Class K (100-1000 metric tons)

-The weight of a blue whale, the heaviest of aircrafts.

Speed: Supersonic (1400-3000 km/h)

-Capable of moving at speeds faster than the eye can track reliably, includes move, reaction, and combat speed.

Intelligence: Genius

-Has immense knowledge at different branches of science. Capable of executing complex strategies under pressure and calculating future actions to a certain extent.

Durability: Superhuman

-Capable of taking hits that will destroy city blocks consistently.

Stamina: Superhuman

-Capable of persevering through days of intense movement and combat. Doesn't need to sleep for multiple weeks at a time without consequences.

Skills

Honkai energy resistance

-Tolerance type skill that can resist the effects of Honkai energy i.e. corruption, mutation, etc.

Honkai energy manipulation

-Control type skill that can manipulate the innate honkai energy to perform supernatural feats (Currently Telekinesis, electricity, wind. The more effect on the surroundings, the higher the energy cost.)

natural elements resistance

-tolerance type skill that resist stimuli i.e. heat, cold, toxins, chemical irritants, electricity, diseases, etc.

Omniphagia (-)

- Support type skill that helps digest almost anything. Even non-organic for nutrients with the help of honkai energy (cannot devour herrscher cores.)

resist physical damage

-tolerance type skill that resist physical types of damage to the body. i.e. blunt force, slashing, piercing damage, etc.

neural signal acceleration

-enhancing type skill that lets neural pathways be more efficient and faster due to increase in synaptic activity, neurotransmitter production, dendritic spines for more neuron connections, and increase myelin in axons for faster electrical signals. Gives more calculating power to the brain and increase to reflexes.

Eidetic memory

-Mental type skill that can perfectly store any information in the brain with perfect recall

Metabolic Control

-Physical type skill that can control the metabolic processes of the body i.e. hunger, hormones, heart rate, healing, anabolism and catabolism, etc.

(Basic explanation on catabolism: muscles, sugars, and fat turn to energy. anabolism: protein, sugars, minerals turn to tissue, fat, bones.)

Enhanced body

-enhancing type skill that increases the body's durability, flexibility, senses, elasticity etc. Gives: harder and denser muscles, bones. flexible joints, elastic tendons, etc.

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Thanks for reading guys, Vill-v is now online. She's the easiest to enter smoothly in MOTH, I'll probably do phyllis next, the hardest would be Aponia and Kalpas for sure. Project Odin has now begun, and it's just the start. Project soldier will be based on his data as well. Ciao.