Chapter 88

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In Tokyo's 39th Ward, 'Fairy Tail'...

In his own home, Noah casually threw the long cloth bag that had been slung over his shoulder to one side, slumped onto the sofa, and covered his eyes with one hand, exuding a sense of exhaustion.

If he could, Noah would rather fight the Gastrea for a whole day and night than have a word-by-word conversation with people in power like the Holy Emperor and Kikuchi.

That was just too tiring.

Even after a whole year, Noah had basically gotten used to this kind of fatigue, but he still didn't want to go through it.

After a year, after fully understanding the dark side of human nature and integrating into this world filled with despair, Noah realized just how wonderful his days in 'Fairy Tail' had been.

And this made Noah almost think of 'Fairy Tail' every day, missing the friends he grew up with.

Of course, now, due to Noah's intervention, 'Fairy Tail' also existed in this world.

No matter what, no matter which world's 'Fairy Tail', Noah would do his utmost to protect it.

No matter how tired, no matter how hard, as long as he could achieve this goal, it was worth it.

"Forget it, no more thinking about it."

Noah rubbed his temples, turned his head, and looked at the door of a room, then stood up and walked over.

...

Pushing open the door, Noah entered the room.

This was a room with extremely dim lighting.

There were no fluorescent lights on the ceiling, and no windows on the walls.

In this dimly lit room, there was a human-sized device.

At the center of the device, a thumb-sized culture flask was connected.

Inside the flask was a liquid of unknown origin, bubbling as if it were boiling.

If there were experts familiar with Gastrea here, they would be horrified to discover that the unknown liquid in the culture flask was processed Gastrea virus!

Not the virus extracted from the bodies of Gastrea and filtered of bodily fluids and blood, but the most primitive form of the virus that causes Gastrea to appear!

Usually, humans and other living beings can only be infected with the Gastrea virus and become Gastrea through blood infection.

In other words, the Gastrea virus does not spread through the air; otherwise, there would be no humans left in this world.

However, this does not mean that the Gastrea virus does not exist in the air.

In fact, experts have long proven that some of the Gastrea virus can be active in the air.

They can enter the human body through the mouth, but they will not cause infection and turn humans into Gastrea, a conclusion that has been confirmed through countless experiments.

However, while the Gastrea virus entering the human body through the mouth will not cause infection, it will not cause immediate death either.

If, however, the Gastrea virus in the air happens to enter the body of a pregnant woman through her mouth, in such a case, the woman may sometimes give birth to a fetus that has accumulated Gastrea factors in its body.

Most 'Cursed Children' come from this.

The device in front of Noah could extract the Gastrea virus from the air and collect various types of Gastrea viruses!

Don't be fooled by the thumb-sized culture flask filled with Gastrea virus; it contains at least a hundred different species of Gastrea virus!

If even a fraction of one percent of this highly concentrated Gastrea virus were to enter someone's body, they would likely instantly become a Gastrea, a complete monster!

Noah, of course, knew this.

However, what Noah did next would surely make any onlooker dizzy.

"Click!"

Noah reached out his hand toward the thumb-sized culture flask, took a syringe from the device below, and without hesitation, injected it into his arm.

The highly concentrated Gastrea virus in the thumb-sized culture flask immediately flowed into the syringe and, in less than ten seconds, was completely injected into Noah's body.

"Buzz——!"

In the next moment, Noah's deep, star-like black pupils trembled violently, turning completely crimson in an instant.

Those blood-red eyes were exactly like those of a 'Cursed Child'!

"Thump——!"

Noah's heart was pounding fiercely.

"Rumble——!"

As his body released an astonishing amount of heat, Noah's vision began to distort, and he felt a sensation as if his limbs were expanding outward.

"Bang——!"

His muscles seemed to be burning, causing Noah's arm to tremble, and the needle inside his body was immediately pushed out like a bullet and flew away.

"Crack——!"

Noah's chest made a sound, swelling dramatically, and his bones made a grinding noise.

In this state, the Gastrea virus injected into Noah's body was strengthening him at an unbelievable speed.

'Cursed Children' possess high-speed self-regeneration and physical strength far beyond that of ordinary humans due to the Gastrea virus in their bodies.

Moreover, the animal factors in the Gastrea virus in their bodies also grant them the various advantages and abilities of those animals.

Now, Noah had injected a Gastrea virus containing at least a hundred different species factors, and the enhancement he received was a hundred times that of an ordinary 'Cursed Child,' and he also gained the advantages and abilities of those species!

Unfortunately, if Noah, who was not a 'Cursed Child,' continued to be affected by the Gastrea virus, he would eventually turn into a Gastrea!

Only Noah knew that he would never become a Gastrea.

The scene that followed proved this.

"——!"

After an unknown amount of time, the abnormal changes in Noah's body began to stop, and his trembling body gradually calmed down.

The deep red color in his pupils gradually faded, the ominous hue disappearing until, at a certain moment, Noah's black pupils returned.

"Phew..." Noah, who had been enduring the sudden changes in his body, let out a long breath, gripped his arm, and felt the significant enhancement of his body, sighing.

"No matter how many times it happens, I'm always amazed by my constitution..."

Noah's constitution was different from that of ordinary people, possessing characteristics that ordinary people did not have.

One of these characteristics was the ability to eliminate all negative effects and side effects acting on Noah's body.

Including viruses.

Under the influence of Noah's constitution, the Gastrea virus that entered his body not only eliminated the side effect of turning into a Gastrea but also decomposed the property of existing as a virus, which his body deemed as a side effect.

Thus, the Gastrea virus that entered Noah's body left behind only the pure effect of enhancing his body and bringing various species factors' advantages and abilities.

Over the past year, Noah had almost injected himself with the Gastrea virus every month, relying on his constitution and the help of the Gastrea virus to significantly enhance his strength.

Therefore, even though he had to spend a lot of energy on the operation of 'Fairy Tail' during this year, Noah's strength still improved greatly.

After reattaching the culture flask to the device and activating the function to collect the Gastrea virus from the air, Noah left the room.

The next time he came, it would be another month.

"Ding Dong!"

As if on cue, Noah's doorbell rang.

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