Cheat Awakening

Things on his team's side were going well, and Myne had no intention of stopping their "training." After a quick glance, he returned to the meat wall, walked a little further from the vein sphere created by Amy so they couldn't see him and his clone, opened a portal, and one of his clones emerged with a dissatisfied look on his face.

"Can't you call someone else? I was on the verge of obtaining some crucial information for my task, and now I have to start all over," Clone Myne complained with a pout.

"Stop talking nonsense and do your job. I know exactly what kind of 'information' you were gathering—bedding someone's wife right under his nose. And you still have the nerve to complain?" Myne looked at his clone with disgust and shook his head. When he checked the status of his four clones, he found that, aside from this troublemaker, all the others were completing their tasks honestly. But this one had somehow managed to seduce a beautiful woman, and after ensuring her husband was out, he had started an affair with her right in her own house.

"Tsk, it's not like I'm different from you," Clone Myne retorted, still clearly dissatisfied, though there was little he could do. After venting his frustration, he entered ghost form and drifted toward the bloody sphere.

Myne had come up with a brilliant plan to increase his chances of stealing the legendary treasure. First, his clone would go to the target location, float a few meters above the sphere, and use the Unbeatable skill for emergencies if anything went wrong. Then he'd open a portal directly below the sphere. As he fell, he would grab the sphere, drop into the portal, and close it immediately—a perfect theft plan. Before the deformed creature even realized what had happened, Myne would have already fled with the treasure, without worrying about the aftermath. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire@@novelbin@@

Everything was in place, and now the only thing left was to wait for the clone to finish. Since Myne could connect and control his clones remotely, he didn't have to rely solely on his untrustworthy clone to perform such an important task. He quickly took over the clone's body and hurried toward the sphere.

The scene at the centre remained unchanged; the deformed creature sat on the ground, its tentacle-like hands playing with the bloody sphere. Who knew what it was doing?

Taking a deep breath and praying to the only goddess he knew for some luck, Myne floated to the top of the sphere. After ensuring the deformed creature hadn't noticed him, he exited ghost form, quickly activated Unbeatable, opened a portal beneath the sphere, and followed his plan.

At this point, everything seemed to be going smoothly, except Myne hadn't noticed that as soon as he exited ghost form, the deformed creature had opened the dozen or so eyes on its body, all now staring at him intently.

Unaware he was being watched, Myne focused on the sphere, which was only inches from his reach.

However, just as Myne's hand was about to touch the sphere, a deep sense of danger struck him, and every hair on his body stood on end. But it was too late to react. The next moment, his index finger entered the energy-barrier-like sphere and touched a small object inside it.

Everything went dark before Myne's eyes, and when light returned, he found himself back in his own body, looking confused and uncertain of what had just happened. He quickly checked the clone's memories that had just returned to his mind, but, surprisingly, there was no information about what had occurred after he was ejected from the clone's body.

"What the hell just happened?" Myne scratched his head in confusion and looked in the direction where the bloody sphere and the deformed creature were located. "Tsk, seems like Plan A isn't going to work. Should I try Plan B now? But that would be quite risky, considering that creature's strength doesn't seem as low as I initially thought."

While Myne was debating whether to go for the sphere the hard way, the meat wall in front of him suddenly split open with a gruesome sound, revealing a narrow path. Soft footsteps echoed from the other side of the passage, but thick fog obscured whoever was approaching. Nervously swallowing, Myne quickly opened a portal, pulled out his clone who was investigating the kidnapping of a noble's son, and ordered him to take everyone back home.

Seeing Myne's pale expression, the clone nodded quickly and dashed toward Aisha and the others. Just as the clone disappeared into the fog, a figure emerged before Myne, and he instantly realized he was in deep trouble.

It was none other than that deformed creature, whose lower half was connected to the surrounding, meat-like structure that seemed to be a part of its body. Now, however, the creature's lower half had grown two strong legs. The dense eyes on its upper body were fully open, staring at him creepily, while the eye on its face remained closed. Its tentacle-like hands swung left and right like living things. The balloon-like, sallow tumour on its back had sprouted dozens of pipe-like appendages, connecting it to the fleshy ground. Overall, the creature still looked as creepy as before—only now it seemed much harder to mess with.

"So, that was your clone, huh? It's quite rare to see such perfect cloning magic... Can you tell me how I can help you?" The deformed creature was far from the mindless beast Myne had expected. Not only could it speak in a pleasant, gentle tone, but it also seemed to have a high level of intelligence.

"Are... are you a hume?" Myne, who had been preparing for a life-and-death battle, hadn't expected the creature to communicate peacefully. This caught him off guard, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

"'Hume,' you mean human right? Well… you could say that, but not entirely. I was human some years ago. But then, to gain more strength, I began experimenting biologically on myself. Some experiments were successful, some were not, and now, as you can see, I am no longer human. But my soul is, so you don't need to be so cautious—I bear no malice toward you," the creature explained casually as if speaking with a friend.

"I see, so you're not unfamiliar with our world. May I ask, what are you doing in my world? By the way, what should I call you?" Hearing the creature's explanation and the unfamiliar terms it used, it didn't take Myne long to realize that this being was from another world. If he was correct, then neither the treasure nor this creature belonged to his world, which solved many doubts.

"Oh, you know about other worlds? It seems your identity is unusual. Well, this will make things easier. And you can call me Apolo... All right, let's not beat around the bush. Listen, I have no intention of causing trouble or anything like that here. I'm currently at the final stage of my evolution, which is crucial. Once I complete it, I'll leave your world and return to mine. So, how about you just leave me alone? If you're concerned, you can leave people to watch over me, and I'll also handle the mutant monsters, so they won't trouble your people. What do you think?" Apolo spoke without moving, a hint of impatience in its voice as if he didn't want to waste too much time on Myne.

"Really? You're not just trying to fool me to buy time, right? What if you change your mind after completing your evolution? Instead of returning to your world, what if you become fascinated with mine and decide to become a king or emperor here? You know, in the past few days, I've met a few beings from other worlds, and none of them had good intentions. All of them wanted to rule my world or destroy it for fun. It's really hard to believe the words of people from other worlds now. Please understand my concerns, it is not that I don't believe you but I also have reason to be curious, after all, it is a matter of safety of my entire world," At first, Myne wanted to sneer at Apolo for underestimating him, but considering that the other party's fist was very hard, he softened his tone to avoid offending it without reason.

"Hmm, you have a point. People from higher-level worlds do tend to look down on lower-level worlds like yours. It's common for them to create chaos in your world for amusement; I've seen quite a few examples of this. If that's the case, then tell me what you want. As long as it doesn't cross my bottom line, I'm willing to cooperate with you." Apolo showed an understanding look, which made Myne breathe a sigh of relief. Since he was willing to listen to him patiently, it seemed that, at least for now, he wasn't a threat.