Man on the ark, forced to become king

How far is this villa from the Loken Water Tank?

She hadn't calculated it precisely, but a conservative estimate was that it was still several tens of kilometers.

Despite the great distance, without anyone even reaching the other side, a mere snap of the fingers was enough to burn through the laboratory on the other side.

What kind of fire is that that can easily melt steel? How high is its temperature?

Is such power truly something that humans can control?

If Seria hadn't known that Lin Lu had no reason to joke with them, she would have thought she was watching a movie clip.

With such immense power, wouldn't that mean that if Lin Lu wanted to, he could silently eliminate all the top officials of the Colombian government from the capital of Colombia?

Who can stop this monster?

Commander of the Guards?

Don't be ridiculous, that's impossible.

Such power is beyond the limits of current technological understanding; with her knowledge, she simply has no idea how to deal with it or how to resist it.

As the scene gradually engulfed in flames, Saria suddenly began to believe that Lin Lu truly had the ability to erase a city from the map.

—The truth, of course, is not as far-fetched as Saria understands it.

While the fire of annihilation is indeed useful, capable of burning anything, it cannot be used casually.

Unless within the coverage area of ​​the Golden Tree, Lin Lu cannot cast spells remotely. To use the Ash Flame in this way, the necessary prerequisite is to have an anchor point there that possesses a considerable amount of Golden Tree power.

Furthermore, the power of prayers used through mediums is very limited. It may seem frightening, but that's because what's being burned are things that can't move or resist, just like burning firewood—it's certainly very simple.

If Loken Water Tank had sufficient, unrestrained security forces and sorcerers, the fire could be extinguished very quickly.

However, Lin Lu did not offer any explanation. As a boss, it is necessary to appear mysterious and powerful in front of subordinates. Why expose one's own shortcomings?

……

Meanwhile, Jeston, inside the Loken water tank, also noticed the anomaly around him—he had no choice but to notice, as the surrounding area was engulfed in flames, and even a blind man could feel the intense heat, let alone someone who wasn't blind.

Is it a warning? Or is the boss getting impatient because the process is taking too long?

Neither was good news. Jeston gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his arms, eyes wide, and forced his way into the magical domain of the little girl, Felin, despite the magical pressure coming from all directions.

The steel defenses that rose up around him twisted and deformed continuously, some of them piercing through flesh and being pressed into his body.

However, Jeston, anxious and impatient, no longer cared about his physical pain.

He forced his way forward under the pressure of the spell, struggling to extend his arm, letting it be slashed open, and enduring the pain, he slapped the little girl, Felin, on the neck.

Snapped!

The little girl, who had been suspended in mid-air, fell from the sky like a doll that had lost power, and Jeston also knelt on the ground, blood gushing from his mouth and nose.

Chapter 159 She said, "We can go now."

"Fortunately, it's better than Ifrit's situation."

Amidst the raging flames, Lin Lu emerged from the golden light, carrying two unconscious children in her arms.

A surge of vitality flowed into the body, which had been subjected to so much experimentation, repairing the internal damage and temporarily isolating the artificially infected organs that were integrated with flesh and blood.

Loken, through some unknown means, successfully implanted artificial infected organs into the brains of the two children, which was undoubtedly a very troublesome location.

Current medical techniques are not yet capable of performing precise manipulations of the brain, making it extremely difficult to remove implanted infected organs. The safety of the procedure cannot be guaranteed, and the success rate is quite low.

If these two children are sent to other medical institutions, no one can come up with an effective solution.

But for Golden Tree, curing the two children was not difficult.

The Golden Tree's modern medical research is entirely supported by Kal'tsit and Babel's old subordinates, and it cannot be done by purely technical means. However, Lin Lu can solve this problem from the source.

—He can operate directly at the soul level.

Whether it's Oripathy or external implants, they are ultimately matters of the material realm, illnesses that directly affect the physical body.

By addressing the realm of the soul and consciousness, we can completely bypass the difficulties that medical technology cannot solve.

Even if the physical body is truly beyond saving, at worst you can just get a new body, extract your soul and consciousness, and put it back in, and you'll be reborn.

This cheating-like method can almost perfectly solve all physical ailments; it's simple, brutal, and extremely effective.

“Jesston, you did a good job. I’m starting to appreciate you a little.”

Lin Lu said calmly, and the golden light floating around them fell and entered Jeston's body, helping him recover from the physical damage caused by resisting the Originium Arts.

After his body, which had become extremely weak from losing the blessing of the Golden Tree, was replenished, Jeston regained some strength and managed to get up from the ground, looking around.

The underground research institute had been reduced to ashes in the fire, and even the thick layer of soil covering it was burned through, forming a huge open-air crater.

Looking around, only the small area where I was standing was still intact in the entire laboratory.

The researchers, experimental equipment, data... everything vanished without a trace in the flames.

Oh, no, there's one person still alive.

His gaze shifted, and Jeston saw the man with the missing arm lying on his back on the ground. He walked over shakily.

Loken's clothes were in disarray, covered in wounds, and he was missing an arm. Large patches of blood seeped into his body, staining his white outer garments red. From the tattered clothes, one could also see many fragments that had pierced his body, making him look extremely pitiful.

But he is still alive.

The raging fire, which could easily scorch steel to vaporization, bypassed him, leaving him a space large enough for one person to survive.

“He’s yours now, Jesston. Remember to wander around afterward. I’ve left you some things, and here, take this.”

Lin Lu moved her fingers, and a palm-sized square plate, supported by a faint golden light, landed in Jeston's hand.

"This is?"

Jeston stopped and looked at it carefully, somewhat unsure.

"harddisk?"

"That's right, the hard drive contains some technology from Rhine Lab, which, according to the assessment, can just help you take your beach umbrella to the next level."

"...How can I contact you afterwards?"

“If you pray to the golden tree, it will surely hear you.”

A blessing is a seed, and sacred gold connects every blessed person. No matter where they are, as long as they are still in this world, Lin Lu can hear everyone's call through the Golden Tree.

Of course, hearing it is one thing, but if someone urgently needs to contact him and doesn't have a medium like the Golden Leaf on them, he can't just teleport there directly; at most, he can offer mental support.

"Boss, what do you need me to do?"

Pray, and you will hear; the meaning behind it is self-evident.

This means that even if Lin Luren is not here, there is a way to monitor his movements at any time. The power placed into his body can make him stronger, and it can also control his life.

Jeston is a smart man; he knows what to do after a little consideration.

Actually, he did contribute some effort to the Loken Water Tank incident, but not much. The destruction of the Loken Water Tank was caused by a fire spell that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, not by him.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't feel that he deserved the data on the hard drive.

Once he receives this award, he must produce results commensurate with it; only then can he feel at ease.

"There's only one thing you need to do, and that is to climb up, to climb to a higher position."

Lin Lu held two children, golden mist appeared around her, and her figure gradually disappeared into the mist.

"..."

Climbing upwards? This means...they've set their sights on beach umbrella pharmaceuticals?

Or perhaps... the Golden Tree has its sights set on the entire country of Colombia?

A bold idea popped into Jeston's mind, then he shook his head and chuckled.

Who is Golden Tree targeting, and what does that have to do with him?

All he knew was that the beach umbrella treated him like a dog, while the golden tree gave him status, power, and the opportunity to climb up the social ladder.

The choice is clear at a glance.

He wouldn't feel any pressure selling out a long-time employer like a beach umbrella company.

However, that's a story for later.

Now, he still has an old matter to settle.

Gentle life force circulated within his body, and in a short time, his originally severe injuries had healed considerably. Jeston barely managed to activate Originium Arts, conjuring a simple iron sword, and walked towards Loken, stepping over the scorching flames.

“No, you can’t, Jesston! You can’t do this! I’m your father!”

Loken's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared like a wild beast, trying to move his body, but he couldn't do it no matter what he did.

Given his physical condition, it's a miracle that the aftershocks of the battle didn't kill him on the spot.

"Father? You dare to call yourself that?"

Memories, pain, hatred, violence, and murderous intent mingled in his eyes, making Jeston's expression ferocious, like a demon.

He looked at Loken lying on the ground in a sorry state and felt extremely pleased.

In an instant, the past memories that had been suppressed in my heart resurfaced before my eyes.