Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 1435: Huge demerit

When the machine gods finally found some planets with animal life, they finally reached a point where they were forced to slow down. While they knew about the existence of such creatures, they didn’t know how to deal with them.

Naturally, their first step had been to think of ways in which animal life could help them in their research, but soon, they confirmed that only some aspects could benefit from them. The aspects of time, void, and space couldn’t gain anything from them, so they decided to ignore them and keep doing their experiments in other fields... while the other machine gods wondered if they would gain some advantage over them or if they would fall behind. Not even the aspect of probability could tell them that since they didn’t have enough data.

The first one to obtain something had been Lidos. In the planets that had a lot of animal life, he was able to study the spiritual parts of those words... then Rais was able to obtain the information about their experiences and instincts. The other machine gods started to fall behind... and from that point onward, the knowledge that they obtained from each other decreased even more by a large margin.

Soon enough, the other machine gods began to show less interest in such planets, and they began to move away from each other. However, occasionally, they would trade information in order to obtain more results on their research. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

From that point forward, Loks began to obtain less knowledge and less often as well... Rain could tell that he began to think that he was falling behind. It was hard to tell if the others were faking it, but whenever he interacted with the other machine gods, they were doing something different and obtaining results.

"It is surprising that something like a magic program was actually able to feel a sense of inferiority," Rain rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Still, thanks to this, it feels like he was the first to think of ways to defeat the other machine gods in case of a confrontation."

Each machine god was tasked with researching a specific aspect of reality, but despite their unique focus areas, they all share a common ultimate goal: to obtain as much data as possible and achieve absolute control over it. This goal drove them to seek dominance over all aspects of reality.

Given their relentless pursuit of power and knowledge, it’s plausible that they might consider absorbing each other as a means to achieve their objectives. By assimilating the research and capabilities of other machine gods, they could expand their own dominion and increase their control over various aspects of reality.

The concept of absorption suggested a form of technological or metaphysical assimilation, where one machine god incorporates the essence, knowledge, or abilities of another. This process could enable the dominant machine god to enhance its own capabilities, overcome limitations, and ultimately strive for supremacy over all facets of existence instead of a single one... the one who started the war possibly would have the upperhand. With that in mind, Loks began to research more battle-related skills and eventually theorized about the mechanical body that he showed to Rain that was able to destroy planets.

Level 45: Spatial Empowerment - Infuse objects or allies with enhanced spatial properties, temporarily granting them augmented abilities or attributes related to spatial manipulation. Each level grants the same value of bonus levels to the targets.

Level 50: Spatial Singularity - Create localized gravitational anomalies capable of distorting space-time, exerting immense gravitational forces, or collapsing spatial dimensions within a targeted area.

Level 55: Spatial Duplication - Duplicate objects or entities by manipulating their spatial essence, creating exact replicas or copies with identical properties. Higher levels grant more freedom when copying complicated objects.

Level 60: Spatial Evasion - Temporarily phase out of reality to avoid attacks or danger, becoming intangible and untouchable by conventional means. You can’t do anything else when this skill is activated. Cost: 100.000 mana per second.

"What the... he actually developed a skill that basically stops him from existing?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "This cost is insane too..."

That kind of skill could save anyone’s life in most situations, but Rain wondered why Loks didn’t use it... or did he at some point? When Rain checked the skill... he felt quite sick... it was almost like he wasn’t alive anymore.

When Rain activated Spatial Evasion, his body seemed to distort, resembling the flickering image of a TV screen overrun by static. It was an unsettling sight, like reality itself glitching around him.

However, Rain quickly realized the ominous reason behind the warning against using this skill. As he delved deeper into its mechanics, he uncovered the truth: Spatial Evasion was not just a tool for avoiding attacks; it was a doorway to an unstable dimension, a realm of chaos and unpredictability.

The space path lost a level.

With each use, Rain found himself teetering on the edge of oblivion, his very existence threatened by the tumultuous forces unleashed by the skill. The static-like distortion was not just a visual effect but a manifestation of the dangerous instability that surrounded him whenever he activated it since it made him lose the knowledge he just obtained.

"I guess it is better to stop here..." Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "Still, how come Loks didn’t develop a counter to this effect?"

While the technique was very useful, such a demerit was too troublesome... Rain tried to come up with some explanations, but nothing came to mind. In the end, he decided to keep that skill sealed as a forbidden technique... until he found the proper time to use it.

In the end, it took Rain one month for him to finish his research. Around that time, he learned all the skills that Loks had and also obtained all of his knowledge. At the same time, most people in the group had learned the basic skills of space magic... so it was time to share his findings with them.