BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM-Chapter 1112: Telekinesis (1)

Erik stopped to think.

<How many DNA points would it take to counter every potential aftereffect this brain crystal might give me?>

Erik's voice shook slightly as he spoke. He knew this was a big decision. The choice he was about to make could have serious effects, and he felt the pressure of that.

The system gave him a cautious response. <I would recommend a careful approach. It would be wise to use a good portion of DNA points to analyze the brain crystal after ingestion but before absorption. This would allow us to expel it, or at least be prepared if something goes awry. However, depending on what happens, we might need to use all your DNA points, and even then, it might not be enough.>

Erik's brow furrowed. <How many DNA points do I actually have?>

<You currently possess 1,655,916 DNA points,> the system said. <However, I think using at least 500,000 points to analyze the brain crystal would be wise. We will also be able to find out how to avoid unpleasant situations if you absorb new brain crystals like this one, or if it is possible altogether.>

Erik took a deep breath. Weighing the risks against the potential rewards, it was clear the risks were much higher than the rewards.

The problem was that he found himself in a tough situation. Without a power like that of Uncle Benjamin, he doubted he could take on the blackguards on Maynard Island.

<Well... maybe I can; it's just that I would like to have more cards in my hands.>

The place was bound to have many Vindicators and higher-ranked individuals, and for sure, they would not be easy to fight.

But then he decided. <Let's do this, > he said.

<Are you sure about this? We might waste a lot of DNA points for nothing...>

<Yeah... If things go bad, we will search for good powers among the dead and merge them to get something useful.>

Erik swallowed the brain crystal, followed by the blood.

[Benjamin Kaminski's DNA gained. Initiating analysis...]

[Benjamin Kaminski's Brain Crystal gained. Initiating analysis...]

[500,000 DNA points are required to analyze the brain crystal and the DNA. Do you want to proceed?]

<Yes.>

[Procedure Started.]

As soon as the crystal passed his lips, Erik felt a strange feeling wash over him. Something was definitely off about Uncle Benjamin's brain crystal.

<Fuck...>

The biological supercomputer began its work, allocating the agreed-upon DNA points to analyze Uncle Benjamin's brain crystal.

10 minutes passed, in which Erik felt weirder and weirder by the second. Then he was suddenly overwhelmed by an explosion of pain.

It felt as if every nerve in his body was on fire. It was different from when he absorbed new powers with few DNA points.

Erik doubled over, gasping for breath. "What's happening?" he choked out.

<As I suspected, the blackguards' modifications to the brain crystal have caused complications.>

The system paused. <What a crude work...>

<Do you think it is the right moment to ponder what Doran did in his research?>

<Yeah... Sorry... He actually nailed the process on how to accommodate more powers into one single brain crystal; the problem is that it is reliant on external factors. To achieve the effect of granting two brain crystal powers to Levium, he fundamentally altered the crystal's structure by using chemicals. I might have an idea about what he used...>

Erik gritted his teeth against the pain. <Is this the reason for this pain despite not having even absorbed the powers?>

<Yes. The blackguards injected another chemical into Levium's brain that helped stabilize the mana flows from both powers within the brain crystal. Without this stabilizing agent, the two mana flows are clashing violently within you. That's why you feel pain.>

Erik tried to process this information through the haze of pain. <Can you fix it?>

<Yes, I can,> the system said. <And luckily for you, it won't require all of your DNA points to do so and absorb the powers. However, the process will be intense.>

<Powers?>

<Yes. You will get both of them...>

<At least some good news. Very well; do it and do not waste time.>

<Let me finish this first.>

Ten more minutes passed until the biological supercomputer completed the analysis process.

[Analysis complete.]

[Analysis complete.]

[600,000 DNA points are required to fix the brain crystal and absorb its powers. Do you want

to proceed?]

<YES, YOU MOTHER FUCKER!>

<There is no need to be so edgy!>

[Blood absorbed. DNA-storing procedure initiated. Please wait.]

[Brain crystal absorbed. Brain crystal power absorption process initiated. Please wait.]

The biological supercomputer sprang into action, redirecting vast amounts of DNA points towards stabilizing the chaotic mana flows within Erik's body and fixing whatever was needed

to be fixed.

The young man didn't actually know what the system did. It said something about the fact Doran actually nailed the procedure to a certain extent.

It was actually a scary thought, because with a few more years, millions of people with multiple brain crystal powers might roam the planet, and if their powers were going to work like Erik's biological supercomputer or like Doran's research, who needed brain crystal from other individuals, Erik didn't see the world going toward a good future.

Erik suddenly felt a powerful burst of energy flow through his body. This was just as intense as the terrible pain he was feeling.

It was like two powerful forces were fighting inside him. The energy and the pain battled against each other, making Erik's body feel like a war zone.

Erik felt stuck between feeling great and excruciatingly bad. Both sensations were trying to take control of his body at the same time.

For what felt like an eternity, Erik's body became a battleground. The clashing mana flows

from the two brain crystal powers raged against each other while the system worked to bring them into harmony. Erik's vision blurred at that point, his consciousness flickering as the conflict within him reached its peak.

Just when Erik thought he couldn't take it anymore, something changed. The pain went away. Something else replaced it—a weird tingling feeling that spread from his head to the rest of his body, all the way to his fingers and toes. Erik took a deep breath, then another one. He was slowly getting used to this. Then everything turned normal.