Chapter 529: Suddenly Turned Into an Egg
Chapter 529: Suddenly Turned Into an Egg
Hearing the scream, Fang Cheng immediately lifted Nangong Saye and rushed inside.
Kamikawa Takumi and Sato Hayato hurried after them.
Fortunately, no one’s clothes were disheveled – everyone remained fully dressed.
Fang Cheng’s attention instantly locked onto an object on the floor.
An egg.
A giant egg measuring over 1.5 meters long and 0.8 meters wide, with a pure white shell bearing faint patterns.
The girls stood around the colossal egg with shocked expressions, while Uka Kaori knelt nearby, reaching out but not daring to touch it.
Only Nangong Saye and Uka Mirai were missing from the group – but Nangong Saye stood beside him. Where was the puppy?
When Sato Hayato saw the egg, he exclaimed, “Who laid this?”
Fang Cheng shut him up with a punch before addressing the alarmed girls: “What happened?”
How had this enormous egg appeared without warning?
Asaka Akihime steadied herself and explained. They’d been taking turns receiving Divine Medicine injections. Sato Mai had successfully awakened her superpower, while Uka Kaori – the powerful monster – had her abilities enhanced.
But when Uka Mirai’s turn came, something went wrong.
After her injection, the girl immediately curled into a ball and fell unconscious, her body radiating heat and light. When Uka Kaori tried examining her, milky liquid secreted from Mirai’s skin completely encased her.
This liquid hardened into the giant egg before them.
Everyone including Asaka Akihime turned to Fang Cheng, their habitual reliance on him evident. Though troubled internally, Fang Cheng maintained a calm expression as he approached the egg.
Uka Kaori looked up, her usual composure fractured by panic. “Fang Cheng, Mirai…”
“Stay calm. Let me check.”
Fang Cheng crouched, placing his right palm on the shell while using blood creation to form a crystal ball in his left hand. He avoided invasive blood techniques, instead employing two new abilities.
The first was Interference with Reality obtained from a female ghost, the second Crystal Ball Magic learned from North American superpowered individuals. Though limited in potential, the ghost’s ability proved perfect for channeling his enhanced observation through the shell.
The crystal ball projected the egg’s interior.
Everyone crowded around to see Uka Mirai peacefully sleeping in clear egg-white fluid, her flat chest gently rising and falling. This tranquil scene eased their tension – at least she appeared unharmed.
Uka Kaori remained tense, unwilling to relax until completely certain everything was safe.
Fang Cheng used his Observation ability through Interference with Reality to inspect Uka Mirai’s body.
Her heart beat powerfully while all organs functioned normally.
He noticed her bone and muscle density were gradually increasing, along with rising oxygen levels in her blood.
This indicated Uka Mirai’s physical condition was steadily getting stronger.
After thorough internal examinations confirmed no issues, Fang Cheng withdrew his Observation and the crystal ball.
Uka Kaori asked anxiously, “How is she?”
Fang Cheng reassured her gently, “Don’t worry. Though we don’t know the cause, her condition’s excellent – she’s slowly strengthening. This should be beneficial.”
Trusting Fang Cheng, Uka Kaori sighed in relief and stroked the eggshell.
Fang Cheng added, “Contact Iron Fortress. Have Yuki check monster records for similar cases. I’ll launch my own surveillance.”
Uka Kaori nodded, extending multiple fox tails to carefully lift the giant egg alongside her hands.
The unexpected situation with Uka Mirai left everyone disinterested in ability tests. They returned directly to the apartment.
Uka Kaori installed the giant egg in her room for constant guarding, immediately phoning Iron Fortress.
Fang Cheng instructed Sato Mai to hack Area 11 Government’s documents about egg-transforming monsters.
He called Kanzaki Rin at work to explain the situation and recall the nine-tailed fox.
The nine-tailed fox returned swiftly, circling the giant egg while making curious noises.
Though Uka Kaori disliked this creature, she now hoped for its insights.
As Tamamo-no-Mae’s doppelganger inheriting millennia of memories, the nine-tailed fox possessed unparalleled monster knowledge.
Fang Cheng snapped when the fox kept silently touching the egg, “What’s with the touching? Do you actually know what’s happening?”
“Patience.”
The nine-tailed fox grinned, palm on eggshell. “This is fortunate.”
“Fortunate?”
“Indeed. This rare nirvana state won’t last long, but signifies positive change.”
She explained: A monster’s body acts as container with power limits determined by potential.
Ordinary monsters reach fixed capacity early – excess power simply spills away.
High-potential monsters instinctively preserve surplus power by encasing themselves in eggs or rocks, rapidly expanding their capacity until absorbing everything.
This “nirvana state” appeared scarcely even in Tamamo-no-Mae’s thousand-year memories.
Both agreed with Fang Cheng’s assessment – the transformation made sense after Uka Mirai’s three Superman medicine injections and one Divine medicine dose.
Next, both the message from the Iron Fortress and the records Sato Mai obtained by hacking the Area 11 Government’s database confirmed this.
Uka Kaori finally relaxed completely, now staying by the egg day and night without leaving its side.
According to records, this state would end within three months at most, when a completely new Uka Mirai would hatch.
As for why she could turn into an egg, even the Iron Fortress couldn’t explain.
Though originally considered the weakest monster without any abilities, becoming an egg proved Uka Mirai had extraordinary potential.
No one understood this contradiction.
After confirming Uka Mirai’s safety, Fang Cheng checked on others.
Takeda Masumi’s original superpower had been bullet time, only slightly boosting her speed.
Fang Cheng finally realized how she’d developed master-level Combat skills – she’d been using a little cheat.
She’d kept this secret from everyone, including Kanzaki Rin, to maintain her strict coach image.
The Divine medicine boosted Takeda Masumi’s physical power and superpower to dual A-rank. She might now beat even Sato Hayato without enhancement.
Ecstatic about gaining long-desired power, the usually mature big sister couldn’t resist showing off her bullet time daily, calling it “ability exercise”.
Sato Mai awakened electromagnetic sensing, letting her hack devices through electric currents and radio waves, even controlling drone swarms.
Her lower potential limited her to Hazard level A-, but this already surpassed most superpowered individuals’ lifetime achievements, especially for support staff.
The Divine medicine maxed out their potential. Without future enhancement medicine from Dr.X, they’d never grow stronger.
Yet they felt thrilled with their current power, far exceeding expectations.
Had Fang Cheng not been monopolized by Kanzaki Rin and Asaka Akihime since returning from North America, others would’ve flocked to him.
Only Kanzaki Rin, away-training Qingxue, and intelligence-rebuilding Tsukikage Chuxia remained unenhanced.
The two cats were busy, while Kanzaki Rin had special circumstances.
Her existing Level 4 enhancement and Killing Stone made Divine medicine effects unpredictable.
Despite Dr.X’s repeated assurances, Fang Cheng hesitated.
Finally, Kanzaki Rin decided herself.
In the empty training ground, Kanzaki Rin wore shorts and tank top while Fang Cheng stood ready with syringe.
He vowed, “Even if you turn into a muscle-bound gorilla, I’ll still love you.”
Touched, she punched him to shut his jinxing mouth.
As steam rose from her reddening skin, Fang Cheng watched nervously.
When steam nearly obscured her and condensed ceiling droplets, her eyes snapped open.
BOOM!
Terrifying flames erupted, engulfing the football field-sized training ground in blazing fire.
Fang Cheng shielded himself with Vector Control while his blood protected the surroundings.
Through the inferno, a piercing cry sounded.
He looked up to see flames coalesce into a ten-meter-winged phoenix diving at him.