[Starting as a Class 5 Mutant] Chapter 259/260 (Patreon)

If he didn't increase his strength soon, the Celestial could show up at any moment, and that would be the day he died!

Syd continued circulating his light energy.

[Divine Power of Light EXP +1]
[Divine Body EXP +1]
[Divinity EXP +1]

A series of notifications appeared.

Watching these three abilities steadily advance toward level five, Syd's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

While circulating the light energy within him, he took a moment to change into a fresh white outfit and swapped out his backpack for a new style and color.

Time flew by quickly. After about half an hour, before he could continue harnessing his light energy, someone interrupted him.

Footsteps echoed from a distance.

Frowning, Syd instinctively activated his light manipulation.

In the next moment, his figure distorted and quickly vanished from sight, entering an optical invisibility state.

From his concealed position, Syd watched as a group of agents, equipped with scanning devices, cautiously approached.

As they scanned the area, Syd instantly recognized them.

"SHIELD agents?"

Glancing at their familiar uniforms, Syd was slightly surprised.

After listening to their conversation, he quickly understood the situation.

"The Power Stone's energy leak…"

It wasn't unexpected that SHIELD could detect such anomalies.

After all, they had detected the anomalies when Thor's hammer and the Bifrost appeared. It made sense they would pick up on the energy signature of the Power Stone if it leaked.

Shaking his head, Syd glanced at the agents once more before silently slipping away.

About half an hour later, he found another secluded spot.

Time passed swiftly, and four days went by.

As his Divine Body neared the halfway point to level five, Syd heard footsteps again, this time different from before.

Unlike the previous footsteps, these were heavier, more uniform, and rhythmic—definitely not human.

Moreover, they sounded oddly familiar.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Syd didn't activate his invisibility this time. His eyes narrowed, and he stared into the distance.

Sure enough, three black Sentinels appeared in his line of sight.

"Sentinel robots?"

"Are they here to die?"

Syd glanced down at himself and realized his appearance hadn't changed much. Anyone who saw him would recognize him immediately.

So, what were these three Sentinels trying to do?

Normally, they'd avoid him entirely.

Instantly, a sense of vigilance rose within Syd.

While he was still on high alert, the three Sentinels launched an attack.

Three laser beams shot toward him.

Syd's right hand glowed red as he casually raised it to defend himself.

A red Chaos Magic shield appeared, easily blocking the Sentinels' laser blasts.

Then, his left hand glowed red as well.

With a small motion, Syd enveloped the three Sentinels in a red aura.

The next second, a loud creak of bending metal echoed.
Though the Sentinels attempted to shift into their metallic forms to resist, their efforts were futile.

Syd clenched his left hand tightly, and with three successive bangs, the Sentinels were crushed into heaps of scrap metal.

Having effortlessly dealt with the three Sentinels, Syd's confusion only deepened.

Before he could dwell on it, he noticed three more Sentinels flying toward him from the distance.

However, this time, upon spotting him, they quickly halted and began retreating, as if attempting to escape.

Syd moved slightly, intending to pursue them.

But just as he started, he stopped, sensing something was off. His vigilance heightened further.

"Are they trying to lure me somewhere?"

In an instant, Syd realized their plan.

Most likely, these Sentinels were trying to lead him into a trap.

Syd's mind wandered to a memory from before his trip to Xandar.

At the time, Venom had warned him.

Venom had sensed that danger was approaching, and over time, that sense of danger had only grown stronger.

Venom had speculated that a plot against them was in motion.

Back then, Syd had suspected the military might be behind it.

Now, seeing these Sentinels, it all started to make sense.

Staring at the retreating Sentinels, Syd's eyes gleamed, but he had no intention of pursuing them.

Although his Divine Word had reached level five and greatly enhanced his power, he decided to wait a little longer.

After all, his Divine Body was close to level five, and both his Divine Power of Light and Divinity weren't far behind either!

Just as Syd was thinking about lying low for a few days, a sudden spatial distortion appeared beside him.

In an instant, Syd reacted.

It was him!

The one with teleportation powers, the person who had previously trapped him in a military ambush and tried to kill him with an explosion!

After the surprise attack last time, Syd had been on guard. Coupled with the heightened reflexes granted by Chaos Magic, he immediately knew what was happening.

"So, you escaped last time and still dare to show up again?"

"You think teleportation makes you invincible?" Syd smirked.

The next moment, his right hand moved slightly, and a red glow erupted.

Simultaneously, his pupils gleamed red as his mental powers, enhanced by Chaos Magic, locked onto his target in an instant.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Dressed in a military uniform, tall and muscular, exuding the air of a seasoned soldier, Leonard appeared through teleportation, a smug smile on his face.

"Just you—what does it matter if he's an Omega-level mutant?"

"Isn't he still being toyed with by me, an X-gene modified human?"

Last time, using his teleportation abilities, Leonard had nearly killed the Messiah, and this time would be no different!

This Omega-level mutant, just like the Messiah, would be led into a trap and killed!

In fact, this time, the military, along with Commander Alessandro, had prepared even more. Once the white-clad warrior was lured into the trap, he would be doomed!

Originally, the trap was set for the Messiah.

But since they couldn't find him, they'd have to settle for this white-clad warrior, also an Omega-level mutant, to display the might of the U.S. military!

At that moment, several high-ranking military officers watched nervously and eagerly through the camera attached to Leonard's gear.

With a smug expression, Leonard appeared, just about to drag the white-clad warrior into the trap—but his face suddenly froze, his expression shifting to one of shock and disbelief.

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Leonard, full of smug satisfaction, was just about to use his teleportation ability to transfer the white-clad warrior into the military's trap, when suddenly he found himself completely frozen, unable to move even a fraction.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a red glow enveloping his body.

Leonard knew from the intelligence reports that this red glow was one of the white-clad warrior's powers, specifically his telekinetic ability. It was clearly this red glow that was preventing him from moving.

More troubling still was the sudden fogginess in his mind, leaving him unable to even think of teleporting away.

Had he been mentally invaded?

At that moment, Leonard's disbelief grew stronger.

"How could I have been restrained by the white-clad warrior before even revealing myself?"

Just a moment ago, he had been smugly confident, thinking that a mere Omega-level mutant was nothing to him—a genetically enhanced human. He believed he could toy with the white-clad warrior with ease.

He had been so sure that as soon as he teleported the warrior into the trap, the warrior would be as good as dead. But now?

The situation was the exact opposite of what he had imagined—it couldn't have been more different!

Not only had he failed to teleport the white-clad warrior, but he was also trapped in place?

"No, no, this can't be real!"

Leonard wanted to deny it all in his mind, but the reality was clear in front of him. Even self-deception couldn't change it.

"How did he detect me and restrain me? My teleportation is so fast…"

Leonard was still in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear.

At that moment, he realized he could move his mouth and couldn't help but shout, "How did you find me, white-clad warrior?"

"No, you can't do this!"

But even as Leonard shouted, he realized the white-clad warrior had no intention of answering. Instead, his body was lifted into the air by the red glow.

Then he felt his body tightening.

In a daze, he saw the Sentinels crushed into piles of scrap metal in the distance, and realized his fate.

Syd watched as Leonard, wrapped in red light, slowly rose into the air. His right hand clenched slightly.

"No, argh!" Leonard screamed, his body creaking as if his bones were breaking.

So, this is the terror of an Omega-level mutant…

In his final moments, Leonard felt regret. Regret for coming to face the white-clad warrior, regret for underestimating an Omega-level mutant.

It wasn't until this moment that he truly understood the sheer horror of Omega-level mutants, and just how powerless one felt when facing them.

"Argh…"

Leonard's eyes were filled with remorse, fear, and hatred.

Seeing Leonard's expression, Syd grew tired of playing and clenched his fist tightly.

With a squelching sound, blood sprayed out, almost hitting him, but it was blocked by his Chaos Magic shield.

Leonard, or rather what was left of him, became a mangled mess.

With a slight motion of his right hand, Syd casually tossed Leonard's remains aside.

At that moment, a small black camera fell to the ground with a clink.

Syd glanced at the camera, unsurprised.

Had he not intentionally left it intact, even this metal camera would have been crushed into a pile of scrap.

Meanwhile, on the other side, watching everything through the camera, the military officers were stunned.

"Leonard failed?"

"That damn white-clad warrior!"

They gritted their teeth in frustration and regret.
A valuable military asset like Leonard had just been lost like that?

As they stewed in their anger and regret, the camera on the ground captured Syd's feet.

Syd took a glance at the camera on the ground, stepped forward, and slowly lifted his right foot.

What was he about to do?

The military officers were filled with disbelief.

The next moment, they watched as his foot got closer and closer to the camera, and then, with a crunch, the feed went dark.

Clearly, the camera had been stomped to pieces by the white-clad warrior.

It wouldn't have been so bad if that were all, but the scene gave the military a certain impression.

It was as if they, like the camera, were nothing more than bugs to the white-clad warrior, crushed underfoot with no effort.

The military officers were convinced that someone as powerful as the white-clad warrior wouldn't have left the camera intact accidentally. They hadn't imagined this—his message was clear.

The white-clad warrior was telling them that they, too, would be crushed like bugs under his foot.

Realizing this, the military officers and generals erupted with anger.

"That damn Omega-level mutant, that damn white-clad warrior!"

"How arrogant, absolutely arrogant!"

"So insolent! Does he not even care about our military?"

At that moment, they gnashed their teeth in fury, wishing they could tear the white-clad warrior apart.

"Get him to the trap site. I want him dead!" one general roared in frustration.

While the military was busy plotting how to lure the white-clad warrior into their trap, Syd, after crushing the camera, scanned the surroundings to ensure no one was watching. Then he took out the Tesseract.

In the next moment, the Tesseract glowed brightly.

With a flash of blue light and a ripple in space, Syd vanished.

The next second, he appeared in a familiar place—one of the alleys he had passed through before.

Taking advantage of the fact that those nuisances couldn't find him for now, Syd resumed circulating his light energy.

[Divine Power of Light EXP +1]
[Divine Body EXP +1]

Both his level-four Divine Power of Light and Divine Body were steadily advancing toward level five.

Once these two abilities also reached level five, along with Divine Word and Flight, he would have four level-five abilities!

By then, his strength would increase tremendously. Whether facing the military's trap or the looming threat of Arishem, he would feel much more confident.

Syd's eyes gleamed with anticipation.

As he continued to circulate his light energy, time passed quickly, and two more days went by.

After these two days, his Divine Body was 90% complete—just one more push, and it would reach level five!

Even Divine Power of Light wasn't far behind!

During these two days, aside from evading a few military pursuit attempts, nothing much had happened.

However, just as he was about to make the final push to bring his Divine Body to level five, Syd suddenly sensed a strange, slightly scorching aura nearby.

"What's this?"

Syd saw two middle-aged men in suits, faintly glowing red and emitting high temperatures, walking into the alley.

From the way they looked, they seemed to be about to discuss some secret business.

With just one glance, Syd immediately understood the abnormality in their bodies.

The Extremis virus?!

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