After resting for a short while to recover his stamina, Caelum immediately headed toward the outskirts of District 11.

Dr. Sidarco’s laboratory was located there.

He was determined to obtain the super cells.

No matter what.

At the same time, inside the laboratory, the spherical assistant robot issued a warning.

"Alert. Target is approaching the facility."

"Then we’re running out of time."

Dr. Sidarco quickly moved to the supercomputer and began operating the system at full speed.

Lines of data flooded across the screen.

At the same time, Caelum’s combat records were continuously uploaded into the android’s core chip.

The progress bar slowly advanced.

Sidarco’s breathing grew heavier and heavier as he watched it climb.

Excitement and tension mixed together on his aged face.

"My greatest masterpiece..."

"...is finally about to awaken!"

Ten minutes later, the upload completed.

Hiss.

The modification chamber slowly opened.

A tall blond young man stepped out from inside.

His physique was perfectly proportioned, his body carrying an unnatural sense of power.

As the activation sequence finished, he slowly opened his eyes.

A pair of cold sky blue pupils appeared.

Dr. Sidarco trembled with excitement.

"Hawkeamps..."

"How do you feel?"

The blond man clenched his fist lightly.

An overwhelming aura instantly spread outward.

It felt like a volcano suppressing catastrophic force beneath its surface, ready to erupt at any moment.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Doctor."

"This feels incredible."

"Hahahahaha!"

Sidarco burst into ecstatic laughter.

Boom!

A sudden explosion interrupted him.

The entire laboratory shook violently.

An energy blast tore through the facility, blasting straight through the wall of the research room.

Whoosh!

Caelum appeared instantly.

Without a word, he threw a punch.

Bang!

At the last possible moment, Hawkeamps moved.

His speed was even faster than Caelum’s.

He raised one hand casually and caught the punch head on.

Completely motionless.

The resulting shockwave exploded outward, creating violent winds that swept through the room.

At the same time

a sphere of light burst out from Hawkeamps’ body.

[Super Drop Rate triggered]

[Bloodline acquired: Super Cells]

[Fuse?]

[Yes]

The super cells fused into Caelum’s body instantly.

Before he even had time to examine the changes

Hawkeamps counterattacked.

Boom!

A terrifying punch landed squarely on Caelum.

The impact launched him backward like a cannon shell.

He tore straight through the laboratory walls, smashing across the entire facility before crashing deep into the nearby mountains.

A massive trench stretched across the ground in his wake.

Caelum’s normal combat power was 120.

Meanwhile, Hawkeamps, as Sidarco’s ultimate creation, had already reached a combat power of 300 immediately after awakening.

The gap was enormous.

Being overpowered this badly was completely normal.

"Looks like luck is on our side."

Sidarco laughed wildly.

"Hawkeamps, kill him."

"This will be the first step toward conquering the world!"

"As you wish, Doctor."

Hawkeamps smiled calmly.

Activating Flight Technique, he slowly floated into the air and pursued Caelum without the slightest hurry.

Crash.

Inside the shattered mountain ruins, Caelum stood up.

Half of his body had been blown away by that punch.

The pain struck his brain like lightning.

But in the next instant

countless strands of flesh rapidly regenerated from the wound.

Muscles.

Bones.

Organs.

Everything reconstructed itself at terrifying speed.

In the blink of an eye, his body returned to perfect condition.

Not even a scar remained.

At the same time

Caelum immediately noticed something else.

The super cells had adapted.

His physique became noticeably stronger.

His vitality surged upward.

His energy increased dramatically.

[Combat power increased]

[Combat Power: 200]

In just moments, his combat power jumped by eighty points.

As long as he wasn’t completely erased

his strength would continue increasing.

Until the super cells fully adapted to Hawkeamps’ attacks.

That was the true horror of super cells.

"Hm?"

Hawkeamps emerged from the laboratory ruins and frowned slightly upon seeing Caelum standing there unharmed.

Not only had he recovered completely

his aura had grown stronger.

Still, Hawkeamps did not overthink it.

He simply raised one hand.

A beam of destructive energy fired instantly toward Caelum.

Seeing this, Caelum merely smiled.

Instead of dodging

he took the attack head on.

Boom!

When the light faded

Caelum stood at the center of a massive crater, smoke rising from his body.

His injuries regenerated immediately.

At the same time, his energy became even stronger.

[Combat power increased]

[Combat Power: 240]

Only then did Hawkeamps finally realize something was wrong.

His expression grew serious.

"The combat data never mentioned regeneration abilities like this."

Naturally, he still failed to connect Caelum’s regeneration to super cells.

After all

he was supposed to be the only completed artificial human.

Super cells should not exist in anyone else.

An overwhelming stream of power surged continuously through Caelum’s body.

Energy flared around him like burning flames.

His fighting spirit rose higher and higher.

Light gathered in his palm.

Then he fired an energy blast directly at Hawkeamps.

Hawkeamps remained calm.

He casually slapped the attack away.

Immediately afterward, he vanished.

In an instant, he appeared in front of Caelum again.

This time, he stopped holding back.

He intended to kill him completely.

Unfortunately

it was already too late.

The combat power gap between them was only about one quarter.

Hawkeamps could dominate Caelum

but he could not annihilate every single cell instantly.

Which meant

he could no longer kill him.

Brilliant light erupted.

Hawkeamps still failed to understand how dangerous the situation had become.

Without hesitation, he gathered all of his power for his strongest attack.

He intended to erase Caelum entirely in one strike.

"Super Nova Burst!"

A gigantic sphere of blazing energy descended like a miniature sun.

The earth trembled violently.

There was nowhere to dodge.

Caelum could only face it head on.

"Energy Cannon!"

Boom!

The collision of energy created violent storms that swept across the battlefield.

The explosion’s radiance outshined the sun itself.

Caelum roared as he pushed forward with his Energy Cannon, desperately resisting the descending attack.

But his combat power was still lower.

Gradually

his beam began losing ground.

Then

it collapsed completely.

The Super Nova Burst crushed through it with overwhelming force and slammed directly into him.

Boom!!!

A deafening explosion erupted.

For a moment, Hawkeamps believed the battle was over.

Then

a figure burst out from the explosion at incredible speed.

Caelum’s wounds regenerated instantly as he charged forward.

[Combat power increased]

[Combat Power: 300]

Bang!

A lightning fast punch smashed directly into Hawkeamps’ face.

Caught completely off guard, Hawkeamps was blasted over a hundred meters away.

"What?!"

Dr. Sidarco stared in shock.

He could not understand what he was seeing.

Hawkeamps wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

His expression darkened.

Thinking back on everything that had just happened, realization finally dawned on him.

"I see."

"Super cells..."

That was the only explanation that made sense.

Caelum’s aura surged violently around him, his blazing energy flaring upward as he grinned provocatively.

"So this is the level of your so called ultimate android?"

"If your combat data came from me, then you should be capable of more than this."

He had no intention of ending the fight quickly.

An opportunity to increase his combat power this efficiently was far too valuable.

Hawkeamps slowly grinned.

"Now things are getting interesting."