Chapter 408: Diagnosis - 1

No one wanted to stress Seth too much, not even the president, so even as they took turns to visit him, they didn’t give him deep details of things that were happening.

The president himself refused to mention some crucial topics during his visit, he could see the listlessness in the poor lad’s eyes.

He couldn’t bear to add more to the burdens on Seth’s shoulders, his condition had earned him the long overdue rest he needed.

Though this predicament obviously wasn’t what Seth wanted, while they could help him continuously search for a solution, he was still the only one that could elevate his own mental state. The best they could do was try to make him comfortable with his circumstances.

So after keeping him company for a while, though reluctant, the group had to eventually leave, finally leaving Seth alone with his thoughts...

’Five weeks...’ Seth sighed, at any other time he would have been more concerned about the possible flash sales he had missed.

Staring at his hands, now stable for a second, he swung his legs off the bed, slid on a pair of loafers, got to his feet and walked towards the window to get a view of the outside.

Unfortunately the view wasn’t as great as he’d hoped, with the high security wall surrounding the medic center obstructing further sight.

He remained there regardless, eyes closed, and began trying once more to reach for his power and his abilities.

Yet with his eyes closed all he could perceive was the darkness of his lids sitting over his sight, nothing more, it seemed casting introspection was also out of his current reach.

A feat that would need the mobilization of will to cast, but even his will seemed unreachable, the worst thing about it all was that he could feel it all.

His dense, overbearing essence force spiraling at his core, his will blazing like a flame caged in the confines of his own consciousness, all that potential brimming in his muscles, the strength giving him the illusion that he could move mountains and flip seas.

Yet when it came to exerting it all on reality, it all dissipated, almost like it was all an illusion played on his mind.

Seth’s lids parted once more, his gaze focusing on nothing, as he just stared overhead...

The control he strived for was gone...

The goal of infinite evolution, endless challenges, all those exciting possibilities, all seemed like an unreachable dream now.

There was no greater blow that could be dealt to a man than the one aimed at his conviction.

The engine that pushed him to strive stronger was all gone, for a moment he began to doubt himself, thinking back to all his wishful thoughts.

His deluded sense of confidence, of invincibility, all torn apart by a mere beast of the awakened realm...

He was also at the awakened realm, he had maxed his stats, he had enough gene skills, extremely powerful ones at that, he had a unique class that granted him cheat-like skills.

Heck, the humans had even acquired a new attribute, yet with all this he still remained vulnerable to a beast at the same realm as him.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly, there really was a sky above the sky...

A flash flickered at the edge of his vision, an icon that had been there since he woke, the notification bar...

He had been scared to open it... he still was scared to open it...

After all, it probably contained the details of what happened to him, probably some rewards from the quest he had completed, but the rest would hold details that might determine his fate.

His stomach knotted at the thought that this damage might be permanent, the only reason he hadn’t summoned the oracle to take a diagnostic of his condition.

He feared the answer he would get would be something he wouldn’t be able to handle...

The thought of being powerless in a new era where being weak was the worst crime a lifeform could ever commit made Seth’s jaw lock, his fists clenching until his knuckles whitened.

Fury at his fate, fury at himself, fury at his shortcomings...

In the end he could only delay the inevitable for so long... humanity’s current medical and evolver physiology knowledge wasn’t enough to give him a proper diagnosis.

So if he truly wanted to know whether there was a way out of this, which he desperately hoped there was, he’d still have to bite the bullet and confront his fear.

His gaze drifted towards the dim flashing icon, and he closed his eyes for a moment as his heart began to race; he stilled his nerves and opened them. He focused more on the icon, causing it to enlarge and unravel into a stream of text...

Fortunately his intelligence seemed to still remain active, as the essence node connecting his core to his brain via his spinal nodes remained the only viable essence pathway active in his body.

Which allowed him to process things faster than someone of his state should have, his pupils blurring as he quickly sorted out kill notifications, loot drop rewards and flash point rewards in a blink.

For now these weren’t priorities. Instead he gave his focus to those worthy of his attention...

Like...

[Congratulations! Humanity has completed its hidden condition!]

[The Fey Race has been exterminated!]

[Providence of the Fey’s has been overwhelmed!]

[Error! The Fey race providence failed to initiate a Fate Challenge!]

[The fortune of the Fey’s is being assimilated by the human race!]

[Humanity has been awarded a new attribute: Spirit!]

Though he had heard from the others about the progress of the extinction project in various regions, he still hadn’t reviewed a notification on the subject...

Now he did, he could understand why there was a new attribute called Spirit sitting on his status, though he wasn’t yet clear on the influence of this new attribute, that wouldn’t be important now, after all it wasn’t like he could use it even if he knew...

The texts continued to flow and he continued to sort, reaching a series of faded crimson texts...

[Warning! Title effects "Charmed But Unfazed" have been overwhelmed!]

[Warning! Essence Turmoil has been detected!]

[Warning! Divine energy has begun to rampage through essence nodes!]

[Warning! The unique item "Will Manifestation Ring" has been damaged!]

[Warning! The weight of will plagues your mind! All mental attributes will receive a 90% loss in efficiency!]

Finally at the ugly part, Seth scowled, continuing to read...