Infinite Mana In The Apocalypse

Chapter 4011: Integrity! I

The garden of impossible fruits seemed to hold its breath as the last of the Dukes departed through their various methods…Duke Whisker simply ceasing to be present, Duke Pyralis leaving in a conflagration that somehow froze the air, and Duke Valen tapping his way through a door that hadn’t existed until he needed it.

Now only Duke Gwendolyn remained, her stellar dark hair catching light that originated from the Wheels of Existence hanging overhead.

Her expression carried a type of particular calmness!

“It seems like you had something to say,” she began, her voice maintaining that diplomatic steadiness that had served her through eons of maneuvering. “I did what I did for the sake of the Young Miss. To help her. To ensure she has everything she needs-”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Noah’s interruption cut through her justification with the casual dismissal of someone who simply didnt care!

His voice emerged coldly.

“Titano. Release him from the debt he owes you. I will take him under my wing.”

…!

The demand fell into the garden’s atmosphere like a stone through still water.

Her expression shifted from calm certainty to genuine surprise, her head tilting slightly as if the angle might help her understand why Titano would suddenly be relevant to their discussion.

But understanding dawned quickly…too quickly for someone of her intelligence to miss the implications!

Her eyes widened as pieces fell into place, her entire bearing shifting from diplomatic to intensely focused.

“Did you…” she began, her voice carrying newfound wariness, “already grasp his nature? Did you find out what he really is?”

His nature.

It might not have mattered to Noah under different circumstances, but his distinction as the Weaver of Existence…that ever-evolving capability that grew more complex with each passing moment, had revealed Titano’s true nature some time ago.

The moment he had first laid eyes on the giant while they went through the doorway, purple text had materialized above his head, revealing truths that most would never perceive!

Noah’s eyes flickered as he recalled the information, the information materializing in his vision with perfect clarity.

|Titano – The Unbreaking Fist|

Classification: Mutated Living Existence affected by Lost Forgotten Principle

Lost Forgotten Principle Influence: The Principle of Absolute Physicality- One of the earliest principles established when existence first wondered if thought or substance held primacy.

-Grants the ability to impose physical reality over conceptual authority

-Current Integration: 1% (Unconscious)

Living Existential Mutation: Corporeal Supremacy- Physical form exists in a state of fundamental priority over energy-based attacks

-Body naturally negates up to 99% of Living Existential Authority from beings below Duke level

-Strength operates on pre-existence parameters, allowing interaction with concepts as if they were physical

-Limitation: Cannot consciously control or understand his own nature

-Side Effect: Drastically reduced intellectual capacity in exchange for absolute physical dominance

Combat Rating: Can physically overcome any Honored Living Existence through brute force alone. Can wrestle Royal Living Existences to stalemate. Duke-level entities require a bit of effort to damage him.

Hidden Potential: If consciousness could be elevated while maintaining mutation, would become one of the most terrifying existences in current reality…

…!

He could obtain waves of lengthy information if he wanted to!

And he now gave the information a dismissive glance before returning his attention to Gwendolyn. “It matters not what being he is. He is too simple and earnest to be under someone like you, so release him.”

The implication was clear…Titano’s honest nature was wasted on someone who treated trust as currency.

Duke Gwendolyn’s expression hardened, her diplomatic mask reasserting itself as she shook her head with practiced regret. “There is nothing you can offer me that would make me release him to you. He is a unique being that will benefit the Living-…!”

Before she could complete her justification, Noah raised his hand with casual certainty. On his palm, reality seemed to condense and crystallize, forming a single droplet that blazed with inner radiance.

A milky droplet of the Sacred Mead of Existence.

The moment it manifested, the garden itself seemed to inhale with desperate want. Every plant, every Wheel of Existence fruit, every mote of dust in the air suddenly oriented toward that single drop!

The vegetation grew more vibrant, colors deepening beyond their already impossible saturation. The crystalline pathways hummed with resonance, and even the golden dome overhead seemed to pulse with renewed vitality!

Duke Gwendolyn herself felt her existence buzz with unprecedented intensity. Every cell, every particle of her being suddenly understood that it was incomplete, that this single droplet contained something that could elevate her beyond current limitations. Her enhanced perception, refined through eons of advancement, could barely process the concentrated potential contained in that small amount of liquid.

She stood frozen, her ancient composure cracking as she looked ahead!

Noah’s voice cut through her shock with simple directness. “Release Titano, and you can have this.”

The offer hung between them like a contract written in starlight. A single drop of Sacred Mead of Existence for the freedom of one Mutated Living Existence.

The exchange rate was absurd as the Duke did not even know what it was! Nor that it was a drop amidst…thousands more that remained!

Duke Gwendolyn’s expression cycled through several complex emotions in rapid succession. Calculation warred with desire, propriety battled against pragmatism. For several seconds that felt like small eternities, she stood perfectly still, her mind racing through implications and possibilities.

Finally, she grit her teeth with the sound of stones grinding together and spoke the word that sealed the bargain.

“Okay!”

HUUM!

The concession erupted from her with more force than intended, her usual control cracking under the weight of what she was accepting.

“Titano is released from all debt to me and is now under your supervision.” She seemed to gather herself, majesty reasserting itself as she continued. “We are all on the same side anyway. Whether Titano is bound to you or me is inconsequential…if this is what you wish for, it is granted.”

…!

Noah looked toward Duke Gwendolyn with even greater disappointment than before. The ease with which she had capitulated, the ready justifications that followed…they painted a picture of someone for whom everything was negotiable, everything had a price!

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