Chapter 262
Chapter 262 Change of Heart
Time flew by, day by day.
In the meantime, the resources Greem had been accumulating were vanishing at a rapid rate, gradually turning into part of his strength.
The Second Grade molten giant-core had also been successfully turned into a terrifying elementium golem- the Infernal Tyrant.
Of course, due to the limitations of Greem’s own abilities, this Infernal Tyrant couldn’t possibly exhibit the full strength of a Second Grade. In fact it was weaker than even the weakest of Second Grades. Still, the earth and flame energies contained in each and every one of its attacks had the amazing ability to crush a First Grade adept.
After a detailed analysis by Greem’s chip, the normal attacks of the Infernal Tyrant were estimated to reach a terrifying degree of 110 points of damage. This was only slightly inferior to Greem’s most powerful single-target spell. Moreover, the earth-fire hybrid spell that the Tyrant possessed could even go up to 191 points of damage.
This… this was close to the lower limit of a Second Grade adept’s attack!
The defensive spells of an ordinary First Grade adept could usually endure between 90 to 130 points of damage. This meant that the Infernal Tyrant’s most powerful spell could potentially kill an ordinary adept in a single blow. That is, if the spell wasn’t avoided or negated by the enemy.
Even Greem wouldn’t have been so decisive and quick in his movements if he had been the one at the steering wheel.
Perhaps because his physique was unique in some way, the scalpel hadn’t cut through any large blood vessels. Blood wasn’t spilling and splashing everywhere. Moreover, with Greem’s current Physique of 3.7, his flesh and skin was as tough as an Iron Rhinoceros, even without the use of any magic.
If it had been any ordinary mortal’s weapons, slicing through Greem’s skin would have been a difficult task on its own. All of the machinery used for the operation today had clearly been enhanced with magic!
Having completed its task of slicing open Greem’s chest, the scalpel arm quickly moved away. Another machine, this one with two humanoid arms, flew to Greem’s side and lightly pried open his chest.
Thus Greem’s human heart, protected by his thick sternum and ribs, was exposed to the world. Even though this heart had been slightly mutated by the high concentration of fire elementium that surrounded Greem, its basic function and form was still very similar to that of the human heart.
Greem looked on calmly. He didn’t interfere with the chip’s control.
Even though he was the true owner of this body, he couldn’t possibly compare to the chip when it came to its decisiveness and accuracy in the operation. The chip was far superior when it came to the fine details of a delicate surgery.
The saw and bone cutter flew over, and the ear-grinding noise of bone being cut rang out from Greem’s chest. If it wasn’t for the Spell of Sharpening and Spell of Reinforcement he had cast on the tools, they would never have been able to damage Greem’s magically protected flesh and bones.
The vibration of the metal blade as it sliced through his bone, as well as the intense pain of his flesh being pried apart, was transmitted to Greem’s soul. He could only endure it as he watched on with wide-open eyes. He had to see every single detail of the operation with his own eyes, in order to provide the chip with sufficient information to maintain its precise control.
The ribs were slowly extracted, one after another, until Greem’s heart was finally exposed.
The saw and the bone cutter shifted away as more machines surged forward. They started the delicate task of detaching the heart from the body and the rest of the internal organs. Every time a blood vessel was cut, a thin heat ray would shoot forth and seal the vessel.
Greem also started to control part of his body. He tensed all the blood vessels in his body in order to slow the flow of blood and prevent it from flowing out of his chest.
A crimson light shone in the darkness.
The Flame Fiend’s Heart, already treated several times by now, slowly levitated to the operation platform, carried above a floating tray. A magical robotic arm slowly picked it up and held it above Greem’s chest.
Greem’s eyes scanned across the Flame Fiend’s Heart, taking note of the numerous strange runes that filled the crimson tendons and flesh of the heart. These runes, that were as small as sesame seeds, completely covered the inside and outside of the Flame Fiend’s Heart. Together they formed an extraordinarily complex and profound runic array.
A sharp pain shot through Greem’s body. The last main blood vessel that connected his heart to his body had been severed. The slowly beating heart was removed by a robotic arm.
There was no time to wait or pause. The new Flame Fiend’s Heart was instantly plunged into Greem’s chest. Then, countless tiny robotic arms swarmed forward, using unimaginably intricate maneuvers to reattach the vessels to this new organ.
The process was complicated, but it was by no means messy. A dozen robotic arms worked in unison, the sound of them creaking as they worked rang out in the room…
After advancing to an adept, Greem’s life force and Physique had long exceeded that of an ordinary mortal. Moreover, with his elementiumized body, he couldn’t die even after having his heart removed.
Still, this heart transplant operation couldn’t go on for too long. Otherwise his body might be affected, causing a reduction in his basic attributes.
Honestly, due to the elementiumization of his body, he could no longer use the means that the body refining adepts used to strengthen their bodies. It was simply no longer effective. Consequently, it would be extremely difficult to raise his Physique if it ever fell.
And having learnt of the violent, barbaric, and rampaging combat style of the Flame Fiend Transformation, Greem could no longer give it up in exchange for a weak and pathetic guerilla form of combat. It would be unbearable!
Thus, the entire transplant operation quickly concluded under the unbelievably precise and accurate control of the chip.