Apocalypse Baby-Chapter 233: Oracle Behind

Its flight was flawless, a predator's grace made deadly by it's sheer size.

Before Alex's clone could get to the serpent, it had to fight its way through Drake's minions—flying enemies of equal ferocity, each one as relentless as the next.

Using Aerovale, the clone was able to dominate the aerial battle, controlling the skies, and knocking down enemy after enemy with fluid, precise strikes. It was a battle of agility and timing, and the clone was built for it.

But the hardest part came once Aetheris was finally within reach.

The serpent's healing ability made the battle even more brutal. Every time the clone landed a blow, the wounds would start to close, and the beast would regenerate. But the clone had something in its arsenal that would tip the balance.

With [Exploding Touch], Alex's clone pumped every bit of power into an explosion disk, pushing it to the absolute limit. When it detonated, the impact was devastating—so powerful that even Aetheris's regenerative ability couldn't keep up.

The blast was enough to break through its healing factor, turning the tide in the clone's favor.

The battle had been intense, but in the end, Alex's clone emerged victorious, the sky serpent falling with a final, thunderous crash.

It had been a hard-fought battle.

But the rewards—oh, the rewards—had been worth it.

Alex shifted his focus, checking on the other clones.

One was closing in on the location of a Beast Lord, getting closer with each passing moment.

Another had just entered a Beast Lord zone, where the air was thick with danger and power.

The last one was standing at the mouth of a cave, seemingly frozen in place, its attention fixed on something deep within.

Alex raised an eyebrow.

"That's odd," Alex muttered to himself.

Curiosity gnawed at him.

Why was the clone just standing there, doing nothing? What was it waiting for?

His instincts kicked in, and Alex decided to dive deeper into the clone's perspective, syncing with it even further, tapping into the sensations it was experiencing.

As soon as he did, the force hit him.

It wasn't just the cave that felt strange—it was what was inside.

Alex felt the pull.

It was like a magnet, tugging at his very being, pulling his attention toward it.

But it wasn't just that.

The power emanating from within the cave was immense. It was raw, untamed, and overwhelming, oozing from every crack and crevice like a living force.

Alex frowned and he checked the system map again.

On it showed the general location of the beast lord.

But the cave he was looking at didn't match any Beast Lord area.

There was no indicator, no sign of the usual territory he was familiar with.

This wasn't a Beast Lord zone.

It was something else.

Something new.

Something different.

And that sparked his curiosity.

Alex's mind raced with questions.

What was it? Why was it so powerful? What possibly be inside?

His desire to know pushed him forward.

He willed his clone to enter the cave, eager to get answers.

The clone, standing at the mouth of the cave, hesitated for only a second before taking a slow step forward, each step bringing it closer to the unknown.

But just as the clone reached the threshold, something stopped it.

The familiar sound of the system.

Ding!

[Only the true body of player can enter.]

Alex blinked.

His clone was blocked from entering the cave.

The system's message was clear. It wasn't just any barrier—it was something meant for the player's true form, not a clone.

That... was interesting.

Alex raised an eyebrow, his gaze fixed on the mouth of the cave.

This was definitely something different.

For the system to restrict access to only the "true body" of a player, it meant one of two things: either the cave was a trap set to deceive him, or it was hiding something grand—something important.

A small smirk tugged at the corner of Alex's lips.

He didn't care which one it was.

To him, it didn't matter.

His confidence surged.

He trusted in his strength to handle anything that came his way.

If it was a trap, he was ready to deal with it. If it was something grand, then he'd face it head-on. Either way, he could handle whatever lay inside.

Besides, he was still under the tutorial rules. That meant protection.

Anything too dangerous or absurd was out of the question.

The system wouldn't let anything truly catastrophic happen to him—yet.

Sixth Sense wasn't picking up any signs of immediate danger either. No prickling on his skin, no gut feeling telling him to turn back.

And Illusion Resistance would catch any trickery or deception before it even got close.

So, with no hesitation, he decided.

The cave wasn't a threat.

And even if it was, he had a lot of tools at his disposal to handle whatever.

In the blink of an eye, Alex swapped places with his clone.

The world seemed to twist around him for a fraction of a second as if reality itself had flipped.

One moment, he was watching from his clone's perspective, and the next, he was standing at the mouth of the cave, his feet on solid ground.

The energy from the cave was even stronger now.

The air around him hummed with energy.

It was as if it was alive, pulling him in, wrapping around his body like an invisible force, urging him to step forward, deeper into its depths.

"Alright let's do this."

Alex grinned ready to go in.

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Before his foot could even move, a voice rang out from behind him.

"Stop!"

The command was heavy, cutting through the air.

It was cold, powerful, and left no room for argument.

Alex's muscles tensed, and he narrowed his voice.

The voice… it was familiar. Too familiar.

He slowly turned around, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end.

And there he was.

Right behind him.

The overseer of the tutorial.

That damned rabbit.

Oracle.