Infinite Regeneration In The Apocalypse-Chapter 96: Chase!

Vogue flicked his finger toward the wall.

The ice blade shot forward like an arrow fired from a bow. It pierced straight through the solid brick wall, punching a clean hole through it with tremendous force. The blade continued traveling and embedded itself in the wall of the next room.

Vogue’s laughter echoed once more through the frozen apartment. "Now I have a practical ability I can really use in combat!"

His time abilities were powerful but draining. His regeneration was defensive. His dragon strength was good for close combat. But now he had ice manipulation—a versatile ability that could be used for both offense and defense, for creating weapons and barriers, for controlling the battlefield.

He suddenly thought of something exciting and immediately focused on transforming further.

His body changed again as the right half of his hair turned from blue to bright silver. A second horn appeared on the right side of his head, this one made of gleaming silver metal instead of ice. A second wing ripped out from the right side of his back.

His right eye, which had been normal, now turned completely silver. The right side of his body became covered in silver dragon scales that looked almost like armor plating.

Now he was in complete dual dragon form!

Half of his body was silver representing the Time Dragon. The other half was blue representing the Frost Dragon. Even his tail showed both colors, split perfectly down the middle with silver scales on one side and blue scales on the other.

His strength at this point was incredible. Every step he took on the floor caused ice to spread outward in circular patterns, creating a frozen domain wherever he walked. Every breath he released from his mouth caused the air in front of him to freeze solid, creating visible clouds of frozen vapor that hung in the air.

The room temperature was fluctuating wildly, dropping near one side of his body and rising near the other, creating strange wind currents as the air tried to equalize.

Vogue decided to test his new Ice Palace ability. He activated it with a mental command.

"Ice Palace!"

A massive domain of freezing energy ripped through the entire room instantly. Ice spread across every surface—the walls, the ceiling, the floor, the furniture. Everything became coated in thick layers of frozen crystal.

But it wasn’t just ice coating existing structures. New structures began to form out of solid ice, growing from the floor and walls.

An actual palace made entirely of ice appeared around Vogue, with tall walls rising up to form a protective barrier. The walls were thick and solid, reinforced with magical energy that made them as strong as steel despite being made of frozen water.

Beneath Vogue’s feet, an elaborate throne formed from the icy floor. The throne was magnificent, designed to look like nine dragon heads joined together at their necks, all of them supporting a seat in their collective mouths. Each dragon head was carved in perfect detail, showing different expressions—some fierce, some calm, some wise.

Vogue sat down on the throne with a satisfied smile. The ice throne was cold but comfortable, perfectly sized for his transformed body.

If it weren’t for the fact that he had a limited amount of energy right now, the Ice Palace would be even bigger and more elaborate than this small room-sized version. He could sense that the ability had far more potential than what he was currently showing.

He would only be able to activate the technique’s true power when he broke through to become a Stellar Knight. Once he had access to cosmic energy and vastly increased reserves, he could probably create an entire fortress of ice.

Suddenly, while Vogue was sitting on his ice throne admiring his new powers, a notification appeared before him. This one wasn’t from his personal system—it was from the Omnibus Trial itself.

[TRIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - ALL PARTICIPANTS]

[Congratulations to all survivors for reaching the halfway point of the Osympic Trial]

[Time Elapsed: 1.5 days / 3 days total]

[Phase Two will now begin]

[All Radiants will undergo forced evolution, increasing their strength and danger level significantly]

[Good luck, and may the worthy survive]

Vogue’s face changed drastically when he read the notification. His smile disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

The Omnibus System truly knew how to make things interesting and difficult. With this change, all the radiants throughout the city would suddenly become much stronger and harder to kill.

This meant that anyone who was planning to undergo evolution by killing radiants would find things even more difficult now. The easy hunting period was over. From now on, every radiant would be a genuine threat.

But the next notification that appeared made Vogue’s heart drop into his stomach. His blood ran cold as he read the words.

[SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS]

[The following participants are attempting to achieve Ultimate Evolution (10,000 Radiant kills)]

[We want to say specially congratulations to these ambitious players:]

[1. Vogue Morningster - Terragrave Megacity]

[2. Kai Aurora - Ironstar Megacity]

[3.Aria Moonstain - Silverleaf Domain Megacity]

[4.Marcus Rodrigo - Crimson Vale Megacity]

[5. Xander Grimm - Grimm Megacity]

[These 5 players have shown exceptional ambition. The Omnibus System encourages all other participants to test themselves against these worthy opponents. Special rewards will be granted to anyone who successfully eliminates an Ultimate Evolution candidate.]

Vogue stared at the notification with stunned expression on his face.

The system wasn’t congratulating them. This was a death sentence!

Now everyone in the entire trial, all ten thousand participants, knew exactly who was attempting Ultimate Evolution. They knew Vogue’s name, knew what he was trying to achieve, and worst of all, the system was actively encouraging people to hunt him down by promising special rewards for killing him.

Every player would surely be searching for him everywhere now. He had just been marked as a high-value target with a bounty on his head.

"Damn it!" Vogue cursed, slamming his fist down on the arm of his ice throne. The impact cracked the frozen armrest. "The system is trying to get us killed!"