Chapter 100: Who Am I?
The blade closed in, yet Chang Wei remained completely unresponsive. Takagi Yumie's strike came down with full force, and in that moment, driven by her hatred, she even felt the power of Angel's Dust surging within her.
Even though she possessed far less Angel's Dust than Father Anderson, with her speed combined with this power, surely she could take his head—
Then she died.
Don't get me wrong, Chang Wei didn't do anything. She was simply obliterated in an instant by the recoil force. Her bones shattered, her organs ruptured—dead beyond dead.
At Chang Wei's level, if he wanted to protect someone reckless enough to attack him without actually killing them, his only options were to either use the Blacklight Virus to molecularize himself or manipulate his psychokinesis to soften and absorb the impact.
Otherwise, his opponent would end up like something falling from a great height onto the ocean's surface—despite the water's softness, the sheer difference in force would crush them instantly. Even if his body wasn't tens of thousands of times harder than steel, the combination of his power, the recoil, and even the minuscule passive resonance frequency would be enough to pulverize them.
If he actively activated his resonance frequency, his opponent would die even more miserably. Vibration was an extremely effective and terrifying technique.
"Yumie!!!"
Heinkel let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"...Ah, what a shame."
At that moment, Chang Wei snapped back to his senses. He stood up again, and with just that one motion, it was as if he had reached absolute perfection.
The way his body moved—his coordination, the fluidity of the motion—was incredibly smooth, like a high-frame-rate character suddenly appearing in a low-frame-rate world.
He hadn't expected Takagi Yumie to die after all, especially when he wasn't even defending himself.
He had actually felt a little regret over her death earlier, and now, unexpectedly, he had been the cause of that regret.
But it didn't matter anymore. Chang Wei was too preoccupied with something else—he had been astonished by the evolution of the Blacklight Virus.
Even though this evolution had drained his genetic point reserves to nearly zero, he had no complaints.
Because the Blacklight Virus had devoured mystical forces and evolved into something that now possessed supernatural properties!
Originally, the Blacklight Virus could technically achieve something similar through absorption and evolution, but the process would have required an astronomical amount of time and an infinitesimally small probability—one in a billion, or even one in a trillion.
The main limitation had always been that, no matter how powerful its design, the Blacklight Virus was still just a biological concept—a virus in the realm of genetics and cells. Even if it could evolve into something like Gaia's Will, Alaya, or even a planetary devourer like Jenova, it still wouldn't truly belong to the supernatural domain.
If not for his Super Virus System, Chang Wei's Blacklight Virus would have inevitably clashed with the mystical power of Helena's Holy Nail, leading either to its destruction or to his own demise from internal conflict.
But now, it had evolved completely.
Was this a blessing or a curse for him? He wasn't sure.
His Vampire Progenitor abilities, his Werewolf traits, even his divine power—everything had been devoured by the Blacklight Virus.
The downside? Almost none of those abilities mattered to him anymore.
The upside? The Blacklight Virus could now consume souls and supernatural forces.
Its power was no longer confined to the realm of cells and genes—it now reached into the soul itself. It had become Chang Wei's most crucial source of strength. He could absorb souls to enhance his own, and he could devour others to obtain their abilities.
The virus was no longer just an adaptation tool for genetic, cellular, or meridian-based abilities—it had transcended those limitations entirely.
Before, if he wanted to consume the blood of something like the Heavenly Host, he would have had to rely on the Super Virus System to counteract the consequences. But now, just with the Blacklight Virus alone, he already had a high probability of successfully absorbing and evolving from it.
Alucard watched Chang Wei closely.
"You've gotten back up again, haven't you? After devouring Anderson, you must be even stronger now."
A sinister grin spread across his face. Blood had returned to his body, and with it, his life. No matter how long the battle raged, no matter if the sky collapsed and the seas dried up, he would fight on.
"Count, huh... Too bad I can't fight you just yet."
Chang Wei's gaze locked onto a floating, cat-eared head above the River of Death.
Schrödinger Warrant Officer!
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
This cat was extraordinarily difficult to kill—perhaps even impossible.
In theory, one could force a collapse by having billions of people simultaneously observe her death, but the chances of failure were still over 90%. The reason? Schrödinger's Cat couldn't observe itself—only others could observe it.
But Schrödinger Warrant Officer was different—she could observe herself. That meant she could override the observation of others and reject the result of her own death.
In the original story, multiple people had witnessed her corpse, yet she still denied her own death and negated their observations.
"You intend to take my life?"
Alucard charged toward Chang Wei.
But Chang Wei ignored him completely. He dove directly into the River of Death and, in an instant, drained it dry, stopping its flow entirely.
"No!!!"
The Fatty Major's eyes widened in horror.
What had he just witnessed?
Chang Wei had just stopped Alucard from absorbing Schrödinger Warrant Officer?!
The victory he had meticulously planned over so many years—the ultimate fruit of his labor—had been snatched away by Chang Wei?!
Unforgivable! Inexcusable!
Even with his unwavering resolve, the Major found himself struggling to accept what had just happened.
After all, only three people had ever known about this plan—Doctor the Sword Saint, Schrödinger Warrant Officer, and himself. Not even Captain the Werewolf had been informed.
So how had Chang Wei known? How had he been able to intervene so precisely?!
Chang Wei absorbed the entire River of Death in an instant. At the same time, in his struggle with Alucard, he also devoured all the blood that Alucard had drawn toward himself.
Alucard assumed that Chang Wei simply wanted to make things troublesome for him—to prevent him from reclaiming his soul.
Unbothered, Alucard charged forward to attack once more.
This world lacked many things, but it had no shortage of people. As long as he wished, Alucard could always replenish his stock of souls.
But then, Chang Wei felt it.
The souls within the River of Death—had they become a part of him? Or were they still independent?
And then—
Memories. The memories he had been endlessly devouring suddenly came to life.
"I am Alex Mercer…"
"I am Elizabeth Greene…"
"I am…"
Chang Wei's form began to shift and change.