6•24 ; Room of Extreme Limits

Drip! Drip! Drip!

Blood droplets fell onto the previously scorched floor, which had restored itself to its original state within seconds after the cause was shackled.

On the triangular ceiling of the room of extreme limits, a figure dripping blood was suspended, with red chains piercing through his solar plexus from multiple directions, which had manifested from unknown parts of the room. His consciousness was on the brink of fading due to the mortal pain he had endured for hours on end.

Naturally, this strangled figure is none other than Royale, who in the end succumbed to the inevitable tragedy of those who entered this nightmarish room, which has reaped the lives of thousands of children over course of the years. Yet, the ones who returned alive from this room morphed into monsters beyond logic.

The room of extreme limits is a tool created by the mad scientist to test the willpower and determination of the children he "abducted" from various worlds across the cosmos. The children who survived became subjects for experiments, and those who died were disposed of to the ends of the world, destroying every trace of them ever being alive.

The atrocities he committed, if were out in the open, could make every soul in existence shudder in trepidation. This mad scientist, the kind of existence that would go above and beyond to achieve the true perfection he seeks.

Consequently, he is also the genius of insanity, whose brainpower could almost contend against the apex of science itself - the omniscient Nexus system.

And this room of extreme limits is one of the greatest, if not the ultimate creation of the mad scientist. A unique treasure that, if discovered by the outsiders, could cause a bloody war amongst multiple worlds. worlds.

The reason is simple. The room of extreme limits was equipped with three aspects: first, the aforementioned testing of willpower and determination of their spirit by inducing the worst nightmares one could imagine, while simultaneously physically torturing their pain receptors, causing pain overload. By going through this, one could use desperation to break the limits that shackled their existence. In this desperate state, talent and potential don't matter. As long as one has the right mindset and will, they could push themselves beyond and grasp the unattainable state even immortals sought after - Euphonium. A state that could trigger the transformation of one's reality, provided they met certain conditions as emphasized before. However, in this room of extreme limits, as long as one could survive the first aspect, they could enter this state as many times as they want, that is if they could survive the test of nightmares and pain that many times as well.

Up until now, among the thousands of children brought into this room, barely a few dozen children have come out alive in every generation of confinement. Yet even then, not many of them survived the true phase of the experimentation conducted on their beings by the insane mad scientist, due to the injection of false-god energy into the unaccommodating vessels of these pitiable children.

Second aspect - Amplification aspect: As mentioned previously, when one is under the effects of the amplification aspect, their power output will be amplified by an entire evolutionary stage. This means a person who has yet to begin their existential evolution could directly emit the power aura of a neophyte evolutionary. And those who have already achieved neophyte evolution could directly unleash the power output of a mega evolutionary, as depicted by Royale's ability - Hell Descendance - a while ago.

Third aspect, this aspect is the most complicated among the three and at the same time depends on the other two functions at its zenith - the Enhancement aspect. The enhancement aspect is a passive mechanism of reaching extreme limits. This passive effect works in the background, further strengthening the other two aspects and adding additional effects to the mix. For instance, when one is undergoing the spirit aspect, other than breaking through their spiritual limits, it could also enhance their IQ through the passive effects of the enhancement aspect. This means that, as long as they survive enough times, they could limitlessly enhance their intelligence stat as high as possible.

Compared to children of their age, the intelligence of the children who survived this room of extreme limits could be comparable to that of adults. This is also one of the two reasons why children here behave like mature adults or may even more intellectual then some of them.

As for the other reason, it was due to time lapse. In this technological island - Geas CD, time flows 2× slower than in reality. This means that if 10 years have passed in the outside world, then in Geas CD, only 5 years would have passed. This causes the children who were brought to this island to age slower than usual. However, their mental age matures quite early due to the extreme brain stimulation they have gone through since coming here, and also because of the forced intelligence acquired through the Room of Extreme Limits.

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In the deathly confines of room of extreme limits, where only the sound of blood droplets hitting the floor could be heard, a sudden intrusion of soundless footsteps became apparent.

Royale, whose consciousness was on the verge of fading, suddenly bit his tongue and forced his mind to regain composure/normalize. After clearing his fatigued mind, he slowly raised his head, his gaze falling on the approaching figure. Instantly, his crimson eyes turned chillingly cold.

(Keke, it seems my presence here isn't welcome,) the eerie voice echoed. Soon, a figure came into view. He had grayish hair and amethyst eyes, and appeared to be barely ten years old.

(Hyde...) Royale coldly uttered.

Hearing his name being called, the amethyst-eyed boy's mouth curled. (Yes, the one & only,) he arrogantly proclaimed.