Mercenary System: I can increase innate potential !-Chapter 103: Goddess Viviana

Gradually, he felt his eyes close, perhaps never to open again in this life.

His thoughts wandered in a confused stream, mingling between childhood memories and dreams he would never have the chance to realize.

He thought of his mother, Andréa, his brother Jona, and his childhood friend Samuel.

He thought of the battles he had fought in the past.

First against simple bandits, fighting with simple villagers and the village chief, who was a former elite soldier.

Then against other mercenaries led by a mercenary named Pyrion, who had provoked his men in a bar the same day he recruited Romuald.

Peter was still alive at the time.

He remembered when he first met Ernest and Rodrigo, who were real clowns at the time, and who had now matured a lot.

There was also Jorgi, his first truly strong opponent, who was one of the 3 bandit commanders alongside Laura and Organ.

Then he thought of Winny and the other young nobles from the real world with whom he had fought to defend himself against the Pirans.

This battle had been particularly hard, resulting in the death of almost all his mercenaries at the time.

Fortunately, their deaths in the real world didn’t really count.

After that, he thought of Henry, then Ultia and finally Killian.

3 important apprentice knights who had defended the village of Plouta by putting their lives on the line.

Thinking of Henry, Maxime felt like laughing, the arrogant apprentice knight had changed so much in such a short time.

He even began to wonder whether his talent not only increased his men’s potential, but also their intelligence.

Finally, the image of Laura appeared before him, bathed in a tender light, as if she were a goddess.

Or rather, she was his goddess.

She was approaching to embrace him with her warm shower, but unfortunately a hoarse cry brought him rudely back to reality.

He struggled to open his eyes, and saw the giant orc, very much alive, still standing in front of him, his rage as present as ever in his cruel eyes.

As Maxime accepted his fate with a bitter smile, an unknown energy, subtle but very real, seemed to envelop him.

A green, almost spectral glow shimmered around his body.

A gentle energy began to heal both body and soul.

"How dare you, Viviana!"

An extremely violent scream echoed through space, so much so that every race in the universe, whether in the world of Eternity or in the real world, heard it.

This cry was so violent that it caused volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and even tsunamis absolutely everywhere, whether in Eternity or in the real world.

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The highest human level called an exceptional crisis meeting to prepare for this.

All races with sufficient knowledge of the world’s mysteries followed suit.

What all these meetings had in common was:

"No god of the present age was powerful enough to bring about such an event, so who was he?"

But they were all wrong: there were many powerful gods in the universe.

Simply because of a certain event, most had been seriously injured, so only new or relatively weak gods appeared on the surface.

"Calm down Nox, you’re no longer the most powerful god in the universe."

A gentle voice appeared in the dark, mysterious space where Nox resided.

"But I’ll become one again without a doubt, and on that day you’ll pay for it Viviana!"

This time his voice was contained only in the space where he was chained, so that only Viviana could hear him even though she wasn’t there.

"Maxime..." he murmured to himself, his eyes shining with a calculating gleam.

Nox clenched his fists, annoyed by the turn of events.

"This world doesn’t need two gods supporting one mortal, especially not mine, Viviana. You’re nothing more than an obstacle interfering with my... investment."

"Your investment?" replied Viviana, a light laugh in her voice.

"You speak of him as a mere resource. Yet you can’t deny that he’s much more than that?"

Nox squinted his eyes, an icy sparkle in his gaze.

"Whatever you think of me, know that I don’t need your interference for my plans to come to fruition. Maxime belongs to me in a deeper sense than you could ever understand."

Viviana sighed softly, her expression compassionate.

"Oh, Nox... Your refusal to see mortal freedom is the root of your blindness. Do you really believe that Maxime belongs to you? That his destiny, his choices, are merely pawns in your game?"

"Maxime must realize his destiny by my hand alone. If he triumphs, it will be through my trials, not a miracle from you."

And Viviana had just spoiled that test.

Viviana regarded him in silence, before replying in a soft but firm voice.

"No matter what trials you impose on him, you can never fully control his heart. And therein lies the true strength of mortals."

Nox growled, but Viviana didn’t linger to hear his reply.

Before she disappeared, he had just enough time to see an enigmatic smile on her face, a smile that suggested that, despite all his attempts to ensure he had total control over Maxime, there was something uncontrollable about his protégé, a potential that even he could neither shape nor possess.

When he found himself alone again in the darkness, his tormented thoughts refocused on Maxime.

This mortal was his, and no one, not even Viviana, would compromise what he had been planning for centuries.

Simultaneously, one notification after another appeared before him.

Ding!

[System unlocked on level two].

[The host can now access highly confidential information about the real world and the world of Eternity].

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Ding!

[The system will now have level 2 artificial intelligence].

[Level AI has a much larger database than Level 1, and can also be considered more alive].

Ding!

[The host is now one of the chosen few to have the blessing of two gods!]

[It’s the god Nox and the goddess Viviana!]

[The god Nox is the god of talent, limits and authority. Until the famous incident, he was considered the one balancing the strengths and weaknesses of all races].

[He is a god who used to be ranked as the most powerful god in the world among the very few EX-rank gods!]

[Now he’s still a very powerful god, ranked among the best at SSS rank].

[Further information about her and her history is currently blocked].

[The goddess Viviana is the goddess of life. It was said that some of her followers were able to revive the dead, including Gods].

[This power alone made her extremely unique among S-rank gods, and thanks to it, no one dared touch her.]

[It was even said that if she hadn’t existed, the real-world universe would have disappeared by now].

[Further information is blocked for the time being].

Ding!

[The host has been given a new talent!]