Ch. 63 - Ethereal Heart (3)

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The man widely known as Doctor Lergen had one secret goal he didn't share with anyone, not even his trusted assistant. It wasn't because he feared disobedience; Lergen simply wanted to keep it to himself.

That goal wasn't to extend human life as he often claimed. Nor was it to create a spectacular monster capable of rivaling the Primordial Demon. While he did plan to pursue both, they were merely side projects.

Lergen's true goal was something no one would have expected. He wanted to become a perfect being: no need to eat, drink, or excrete, immune to death, and invincible. He wanted immortality in its purest form—not like gods or mythological beings that could still be killed.

For that grand purpose, Lergen had begun the "Etheral Heart" project more than five decades ago.