Reborn as an Extra Chapter 687: Operation ’Hydra’. Part-5.

Upon hearing Ashtel’s words, a heavy silence enveloped the whole room.

No one uttered a word; nobody opposed the plan, yet it was clear that none approved of it deep down.

Everyone understood these two cloned bodies had been created through the sacrifice of thousands of innocent lives.

The ideal option would have been to cremate the clones, allowing the souls of those innocent victims to finally find peace.

However, nobody voiced support for that; instead, they all chose to push aside their ethical concerns for now.

Riya, who perceived the tangled life force of thousands within those bodies, and Lia, who detected countless severed destiny threads still clinging to the two clones, both shut their eyes and held back any protest.

Were it not for Liam and Ellie, no one present would have consented to this dreadful scheme, which essentially desecrated those thousands of lives.

"Any resentment or miasmic corruption effects arising from this procedure... I’ll handle absorbing them, so none of you need to carry that weight..."

As uncertainty hung in the air, Rio advanced and volunteered to spearhead the effort.

Exploiting these clone bodies for personal benefit was no simple feat; for individuals like Riya, Link, Lia, and Ashtel himself, it posed a formidable challenge.

They all adhered to a ’path’ of ’order’; engaging in such an atrocity by profiting from innocent souls risked exposing them to miasmic corruption.

Going against one’s ’path’ could lead to grave repercussions, a fact everyone recognized, making Rio the ideal solution.

Immune to miasmic corruption, he could readily take in all the resentment within the two clone bodies without suffering any impact.

"I’ll lead the way; prepare yourselves at your own pace..."

With those words from Rio, he moved ahead alone toward the two cryogenic sleeping pods, affording the others time to steel their nerves and commit.

Rio flicked his finger, setting Ellie’s coffin down next to the cryogenic pods alongside the two soul containers.

With sword intent, Rio swiftly shattered the security locks on the cryogenic pods and opened both with ease.

Rio used his sword for storage, drawing out all lingering resentment from the clones, cleansing every trace of miasmic influence, storing it within his blade, then transforming it into pure energy.

In the end, he absorbed that pure energy to bolster his soul, fully eradicating the negativity.

’Rest easy... I’ll channel your resentment’s power to aid the world’s vulnerable... find peace now...’

’May your next lives bring you joy...’

As Rio thought these words, every dark emotion and energy vanished entirely, leaving the two clone bodies free of any miasmic taint.

Thus, Liam and Ellie faced no risk of later issues.

"Sigh... we’ve come this far; further delays serve no purpose; legal troubles can wait..."

Noticing Rio nearing completion, Raji inhaled deeply, resolved herself, and approached.

Raji wasted no time activating her ’world authority’ known as ’Frozen Lily’; it allowed her to halt space-time itself and subtly alter the ’world’s’ ’laws’.

Even at level 1, her world authority held considerable strength.

"My world authority will maintain control over everything. While you work, I’ll monitor closely, and should any error arise, I’ll freeze space-time to stop it..."

Ashtel nodded in agreement with Raji and added his own assurance.

"Our actions here will surely displease the ’world,’ and certain ’Laws’ might take offense..."

"Should that occur... expect ’heavenly punishment’ to strike, but don’t fear... I’ll manage it, keeping you all safe..."

Having Ashtel and Raji as safeguards eliminated concerns over safety or errors; their immense power drastically lowered the failure risk.

"Sigh... time to proceed..."

Lia drew a deep breath, consented at last, stepped forward, and unleashed her destiny thread vision at maximum.

With others prepared, Riya gazed long at Ellie’s coffin, tightened her fist, and joined them.

"I am only doing this for Liam and Ellie... I will never make a mockery of other life like this ever again..."

Riya summoned tremendous willpower and unyielding commitment to accept this scheme, fully aware that the entire strategy depended on her involvement to rescue her companions whatever the cost.

With Riya's agreement secured, Link held back no longer and offered his dao rhythm and mana to bolster Riya's efforts.

Upon observing this, Rio gave a firm nod before deploying his telekinesis to unlock the coffin and the pair of soul containers, then cautioned,

"Souls are incredibly fragile entities... ensure you regulate your power meticulously every instant; one tiny slip-up and the whole plan collapses entirely..."

"And we absolutely cannot fail..."

Everyone present nodded gravely at Rio's warning and immediately dove into the task.

Driven by unbreakable resolve to rescue Liam and Ellie, even sacrificing their own ethics, every individual in the chamber launched into the bold procedure known as ’Operation Hydra’ with full intensity!