Chapter 146: Magic.
An Enhanced Individual is someone whose abilities have been elevated above the natural average of a human. Said abilities refer to the things a person can do on their own without outside assistance. For example, someone who has a prosthetic limb that can be turned into a gun is a Level 1 Enhanced Individual, while a normal person using a normal pistol can’t be considered one, even if they allegedly have the same destructive power.
There are only two types of EIs: Cyborgs and Genomes. Both were born from humanity’s continuous scientific breakthroughs. That made it so most people had no trouble accepting their existence, but for the exact same reason, the idea that a third type might exist out there never crossed their minds.
’Magic...’ After his resident AI dropped the bombshell, Dante found it all the more difficult to only show a moderate level of anxiousness. ’You’re telling me we’re dealing with magic....’
[Aether manipulation and manifestation are the more accurate terms.] Volcan said. [It is for that reason why I suspect that the Threat Level of this individual might be greater than what my initial evaluation has concluded.]
’You don’t say...’
[My evaluation is based on the quantity of Aether currently in his possession, as well as the rate at which he’s absorbing the energy from his surroundings. That alone is insufficient to determine the true extent of an Aetherion’s abilities as the quantity of Aether is not proportional to the potential of the phenomena manifested through it.]
The trip through the long corridor soon came to an end as Dante and his guide arrived at a set of five elevators lined in a neat row. The suited man stopped at the first one and tapped the control panel beside it. Not long after, the door split open and he walked inside, his sharp eyes turning to Dante as if ordering him to get inside.
Maintaining his not-so-fake nervous act, Dante got into the small box and stood behind the man. Being trapped in such a cramped space with a Level 3 EI was an overflowing source of stress, and as if that wasn’t enough, this particular EI turned out to be a wizard of all things.
’So... how are we gonna deal with them?’ Dante asked internally. ’Do you have some type of anti-magic armor?’