System: Inherited

(Outside, back in the room)

Ben was watching the progress of Jason, and the Lion was now in a state of deep sleep. He had his fingers crossed, as he knew where he was at the moment.

"The Eye Of The Mind. Seems like you have reached that place without the need of my help", he muttered. He was now watching the lion closely, and any movements that were made, he deemed them a threat.

"Let's just hope that the Beast that is inside has reached an intelligence, and is willing to communicate", he crossed his fingers and prayed. He didn't want the Beast to go on a rampage.

Although he was sure he would be able to contain the damage that would be done by keeping the room locked, he was also worried if he would be able to win it over. Once he bested the Beast, he was sure it would sit down and listen to reason.

After watching over it for almost an hour, he didn't see any movements made. He assumed that the Beast was intelligent, and Jason was now having a talk with the Beast that was within him. 

A few minutes later, he saw the lion transform back into Jason.  He didn't stop and now tightened his Diamond Bind around Jason. 

Right after he had done that, Jason's eyes began to turn and he screamed out loud. The scream was shrilling at first, and it slowly turned into a roar.

His canines began to grow, and the roar was getting louder by every second. His arms and legs began to turn, and his hair grew long. 

"Why does it seem to me that he taking a complex transformation form right now? And I do not have the required materials to see if it going on well!", he panicked. He wanted to reach out to Bradley, but a voice sounded in his mind right at that moment.

"Don't do anything. This is indeed a complex transformation, and I am sure the Beast that is merging has only given part of its DNA", came the voice of Michael. Ben was confused as to what he was saying, but then the next sentence from him shattered every doubt he had.

"That is a Sphinx. And someone must have extracted it from several Beasts that are its descendants and used it to create him. And we both know who is capable of doing these kinds of things", said Michael. 

Ben frowned and was amazed at the same time. He did not expect Jason to have the DNA of a Sphinx, and he was sure if he was trained well, he could surpass him given the time.

He watched the process, and with the help of Michael by his side, he would be able to know if anything went wrong. After the transformation was over, Ben felt the overwhelming presence from him. 

He used his Aura to counter it, and slowly the pressure was off him. If he was skeptical at first, he was now sure that the person in front of him was much higher than him in strength.

Jason opened his eyes, and he saw Ben standing in front of him. He realized that he must have transformed into something, and asked for a mirror to see how he looked. 

Ben obliged his wishes and brought forth a mirror from within the room. Jason felt his eyes pop out of their sockets the moment he laid eyes on the reflection.

"This is me?", he asked Ben. He saw him nod his head like he was schooling a little kid, and that was how Jason felt at heart. He felt immense joy, just like the time he saw the memory of the little Jason running across the meadows.

His hair had grown longer, and it was the same as the Sphinx. His eyes had turned yellow, and his vision was much sharper than a normal person's.

He punched and saw that his speed had increased a lot than before. He wanted to test out his strength, and jumped towards Ben to punch him. 

He blocked the attack and stood in place, but he felt the increase in strength. He slid a few inches back, and that was proof to Jason that he had grown stronger than before. 

He was checking out his claws and saw them pop out from the ends of his fingers. They were not long, but the sharpness was enough to cut any living thing to shreds. 

"Do I need a weapon?', he muttered and Ben heard it. He sighed as he was in the same thoughts the moment he found out the power that he had.

"You will need a weapon, as the Transformation takes a lot of energy out of you. And for you, who has just gone through their First Transformation, it is going to be more energy-consuming", he said.

He omitted the fact that the more powerful the beast he merged with, the more energy he would use for each transformation. He was thinking about something, and he had a theory as to why he could merge with a Sphinx.

"Maybe he is a descendant of the Sphinx, and like most of the species, he had the DNA within him. I am sure The Sphinx that is inside must have figured it out, and that is why it is slowly merging with him", he thought.

He left the theory aside for now and watched as Jason was getting used to his new transformation. Since there were no threats at the moment, both of them were using this time to train.

"Lucas, there is only very little time. Once we raise the barriers, it is going to be hard to root them out. Make sure to pluck the weeds by then", he thought as he sat down to take a break from the training.

(The Guardians Tower)

Bradley was now cracking his knuckles as he was typing fervently on the keyboard. The backtracing was not going as he expected, as he was now jumping around like a monkey all over the globe.

"I am sure you have to be originating from someplace. Don't try to hide from me", he muttered as he cracked his knuckles again. He took a sip of coffee from his cup that he had, and was playing around.

"And it seems like the live stream is going well. They are raking in a ton of money. Just what kind of psychopaths are they, watching people kill each other?", thought Bradley as he saw the number of bets on each 'Zoo'.

"And for them to use their experiments as a selling point. And it seems like Wave Two is over. I just hope that Wave Three is not much more intense than this one", he thought as he was watching the multiple screens in front of him.

On each screen he had a live feed running, and he was astonished by the amount of coverage they were getting. Every possible angle was covered, and the places that were not covered were left in the dark, and there was seldom action in that section.

The action was concentrated on the Underground City, and Everyone was defending well. What he was shocked about was Lucas turning the foes into allies. 

"I just hope that he knows what he is doing", he thought as he saw him give commands to them, and saw them separate and head towards a direction. After a few minutes, he saw them join up with the others and set up defenses.

Bradley stopped worrying about the defense as he knew they were all against each other, and the moment they spotted someone, it was a death battle. He was keeping track of the points that were being displayed.

[100 kills - Basic -> Intermediate

250 kills - Intermediate -> Advanced

500 kills - Advanced -> Legendary

750 kills - Legendary -> King

1000 kills - King -> Emperor

1250 kills - Emperor -> Demi-God

1500+ kills - Up for grabs to the highest bidder in 'The Auction']

He was keeping his eyes peeled, as he wanted some people to be recruited for the Guardians. He will not be able to free everyone, but if he could buy them off, he was sure to use them to strengthen up the Kingdom's defenses.

He was following the traces that were being left behind, and he was beginning to wonder something as he looked at the traces. 

"They seem to be jumping around, but these three places have been frequently visited. Kingdom of Rio from Country Macau, An unknown location from Country Namata, and the First Empire from Alexandria", he thought.

He was keeping a close eye, and the algorithm he was running popped up the number of times these places were frequented. The places he observed were the top three most frequented places, and he was now sure one of those places is where they were operating from.

Just as he thought he would not be able to get anything, an alert popped up on one of the screens. A big smile spread across his face, and he stretched his back.

"A black box with triple-layer encrypted security? Let's see what you have in store for me", he thought as his fingers began to fly around the keys.