Perseus grabbed Lexi, pulling her and grabbing the knife with his hands. Since the person was an expert, the knife cut through Perseus' palm. “Argh!” Perseus groaned as he tossed the knife to the side. Lexi was staring at him wide-eyed as he peered down at her. “Are you alright?” Perseus inquired. She managed to nod her head, and her gaze landed on his hand. “You are bleeding!” Lexi panicked. She reached out for his hand, but he shoved her behind him and shielded her with his body. [Detecting an injury to the host body.][Healing ability has been activated.][Stopping the bleeding in a few minutes.]“Tsk! I didn't know the officer was going to be her too.” A female wearing a mask said.Another male appeared next to her; he also had his face covered. “Let's do what we are here for; don't pay attention to him. Kill them, and let's leave.” The woman nodded. “Sure.” They looked like the leaders.[They are killers and leaders.] Iris informed him. [Killers that were paid.]“Am I a
Lexi's muscles tensed as she prepared to defend herself. "I'm not going to let you hurt anyone else.” By this time, Lexi was done with the others and was left with the female leader. Her voice was steady and resolute. "I don't care what your reasons are or what you're after. I'm going to stop you, no matter what it takes." The woman laughed, her eyes flashing dangerously. "You're too naive, little girl. Do you think you can stand up to someone like me? You're nothing but a child, playing at being a hero." Lexi's fists clenched, her knuckles turning white. "I'm not naive, and I'm not a child. I've seen things you can't even imagine, and I know what it takes to protect the people I care about.” The lady dropped her dagger and raised her fist. “Let’s drop the blades, would you? Fists look better if you want to go against me.”. Lexi's hand tightened on the knife before she let it go. “Fine.” A grin spread across the woman's face. “Let's get it done.” Perseus, on the other hand, w
“I'm so sorry.” Lexi apologized for the seventh time as she wrapped a piece of clothing she had gotten from her shirt around his palm. Timtat said nothing but just let her do what she wanted with his palm. Perseus pulled off his jacket and placed it on Lexi's shoulder. He glanced at her and found a guilty expression on her face. She raised her head toward him. “I'm sorry for injuring him.” Perseus raised his hand and stroked her head. Lexi was a redhead, and he got that feeling from her hair that he hadn't gotten from anyone else. Her hair felt like he was stroking a cat. Her face turned red as she raised her hand and placed it on his. “If you keep on saying sorry, he is going to get sick of it. Besides, he seems to forgive you.” Lexi's eyes brightened. “You think so? He hadn't shown any reaction.” “He doesn't show any reaction.” Her green eyes had a shade of sadness in them. “He was like my brother too.” Perseus gave her a questioning look, but she was unwilling to s
Perseus was done tending to Lexi's injury and was returning the first aid box when Sherry peeked through that door. “What's it, Sherry?” Perseus asked. Lexi raised her head to look at Sherry, and as soon as their eyes met, Sherry beamed, but Lexi looked away. “I was wondering if our guest could eat something. I prepared something.” Sherry muttered. Perseus’ gaze shifted to Lexi. “Would you like to eat?” Lexi nodded vaguely, as if she had no other choice. [Ding!][Lexi's trust level is currently at 80%.][The mission will be completed if you can get the rest of the 20%.]Perseus peered at the panel, and the trust level added up real quick. He shifted the panel to see what else it had to say. [Another reward will be added if the host completes the mission as soon as possible.]Perseus liked the sound of that. As they made their way towards the dining room, Perseus pondered what he could get. The fight with the killers has shown him that he wasn't strong at all. He wondered what
“Someone from the highest rank must have hired them because they are really expensive when it comes to hiring them. The only person who was your enemy was Sullivan's and then Xavier's young miss.” “Are you saying they hired the killers to get rid of me?” She shook her head. “No, I don't think they can afford to hire such a big organization. They are not that rich to hire such an experienced killer. We are dealing with someone wicked and cruel; I wonder how you got to offend him.” Perseus thought for a while. “I'll tell you all the people I might have offended, but you have to keep quiet about it. It would be a secret between us. Also, Sherry is a terrible cook; don't tell her I said that.”Lexi's trust level is 92%.“Okay.” Perseus began listing the names of everyone who might want him dead, and by the time he was done, Lexi was nodding.“I will look into it and protect you.” She muttered with a serious look on her face. Perseus raised his hand and stroked her head. “I know you w
“I will help you,” Perseus told Tobias. “I will help you pick genuine antiques.”Tobias was stunned. “Really?” “I thought you had no idea what an antique is,” Orion said. “All the time that Tobias has been dying to get into that antiques business, You had no interest; in fact, I thought you hated it all in particular.” “Huh?” Perseus was both confused and surprised. “He talks about antiques in the past.” “I knew it!” Orion stated. “You had no idea that he wanted this all from the beginning.” Tobias was more interested in hearing Perseus answer his question.“I thought it was one of those shabby businesses he invested in. I never knew that it was antiques, and you are right, I hate the business even though everyone claims it is great.”The truth was that Perseus had no idea that it was antiques that Tobias loved. Perseus only thought it was the shabby business that Tobias always claimed was going to change their lives, but he took all of their savings instead. Orion nodded. "Yeah,
$500?! Tobias and Orion's jaws dropped in astonishment as Perseus took down the price of the antique. Perseus waited for Mr. Joe's response. The man stared at him like he had dirt all over his face before his lips parted. “Deal!”Perseus handed a $500 bill to the man, who waved them off as they left. 'I sold garbage for $500, a fair trade.’ He grinned to himself. Perseus, on the other hand, smirked; he was going to earn a fortune. “Perseus, are you sure that it is genuine? He wouldn't sell it that cheap if it were genuine.” Orion muttered. Perseus stared at Orion. “You are going to know the reason why I bought it soon.” Orion was still worried. “He tricked you; he knew that it wasn't genuine.” Perseus sighed. “Believe me, I know what I am doing.”Orion forced himself to believe Perseus; how could the person who showed no interest in antiques be able to pick them?Tobias wasn't helping either; he was still beaming and excited like an idiot. Perseus was thinking of a way to sell
“What do you mean, Mr. Kim?” Perseus asked when he couldn't understand Mr. Kim's odd question.Mr. Kim's frown deepened. “Why did you refuse to help me pick more antiques, but then you helped your friend?” Perseus didn't understand why Mr. Kim was asking that. “He is my friend, and I helped him pick the antiques because he was being scammed.”Mr. Kim peered at him like he could see right through his soul. “Really?” Perseus nodded. “My friend came before anyone else, Mr. Kim, and I refused to come anymore because I don't like the business model and I also have other things to do. I hope you understand.” Mr. Kim took a sip from his mug. “Fine, that wasn't the reason why I called you here.” Perseus' brows arched. “Then what?” “I noticed that you and Eris haven't been working on the game. That was the main reason you were engaged to Sherry. If the game is completed, only then could she break the engagement.”Perseus's lips pressed against each other. He knew that Sherry wouldn't want