Seeing that the men's gazes followed all of Perseus’ movements, Iris' face went pale. [They can see you even with the invisible coat on. You have to leave!]Perseus' brows twitched. ‘How is that possible?’[The light!] Iris replied. [The light made them see you both.]‘Damn it!’ Perseus cursed.The men, expecting to see a device, saw humans instead. They had thought it was just a trespasser, but the light on their wristwatches beeped a continuous purple light, indicating that the humans were the device they had sensed.“We finally found you guys,” the man at the table muttered, eyeing the two. “Just give up; there is no way to run, and you can’t escape.”The man who had just spoken was called Louis. He was the leader of the security men in the company, and he had the widest grin on his face.“They can see us?” Zeppelin asked, whispering.“Yes, they ca
Slamming the door shut behind them, Ryan locked it securely. Lexi’s grip on the knife tightened as a frown crossed her face. If Ryan hadn’t dragged her outside, she would have finished Bett, who seemed to be leading the men to chase after Perseus.“There isn’t enough time,” Ryan said. “If I hadn’t pulled you out, he would have captured you and used you as bait.”“What?” Lexi was taken aback.“And you know if you were bait, Perseus would never run away until he got you back.” He grabbed her hand and broke into a run.Lexi didn’t have time to ask him what he meant by that. She wasn’t some weak lady who would be caught without a fight, and she would have killed Bett right there.“How would I be captured by them?” she questioned as Ryan pulled her along.He was checking his wristwatch and speaking into it in a hushed tone. “Where are you guys? Lexi is with me. They already figured out we are fake. I will get the car ready and leave Lexi there before coming back for you.”He didn’t wait fo
Without hesitation, the men handed Bett the syringe. It was medium-sized and filled with a blue substance that seemed almost alive as it moved within the syringe. The color was unpleasant, as was the smell.Bett wasted no time. He injected himself with the substance, a grin plastered on his face.“This feeling is so good,” he mumbled.The blue liquid moved visibly through his veins, spreading across his body and making his smile grow even wider. The device on his back moved in rhythm with the liquid. When he was done, he tossed the syringe and crushed it under his feet.Flexing his arm, he tilted his head back and forth, the blue substance visibly crawling up his neck to his head. As it reached his brain, Bett groaned. The liquid crawled to his eyes, and in three seconds, his eyes closed and then reopened, looking normal.Bett glanced at his hand. Although there were no visible changes, he felt the energy and power surging through him.Now he was sure that nothing like this would happ
They listened intently to what Ryan had to say, but the most striking part was:“They are coming after you because your blood is what they need. Whatever you do, don't let yourself bleed, okay? We have no idea what Seus can do. We haven’t gotten that information yet, and we can't let them get your blood.”“Like I said, I will take Lexi out of the building if possible before they come after us. Don’t worry, I will keep her out of danger.”“Focus on saving yourself and don’t get cut. Make sure you don’t bleed.”‘Don’t bleed?’ Perseus thought. If they had advanced technology for combat, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t bleed when they attacked.“Tell him that if he manages to get Lexi to the car, they should leave and not come back for us,” Perseus muttered. “They should think of themselves first.”Zeppelin nodded and relayed Perseus's message. Perseus guessed they wouldn’t listen and leave, but he knew he had to try.“I’ll take this, this, and this,” Perseus muttered, pointing at the
Had he just used the sword-fighting skill that he called useless? He didn’t expect it, but his movement earlier was due to the skill he had.[That’s right, host,] Iris murmured. [You just used the skill. Didn’t you say the skill was useless? And that I gave you something that you would never need?]She folded her arms and floated in front of him. [The skill is the best sword-fighting skill in the whole world. Don’t underestimate it during this fight.][It will help you more than your fists.]Zeppelin stepped closer to Perseus. “This place looks like a slaughterhouse. How are you so good with a sword?”Perseus glanced back at Zeppelin. “I practiced.”The sword in Perseus' hand disappeared, and the weapon turned into a ring and wrapped around his middle finger. Zeppelin’s eyes were on the ring, and a curious look appeared on his face.“How did you do that?”“Just the properties of the weapon,” Perseus replied with a shrug. “I wouldn’t have run if I knew they were that easy to deal with.
“Lexi!” Ryan yelled.Lexi stumbled back, and he caught her, terror in his eyes. She was biting her lip, the pain from her belly making her wince.This wasn’t a normal injury; there was something in the knife. Her hands were still tightly placed on the wound, trying to stop herself from bleeding more.“I am fine,” she choked out.“You are bleeding!”“It is just an injury; I am used to having them.”As fast as he could, Ryan took off his jacket and tied it around Lexi’s waist. “I need to take you to the hospital. Perseus is going to kill me.”He helped her up and began leading her to the car. However, before they could get there, the men who had been chasing them earlier appeared.“Heading to your car, I see,” one of the men muttered.Ryan spun around to see them walking towards them. The distance between them was far, but he knew they would catch up soon.Scanning the place, he realized that it was either they go for the car or get into the building from the path that wasn’t far from w
Bett nodded his head. “Yes, it is me.” A grin spread across his face. “Are you all happy to see me?”Zeppelin frowned. “You injured her just to get us here, and then what?” he questioned, his gaze unwavering and challenging.“Injuring her made you all come together and saved me all the trouble of having to search for you two,” Bett replied, pointing at Perseus and Zeppelin.“You guys were hard to find. The cameras couldn't spot you both, and I needed to find you as soon as possible,” he continued, moving closer to them.The long metallic arms were floating at his sides, moving back and forth as he controlled them not to attack.“My babies are getting excited and want to attack,” Bett mumbled. “However, it isn't time yet.”“I am going to kill you,” Ryan bellowed.“Oh,” Bett murmured, the metallic arms lunging at Ryan and stopping beside his eyes. “And how?”Ryan gulped as the arm retreated.“If I wanted you dead, you would have been dead a long time ago,” Bett added, his eyes darting t
“How is that possible?” Bett questioned, still glued to the wall. His body could have taken the crash against the wall, but due to the metal arms on his back, he managed to avoid his back getting hit. The metal arms took most of the hit, and a few of them were broken. Although Bett had suffered an injury, he still managed to talk but couldn’t move any other part of his body. The metal arms had only saved him from dying. Perseus stepped closer to him. “How is that possible? Me being able to punch you in the face while your gears dug into me.”As Perseus got closer, the few working metal arms lunged at him. With the ring turning into a sword, Perseus sliced through the metal. “They do attack without you activating them. How nice and loyal.” The metal dropped to the ground limp, and Perseus didn’t stop until there were no arms left on Bett. Perseus squatted in front of Bett. The sword was still in his hand, but it curled into a ring in the next second. “Now that you are like this,