Perseus waved his chained hand, bringing everyone’s attention to the sheet of paper in his hand.Seeing the color of the document, Lily’s blood ran cold. She had intentionally used a red sheet of paper so that she could tell the difference between the documents from other ones.[Ding!][The assets and everything under them have been transferred to you, and you are now the owner of everything they once had.][Congratulations, you have received a first-timer gift from Lint.][You can’t check it now until you are done,] Iris chimed in, leaning closer to Perseus’s ear and whispering, [Don’t you dare take gifts from Lint.]Perseus frowned. He was just about to speak to Lily, and now he was getting distracted by Iris. He could have grabbed her and tossed her as far as he could if it wasn’t for the fact that he was chained.‘Just do your job and give her the new documents,’ Perseus mumbled.[Yes.]“How did you get those documents?” Lily questioned. “I was sure that there was only one copy.”
He fell backward, crashing into the one he had protected with his life. The two remaining brothers' eyes widened in shock.The scientists in the room bolted for cover, scrambling to avoid the hail of bullets.As the one she shot collided to the floor, the one he had protected bent towards him to check if he was alright, but froze when a gun pressed against his temple.“Goodbye.” She shot him in the head before he could utter a word. He dropped dead on top of his already dead brother.She spun around to look at the last one, but he drove a knife into her belly, stunning her and confirming her fear of being killed by the one she cared about.“Why?” she gasped. “Why did you do it? You should be the one feeling the pain, not me.” The gun slipped from her hand as she clung to her brother, who drove the knife in deeper, again and again. Not once, not twice, not thrice.“How could you have killed them?” the last brother demanded, releasing her and collapsing to the ground on his butt as he r
Perseus sped off, vanishing from Eris and Sherry’s view. Gill flinched as he disappeared, a storm of questions racing through her mind, but she couldn’t find any answers.“You talk too much,” Perseus muttered, suddenly reappearing next to Lily’s brother and snatching the gun from his hand before he could react. He tossed the gun out of reach and grabbed Lily’s brother by the arm. “Haven’t you done enough terrible things to my brother?” he demanded. “To be honest, I didn’t expect her to kill two of her brothers before one killed her.”Tears welled up in Lily’s brother’s eyes. “Are you doing this for revenge? If it’s revenge, why did you let us kill each other instead of doing it yourself?”Perseus tilted his head, a twisted smile curling his lips. “Because it was entertaining to watch you all confront your greatest fears. Your brothers were terrified of death, and their beloved sister delivered it to them.”“She gave them exactly what they feared most despite everything they had done f
A panel appeared in front of Lint as Gill finished swallowing the chips. Lint began working on the panel, his eyes trailing back and forth. Then he spun around to look at Perseus.[It has been completed, host,] Lint announced, returning to them.Perseus' eyes darted as the panel appeared next to him. The panel displayed all the information about Gill.[The chip has been installed. Puppets have successfully been created. You can control her now and tell her what to do, and if she refuses, her heart might explode,] Iris muttered.[It is the same as they did to your twin. Now, she is just like he was back then, but hers is worse since you have a system that can intensify her pain,] Lint added. [If you want, I can make her feel worse pain now, and there is no remote needed.]Perseus nodded, his gaze returning to Gill. “Drop the gun, Gill,” he ordered.Gill glared at him. “What makes you think I would listen to you? Have—” She paused, her eyes flickering with confusion.Her heart began bea
“Shit, shit!” Ryan cursed, his vision blurry as he regained consciousness.Slowly rising to his feet, he grunted from the pain in his joints and rubbed the back of his head, wincing in the process. He pulled his hand away and glanced at it, noticing the blood.His teeth clenched, and he winced again. His clothes were torn in several places, and he had cuts all over his body, drenched in blood.It was a miracle that he was still alive. It was a miracle that he could still use his legs. Maybe they had pitied him, or perhaps they kept him alive to mock him.The memory of what happened made him frown.“That bastard,” he scowled.He had been hit in the head and beaten to a pulp. He hadn’t expected to encounter someone that strong at the company.He began walking toward the direction they had taken Lexi. “Perseus is going to kill me,” he mumbled. “I couldn’t protect Lexi.”He quickened his pace, his legs hurting with every step. Why had he been so careless, letting them get to Lexi?He shou
Eris pulled Sherry, ignoring her protests, and headed for the door opposite the one the men were going to use.Perseus turned around to look at the screen as the men got closer. He tried to see if Lexi was alright as her hands dangled at her sides.[She is alright,] Iris informed him. [She is fine and alive; you don’t have to worry. Like I said, you could heal her since you two are linked.]Perseus nodded. ‘Thought as much. Can I deal with them?’[Yes, you can. They are strong, but with your strength, you could win, though not without a few injuries and perhaps a broken bone,] Iris replied.[They would be a great opponent to test how far you have advanced, and trust me, it wouldn’t be easy. They have a drive, and you currently have none.]‘I do,’ Perseus muttered. ‘I have the drive to survive and to save Lexi. Can you tell me where Ryan is and if he is alright?’[He is fine but injured,] Lint answered. [He is heading this way too.]Perseus sighed, preparing for the fight.Eris was sti
Perseus glanced back at the men who had just walked in. All of them glared at him, eyeing him up from head to toe.Gill rose to her feet and dashed toward Pilly. Pulling Pilly to the ground, she dragged him to the corner of the room, far from where the conflict was unfolding.She had no control over her body as she walked over to Perseus, brushed past him, picked up the chip from the drawer where it was kept, and walked back.Her heart was beating fast in her chest as she returned to Pilly. The men had only glanced at her as they passed; it was clear they knew she was with them. So they did nothing to her.“What are you looking at?” Perseus questioned, peering at the men in front of him who were staring at him.He hadn’t counted the men earlier, but up close, he could see their numbers. There were sixteen of them.[That is the only successful lab experiment,] Iris told him.[You have to be careful. The reason they aren’t attacking right now is that they are analyzing your body to see
Surprisingly, the punch had no effect on Perseus; the man's hand was on Perseus's face, pushing at it, but Perseus stood still.“What is this?” the man questioned, increasing the strength of the punch until the veins in his hand became visible.Perseus' eyes widened, equally confused. “I don’t know.”“You don’t know?” the man yelled. “What the hell?”A sudden current moved through Perseus' body. He glanced at his hand and found a green substance moving through his veins, which only confused him further.[That is Blood Defense,] Lint revealed. [It is one of the rewards you get for unlocking Seus.][As long as blood is flowing in your body, none of the combat will affect you, but it depends on the individual. There might be someone who can break through the defense,] Lint explained.Iris popped up beside him. [We can inform you if there is someone who can break through the defense, and even if you get injured, you can heal.]Perseus' lips curled up, and a grin spread across his face. Th