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Chapter 163 The Cluster Rifle
The doctor’s spine stiffened.
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He forced a shaky grin. “C’mon, that can’t be serious… We’ve known each other for years. know what kind of man I am p>
Hadrien nodded slowly and reached for his helmet, sliding it into place.
“Precisely why I’ve already picked out which window to hang you from p>
The doctor’s smile froze solid on his face.
“You’re not actually serious, are you p>
“Want me to show you the spot p>
“…How many times have I pulled you from the brink of death over the years? This is how yo repay your savior p>
“Were all those Credits I transferred just tossed into thin air p>
The doctor fell silent, defeated.
Hadrien added flatly, “Besides, Guides are a separate matter entirely p>
The doctor gritted his teeth internally.
Unbelievable. Now that he’s found a Guide, he’s completely lost all humanity.
Hadrien escorted Lyra back to the cell wing once more.
It was rest hour, so the relief staff member was nowhere to be seen.
After he released all the spirit animals, they crept cautiously forward, crowding around to gaze worriedly at her injured leg.
Lyra beamed, her hands far too busy to pet every creature surrounding her.
Hadrien glanced down at his Star Brain.
“I have urgent business I must attend to. Message me instantly if anything happens. ”
Lyra nodded.
She had told him she could come here alone in the afternoon, yet after yesterday’s incident,
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The doctor’s spine stiffened.
He forced a shaky grin. “C’mon, that can’t be serious… We’ve known each other for years know what kind of man I am p>
Hadrien nodded slowly and reached for his helmet, sliding it into place.
“Precisely why I’ve already picked out which window to hang you from p>
doctor’s smile froze solid on his face.
ou’re not actually serious, are you p>
Want me to show you the spot p>
“…How many times have I repay your savior p>
“Were all those Credi
The doctor fell sil
Hadrien added
The docto
Unbel
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from the brink of death over the years? This is how y
just tossed into thin air p>
Guides are a separate matter entirely p>
nternally.
bund a Guide, he’s completely lost all humanity.
ack to the cell wing once more.
e relief staff member was nowhere to be seen.
l the spirit animals, they crept cautiously forward, crowding around to gaz njured leg.
her hands far too busy to pet every creature surrounding her.
nced down at his Star Brain.
gent business I must attend to. Message me instantly if anything happens p>
odded.
had told him she could
Tone in the afternoon, yet after yesterday’s incident,
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Hadrien blamed himself for failing to reach her in time. Terrified another crisis might u he preferred to stay close whenever possible.
Hadrien pressed his lips together, still unable to shake his unease.
He pulled an object from his person and held it out to her.
“Take this, just in case p>
Lyra felt cold, hard metal beneath her fingers, and instantly recognized what it was.
A gun.
Its design differed from Earth’s guns, yet was more or less the same.
Her expression
“Why?” Hadi
Lyra wro acciden violate
Had
d, and she tried to push it back toward him, uneasy.
ching beside her, looked confused.
ar too dangerous. I don’t know how to use it. I’m afraid I might eone. Besides, this is standard–issue equipment for your unit. Won’t you by giving it to me p>
the cluster rifle firmly into her grasp.
elligent safety system built inside. It will only fire if you wrap your entire hand p and aim at a moving target. It cannot discharge no matter how you handle it
ules mean nothing compared to your safety p>
art stirred.
in his helmet, his gaze was heavy and sincere. She lowered her eyes and accepted the
wrote, “I will give it back to you once we return p>
drien nodded. “I’m leaving now p>
yra watched him rise and stride quickly toward the exit.
She turned away and quietly stowed the weapon out of sight.
“ When exactly did the two of you grow this close? ”
With so many spirit animals gathered around Lyra, the Sentinels could hardly remain unaware
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of what had passed.
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Rhys leaned forward at his cell window. His tone still carried that lazy drawl, yet he looked little better than he had that morning.
Don’t even start.
Lyra shot him a reproachful look.
Every single one of them knew the truth, yet none had bothered to tell her.
Especially Draven upstairs.
Before she learned what was really going on, he and Felix had taken turns coaxing her close encouraging her to interact with their spirit animals. After that, they’d spun endless lies.
A flicker of discontent stirred inside her. She tapped her Star Brain.
“I’m not telling you anything p>
If they kept secrets from her, she would keep secrets from them.
Rhys curled his lips into an amused smile.
Where had she picked up such stubborn, pouty pride? It only made her more endearing.
He rested his chin on his forearms and mimicked her tone.
“If you won’t tell me, then I won’t share my secrets with you either p>
Lyra shot him a glance and bent over to type.
“ I already know what secret you’re about to bring up p>
Rhys lifted an eyebrow, mischief glinting in his eyes.
“Oh! So that’s why Hadrien’s gone out of his way to look after you, isn’t it? ”
Lyra frowned.
“That’s not it at all p>
At first he’d only offered kind advice. She was the one who kept begging him to become my first personal guard.
Rhys teased her deliberately, “How do you know which secret I’m talking about p>
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Lyra huffed, “I just know p>
Rhys pressed on, “Then say what it is p>
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Lyra typed sharply, “Quit trying to fish information out of me. I already said I won’t tell yc
Their exchange left the uninformed Sentinels utterly confused.
Those who understood the truth exchanged knowing glances.
Hadrien was never the type to offer kindness freely.
Least of all gentle, soft–spoken consideration like this.
There could only
Lucian spoke
They’d all
Yet afte
He’d
explanation.
track, being close to her from the start.
the Core Prime with Lyra, everything shifted between them.
han anyone else.
d asked, “Lyra, I hope Hadrien hasn’t tricked you into something? ”
sharp sideways look.
ggest liar of all p>
choed crisply from Kyren’s cell.
who disliked Draven automatically earned his favor.
It hadn’t been wasted after all.
ven sounded innocently confused. “What did I lie to you about p>
yra glanced sideways.
She stroked the heads of the spirit animals, and they stepped aside to clear a path.
She maneuvered her wheelchair onto the lift to travel upward.
The red scales that had faded from Draven’s face flared back into dense, overlapping plates, worsened by the psve
ncounter the previous day.
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Only small patches of pale, almost inhuman skin remained exposed, beads of sweat slidi slowly down his cheeks.
To Lyra, he looked like a carp spirit who had not yet fully finished transforming.
Her brows drew together as she rolled to a stop in front of his cell.
Draven appeared drained of strength. His hands clamped tightly to the windowsill to stea himself, his knuckles blanched white from the strain.
Thin, fish–like webbing had even sprouted between his fingers.
Seeing him in such a pitiful state, Lyra’s lingering resentment melted away.
She stared at Draven for a while, then turned her eyes to the lazy little red fish on her shou
The little creatu
Draven stru light.
tterly unbothered.
a smile, and the red scales covering his face shimmered with bril
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“What did I ever lie to you about p>
Lyra pressed her lips together.
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She decided to let it go.
“I will not hold it against you p>
Draven’s smile widened.
“That won’t do. I refuse to bear false accusations. Tell me p>
Lyra frowned at him.
His voice wavered, yet he still forced himself to hold steady.
“Speak your mind… or just write it down for me to read p>
Lyra shook her head.
She scribbled a note and set it on his windowsill, then lifted the small red fish into her palm and wheeled her chair away.
Draven picked up the slip of paper.
“I’ll settle this score once you feel better p>
His eyes curved gently.
Back down on the main level, Kyren rarely spoke up on his own.
“Where’s all the commotion?
No screams? No thrashing? Not even a trace of blood.
What exactly did she do up there? ”
Lyra looked confused. “What commotion p>
Kyren said flatly, “I thought you went to give him a piece of your mind.
Anyone who spins lies deserves to have their lying mouth torn apart, every scale stripped from hus skin, his face sliced open over and over, his limbs broken p>
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“Kyren, enough p>
Arthur and the others cut him off, unable to listen any longer.
The man had absolutely no sense of restraint.
Lyra froze, staring in shock at the red pit viper coiled by Kyren’s cell.
That was far too extreme.
What kind of grudge did he hold against Draven?
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He spoke of such brutal violence with obvious relish, as if he would happily volunteer to car it out for her.
Lucian laughed
“Pay him no
Lyra tilte
What
L
g the people locked up here, there are not many who are not insan
ward.
when you go insane?
unspoken question and smiled charmingly, crooking a finger toward her.
and I will tell you p>
beast–like fangs flashed briefly behind his soft red lips.
Wolf in disguise!
dered at the thought and shook her head vigorously.
nored the flirtatious Sentinels and focused all her attention on the spirit animals unding her.
e smaller creatures clambered onto her body.
For the larger ones, she held onto paws where she could reach them, wrapped her hands around tails when possible.
She did everything she could to connect with as many spirit animals as she was able.
Watching the scene
Rhys drawled
dered aloud, “What is she doing p>
She’s kind–hearted p>
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Lyra shot him an unamused glare.
He talked pure nonsense.
Rhys flashed her a bright, cheeky grin.
Shortly afterward, the relief staff member arrived to collect dirty clothes.
He paused mid–step when he saw the crowd of spirit animals encircling Lyra.
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Lyra offered him a friendly smile and gestured to show he could move freely.
The coworker stepped forward cautiously, eyeing her warily amid the throng of beasts.
Not spotting Hadrien anywhere nearby, he worked up the courage to speak.
“You… get along incred
Lyra nodded. To n
A quiet snort e
Look who’s to
Lyra hea
Th
with all of them p>
believable, she added, “I ran an animal rescue back home p>
of the cells.
ales too.
r gaze straight ahead.
in understanding.
gated through the tightly packed spirit animals as he spoke.
he time.
the creatures in her arms and waved toward another group of large animals that er to reach.
water crocodile could shrink its form; one bulky claw already rested lightly on her red foot, so she left it be.
main focus fell on Rhys‘ massive orca, Arthur’s aloof lynx, and Lucian’s calm, well- Annered dhole.
They had waited patiently beside her while the smaller animals crowded around, and they stepped forward slowly at Lyra’s signal.
Lyra started her aro
ms around the new batch of furry companions.
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It reminded her of old martial arts films, where masters channel inner power into another
person.
A faint smile tugged at her lips.
She glanced upward toward the cells opposite her.
Hardly anyone remained visible at the windows.
Rhys, who usually lingered watching her, was gone.
likely enduring agony akin to slow flaying right now…
memory of Hadrien’s suffering crossed her mind, and sympathy stirred inside her.
e did not know the exact me
This was the only method
They would simply ha
The coworker push
Lyra gave him a
He nodded
Time s
Lyr
other Guides used.
ittle longer.
and glanced over again.
block.
floor.
d from several cells, impossible to ignore.
o a thin straight line, and she refused to let go of the spirit animals.
els noticed and pricked up their ears in confusion.
s dragged on, unrelenting psychic pain forced more and more Sentinels to make their cells.
finally called out, “What’s going on p>
answered.
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The timer reached zero.
Lyra released the spirit animals.
Sighs of relief echoed throughout the wing.
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Several Sentinels realized what had happened and turned their gazes toward Lyra sitting quietly below.
Normally, she would grow frantic and worried the instant she heard a Sentinel suffering.
Why was she so calm this time?
Beneath dozens of scrutinizing stares, she wheeled toward Kyren’s cell.
At this height red pit viper loomed over her from the window ledge.
She wrote
The
her, then coiled its tail around the paper and carried it inside.
he time with your spirit animal p>
the slip of paper between his fingertips and let out a confused sound.
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