Chapter 1353
The horror of being trapped inside a body he could no longer control was a fate worse than death.
If p>
If Serena Lancaster could actually turn him back into a human p>
Did that mean he could still live?
Serena watched the desperate survival instinct ignite in his eyes, her red lips curving slightly higher.
The fish took the bait.
She spoke lazily. “Have you ever heard of a state’s witness p>
“Tell me everything you know p>
“And I’ll let you live p>
She paused, her eyes narrowing as her smile dropped into something far more sinister. “Otherwise p>
With a slight flick of her fingers, Serena drove two more needles directly into the lethal pressure points on his chest.
Mordecai’s body instantly locked up.
“Ah p>
He let out a bloodcurdling, agonizing scream.
He curled into a tight ball on the floor, his entire body convulsing violently.
The residual serum in his veins was forcefully redirected by the needles, rushing through his system like a runaway freight train. It felt as though thousands of blades were simultaneously shredding his internal organs to pieces.
Once he mutated, he was supposed to be completely immune to pain.
And yet.
Because of Serena’s precise strikes.
He felt like his entire body was on the verge of exploding.
His blood felt like it was boiling, slamming against his veins so hard it threatened to rip through his skin.
His veins bulged, nearly bursting through the flesh.
The excruciating, mind-shattering agony instantly obliterated his final psychological defenses.
He knew.
The girl standing in front of him truly possessed the power to make him beg for death.
“I’ll talk… I’ll talk p>
Mordecai grawled on the floor, his
voice trembling uncontrollably, thick with tears and absolute despair
“Please, tell you everything
tell
you whatever you want… just let me
live p>
Serena removed the needles. “Talk p>
Mordecai gasped desperately for air, looking exactly like a man who had just been dragged back from the gates of hell.
He didn’t dare try any more tricks, rushing to speak. “The person truly controlling the Obsidian Sun from the shadows… is The Overlord p>
“I-I’ve never seen his real face. Every time he appears, he uses a different identity, a different voice… even his physical build seems disguised p>
Serena’s eyes narrowed.
Whoever was running the Obsidian Sun was that paranoid about their own people?
Just how much of a coward was he that even a high-ranking Special Envoy hadn’t seen his actual face?
“What else?” Serena demanded.
of et
“I-I only know that the tech center here is a vital branch for the Obsidian Sun, and I… I was one of the people managing its operations.” Mordecai babbled, spilling the
intelligence in a panicked rush. The Severian high-ranking officials took massive funding from The Overlord for longevity research. The tech center is their primary overseas hub p>
“Originally… originally, our plan was to use this international tournament to capture
all the top-tier geniuses p>
“Whether it was their DNA, their
brain mapping, or their neural reaction models… if we secured all of it, the Obsidian Sun’s grand project would take a massive leap forward
“Once that happened… the Obsidian Sun would have the power to control the world p>
Jerrick and Jasper turned livid.
Even Nicholas, Julian, and the others standing by the door had eyes that darkened
to a terrifying degree.
These lunatics.
They had actually plotted to use a global tournament to harvest the DNA and data of the world’s greatest minds.
It was sheer insanity.
Serena, however, remained completely unfazed.
She simply asked her next question with cold indifference. “How many innocent
people were slaughtered in that underground base p>