The swellings on Dominic’s body gradually shrank.However, they could not be too happy because they soon saw something tiny quickly moving under Dominic’s skin—there was more than one. The blood vessels seemed to have come alive.Everyone was shocked, including Austin, who gawked at the phenomenon. “Uncle Dom…”Dominic frowned in pain. Although he bit his lower lip to stop groaning, he could not help letting out anguished moans.“What should we do?” Alexander asked gravely.He knew this was beyond Austin and did not blame him. After all, Austin had failed to find a solution from the books within such a short period. Therefore, Alexander could only place his hope in Dominic.‘Perhaps he knows what to do or can find a way to buy some time. When Lily takes care of her task over there, she can return to discuss a better solution with him.’Dominic knitted his brow as large beads of sweat covered his forehead. He could hardly say a word.Alexander caught sight of the gauze and sciss
“Which ancient medical texts say you can draw the symbiotes back into your body? Have you watched too many movies or read too many comics?” Dominic glanced at Austin and slowly continued, “You need a trigger to plant symbiotes. Likewise, you need one to get rid of them.”“What’s the trigger? I’ll go get it now!” Austin said hurriedly.Dominic lifted his hand slightly to calm him down before adding, “We don’t know what symbiotes they are, so we can only eliminate them when we do. Furthermore, the more you agitate them, the faster they act up.”“What do you mean? Are you saying what I did agitates them?” Austin thought about it and hated himself even more.‘I’ve not just brought this calamity to everyone but has made my granduncle suffer more and more.’“Not just this time. I also spurred the symbiotes' growth when I tried to draw them out by taking the medicated bath.” Dominic smiled bitterly and said, “Even I made a mistake, let alone you. So don’t blame yourself, okay? What bound
“Perhaps it’s a pathogen or something we don’t know about,” Dominic murmured, his eyes shut, drained of all energy. Meanwhile, the other two leaned over to listen intently since his voice was soft.However, although Dominic moved his lips slightly, no other words came out. The two men exchanged puzzled looks and wondered if anything was wrong with their hearing.“Uncle Dom, what did you say?” Austin asked again.Dominic’s mouth moved, but no voice came out.“He’s not saying anything,” Alexander concluded.At this moment, Dominic suddenly shut his mouth and stopped moving, seemingly falling into a stupor again. After staring at him, Austin called out tentatively, “Uncle Dom? Uncle Dom!”The older man gave no response.“Seems like…” Before Austin could finish, Dominic suddenly snapped his eyes open.Austin was startled and quickly leaned over. “Uncle Dom?”Dominic looked dazed as if he had just woken up from sleep. Then he turned his gaze to Austin. “You… brat!”“Yes, it’s me!
Helpless, Austin lowered his head and appeared particularly dejected."We must have confidence in the old man," Alexander comforted him after noticing his gloomy mood. "We also need to have confidence in ourselves.""I'm not confident in myself." However, Alexander's words did not seem to have any effect.Austin turned around and stood up, walking straight to the window. He looked downstairs. The initially quiet manor looked even more lifeless now. He remembered a few days ago when he tossed around in here.He even dismantled the balcony and destroyed many things. Although Dominic scolded him, the older man still cleaned up after his grandnephew and cared for him. Dominic did a lot for Austin, even if the former would never admit it. He also taught Austin everything he should.Austin used to think his second granduncle was biased. Later, Austin realized he was just overconfident. He was not capable enough, and Dominic had long seen through him. Still, Dominic did not openly target
"Hm? Are you sure?" Austin asked despite himself.Although he did not have a good relationship with Lily, he was still concerned for her. Moreover, he had escaped that place with great difficulty and knew what kind of hellhole that place was.However, Alexander had lightly said Lily was okay, making Austin wonder if Alexander did not love her enough or if he felt at ease with her being at the organization. Austin also suspected that Alexander might not know how dangerous it was there."No, Alexander, I don't think you understand. Although you've been exposed to these viruses and know about the organization, you can't imagine how dangerous the organization is. They are devils who feed on people, and that place is a real-life hell.“Heck, it might be even scarier than hell itself!" Austin gushed anxiously, afraid Alexander was not worried enough about Lily's safety. "I think it would be best for you to find a way to get Lily out of there as soon as possible. Also—"Alexander interje
It was rare for the two to be together harmoniously in the same room, but no one spoke. After all, the data, numbers, and liquids in the various bottles and jars were the most important things here.Still, Rhea felt resentful. Moreover, the “boss” had been missing for a day, yet there was still no news about him.‘I don’t care about the boss’s well-being, but I know this was all Lily’s idea. Yet, she can just sit here peacefully. Plus, Rick, who seems cold, also treats her differently. Why is that?!’Rhea genuinely could not understand what people in the organization saw in Lily and why they treated this woman so differently. She pursed her lips tightly and did not speak, swallowing her dissatisfaction and unhappiness.‘There are just a few days left. I’ll just wait and see what tricks Lily can come up with. Will she succeed? Even if she does, she’ll never figure out this experiment’s final step.’On the contrary, Lily did not have as many thoughts as Rhea. The former sat there, f
“It's complete!” Rhea exclaimed a little too excitedly. However, before she could take a look, Lily glanced back at her and said, “Don’t move.”Rhea immediately fell silent. The most exasperating thing for her was that she had subconsciously obeyed Lily's instructions."Lily, don't make a mountain out of a molehill," Rhea complained angrily, "Do you honestly think you're so great? Let me tell you something. If this experiment fails, nothing good will happen to you.""We’ll only know that once I fail," Lily said calmly with a slight smile, "What's wrong? Are you hoping I’ll fail?""How do I…" Before Rhea could finish speaking, she noticed Lily had already gotten up and walked toward the instrument. Lily turned off the switch unhurriedly and took out a few small vials to place them on the shelf next to her.Rhea became nervous as she looked at the clear liquid inside and the data on the computer frantically refreshed. She fixed her eyes on the screen unblinkingly, while Lily seemed
Rhea had never been jealous of anyone else besides Anastasia. However, she only felt that way as a child and desired attention. She felt her mother had treated Anastasia better than her and wondered why her parents favored Anastasia in her own home.It honed Rhea’s feelings of dissatisfaction and unfairness. Still, she was no longer a little girl who yearned for her parents’ love but an independent and confident woman.Rhea had always considered herself strong, capable, and somewhat of a prodigy. She knew she would make significant career progress and impress the world with her knowledge. However, this experiment’s repeated failure frustrated her.Since the organization insisted on onboarding Lily, she had subconsciously hoped Lily would fail. Everyone encountered obstacles when conducting this experiment, so Rhea thought Lily should not be an exception. However, reality gave Rhea a hard blow, letting her know she was not as special as she thought.But now, she had gotten slapped i