The Author's POV

Chapter 256

Opening a large metal door, was a tall and muscular guard. Wearing a gray uniform, the guard stood beside me.

"Test-subject 876, this is where you will be staying."

Grabbing me by the shoulder, the guard shoved me into a small 20x20 room.

"...khh"

Falling face-first on the ground, a dull sound escaped from my lips. My mind was a mess at the moment. I could barely formulate any thoughts.

After every couple of thoughts, I'd forget everything that I was thinking about.

Multiple different illusions flashed before my eyes. No matter how many times I blinked, or closed my eyes, the illusions would never stop. It was never-ending.

This was what the serum did.

It fed the brain with different kinds of illusions and vision, and in the process, it would slowly damage the neurons of the brain.

"You will receive food twice a day alongside your shot. In a week's time, if you're not dead, the professor will call you up."

The guard's cold voice echoed across the room.

Pui!

"...why the fuck do I have to deal with this shit."

Glaring at me, the guard suddenly spat on the ground. Turning around, he smashed the door behind him.

—Clank!

"..."

Once he left, silence enveloped the room.

"haaa..haaa"

Mustering every last bit of strength in my body, moving forward, I leaned against a wall. Just that much movement caused me to be at a loss for breath.

Turning my head slightly, I looked at the room I was in.

Though the room was small, it had a small bed by the side, coupled with a sink and bathroom. A large metal door stood in the middle of the room, and at the bottom was a small compartment where I presumed the food would be pushed in.

Looking around, I knew that there was no way out for me. Fortunately, there didn't seem to be a camera monitoring me.

Perhaps it was because I wasn't particularly important, but this worked in my favor. At least for now.

"Khhh..."

A groan suddenly escaped from my lips.

With the effects of the pain killers waring out, every part of my body started to ache. The pain wasn't unbearable though, so it wasn't the worst. Although most of my mana was sealed, not all of it was sealed.

The reasoning behind this was my injuries.

Unless mana circulated inside of my body, my injuries wouldn't heal as quickly. And given that they wanted for me to heal, they decided to only seal my mana up to rank.

This was enough.

Mustering every last bit of mana inside of my body, I muttered.

"M-monarch's...indifference."

***

Tok To—

"876, it's time for your meal."

A voice suddenly called out.

"..."

Unfortunately, the voice was met with no response.

—Clank!

"Fucking answer me when I'm talking to you."

The door flung open, and the same guard from before entered the room.

patient '876', the guard

already gone

he had last seen him, and test subject '876' seemed to have

was dully looking at the ceiling. Even after putting a tray filled with food in front of him, he seemed to be

this over

syringe, the guard shook his head. Bending down, the guard tightly grabbed 876 by the

no reaction? I guess the effects of

876 in the shoulder and injected him

—Squeeq.

"Khh..."

light groan escaped

the injection. Eat up your

stood up. Lowering his head, and looking at the tray of food on the floor, the guard once again bent down

"Eat up."

down his mouth. Even then, as he shoved food down his throat,

"Fucking eat!"

or to be more precise, lack of reactions, the guard kicked the food tray away. The food spilled

Blamp—!

to eat the food,

The guard suddenly threatened.

come back, you better have

his fingers,

ho, if not, we're going to be having a lot of

laughed out

the guard had a lot of pent-up stress built up. Seeing how responsive 876 was, he thought of using him as a

doubted they would care if anything happened to him. Furthermore, looking at the

"hur,hur, what fund days."

Buzz.

guard out of his thoughts was a small buzzing sound coming from his wrist. Turning his wrist slightly, the

Guess it's time

one last look at 876, he stepped on some of

you in

—Clank!

left the room. Once the door

slowly lifting his head, 876,

***

"I'm hungry."

taken care of subject 876, the guard, who

little bit early, but since I'm done, I might as well go

wrist slightly, Looking at the time, 18:50, he decided to head to the canteen to eat. After turning a couple of corridors, Mark arrived at the canteen. Because it was still early, the

chicken with

quick. Within a couple of minutes, a hot dish was presented before him. Taking the tray, Mark turned

"Alvaro."

He called out.

rather skinny man wearing the same uniform as Mark, turned around. Spotting Mark, he quickly swallowed his food

"haven't

"...eh, I'm alright."

his tray on the table,

he let out a long

"Something up?"

it's just that I have been put on babysitting

chicken, Mark let out another depressed sigh. He

"Babysitting watch?"

you know that crazy

knit. After a bit of thought, he carefully

"Crazy professor?...you mean Joseph?"

Mark nodded his head.

take care

"Ah."

Mark's words, Alavaro had a look of

working under Joseph was. Especially taking care of his crazy patients. They were all insane, and difficult to deal with.

pity flashed Alavaro's eyes

"...must be tough."

not for the fact that I'm getting forced to do this, I'd never take this crappy job." Mark suddenly recalled something, "....oh, right! I

patient? Looking at how happy you are, the patient must be

of all the patients I got, he's probably

after a bit of

"The best?"

Alvaro tilted his head.

his whole body is burned and he can't even talk.

a shot. That easy. Unlike the other patients where he had to restrain, 876 was different.f He was

Alvaro wondered, "how badly burned is

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