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.

at patient '876', the guard raised his

gone insane?", The guard

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

looking at the ceiling. Even after putting a tray

this over

head. Bending down, the guard tightly

guess the effects of the serum are

876 in the shoulder and

—Squeeq.

"Khh..."

light groan escaped

done with the injection.

at the tray of food on the floor, the guard once again bent down and grabbed the

"Eat up."

shoved food down his mouth. Even then, as he shoved food down his throat, 876

"Fucking eat!"

more precise, lack of reactions,

Blamp—!

tell you to eat the

The guard suddenly threatened.

time I come back, you better have finished all of

his

to be

guard laughed out

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

would care if anything happened to him. Furthermore, looking at the state he was in, he was

"hur,hur, what fund days."

Buzz.

his thoughts was a small buzzing sound

shit. Guess it's time for me

876, he stepped on some of the food

in a

—Clank!

guard turned around and left the room.

head, 876, coldly looked at

***

"I'm hungry."

guard, who went by the name Mark,

bit early, but since I'm done,

head to the canteen to eat. After turning a couple of corridors, Mark arrived at the canteen. Because it

chicken with some

him. Taking the tray, Mark turned around and looked around the canteen. He was looking for anyone he

"Alvaro."

He called out.

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

his fork down, he smiled. "haven't seen you in a while, how are

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

tray on the table, Mark

he sat down, he let out a long exhausted

"Something up?"

that I have

let

"Babysitting watch?"

you know that crazy

brows knit. After a bit of thought,

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

Mark nodded his head.

have to take care of

"Ah."

Alavaro had a

patients. They were all insane, and difficult to deal with. What made it even harder for the guards was the fact that they couldn't use too

pity flashed Alavaro's eyes

"...must be tough."

getting forced to do this, I'd never take this crappy job." Mark suddenly recalled something, "....oh, right! I got a new

how happy you are, the

all the patients I got, he's

responded after a bit of

"The best?"

Alvaro tilted his head.

his whole body is burned and he can't even

a shot. That easy. Unlike the other patients where he had to restrain, 876 was different.f He was very docile. It was understandable though, given how

be this weak..." Alvaro wondered, "how badly burned

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