The Author's POV

Chapter 260

"So, is this what you wanted to show me?" Xavier's eyes squinted slightly.

His sharp eyes glossed over three individuals as he looked at them from top to bottom. Halting his steps, he raised his brow and pointed towards one specific individual. One whose face was riddled with scars.

"…he is?"

"That's 876"

Joseph replied.

"…876?"

Frowning slightly, Xavier licked his teeth underneath his lips.

"Just where have I heard of h—Ah!"

Smacking the palm of his hand with his fist, Xavier finally remembered.

"He's the one that came into our headquarters on fire?" Looking at Joseph, he asked. "That's him? What happened to his face? I thought that the extent of his injuries only amounted to burns, where did the scars come from?"

"That…I'm not too sure myself. I've never asked." Joseph replied with a bit of embarrassment.

He was too busy developing his serum and testing it on the other subjects that he didn't even bother questioning 876 about his past. In all honesty, he didn't particularly care about his past. He only cared about his research.

"I see…so how is he?"

Puffing up his chest, Joseph pridefully said.

"Well, as a matter of fact, he is my most successful subject."

There were also two other successful subjects 091 and 654, but compared to 876, they were still lacking. Even then, Joseph introduced them to Xavier.

"These here are 091, and 654. Although they may be a little lacking compared to 876, they are still very capable."

Alternating his eyes between 091 and 654, Xavier's eyes finally landed on 876. His eyes flashed with interest.

"Oh? So you're saying that out of the thousands of subjects you had, he's the most successful subject?"

"Indeed."

"Okay." Xavier nodded his head.

—Shap!

Dropping his jacket on the ground and unbuttoning the buttons of his sleeves, he calmly walked towards the middle of the training ground. Stretching his neck, he looked at Joseph and said.

"Alright, show me."

"Huh?"

"…what, did you not hear me? I said show me."

"S-show you what?"

Joseph was starting to get flustered. Turning his head and looking in the direction of where Xavier was looking at, he became even more flustered.

"W-wait, are you trying to fight him?"

876 was his treasure. His most successfully subject. There was no way in hell, he would ever let him go near Xavier.

Ignoring Joseph, Xavier continued. "Don't worry, I'll suppress my strength to his level…D rank was it? I'll fight him at that level"

"Bu—"

"It's not a request. It's an order."

Cutting Joseph off, a cold glint flashed Xavier's eyes. A chill ran down Joseph's spine.

"Joseph, I'm here on behalf of the higher-ups. All you did was show me three individuals. That is not nearly enough to convince me that you're worth investing in. I'm not here to play games? I'm here to see what you've actually done. If I'm not satisfied by the end of this, you can say goodbye to your project. Think carefully."

"Ah…"

A defeated sound escaped from Joseph's lips.

Despite his status, he was but a mere researcher. He couldn't really go against the higher-up's order. Especially since he couldn't fight back either. His only option was to give in.

Weakly staring at Xavier, he nodded his head.

"Understood. But please don't kill him."

Pleased, Xavier laughed out loud and reassured. "Hahahah…who do you think I am? There's no need to worry, I'll hold back a lot."

"That would be great."

A forced smile appeared on Joseph's lips.

'It's precisely because I know who you are that I'm saying this.' he cursed inside of his mind.

Xavier was notorious for his sadistic mindset. If his switch was flipped, only God himself would be able to stop him from going on a sadistic rampage.

Thus.

"No weapons."

Joseph said after mustering all of his courage.

As long as Xavier did not use a weapon, 876 may have a chance at surviving.

"…what?"

Stopping himself mid-stretch, Xavier looked at Joseph.

"What did you just say?"

Clenching his fists, Joseph repeated.

"I said no weapons allowed in this spar."

"..."

moment of silence, staring at Joseph, an amused smile

so you're afraid

fact, he found it quite amusing. Raising his hand, he nodded

do you one better. if he can land a single hit on me, I'll

that Xavier had agreed to his request, Joseph

"You're being serious?"

"I am."

Nodding his head, Joseph looked at 876 and ordered. "Go

"Understood."

Almost robotic. Under everyone's eyes, he moved towards the center of the

apart from Xavier,

pressure oozed out of Xavier who stood opposite to

"HoHo, this looks interesting."

the youth opposite to him was remaining unfazed by his

his head, he looked

may initiate the

"Understood."

his head, Joseph

'Please don't die.'

the drain. Although 091 and 654 were both capable, they needed a lot more time to develop unlike 876 who was by far

Alas.

Xavier's threatening pressure, Joseph could only raise his hand in the

"Ready, get set…go!"

—Bam!

rooted on the same

see what you

his words fell, 876 arrived before him. Planting his right foot on the ground, he twisted his torso slightly and kicked

"Oh? Not bad."

him. The force of the kick was so strong that Joseph, who was

kick, Xavier was still able to dodge it

—Swoosh! —Swoosh!

fingers, every single part of the body, 876 used. For the past few months, he had been trained every day to fight hand-to-hand combat. He had not been

said that because of that, he was now quite adept

Unfortunately.

—Swoosh!

"Huaam…boring."

was dealing with someone that was much stronger than him. Even if his

he looked at Joseph who was

what you've been working for the

was unfazed by his pressure, that was it. Any regular guard could've performed as

let's get

while, Xavier grew tired. The faster this ended, the more

it was simple, in actuality it was anything but simple. If one looked closely, a thin layer of mana

—Swoosh!

Xavier punched, a cold glint flashed 876's eyes. Turning his body ever-so-slightly, he tensed his abdominal muscles similarly punched out. A whistling sound

"Hu—!"

—Pa!

Kracka—!

connecting with Xavier's face resounded across the room, alongside it was the sound of

Massaging his cheek slightly, Xavier's face twisted savagely. "...Not

Xavier's eyes paused

"No wonder…"

loosely hanging, 876 was no longer in a state where he could fight. His left hand at the moment was completely shattered. Even then, the goal of the fight

purposely injured himself for the sake of hitting me...this

such a thing wasn't possible, but staring at 876

still.

—Bam!

into his stomach. A small

"ohu.."

landed, a small groan escaped from 876's mouth. Though his face didn't change, because of how strong the punch was, the air was knocked out of him

—thud!

are

side, Joseph flusteredly

"Shut up"

a tremendous pressure bore down

"And that reason is him. Subject

Kracka—!

shoulder, the sound of bones

"..."

bones, he made no sound. He acted as though

more I see it for myself, the

Kracka—!

the other one. Yet again,

he been brainwashed

"Y-yes."

"I see."

research consisted in erasing someone's

questions would no longer be a problem since they shouldn't really care about anything else. Why keep a secret when you

his attention back to

"What's your name?"

moment of silence,

smacked his head lightly. "Sorry, let me rephrase. What was

"..."

876 did not respond. Xavier's brows knit as a

I'll ask again, who were you before coming

"..."

did not respond. Turning around, Xavier looked at

sure

Xavier's pressure, Joseph nodded

"Yes. It should work"

isn't he

hand on his chin, Joseph thought for a moment before responding "There's a

part

in when you brought him to me? There's a high chance that he may have lost a part of his memories due to the

small sound. "Right. That

a look of understanding. Turning his attention back to 876, Xavier asked multiple

Your parent's name? Your job? Your age...or

a formality. He didn't really particularly care

weren't many rings in circulation, and each ring was extremely precious as it would directly teleport someone into the headquarters of the Monolith. He needed to know how

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