Inside the Santa Fe Institute, Mu Yuan had thrown himself into making weapons ever since his sister was abducted. He worked day and night, sleeping only four hours a day.
To make sure those four hours counted, he injected himself with drugs that sent him straight into deep sleep. He also took nutrient injections.
After more than four months, Mu Yuan had grown noticeably thinner. Every time he showered, he found more hair falling out.
As the battle on Saint Qing Island came to an end, an exhausted Mu Yuan forced himself to finish etching a delicate circuit. Then he went into the bathroom and sank into a hot bath.
The moment he relaxed, he fell asleep right there in the tub.
An hour later, a team of ten S-rank personnel stormed into the institute, led by the White-Skinned Strongman.
Of the three original Super Sentinels, the Black-Skinned Strongman had been killed. The Yellow-Skinned Strongman, A Fu, had gone to Saint Qing Island with Brando and had now surrendered to Double Pupils.
Only the White-Skinned Strongman, Digg, remained. He had been left behind to guard Royia, Saya, and the others for Brando.
"Where's Mu Yuan?" Digg seized a researcher.
The researcher jumped. He had never expected these fighters to be so overbearing. Normally, they would never dare cause trouble inside the institute.
"What are you doing? Put me down!" The researcher still tried to pull rank.
Digg's iron grip crushed his arm. The researcher screamed in pain and trembled as he asked, "Are you rebelling?"
"Talk, or I'll kill you!" Brando had given Digg an absolute order: take Mu Yuan away. He was to ignore anyone who tried to stop him and kill if necessary. Brando would take responsibility for everything! The researcher froze in terror. Seeing Digg and the