Without a Trace

Super Lotus only felt a respirator being shoved into her mouth before the Salarian special forces soldiers tossed her into the water. As an amphibious species, the Salarians moved with great agility underwater. Using the currents as cover, they took Super Lotus away from the fortress that had instantly become covered in deadly spikes.

Gabriel Tosh appeared inside an empty house across from the apartment building where they had been hiding. He looked somewhat battered as well. His tight combat suit was torn in several places, and the wounds beneath were almost deep enough to expose bone.

He treated his wounds there with a simple, expressionless efficiency.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something. He picked up his binoculars and looked toward the administrative center, where he saw dozens of people who looked like staff members being escorted by a large group of soldiers onto the beach. Their hands were tied behind their backs, their eyes blindfolded, and they stood in a row.

Lugus, whom he had threatened earlier, was among them.

A somewhat cruel smile appeared on Tosh's face. "Sorry, brother. I need you to get out of here."

With that, he took out the little doll mixed with Lugus's hair, then used a butterfly knife to cut it directly into several pieces.

At the same time, Lugus, who was waiting to be executed on the beach, suddenly split apart like a rag doll! His body was neatly sliced into several pieces, blood spraying through the air.

The guard soldiers who had been about to fire were all stunned. They were holding blaster rifles—how could they possibly have created such a bloody scene?

Then Tosh went into the kitchen, turned on the fire, and tossed the other two dolls directly into the flames.

After doing all that, he leaned against