The Knot in the Heart

The moment his voice fell.

The pitch-black hand axe spun rapidly as it flew straight toward Lorien's head,

Just as it was about to hit, a red pair of High Heels moving at incredible speed kicked across from the side,

Clang!

A crisp impact echoed through the Underground laboratory, striking the axe's surface and forcing it to change course. It grazed past Lorien's ear and embedded itself in the wall beside him.

The high heels slowly withdrew, attached to the Female Doctor's legs as she resumed her elegant stance.

Lorien's seated posture never changed. Staring with his Moon Eyes, he spoke slowly, one word at a time. "As expected of a special dead one, Mr. Yi. You recovered fifty or sixty percent of your strength the moment you awakened from the Brain in a Vat.

"I'm even starting to wonder which of you and William is the true main body?"

Yi Chen did not answer. Instead, he spoke about something else.

"As expected of William's old flame. The scene design and the new concept of chaos are excellent, and the island experience combining truth and falsehood was very enjoyable.

"Still, the diversity of monsters and the variety of scenes could use some more work. Let me play it again after the updated version, all right?

"I'm not going to play house with you over the rest of this boring stuff. See you next time, Moon Boy. If you're willing, you can come play at the aquarium again."

Yi Chen waved both hands goodbye, then abruptly lowered his head.

When he raised it again, all the death in his eyes had vanished, replaced by bright, ordinary eyes filled with warmth and friendliness,

As though he had just woken up, William stretched his arms, taking control of the body.

"Phew~ Thanks to