Chapter 521

In Marvel, Working for the System

Distraught, Robert made mistake after mistake at work. After causing his company a huge loss, he was fired.

Robert stood on the rooftop, facing the wind.

On one side lay an abyss of pain and despair.

On the other were his beautiful wife and adorable child.

To jump or not to jump—it came down to a single thought.

A man in black appeared and handed him a black business card.

The familiar white skull emblem.

Geralt: How old are you?!

In a seductive voice, the man in black told Robert, "The Holy Father can't save you. How about trying Satan? At least Satan can help you get revenge, though he won't do it for free."

Standing at a crossroads, Robert chose a third path. He took part in an experiment called the Parasitic Fetus.

Robert used his own body as a womb, absorbing a Floating Spirit as the embryo. Its nourishment was the fear and despair of those close to him.

In other words, Robert had staged every strange occurrence in the house himself.

Geralt stepped out of Robert's Memory Carousel.

He sighed.

He did not know what to make of it.

His attention turned to the new bookmark he had obtained.

[Item Name: Pregnancy Condom

Category: Bookmark

Effect: Creates the appearance of pregnancy for 30 days.

Note: Works on men and women!]

Well, then...

That settled it. The bookmarks really were the spokespeople for everything indecent.

Back on the second floor, Geralt climbed the ladder into the attic.

The attic was small, with clutter piled along both sides and the center cleared. On the wooden floor was an Inverted Pentagram Array drawn in dried blood. Outside its five points lay a spider, snake, gecko, centipede, and lizard, each with