Reynolds stared at the blue particles, his face terribly grim.
"What is this? Drugs?!"
Lucy shook her head and said, "No, this is CPH4."
"CPH4?!" Reynolds was immediately shocked. He had studied biological sciences in college, so he naturally knew what CPH4 was.
He snatched the half-bag of blue granules from Lucy's hand and felt its weight.
"This half-bag weighs approximately 500 grams..."
"So, the other 500 grams dissolved in your body?!"
Lucy nodded, tears streaming down her face.
"Fuck! These damn bastards!" Reynolds cursed angrily.
He rubbed his hair in frustration, wishing he could go and shoot the South Korean Gang who had hurt Lucy right away!
But looking at my sister, so fragile, like glass about to shatter...
In Reynolds ' memory, his sister Lucy had always been a lively and cheerful person, and he had never seen her so vulnerable before.
He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and placed half a bag of blue granules on the bed.
Then, she raised her hands and placed them on her sister's shoulders, saying firmly, "Cheer up, Lucy! We haven't given up yet!"
"No, Richard!" Lucy cried, shaking her head. "I'm dead!"
"CPH4 spreads through my bloodstream, and my brain's potential is constantly being stimulated..."
"I even developed some abilities that are beyond the reach of ordinary people..."
"His body was stuck to the wall..."
"Teachable to use firearms without a teacher..."
"I am extremely calm and collected; I could even take down several adult gang members in an instant!"
"I can even read other people's memories through physical contact!"
"What's even more terrifying is..."
Her expression suddenly became calm, but despair filled her tear-filled eyes. "My emotions are growing increasingly indifferent..."
"Perhaps before long, I will completely turn into a robot devoid of emotion!"
"Hey! Hey! Calm down, Lucy!" Reynolds quickly shook her shoulder. "I'll save you! Even if I can't, I'll find someone else to save you!"
"It's no use, no one can save me..." Lucy shook her head and said calmly, "I've ingested too much CPH4. As my brain develops further, even more astonishing changes will occur."
Seeing this, Reynolds knew that Lucy was telling the truth.
Her emotions are fading, and if no way is found to save her, Lucy will truly become a cold, emotionless robot.
In desperation, disregarding the risk of revealing his secret, he yelled at the air, "Boss! Master! Dad!!! Help!!!"
Lucy tilted her head, looking at his strange behavior with a puzzled expression. " Richard, what are you doing?"
Reynolds didn't answer her, continuing to spin around and shout into the air, "Boss! Daddy! Come out and save us!!!"
"Alright, stop yelling!" Richard's rather helpless voice echoed softly in the room.
Lucy sat up straight instantly, turning her head ninety degrees to the right and staring intently at a certain spot in the room.
"Huh? You can see me?!"
Richard's figure slowly emerged. He looked at Lucy and Natasha's almost identical appearances, and his eyes instantly flashed with a Crimson Mana as he 'looked' into her body.
Countless blue light spots flowed continuously throughout her body via her blood vessels.
Especially in the area of the brain, it almost clumped together into a blue solid mass.
At this moment, Lucy's body temperature was rising steadily, and a little bit of red began to appear in the dense blue.
While Richard was 'looking' at Lucy, Lucy was also looking at him.
And the more you look at her, the brighter her eyes become.
"Boss!!!"
The moment Reynolds saw Richard, he slid down to his knees and hugged his leg.
"..."
"Let go! You better let go right now!" Richard kept shaking his leg in disgust.
But Reynolds clung tightly to Richard, shouting, "Boss, only you can save my sister now!"
At that moment, Lucy silently appeared behind Reynolds, grabbed him by the neck, and threw him backwards.
'Whoosh~'
Reynolds leaped onto the bed, waving his arms and legs excitedly.
"Ouch! Lucy, what are you doing?!"
Lucy looked up at Richard, her eyes very serious, and said, "May I touch you?"
Richard:???!
"What do you mean?"
Lucy raised her hand and placed it on Richard's chest, a blush quickly rising on her usually calm face.
"Her name is Natasha?"
Richard raised an eyebrow. "You can read minds?"
"Yes!" Lucy nodded, then asked, "Are you a god?"
Richard shrugged and said, "To mortals, I am no different from Deity."
Lucy bluntly stated, "You're just a lucky one favored by fate."
Richard's eyelids drooped, and a hint of displeasure instantly rose in his heart.
"That's not how you ask for help."
Lucy calmly replied, "I don't need your help. As my brain continues to develop, I will acquire more abilities beyond those of ordinary people..."
"Psychokinesis... Mind Stone control..."
"Matter... time... space..."
"Then I will be the only true god in this world!"
"Don't listen to her, boss!" Reynolds rolled off the bed.
He strode over to Lucy, grabbed her arm, and yelled, " Lucy, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
Lucy turned to Reynolds: " Richard, I'm not lying..."
"I was overwhelmed by fear just now, that's why I cried..."
"Now I've blocked out negative emotions like fear, so I won't cry anymore, don't worry."
"I'm not at ease, my foot!" Reynolds shouted anxiously, " Lucy, wake up! Check your body temperature!"
You're practically steaming yourself!
Lucy raised her hand to touch her burning face and reassured herself, "A rise in body temperature is a necessary process of bodily evolution. I can hold on for a while longer; I won't die yet."
"You..." Looking at Lucy like this, Reynolds felt a little uneasy.
He immediately took out his phone and made a call.
"Mom, I found Lucy."
Then, he forcefully shoved the phone into Lucy's hand. "Mom wants to talk to you."
" Lucy? My daughter, are you alright?"
Hearing her mother's voice on the phone, Lucy's expression softened instantly. "Mom, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have worried you."
"Thank God! I'm so glad you're alright! I thought something had happened to you."
After talking to her mother, Lucy finally regained some of her humanity.
She pinched her fingertips hard, using the pain to try and maintain her composure.
"Please help me!"
Richard crossed his arms and stared at her expressionlessly.
Reynolds, standing nearby, anxiously wrung his hands, exclaiming, "Boss!"
Richard waved his hand, then suddenly bent down and leaned close to Lucy's face.
"I can save you, but only if you cooperate with me in an experiment first..."
"Wh... what experiment?"
Richard's lips curled into a slight smile, "I want to enter your body..."
Lucy's pretty face instantly turned red.
Reynolds was speechless.
"... Experience firsthand the entire process of your 'becoming a god'!"