Then Let Them Pledge Their Loyalty
Chapter 203

You thought I wanted your loyalty? I only wanted to see your despair

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Her head throbbed as if it would split, her limbs were weak, and her vision was blurred.

These were the aftereffects of the HZT2 Tranquilizer.

Not long after the Psionic Tide, the Alt Conglomerate had begun researching a tranquilizer tailored to the physical constitution of Psionics.

Psionics were highly resistant to tranquilizers. Even anesthetics previously used on large, ferocious beasts could not knock them unconscious quickly, so Jonas had developed a new "tranquilizer" based on their physiology, strong enough to render a Psionic unconscious within two seconds.

Though called a tranquilizer, its effects were essentially those of an anesthetic. What no one had expected was that a drug originally intended to suppress rampaging Psionics would find a use in actual combat.

And Miss Tanyas... although she did not really qualify as a Psionic, she had still had the great fortune of becoming the first person subjected to HZT2 in combat.

The moment she regained consciousness, Tanyas felt a faint warmth welling up inside her. It soothed her numb body and even gradually cleared her mind. She quickly realized that the Saintess's blessing was taking effect.

She tried to rise, only to discover that her body was restrained. Her hands were locked in an alloy of unknown composition. Although she still felt somewhat numb, she soon recovered under the influence of that warmth.

She tried to concentrate the warmth in her hands, hoping to use the power of the Saintess's blessing to break her restraints.

Unfortunately, she failed. Though this power was strong enough to bend steel, it still fell short against the unknown alloy.

After failing to break free, Tanyas began calmly analyzing her situation.

Clearly, she had been captured by the Alt Conglomerate. It was such a disgrace that she could barely bear the shame.

She knew very well

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