William hated the feeling of the electrum compound taking effect inside his body.
His heart rate instantly shot past 210. Every capillary in his body swelled and ruptured, then underwent emergency repairs thanks to his healing ability. The pain and itching felt like a dull saw slowly cutting through his nerves.
But the most terrifying part was that he saw "that thing" again.
An enormous shadow, almost filling the entire sky, lurked behind the clouds. Even the moon overhead had become a hideous, ghostly blue eyeball.
It had a reptilian slit pupil. When its nictitating membrane scraped across the eyeball, the slippery sound of mucus filled heaven and earth.
The sound made William's scalp crawl.
Every Talon implanted with the electrum compound for the first time would see him. Rather than a hallucination, they preferred to call it the "Truth of the World." William only stole a quick glance before lowering his head.
The Court had repeatedly warned them not to stare at him for too long. Human sanity was far too fragile.
Qin Wei had no idea why William stood there in a daze after that strike, but he knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. His Kevlar vest held the muscles around his wound in place, keeping him from losing too much blood. Enduring the excruciating pain, he tore off the gun sling, tied it tight around the end away from his heart, and clamped the stock under his arm.
Aim. Fire.
The whistling bullets were slashed down by the Hidden Blade, becoming sparks that flashed and vanished into the night.
The next second, William appeared before Qin Wei like a phantom and pinned down the hand reaching to pull the High-Explosive Pin.
"Know why I didn't slit your throat just now? Treasure this chance I'm giving you. Tell