The electronic doorbell broke the silence of the training room.
Lucian opened his eyes, rose from the bench, walked to the entrance, and pressed the green door-release button on the wall.
The heavy alloy door slid open to either side.
Outside, Professor Brink stood turned sideways, saying something to the father and son beside him, a salesman's enthusiastic smile on his face. Seeing the door open, he immediately stopped speaking and elegantly gestured for them to enter.
"Robert, Andre, please come in. This is the... successful 'product' I mentioned. Without question, the most perfect biological masterpiece you'll ever see in your lives."
Polarity and Andre walked in, one after the other.
Their eyes immediately settled on Lucian.
His face was identical to the photograph in the experimental report Brink had shown them. Unremarkable, even excessively ordinary-the kind of face that would disappear into a crowd forever.
Andre curled his lip. Clearly, he had little interest in this plain-looking "test subject." He was more concerned about when this boring "tour" would end.
Polarity was much more cautious. His sharp gaze swept over Lucian, trying to read the changes brought about by the enhancement serum from his stance, his breathing, and even the slightest twitch of his muscles.
"Brink, about his specific measurements..." Polarity turned his head, ready to ask the professor outside for more details.
But he only got halfway through his sentence.
Clack-
A heavy, muffled sound rang out.
The heavy special-alloy door slowly closed behind them, finally locking shut without a gap. The electronic lock's red light blinked once, then went out.
Brink hadn't come in at all.
Andre froze for a moment, then instinctively walked over and pushed the door, only to find that it wouldn't budge. "Hey, what's going on? Is Professor Brink playing a joke on