Chapter 394: The Dinner Incident 4 (1/2)

Chapter 394: The Dinner Incident 4

The ht after Arthur's last sentence seemed to stretch on to eternity Aldrich's senses flared like fla into his hyper focused 'zone' again It was in this state of super sensitivity that hein

Arthur's head opened up at the top of the skull now conveniently aimed at Aldrich with his lo It did not split apart with the fleshy rippling of blood and bone, but the clean disassey

When the crown parted, it bared not a brain but a rotating sphere of charged blue y

The entire process occurred nigh instantly, speaking volue froh it was a quick switch that could have given Aldrich a run for his h for Valera

Before the buildup of energy in the brain sphere could unleash, Valera's fist, still pale, bared skin because she did not have the time to materialize her armor, smashed into Arthur's face Valera's instincts, sharpened by the e she assih to stop her fro a potential explosion

Instead, Valera's fist crashed into Arthur's cheek The grey synth-skin rippled in the slow htened senses, and in the waves of undulating nanite flesh, se radiated outwards frohout Arthur's body

Arthur's skin, no, likely his entire body, was composed of reactive nanostructures that could easily adapt to different types of daate it as much as possible The shockwave of Valera's punch did not ainst stiff, breakable skin, but instead traveled near harh soft, jello-like flesh

But rey was, it had limits Arthur's face remained unbroken, but the power of the punch still sent hih a hovering drone, destroying it in a shower of sparks and fallingup in Arthur's head fired in a line of bright blue that crossed across the i a ed it up by slas extending as her crimson eyes moved swiftly frorew into deadly curves Her arant black dress in fierce, spiked power

"Possible, but doubtful," said Aldrich He had read into Bart Bart was a genuine hter, and Aldrich would not have come here if he did not believe it "More likely that Bart's been compromised"

'shi+t!' said V 'And before you ask, no, nothing's wrong! Mansion's operating normally Arthur's nuts, but I couldn't breach his mind anyway This is on Caliburn's encryption – you should definitely sue for compensation!'

'I see,' replied Aldrich There was only soable to directly jack into Arthur with her hair, she had no way of assessing Arthur's condition accurately

'But I'd get the hell out of there If Arthur's been hacked, then all of the info he showed me, the house layout, the security –'

'It could all be fake?'

'No, I'd have noticed so small'

'Got it' Aldrich prepared to leave In unknown territory, even a small threat could sobll out of control 'Volantis, can you sense anything?'

'Not presently,' said Volantis His energy sensing vision did not track any notable energy signatures nearby None that he could sense, anyway It was entirely possible that soet nal to Chrysa She was sleeping in his boundary, but the urgency inal woke her up in an instant

'On it!' said Chrysa, tiny hints of grogginess still lazily clinging at her voice