Novels by westsidesalted

One week later, after the Golden Arena Market."The doctor said the brain scans show stronger activities this week compared to last week. I say this is because of me." Finn waved his bandaged arm back and forth, trying to prove his point. "Research has proven that talking to a coma patient helps a lot and can even boost their recovery.""That doesn't mean you should talk nonstop all the time." Vicent scolded him; a scowl hung on his lips. "You are being a nuisance.""It is all good as long as he wakes up." "Finn said," his voice growing quieter towards the end.Rapheal watched Cody without speaking.Although his condition was now stable, he still hadn't woken up.Whether it'd take days, weeks, or months. The doctor was unable to give them a clear date.Only that the possibility of him waking up was high.Vicent and Finn exchanged a glance, and the former let out a small sigh as he picked up his coat and left quietly.When Rapheal walked out of Cody's hospital room, he ran into a famil

Silas was first bandaged up before he was flown off the island to a hospital.His breaths were feeble and his face was as pale as a sheet from all the blood loss.He looked like he was about to ascend to heaven at any moment.Raphael's feelings towards him were complicated.Their relationship was complicated. Whether they were allies or enemies was unclear.To be honest, regardless of what it might be, Rapheal didn't like Silias one bit.But he also didn't want him to die.He watched as the stretcher containing Silias was hurriedly pushed into the OR.It was his second time watching someone being wheeled in for emergency reasons in less than two hours.Running a hand through his hair, he turned around and walked away.A pure stream of golden sunlight streamed in through the ground-to-ceiling windows, and the morning sun was visible in a cloud of whitish-blue skies.The past hours almost seemed unreal to him. Everything had happened too fast. He was still wearing the suit he wore to

Rapheal wasted no time and directly asked her. "They didn't come out?""No. I have been tracking them, and they should still be inside the building." Lean and they exchanged a glance, and their expressions changed at the same time.The sound of the blades of a helicopter whipping the wind was particularly loud."They are actually going to land a helicopter on the half-collapsing building." Silias cursed. "We can't let them escape. Who knows what godforsaken thing they will try to do again?"They couldn't let them escape. Rapheal agreed.With Lean, the three of them raced back into the building.The cold morning breeze whooshed past Rapheal's ear, and bits of moisture in the air clung to his skin.His feet barely touched the ground with each step he raced forward.Silias suppressed the shock in his heart and hurried after him.The door of the roof has been put out under Rapheal's one kick. The top system security door that required an access code was defeated so easily.Grey and Doc s

When Rapheal opened his eyes, he was met with the sight of a spotless white ceiling above him.His lids snapped shut at the intense light and a low groan ripped out of his mouth.Where was he?His brain struggled to link the fragment pieces of information that were floating in his mind.His head throbbed with a sharp pain.He seemed to have been hit with something hard.Rapheal struggled to sit up but immediately felt a tug back.He looked around and saw that his limbs were restrained by thick black belts.Raphael didn't know what the belt was made of, but it was able to restrain his strength."Uh...doctor, the patient is awake." He heard a female voice coming from his sides.He looked towards the direction and saw a mass of white.It was someone dressed in white overalls. The head was covered with a white hat with just a small space where the eyes could be seen.Then another face popped into his vision.Raphael felt an uncanny familiarity from it.Then it came to him.During one of t

Rapheal glanced at the watch on his wrist.It was 4:09am.They had less than two hours to carry out everything before they lost the cover of the night."Boss, reporting on the facility's outer perimeter survey. Security is tight." A tough voice flowed out of the earpiece connected to his ears.It was the diversion team. "Everything is in place, and we are now awaiting orders."Raphael glanced at the guards dressed in nighttime black suits besides him. He nodded briefly and then advanced from his hiding spot. At the same time, he issued the awaiting command. "Begin."Ahead, the facility stood with countless short and stout buildings. The walls were washed and green. Like something that has been abandoned for a long time.An unregistered research facility that ran illegal research on people.Rapheal scanned the narrow corridor in front of him with cold eyes. There was no surveillance camera visible, but he couldn't be sure.'System.' He called out in his head.The mechanical voice fl

Meanwhile, as Rapheal walked out of the hospital, the system was panicking in his mind.Host: What are you doing? Host, you aren't really planning on going, right? It yelled at him coldly. [I agree to what your friend said earlier. You are acting in the heat of the situation which will do you no good.]Rapheal ignored his words. He plugged the key into the ignition and watched the car roar to life. "You know where the research center is, right?"This is a death sentence, host. Did you forget how you died in your past life? There won't be any miracle this time.]Raphael's hand on the steering froze.The system thought it had managed to convince him and quickly added. [Why don't you think this through? Do you really plan on throwing your life away?Then it watched Rapheal fish his phone out of his pocket and dial a number.The line connected after one ring."Rapheal." A respectful call rang from the other side of the phone. The voice carried a hint of laziness. "How come you didn't stay

The medical room smells faintly of disinfectant.Lucas stood beside the examination bed, watching Henry swing his legs back and forth.He noticed that little boy doesn't look particularly nervous, playing with his yellow transformer toy.Although Lucas got him more toys from the trip to City W, he seems to have a keen preference for this yellow transformer.Since they needed to leave to clear the dungeons soon, Lucas couldn't delay taking him to see a doctor.He needed to make sure that his mental health was fine.Lucas had also been planning on registering him for kindergarten, but the base hadn't developed to the stage where one was opened yet.The doctor crouched in front of Henry, smiling gently."What's your name?"He glanced at Lucas, and Lucas gave him an encouraging nod. Only then did the little boy open his mouth."Henry"The doctor nodded approvingly before glancing at Lucas."How long has he been with you?""About a week.""A week?"Lucas nodded. His words were ambiguous. "

"Commander Gerald, please hold on. I would like to ask you about something." Lucas hurriedly caught up with the military commander just before he slipped out of the conference room."A group should have arrived with a helicopter on the first day. Do you know where they are now?" Although he already knew the answer, Lucas wanted to confirm something."They seemed to be waiting for someone. The young lady stated that she was waiting for a family member; that should be you?" Commander Gerald's eyes flashed with surprise, momentarily taken aback.He hadn't thought Lucas had a deep background.He remembered the two young women who had arrived by helicopter on the first day. Their bearing alone had suggested they came from a family of considerable wealth and influence.Whatever their family background was, it certainly wasn't ordinary."Somehow," Lucas replied ambiguously.Hearing him confirm it, Commander Gerald couldn't help but give him another thorough look.It couldn't be that Lucas wa

A heavy, oppressive pressure hung over the conference room.A long rectangular table occupied the center of the room, surrounded by several military and civil officers.At the head sat Commander Theodore; next to him was the civilian affairs director, William Park.A slim man with a scholarly look. His features were refined rather than imposing, with a calm pair of dark eyes that seemed to miss very little.Base C maintained a two-branch administrative structure. The military handled defense, combat, patrols, and ability users.The civilian administration handled everything that kept thousands of ordinary survivors alive. Food distribution, housing, medical supplies, trade, agriculture, sanitation, construction, and the countless other things that soldiers couldn't manage alone.It was an arrangement born out of necessity.Both sides also existed to keep each other in check.And judging by the number of people in this room, this dungeon deal was important enough to involve both side

At the top of the stairs, Lucas walked a few more steps, and he arrived at the open terrace.The terrace was not only spacious but also a spot that received a lot of sunlight, unlike the cold and damn storage room where he planted his lettuce in his past life.Among the haul from city W are two sacks containing a variety of seeds and one full of seedlings, and the last sack is a bag of fertilized soil.Lucas wasn't sure if the soil around the villa would have been contaminated by the mist, so he had grabbed some soil just in case.He gathered different plastic containers, placing them according to the sizes.The seedlings that were already the size of a thumb were given bigger containers to facilitate their growth, while the seedlings could be planted in one big container and transplanted later.For the moment Lucas only planned to plant a few types of vegetables.To him are tomatoes, peppers, green onions, lettuce, water spinach, and radish. They were compact, fast-growing, and produ

"About the deal…I think we should take it." Gabriel looked at me with thoughtful eyes.What are we? Who is the we? Lucas gave him a hateful look.He couldn’t wait to get away from the latter, and accepting this deal would only tie them together."Were you not interested in gaining points? This will be faster than taking those out of base mission." Gabriel said to me.That is true, but…Lucas was reluctant.His plan to form a guide of his own and live a peaceful life was drifting farther and farther.Maya glanced between the two of them without saying a word.Lucas finally remembered her. "What do you plan on doing after this?"He had previously planned to recruit her, but Gabriel was obviously faster.So hateful."I don’t know for now." Maya opened her mouth and then shook her head.Lucas caught her throwing a quick glance at Gabriel. As though she would simply fall in line with whatever he decided.Really so hateful."Ask Zoe and Jordan and see what they think." Gabriel suddenly said

The three people that left with the lieutenant were Lucas, Gabriel, and Maya.Lucas was the one who brought the case, Maya was directly involved with it, and Gabriel…Lucas didn't know why he was tagging along.He looked at Maya and Gabriel with a thoughtful expression.Maya walked half a step behind the man, giving off the feeling of a subordinate.Lucas didn't know what happened during the short time he didn't see them, but there seemed to be a shift in their relationship.The military operation building was the same as the last time they came.Commander Gerald sat behind the desk. When they entered, he was putting away a black file, a slight frown etched on his face.It was barely visible, but Lucas keenly sensed that he was troubled.“Take a seat.”There were two vacant chairs.Gabriel casually took one.Lucas offered the other one to Maya, but she quietly refused, so he sat down.“About the issue from last time, Hippo and the rest of his accomplices have been detained. Rest assu