Astro Nova’s team of special rangers had removed the bodies of the dead guards, but they had left soon after, leaving the infected animals to their fate.It was now up to Alex and Josiah to either capture or eliminate the predators that had escaped containment.As Alex entered the wildlife reserve, his wireless headset buzzed. It was Captain Williams on the other side.“I am heading for Dr. Lucy’s lab. ETA ten minutes. But I think I just found something that might help you out.”“Go on,” Alex replied, signaling Josiah and his men to form a perimeter.Captain Williams read from the files Haruto had copied from the base.“I have the details of Astro Nova’s Serum X project in front of me. They used the original God Serum for their initial experiments. But all test subjects died of cardiac failure within 24 hours. That’s when they realized the serum was too powerful even in the smallest of doses. That led them to experiment with a contaminated version of the serum.”“The one containing the

The Liger lurked nearby, stalking its prey from a distance while hiding amidst the yellowing stalks of waist-high grass that made it almost invisible.Save the stench of its rotting flesh, there was nothing else to reveal its presence. But as the wind blew uphill, even the foul odor was masked with the scent of mud and decaying flowers.Since the Liger had run off with his hunting rifle, Alex was left with just a Colt Anaconda and his trusty Desert Eagle.Even though his sidearms packed a punch up close, their limited range put him at a disadvantage.He had already shot the Liger twice in the chest, but it simply walked it off, as if it were a mere flesh wound.Josiah, too, had punched a hole in the Liger’s head, but the shot had only taken out one of its eyes, leaving the beast half blind.However, what mattered now was scoring a perfect hit on the Liger’s vital organs and putting it down before it killed someone else.“I swear I shot that damn beast in the head. But it just didn’t go

Even a second ago, Henry had been ready to paint the whole city with blood and quash the insolent mobs of tribals and ungrateful construction workers. But hearing Phillip’s explanation, he sobered up just as quickly.“Alex Verlaine…that name has been like a curse hanging around my neck. No matter what I do, I just can’t seem to get rid of that pup. He has been plaguing me ever since I started the airport project.”“I know. I know it all,” Phillip responded with familiar sympathy.Henry threw his gun in the backseat of his car and took a few deep breaths to bring his nerves under control.“These young swashbucklers think the world owes them something. They think they can point at whatever they want, and it will be theirs,” he muttered, staring blankly into the distance. “Alex Verlaine is a nobody. Yet he thinks he can topple me with his sly little tricks.”“I know guys like Alex a little too well. They come from nothing, but as they somehow manage to amass a fortune, they start believin

The God Serum had already caused more trouble than it was worth, and Alex wasn’t ready to wager anything on another medication derived from the same serum, even if it could offer unimaginable benefits.Thus, despite hearing Dr. Lucy’s impassioned explanation, he wasn’t convinced about the idea.“I don’t want you working on the God Serum or anything related to it. This chapter needs to be closed.”Dr. Lucy felt like someone had splashed cold water on her plans.She looked desperately at Alex and asked, “Did you not hear what I just said? The benefits of this new medication would far outweigh our troubles. And this time, I am going to handle things myself. The researchers from Kronos Tech will be working right here in this lab.”Alex thought about it for a while and then asked, “What about the side effects?”“If I can modify the serum correctly and find the right dosage for ordinary people, then the side effects would be negligible. Nothing to be concerned about.”However, Alex still did

In a private cabin inside the VIP lounge of Brezza Ares, Henry Pietersen was seated with his charming young companion, Charlotte Harrison, the shining new star of Weekly Buzz, the most popular celebrity news channel in all of Glenmonte.Just booking the table alone had cost Henry a million, and the premium lounge access another 10 million to secure the exclusive membership.Never in her whole life had Charlotte even imagined she would end up in such a place someday, that too without spending a dime from her own purse.It wasn’t just unaffordable for her, but completely out of reach, just like the stars in the sky. Yet Henry had made her wildest dreams come true in a single night.“I see you haven’t touched your food yet. Don’t like how the steak was made?” he asked, glancing at her plate.“The stake looks good,” Charlotte mumbled back. “It’s just that I am not used to…such places. I don’t really belong here. I am just an ordinary reporter.”“Everyone has to start somewhere, Charlotte.