All Chapters of The Divine Nerve: Healing And Ecstasy: Chapter 11
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The Face Behind The Screen
"Shut it down! Kill the server!" Rusty screamed in panic, his newly healed hand snatching at the main power cable behind the server rack."Don't!" Nova intercepted the old technician’s hand. "If you pull the plug now, the bunker’s defense system goes dead. We’ll be blind and locked inside this concrete coffin."On the giant monitor, the live feed displaying their terrified faces suddenly flickered. The image vanished, replaced by grey static for two seconds, before finally forming a new image.It was an encrypted video call.A face appeared, filling the screen.Silas held his breath. He recognized that face. It was the face that graced business magazine covers and billboards all over the city.Seraphina Sterling.However, the woman on the screen looked far different from the "Ice Queen" Silas had met at the hospital or seen on the news.Her silver hair, usually in a perfect bun, was now unraveled and messy, plastered to a forehead wet with cold sweat. Her beautiful eyes were sunken, w
Anatomy of a Monster
CLANG!The circular slab of glowing steel hit the concrete floor with a deafening ring.From the billowing smoke, a figure stepped inside.He wasn't human. At least, he no longer looked like one.The Collector stood two meters tall, his body encased in pitch-black tactical armor that looked heavy yet flexible. His face was obscured by a skull-shaped gas mask connected to breathing hoses on his back. In his hand, the Thermal Cutter hissed, dripping molten plasma."Back off!" Rusty screamed.Driven by adrenaline and the urge to protect his base, the old technician raised his sawed-off shotgun.BOOM!The gunshot echoed deafeningly in the enclosed space. The buckshot slammed into The Collector’s chest at point-blank range.However, the giant didn't even flinch.The armor on his chest was merely scratched. The lead pellets flattened and fell uselessly to the floor. The Collector turned his head slowly toward Rusty, as if he had just been bitten by a mosquito."Civilian disturbance," The Co
The Third Rail
The heavy footsteps were getting closer.THUD... THUD... THUD...Every stomp of The Collector’s feet vibrated the concrete pipe walls around them, shaking loose dust and moss from the damp ceiling. The monster wasn't running; he was charging like a locomotive that had jumped its tracks."My leg..." Rusty groaned, his breathing ragged. The old technician was limping, his face pale as a sheet. The injury from being thrown earlier made every step a torture. "Leave me... I’ll only slow you down.""Don't talk nonsense!" Silas snapped, grabbing Rusty’s arm and forcing him to keep moving. "You’re the one with the map out of here! Without you, we’re just blind rats in a maze!"Ahead of them, a dim light appeared at the end of the pipe tunnel."That’s the exit!" Nova shouted, picking up her pace.They spilled out of the drainage pipe, tumbling onto hard, dusty concrete.They were no longer in the narrow sewer. They were inside a vast, dark subway tunnel. Thick cables snaked along the walls lik
Descent Into The Underworld
‘Duck,’ Victor’s command echoed coldly in Silas’s mind, drowning out the deafening blare of the locomotive's horn.Silas’s eyes, enhanced by the Divine Nerve, immediately scanned the railway sleepers beneath his feet. He saw it. Between the two steel rails, there was a shallow maintenance trench, a depression a shoulder's width across and forty centimeters deep, filled with sharp gravel and puddles of black oil.It was the only place that wouldn't be swept away by the giant steel wheels."Nova! Get down!" Silas shouted.Without wasting a single millisecond, Silas tackled Nova by the waist, pulling the girl down with him into the narrow space in the middle of the tracks."Silas, no—!" Nova’s scream was cut short.Silas pressed Nova’s head hard against his chest, forcing both of their bodies as flat as possible against the oily ground. He shielded the girl’s head with both of his arms, squeezing his eyes shut.One second later, hell passed over them.WOOOOSH!The express train, weighing
A Bloody Proof
The silence in the underground black market was shattered by Rex's hoarse laughter. The burn-scarred gang leader laughed uproariously, looking Silas up and down, from the top of his head to his mud-caked shoes."A Medical God?" Rex scoffed. "This skinny kid looks more like a street glimmer addict. Where's his white coat? Where's his medical case?"Rusty didn't back down. "His medical case is in his hands, Rex. Pass this up, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life."Rex's eyes narrowed. The laughter vanished from his face, replaced by a cold, murderous aura. "Fine. We have a walking corpse that needs a miracle. If he succeeds, he gets the absolute protection of 'The Underlords'. If he fails... we chop off his hands and sell his pretty assistant to the auction block."Nova swallowed hard, shrinking behind Silas’s back."Bring me your patient," Silas said flatly, without a single ounce of fear.Two hulking thugs emerged from a tarp tent, carrying a makeshift wooden stretcher. On i
Symbiotic Resonance
The sound of the zipper being pulled down echoed loudly in the silence of the soundproof VIP carriage.With slightly trembling fingers, Silas peeled the wet, dirty jacket from Nova's shoulders. The cold air swept across the girl's skin, sending violent shivers down her spine.Under the dim yellow light, Nova's back was exposed. Her usually pale skin was now marred with reddish bruises and smeared with dust."Lie on your stomach, slowly," Silas whispered, his voice hoarse.Nova complied with great difficulty. Her breaths came in ragged gasps, enduring the pain every time her muscles contracted.Silas climbed onto the bed, positioning himself on his knees beside Nova's hips. He rubbed his palms together to generate a little warmth, then closed his eyes. The Divine Nerve activated.The world around him faded into a wireframe. Silas could see Nova's Lumbar muscles suffering from severe spasms, strangling the surrounding nerve pathways.‘Careful, Kid,’ Victor's voice suddenly echoed in his
The Broker's Addiction
That question echoed in Silas’s mind, accompanied by a faint smirk that slowly spread across his face. He stared at his palms, which still radiated the lingering glow of bio-electricity.In the world above, he was a penniless fugitive hunted without mercy. But down here, armed with a power that could manipulate the boundary between excruciating pain and mind-numbing pleasure, he was akin to a god.Silas rose slowly so as not to wake Nova, who was still sound asleep with a peaceful expression. He pulled on his t-shirt, unlocked the door of the VIP carriage, and stepped out into the stuffy underground air.Outside, Rex and a few of his men were standing guard. Seeing Silas emerge, the burn-scarred thug immediately stood at attention and bowed respectfully."Good morning, Doctor," Rex greeted with deep reverence. "Garth is already able to stand today. You truly are a miracle worker.""Good," Silas replied flatly. He leaned his back against the iron wall of the carriage. "Rex, I need a ne
Reunion of the Surface
Silas’s footsteps sounded steady as he returned to the VIP carriage. Inside, Nova was staring at her cracked laptop screen with dark circles under her eyes, chewing on her ration of canned food."Veronica is bringing the Sterling Corp security blueprints tomorrow night," Silas said, pouring himself a glass of water.Nova nearly choked. Her eyes widened as she stared at Silas. "Are you serious? Those omega-level blueprints? How did you... ugh, never mind, I don't want to know what kind of black magic you used on that woman. But Silas... we have another problem.""What problem?"Nova patted her old laptop, which was buzzing loudly like a lawnmower. "Even if we have the roadmap, penetrating Sterling Corp's AI firewall requires massive computing power. If I try to hack it using this piece of junk, my motherboard will melt in three seconds, and Sterling will instantly track our location."Rusty, who had just walked in carrying a bottle of cheap bourbon, nodded in agreement. "The girl's rig
Cybernetic Sabotage
Julian Cross’s face flushed red with anger, but the panic in his eyes was impossible to hide. He stared at his father, who had stopped convulsing. The old man’s body lay stiffly on the Persian carpet, his face turning a sickly blue, his breathing no longer audible."Don't listen to him, Julian!" Chloe shrieked hysterically, tugging at her boyfriend's arm. "He's a fraud! He's just a lowly nurse who got fired for almost killing a patient! If you let his filthy hands touch the Elder, you'll be taking the blame!"Several VIP doctors attending the auction rushed forward. One of them, a renowned cardiologist from the central hospital, placed his stethoscope against Elder Cross’s chest. The doctor's face instantly drained of color."There's no heartbeat," the doctor said, his voice trembling. "His cybernetic pacemaker... the main circuit is completely fried. This isn't a standard cardiac arrest. It's a fatal hardware failure. Without an operating room and his chest cracked open right this se
The Absolute Lie Detector
Elder Cross's command echoed like the decree of a tyrant king. Within seconds, dozens of black-clad security guards locked every exit of the Grand Azure Hotel's ballroom. Hundreds of the city's elites, accustomed to living above the law, now whispered in panic, trapped alongside the billionaire's fury.Elder Cross, still sitting on the floor with heavy breaths, glared sharply at his surroundings."Who..." the old man growled, the veins in his neck bulging. "Who in this room dared to try and kill me?!"Julian swallowed hard. Cold sweat the size of corn kernels dripped down his temples. In his mounting panic, his cowardly instincts took over. He raised a trembling hand and pointed straight at Silas's face."H-him! He must be the culprit, Father!" Julian screamed hysterically. "Think about it! The lights dimmed, you collapsed, and suddenly this poor nurse appears out of nowhere acting like a hero? He must have fired the EMP to extort our family!"Chloe, whose face was as pale as a corpse