Chapter 1813

Cyrus's mind went blank. Aurelia was frozen, still trying to process what had just happened. Dead? It was just a test, right? How could a simple test have killed so many people? However, Cyrus felt like the blood in his veins had turned to ice. It wasn't until a full minute later that Sergio caught the flicker of doubt in his eyes. That was when he finally spoke, "Get up, all of you. Let Cyrus take a good look. It might help him settle down." With that, the bodies that had been sprawled lifelessly on the ground suddenly stirred. One by one, they stood up, alive and well. It had all been a setup—a carefully staged act to rattle the two of them. Sergio's voice was cold and cutting. "Did you really think your people could just waltz into a campus I've secured? "If I hadn't let them in, they wouldn't have even seen the front gate." The weight of those words hit Cyrus like a freight train. At that moment, he realized just how vast the gap between them truly was. For years, he