The smile on Serena's lips grew increasingly brazen, adding a striking radiance to her otherwise somber features.
"There is no true sanctuary on the web. Every step leaves a footprint."
"And with me, they have nowhere to hide."
Her clear voice carried an undeniable arrogance.
Listening to her, Jerrick finally understood. The Panacea hadn't tracked that IP
address with the intention of catching them immediately.
She already knew they would purge the location. She had anticipated that the Black Sun would destroy all the evidence.
She had even calculated their exact next move.
She hadn't just stayed one step ahead; she had methodically blocked every single path they could possibly take.
Ultimately... she left them with only the path she wanted them to walk.
Jerrick had always thought this woman was too wild, too arrogant, and far too conspicuous.
Wherever she went, she never bothered to hide her lethal edge.
Operating like that in the criminal underworld was rarely a smart move.
But now, he realized she simply didn't need to hide.
Because from the moment she decided to strike, everyone's reactions became a calculated part of her plan.
The Panacea's threat level... was absolutely on par with the Black Sun.
Furthermore...
There was one more crucial detail.
Jerrick stared deeply at the audacious woman before him.
For a fleeting second, she reminded him strikingly of Serena.
Serena had once said those exact words.
The Panacea truly was Serena's subordinate. That intoxicating blend of absolute arrogance backed by terrifying competence was identical.
Jerrick's gaze was far too intense, so piercing that Serena found it impossible to ignore.
She narrowed her luminous eyes, tilting her head with a half-smile. "What are you looking at?"
Snapping back to reality, Jerrick suppressed the surging wave of familiarity and shook his head. "Nothing."
Perhaps it was simply because The Panacea worked for Serena that their mannerisms and habits were so strikingly similar.
Jerrick didn't 't dwell on it. Instead, he glanced up at The Apex Bio-Transfer
Pod, which had already entered the pre-auction queue. His voice returned to its usual cold
detachment. "We're running out of time."
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"I'll handle things from here. Get back to the auction. If you're gone for too long, the crew will start getting suspicious."
Serena raised an eyebrow. Looking at Jerrick's stoic face, her lips curved into a smirk. "Mr. Fenris is quite considerate of his business partners."
Jerrick remained expressionless. "We have a deal. If you go down, it compromises my objective."
Serena's smile widened. She didn't
bother tearing apart his overly
professional excuse, lazily waving a hand at him instead Alright trien.
leave this to you.
She took a few steps away.
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Then, she paused and glanced over her shoulder, her red lips curving upward.
"Mr. Fenris. Here's hoping our continued partnership..."
She smiled meaningfully. "...brings even greater surprises."
The dim lighting cascaded across her pale features, making her lips look all the
more radiant and captivating.
That smile caused Jerrick to lose his focus for another brief moment.
His gaze turned somber.
Only when her slender silhouette completely disappeared at the end of the transit corridor did he finally look away.
Given The Panacea's track record, her idea of a surprise...
...was probably going to be a nightmare.
...
Meanwhile, within The Med-Tech Control Nexus in The Med-Tech Quarantine.
The atmosphere inside the room was suffocatingly tense.
Director Silas Kaelen sat at the very
front. Behind him stood several
senior executives of the medical
division, along with Toby Adler the
technician assigned to the
specialized labs.
Every single pair of eyes was glued to the central surveillance monitor...