Leo's fingers brushed the woman's trembling hand, his voice deceptively gentle. "Are you gonna answer my questions or not?"
Her bloodied lips twisted into a grin, and she spat, "Fuck you."
Without hesitation, he drove it deep under her fingernail, piercing the tender flesh with surgical cruelty. Her scream erupted, a primal, guttural howl that ricocheted off the walls, but she clamped her jaw shut, stifling it into a shuddering gasp.
"Impressive," Leo said, his tone laced with mock admiration. "Still holding on." His fingertip sparked as he channeled a precise surge of lightning mana into the needle. The electric current tore through her nervous system, her body convulsing violently as muscles seized, her scream fracturing into a choked, animalistic cry.
He cut the mana flow, and she slumped forward, her blindfold soaked with sweat, her chest heaving. The pain was unlike anything she'd endured—a searing, soul-deep torment that clawed at her very being.
