Chapter - 51
[System Integration... 96%... 97%...]
Lucius stirred, a groan escaping his throat like gravel sliding over rusted metal.
[99%... Integration complete.]
His eyes opened slowly as he tried to make sense of things around him.
No glass.
No Marcus.
No fancy suite.
Just Grass.
Sky.
And dirt everywhere.
The scent of wet mud mixed with blood hit him like a punch to the gut.
[Vital signs: Barely functional. Brain activity: Surprisingly stubborn. Libido levels… hmm, pitiful. Don't worry, we'll work on that.]
He was flat on his back in an open field, clouds dragging lazily across a pale, washed-out sky.
And around him?
Shovels.
And six men. All burly. All sweating. All digging.
A grave? For him? They are going to bury him alive?
[Oh, you are not dead yet, sunshine. Congratulations, You have just been…upgraded.]
Lucius blinked hard, his vision still dizzy, 'Huh? Hat's this voice? Who… is speakin?