Louis's ears twitched slightly. He acted as if he hadn't noticed anything, slowly strolling around the laboratory. His eyes landed on the violently torn-apart experiment table—it was hard to imagine just how much strength Sylus had. It truly made one feel a bit of reluctant admiration.
At that very moment, behind Louis, Athena's headless body suddenly stiffened. It swayed as it rose to its feet, like a broken toy forced into rigid motion.
Louis turned back, one hand covering his chest, wearing a look of mock panic as he exclaimed:
"My God, a corpse rising! Could it be that the era of zombies is upon us? I'm truly so terribly frightened!"
He chuckled, watching Athena with keen interest.
From her neck, tiny silver particles began to appear. They clustered together, dense like a liquid stream, rapidly shaping themselves into a head!
