Chapter 697

“Akechi-kun.”

The harsh white lights of the cyberware maintenance chamber flared to life, casting the steel walls in a surgical pallor. The air reeked of disinfectant, mingled with the lingering copper tang of the bloodshed moments earlier.

As the notification of system privileges transferring echoed across the floor, several staffers who had been cowering in the corners suddenly grew lively. Carefully practiced smiles bloomed across their faces as they crept toward Akechi like a pack of cyber-hyenas scenting bait.