Chapter 256: Ghost Girl's Lies
Ghost Girl knew that, in Vic Sterling's eyes, her Talent chains had only recently been recalibrated at the Superhuman Association headquarters, layered with new directives to repair any potential malfunctions.
The best Talent bearers were supposed to be like robotic puppets—devoid of independent thought and incapable of feeling pain or joy.
They certainly weren't supposed to flee the way she had that night, nor harbor the thoughts she held now.
She was preparing to leave, to escape this city prison and head out into the wilderness.
The wilderness was vast and boundless. She didn't know anyone there, but she could meet anyone she wanted.
She could have left that very night; she had stayed behind only to wait for an opportunity.
Now, that opportunity seemed to have arrived.
Summoned to Mr. Sterling's office that morning, Ghost Girl found the tall, handsome young man with short blond hair standing before a map board of the River Township District.
"Ghost Girl, the latest intelligence indicates that the Kappas are preparing to launch a massive counterattack against us."