Chapter 455: [453] Return
Early the next morning, August woke up from his slumber. As he stepped out of his room and into the living room, he found Natsuki Minamiya already seated there, her expression as stoic as ever.
"Did you catch him?" August asked casually, leaning against the doorway.
"Not yet. But based on the traces left at the Skuld Pharmaceutical Research Institute, it seems he's created an artificial lifeform," Natsuki replied, her voice cold.
"Any evidence?"
"Plenty."
A flicker of anger passed through Natsuki's eyes. The creation of artificial lifeforms was an inhumane practice, one that involved the manipulation of biological and chemical processes to create life. Unlike synthetic organisms, artificial lifeforms were entirely designed at the genetic level, offering a high degree of customization but at a great ethical cost.
On Itogami Island, there were still several research facilities conducting such experiments. However, what Natsuki had seen at the Skuld Institute—rows of failed specimens in their incubation tanks—had deeply disturbed her.
"So, what's your plan?" August asked, his tone indifferent.
"We wait. If he's hunting vampires, he won't stop now. He'll make a move eventually."
"You're planning to bait him."
"It's called waiting for him to slip up."