Chapter 164: Of the Black Raven and the Snow-White Ghost (2)
“What’s the result?”
The first to speak was an old man, his face deeply lined with wrinkles.
A spotless white lab coat with not a wrinkle in sight, thin-rimmed glasses—
a textbook look so stereotypical that out of a hundred people, all hundred would guess he was a researcher.
He was staring fixedly at the testing chamber beyond the glass.
As if what lay beyond was so important that he couldn’t even afford to glance away.
“As you can see, not only did we fail to meet the goal, but none of the subjects even adapted to the minimum threshold required to control the power.
Most displayed symptoms of seizures and delirium, leading to brain death. We believe severe psychic contamination is likely the cause—”
“Hm. So this attempt was a failure too. Maybe we need different methods for each individual.”
The old man stroked his beard as if troubled by the middle-aged researcher’s response.
Yet even as he murmured to himself, his expression remained completely flat, emotionless.
Like a doll attempting to mimic a human—just uncanny enough to make the viewer uncomfortable.