Alex thought through his options, then made his choice. There was no way to avoid triggering an alert.
In that case, his best option was to trigger it on purpose and control the result.
Since he could not stop it, he decided to act first and shape the outcome.
His strange abilities churned as he planned his next move. Then he started.
A faint surge of mana pulsed. The liquid around his real body changed in a subtle way.
In the next instant, Alex returned to the game world.
His eyes opened and locked onto Jack's mother.
With a single motion, he put her to sleep, then gently laid her down on the bed.
"Now I just need to see the result," he said.
The moment he returned, alarms rang through the entire room. The system had detected an anomaly.
In one of the chambers, a translucent pod shook. Aira tore off her VR headset.
"What the hell is happening now!?" she shouted.
