The Serum allowed John to digest for a while, then zoomed in on the group photo again, focusing on the strongest Ghoul.
His nickname was "Butcher."
The Butcher didn't have Zao's brains, and could only seek help from the most worthless characters in Eden City's gutters through street thug channels.
[Ironfoot Kunbu] noticed him.
The leader of the Exiles was doing quite well.
He capitalized on Eden City's population growth and controlled several smuggling routes; he just needed a tool to realize his ambitions.
Kunbu deceived the Butcher with false intelligence, having him undergo intensive modification surgery—the doctor he found had decent skills, successfully transplanting dozens of military prosthetic bodies, reaching Alpha Level under lethal inhibitor control.
The Butcher thought he was rescuing the Serum and bore the brunt of it all.
A night no one expected.
