Chapter 137: Rewards
[Back in the Dorm – Michael's POV]
I finally made it back to the quiet sanctuary of my room in the Supreme Hall. The moment the door clicked shut behind me, the last of my strength seemed to evaporate.
I dropped my jacket on the floor and collapsed onto the sofa, my head falling back against the cushions with a weary thud.
The infirmary report had been a success. My secrets were safe, for now. But the cost had been immense.
My mind felt like a battlefield, littered with the psychic scars of the encounter.
I closed my eyes, but the image of Derisu's glitching phantom was burned onto the back of my eyelids. That thing wasn't just a simple AI. It had a consciousness, a will. And it had recognized me as a threat.
My hand instinctively went to my chest, where the Title of 'Mindbreaker' now sat in my status, a silent testament to the battle I had won. The +20% resistance to psychic attacks was a welcome prize, but the memory of earning it was a cold weight.
