HK416 quickly took out a bottle of painkillers, stuffed several pills into Lux's mouth, then handed him a bottle of water to swallow them.
"Bite down on this roll of bandages so you don't bite your tongue."
"Ugh, disinfectant alcohol smells awful. I'd much rather have panties to gag my mouth right now!"
Taking advantage of his zero sanity state, Lux joked.
"Eww, so Lux is a total pervert!"
MDR teased.
"Is that an order?"
HK416 asked seriously.
"Huh? I guess?"
Lux answered reflexively, not processing it fully.
The next moment, Lux stared in disbelief as HK416 pulled a cute white pair of panties from under her skirt. With a flushed face, she folded them into a ball and stuffed them into Lux's mouth.
A sweet, citrus-like scent filled his mouth. Was it the smell of a girl… or HK416's natural fragrance?
"Ready, Lux!"
Before he could even process what was happening, Lux was pressed down onto the bed. Straddling his waist, HK416 drove the massive syringe into his heart like a blade.
Lux felt a magma-like, scorching liquid drip into his heart. His vision spun violently.
His internal organs felt as though they were melting. The painkillers did absolutely nothing. Soon, his consciousness was completely drowned in agony.
"MDR, get over here and hold his hands! Don't let him move! If the syringe damages his heart, it's over!"
Seeing Lux lose consciousness as his arms convulsed, HK416 shouted anxiously.
MDR realized the severity of the situation, set her gun aside, and firmly restrained Lux's arms.
Three minutes later, after completely injecting the golden gene modification serum into his heart, HK416 pulled out the massive syringe and professionally sealed the puncture with hemostatic cotton and bandages.
Lux's body stopped struggling, though MDR maintained her grip.
"The commander really is crazy… I'd never dare let something like that pierce my body."
MDR said with emotion.
"Yes. Extremely brave… probably because he wants to struggle on and survive with us."
HK416 said softly, looking at Lux's pain-twisted face.
"By the way, you actually used panties to gag him? That's so embarrassing I'd absolutely refuse."
MDR laughed.
"I like the commander. Being desired by him makes me very happy. Ah… just thinking about it fills me with happiness."
"Hey, calm down, this is scary. You've soaked the commander."
MDR warned quietly, sensing danger.
"Ahhh! Go guard the door, idiot! This isn't incontinence!"
HK416 shouted in embarrassment.
"Got it, got it. That's terrifying."
Under the oppressive pressure radiating from HK416, MDR picked up her gun and went to stand by the door.
The room fell silent.
"Hey, 416, are you that kind of yandere people talk about on forums?"
MDR suddenly asked.
"Well… who knows. I'm not sure. Maybe."
"T-then… are you going to kill me too?"
MDR asked nervously.
In terms of presence alone, she had already completely lost to HK416.
"No. Don't worry."
"Why? Aren't yanderes the type that kill rivals? Yesterday… you really wanted to kill me, didn't you?"
"Hmph. Yes, I did. But after these past two days, I realized something. I want to protect the commander alone… but Lux has a hard road ahead. I can't guarantee he'll survive. So I need your help."
"That way, even if I'm scrapped, you'll still protect the commander in my place. As long as the commander still finds you valuable, I won't touch you."
HK416 said calmly.
"Y-you've got it rough too…"
MDR wiped away cold sweat that a tactical doll shouldn't even have, finally relaxing.
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Inside the museum director's office.
Bob was still kneeling on the floor, endlessly banging his head.
"Not bad at all, Old man. You even managed to scam a top-grade katana and food. Tsk tsk, as expected of you."
Drake looked on enviously at the katana placed beside Wang Bo and the tactical ration cans taken out by HK416.
Bob ignored Drake and continued kowtowing.
Even though Lux had left behind weapons and food, Bob knew very well that on his own he probably wouldn't even make it to his daughter's school alive.
Without the help of the three of them, it would be absolutely impossible for him to rescue his daughter.
There was no doubt this meant dragging the three of them to their deaths together… but for his daughter, he had no retreat left.
All he could do was keep kowtowing here, praying that after Lux finished resting, he might take pity and help him just once.
He didn't even dare follow them out. If he disturbed Lux's rest and angered him into leaving, then he truly would have no way to save his daughter.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
The rhythmic sound echoed through the curator's office at a fixed interval. Before long, the noise stirred a surge of anger in Lala.
"Old bastard, those three won't help you unless they're brain-dead. Kowtowing is useless. Grab your stuff and get out already, you're disturbing my sleep."
Drake cursed loudly, completely forgetting how Bob had opened the door three days earlier to let him and Lala take refuge in the office.
Bob seemed not to hear Drake's abuse and continued to kowtow mechanically.
Reine and Kanu looked at Bob with sorrow. This man had treated them well before, and seeing him go this far for his daughter filled them with grief, reminding them of their own family members who had already died horribly.
"Hmph, if you don't want such good weapons, I'll take them."
As Drake said this and walked toward the katana, Lala grabbed his arm.
She shook her head at him.
"Tch, this idiot's already gone mad. Taking such good weapons out there would just be suicide. The two of us should take them and leave. I'll protect you. I'm basically saving a national flower about the same age as his daughter anyway."
Drake said carelessly.