Anna knew that Vivienne wanted her to neutralize the poison.

It was a test that came out of nowhere.

After Vivienne dropped that bombshell, she sat at the corner café, idly scrolling on her smartphone.

Anna's lips had turned a ghostly shade of white, her skin sprouting angry red welts, her breathing shallow and fast.

Within two minutes, Anna's limbs began to spasm, the skin on her arms peeling away to reveal festering sores.

The speed of it all was something Anna had not anticipated. She had thought she would have at least an hour. But it happened so rapidly!

Vivienne, seeing Anna's plight, was not surprised.

To keep the poison at bay for two minutes was an achievement in itself.

There were not many who could do that.

Vivienne handed Anna her half-finished latte.

As Anna drank it, the corrosive sores miraculously began to heal before their eyes, the hives receded, the spasms ceased, and color returned to Anna's lips.

Anna took a deep breath, relief washing over her.

For a split second, she had thought she was a goner.

"This poison's more vicious than GTO's," Anna said gravely.

Vivienne finally put away her phone. "GTO's child's play. Keep pushing."

Anna nodded, her gaze flickering past Vivienne, catching a swift shadow that disappeared as quickly as it emerged.

Vivienne's smile deepened. "Perhaps we should head back to the lab."

Anna was thinking the same. She clutched the latte - her lifeline.

She wanted to use the lab's equipment to dissect the concoction that had nearly claimed her life.

In the mall's underground parking lot.

Rex slid into his car, ignited the engine with the ferocity of a storm, and sped toward the lab.

Vivienne had neutralized his poison!

damned Specter

there was

she be the elusive

Impossible!

Healer supposed to

his

be this slip of a girl. There had to

curses, he floored the pedal and raced back to

Healer or not, he

he needed all the data on the potion. To him, it was a Pandora's Box filled with endless possibilities. He had never seen anything quite like it. He vowed to use all his knowledge to replicate it to make it even

he would defeat the Specter

And that Boar Poison!

a toxin a

make the Specter Healer kneel before

by the thought, Rex sped into the

coat, he entered

potion and

engrossed in their work, oblivious to the

played right

everything was packed, a triumphant smile crossed

he sensed someone

a portly man with

long time no see,

"Damn it!"

Rex cursed and bolted.

man, Brian, moved with surprising agility, his lasso striking Rex's legs with

and he crashed to the ground, yet he managed to protect the potion in his

you relentless bastard!" Rex

his nose while his lasso kept moving. "Brody, you're still my cash cow. Hurry up, and let me catch you. Run again later.

"Go to hell!"

Brody, in disguise, infiltrating

he ran for his

was relentless, alternating between lashing his lasso and

lab echoed with

"Stop running!"

"Stopping would be idiotic!"

"Halt!"

and see if I don't poison

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