CHAPTER 63: PRS 64

Alesio gripped his phone tightly, his face red with anger after receiving the news that his girlfriend was engaged to a fiancée there. This information came suddenly and was very surprising.

"What do you think about this email, Alekso? Is it true or just a ploy to divide our relationship?" Alesio asked, his voice filled with emotion, knowing that Alekso had also received the same email sent to him from his personal email address.

The email sender seemed to know full well that Alesio probably wouldn’t open an email from a suspicious stranger, so he sent it to Alekso as well, to ensure that he had actually seen and read what he had sent.

"Be patient, young master. Calm your mind first. The engagement agreement was made long ago, long before Miss Isabella was born. Given Miss Isabella’s stubborn nature and deep love for you, I’m sure she won’t agree to such a forced engagement. Young master must trust Miss Isabella and the love you two share. Besides, we don’t know the motives behind that person sending you such an email. It could be a mere provocation," Alekso said, consolingly, in a calm and reassuring tone.

Alekso’s final words, filled with wisdom, somewhat quelled Alesio’s anger, and he began to think more clearly.

"Trust. Yes, trust is absolutely essential in a healthy relationship. Thank you, Alekso, for reminding me of this most fundamental thing. Otherwise, I might make a mistake and disappoint Isabella and lose her trust in me. That would be my biggest mistake," Alesio thought to himself, taking a deep breath.

Alesio decisively deleted all the information he had gathered from the email without hesitation. It’s unclear who sent the email, but they certainly had malicious intentions and wanted to destroy his relationship with Isabella.

"I won’t let anyone ruin our relationship. Isabella is everything to me," Alesio muttered with determination.

Meanwhile, Isabella, unaware that her lover was currently troubled and anxious, was busy dividing tasks with Andra and the core members of Dark Evil to infiltrate the residences of Orion, James, and Romano. This was a very dangerous mission.

It just so happened that Isabella was assigned to infiltrate Romano’s heavily guarded, luxurious mansion, making her very excited and enthusiastic. This was a golden opportunity to obtain evidence.

"Miss, are you sure you want to do this alone? It’s very dangerous. Let us do it," said one of the Dark Evil members worriedly.

"No. I have to come along. I know exactly what to look for. You guys follow my instructions carefully," Isabella replied firmly.

Together with 20 highly trained and professional Dark Evil core troops, Isabella dispatched each guard with ease and efficiency. Not a single sound was heard.

Isabella signaled with graceful yet firm hand gestures, and the twenty Dark Evil core members spread out like shadows of the night, completing their respective tasks with pinpoint precision.

"Damn! That cunning man anticipated everything so well! He’s no easy opponent!" Isabella muttered angrily, seeing the mansion completely empty of valuables or important documents.

"No wonder Romano’s actions are so clean and neat, leaving no trace. He’s so careful and foresighted. He’s truly a formidable foe," she muttered, carefully opening each room door after another, hoping to find something useful.

Once she reached a dark and hidden corner of the second floor, she couldn’t have known it was a secret room without careful observation. The door was so well-disguised by the partition beside it, almost invisible to the naked eye.

"Phoenix System, is there something suspicious behind this wall?" Isabella asked herself.

[Host, there’s a hidden room behind the partition. Very suspicious.]

Click!

Seeing the door locked with a strong padlock, Isabella quickly took out her hairpin, straightened the tip, and began to insert it into the keyhole skillfully.

Click... click... click...

After three turns, the door opened with a soft thud, and Isabella rushed into what looked like a modern, fully equipped laboratory, filled with sophisticated equipment and test tubes filled with colorful liquids.

"This is... a laboratory? What’s Romano doing here?" Isabella muttered curiously, scanning the area with her goddess’s eyes.

As she was about to step further in, the corner of her eye caught sight of a man in his forties lying on the ground, his hands and feet tightly bound with thick rope. His condition looked very concerning.

With her goddess’s eyes, Isabella, noticing something different and strange about the man before her, questioned the Phoenix System.

"Why do I feel like this man isn’t a normal human? There’s something very strange about his body structure. Like something’s different," Isabella muttered to herself as she carefully observed the man.

"Phoenix System, can the inspection card be used on humans too? I need to know who this man really is," she asked, her curiosity pressing.

[We can try to find out the results.]

"Okay, use the inspection card on this man right now. I need to know his identity," he ordered firmly.

[Request being processed... Please wait a moment...]

Three seconds later, after an intensive scanning process,

[Inspection results:

Name: Petrus Kona

Age: 44 years old

Occupation: Scientist

Description: This mad scientist has become an international fugitive in several countries for creating a dangerous virus that was spread widely among the public to pressure city leaders into funding his abnormal and unethical research. This scientist was discovered by Romano two years ago and forced to create a virus that weakens the immune system so that victims are unable to get out of bed. The plan was to distribute it in several strategic locations under the pretext of an infectious disease outbreak. Romano’s pharmaceutical factory would then produce a drug that would restore the public’s health, which he would sell at a low price to garner sympathy and support for his upcoming candidacy for regional head next year. Furthermore, this mad scientist was also conducting research on genetic cell development, transforming humans into powerful monsters. And he made himself the first experimental subject of the research so the Host could see if his body developed beyond that of a normal human.]

What the Phoenix System said infuriated Isabella beyond belief.

"This bastard! How dare he create such a terrible scenario just to win the regional head election! How cruel and inhumane! How many lives will be lost because of his insane ambition?!" she cursed inwardly, seething with rage.

Hearing that the man was also developing a highly dangerous genetic cell that could transform humans into monsters, Isabella quickly stood up, trying to find the research data and samples to destroy them as quickly as possible before it was too late.

With her highly advanced hacker skills, Isabella destroyed all of Petrus’ research data, both on the laboratory computer and those sent to various people via email and cloud storage, without leaving a trace. Everything was permanently erased.

"I’ve destroyed all the data. No one will be able to continue this insane research," Isabella muttered with satisfaction.

Similarly, all research data on Romano’s pharmaceutical factory server had been completely wiped, preventing anyone from further development. Backups had also been destroyed.

Just as Isabella had finished her task, a weak, yet angry, hoarse voice suddenly interrupted her.

"What did you do with my computer and all my years of research?!" Petrus gritted his teeth, chattering as he stared at her with burning anger and hatred.

"Oh, this? I just destroyed all your dangerous research data and samples. They’re all gone," Isabella said calmly in a cold voice, dusting her hands.

"Y-You...! You have no idea what you’ve done! That was the result of years of my hard work!" Petrus glared so furiously that his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. The veins in his neck tensed.

He was furious that all his hard work over the past three years had been wasted in an instant. All his efforts were destroyed just like that.

CRACK!

Suddenly, Petrus’s clothes ripped with a loud thud. His body swelled five times larger than a normal human’s. His muscles bulged and his skin turned reddish.

"Look what you’ve done! You’ve angered me. You’ll die by my hands!" roared Petrus, his voice deepening and terrifying.

Seth seth seth...

Isabella quickly threw several paralyzing needles dipped in a special poison. Before the mad scientist could fully transform into a monster, his muscles weakened and numbed one by one.

"What have you done to me?! I can’t move!" he roared angrily, trying to fight the poison’s effects, but in vain.

"I’ve paralyzed several of your vital nerve points, and soon you’ll be completely paralyzed and unable to move at all. Your transformation has failed," Isabella replied casually in a dismissive tone, causing Petrus to lose his mind and become even more furious.

"Andre, take this man to headquarters now. Torture him with high-voltage electric shocks and the sharpest barbed whip. Once his skin is peeled off, slowly peel them off one by one. Gouge out his eyes with a hot spoon, cut off his ears with a blunt knife, and don’t forget to cut off his genitals with rusty scissors. Cook them with spices and feed him while he’s in the dungeon. Remember! Don’t let him die before I let him die. Give him drugs to keep him conscious during the torture," Isabella said in a flat yet terrifying tone.

What Isabella said not only scared Petrus to death, but all the core members of Dark Evil who had followed the beautiful girl and were now gathered in the private laboratory looked deathly pale, as if they had lost blood, and they silently vowed not to offend or anger the beautiful girl or face the same terrible punishment.

"She truly is the angel of death," whispered one of the Dark Evil members, his face pale.

"Please, Miss, please don’t torture me like that! I beg you! I am ready to serve you faithfully, do whatever you command without exception, and tell you all I know about Romano’s evil deeds, as long as I can be freed from that terrible punishment. I beg for your mercy!" Petrus pleaded, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Really? Do you think I’ll believe someone like you?" Isabella said, her expression slightly interested but still full of suspicion.

"Yes, Miss! I swear on my life! If you free me from the clutches of that cruel bastard Romano, I will surrender my life to you and serve you faithfully until death!" Petrus said, feeling a glimmer of hope as he saw the interest in Isabella’s beautiful eyes.

Peter had already hatched a cunning plan in his mind to stay with the beautiful girl for a while until Romano could be eliminated. He would then find a way to escape abroad as soon as the opportunity arose and continue his research elsewhere.

"But unfortunately, I’m not at all interested in your offer. I don’t need someone like you," Isabella immediately ordered Andre and his colleagues to take the man to headquarters immediately, causing Petrus’ eyes to widen, as he couldn’t believe that the beautiful girl before him was completely negotiable and couldn’t be persuaded by anything.