"Cole was behind that previous attack by the stray beasts," Elvis said.
Gu Mengmeng nodded. "I know. That was to give Burke a way in, to let him stay by my side. Didn't we already guessed that long ago?"
Elvis shook his head. "Cole hoped we would think that. That was why he purposely left his own scent on Burke. But in reality, Cole's true intention was to check out your true abilities and… to drug Lea."
Cole knew that Gu Mengmeng had inherited Snake's abilities and she could understand him making use of the stray beasts to test her out. But why the hell did he want to drug Lea?
Lea propped himself up and leaned against the wall. Although he was not as weak as he pretended to be just now, the fight against Cole had indeed caused him much damage. He was quite drained and his voice seemed to drift with little energy.
"Everyone fainted when you unleash your beast aura that day. And Cole took that opportunity to place a bug into my ear."