章 402: Evolving

Slowly opening his heavy eyelids, Gary found himself starting into a bright white light. There was nothing else in view, and his hearing appeared to still be muffled, making everything sound as if he was underwater.

‘Am I dead? … Is this what death feels like?’ Gary wondered. ‘What happened to that supervisor? I remember him threatening to kill me once his poison works… so I just kept hitting and hitting… and hitting… I guess in the end…’

Soon his blurry white vision was becoming clearer and he realised that he was just staring at the ceiling light. Similarly, his hearing was also coming back, followed by the sense of touch, allowing him to feel the soft cotton sheets on his arms.

[Body is back to 100% functionality]

Then hearing the system message had confirmed it, Gary really hadn’t died. He was still alive.

‘So that damn poison is finally out of my system. Is that what kept me asleep, and made me feel so weak!’ The teenager reasoned.