While Loshu was dealing with Anomaly-CN-825, Achilles' Heel and "Flawed Beasts" entered Anomaly-CN-722's containment unit.
The sight of CN-722-3's corpse—neck twisted 180 degrees—immediately reminded them of "Cupid's" fate.
Barbie snarled, "That monster! He even kills children!"
The "Bamboo Slip" AI, now Loshu's devout follower, instantly reported this "blasphemy" to him.
Loshu wasn't offended.
He knew these "children" weren't really kids—their actual ages might exceed his own.
Their appearances were frozen at the moment of their deaths, but mentally, they were far from innocent.
Besides, they were monsters. Killing them was no different from Sun Wukong eating ginseng fruit.
(Though, biologically speaking, Sun Wukong was an animal…)
Ignoring the moral debate, Loshu watched the live feed from the AI while heading to his final target.
Meanwhile, after searching the unit, Achilles' Heel found no trace of Loshu.
"The Master" ordered "Memory" again: "See what happened."
She knelt beside CN-722-3's body, placing a hand on his forehead.
"He sensed 'God's' mark… an enemy at the door… then his neck was twisted… reeds appeared… and he was twisted again. Dead."
Loshu, watching this, grew wary.
If "Memory" dug deeper, she might expose his secrets.
He had to stop her—but rushing back to kill her now was too risky.
"The Master" frowned. "Not enough intel. We need more."
He turned to the remaining five children.
Though Keter-Class, they stood docilely, showing no hostility.
"Flawed Beasts'" commander confirmed: "Passive contact should be safe. They don't attack staff."
"The Master" nodded, signaling "Memory" to proceed.
She chose CN-722-4—one of Loshu's mentally enslaved children—a torso-only boy under 1 meter tall.
Ares gripped the child's arms, immobilizing him with his reality-warping restraint.
Loshu smirked.
Time to play.
As "Memory" touched CN-722-4's forehead, Loshu remotely triggered CN-722-7—his other enslaved child—to attack Ares.
"Ares! Behind you!" Barbie shouted.
Ares released CN-722-4 and grabbed CN-722-7.
"The Master" paled. "No—!"
Too late.
CN-722-4 lunged, seizing "Memory's" wrist.
Before anyone could react, she shrank into a doll in his hands.
His true ability: turning people into puppets.
With a vicious tug, CN-722-4 ripped the doll in half—mimicking his own mutilated form.
Even if "Memory" could revert, she'd be crippled or dead.
A hulking man (Heracles) roared and tore CN-722-4 apart.
Loshu's Catalog updated:
[Status: Executed 2/7; Contained 4/7]
No loss—just one less pawn.
But no puppet ability gained.
Pity.