Successful Injection

James jumped off the chair, looking at the dismantled bookcase, revealing a ladder leading to the ground behind it.

"Doctor, this place is really secretive. Let me take you down, hahaha." James pulled Dr. Abraham's clothes and dragged him forward.

After entering the basement, James looked surprised. "Feels a bit modern." Everywhere were instruments, and in the middle, there was a large circular platform with various instruments and a complex big iron tube on top.

James walked around here, "Doctor, this is amazing."

"Can you release me now? I can't pose a threat to you." Dr. Abraham looked at James.

"Of course, no problem." James walked over and used a lighter to burn the ropes binding Dr. Abraham.

Dr. Abraham squirmed, "Are you sure you want to inject the serum?"

"yes or else why would I be here?" James said lightly.

"Injecting the serum carries risks, it could lead to death. No one knows what might happen."

"That's scary." James looked scared. "But doctor, do you think I'm afraid? I've been through more life-and-death battles than you can imagine."

James took off his clothes, revealing a torso covered in scars, all cut marks he got when he was in the underworld.

A hint of surprise flashed in Dr. Abraham's eyes.

"As you can see."

James's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Weakness is a sin, only the strong have the rights. Either you get killed, or you kill others."

"Hahaha, doctor, scared yet? I haven't controlled my emotions for a while, but I'm a civilized man." James laughed.

Dr. Abraham muttered in his mind: 'If you are a civilized man, then everyone in this world are angels.'

"How much time it would take?" James asked.

"Twenty minutes," Dr. Abraham said.

"Doctor, you might not know if I don't make a call within ten minutes, your Greta will be punished. Do you understand what I mean?"

Looking at James's smile, Dr. Abraham silently cursed in his mind, then helplessly said, "Eight minutes will be enough."

"Doctor, I think you're a bit daring. Why do I always need to hit you with a reality check?" James shook his head.

"Stop standing there and help me inject the serum," James shouted. "Remember, you're a doctor, not a fool. Do you need me to spell out everything for you?"

Being scolded by James, Dr. Abraham felt extremely frustrated. Even the people he respected had never dared to speak to him like this.

"Follow me." Dr. Abraham walked onto the circular platform.

"Doctor, I trust you very much. For your safety and your wife's safety, I hope we can cooperate happily." James smiled kindly, then put on the complex iron tube and lay down on the platform.

Dr. Abraham took a deep breath. "I understand."

"That's it," Dr. Abraham said as two mechanical arms pressed against James's chest, securely holding his body.

"First, a series of minimally invasive injections will deliver the serum into your muscle groups. The serum stimulates cell growth, and then the Life Light penetrates into the subject's body."

Dr. Abraham took out six vials of blue serum, placing one on each side of James's instrument holes, three on each side.

"Injection begins, countdown five seconds, five, four, three, two, one." Dr. Abraham pressed a button.

Two mechanical injection caps were placed on James's arm muscles, and his brow furrowed, experiencing a sensation akin to being stung by a hundred bees.

The six blue serums quickly shrank, injecting into James's arm. He grimaced, visibly seeing the muscles on his arm swell with the serum injection.

After the injection, Dr. Abraham pulled a lever, and the entire iron tube enclosure moved upright, sealing into a small chamber with only a transparent glass on top.

"Now, the irradiation." Dr. Abraham inserted a thick tube into the sealed compartment.

Dr. Abraham walked to an instrument, slowly rotating a disc, and light emanated from the glass head of the sealed compartment.

"Ten percent, twenty percent," Dr. Abraham watched the dial of the instrument.

Inside the sealed chamber, a dazzling light filled the space, each light beam feeling like a prick, piercing into James's body.

The light grew stronger, and James felt his body melting as if millions of needles were piercing him. These pains were just a part; internal changes were occurring, as if a fierce beast was tearing apart. Bones were constantly being pulled.

"Fifty percent, sixty percent, seventy percent."

With continuous effort, all streetlights and household lights in the entire Queen's area went out, and the power outage continued to expand.

"Ah—" James's beast-like roar echoed from the sealed chamber; he couldn't control it.

"Should I stop?" Dr. Abraham asked.

James shouted, "Continue, I can handle it!"

"One hundred percent."

The light emanating from the sealed chamber illuminated the entire basement and continued to flicker.

Stinging.

Sparks flew from surrounding instruments, exceeding the carryable range.

The glass of the sealed chamber no longer leaked light, and all machines stopped, temporarily quieting down.

Dr. Abraham walked slowly toward James. "are you okay?"

Boom!

The door of the sealed chamber flew out, crashing heavily onto an instrument, smashing it to pieces.

"I'm fine." James slowly walked out from the overflowing steam.