My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 2276

"Patrick? How is this possible..." Helio stared at the person before him in disbelief.

It was Patrick's aura. Although Helio wanted to deny it, this was indeed Patrick—not some modification or copy, but the real Patrick himself.

Patrick then revealed the bionic arm he was holding.

"What's wrong? Is it so strange, Helio? I'm still me."

Both of them stood frozen. Dahlia stepped forward, cautiously calling out, "Patrick."

In an instant, Patrick appeared by her side. His bionic arm swung down, and Helio quickly pulled her back.

"You're not Patrick at all, you copy!"

Helio said this only to prevent Dahlia from getting any false hopes. The Patrick before them had already shown hostility, which meant that even if he was truly their old friend, he was now their enemy.

Suddenly, a machine gun materialized from Patrick's bionic arm.

"I've come for revenge, Helio!"

...

At 12:10 pm, the battle around the building continued.

Sterling and Avery were brought to the ground by a mass of tentacles.

The frenzied tentacles attacked the two, forcing them to retreat strategically. That was when Avery noticed that this creature was immune to his elemental attacks.

Sterling, however, seemed to be handling the situation with ease. Avery decided to support Sterling instead.

He informed Sterling of his discovery. "Sterling, don't get entangled by those things! We just need to destroy that crystal!"

Understanding Avery's intention, Sterling charged straight toward the underground. The surrounding tentacles reaching for him were restrained by Avery's rock control. While it could not cause damage, it could at least restrict their movement.

Sterling unleashed an attack, and the crystal appeared before him.