In the afternoon.
The sounds of zombie roars and fighting echoed from around the Quinn Group building.
The noises lasted for over ten minutes before silence fell once more.
Then, the main gates of the Quinn Group building slowly opened.
"It’s Hughes and the others! They’re back!"
Nina Jacobs was locked in a separate room with a few other new recruits.
It was the first day of training for all of them.
The task for the afternoon was to copy the Superpower User Alliance’s slogan 100 times.
For Nina Jacobs, this was practically torture.
After all, the slogan wasn’t just a few words, but a long declaration of loyalty to The Alliance.
Fortunately, Shirley Lucas had already told her about this part of the process.
So, before coming in, she had secretly grabbed a copy that someone else had already finished.
She was now sitting in the back row.
With her Five Senses Enhancement, she could hear many of the surrounding sounds.
"Mr. Quinn."
Upon hearing this unfamiliar voice, Nina Jacobs immediately pinpointed its location.
"Just take him down. I need to go see Faye first."
’That must be Dylan Quinn’s voice.’
’Take him down?’
’Is he talking about Wayne Warner?’
Nina Jacobs listened more closely but heard no sounds of a struggle.
This made her heart sink.
Knowing Wayne Warner’s personality, he definitely wouldn’t let himself be taken away quietly.
’It seems like Wayne Warner isn’t in a good situation...’
"Mr. Hughes, aren’t you coming with me to see my sister?"
Dylan Quinn asked, watching as Tyson Hughes walked off in another direction.
"No, I have other things to handle."
Tyson Hughes’s retreating back was his only answer.
’That voice... Just as I thought.’
Nina Jacobs recognized that voice.
Tyson Hughes’s voice was identical to that of the Dual Element Superpower User who had burst into the interrogation room.
It was also strikingly similar to the voice of the person handing out flyers when she and Wayne Warner returned.
If it really was him, then Tyson Hughes might never have shown his face to Justin Lawson from the very beginning.
Instead, he had hidden among the others, letting Dylan Quinn negotiate in his place.
All to find the right opportunity to make a move on Cole Dempsey.
Nina Jacobs tried to listen for Wayne Warner’s voice.
But she couldn’t find it.
"I can’t copy this anymore!"
With a CLATTER, a man in front of her slammed his pen down.
He tore the papers on his desk to shreds.
"This is just brainwashing and control!
This isn’t a shelter for civilians at all.
I think we’d be better off finding a way out of here."
The man turned and said to Nina Jacobs and the others.
"But... my roommate said this place is really far from the main shelter. It’s very dangerous..."
a girl said quietly, glancing around.
"It’s better than being their tools here.
Look at those people! They risk their lives for things, only to have everything confiscated when they get back.
All they get in return are a few pathetic points, not even enough to buy a cup of instant noodles.
It’s ridiculous!"
The man grew more and more agitated as he spoke.
He didn’t notice several men in security uniforms entering the room.
Not until his arms were seized from both sides did he see the female trainer walk over, shaking her head.
"This gentleman is experiencing psychological issues.
Don’t be alarmed. A dedicated psychologist will be assigned to assist him."
With that, the man was taken away.
The female trainer glanced at the remaining few people before relocking the door from the outside.
"Where are they taking him?"
a girl in front of Nina Jacobs asked, still shaken.
"Probably to the lab building.
I heard that’s where they put people in solitary confinement.
They also say you can hear women crying and screaming at night."
another woman with short hair whispered in reply.


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