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Chapter 14: two too many, three? now thats something!

  Gabriel lay on the ground, the monstrous spectacle of Miss Rose being consumed unfolding before him. He struggled to process the scene, a grim realization dawning: the creature had severed his spinal cord and facial nerve, somehow commandeering his body. The mechanics of it were beyond his comprehension.

  As Gabriel's thoughts churned, the monster finished its meal. Only bones and the brain remained, the last bites being meticulously chewed. He couldn't close his eyes as the monster began gathering the bones into its cloth. Then, it approached him, re-entering his body and forcing him to his feet. He watched in horror as the creature retrieved the cloth bundle and cautiously carried it towards storage.

  After a brief search, the monster found something and began to break the bones with it. This confirmed for Gabriel that this entity was not merely dangerous, but possessed a chilling intelligence.

  Titus continued to break down the bones until nothing was left, grinding them into powder and carefully placing them on the Calcium Carbonate Powder shelf for safekeeping. He then proceeded to the camera room, disabling the cameras and sending a signal to the tribe leader, instructing them to return to Maria's body. While controlling Maria to enter the camera room, he also ensured all cameras were off to erase any evidence. Upon the arrival of the "brain eaters," he would hand over the leftover brain.

  "What are my new missions, Lumina?" he asked while they were eating.

  “what is this mission? "I'm not alone anymore, Lumina. This note isn't helpful.”

  "This note was chosen randomly from the mission note pool. You just happened to be unlucky this time."

  "Let's look at the evolution again. What do I need for the next evolution?"

  "You need 1200 varloon and 5 hosts. You're lacking 3 hosts."

  "That seems easy enough, i can get them in the research facility."

  He sent the group back to Maria and then returned to check the security cameras, familiarizing himself with the system. After some time, his shift ended, and he headed to the dorms to sleep.

  Only 6 more day before going back.

  The morning began with a ruckus. Robots were gathering in the common area. The disappearance of Miss Rose had concerned the higher-ups, who believed the killer was sending a message. They left the premises, taking most of the robots with them and leaving command to the remaining seventy.

  Once in control, these remaining robots began enforcing regular checkups, ensuring personnel positions were monitored. The work continued uninterrupted, but a palpable unease settled over the farm. Titus couldn't make a move now; too many cameras were watching him.

  Titus didn't need food to live, and the brain eaters didn't need to forage as they sustained themselves on ambient energy from the water around the brain. Still, he wanted to establish a small territory where he could operate without worry. He had access to two locations that could provide valuable experience in retaking the research facility.

  The first step was to study these robots. Possessing human-level intelligence with faster decision-making, they could be seen as superior humans-even more ruthless than a higher-up exploiting personnel.

  For the next six days, before his experience ended, he tested them extensively, learning their behaviors, decision-making processes, and danger awareness.

  On the seventh day, Titus was dropped at Gabriel's house. To prevent them from remembering their whereabouts, they were given sleep pills and placed in vehicles.

  After arriving and confirming the payment, he went straight to Maria's house, intending to check on the brain eaters. He had to choose between Gabriel's and Maria's bodies; wanting to leverage this position to deal with Dave, he opted to use Maria's body for the next day.

  He couldn't replicate the moves he'd made at Farm 35; the freedom there wasn't present here. He needed to proceed with extreme caution. He chose to bring three or four brain eaters with him, while the others went inside Gabriel's head. He gave Gabriel his orders and went to sleep, conserving energy even though he didn't strictly need to.

  After preparing, he headed towards the research facility. Upon seeing Dave, they began to talk and moved into position, he waited until It was Gabriel's shift to control their research lab cameras. Gabriel watched as Maria placed a brain eater on Dave's shoulder. It entered his ear, and Dave seemed not to notice. After a short period, Dave went stiff. The monster then exited Maria's body and entered Dave. Five minutes later, Dave began to move again. he had no choice but to watch; perhaps this was precisely what the monster intended.

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