"Master, Strelar was caught," Chapman's metallic voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
Now, Chapman was no longer the same as before. Initially, Nan Yan poisoned him, leaving him in a state worse than death. As the poison took effect, he grew increasingly weaker, to the point where he lost even the will to live in that torment.
Similarly poisoned, Xi Shijin took advantage of his guards' inattention and ended his own life.
Just as he was about to give in, contemplating suicide due to the fruitless search for an antidote, Nolan directly modified his body. His current form was a fusion of metal and flesh, even his heart replaced with a mechanical one. While it saved his life and spared him from that intense suffering, he also lost his human emotions.
Compared to humans, he resembled more of an artificial intelligence. However, Nolan, because of this, trusted him more and granted him more authority.
