Cherreads

Chapter 245 - Neuro Needs a Firewall

The lights were low in the AA-Rank Hero Lounge. Clean walls. A large couch. Cooling vents overhead.

Blazren stirred. His eyes opened slowly. His arms ached. His chest felt heavy.

The suit had been removed—only a light med-vest covered his upper body now.

He looked around. The ceiling lights blurred in his vision for a second.

Then he blinked.

"…I lost, huh."

A voice came from the corner. Calm. Flat.

"Yeah. Badly."

Blazren turned his head slightly.

Neuro was seated on a bench by the wall, one leg crossed over the other, a datapad in his hand.

Blazren stared at him for a second.

Then he laughed once. It was short, weak, but real.

Neuro looked up.

"…You're laughing?"

Blazren nodded slowly. "Yeah. Guess I needed that."

Neuro raised an eyebrow. "You lost to a villain who declared war."

Blazren smiled faintly. "No. I lost to Zain. That's different."

Neuro stared at him for a long moment.

He tapped the pad once, closed it, and set it down.

"You still trust him?"

This is the end of Part One, download Chereads app to continue:
More Chapters