Chapter 870: The Curtains Are Just Opening

Silence.

Perhaps that was the only thing everyone could really whisper as Riley continued torturing both King and all the Prophet variants he had kept in his hideout. Fortunately for everyone watching, there were actually just less than 15 variants — and King chose not to lobotomize any of them.

And so, that left everyone just sitting there; watching Riley terrorize each and every one of them. No one really tried to stop him, not even once.

[And now, for the last one.]

Riley then gestured to the side of the stage again as he welcomed the last variant. To everyone's surprise, however, the last one wasn't strapped on a bed, no—he voluntarily walked to the stage. Voluntarily, except for the fact that his legs were trembling and the look on his face was extremely terrified.

[Congratulations, Mr. Steve,] Riley smiled at Steve as he reached the center of the stage, [You've been chosen to live with King from now on. Isn't that nice?]

"W…what?"