"Nancy and Nina told me they wanted to find their dad, so they asked Mr. Nick to take them out. The basement guards didn't let me join them, so I called you. Brandon, please find and protect them." Their dad, Mika said. From that alone, Brandon would conclude that Bernard had become a necrolyzer. But how did those kids know that their dad was still out there? Did they dream or hallucinate about their deceased father? Then perhaps, there was no such thing as necrolyzed Bernard. Besides, who could've thought of necrolyzing this poor doctor? Maybe William, but still, he didn't have much money. He couldn't possibly sustain Bernard's body, and if he loved his brother, he definitely wouldn't let Bernard suffer the fate of an impoverished necrolyzer …show more content…
Buildings with peeling wall paints and broken windows surrounded the path. He'd chosen to explore West District because from his experience, shady experiments often took place there. A while back, Dr. Charles' hellhounds and a stray necrolyzer came from this desolated region. "But that doesn't mean that necrolyzation projects always take place here," Albert noted, steering the wheel. "Still remember what Boss told you after Dr. Bernard's death? Millennion agents already searched the whole Billion, but they found nothing related to necrolyzed beings." But still, Brandon thought it wouldn't hurt to survey the area. However, an hour of scanning the whole district earned him nothing. "Let's go back," Albert suggested. Brandon nodded. Maybe those kids were just dreaming about their dad. But where to find them then? Perhaps they hadn't arrived at West District, in case Nick really took them here? This meant Albert's idea might …show more content…
Mika and Zach stood in front of the entrance doors, glaring at each other. The doctor must've quarreled with Mika again. After releasing the seat belt, he opened the door and sat still for a while. Once Nancy had crawled down his lap and stepped out, he followed her to Mika and Zach. Smiling at Nancy, Mika hugged the little girl. When she glanced at Brandon, though, her smile faded. Eyes fixed at his ripped, bloodstained pants, she stammered, "Y-you got in a fight?" "There's a reason why I come." Zach rubbed his grey goatee with a finger. "Well, let me guess. The other kid died in that fight along with the basement guard who brought them out." Nancy suddenly wailed, while Mika's eyes widened. At this, Brandon looked down with a sagged face. "Told you." Zach scoffed. "You can't protect everybody forever." After a pause, he added, "This girl sure is lucky, but I don't think it'll save her next time." "I won't let her leave the tower without me again," the exasperated Brandon growled, staring at the doctor. "For now, take care of her, Doc. She's got a broken collarbone." "I'll treat your wounds first." He pointed at Brandon's lacerated leg. "Boss may want to see you