Chapter 34: Needed a Stronger Jolt

"It went up?" "It really went up." "It went up again!" … Adrenaline came from physical stimulation. It did not have to be some grand, final charge. As long as Ethan Letherdale's heart started hammering, his body would secrete a little. Even inside a Simulation Scene, his senses felt no different, so his body still reacted. Like squeezing toothpaste from a nearly empty tube, Ethan kept hunting for something sharper. He used his tongue like a weapon, prying open Autumn Sowden's pearly teeth… At...