Chapter 196

Chapter 196 Theon had no interest in listening to his nonsense. He grabbed Sami by the collar and lifted him off the ground.

“D–Don’t hit me. Sami trembled violently, abandoning all dignity as he begged for mercy. “I was wrong, I was wrong, I won’t do it again...

If he had known Nyx had become this dangerous, he wouldn’t have dared to provoke her even if he had a hundred lives to spare.

Sami stammered through his apologies and pleas, practically groveling, but it was unelen.

His only response was a heavy punch that made his vision blur and nearly knocked him unconscious.

“Disrespect my matron again, and I will really kill you, Theon growled, his eyes full of menace.

In the Beastmen Empire, it was a matter of life and death for males to fight over the honor of their matron If not for Nyx’s intervention–her insistence that they abide by Earth’s laws–Sami would already be a dead man.

Even so, the two beastmen couldn’t suppress their fury. They had to teach him a lesson.

Sami’s teeth chattered uncontrollably as he dropped to the ground, clutching his head.

He prayed, ‘No more–one more hit and I’d really die.

Maybe his prayers were answered, because Theon let him go.

Just as he sighed in relief, thinking it was finally over, Erik’s fist came crashing into his face.

Sami heard the sound of his own bones shattering.

After just two punches, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed, completely unconscious.

From a distance, Nyx saw the scene and rushed over in a panic.

With Sami’s physical condition, if the beastmen truly wanted to, a single punch could have easily ended his life.

Frantic, she bent down to check on him, only to be pulled into Erik’s arms.

“He’s not dead, just passed out from fear,” Erik reassured her. “We know our limits.”

Seeing how cowardly Sami was, Erik couldn’t help but shake his head in disdain.

Theon retrieved a medical device from his Space Button and activated it over Sami.

An hour later, a few passersby spotted Sami lying on the ground and immediately took out their phones to take photos and record videos.

The growing crowd and their chatter eventually woke Sami up.

As soon as he opened his eyes, his mind was still stuck on the moment he was beaten, and he panicked, scrambling to escape on all fours.

He crawled quite a distance before finally realizing he was surrounded by people.

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The scene was too ridiculous, and the crowd burst into laughter. They were wondering what was wrong, with this guy–turns out he was a lunatic.

Laughter filled the air, and Sami’s face burned hot. He felt like he was about to explode. “What are you laughing at? Do you have no sympathy? I was almost beaten to death, and you’re just standing here watching?”

He roared hysterically, his demeanor frenzied. There wasn’t a single scratch on him, yet he insisted he had been assaulted, further cementing the belief that he was insane.

The onlookers shook their heads, clicking their tongues. “He really is crazy”

“I’ve heard that a lot of mentally ill people are like this–paranoid delusions.”

“I think he has bipolar disorder too.”

“What if he starts biting people? Someone call the cops.”

Sami was about to lose his mind.

Furious, he plopped down on the ground. “Call the police. Hurry up and call them.”

When the officers arrived, he immediately demanded to see the nearby surveillance footage, claiming he had been attacked by two men.

The police exchanged glances.

Though they were almost certain he was a mentally ill patient in the middle of an episode, they still tried their best to calm him down and brought him to the station.

The entire way there, Sami kept shouting, “Two guys hit me. One punched me in the face. I begged them to stop, but they wouldn’t. They even threatened to kill me.”

His account was vivid and detailed.

But when the police pulled up the footage, all they saw was him thrashing around on the ground alone. They sighed helplessly.

They thought, ‘A confirmed mental illness.‘

The Intelligent Brain system had technology far beyond Earth’s capabilities; it could effortlessly fabricate and replace a section of surveillance footage without leaving a trace.

Sami stared blankly at the monitor, thinking it was impossible.

He clutched his head in disbelief, his mind going completely blank.

“Calm down first. We’ll call your family to pick you up,” the officers reassured him.

Sami exploded like a lit firecracker. “No way. I was attacked. Don’t you understand? Are you going to do something or not? I’m filing a complaint against you.”

The more he screamed, the less he seemed like a rational person.

The police patiently reasoned with him. “You have no injuries. How could you have been beaten?”

Sami’s shouting abruptly stopped. He froze.

He raised a hand to touch his face–there was no pain. Staggering back half a step, he collapsed onto the chair, completely breaking down.

He remembered it clearly. He had been punched twice. Once on the left side of his face, once on his jaw–so hard he 06:37 Thu, 27 Feb Chapter 196 thought he was going to die. Yet, there was no wound whatsoever.

Sami’s mind spiraled, and he began to doubt his own memory.

“I see now, I see... You’re all fake,” he muttered, his eyes filled with suspicion as he looked at the officers.

Even when his family rushed over to take him home, he remained in the same dazed state.

The officers advised his family, “It’s best to take him for a psychiatric evaluation–get him treated in time.”

News of the incident quickly spread to his company.

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13 The next day, as expected, Sami didn’t show up to work, sparking heated discussions among his colleagues.

“So he really is mentally unstable, huh? No wonder he always gave people weird looks before...”

“Hilarious. He even accused someone of hitting him. That road wasn’t even on his way home–wasn’t he just stalking Nyx?”

“Ughhh, that’s so disgusting.”

“If Nyx’s boyfriend hadn’t been with her, who knows what could’ve happened...”

“I think he deserves to be beaten.”

The boss couldn’t tolerate it for another second and urged HR to expedite the termination process. Having such an employee in his company was nothing short of a stain.

After losing his job, Sami locked himself at home and didn’t go out for days.

His family found it too embarrassing to admit they had a mentally ill member, so instead of taking him to a hospital for -

evaluation, they arranged several blind dates for him while the situation was still manageable.

Although he remained mentally dazed, unable to distinguish between illusion and reality, the moment he heard about the arranged dates with women, Sami snapped out of his slump.

The first match added him on social media but blocked him after just a few messages.

The second match rejected his friend request outright.

Each attempt ended in swift failure, until the fifth match finally agreed to meet him in person.

Overjoyed, Sami eagerly prepared for the date.

He arrived at the restaurant at the agreed time but didn’t sit down immediately. Instead, he stood at a distance, scrutinizing the woman at the table and making judgments.

Average looks–about a 4 out of 10, but a decent figure.

Her outfit was a bit too tight, not the kind of attire an honest woman would wear... or maybe she dressed like this just to seduce him?

He pulled out a chair and sat down. “You’re Lily, right? Nice to meet you.”

The woman at the table frowned, “Hello.”

“I’ll be honest with you,” she cut straight to the point, unwilling to waste time. “I only came today because my dad owed the matchmaker a favor and insisted I meet you.”

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“Now that I’ve seen you, I’ll be leaving,” As she spoke, she grabbed her bag and stood up.

“Heyyy. What do you mean by that?” Sami panicked. “I already paid for the meal”

Lily shook her phone. I’ve transferred the money back to you.”

“No way. Explain yourself. Why are you messing with me like this?” Sami blocked her path, “What exactly do you dislike about me? Say it.”

The entire restaurant turned their attention to the commotion.

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With so many eyes on her, Lily’s face darkened even further. She held back, but in the end, she couldn’t suppress her anger. Do you really not know? Why do you think every blind date ends in failure? Because we all already know exactly what kind of trash you are.”

She unlocked her phone and showed Sami a screen filled with incriminating evidence. “Rating women online and spreading false rumors. Secretly taking photos of female colleagues and sharing them everywhere. Disgusting. Pah.”

The moment the crowd heard this, their gazes changed completely.

Seeing him flare up in humiliation and prepare to strike, the onlookers immediately rushed forward and pinned him down.

A few days later, Sami found himself at the police station once again.

This time, the officers were no longer as lenient as before. They sternly warned his family, “You need to get him treated as soon as possible and keep him under strict supervision.”

The incident happened in broad daylight, in a crowded restaurant, so the news spread even faster than before.

Sami hung his head low, feeling as though everyone around him was staring, whispering, and pointing at him. He used to scrutinize others and make judgmental comments. Now, experiencing it firsthand, he was utterly terrified.

Walking out of the police station, Lily felt as if she had narrowly escaped disaster. She sent a message to an anonymous account: [Thank you so much! If you hadn’t warned me, I never would’ve known what kind of person he is.]

Her family was pressuring her to marry, and Sami had seemed like an honest man. If she hadn’t been warned, she might have fallen for his act.

Nyx received the message and replied: [No need to thank me.]

She hadn’t anonymously warned these women to get revenge on Sami–she just didn’t want anyone to unknowingly fall into a trap.

After sending the message, Nyx lay back on her bed, absentmindedly rubbing her stomach.

Lately, she had been feeling unwell. Her stomach often felt unsettled, and she sometimes felt nauseous after eating.

Every time she thought about mentioning it to her mates, she hesitated. It didn’t seem serious enough to bother them, so she swallowed the words back down.

If she told them, they would definitely overreact and worry too much.

Nyx figured her symptoms were mild–probably not even worth taking medicine for. With some rest, she’d recover on her own.

Despite her efforts to act normal, Theon and Erik had already noticed something was off about her.