Chapter 1040: Urgent News

Though Satoru was rushed off for treatment after the dog bite, Yumo and her children couldn't escape arrest by the plainclothes officers. They were eventually escorted into police cars and driven to the station in an impressive convoy.

Several dozen minutes later, in a heavily guarded underground chamber at the police station. The massive white room centered around a huge square table. On one side sat Special Forces Captain Satoru, looking like he'd been through hell with his freshly bandaged right hand, alongside his deputy captain Mizuki.

Across from them sat Yumo, still bound by those ominous black Soul-Binding Cuffs. The cuffs' chains connected to the room's power outlet - seemingly ready to deliver a massive shock at the slightest resistance.