Chapter 137

“Heph, can you please explain this invoi- holy shit? What is that thing?” I drop my hands to the side and gawk at the giant contraption that looks like an elevated treadmill on steroids. The trainers are standing close by, trying to figure out how to orient a massive harness. They all stop and bow when they see me.

“We need a more accurate way to clock Elexis’s speed.” He puts down a wrench and turns his seat toward me. “I need to disarm the automatons until she reaches the target, but if they are down too long, it will raise suspicion.”

“Automatons?” I shake my head. “Will they attack Kas too?”

“Not if Elexis makes it inside in time.” He goes back to his work. That isn’t comforting at all.

“So this is a way to clock her speed?” I step closer to the machine. “How does it work?”

“It’s based on a device I saw online that they used to exercise dogs. Humans sure love capturing stupid shit on video, don’t they?” He chuckles and turns on a headlamp to see what he’s doing. “The invoice you h