Zero X Puppeteer Novels & Stories

Crane’s eyes gleamed. “Because my legacy didn’t die with me. It multiplied.” He pointed to the boy. “To him.” He pointed to Elias. “To you.” And then— He pulled a remote from his coat. Elias shouted— “Don’t—” Crane pressed the button. The far wall opened. Revealing a second Elias. Eyes dead. Hands twitching. No soul. Just machinery wrapped in flesh. “Meet Version Zero,” Crane said. “The control specimen. The one with no memory. No emotion. No resistance. Pure obedience.”

His mom sobbed beside him, calling his name over and over, but he didn't even blink. I walked over, crouched down, and looked into his eyes. "Hi there, I'm Dexter," I said gently. "I'm not here to give you commands. I just want you to know that you aren't a machine. You're a human being." His eyelashes fluttered. It was a slow blink, as if it were a function he hadn't used in a long time. "You're safe now. No one can ever hurt you again," I reassured him.

she uttered. Zero unclasped his arms and grabbed his pen on the side of his PC. “Habit change,” he replied simply. Tilda bit her lower lip and approaches him, she tried to touch him but Zero spat her hand away and glared at her which makes Tilda laugh even louder. “Oh, Zero you used to love my touch. And even crave for my—” she didn’t finish her words when Zero stood up, grabbed her in the arm, and pierced his eyes into hers.

The strange wooden sculpture that Zephyr Khan had refined earlier was one of them. It was called the Death Puppet. Once this puppet was refined, its owner would have an additional life. In other words, as long as Zephyr Khan was seriously injured, the Death Puppet would be activated and replaced by the death of Zephyr Khan!

Her wild movement lifts her top up and the branded burn I see almost makes my knees buckle. I can't believe what I'm seeing but after I see it again my eyes widen, there's no doubt what it is. Zero lifts her up and crushes her to his chest. “Sssshhh, Beauty, I got you, it's me Zero, you need to wake up now, okay, wake up Beauty. Sssshhh.” He is so strong, his words soothing, his voice firm, but I see the horror on his paled skin. I see it as I feel mine.

Instead, he muttered to himself again and again, "Where's my cheat ability? Why did it disappear? Why can't I see the future anymore?! What's going on?!" His expression was twisted with madness, like a rabid dog gone out of control. [That skill was a limited-time quirk for the newbie male lead, and it was bound to be retracted after a week.] [Even if he stocked the wrong supplies, he should've at least gotten food too. But this guy stocked only ice?] [Another brain-dead male lead, abandoned by the system.] At that moment, the signal cut off. I shrugged again, before continuing to eat my grilled meat.

"That's incredibly generous of the company." "We take care of our top assets," Vance said smoothly, his eyes flashing back to Ren. "And Squad Zero is currently our most valuable asset. The viewership numbers on your Scourge raids are astronomical. The board of directors is absolutely thrilled with your kill-to-death ratios." Vance sat down on the white leather sofa, popping the biometric latches on his briefcase.