Chapter 29: Truth and Lies
When Leo Stone declared he'd crossed into Penitentiary 18 and met Lucian Reed, it landed like a thunderclap. To the students, it sounded like: "I've played the Beta Test, looted its only Legendary Gear, and unlocked its rarest Hidden Archetype." In an instant, Leo Stone ascended to godlike status in their eyes. Elian Thorne watched the adulation in silence. He didn't expose the lie. "What does Lucian Reed look like?" a classmate pressed. Leo Stone pondered. "He's... different. Wears a Martial Arts Gi while others rot in prison scrubs. Maybe the warden? Has two bodyguards—one skinny and smirky, the other a stone-faced mountain. Oh, and a huge Lynx-eared cat." "Total boss vibes," someone breathed. "Did you get the Class Quest from him?" another asked, echoing Pi
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