Ivankov ran for his life, just like many have wished to run from him, while begging for their life on the table, just through their eyes. As that was the only part of their body that somewhat moved and was capable of showing emotions under all those drugs.
But Ivankov never cared, an alive patient was important during the initial days of his research. And besides, considering the goal of the research, a living patient was one of the main priorities, for they had planned to find a way to infuse the soul into the patient's skin.
And a dead one would not just work due to the lack of soul.
During those days, he would work on a new body again and again, learning from the notes that had been brought to him by his benefactor of an old mage who was famous for creating his homunculus.
But that mage was a fool in his eyes. His attempts at creating artificial life were a total failure in Ivankov's eye.
