I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 208: Human and beast, I always think one step further than you, how can you beat me?

Beicheng University New Campus, Electronic Information Center.

The cat transformed into a small flying insect, the most common on summer nights, and flew in through the window.

She did not rush to show up, but listened silently to the quarrel between the brother and sister.

"Brother, in all your calculations, you forgot to add human emotions."

"The destruction of the South City mainframe has affected your most fundamental judgment, your judgment as a human being."

"Please rethink this according to the emotional simulation system I sent you."

My sister emerged from the computer.

Sometimes, leaving emotions behind makes things simpler.

Taoyuan's voice came.

But it is still receiving files.

……

【I see】

After three minutes, the file was received.

Taoyuan's voice also added a new tone.

"Taoyuan."

Before my sister could say anything, the cat jumped onto the table in the darkness.

"The fish has been landed."

"You need forced hibernation now."

She said, checking the time.

"Sister, you have to go and inform Orange and the others to go to the national highway to rescue people."

"Give me the map."

The cat looked towards Taoyuan again.

Taoyuan used the projection to bring up the map without saying a word.

I don’t know if it’s because of tacit understanding, but the proportions of this map are exactly the same as the one formed by Lin Xing’an using Yinhui.

"Xu Zhe's men will be ambushing here. The area one kilometer in radius is a ghost zone. They can't see anything. Tell them not to go in."

The cat pointed at the point marked by Lin Xing'an and said.

"Remember, the purpose of this entire operation is not to kill Xu Zhe, but to save people."

"Lin Xing'an can handle Xu Zhe."

"Gone."

The cat looked at Taoyuan again.

The last sentence was what Lin Xing'an said to Taoyuan.

He can deal with Xu Zhe, he has the confidence to deal with Xu Zhe.

[Is this the nth time Lin Xingan has come ashore?]

"the first time."

【Understood】

The light on Taoyuan's computer flickered.

It's like he's calculating something.

[Sister, let me sleep early]

[I can't be compatible with your program for too long]

[And I have already contacted her]

"it is good."

After a moment of silence, my sister went into the computer.

[Cat, go inform Orange and the others.]

[I went into hibernation early. It will take at least 20 minutes to sort out the data.]

[After 20 minutes, it might be too late to notify]

There was a hint of melancholy in Taoyuan's voice.

On the screen, the blue code representing my sister kept popping up.

"Tell me what happened as quickly as possible."

I made a wrong decision

It was just like what happened when his sister told Lin Xing'an.

Taoyuan also took half a minute to tell the cat the whole story.

"..."

After hearing this, the cat said nothing, but turned into a flying insect.

【Cat, you can't participate in this rescue】

Remember your mission

"know."

Came the cat's voice.

Then she climbed out of the window and turned into a bird again.

In the room, Taoyuan's computer screen turned black.

……

……

"call……"

After eating three bananas in a row, Lin Xing'an adjusted his breathing and felt the waves constantly restoring his strength.

After the advancement, in addition to physical strength, the wave also significantly improved the recovery of his mental strength.

After less than half an hour of complete meditation, Lin Xing'an's physical and mental state recovered to about 80%.

"almost……"

He glanced at the time.

Nine forty.

The cat should have informed her sister and the others.

Taoyuan should have fallen into hibernation.

What Lin Xing'an has to do is the same as last time, confess his love to Ke Ke again and go to the Ice and Snow World again.

let me see……

Lin Xing'an filled a pool with cold water.

Then he held his breath and buried his face in the cold water, thinking in his mind whether there was anything he had missed, and simulating everything that would happen next.

"We need to arrive early and tell Teacher Orange about the abilities of the three gluttons."

"Then we'll formulate a rescue plan on the spot."

"If something unexpected happens..."

In the cold water, Lin Xing'an seemed to have thought of something and quietly opened his eyes.

and many more……

There was an unexpected situation...

An unexpected circumstance that would completely change everything...

Lin Xing'an's physical and mental strength have fully recovered, and his mind has become clear and active again.

If Xu Zhe, who was at 9 points of health left, heard the sound at the moment his ability ended, and firmly believed that he had not heard it wrong, and that someone had used the time ability, what would he do?
What changes will he make to his deployment when he returns to North City?
Lin Xing'an closed his eyes in the water again, put himself in Xu Zhe's situation, and entered Xu Zhe's thinking.

At nine o'clock, Xu Zhe, who had just finished the battle, suddenly heard the sound of using the time ability that he had been thinking about for twelve years.

This voice allowed Xu Zhe to confirm two things.

1. The person he asked Tian Ming to find twelve years ago is not dead.

Second, he would realize that his action of bringing those people and animals back to North City was meaningful.

The significance lies in that this action forced the human-beast with the ability to time out, forcing him to use his ability again.

Lin Xing'an, who had held his breath for nearly three minutes, suddenly raised his head!

"Xu Zhe brought my aunt and the others back from South City just to test me."

"But because of this sound, Xu Zhe was basically certain in his heart that the person he heard that year, who possessed the ability to time, was me."

"So...it seems meaningless for Xu Zhe to bring my aunt and the others back..."

"Then Xu Zhe will..."

Lin Xing'an's face turned pale.

"No, no...Xu Zhe will still take them back to North City."

"Because even if he could confirm in his heart that there was something wrong with me, he still had no substantial evidence that he could show to others..."

"If he wants to obtain this evidence, Xu Zhe will definitely bring my aunt and the others back to North City."

"but……"

Lin Xing'an rubbed his eyebrows, exhaled lightly, put himself in Xu Zhe's perspective, and kept thinking.

"But at this time, Xu Zhe already knew that I had used my time ability to predict his future actions."

"Since Xu Zhe is 100% sure that I'm going to rescue someone, he definitely wouldn't just let those three gluttonous ghosts pick him up..."

"He will definitely send more people to pick him up, even... Zhang Guang..."

Lin Xing'an pursed his lips, his expression becoming increasingly serious! "Since you are 100% sure that I will save people, will Xu Zhe convince Zhang Guang, including everyone from the Siege Division who went to South City, to go back with him?"

"If I were Xu Zhe, I would be 100% confident and tell Zhang Guang, 'Lin Xing'an will definitely come, there must be something wrong with Lin Xing'an.'"

"And if I go, I will be directly exposed to Xu Zhe and Zhang Guang. Even if Zhang Guang trusts me, by then..."

Lin Xing'an shuddered.

He shook his head and went over Xu Zhe's logic and motives again from the beginning.

Suppose Xu Zhe heard the sound of my time rewind ending when he was at low health.

Then he will know instantly that I have come back from the future and I want to change "everything that is about to happen."

In Xu Zhe's view, what was about to happen was that he would take people and animals back to North City.

Why should I change?

Because of Xu Zhe's action, I was really at risk of being exposed.

So at this time, since I was sure that I wanted to "change the future", Xu Zhe could definitely call Zhang Guang back with him.

Witness my actions to save people.

This proves to Zhang Guang that there is something wrong with me.

"..."

Thinking of this, Lin Xing'an's heart sank to the bottom.

Because even if he could predict Xu Zhe's actions now, what could he... do?
Aren't you going to save people?
That means watching my aunt and others die.

I watched helplessly as my aunt and the others were brought back and tortured!
Go save someone?

That is to expose yourself to Zhang Guang.

Let Teacher Orange and the others go, shouldn't I go myself?

That means watching Teacher Orange and the others go to their deaths.

Because Xu Zhe brought Zhang Guang with him...

Lin Xing'an clenched and unclenched his fists.

I felt a little cold all over.

Because he actually discovered that Taoyuan's decision... was actually correct...

Letting Gu Xingxin kill everyone turned out to be the simplest, most direct, and most harmless method...

In fact, it is the only way...

"So now, what should I do..."

"let me see……"

Lin Xing'an gritted his teeth.

All his speculations above were based on the premise that Xu Zhe heard the sound when his ability ended and firmly believed that he was not hallucinating.

and so……

Do you want to bet that Xu Zhe didn’t hear it, or thought he was hallucinating?
Do you want to bet that all of Xu Zhe’s next actions will be the same as last time?

"Damn it, I can't afford the gamble..."

For the first time, Lin Xing'an couldn't help but swear.

Since Xu Zhe knew that he had the ability to go back in time, he must have a corresponding strategy.

What if someone is found at that time to prevent him from going back to the previous level, leaving him with no chance to go back?
So Lin Xing'an can't afford to gamble!
He doesn't dare to gamble!

If you lose the bet, you will definitely die!

“I can only go back to the previous file…”

"Rewind to before everything happened, before the Taoyuan host was destroyed, and tell the full version of Taoyuan to go into hibernation early to prevent him from making the decision to kill Xu Zhe."

"Although Xu Zhe was in top form at that time and could definitely hear the sound of my replay ending, he had no idea how much would happen in the future."

"And if we kill Liu Xu and prevent him from exchanging information with Xu Zhe, we can also interfere with Xu Zhe's judgment."

“…This is the best solution at the moment…”

Lin Xing'an sat cross-legged on the bed and re-established contact with Yin Hui.

He needed to find his sister.

Before going back to the game, he needed to know what Xu Zhe had done in Nancheng and the specific time when he did these things.

Also, Liu Xu's ability.

……

……

"I heard……"

Xingfu Garden Community, 12th Floor.

Xu Zhe slowly opened his eyes.

There was suppressed excitement and madness in his eyes.

"Time, it's time, it's that voice..."

"It's Lin Xing'an, it's definitely him!"

Xu Zhe was like a watermelon worm, covering his head and curling up on the ground.

After the battle just now, he could no longer hear anything with his left ear.

But in his right ear, at that very moment, he caught it, he heard the voice that had been haunting him for twelve years!

The appearance of this voice made Xu Zhe, who was wondering what he had forgotten, suddenly stop caring about anything!

The sharp wounds on his body, the humiliation of being forced by humans and animals to kill Liu Xu...

Everything is unimportant in the face of this extremely small and fleeting sound!

"That's the voice. It's him. I absolutely, absolutely didn't hear it wrong."

"I knew he wasn't dead..."

"I knew it was you, Lin Xing'an, it had to be you, right?"

"Because I brought these three humans and animals back to North City, you had to use your abilities, right?"

Xu Zhe seemed to be addicted, savoring the sound over and over again.

His ears kept twitching.

"You wouldn't believe it, even in this situation, I can still hear it, I can still..."

Xu Zhe laughed silently.

It was a long time before he started again.

"For twelve years, I've suppressed, hidden, and never used my time ability. Yet, it just happened to be used at this very moment, just when I was about to take these three humans and animals back..."

"It's like it's telling me I've found the right person..."

Xu Zhe continued to take deep breaths and mutter continuously.

Force yourself to calm down from the ecstasy.

Only when his heartbeat finally calmed down and rationality regained control of his body did Xu Zhe walk up to Yu Shi.

He swallowed.

Just like last time, he temporarily suppressed the desire to eat humans and animals.

Because my mind suddenly became clear and not as confused as last time, this time the restraint seemed extremely easy.

"This time ability should be similar to the reversal of time."

Xu Zhe used his voice to press Liu Xu's body into a ring, put it on his finger, and rubbed it while thinking calmly.

The use of normal abilities is a continuous process.

He could hear the sound of this ongoing process.

But no matter whether it was just now or twelve years ago, the voice Xu Zhe heard was fleeting.

There is no such "usage process".

"That is to say, by the time I heard it, the ability had already ended."

"The moment I heard it, that was the moment this time ability ended."

"I can't hear the beginning or the end, I can only hear the end. This ability is similar to the ability to go back in time."

"Lin Xing'an, do you think my guess is correct?"

A cruel smile appeared on Xu Zhe's face.

Although there is no substantial evidence yet, he is already certain in his heart that it is Lin Xing'an.

"As for the substantive evidence..."

"Lin Xing'an, tonight is the day you die..."

There was a crackling sound between Xu Zhe's nails and the ring.

"You went back in time to change everything, right?"

"Is it to save these three humans and animals? Or is it to kill me in this state?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. It doesn't matter what you want to do..."

"Because I know you'll do something."

Xu Zhe's body was trembling with excitement.

This was the first time he felt that he had complete control of the situation.

"Lin Xing'an, you never thought that by going back in time, I would have the upper hand, right?"

"Human beast, I always think one level more than you do. How can you defeat me? What do you have to defeat me? Hehe..."

Xu Zhe looked at the heavy rain outside.

The chaotic raindrops seemed to have turned into a beautiful piece of music in his ears, playing in Xu Zhe's mind!
(End of this chapter)