In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

The three little ones at home had an even more peculiar perspective. It seemed the bad man's transformation only occurred after he talked to Xie Qingyan about something, right? Goodness, this fiancée seems quite remarkable... Usually, their attention is focused on Su Lin, the nominal first wife, and they've completely forgotten about her...

This continued for a while, until the day Xu Shi went to the operating table again.

Thinking back to the last time I was on the operating table, it was... no, it was when I used "Constant Self" to enhance my abilities. It seems like a long time has passed in the blink of an eye.

But the situation was no different; the same laboratory, the same body covered in various instruments... The only difference was that Xie Qingyan was by his side, and it was essential for her to conduct the tests.

"According to data simulation, the success rate is around 94%. Are you sure you want to do it now?"

The woman, while skillfully operating various instruments, confirmed the information.

"That's about it, I don't have time to wait."

Xu Shi sighed. Of course, he also hoped to do it again with 100% certainty, but a month had passed and other matters were basically coming to an end, so he still had to take action.

"Perhaps a little more uncertainty and risk isn't so bad?"

Before the anesthetic was injected, he joked, "Life always needs a bit of a challenge, right?"

"forget it."

Xie Qingyan disagreed, "If you really fail or something happens to you, I'm afraid I'll suffer too."

Putting everything else aside, Su Lin's gaze behind me always seemed a bit off, as if she had a feeling that "this guy might harm my young master"...

Even now, she can't completely trust Xie Qingyan, regardless of whether she's the young master's fiancée or not.

"Then I'll just pray that I succeed."

Xu Shi smiled, even his lines were exactly the same as last time.

He couldn't help but complain, "Why does this always happen with Kneading Mama? Every time this happens, it's like the villain in a book, using all sorts of external means to force his abilities to grow faster than they should..."

Oh, I was the villain after all, so never mind.

Besides, how to improve is not important to him at all; what matters most is that it is effective. A good ointment is one that can draw out the pus; there is no need to suppress himself like an ascetic.

"Okay, stop talking."

Xie Qingyan said irritably, "I really hope the power transplant will cause you some side effects, like losing your voice or something... How come you can talk so much all day long?"

"What did you say?"

Before Xu Shi could answer, Jiang Chengcheng and Su Lin behind her both looked at her.

"…Just kidding."

The woman secretly rolled her eyes. "You already know the precautions, so just relax."

"OK."

Xu Shi said no more, closed his eyes, and quietly waited for the medicine to take effect.

The process seemed slow, but the discomfort wasn't as intense as he had imagined. Instead, it would come unexpectedly every now and then, making him feel uneasy.

I wasn't prepared at all. This medicine needs to be improved... As he complained, his consciousness began to blur, and he felt himself falling uncontrollably.

"Smooth and silky, lick slowly~"

"Has he arrived? The Buddha, perhaps?"

"I'm a nimble dog from the mountains!"

"Ahelushi, come here, come here, come here..."

It was that familiar black sea again, with strange, ethereal whispers.

But when he tried his best to pull himself together and opened his eyes again, he couldn't find the anchor point that should have been there as before.

However, Xu was surprised to find that he seemed to have more freedom of movement. Before, he could only swim, but this time he could walk as if he were on flat ground.

And there was always a guiding force in his mind, leading him in a certain direction.

I do not know how long it has been.

Just as he felt his legs were getting thinner, the black seawater suddenly receded completely in an instant.

Light returned.

Xu Shi was stung so badly that he could barely open his eyes. After a lot of effort, he finally realized that he was still lying on the operating table.

"Did it succeed?"

He asked instinctively, but when he turned around, he saw that the place was empty. Su Lin, Jiang Chengcheng, and Xie Qingyan were nowhere to be found.

Weird.

Xu Shi didn't require them to stay with him 24 hours a day, but given their personalities, shouldn't at least one of them stay behind?

He shook his head and got out of bed, but didn't feel any changes in his body for a while.

But he suddenly noticed that the equipment around him seemed to have aged considerably and was covered with a thick layer of dust.

Ok?

what happened?

Xu Shi felt something was strange, so he got dressed and opened the door.

The view outside the door made his eyes widen.

Instead of the neat and solemn corridor of my memory, there was a scene of broken walls and ruins, with the smell of blood and gunpowder in the air, and alarms and wails rising and falling.

!

Xu Shi frowned, but before he could react, a figure not far away seemed to sense something and slowly turned around.

He held a knife in his hand, its blade gleaming coldly.

Xu Shi's eyes widened.

"You... Shen He?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 202 Magikarp used Splash!

As if sensing something, the moment Xu Shi noticed Shen He, the other person also called out his name in unison.

"Xu Shi?"

His current state is very strange. At first glance, he looks somewhat disheveled and messy, but upon closer inspection, it's not his own blood, but rather the blood of the corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

His eyes were somewhat cloudy, containing three parts doubt, three parts anger, three parts coldness, and one part fanaticism, resembling a pie chart.

"Where...is this? And how did you get here?"

Shen He was the first to ask the question, "I clearly..."

He should have been dead already, yet he was killed by the person in front of him.

"……Ha ha."

Xu Shi was taken aback for a moment, but then laughed with relief, "So that's how it is."

If he couldn't see this old friend, he really wouldn't be able to determine the situation before him.

But the appearance of a dead person here made him realize that this place was still his spiritual world.

It's no wonder he couldn't quite grasp it at first, since the feedback from his five senses was very real—he now found the smell of gunpowder and blood pungent, and his other senses were just as acute.

Goodness, X-Empire, huh? A hole in the back of your head, The Sims and stuff... But that was just a science fiction movie from the past. Now, there are many Dream Museums in Night City, including motion-sensing games like "God's Descent," which can achieve similar effects.

But the dead cannot be brought back to life, let alone those who have been killed by their own hands—so he breathed a sigh of relief.

"So that's why... I'm in your consciousness?"

Shen He frowned, and soon realized what was happening. "Why would such a thing happen?"

"Because I truly love you?"

Xu Shi joked, "Just kidding. Your abilities are so appealing, I couldn't resist using them... I didn't expect to see you again. How interesting."

"With my abilities?"

Shen He grew increasingly confused. "Aren't you an 'Ascended One' yourself? What are you talking about?"

"I see you don't understand at all?"

Seeing that he was truly confused, Xu Shi sighed with pity, "Speaking of which, I have to thank your good sister. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to master the technology related to dual superpowers."

He truly felt sorry for Shen He. According to the original story, after he or Xie Qingyan were killed, the fact that he had dual superpowers would naturally appear before him... But now he died without ever enjoying such a good thing, and instead, it benefited him instead.

Shen He wasn't stupid; he understood about 70-80% of what was said, but the words sounded strange, making his expression even more unpleasant.

But he was more concerned about something else, "Xiao Qin... how is she now?"

"Miss Shen Qin..."

Xu Shi clenched his fist, and after finding it feasible, he gently drew a line with two fingers together. "She's probably like this now, right?"

As he spoke, he conjured up a phantom image of Shen Qin, in the humiliating pose she had just been in after undergoing transformation.

Of course, some artistic embellishment is essential, such as collars, dog leashes, ears, and so on.

He also kindly explained the specific details of this huge project to the poor man in front of him.

"...You are a liar!"

Shen He grew angrier the more he listened, his face flushing red and then turning pale. Finally, he glared at Shen He and roared, "You promised to trade my life for her freedom! How dare you do this?!"

"Ah, the main thing is that you're dead, so I thought our agreement could be disregarded."

Xu Shi shrugged with a grin, but the second half of the sentence came from Shen Qin's illusory image, "Please forgive me, okay, Brother Shen He~"

"Of course, you don't have to force yourself, I don't care anyway."

"..."

Perhaps shocked by Chairman Xu's shamelessness, Shen He did not react but instead fell silent.

But when he looked up again, his eyes were filled with mockery and madness.

"You're right, I'm already dead, so there's nothing I can change."