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

His tone was unexpectedly calm, like the calm surface of the sea before a storm.

"But I'm thinking, if I kill you here... wouldn't that be enough to take your place?"

"...Oh? Is that what you think?"

Xu Shi blinked. "It doesn't sound like it's impossible. Shall we give it a try?"

To be honest, he wasn't quite sure whether the Shen He in front of him was a real residual consciousness or just a figment of his imagination. The only thing he was sure of was that the other party had appeared because he had implanted his ability sample.

So Shen He's theory might actually be true—just think about it, many people whose personalities changed after organ transplants might be like that, right?

"Then go to die!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen He had already charged forward with his knife, the tip of which was aimed straight at his heart.

Xu Shi had never seen him move so fast, not even in the group building or in "God's Descent".

You're still calling this a support role? Even his childhood sweetheart, Xia Wuyou the kitten, isn't this exaggerated!

only.

The next second, he easily caught the blade, flashed behind his opponent, and pinned him down, forcing him to kneel on the ground.

click-

With a little effort, he heard the sound of bones cracking.

"you……"

Shen He turned his head in disbelief, gasped, and gritted his teeth.

"What? Surprised?"

Xu Shi looked at him like he was an idiot. "Get this straight, okay? This is my consciousness space."

"No matter what you are, I will always be the only protagonist here."

The truth is that he was never worried from the beginning. As he himself said, whether it was really Shen He's residual consciousness or his own inner demons or something, as long as he was clear about this, what was there to be afraid of!

So he was just joking around with the idea of ​​watching a show, who knows if the other party would actually take the bait?

"You can't beat me in real life, so how do you think you can replace me on a spiritual level?"

Xu Shi exerted force again, breaking one of his legs. "What kind of good thing is that? Calling you my inner demon is an understatement."

"Let me go! Let me go!"

Shen He cried out in pain, but from Xu Shi's perspective, his face had become blurry and distorted.

"Don't let go, you can go without worry."

Xu Shi stopped pestering him and twisted his neck hard. "I will raise your sister... no, I will train her."

"Double kill" refers to the fact that certain villains are veiled by the protagonist twice.

Xu Shi released his grip, letting Shen He's body fall limply to the ground, and then, in no time, it turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated.

Xu Shi smiled contemptuously. As expected, they were easily defeated. With such a low level of skill, they dared to try to outsmart you, Master Xu.

With Shen He's death once again, the surrounding chaos began to shatter like a mirror, and everything returned to darkness.

Only in front of Xu Shi was there a single point of light.

This is it.

Without hesitation, Xu Shi grabbed it—it seemed this was the anchor point for this trip, and also the key to leaving this place.

Receive!

……

"call……"

As his consciousness gradually cleared, Xu Shi slowly opened his eyes.

It was still the same operating table, but the surroundings were much cleaner, and Xie Qingyan could be seen resting to the side.

The woman looked exhausted; it was clear she had been very attentive during her unconsciousness.

Xu Shi blinked. "Qingyan?"

"Um……?"

Hearing someone call her name, Xie Qingyan groggily opened her eyes. Seeing that it was Xu Shi, she suddenly became much more awake. "You're awake? How are you feeling?"

"Where are Su Lin and Chengcheng?"

“The three of us will take turns serving you; they’ve gone to do other things.”

"Oh... then come here for a moment."

Xu Shi gave an irrelevant answer, simply raising his arm and waving at her.

"what happened?"

"Come over if you're told to."

"Alright alright."

Xie Qingyan shook her head, got up and walked to his side. Really, would it kill her to speak properly?

then.

Before she could react, Xu Shi reached out and pinched her cheeks hard twice.

"...Ouch! What are you doing?!"

Xie Qingyan jerked away, her face flushed, staring at him with disbelief. "Are you crazy? Why did you pinch me?"

"It's nothing, just confirming if you're real."

Xu Shi smiled. The skin felt nice, delicate and smooth. It seemed that the woman took good care of herself.

However, the excuse of confirming whether one is still in a dream may not be true—the illusion just now was just as real, and this method alone is not very effective. I don't know who spread this idea... The real way is still to rely on one's own judgment.

It was just that when he first woke up, he suddenly found her cute... Although they were engaged, Xu Shi rarely saw Xie Qingyan in any other state except for her usual stern face, especially after she became an adult.

To be honest, the way the other person looked sleeping on the table just now was actually a little tempting, like a ripe peach, making you want to take a bite.

The way she blushed and bounced away afterwards was even cuter.

Xie Qingyan didn't know what he was thinking, but she had never had her face pinched by a man before, not even her father when she was a child... Now it seems that it wasn't a good thing. She didn't know which bastard said that such behavior would help improve the relationship, but all that was left was pain. That bastard of a man was too rough. He should be given a couple of injections.

Despite her complaints, she was also curious after hearing Xu Shi's words, "Confirmed? What's wrong?"

"It was probably just a dream."

Xu Shi calmed his breathing.

"You're still moved even after waking up?"

Xie Qingyan looked at him and couldn't help but make a joke.

"I wouldn't say I was moved, but it was really enjoyable."

Xu Shi shook his head. "I dreamt that Shen He single-handedly defeated 'Snake Ring,' and then I heroically came to the rescue, twisting his head off and using it as a football."

"...I really want to open up your head and see what's inside. I feel like your brain structure might not be the same as other people's."

Xie Qingyan paused, then rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "What kind of dreams do you have? They're so weird."

"I guess it's because of the deep entanglement between me and Shen He?"

Xu Shi hesitated to answer, "Have similar situations occurred in previous clinical trials?"

"That's true. There have been some subjects who experienced hallucinations during experiments before."

The woman nodded. "According to the data records, this is because the superpower samples may carry the original owner's memories, and some people call this 'lingering regret'... You've probably encountered the same situation."

Xu Shi remained noncommittal. In fact, he himself was also curious as to why such an apocalyptic scene suddenly appeared. He hadn't paid close attention at the time, but now that he thought about it, perhaps some of his and Shen He's memories overlapped during the implantation process? That's why such a scene was created.

Following this line of thought, he suddenly felt a headache coming on—some memories that didn't seem to belong to him suddenly appeared in his mind, fragmented and repetitive like a revolving lantern.

"hiss……"

The needle-like sensation made him instinctively shudder. What memory of Shen He was this?

"Lie down and don't overthink things."

Xie Qingyan held him down, "Let's wait until the situation stabilizes before we slowly process this. I'm afraid you'll become an idiot."

"I'm not that fragile!"

Xu Shi retorted, "I've already killed all the Shen He in my mind, what waves can he still stir up?"

However, he really didn't have the mind to think about these things right now; there were more pressing issues at hand: "My surgery... should have been successful, right?"

"If you don't succeed, you won't even be able to open your eyes."

Xie Qingyan's smile held a hint of reproach, "But to be honest, your condition is really frightening... Look, take a look at your electrocardiogram, it's not much better than a roller coaster."

Xu Shi glanced at it and found that the woman was not exaggerating. There was even a case where her heart rate dropped to zero for more than an hour. It seemed that a similar situation had occurred before when she took "Hengwo", but this time the degree was obviously more serious.

"I must have some special constitution..." Xu Shi clicked his tongue inwardly, but as long as it succeeds, the rest are not big problems.

Shifting the gaze to Xie Qingyan, her exhaustion seemed perfectly understandable—it was unclear how she had taken care of herself these past few days; she must have done her best, but she probably still had to endure criticism from Su Lin and Jiang Chengcheng. It would be a miracle if those two treated her well.

"Thank you for your hard work."

He smiled, sighed, and sincerely thanked him.

"...So cheesy."

Xie Qingyan was taken aback, then turned her face away. "Ping, you've never spoken to me so kindly before... Besides, it wasn't all my doing."

She wanted to curse herself a little. When did she become so happy just because this jerk said thank you?

"Okay, I see, you don't seem to be very good at acting cute."

Xu Shi nodded seriously. "Then let me put it another way. You did a good job and deserve praise."

"Why am I not suitable... So should I whip you while you're powerless to resist?"

The woman changed her mind before she could finish her sentence, "Oh right, it seems like it's possible now?"

"...No, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Xu Shi then realized that he was still restrained by the straps, and quickly made a surrender gesture and read aloud.