Shen Jie: “System.”
The voice of the Great Demon King was as gentle as usual, but the system couldn’t help but shiver.
The voice was out, and pretending to be dead anymore wouldn’t work.
[Do you have… something to say?] The system trembled.
Shen Jie raised his thin lips slightly and slowed down his voice. “Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that, huh? You haven’t said a word these past few days. I thought something had happened to you.”
[I’m fine, hic, I’m okay, I… sob!]
The system choked up. It wanted to accuse the host of deceiving it, but it didn’t dare. In the end, it could only silently hug its own pitiful and helpless self.
The Great Demon King, this was the ultimate boss who would destroy the world!
In the book, no one knew where this boss came from, or why he came. Even his appearance was only a short scene at the end. But even the most powerful aliens bowed their heads in front of him.
It would be a piece of cake to pull out a tiny subsystem that dared to link itself to his brain.
These past few days, pretending to be dead with closed eyes, it was indeed afraid, afraid of not knowing when it would truly die. After all, it already knew the boss’s big secret.
Look at the fate of the aliens who dared to defy the boss.
The system never imagined that the ultimate villain it didn’t even dare to mention by name would one day be stepped on and rubbed into the ground.
That day, along with the sound of Wu Yan’s mask shattering, even its filter for its own host shattered.
Shen Jie: “Why are you crying? Are you afraid of me that much?”
The sobbing sound of the system stopped.
Did it, did it actually cry out loud?
The host, the boss doesn’t like noisy people.
It couldn’t cry, even if the task couldn’t be completed… hic.
Shen Jie rubbed his brow.
It was not because he disliked the noise.
Now, even scales had grown on his fingertips, and the colorful phosphorescence reflected in his eyes.
His eyes were black, but the center of his pupils had an unremovable purple hue.
Shades of red filled his vision, casting a red veil over the world, with peculiar lines and dots intertwining on every object.
Whether lifeless objects or living beings, both aliens and humans—aside from the red color, all other colors became hazy and pale.
His world is fading.
When he arrived in this body, he imposed a seal on the AR invisibility glasses, forcibly constructing the vision of a normal human.
Now, as the distance between him and the “vessel” gradually closed, the seal was about to expire.
The body was contaminated by his power, and the infection value was rising. After going back, he could try to use the “Feather of Creation” to save it.
The failure of the seal was the biggest trouble.
He didn’t want Zong Lin to see him lose control. But he could no longer use his power to repair the seal.
Too close.
He thought.
He couldn’t… couldn’t ruin this place.
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“Gbc’a mgs.”
Vtfc Alf rqbxf klat tlr fsfr mibrfv, tlr nblmf j yla tbjgrf.
Upon hearing this, the system sniffed and cautiously said, [I, I know your secret, will you kill me?]
Vtfc Alf rwlifv, “Qts kbeiv P xlii sbe?”
Ciatbeut bmmjrlbcjiis la kjr j yla cblrs, jcv boafc rteaafv vbkc bg vlrmbccfmafv obg cb gfjrbc, la kjr ralii meaf jcv rbwfktja erfoei.
Zbgfbnfg, tlr afwqfg tjv jikjsr yffc ubbv.
In the seven years, he only lost control three times.
[Are you really not going to kill me?] The system was excited and wanted to bounce up. Realizing its voice was too loud, it carefully retracted and hesitated for a moment before speaking in a small voice again, [Then, then are you still going to destroy the world? Just like it says in the book.]
This time, Shen Jie didn’t answer it but casually changed the subject with a light tone, “Let’s talk about the ‘Feather of Creation’ first. Everything. Don’t you have anything else to tell me?”
The system shuddered.
It remembered the foolishness of trying to find the savior and ending up with the boss of destruction, as well as the heavy task it bore.
This task, it could see, was impossible to complete… It thought, surely the boss had already discovered something, which was why he came to interrogate it.
After hesitating for a while, the system finally confessed honestly: [The function of the ‘Feather of Creation’ is to remove infections. When it reaches the Stage Nine, it can help your partner to remove infections. But its greatest function is not this, but to form a ‘barrier’.]
Shen Jie rubbed the scales growing on his fingertips and remained silent.
The system swallowed a mouthful of imaginative saliva and continued: [The mist comes from the void. As long as the ‘barrier’ isolates the connection between the void and this world, there will be no new mist. In that case, the world will be saved and gradually recover.]
Of course, isolating the void was also to prevent the boss from coming.
Although the book did not portray the boss positively, nor did it describe in detail the final scene of the world’s destruction by the boss, all the prophecies of the “Fate” ability users pointed to the same result—
This world would be destroyed because of the boss.
“It” signified the end, embodying the truth concealed behind every veil of mist.
The aliens worshipped it as their King, hoping to escape in the final cleansing and become the masters of the new world by clinging to it for survival.
Humans, on the other hand, avoided it like the plague, trying every means to prevent it from truly coming to this world.
The “Feather of Creation” was one of the experiments in this regard.
This point, the system dared not say.
“You’re not wrong in your thinking,” the boss nodded.
On the other side of consciousness.
Su Shiyu had just used the ability of Stage Two of “Feather of Creation” to heal a Rank Nine ability user who had been infected.
Onlookers, including doctors and ability users, hailed it as a medical miracle, while he closed his eyes to sense, finding that the progress bar of Stage Two to Stage Three of “Feather of Creation” had moved forward by 0.01%.
—It’s actually slower than when curing an ordinary person. At Stage One, healing an ordinary person would at least move it by 0.1%.
“The absorption rate of infected substances by ‘Feather of Creation’ is too slow,” Shen Jie said, “Is there a faster way?”
[…Huh?]
The system was a bit dumbfounded. It had thought that once the boss knew the purpose of “Feather of Creation,” he would directly destroy the feather.
Could it be… could it be that the boss might not be so intent on destroying the world?
Shen Jie seemed to know what it was thinking and chuckled, “I suddenly realized that being a savior is quite fun. What do you think?”
The system felt… the system felt a shiver down its spine.
Did the world-destroying big boss really mean it when he said he wanted to be a savior?
[There… there is a faster way, which is to directly devour the aliens’ cores of the same level. One alien core can counter a hundred infectees.]
“Oh, that’s simple.”
Shen Jie said, pulling on a strand of blood threads wrapped around his knuckles.
“Wu Yan.”
Wu Yan, who was walking, suddenly heard the voice of the King and almost knelt down on the spot, only to realize that his “line” had been pulled by the King.
Shen Jie gave the command to collect the cores of aliens.
Wu Yan responded, “There’s a group of humans outside looking for you,” Wu Yan said. “Previously, as per your instructions, I didn’t interfere with their attempts to locate you. Now, they’ve infiltrated the city. How do you plan to handle them?”
Shen Jie replied, “You go and take Hein with you.”
Wu Yan fell silent for a moment but couldn’t resist saying, “Your Majesty… Are you really planning to go back with them? Humans… are just a group of foolish, ignorant, selfish creatures. Their goodness always seems noble but is actually hypocritical, and their evil lacks the purity we possess. I don’t understand what trait exactly attracts your favor.”
Shen Jie didn’t answer his question but instead said, “I’ve said before, I don’t like hearing unnecessary noise from dogs.”
Wu Yan remained silent.
Weak, pitiful, helpless.
Afraid to speak.
—-
Temple side hall.
“…It’s only been two days, and already the thirteenth alien has died! Do you really think there’s no problem here?”
“I think all this talk about being alternate knights is fake. We’re just being raised as food for that lord!”
The fish-headed person disagreed with their views, saying, “They died because they violated the temple’s rules! If they weren’t disloyal, always trying to provoke the rules and escape, how could they end up like that?”
Wu Yu folded his arms and sneered, saying, “You keep believing in the so-called ‘King’. You might just turn around later and find yourself turned into fish head soup without even knowing it.”
The aliens were divided into two factions.
One faction advocated for wholeheartedly serving the “King”, continuing to obediently stay in the side hall, awaiting the summons of the King. The other faction advocated for actively seeking a way out.
Wu Yu was the strongest among the latter faction. A group of aliens surrounded it, taking it as their leader, discussing strategies.
“What do we do now? Sneak away quietly?”
“No, every alien who tried to pass through the walls outside died. That route is blocked.”
Wu Yu had attempted to slip away quietly, only to see the blood-soaked walls of the temple and Yin Ze’s body scattered outside the walls, almost unrecognizable due to the many body parts.
Even the strongest among them, Yin Ze, died inexplicably. If it happened to him, it could happen to them too.
“What about the main gate?”
“The main gate is guarded by many guards. We are outnumbered and cannot force our way through.”
Wu Yu pondered for a moment. “Since we can’t get out from the outside… then we’ll have to break through from the inside.”
An alien hesitated, “Do you mean…?”
Wu Yu said, “Exactly as it sounds.”
Wu Yu had keen perception, like a crow with clairvoyance.
“I just saw those two Rank Two beings leaving the temple together. Now is the best time to strike,” Wu Yu said.
A cold smile played at the corner of his mouth.
“Let’s go find our ‘King’.”
—-
The rescue team was walking among the cliffs.
Who would have thought that after leaping from the peaks, there would be such a vast underground space as far as the eye could see.
Countless settlements of aliens surrounded, with buildings and caves of all sizes mixed together, in strange shapes.
This was a city of aliens.
More bustling than the largest human city today.
The most eye-catching building in the entire alien city was the towering and majestic giant temple standing in the very center of the underground.
“Xiao Bao, how long can your ability last?” Yan Hua asked a young boy next to her.
Tang Xiao Bao replied, “Two hours should be no problem.”
This emergency rescue was mainly carried out by members of “Dawn” and the Special Operations Team of the Ability Center.
As a member of the Special Operations Team, he had a “Rule” Rank Five ability, “Customized Skin”. He could wrap his teammates in a layer of alien skin to avoid detection.
This was also the reason they could walk in the city of aliens.
“We need to find the person as soon as possible. There are too many aliens here. Ordinary people will soon be contaminated even if they do nothing”. Yan Hua frowned. “Captain, I can try spatial traversal.”
They had already entered the city, and the outer space shield of the alien city was no longer effective.
As a Rank Three of “Space”, wherever she could see, she could reach.
Although she could reach, she did not guarantee that the destination was not dangerous.
Zong Lin said, “You can.”
He had already sensed the breath of Shen Jie, right in that towering temple.
Yan Hua’s “door” opened, and Zong Lin strode in first, followed closely by the other team members after exchanging glances.
They were unable to enter the interior of the temple—there had to be a higher-level spatial shield protecting it.
The location Yan Hua chose was a high point on the cliff not far from the temple. There was a platform jutting outwards, just enough to accommodate them and provide a glimpse of a portion of the temple’s interior.
Zong Lin’s gaze sharpened.
—He sees Shen Jie.
His beloved was sitting in a wheelchair, no longer wearing the outfit he had when they left, but instead adorned in a magnificent black and silver-patterned gown.
With hair cascading down, fine reflective scales embedded around the cheeks and eye sockets, hands adorned with white gloves resting on folded legs, the expression on Shen Jie’s face was unfamiliar to him.
Cold, dangerous, aloof, and unmistakably sinister.
In front of Shen Jie, a group of aliens knelt on one knee. They were all dressed in identical white uniforms, displaying utmost obedience.
At the forefront was an alien with black wings, its lush feathers spread on the ground like smooth flowing ink.
Zong Lin suddenly recalled the warning from Zhu Wu You before his departure.
“He has likely been taken away by the aliens and most probably forced to accept infection and brainwashing. Even if you find him, he may no longer be the person you know.”
Just as Zong Lin was somewhat stunned.
The alien with black wings suddenly sprung up from the ground, a blade appearing in its hand, thrusting straight towards Shen Jie!
Thanks for the chapter! (≧◡≦) ♡
That alien looks like it wants to become owl food 😄
That literally just wiped out the thing that would pin SJ siding with the aliens cause why would he if they’re trying to kill him?? XDDD
Thank you for the chapters!!!🫶🫶
+1
Welp. Sucks to be those aliens. Great timing though
Haha, yes, they are so doomed.
Stupid. Pitiful. Utterly dumb. If Mr.Crow-Man used his brains he would realize that Hein and especially WY were not going against the King. They could have investigated before taking action, but, no, they had to be dumb. Not that I complain ┌|°з°|┘
Their stupidity is going to make ZL realize SJ’s truth. Or he will think that SJ has been brainwashed and will try to ‘cure’ him. Or maybe they will have a confortation. Or maybe, ZL will turn into an alien wanting to follow his lover but SJ did not want it? There are so many possibilities!! Ahhhh
Thanks for the chapter!!
I want to hug system. Also, there’s only space for one winged beauty in Shen’s life. Crow had it coming
Ty for the chapter!!!
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Wait, he’s still using that wheelchair? Did they not make him a throne to sit on?
lol, I was thinking the same!!!!!
Throne, wheelchair, suspend your disbelief and they are the same—hahahahaha
Thank you for the chapter2! ❤
The next chapter would be the one mentioned in the synopsis, right? Exciting
Well this is where the system realized it is bound to the entity it is supposed to stop. But it seems like the big bad king rewound time & sealed his power to become normal? That when the world ended it was boring, perhaps, and with ultimate power why not try for an alternate life?
Hadn’t thought of that. Good theory!
Bye bye bird man!