I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4098 Facing
"I have one!" Before Linton could finish speaking, Takaoka Yūnori shouted. Knowing Linton's personality, Takaoka Yūnori didn't wait for Linton's reply and quickly said, "Boss, I'm not with them! I was captured by them!"

"What does this have to do with me?" Linton frowned at Takaoka Yūnori. "There are four system holders here. Are you one of them?"

Takaoka Yukito was stunned for a long time, because he suddenly realized something terrible: Linton didn't recognize him at all.

“Boss, I’m Takaoka Yūnen, your little brother,” Takaoka Yūnen quickly said.

"Huh?" Linton looked bewildered, then carefully examined Takaoka Yūnori. "You... you do look somewhat familiar, but the name is a bit unfamiliar..."

Good heavens, Takaoka Yūnori finally understood. So Linton didn't take him seriously at all? So his comfortable life before wasn't because Linton thought he was useless, but because this guy had simply forgotten about him?
For a moment, Takaoka Yusuke didn't know how to start the conversation, because he realized that whatever he said seemed pointless. Given Linton's personality, he wouldn't waste time arguing with a unit that thought, "What use are you?"

“I have one.” Just as Takaoka Yūnori was wondering what to say, another person next to him suddenly raised his hand and said.

The person who raised their hand was He Xin Changping. His answer was to Linton's earlier question about whether they had any last words. Takaoka Yusuke had already said they did, and Linton had actually asked an extra question. Now, it seems He Xin Changping also wants to try his hand at persuasion?
However, the next second, with a "bang", He Xinchangping's head exploded.

"No, you actually dare to have that?" Linton said, frowning.

"Ahhhhh!" It was Akiyama Shunjie who screamed. He Xinchangping, who was standing next to him, was completely shocked. The bloody scene was beyond his sanity and made him scream uncontrollably.

Then, the next moment, with a "bang," his head exploded.

"It's so noisy," Linton said impatiently.

Linton's reason for taking action was simple and straightforward. Takaoka Yūnori said he had last words, and Linton gave him the chance to speak because he felt the man looked somewhat familiar.

He Xinchangping is no good, that's because he's ugly. Damn, his whole face looks like a ghost. Linton thought, "How dare you even speak to someone like that?"
As for Shunsuke Akiyama, just like Linton said, he was incredibly noisy, what was he yelling about?

"Lord Linton, I am from the Special Operations Department. I was captured by them." Seeing that Linton's side had already started to take action, the old man in the chair quickly said.

With a "bang," the old man exploded the next moment. Clearly, Linton was too lazy to waste words with him. He had just said he was in a hurry and only allowed them to say their last words, right? Did this old man think he wouldn't kill them just because they were from the Otherworld?
After blowing up the old man, Linton turned his attention directly to the Shimizu siblings.

"So you found a woman outside and just betrayed us?" Linton's question was clearly directed at Shimizu Ritsu. Linton had a pretty good impression of this guy who volunteered. This wasn't like Takaoka Yuzuri, someone he hadn't seen for a long time. This guy suddenly appeared three days ago saying he wanted to be a tool, and he was the first tool who dared to betray them. Linton was really wondering where this guy got the guts.

Now that he saw a rather pretty woman standing next to the other person, and judging from their positions, they must be quite close, Linton felt he had guessed the truth.

After all... there are many things that love can make people blind, right?

All he knew from Asuna was that four system users were gathered here, but Linton hadn't seen who they were or what they were doing there. One of them was Shimizu Ritsu, whom he'd sent out, and she'd clearly betrayed him. Based on his guess, this woman was probably also a system user. He'd sent Shimizu Ritsu to kill her, but they'd fallen in love at first sight and couldn't bring themselves to do it—something like that. Love and hate, right? Don't movies like to portray things like that?

Unfortunately, this wasn't a movie. In reality, Ritsu Shimizu pointed at Mai Shimizu and said to Linton, "This is my sister."

“Uh…” Linton’s expression froze for a moment.

Takaoka Yūnori, who was standing next to him, immediately put his hand to his forehead, realizing that something was wrong.

That's right. Based on my understanding of Linton from watching his live streams, Linton's next move will definitely be... to get angry and embarrassed.

Sure enough, with two loud "bangs," the Shimizu siblings immediately exploded. Then they saw Linton looking at them as if nothing had happened.

"I... um... never mind, I won't take up your time, I'll leave." Takaoka Yuten didn't even bother to struggle, because he was all too familiar with Linton's situation. Did you think he didn't think of a way during the last simulation? Linton said he was going to kill you, so you're going to die. He even let you leave your last words. If he couldn't think of any way to survive, then there was no point in struggling.

Takaoka Yūnori was very aware that he wanted to end the simulation directly, but he didn't have time. As soon as he finished speaking, he exploded on the spot, and the simulation ended automatically.

The next moment, Takaoka Yūnori exited the simulation and saw Shimizu Ritsu staring at him directly in front of him.

"Shimizu Ritsu, I have no grudge against you, do I?" Takaoka Yūnori couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Why did you drag me into this? Do you know you're courting death?"

Yes, he finally knows what these people are trying to do, but aren't you just asking for trouble? And to make matters worse, you have to drag him down with you.

He'd experienced being hunted down by Linton before; it was a nightmare for him. He'd barely escaped the death loop, and after only a few days of peace, he was dragged back into this situation. How could he not be on edge? He was practically turning red!

"Pull you in? Judging from your tone, in the future you see, you're also..." Shimizu Ritsu wasn't surprised to see Takaoka Yuzuru's agitation. If this guy really could see the future, then he should indeed be angry now.

From Takaoka Yūnen's words, it can be inferred that this guy was implicated by him and, of course, was also dealt with by Linton. However, he didn't care much about Takaoka Yūnen's life; he only cared about one thing: "So, how much time do we have?"

“Two days, or 53 hours to be precise.” Takaoka Yūnori thought for a moment, then decided to answer directly. The reason was simple: although the time issue seemed like a bargaining chip, he knew it wouldn't work. Having witnessed Shimizu Ritsu's interrogation skills, he knew he couldn't withstand torture; why make things difficult for himself?

He had to find a way to get out of there; being stubborn wouldn't help, because even if Linton came, he wouldn't be there to rescue him.

(End of this chapter)