I really can't control myself.

Chapter 4169 Feelings
System Xiao Hei clearly didn't understand the joke about carrying rice; he was completely dumbfounded.

No, this has to be a joke. He can understand the ability to kill someone outright, and he can understand mind control abilities, but this ability to "bring pain back to people who have no pain"—who is that aimed at?
This precision strike was far too accurate; System Black felt like it was being targeted. This was even more unpleasant than Enel encountering Rubber Man Luffy the moment he emerged from the mountains. System Black's current mood was far worse than when it had just been toyed with by Linton.

Then, a rather unfamiliar emotion, yet one that the system Xiao Hei could immediately understand, suddenly began to well up in his heart.

Yes, it was fear.

Clearly, before this, System Black had never experienced fear. The reason was simple: he had never actually been in danger of being killed.

The most dangerous time before that was when he attacked his previous host, investigator Zhang Tuo. Although he didn't die then, having lost his physical body, he would enter a dormant state if his energy ran out. He certainly didn't want to go into dormancy, so he was somewhat panicked, but in the end, he got through it without any major incident.

But this time the situation was clearly different from last time. Linton had just described to him the situation he was about to face, and in some ways, it seemed he was about to face a future even more terrifying than actual death. How could he not panic?

The reason why System Xiaohei was so familiar with this unprecedented emotion was quite simple: it was originally a being that fed on emotional energy.

Compared to others who absorb emotional energy, System Xiaohei's method of absorbing emotional energy is more advanced. If one had to put it bluntly, the others' energy absorption process is quite passive, lacking a kind of...feeling of the energy.

However, System Xiao Hei is different. It not only absorbs emotional energy but also goes through a process similar to "tasting" it. This is why its efficiency and effectiveness in absorbing emotional energy are unmatched by others.

Simply put, while others absorb emotional energy as energy, he truly uses it as nourishment.

Therefore, he was quite familiar with the emotion called fear.

The humans who were hunted down by the monsters he created all exuded this emotion before their deaths. As a predator, he thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

However, the situation has now reversed for him, and he clearly understands now how those humans feel in such a situation. Except now, his fear…

No, there are still people who can experience his fear.

Indeed, Linton was now watching the changes in System Xiao Hei's expression with great excitement, feeling the emotion called fear gradually emerging from him.

Of course, Linton doesn't have the ability to absorb emotional energy, but that doesn't stop him from properly "savoring" the emotion. This is a kind of "tasting" that transcends the realm of energy absorption.

"Come on, don't sit there, get up and fight! Weren't you very brave just now?" Linton said as he slowly walked towards the system, Xiao Hei. "What did you say just now? Didn't you say you wanted to possess me? That you had a chance to win? I'm really looking forward to it."

Seeing Linton's increasingly distorted expression, System Black's feelings intensified. It even unconsciously crawled back two steps. The next moment, System Black realized how pathetic and shameful its actions were.

Indeed, as a being with enormous ambitions, System Xiao Hei clearly cares a great deal about these things.

Because he had once killed an Investigator, System Xiao Hei's previous impression of these Investigators wasn't really that great. Especially looking at Zhang Tuo from the past, who clearly possessed such a vast world and such incredible abilities, yet all he talked about was finding his girlfriend to team up with.

Looking at Zhang Tuo like this, he thought to himself that this guy really was a monkey. This kind of power should belong to him.

Unfortunately, he still failed, which led to this new opportunity.

He yearned for progress, to break free from the world he lived in and swim into the ocean. Yet now he had become like this, even showing fear in front of his "prey." Overwhelmed with shame, his eyes turned bloodshot.

The next moment, the system, Xiao Hei, stood up abruptly. From his expression, Lin Dun could tell that this guy was clearly out of control, with a frenzied aura emanating from him. Simply put, he was in a state of near-redness.

The next moment, the system, Xiao Hei, charged head-on towards Linton without regard for anything else. It could only be said that this guy had somewhat lost his mind; he had clearly already tried and it didn't work, and he was obviously no longer in a testing mood.

There's a saying that goes something like this: the best way to eliminate fear is to face it. That's probably what this guy was thinking, and then he just charged straight at it.

Some of the same scenes have played out before today. However, the ending this time will obviously be different.

Linton's response was exactly the same, nothing changed. He raised his hand and exchanged a punch with his opponent, this time without increasing the force, just the same monkey-like effort as before, but the result...

With a "bang," System Black's right arm exploded again. Indeed, in that short time, System Black clearly hadn't become much stronger, and the result of exchanging blows with Linton was the same.

But this time, in addition to the sound of fists colliding, there was also... the scream of the system, Xiao Hei.

Indeed, this time the system, Little Black, let out a blood-curdling scream, so loud that it startled Linton.

Honestly, Linton has faced so many enemies, and quite a few have had their bodies blown apart or their arms and legs torn off by him. But never has anyone cried out as pitifully as the system Xiao Hei in front of him. Dude, calling someone that is a bit too unrefined.

However, the system Xiao Hei was clearly not thinking about anything prestigious right now. He was experiencing pain he had never felt before—pain, excruciating pain.

The pain was indescribable. He had never imagined that pain could be so vivid. At this moment, his mind began to clear again.