Soul Patch

Chapter 248 The Time Has Come!

Andy hid in the women's restroom, too afraid to come out. Hearing noises in the corridor, she peeked out and saw the fierce-looking woman and her companion coming downstairs.

Only then did he return to Jia Nan's hospital room.

Upon entering the room, I saw that Jia Nan was already asleep, sitting obediently in a chair, leaning over the table for a nap.

"Hmph, you're so mean to me, why should I listen to you?"

In a daze, Andy's small lips revealed a smug smile.

Xiao Yi and Awei went back downstairs but didn't see Old Luo. They guessed that Old Luo had gone to find Wenjie.

Both of them were a little discouraged for a moment. Xiao Yi said, "Let's go upstairs!"

Just as Awei was about to follow, a system message appeared in front of Xiaoyi's eyes:

[System Task Prompt: Remove intruding cheats from the system]

Soon, images of Luo Lao and Awei appeared on the system interface.

Old Luo was originally checking each ward on the fourth floor, and it was estimated that he would go to the fifth floor after he finished searching the fourth floor.

Ah Wei was following her upstairs.

Xiao Yi turned her head and looked at Awei with a complicated expression, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you leaving? Have you changed your mind?" Awei grinned: "Then I'll go kill Jia Nan right now."

What he was thinking was to kill Jia Nan as soon as possible, so that Jia Nan wouldn't have a subconscious projection in Andy's mind, which was the patch carrier.

Once the system task is completed, it will be much easier to pursue Andy back in the real world.

Now, whenever Jia Nan is present, Andy doesn't even bother to look at him. Andy's gaze towards Jia Nan is becoming more and more intense, more and more infatuated...

Before he even knew how to survive the system scenario, Awei had already started to get jealous of Andy and Jia Nan.

Feelings are truly incomprehensible.

"It's nothing!" Xiao Yi said insincerely.

There's no punishment for failing to complete the task; that's how it's always been. Since Elder Luo said it's alright, then it probably is.

Xiao Yi comforted herself.

Lying in ward 508, Wenjie chose a patch carrier, namely Xiao Yi (Wenjie did not know her name), to manually complete the task of removing the intrusion cheat. He found that although there was a person with a red cross mark next to him, there was no change.

The two people seemed to still be standing in the main entrance corridor on the first floor.

The patch carrier refused to complete the task?

so what should I do now?
Wenjie couldn't help but tap the pistol a few more times.

Each time you click, a dialog box will pop up on the system interface:

[Task notification has been sent to the patch carrier]

[Task notification has been sent to the patch carrier]

Wenjie couldn't help but feel a bit of a toothache. Did the system have to be so lenient? If he refused to complete the task, how would the cheat be removed?

How can I correct the trajectory of my life?

Just thinking about those two corpses, one tall and one short, who were confidently telling him one second that the alliance was nothing to worry about, and the next second lying dead downstairs.

This made Wenjie realize that the people from the Soul Alliance were not easy to deal with, especially the old man who was in charge.

Selling electric bicycles? That's nonsense. The more powerful the behind-the-scenes boss, the more likely they are to play minor roles like this.

They'll show themselves to you, lull you into a false sense of security, and then deliver a fatal blow unexpectedly.

Thinking about all this, Wenjie became a little impatient and couldn't help but tap the pistol icon again.

Including this time, that makes it four times.

The system displayed a message, which was significantly longer than the previous one:
[System task limit reached]

[If the patch carrier does not respond to system tasks, it will directly enter the system countdown.] [After the countdown ends, the patch carrier number will be erased, and a new patch carrier will be selected to overwrite the existing one.]

Erasure? This was the first time Wenjie had ever heard this word.

What do you mean?
Failure to complete system tasks will result in being eliminated by the system!

If a system task fails to complete or the system crashes during the task, the system will store all related data.

He had failed once before, and seeing the tasks he participated in and the life trajectory he corrected was like watching a movie, with every scene and every frame stored by the system.

Erasure means removing all traces of him; the missions he participated in and the life trajectory he corrected are all nullified.

Isn't this... a bit too harsh?

But the system has already started the countdown.

This time, Wenjie's system interface allows him to see the countdown process in real time.
【30...】

As Xiao Yi and Awei stepped onto the stairs, a countdown timer appeared in front of her.

[30, 29, 28…]

Please select whether to execute the system task within the specified time.

A accepts, B rejects.

Refusing to perform system tasks will result in your account being directly deleted by the system, and a new patch will be found to overwrite the existing records.

[27, 26, 25, 24...]

The numbers, like ghostly apparitions, danced before her eyes, one disappearing and another lighting up. Behind this countdown number were two options, and she could choose any button.

However, choosing to refuse means that you will die, and the data of your patch carrier number will be cleared.

Xiao Yi's bright eyes were slowly filled with coldness. Her heart seemed to be being torn apart by something, conflicted, painful, and helpless.

The system was not without punishment, as Mr. Luo had described.

On the contrary, this was arguably the harshest and most perverse punishment she had ever known.

On a whim, she chose to agree.

The chilling death countdown has finally disappeared.

Xiao Yi turned around, gave Awei a deep look, then moved closer to him, stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and whispered in his ear, "Awei, how long have we known each other?"

Awei was stunned by the sudden erotic scene. He tried to push Xiaoyi away, but Xiaoyi's arms were tightly wrapped around him, making it impossible for him to break free.

Moreover, in the cramped stairwell, the pushing and shoving between the two would only make the situation more ambiguous.

Even now, as he remained still, Xiao Yi's warm breath sprayed onto his face, making him feel itchy.

"Why...why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Awei, I remember we've known each other for three years." Xiao Yi's eyes glistened with tears. Drawing her sword against her ally was the last thing she wanted to do.

But if I don't do this, not only will I not be able to survive, but all the people whose life trajectories I corrected during the previous missions and those I saved will be forced back to their original circumstances.

This is something she cannot accept.

After listening to Xiao Yi's words, Awei fell into thought, whether he was thinking about the time when the two first met or something else.

For a moment, the two remained motionless and silent, and the motion-activated lights in the corridor suddenly went out.

Xiao Yi's warm lips gently covered Awei's lips. Awei was slightly startled, and a soft, comfortable feeling washed over him. In the darkness, he closed his eyes.

After a few seconds, Ah Wei mumbled:

"Xiao Yi, actually... actually I quite like you!"

He cupped Xiao Yi's face in his hands and kissed her passionately. Xiao Yi responded, and a thought flashed through her mind: the time had come.

(End of this chapter)