I will be a boss in the future world

very tired……

I've never been so tired...

My eyelids are so heavy that I can no longer support them...

The last scene before closing my eyes was the entire warehouse starting to shake...

The mission failed. I'm afraid this virtual world will be destroyed...

The buzzing sound of electric current came one after another as if it was going to burst the eardrum, as if countless steel needles pierced the eardrum and rushed into the brain.

The struggle was so fast and fierce that it was difficult to distinguish the vision and even the consciousness was completely confused.

But if she still had the strength to open her eyes, Yuying would definitely see the strange moment when the surrounding scenes and the flash screen codes were intertwined and merged.

The previously uncontrollable thoughts gradually began to return. Unfortunately, I still couldn't judge the time in the dream, and I couldn't see the surrounding objects clearly.

The only thing that could be concluded was that this dream was probably related to that mysterious superpower, because she found that the familiar whispering voice sounded in her mind again.

She couldn't stop it, even in her dreams, she couldn't control the initiative.

……

Slowly opening his eyes, a dazzling light pierced his eyes like an arrow, and Yuying couldn't help but squint his eyes in pain.

"hiss......"

She tried to rub her eyes, which felt like they were being pricked by millions of tiny needles, but every slight movement brought unspeakable pain to various parts of her body.

Along with the pain, Yuying couldn't help but let out a low groan, and her whole body seemed to be protesting.

"Yuying, wake up—"

Turning her head, she saw Huai Zhen sitting by the bed, peeling an apple intently. She held a sharp knife in her hand and peeled off the apple skin circle by circle with skillful and graceful movements, revealing the fresh and juicy flesh.

When Huaizhen noticed that Yuying had woken up, a happy smile immediately broke out on his face.

Her eyes were full of concern and joy, as if seeing Yuying wake up was an extremely important thing. This sincere emotion made Yuying feel warm in her heart. She couldn't help but smile and responded, "Yeah."

"Huai Zhen... this..."

Yuying frowned and looked around with confusion and vigilance.

What I saw before me was a strange yet familiar scene - the hospital room was filled with various medical equipment and instruments, white walls, cold metal bed frames and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

For some reason, all of this made her feel uncomfortable.

Have they returned to the real world?

Yuying pondered secretly in his heart.

that……

She tried to recall what happened before she fell into a coma.

Gunshots, crying, blood...

"They are still there, I'm going to save them!"

Yuying threw back the quilt and rushed out——

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you going!"

Ning Huaizhen quickly put down the apple and stopped her in time.

"Go save them..."

Huaizhen didn't say anything. She pressed Yuying onto the bed, put a pillow under her for her to lean on, and then covered her with a quilt. After completing a series of actions, she began to explain.

"You are the only one injured. Who are you going to save?"

She continued to peel the apple calmly.

"..."

Yuying frowned, then slowly regained her composure, "So what's going on now?"

"It means congratulations on surviving your life and successfully completing the mission."

She handed the peeled apple to Yuying, who naturally took the apple and took a bite, then looked at Ning Huaizhen in a daze, waiting for an explanation.

"Why are you looking at me? Don't you know you've been shot?"

Yuying nodded, "I know, I'm waiting for you to explain what's going on next?"

"Well... I really don't know. I came here to take care of you as soon as I received the notification. I guess I have to go back to TOX to get the answer to what happened after you were shot."

"Does that mean... the mission is accomplished?"

Huaizhen thought for a while and said, "It seems so. Otherwise, how can they all come back?"

"That's good."

Yuying finally breathed a sigh of relief and took another big bite of the apple. It was so sweet.

"Also, congratulations, you have successfully passed the SA level barrier and are now one of the people with the highest ability level in TOX!"

"Well, Huaizhen, the apples you bought are really sweet. How long have they lasted..."

Yuying paused while chewing the apple and asked in surprise: "What did you say!?"

She stared at Huai Zhen, and the apple in her hand fell onto the bed and rolled to the ground.

"Congratulations on breaking through the SA level barrier."

stare:"……"

Yuying asked tentatively: "...You didn't lie to me?"

Huai Zhen stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "I heard that the bullet you were hit by wasn't just an ordinary one. If you hadn't broken through your physical limits and reached the SA level, you might not have woken up."

"!"

Wow, so, besides Yan, she is the one with the strongest superpower in TOX——

Oh, I forgot Xu Yechen also had a breakthrough.

Yuying curled the corners of her mouth, her mood instantly became better, and she began to move her body which was sore from lying down for a long time.

"Does your back hurt?"

"Back injury?"

Yuying moved her shoulders naturally and nodded slightly, "It doesn't hurt anymore, I don't feel anything at all, except that I felt sore all over when I first woke up."

Hearing this, Huai Zhen looked at her teasingly, "Pfft, do you know how many days you slept?"

It’s funny just thinking about that.

Yuying was puzzled: "Sleep? Didn't I faint?"

"It seems I must tell you about the day you just came back."

That day——

She received a notice from her boss asking her to come to the hospital immediately.

As soon as I arrived at the hospital, I saw Xu Yechen covered in blood, holding a woman and running into the hospital with his long legs.

"Doctor! Doctor!! Come quickly, doctor!!"

"Excuse me sir, loud noises are not allowed in the hospital."

"Get me a doctor! Quick!!!"

Xu Yechen roared angrily, and his ferocious look scared the young nurse so much that she dared not say anything more.

Huai Zhen ran up to him, frowned and asked: "Xu Yichen, what's wrong with you? What are you holding in your arms..."

"I'm fine, find a doctor quickly!"

"I'm coming."

While the two were talking, Li Quanhe hurried over in a white coat. When he got closer and saw Xu Yechen covered in blood, he was stunned.

Xu Yechen became more and more anxious, and quickly explained: "It's not me, it's Wen Yuying!"

The other two glanced down at the dishevelled figure in his arms.

"Go talk to me!"

Xu Yichen laid Yu Ying flat on the bed, and Li Quanhe began to check the wound.

ten minutes later

"What's going on? Can you say something?!"

Li Quanhe frowned slightly: "Hmm..."

Xu Yichen quickly asked: "What does um mean?!"

"Fortunately it was delivered early."

"What happened!? The wound got worse??!"

"..."

Li Quanhe looked up at Xu Yechen, then leisurely walked to the desk, picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

"Send some later..."

Xu Yichen frowned tightly: "..."

Ning Huaizhen stared at the two of them: "..."

"The scars are all gone!"

"!!!"

"..."

"I say, are you guys teasing me?"

Doctor Li curled his lips and said, "Although I am a doctor specially hired by you, I am not idle!"

Huai Zhen asked in confusion: "Why is there so much blood on Yu Ying's body?"

Li Quanhe sat at his desk and began to read the documents carefully. Without even looking up, he replied, "It healed automatically."

"She wasn't shot by an ordinary bullet, was she? Otherwise, she wouldn't have lost so much blood as a healing ability user. If it was a special gun, it would be difficult for her to survive with such an injury..."

Li Quanhe looked up at Ning Huaizhen again: "..."

The latter looked at him in silence.

Both of them finally looked at Xu Yechen.

"Uh... her... ability seems to have broken through the SA level?"

Li Quanhe rolled his eyes and continued to look down at the documents.

Huai Zhen was shocked: "Wow! This is incredible!"

"Generally, a level-up is known only after a test. Yuying's level-up......?"

Xu Yichen explained: "Mr. Song said so."

Li Quanhe said leisurely: "That's right, her ability must have reached a peak and exploded all of a sudden. Mr. Song should have felt the power when she exploded."

“Why didn’t I feel it then??”

"Because your ability has already reached SA level or above, the power that just broke SA level is nothing to you."

Ning Huaizhen on the side was already dumbfounded: "!"

Why did these people break through one by one after going on this mission??!

Li Quanhe raised his head and glanced at Yuying who was lying on the bed. "She is lucky. It is rare for someone to break through the level directly in a critical moment."

Unexpectedly, Xu Yechen suddenly began to question confidently: "Why hasn't she woken up yet? I'm a little doubtful of your legitimacy. I want to ask you to find the best doctor in your hospital."

"..."

Li Quanhe turned his head slightly, looked at Xu Yechen patiently, and said nothing.

This left Huai Zhen to explain awkwardly: "Uh...he is the most authoritative doctor here, a specially hired doctor of our Security Bureau, specializing in treating people with special abilities."

Xu Yechen frowned: "Why hasn't Wen Yuying woken up yet?"

"She just fell asleep!"

"..."

Li Quanhe held his forehead with his hand, "Maybe I'm too tired. After all, I just got injured and broke SA level, so my physical energy consumption is also quite large."

After saying this, the person lying down groaned as if to confirm his words.

Huaizhen suppressed his laughter: "..."

Xu Yichen was speechless: "..."

"..."

After listening to the entire process of "treatment", Yuying pursed her lips and denied it.

"No...that's not me!"

Huaizhen smiled knowingly: "Okay~ You're awake now, and it looks like you're fine. I'll go back to TOX first."

"I've been watching you here for the past two days. There must be a lot of things waiting for me to do when I get back."

"Wait a moment--"

Yuying suddenly remembered something and sat up from the quilt.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I thought you said TOX was attacked? What happened?"

When talking about this, Huai Zhen's face suddenly became solemn. "It's hard for me to say anything about this matter. Wait until you are fully recovered and return to TOX before we talk about it. The boss must have another explanation for this matter."

"Then I'll go back with you. I'm fine now."

Yuying said as she was about to get out of bed and put on her shoes.

"Oh, oh, oh, no, I promised Xu Yechen that you can have a good rest here. If he sees you wake up and go back immediately, he will definitely roll his eyes at me."

"…I don't believe he cares about me so much."

Yuying curled her lips, feeling puzzled.

"It looks like you've caused him a lot of trouble on this mission?"

"..."

It feels like shooting yourself in the foot.

"cough……"

Huai Zhen immediately put on a gossipy face: "In fact, in my opinion, you and Xu Yechen are quite a good match."

"What!?"

Yuying almost laughed out of anger at this and rolled her eyes speechlessly, "Which bastard said that?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, woman..."

Huai Zhen seemed not to hear Yu Ying's disdainful tone, immersed in his own little world, and then smacked his lips and said, "Did you know Xu Yechen long before he came to TOX?"

"..."

Yuying was silent, her eyes unconsciously looking towards the ceiling.

Seeing her reaction, Huai Zhen narrowed his eyes and said, "Something happened..."

"Quick! Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist!!"

Yuying sighed silently. Seeing that this girl was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, she would not be able to have peace if she didn't tell her.

"……that is……"

five minutes later

After Yu Ying told her everything about what happened between her and Xu Yechen in the coffee shop——

"Hmm... this is very much his style."

Huai Zhen held his chin and pretended to be deep.

Yu Ying: "..."

She slapped her thigh suddenly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Oh, it's like this, just like the last time you were late, Xu Yechen arrived one step ahead of you."

That day, the boss was still doing his daily morning work summary, talking about the new colleague who would be arriving soon.

"Our new colleague will be here soon to report for duty. Everyone, please be more enthusiastic and let him feel the warmth of our TOX."

Huai Zhen asked doubtfully: "Boss, how can we send warmth with just two people?"

"...Where's Wen Yuying?"

"The forecast will continue the 'fine' tradition of being late."

Yan lowered his head to look at the information and replied casually.

"..."

Huai Zhen's infatuated eyes were starry: "By the way, Boss, is the new guy here for an interview? Is he good? Is he handsome?"

“No interview.”

Before he finished speaking, Huai Zhen was surprised and asked him quickly: "Then how did you get in? Through the back door!?"

"..."

“I feel like those coming in through the back door are usually not very reliable.”

She suddenly lost her curiosity and felt contempt.

Song Zhimian glanced at Huai Zhen and replied coldly: "He is my cousin."

"..."

The latter carefully glanced at Song Zhimian's face and smiled apologetically: "Boss, just pretend I didn't say anything!"

"you really……"

"You little bastard, come in quickly!"

Song Zhimian's speech was suddenly interrupted, and Minister Xu pulled the reluctant Xu Yechen in with a serious face.

Xu Yechen, who was being pulled, had a stern face and remained silent.

"Zhimian, I heard that you guys at TOX are short of manpower, so I brought this guy to you."

"It's just right that you can help me take care of him and temper his temper!"

Song Zhimian nodded and said, "Okay, don't worry. We are in need of capable people like Yechen. I believe Yechen will do a good job and will not let you down."

"Hmph, that's best."

After hearing what Song Zhimian said, Minister Xu glared at the expressionless Xu Yechen with disappointment.

"Then you can make the arrangements. I have something else to do so I won't bother you."

"Okay, take care, I'll see you off."