I will be a boss in the future world

The crackling sound of electric current echoed in my ears, and my body felt inexplicably sore and tired.

Is it because I used that special ability to fight?

During the brief moment of confusion, several images flashed through her mind quickly.

The setting sun slowly sets in the distance, and the sunset glow on the horizon is as beautiful as the memory. She laughs, shouts, and runs...

But suddenly there was a fire burning in front of me...

The picture was like a burned photo, gradually becoming riddled with holes.

Finally, the raging fire that came towards us was merciless and fierce, and the cries of all kinds of people echoed in my ears.

She saw her father holding her and jumping down from a height...

The man was covered in blood, with a sad expression, but he did not forget to hold her tightly in his arms, and tried his best to turn himself downwards...

The time of falling in the air seemed to be infinitely stretched, and every second was vivid.

Her heart began to ache violently, Yuying suddenly opened her eyes and exhaled heavily.

Finally waking up in the real world, his brain was still a little groggy. Yu Ying was silent for a moment, unable to tell whether he was in the virtual world or reality.

She carefully recalled the scene that just flashed by. Her father's face was exactly the same as the man who fell with her in his arms. She was sure that she had never had such an experience. Could it be that he used that special ability to allow her to possess the original owner's memory?

Wen Yuying, who had been unable to figure it out for a long time, decided to give up temporarily. She rubbed her hair, sat up, and looked around. The white laboratory was still silent. Only she had fainted beside the metal door, and Jin Qi was still nowhere to be found.

Maybe he was sucked into another virtual world and hasn't come out yet.

As soon as she came back to her senses, Shi Yuan's noisy voice came into her brain: "What's going on with a baby?"

"You swore solemnly that you would destroy the core database of the arena..."

Shi Yuan's voice came from her ear, and Yu Ying only heard a clear male voice saying in a complaining tone: "You didn't want to help me make money, so you made up such an excuse?"

Yuying held her forehead in her hand silently, and said helplessly: "I'm not lying to you, it really is a baby."

"..."

After she regained some strength, she slowly stood up and explained in her mind: "There is nothing there, only a sleeping baby."

She frowned slightly: "How do you want me to destroy him? Kill him?"

"That's a person, a real person."

"..."

Shi Yuan frowned and thought deeply for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he said inexplicably excitedly: "Speaking of which, I seem to have seen a rumor on the dark web."

Yu Ying was stunned for a moment, and then paused as he walked out of the laboratory. He asked, "What rumor?"

Even though this area was suddenly drawn into the virtual world, the laboratory still seemed to be unharmed, with the only loss possibly being a sudden power outage.

The little red dot of the camera that was previously monitoring at 360 degrees has gone out, and the feeling of restraint has suddenly decreased a lot. Yuying walked carefully, and also had to distract herself to listen carefully to Shiyuan's words.

"Have you ever heard of... the Dream Maker?"

Yuying was puzzled: "Dream maker?"

Dreaming? It sounds like an ability that is more advanced than supernatural powers.

"It's probably the legendary SSS-level superpower after the nuclear war breaks out..."

"It is said that this ability can shape dreams, allowing people to get everything they want in their dreams. The key is..."

"This kind of dream is regular and orderly, and it can keep the consciousness clear."

Yuying carefully glanced at both sides of the corridor and asked herself in her mind: "Isn't that very similar to the current virtual network world?"

It was quiet all around, and only Shi Yuan's voice could be heard.

"That's right...but the world in dreams is based on the human brain, not an online database."

"So it will be based on one person's consciousness, which is called the dream master."

Because of the power outage, the elevator could not operate, and Yuying could only follow the holographic image in her brain to the original staircase. At this moment, she was shocked by Shiyuan's words and stopped where she was: "You mean..."

"The NPC system's virtual arena is actually... a baby's dream?!"

Shi Yuan held his chin with one hand, stared at the screen and groaned softly, his tone inexplicable: "If what you saw is true, I'm afraid... we accidentally discovered a big secret."

"...!!!"

"The NPC Foundation is the overlord of the current virtual world, controlling 90% of the technological resources."

"The NPC system is everywhere and dominates everyone's life."

"This super AI is the core technology of the NPC Foundation, but its origin is unknown."

"Although the war destroyed everything in the old world, some secrets must have been preserved."

He concluded: "What you saw may be evidence."

After frowning and thinking for a while, Yuying raised her head and discussed with Shiyuan: "I want to meet the people who did business with you this time."

Shi Yuan blurted out: "Why?"

"They want to steal the most core database, so their identities must be extraordinary."

"No matter what the purpose is... we didn't complete the mission, so we should explain it..."

She raised an eyebrow, "Don't accidentally smash your sign, do you?"

Hearing her teasing tone, Shi Yuan sighed helplessly: "Five million, the cooked duck flew away."

"I'll call you when the time comes. Let me be depressed for a while."

Yuying shook her head and scolded with a smile: "You are useless!"

Shi Yuan rolled his eyes where she couldn't see him, made a "tsk" sound, and suddenly remembered something, and told her: "Oh, and..."

"Your last move, that ability."

"Don't use it indiscriminately anymore."

Yu Ying: "..."

This ability is not something she can use whenever she wants...

"Luckily, there was a glitch in that live broadcast. I don't know if it was intentional."

Shi Yuan was still worried and said worriedly: "Anyway, be careful and don't expose yourself as a superpower outside."

"know."

The biggest difference between people with special powers and ordinary people is that they can often break the rules, ignore the settings of their bodies, and exert abilities beyond ordinary people. Therefore, they have always been excluded by ordinary people living in a peaceful world.

This is also the reason why the Security Bureau set up a special department called the Superpower Department, which can not only provide a shelter for people with superpowers, but also allow them to use their superpowers for their own purposes.

The two were still talking animatedly, but what they didn't know was that at the same time, the man sitting in the command room of the Security Bureau's Review Section was staring at the surveillance screen with a frown on his face.

"Team A will guard the entrance, Team B will go up the stairs, and Team C will go to the underground parking lot."

"Xue Jian, lead the group through the safe passage and use thermal imaging to check for any suspicious people moving around."

"Don't say anything when you catch the target, just bring him back to me."

"Yes, understand."

Yuying ran quickly down the safety passage, listening carefully to the movements around him.

She felt inexplicably uneasy, as if there were still a pair of invisible eyes staring at her. She looked at the dim camera in the corner, frowned and quickened her pace.

She didn't know when Shi Yuan had disconnected from her, and her mind suddenly became quiet, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound of conversation coming from downstairs, as if special police officers were searching upwards.

Yuying secretly cried out in her heart, "Oh no!" Her sixth sense told her that these people might be here to arrest her, so she quickly slipped out of the security door on this floor.

But I didn’t expect that as soon as I stepped out of the door…

"The person in front, stop!!!"

"Please turn around and submit to an identification check."

The voice was so flat and silent that it didn't seem to leave any room for doubt.

"……"frown.

The light and orderly footsteps in front were getting closer and closer, and the way back was blocked again. It seemed that there was no way to escape easily.

"Officer, I'm just an ordinary lab worker."

Feeling the gunman approaching, she pretended to cough heavily a few times with her back still turned, and said in a hoarse voice, "And I have... a very serious cold, which is contagious."

"Stop talking nonsense and turn around!"

Before Yuying could argue, the police officer pushed her and forced her to turn around.

Her long hair fell down in an instant. Yuying couldn't help but clench her fists, feeling a little annoyed, but someone behind her held her shoulders and signaled his men not to be rude.

"You must be Wen Yuying."

"The identity information has been confirmed, no need to pretend anymore."

The man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his features were delicate, and his tone was somewhat kind.

He put away the electronic scanning device in his hand and showed the ID on his chest.

"I am Xue Jian, the investigation and enforcement officer of the Security Bureau's Investigation Division."

"We now suspect you are involved in a system intrusion case. Please come back with us for investigation."

Yuying said nothing, just frowned at him.

Security? Does that mean they're colleagues?

Xue Jian seemed to see through her thoughts and kindly reminded her: "Don't struggle, you can't run away. The whole building is full of our people."

Upon learning that they were also colleagues in the Security Bureau, Yuying wanted to bring up the TOX members to deal with him again, but the next moment she was shocked by his words and her face turned pale instantly.

"Your accomplice, Shi Yuan, has been captured by us."

...! ! !

When Yuying heard Shi Yuan's name, she felt her heart sink.

It seems that the review department has already figured out my background, and I am afraid they are well prepared this time.

If she were charged with abusing her power and disrupting public order, she would never be able to clear herself of the charges even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

But...how could this be?

Seeing that she was gradually giving up resistance, Xue Jian waved to the people behind him.

"Tie him up and take him back to headquarters."

"..."

Even at midnight, even though the starry sky had long been obscured by severe air pollution, the city was still as bright as day, even a little dazzling.

With shackles on his wrists, the police car roared all the way to the investigation department office building.

Investigation Department - A special security department of the Security Bureau, together with the Ability Department and the Transformation Department.

Unlike the Ability Department and the Transformation Department, which specialize in investigating security incidents in the cyber world and maintaining and supervising the virtual world, the Inspection Department is only responsible for interrogating and monitoring the people involved, including members of the Ability Department and the Transformation Department. The official title is not high, but the power is huge. It is said that it is related to the fact that the leader of the department is backed by a certain chaebol.

Such a large-scale arrest must be because his and Shi Yuan's information has been exposed. However, Yu Ying is also a member of the Security Bureau, and the charges against him are doubtful. How to investigate depends on how the people behind the scenes want to interrogate him.

But how did it get exposed?

Just as Yuying was still doubting herself, the police car slowly stopped at the top floor of an extremely luxurious building.

Yes, the top floor.

Thanks to advanced technology, flying cars have escaped the shackles of gravity and gained control of the air in this city. Tall buildings are connected to each other in wide corridors in the sky, connecting themselves with other giants and weaving another spectacular transportation network. Dense flying cars are dotted through the steel jungle, which makes people's scalps numb.

The Investigation Department's headquarters is majestic and grand. In addition to various high-tech products, there are fully armed police officers coming in and out everywhere.

It seems that the virtual world has already influenced and even dominated the real world. Although the Inspection Department is only a supervisory department under the Security Bureau, its security force should not be underestimated.

Yuying observed for a while and felt miserable in her heart. It was extremely difficult to escape from the mouth of this steel behemoth. It seemed that she could only wait for the legendary Captain TOX to come and rescue her.

As for the time source, we have to find another way.

I was escorted inside by several police officers. The several-story lobby was solemn and dignified. The white lights set off the gray walls, and there was not a single lively color to be seen.

Turning into the passage beside the hall, in front of her was an elevator specially used to escort prisoners. It was surrounded by metal bars and was heavily guarded. The extremely depressing atmosphere made her very uncomfortable.

The elevator rose slowly with a heavy sound, but there were only letters on the buttons, no floors.

After an unknown amount of time, the elevator finally stopped.

Yuying followed the escort through layers of metal prison doors and came to a room that looked like a detention room.

Xue Jian turned around and glanced at her. "Go in. I hope you can cooperate with the investigation."

After thinking it over, Wen Yuying, who was sure that all the intrusions would not leave too many clues, raised her head calmly, looked at him calmly, and asked normally: "What crime have I committed and how long will I be imprisoned for?"

"Without solid evidence, your detention cannot exceed 24 hours."

Xue Jian was even calmer than her, and said in a neutral tone: "Don't worry, the interrogation hasn't started yet. Someone will tell you the questions you want to know."

"..."

The cold shackles were still on his hands, and behind him he could hear the cell being locked.

Yuying turned around and found that there was already someone sitting in the room.

I saw Shi Yuan bending over and sitting on a chair, with the same shackles on his hands as mine.

When he saw Yuying being escorted in, his eyes were full of worry and self-blame.

The moment she finally saw Shi Yuan in person, Yu Ying thought to herself that Shi Yuan was just as she had imagined, a young and innocent boy next door.

The young man in front of him was tall and thin, with delicate features. Perhaps because he was arrested in a hurry, his hair was slightly messy, and his simple white T-shirt was obviously wrinkled, making him look a little embarrassed.

The moment she looked into his eyes, the young man's dark brown eyes were clear, and his long eyelashes gently attached to his eyes, clear and timeless, and the whole person was like a refreshing lemon soda in summer.

The first tone he spoke was still familiar.

"Did they find you too?"