Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Yu Zhuo was awakened by the sudden chill that invaded his body.

He opened his eyes, and with a gust of cold wind howling past, thick, dry yellow earth from the desolate planet entered his eye sockets.

The dragon's remains lay silently beside him.

Yu Zhu sat there in a daze for a while before he could make out the cracks and bullet holes on the skeleton. They were so numerous that they were almost impossible to count.

You're awake.

A familiar voice rang out beside Yu Zhuo. Yu Zhuo froze and turned his head to see Tamo standing not far away.

He didn't know when he arrived here, nor how long he had been here. The black robe he was wearing was old and worn. Yu Zhu stared at his clothes for a long time before his gaze finally settled on Tamo's face.

You slept for a long time, and you stayed there for a long time.

Tamo took a few steps closer and gave Yu Zhu a slight smile.

I think he must really like you.

"...He likes me?" Yu Zhuo's face turned pale. He muttered a few words to himself, then found it amusing. "No...he doesn't like me."

Tamo stopped in his tracks as the data shifted in his eyes.

“He Lan has someone she likes, and they’re doing very well. I’ve seen a lot of things, He Lan and Su Hui…” Yu Zhuo frowned, his golden eyes turned to Ta Mo, and he sneered, “You killed them all.”

Temperatures plummeted on the dead planet, frost covered Tamo's shoulders, and his expression seemed frozen stiff, unable to move.

This is not the point.

As long as He Lan has feelings for you, your existence has value.

Time is long, and feelings can be cultivated. By staying by his side, you can gradually replace the silver ball and become the true source of his essence.

"You destroyed Su Hui, and you killed He Lan!" The hatred in Yu Zhuo's eyes almost overflowed. The main system's methods were as cruel and inhuman as ever.

He pierced He Lan's chest, broke his ribs, and finally let him be shot to death by the humans of the Dragon Clan world.

What about Zhou Yanshu? After Yu Zhuo and Su Hui were dismembered, how did he treat Zhou Yanshu?

Zhou Yanshu's fish tail, with large patches of scales torn off, said it all.

"What use is there for you to keep He Lan's remains? He has so many wounds on his body, and his bones are full of cracks! Isn't this all thanks to you?"

"You want me to stay with him now? What, are you trying to atone for your sins?" Yu Zhuo's tone was sarcastic. "Main system... why are you regretting it?"

Tamer remained silent, staring at the skeleton on the ground, a complex and indescribable emotion rising in his eyes.

This has nothing to do with you.

If you don't succeed the first time, you can try again. You have many opportunities to meet him. And I will provide all the resources you need.

“All your efforts are in vain.” Yu Zhuo looked at him coldly. “If you really want to change things, you should go see him yourself and talk to him face to face.”

You're really noisy.

Electricity gathered in Tamo's hand, and he pointed at Yu Zhuo from a distance.

Don't influence my thinking and judgment.

“Heh…” Yu Zhuo found it amusing. “I think you’re the one who’s really sick.”

The main system will always be the same, and he may never learn to respect others in his entire life.

I've told you everything I wanted you to do; now it's up to you.

This planet will be reborn soon, and so will He Lan.

You should stay with him.

After speaking, Tamer turned to leave. His steps were steady, each step sinking into the sands of the planet, leaving a trail of clearly visible human footprints.

"……it's useless."

Yu Zhuo's voice whistled past his ears on the wind. Tamo paused for a moment, then quickened his pace and strode away.

Yu Zhuo watched as the main system's figure disappeared at the edge of the planet. From its initial black shadow, it transformed into a thin crack, and finally vanished into the air.

He turned to look at his side; He Lan's remains had been worn away by the wind and sand, and his original appearance was no longer recognizable.

Yu Zhuo stared at him silently for a few seconds before looking away.

A ticking sound came from the device inside his system. Yu Zhuo opened the display screen and saw several red dots moving at high speed, rushing towards the edge of the world.

He originally wanted Pei Du and the others to take care of Zhou Yanshu, but judging from the current situation... they were clearly planning to come together.

Living a life of compromise and survival is the best policy.

None of them listened to a word.

Yu Zhuo sighed and turned off the monitor.

He Lan's remains lay beside him. Yu Zhuo retrieved the broken iris flower he had hidden in the system's core; its fragrance was faint. Yu Zhuo placed it on He Lan's chest.

"Goodbye, He Lan."

Yu Zhuo drew out the energy he had accumulated from the previous planet, mixed it with He Lan's aura, and walked in the direction the main system had just left.

Beneath the planet lay an endless expanse of darkness. Yu Zhuo sensed the malevolent energy surging from below and turned to jump down.

*

[Main system, this is a data report I collected regarding life points in the post-apocalyptic world.]

The planet model in space rotates slowly, forming a three-dimensional arc shape.

When Tamo returned, he still had some sand and dirt on him. He rubbed his temples and received the files and data reports that Caiqiu had just uploaded.

The colorful ball floated inside the space, cautiously looking up while holding the data board, not daring to say much.

[Are life stats really that low in the apocalypse?]

The main system's low mechanical sound filled the air, and the colored ball immediately tensed up, respectfully retreating a short distance.

[Yes, it's the main system. The world had already experienced turmoil before the apocalypse, so the life energy stored within is extremely low.]

The blue light from the screen shone on Tamo's face as he stared at the data in silence. The cold, dim light illuminated Tamo's face, inexplicably outlining his features with a chilling and sinister aura.

Unconsciously, Caiqiu gripped the data panel in his hand. The crackling and popping of the currents inside his system, the extremely subtle sounds of tension, were suppressed and masked beneath the mechanical exterior.

What about other worlds?

Tamer looked away from the current world data, tapped his finger on the screen, and glanced at the colored ball out of the corner of his eye.

The colorful ball paused for a moment.

[I haven't had time to test other worlds yet. I've only been testing the post-apocalyptic situation lately, but I'll speed things up...]

I need results within three days.

Tamo spoke in a low voice.

Go and carry out the mission.

Upon hearing the command, the colored ball lowered its body, retracted its statistical data, and proactively notified the main system before leaving.

Okay, main system. I'll get the result to you shortly.

After saying that, Caiqiu disappeared at the doorway.

Tamo remained leaning back in his leather seat. The hatch above closed, leaving only the strange sounds of electrical currents and keyboard typing echoing in the control room.

Tamo traced the final test report on the panel with his fingertips.

The data on those pages was collected by the colored balls, and the values ​​filled in each blank space were extremely low, silently indicating that there were not many usable life values ​​in this post-apocalyptic world.

Tamo scrolled through the data panel expressionlessly. He paused for a moment, then pulled up another test report from the bottom of the original page.

He assigned the same task to two systems. The report below shows that the post-apocalyptic world contains abundant life energy, with a utilization rate as high as 90%.

If the internal system detector of the colored ball does not malfunction, then the problem lies with the colored ball itself.

Just like him.

Tamo looked up at the control panel in front of him, which was connected to tens of millions of system cores. Green represented safety, silver warned of threat, and red indicated a virus intrusion.

Tamo's gaze was fixed on the system core of the colorful ball, whose color had changed from green to bright red.

[An unstable factor has been detected. Shall we eliminate it?]

The line of red text floated in front of Tamo. Tamo's face was blank, like a sculpture. A few seconds later, he pressed the destroy button.

Unstable factors... must all be eliminated.