Chapter 99 Chapter 99 Chapter 99
[A sharp decline in host vital signs has been detected. Emergency rescue protocol activated.]
[The cleanup of the demon blood corruption is underway...]
[Cleanup complete, vital signs stable, host safe!]
The familiar mechanical electronic voice echoed in my mind, bringing an indescribable sense of peace.
Azhi opened her eyes with difficulty, and the familiar room came into view, as if the terrifying near-death experience she had just had was just a nightmare.
But the lingering feeling of exhaustion reminded her that it wasn't an illusion. She sniffed, her eyes red-rimmed: [000...]
The light gradually coalesced into a blurry sphere, which hovered in front of Azhi. The sphere trembled slightly, radiating a mixture of anger and heartache.
"It's me." 000's voice was still electronic, but it carried a rare gentleness. "I'm sorry I'm late."
Azhi's tears flowed even more freely; she sobbed, all her pain and grievances bursting forth at this moment: "You're finally back."
She recounted her experiences over this period in fits and starts: the wedding that didn't go as planned, the days she was imprisoned in this mansion, Kokushibo's suffocating control and kisses, and the horror of being forcibly fed blood by Muzan Kibutsuji just now.
000's emotions fluctuated wildly as she narrated.
Towards the end, Azhi, still wiping away tears, pitifully asked 000: "Have you... finished dealing with your troubles?"
Even at this time, she still doesn't forget to care about others; how can 000 not feel sorry for her?
An anomaly has been detected in the world line. 000 Return to the system center for verification.
However, shortly after it was transmitted back, it was informed that the mission world had suffered a severe collapse for unknown reasons, lost its stability, and the connection channel with the system center had also been closed.
000 was trapped in the system center and could not return to the mission world on its own until Muzan Kibutsuji infected Ori with demon blood...
A-Zhi couldn't withstand the transformation by the demon blood, which is why 000 was able to return.
The host has encountered a fatal crisis. In accordance with the highest priority host protection law, an emergency rescue procedure is forcibly activated to allow the system to return to the host.
Of course, this comes at a cost; it requires an unimaginable amount of energy.
000 said gently: [It's been resolved.]
At this moment, A-Zhi finally felt relieved. She felt that nothing could hurt her anymore, and then she began to worry about another person: "Let's go find Yoriichi. I haven't seen him in so long..."
—No need to look for it anymore.
During the process of healing Azhi, 000 carefully scanned her body and naturally discovered the abnormal redness and swelling on her lips, as well as ambiguous marks that had not yet disappeared in other hidden areas.
What Azhi just accused was only the tip of the iceberg. It's likely that Kokushibo has already done everything he shouldn't have. 000qiang suppressed his anger and quietly erased those traces.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, despite his immense strength, remains immersed in an illusory brotherhood, unable to see reality, and always makes concessions.
Kokushibo tricked Ori into marriage during her human days, and even after becoming a demon, he continued to bully her. To this day, he still cannot break free from Muzan Kibutsuji's control.
The two of them brought Ori to Muzan Kibutsuji's attention, and if 000 hadn't returned, Ori would have really lost her life.
000 knew it was venting its anger on others. Ultimately, the source of all the tragedies was Muzan Kibutsuji, but it was really hard for it to feel any goodwill towards this broken mission world anymore.
It even resented that it returned to the system center at the wrong time.
000 denounced almost everyone and every ghost she knew. As Azhi listened, she almost forgot to cry. She sobbed softly, "[You and Yoriichi did nothing wrong, and I also slapped Iwakatsu...]"
She didn't know that after Kokuichi Katsu became a demon, his name was Kokushibo.
000: [?] At this moment, he reacted very quickly for some reason, and is that slap definitely not a reward?
000 knows very well that for Kokushibo, who is now twisted to the extreme, whether it is love or hate, he would love for Aori to focus all her attention and emotions on him.
Although she didn't witness it firsthand, 000 could imagine that after Kokushibo was hit by Aori, the corners of his lips must have been subtly curved upwards.
Azhi is so easy to manipulate.
It paused for a moment, then its light softened, gently enveloping Azhi: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I have something to tell you."
000 briefly recounted the world's collapse and its experience returning to the system's center, its tone calm to the point of being almost cold: "I have already requested the main system to reset the world, jump to a different time point, and change the mission objective."
This derivative world is no longer stable, the questline has completely collapsed, the original quests cannot be continued, and there is no point in wasting time here.
Let's leave!
Leaving this point in time and arriving in a new era, choosing a new mission objective, everything here will have nothing to do with Azhi.
Azhi was confused; she didn't understand most of what 000 said, but the meaning of the last sentence was very clear.
She realized that 000's "departure" was not simply leaving the room, but a more thorough "departure".
In an instant, the faces of Yoriichi and Kokushibo appeared before her eyes. She wiped away her tears, her voice hoarse: "What about them?"
A strong sense of reluctance was brewing in my heart.
Even after experiencing bad things, the memories and emotions deeply rooted in our hearts after more than a decade of living together are not something that can be easily severed.
000 suddenly became indifferent: "Their fate is their own to bear; I only care about you."
Azhi opened her mouth, and tears streamed down her face without warning: "But...I feel..."
Don't hesitate, I won't hurt you.
After the time jump, under the correction of the world's forces, Azhi's memories of the present will also disappear, and she will forget everything here, which is better for her.
Furthermore, as compensation for the collapse of the mission world, 000 can make a reasonable request to the system center, which will be used at a critical time.
Azhi lowered her head and said nothing more. With 000's calm and certain promise, she slowly nodded.
She always believed in 000, something that no one else could replace.
A tremendous power began to fluctuate, and the light grew brighter and brighter, completely enveloping Azhi.
Be happy in this new world...
Azhi felt something stroking her head, and then a strong wave of drowsiness washed over her, and the scene before her eyes began to spin and blur.
Everything about the Warring States period, everything about the brothers of Jiguo, also quickly faded from my mind, becoming hazy and unreal.
Her consciousness sank once again into a boundless void, and those unforgettable emotions and ties were instantly sealed away by an invisible force.
A cold mountain wind, carrying the scent of pine needles and earth, swept over her, lifting the strands of hair from her forehead. Azhi suddenly opened her eyes.
She looked around and found herself in a fog-shrouded mountain forest.
Ah Zhi clutched her empty chest, vaguely feeling as if she had lost something very important, but upon closer inspection, she couldn't find anything.
She remembers nothing.
This marked the beginning of the second mission.
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