Chapter 462: Chapter 462: So, I Also Have a System
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Thrown out by the energy storm, the wretched figure soared through the air, tracing an arc before crashing heavily onto the shattered ground.
At this moment, Zeng Yi's skin was cracked, blood oozing out, drenching him into a bloody mess. His disheveled long hair and bloodied face made him unrecognizable.
His vitality was nearly extinguished, and his breathing was barely audible.
He lay motionless on the ground, as if his weak heartbeat could stop at any moment, leading to his death.
Am I going to die?
In his final moments, Zeng Yi regained some consciousness, as if recalling who he was.
A brief moment of clarity brought intense pain coursing through his nerves, suffocating him.
This feeling was akin to enduring the tortures of hell, a pain etched into his spirit.
Confusion arose within him.
What has happened? Why have I become like this?
Why am I lying here, gravely injured and on the brink of death?
But his brain did not have the energy to continue thinking or reminiscing. He merely felt himself growing increasingly exhausted, his consciousness fading, and drowsiness overwhelming him.
He wanted to close his eyes, to sleep, but Zeng Yi knew that if he closed his eyes and succumbed to slumber, there would be no future awaiting him.
Death was dangerously close. He was just a step away from sinking into the abyss.
Yet, even if he didn't want to sleep, he couldn't resist the overwhelming fatigue and weakness.
Zeng Yi lay on the ground, hollow eyes gazing at the azure sky. In that moment, he felt the world losing its vibrancy, turning gray.
Ah, am I going to die?
To die like this, without having a chance to see more of this world, it's truly disheartening.
His eyelids grew heavy as if weighted with lead, gradually closing.
Is this truly the end?
"Not really!"
In his last moment before closing his eyes, Zeng Yi seemed to hear a voice, a voice of a familiar girl.
Who is it?
For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity in that voice, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"You won't die. As long as you have a breath left, you won't die. Because you haven't fulfilled the goals you set for yourself. How could you be allowed to die?"
The voice echoed in Zeng Yi's mind, leaving him bewildered.
I won't die?
The goals I set?
Zeng Yi suddenly thought of something horrifying.
Could this voice be the same voice as his cheat like system, the one that brought him to this world?
Who else could it be? So it turns out my system has come back. It has been over ten years, and I almost forgot that I used to have a system, a man with built-in cheats.
Damn it! It knows how to make a comeback?
At that moment, Zeng Yi finally remembered that he was someone who possessed cheats.
Damn it!
With that in mind, Zeng Yi couldn't help but curse under his breath. Then, using every ounce of strength left, he weakly lifted his right hand, trembling fingers slowly curling into a fist before he slowly raised his middle finger.
He welcomed the system's return with joy and greeted it fervently with an international gesture of goodwill.
Finally, his powerless hand fell, and Zeng Yi sank into endless darkness, losing consciousness.
"Where is this? Hell?"
When Zeng Yi opened his eyes again, he found himself in a pitch-black space, a surreal sensation akin to dreaming.
"Why am I here?"
Confusion washed over Zeng Yi's face, and he furrowed his brow, deep in thought.
He remembered being surrounded and engaged in a fight with several evil spirit masters. Outmatched by the opponent's Titled Douluo level power, he was captured.
Then, the resentment of tens of thousands of creatures flooded into his body, and he couldn't remember anything anymore.
So, am I dead?
"Hehehe."
At this moment, a cold laughter came from behind him. It was filled with an evil and ferocious aura, startling Zeng Yi. He immediately turned around, his sharp gaze fixed on the direction from which the laughter came.
As he turned, Zeng Yi's eyes contracted, freezing in place.
Before him stood a stone pillar, shackles binding a figure to it.
The person bound by the chains stood shirtless, with evenly distributed muscles giving off a clear sense of the beauty in its lines. However, a eerie black demonic pattern sprawled across their bronzed skin, giving off a sinister vibe.
The person lowered their head, long black hair falling in disarray, obscuring their face from Zeng Yi's view.
"Who are you?" Zeng Yi warily questioned.
"Hehehe."
However, the person did not respond. With their head still lowered, they emitted a sinister, bone-chilling smirk.
Even in this state, Zeng Yi knew that this person, chained up like that, was not a kind individual.
"Do you want to know who he is?"
A voice, familiar yet unknown, came from behind. Zeng Yi turned his head and saw a young girl, appearing to be in her teens.
"And who are you?" Zeng Yi tentatively asked, somewhat apprehensive.
Even a powerful Spirit Master wouldn't be able to silently appear behind him. This girl before him, who seemed to be in her early teens, was also quite enigmatic. It was strange to encounter consecutive enigmatic individuals, leaving Zeng Yi feeling extremely puzzled.
"Oh, I see. You don't recognize me?" The girl raised her head, her eyes resembling an endless abyss—mysterious and eerie.
She tilted her head and looked at Zeng Yi's puzzled expression, pondering for a moment.
"Let me think, it's been about sixteen years since we last met. Do you know who I am now?"
"Sixteen years?" Hearing this, Zeng Yi remained bewildered. Carefully examining the girl before him, he found her features exquisite and perfect. He couldn't forget such a girl if he had truly seen her before.
Sixteen years ago?
That was when he was six years old, right? Was there a girl in the village as ethereal as she was? It didn't seem so!
Wait!
Then, Zeng Yi suddenly realized something.
Sixteen years ago, when he was six, on the Douluo Continent, the age when children awakened their martial spirits.
That year, he had just awakened his Martial Spirit. Combined with the familiar voice...
Zeng Yi widened his eyes, completely astonished as he stared at the girl before him.
"You, you, are you that Shameless System?"
"Hmph, it seems like your brain hasn't rotted yet." The girl snorted, admitting her identity.
However, did she just hear the words "Shameless System"?
Zeng Yi tilted his head, looking at the girl in surprise. Then, he squatted down and uncontrollably poked her smooth, fair, and doll-like face with his finger.
"Are you really the system? I didn't expect you to take on a human form. But can't you change your appearance? I prefer the cool and glamorous image of a black-haired, long straight-haired mature woman. I don't feel anything for cute, loli types!"
Hearing Zeng Yi's words, the girl twitched her corner of the eye, barely able to control her urge to hit him. She reached out her small hand, tightly gripping the finger that poked her cheek, and exerted force.
"Ah! Ouch! It hurts! Let go! My finger is going to break!"
Zeng Yi screamed in agony, and in the midst of his pleas, the girl released her grip.
Rubbing his sore finger, Zeng Yi looked at the heartless girl before him, his very own system, feeling a bit apprehensive.
"So, why have you appeared?"
"Of course, to remind you not to die!" The girl stared coldly at Zeng Yi, seemingly warning him.
Hearing this, Zeng Yi was dumbfounded. What kind of logic allowed someone to claim that if he was killed by someone stronger, it would be his fault? It was utter nonsense.
If you don't want me to die, give me powerful treasures, all sorts of life-saving skills, secret weapons, anything!
Zeng Yi rolled his eyes and inwardly complained.
However, in the next moment, the girl appeared before him, her body floating in mid-air. Her tiny hands pressed against his cheeks, and her abyss-like eyes stared at him, seemingly penetrating his spirit.
"Don't forget our agreement! You must stay alive and become stronger! Until the very end of this world!"
After speaking these words, the figure disappeared from the space, leaving Zeng Yi utterly bewildered.
I have to become stronger?
These words took a long time to register in Zeng Yi's mind.
"Hey! What are you planning? Explain yourself before you leave!" Zeng Yi regained his senses and shouted, full of confusion.
"Oh, right! Do you still want to know who that person is?" The girl's voice echoed once again in Zeng Yi's mind.
Zeng Yi abruptly turned around and saw the person bound to the stone pillar. Cracks began appearing on the hardened chains, until they shattered completely.
He had broken free from his shackles!
"Hehehe."
An evil laughter resounded as the demonic figure tilted his head up. Blood-red eyes emitted a wicked light, tightly fixed on Zeng Yi.
At this moment, Zeng Yi finally saw his face.
It was almost unbelievable.
The person before him, like a demon, had an exactly identical face to his own!
A demon, just like himself!
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