Laughter echoed in the background all of a sudden. It was cold and chilling to the point that Angela fell to the ground. She couldn't help but tremble as her face turned white as a sheet of paper.
Shane wasn't any better. Ever since he found out about his new powers, his confidence soared to an unimaginable degree. He had thought that as long as he had his powers, he wouldn't be afraid of these bunch of monsters.
He had thought no one would be rivaled him since he could simply suck away others' powers.
But now, after such a long time, he felt a trace of fear embracing his heart. He didn't know what to do for a moment as he stood there in the darkness, inside Angela's mind.
Before he could think of what to do, the cold and chilling voice spoke the most surprising words Shane had ever heard, "System 12254801, isn't it? I am surprised you could last this long," the voice paused for a moment as if thinking of something and said, "Oh, I guess with your powers it would have been a shock if you failed."
The traces of color faded from Shane's face. He couldn't help but stay at the screen in front of him with a serious expression on his face. But no matter how much he tried to search, you couldn't find anyone speaking in such a cold tone directly to him.
Just who was this person?
How did this monster know about his powers?
No, wait, the livestream was still going on! And he couldn't even turn it off!
If things went on like this, he would definitely be exposed!
For a moment, Shane didn't know what to be afraid of! His heartbeat sped up as he said, "Ask what the man meant by that?"
Angela, who was trembling on the ground, woke up from a daze after hearing a system speaking in a severe tone like this. She raised her head only two plans around at the monsters stared at her as if she was their prey.
She lowered her head and didn't dare to glance around anymore. She was so afraid at this point that she didn't even bother asking why the demon was targeting her system instead of her.
She was the host, a human being, we should have looked delicious to any monster out there. Yet, an unknown entity was targeting her system. If she was in a normal mind, she would have asked about it.
But her trembling body was already on the job falling to the ground unconscious. She didn't want to do this anymore.
Shane realized that his host was no longer sane, so he didn't bother talking to her anymore. At this point, all he could do was wait for the other demon to speak.
The cold voice didn't bother asking for a reply. The demon chuckled and said, "You don't have to reply to me. It took a lot of trouble to get you away from that b*stard, Ed! Now that you are out of his control, I won't let go of this special opportunity. Say what, shall we have one on one?"
Shane's face paled. This person even knew his master! What should he do now?
He immediately opened his menu and texted Dirt, letting the robot know about the situation here. Since Shane lacked time, he didn't bother going into detail about how he reached the current scenario.
He only wrote about the strange demon who had suddenly captured his host. Even though Shane kind of knew that his attempt to approach Dirt was futile, he still had to give it a try one last time.
As expected, as soon as he sent out the text, he heard the cold voice speaking to him again indirectly, "Ah system 12254801, you never learn, do you? As long as you are here, and as long as you're competing in the exam, you cannot contact the outside world under my command.
"Even if you bother sending messages, I will just disperse them with a flick of my finger," the demon chuckled again, "You didn't think you would find someone as powerful as me, did you? Alas, I'm sorry to disappoint you."
Shane took a deep breath as he cursed his luck. He wanted to retort, but his host was frozen and he didn't have the ability to converse with the demon. He could only helplessly watch the events being unfolded.
Still….
He had one shot. He glanced at his menu. The control of the body was still in Angela's hands, but he could get it in a few minutes.
Just a few more minutes, and he would be able to do something at the end.
Until that point, he could only wait and urge the girl to do something. Speaking would also do, but the teenager seemed to have stayed frozen at the place without any chance of moving.
"Angela, get up!" Shane tried it one more time but to no avail. She didn't move.
The girl kept trembling as she felt an oppressive aura pressing down her body. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't. She sat there in a trance as her entire complexion turned white.
Shane sighed. His anxiety didn't ease, but at this moment, he knew he could count only on himself. He darted his dark glance toward the scene in front of him and let out a cold chuckle, "Fine, if you want to play it like this, let's see what you've got! I'm not afraid of anything!"
The demon also opened his mouth as if he had expected Shane's outburst, "System 12254801, believe me, if I say it, I really do want to have a chat with you, but this is the most convenient way for both of us, isn't it? I can guide you however I want!"
Shane said nothing at this time as he continued to think vigilantly.
'Think, what should be done?' he frowned as his fingers curled up in a fist, 'How can I fight this monster? There's still a lot of time for that body control function to be unlocked. What should I do?'
No matter how much Shane thought about it, he couldn't come up with a solution, he even tried using his powers from inside the body, but he couldn't because he wasn't really connected with the outside world.
The more he waited, the more anxious he got. He didn't know what to do at the moment.
But it was strange….
Even though the monster had full control over the situation, it didn't do anything extra….
Could it be the demon didn't have the ability? Or just couldn't kill Shane's host?
While he was pondering over the situation, he got a definite answer to his question. The demon opened his mouth and said, "Well then, let's get started, shall we? Our human…. Oops, virtual human is also ready to be devoured."
Shane's brows knitted, he wasn't surprised to see that this demon even knew that this world was fake. So did it mean that the demon was aware of the situation and was actually an entity from the outside world? Quite possible.
Shane knew that he wouldn't be able to get rid of this demon, and he also knew that he couldn't save Angela anymore. So he rested back as he crossed his legs on the ground and stared at the screen in a lazy manner.
He might as well give up and wait for his host to die.
Just as he expected, the monsters around Angela seemed to have received a signal to attack first. They all launched toward the girl without stopping. The latter's face was pale as white, and she was so scared that she didn't have even a single ounce of energy that could urge her to fight back.
She just stared blankly at the scene in front of her eyes for a second before the monsters flashed onto her body. Their teeth dug deeper into her limbs and started tearing them apart.
The bubbly girl who was afraid of dying was murdered just like that. But the brief moment when Shane and the girl's virtual soul stayed for a small moment, the pain they felt coursing through their veins was greater than they could even imagine.
At least, this was the situation for Shane. Previously, Noah had died back then when he was still unconscious. So Shane didn't feel the pain through the shared senses. But this time, it wasn't the same.
He could feel the pain of his limbs being torn apart bit by bit. The sharp canine dug deeper into the skin, making Shane feel cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He let out a groan as he fell to the ground weakly.
Was this how it felt like dying?
His entire body split apart, crumbling into small bits and pieces even when it was intact. He could feel waves of pain flushing throughout his body. It almost felt like a lot of scorpions stung him again and again, making him feel extremely miserable.
This kind of pain was new to him, and Shane didn't think dying would be a gut-wrenching experience. He lay there in a daze without having any idea about what he should do. His thoughts emptied at the moment as he took deep breaths.
Finally, after what felt like hours, he closed his eyes tired out of his wits. His last thought before closing his eyes was that he didn't want to feel this ever again.
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