Another World: My life is on the hook!

Lin En came back to his senses, rubbed his dry eyes vigorously, and said with a glare:

"No, no, how could you see me pregnant? I just got sand in my eye."

Zuo Zuo was silent.

"I didn't say you were crying."

"You think I'll cry?"

"Of course, it's not like you haven't cried before, but you're too deep and never let people know whether your expression is real or fake. When you cry, maybe it's just a fake sympathy."

"No, usually when I cry I really mean it!"

"Really?! Just now when you were bullying Ether you squeezed out a tear, don't tell me that was sincere? You are just pretending to be kind! Don't pretend for so long that you forget what kind of person you are, idiot!"

"..."

"Why don't you talk and put your head together?"

"Maybe you're right, Zuo Zuo. I really don't seem to remember anything. But even if I don't remember anything, I can still survive, right? That's the only way to survive, right?"

"????"

"If it weren't like this, if it wasn't chaotic enough, I would have died when I went to hell, and I wouldn't have met you again, nor would I have met Brother Titan and the Mistress, nor would I have had Brother Egwene and Xiao Xiao care about me so much, am I right?"

"???Aren't you born chaotic?"

"..."

"Idiot, I was just joking, can't you see?! Don't get so emo and depressed all of a sudden (╬◣д◢) (two slaps)! I don't know what's wrong with you, but cheer up!"

"It hurts, don't do it to your face..."

"(Interrupting) Really! If you really want to find your old self, do you think you can't do it with your current strength? Go to a random place on Blue Star to live in seclusion and forget about everything here. Or just delete all your memories of the past few years and live your happy life. Isn't that enough?"

"It's obviously you who can't let go, so why are you still so emo! I, the Left Hand, know you best. Because you can't find your home, you put all your emotions into this big family you built in Hell with great difficulty. Even if you have to take on all the things yourself, you don't want your family to get hurt. Just like this time, you could have paid a certain amount of casualties to fight the Mechanicus head-on, but you chose to play the infiltration game. Isn't it because you are afraid that the Night City will suffer casualties?"

"So since you've chosen this path, then keep walking forward with your head held high! If you really want to return to the person you were before you went to hell, then work hard to become stronger and eliminate all the threats in the world. At that time, you can do whatever you want, right?! Idiot!"

"..."

"Zuo Zuo, you talk a lot."

"That's because I'm mad at you, idiot!"

Lin En shook his head vigorously, looked at Zuo Zuo in front of him, adjusted his monocle, and showed the same smile as before on his face again, and said:

"Yes, thank you Zuo Zuo. Zuo Zuo, although you are stupid, you can be a really good hand sometimes. I understand."

He stood up.

Clenched fists.

……

In the data network, he looked at the back of Silver Fantasy in front of him.

Sorry.

He said this to himself in his heart.

I lied to you.

Because when I realized that the person in the dream was me under the mask, I was scared.

Because many people have said that when a person wears a mask for a long time, he will not be able to take it off. He will become more and more accustomed to his current appearance, and he will forget the weak self in the past.

me too.

Because I always wonder, what should I do? Should I obey my heart and let the old me come back to life, or continue to wear this mask to face all the challenges in the future?

I chose the latter.

Sorry.

I will no longer ask you to treat him as myself, because even I can't do such a thing, how can I ask you to do it?

There seemed to be a halo flashing in his eyes, and with gentle fluctuations, he looked at the figure in front of him.

Take one last look at her.

……

Silver Fantasy moved.

It was as if she suddenly felt a familiar gaze at that moment. She almost subconsciously turned her head and looked behind her, trying to find it.

But it was gone in a flash, like a trance illusion.

It was Lynn she saw.

With an unfathomable smile on his face, he adjusted his monocle and said:

"What are you doing, Ms. Omnic?"

The silver fantasy eyes looked at him from afar and whispered:

"nothing--"

She turned her head again.

But in the depths of the eyes beneath the eyelashes, there seemed to be a hint of unnoticeable loneliness, but it was so small that it was almost impossible to capture, as if it had never existed.

……

"Here we are--"

next moment.

The two of them suddenly stopped at the end of the webway in front of them. Looking up, they saw the huge blue data barrier, like a wall that extended infinitely to the left, right, up and down, across the end of their road, blocking their progress.

"In front is the data network leading to the core area of ​​the lower level - the Colossus is imprisoned in the lower level area - but it is impossible to go forward from here - without the general's authority - no information or data can break through - this is the last firewall -"

Lin En adjusted his monocle and said:

"What's your plan?"

Silver Fantasy glanced sideways and said, "The rest is up to you. You must first break through from the realm of reality. Then upload me. I will find the exact location where the Colossus is imprisoned as quickly as possible. But once you land in reality, you will have to face the wrath of the five machine gods. Do you have confidence?"

Lin En slowly moved his hands and said:

"Isn't that what we had planned? Don't worry, my Eve and aunt are here. I have the confidence to break in."

Silver Fantasy nodded, quickly pulled out the screen in front of him and operated it, saying:

"Okay - I'll give you one last help - I can help you temporarily paralyze the nanomachine clusters in the nearby blocks - the rest depends on you - I must leave enough computing power for the search after uploading -"

She turned her head, looked at Lin En intently, and held up three fingers.

"here we go."

"3"

"2"

"Wait a moment!"

Silver Fantasy glanced sideways.

Lin En looked at her while holding his monocle and said:

"The intelligent computer is with me. I didn't kidnap her. I saved her. Everything I said to you before was just to scare you."

Silver Fantasy stared at him and said, "Asshole—"