94 – Mission Accomplished
by spirapira“Why do you act as if you have to wipe out all of humanity?”
Wang Ping covered his forehead, speaking helplessly.
“Is there any better way?” Qin Tian’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“Of course there is. After all, we haven’t finished analyzing the intelligence yet.” Wang Ping sighed. “I believe the final piece of information is key.”
“Actually, there is indeed a better way to handle this.” Zhang Jun also spoke up.
“Then why did you say such things?” Qin Tian gritted his teeth, glaring at Zhang Jun.
“I was merely stating that, in a situation where there’s no other choice, priorities must be set.” Zhang Jun said calmly.
“It might not be necessary this time, but human strength has its limits. If we encounter a similar situation in future group missions, where wiping out humanity is essential, then a choice must be made.”
Qin Tian fell silent…
“Think about it carefully. As someone who traverses worlds, you can’t be that naive. Our own lives are the most important. Other people’s lives have nothing to do with us.”
Zhang Jun sighed and said.
“For example, if we die, how many worlds’ people would perish due to strange phenomena or other reasons. So, our lives are more precious. Otherwise, if you continue to act like a saint, I think you will get into trouble sooner or later.”
“Being kind is a good thing, but recklessly risking your life is another story. I have no right to say much, but this isn’t just about you; it concerns the entire team and even all the members of our group.”
Hearing this, Qin Tian became even more speechless…
Reflecting carefully, he realized he had indeed been overly impulsive without thinking it through.
Zhang Jun made a lot of sense, and Qin Tian could not refute him.
“Zhang Jun, you might have gone too far.” Liu Mei said softly, “He’s just a high school student who needs time to grow.”
“Reality won’t give him that much time to grow. So he must adapt quickly, see things clearly. Otherwise, I don’t want him to endanger his comrades.” Zhang Jun retorted calmly.
“I was wrong.” Qin Tian smiled bitterly and finally chose to admit his mistake.
He acknowledged that he had indeed been somewhat naive.
“Recognizing one’s mistake and correcting it is the greatest virtue of goodness. The boy is teachable.” Zhang Jun patted Qin Tian’s shoulder, finally giving him his acknowledgement.
Wang Ping observed everyone, never intervening in the conversation. When the two sides reconciled and Qin Tian recognized his fault, he smiled with satisfaction.
In a team, the presence of a saint-like figure is most dreaded.
Although Qin Tian couldn’t be called a saint, as he didn’t want to save everyone he met, his thoughts needed to be corrected. When performing group missions, the safety and interests of the team must be placed at the forefront.
“Speaking of which, Brother Wang, I’m more curious about why Xia Ruobing kissed you at the last moment. I think the hidden information in that act is also very important.”
At this moment, Zhang Jun looked towards Wang Ping, lost in thought.
Liu Mei, Qin Tian, and Wang Shuqing also looked over, their eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.
After all, it was really strange for a strange entity to kiss Wang Ping.
“I can’t figure it out. I don’t think the strange entity fell in love with me.” Wang Ping shook his head.
To be honest, he was also very puzzled by this issue.
For a moment, everyone fell silent, all seriously contemplating.
“Is it possible that it was out of gratitude…”
After thinking for a long time, Liu Mei finally spoke.
“What do you mean?” Qin Tian looked at Liu Mei and asked immediately.
“A strange entity can possess other people. When the strange entity appeared, Xia Ruobing was not yet born. After Xia Ruobing became popular, it is very likely that the strange entity possessed her.” Liu Mei explained seriously.
“Therefore, when I became famous, Xia Ruobing, or rather the strange entity, did not take action immediately but waited for me to become even more famous and become the new world’s number one songstress.”
“After I became the world’s number one songstress, she came to find me, in order to possess me. Because I’m more beautiful than Xia Ruobing, it would allow the strange entity to use its seductive abilities more effectively, and to eliminate humanity more quickly.”
“Sounds reasonable. To be honest, I had thought about this too.” Wang Ping nodded, then shook his head and said, “However, this doesn’t seem related to why she kissed me…”
Qin Tian’s mind cleared up, and he too thought of this point.
If the strange entity wanted to possess Liu Mei, then it would only need to kill it during the possession, wouldn’t that be simpler?
Thinking this, Qin Tian felt depressed. Looking at Zhang Jun, he realized that this guy probably figured it out earlier and was just toying with him.
In fact, not just Zhang Jun, even Brother Wang probably thought of it but chose not to say.
Brother Wang might have been fed up with Qin Tian’s behavior in the simulations, so he let Zhang Jun teach him a lesson, to help him grow.
“We always considered Xia Ruobing as a strange entity, and she indeed is. However, we’ve overlooked one thing. Could Xia Ruobing still have her own consciousness, coexisting with the strange entity, rather than the entity having completely taken over her body?”
Liu Mei sighed.
“She always knew what she was doing. She understood the dreadful fate awaiting humanity, hence she wanted to die, taking the strange entity with her, but couldn’t. Brother Wang’s presence, killing her several times, evoked a special feeling in her, hence the final kiss.”
“At that moment, Xia Ruobing might not have been the strange entity. The entity may have already left her body then.”
“In essence, we never truly understood the nature of these entities. The only thing we can infer is their goal to annihilate all of humanity. Why they intend to do so across various worlds is still unclear.”
“Hmm…” Qin Tian was taken aback, muttering, “Perhaps there really is such a possibility…”
“Sister Liu’s analysis makes sense.” Zhang Jun nodded but spoke slowly, “But there is a contradiction. If the goal of the strange entity is to destroy humanity, it could have easily achieved this in Chen Yao’s world but did not.”
“We can think of it this way.” Wang Ping’s eyes glimmered as he spoke, “Destroying humanity may be their task, just as our task is to destroy them. What happens after they complete their task? Will they leave this world like we would? How do they leave? Do they detach from their hosts and return on their own, or do they take their hosts with them?”
“Brother Wang, you mean the strange entities in Chen Yao’s world have tasks they can complete easily, and they can return with their hosts if they want to get stronger. But the strange entities in this world are different?”
“I think both ways of leaving are possible. However, the entities in the demon world can continuously grow stronger, so they aren’t planning to leave anytime soon, while the entity here may not care about its host. As long as it can move to the next world to find a new host. After all, Xia Ruobing’s body is too weak.”
Qin Tian stroked his chin and spoke.
“We can’t be certain of the specifics. Our current hypotheses are just the best fit for the present circumstances. Even so, there are many gaps.”
Wang Ping shook his head.
“Nevertheless, I agree that Xia Ruobing might still have her own consciousness, coexisting with the strange entity. This is the key to resolving the problem.”
Pausing, Wang Ping continued, “Otherwise, it would be too dangerous to act when the entity possesses Liu Mei. If it successfully completes the possession and we fail to interrupt it, it would be big trouble. Even if we could use Liu Mei’s ability to lower her appearance value to the lowest and expose her, causing her to lose a lot of fans, it wouldn’t help. Ultimately, we would still have to kill Liu Mei.”
Everyone fell silent at this.
Indeed, trying to confront the entity by transferring it has potential, but it’s very risky.
After all, they didn’t know the true nature of the entity, nor whether they could kill it during the transfer.
If it couldn’t be killed midway, Liu Mei would be in danger.
Liu Mei clenched her fists, her face turning slightly pale.
“Of course, you don’t need to be overly worried. Whether it turns out like this or not, we’ll see in the future.”
Wang Ping glanced at everyone and said casually.
“If it truly turns out this way, then we can only resort to extreme measures to pass through. Doing so might be harsh for Wang Shuqing, but it’s not without a chance of survival. During the day of return, I will bring you to a safe place and procure some cultivation methods and resources of this world. Whether you survive then will depend on yourself. I hope you won’t blame me.”
“Brother Wang, don’t worry about me, I’m fine with it.” Wang Shuqing grinned, “This is already the best outcome, isn’t it?”
“Mm.” Wang Ping nodded and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, everyone remained silent, watching Wang Ping with mixed feelings.
“System, I want to start a new free simulation.”
Wang Ping said in his heart.
“Life Simulator activated, the host has one simulation remaining.”
As Wang Ping spoke, the System’s voice rang out.
Then, a screen appeared, and words began to emerge.
【Day 1, you initiated the operation.】
【Day 31, Liu Mei became the world’s top diva, and countless people were obsessed with her.】
【Day 32, Xia Ruobing met Liu Mei alone. You hid in the shadows, sensing everything. Liu Mei was very nervous but feigned calmness while conversing with Xia Ruobing.】
【During the process, Xia Ruobing showed no abnormalities, just affectionately chatting with Liu Mei, calling her sister. You silently watched, feeling complicated.】
【Suddenly, Xia Ruobing forcefully kissed Liu Mei. Seeing this, you instantly realized she was transferring her body. You anxiously tried to use your Spiritual Sense to sense everything and eliminate her.】
【However, you found no trace of any abnormal entity’s aura. The entity had already taken over Liu Mei’s body. Yet, Liu Mei reacted swiftly; the moment Xia Ruobing kissed her, she used her ability to lower her appearance value.】
Just when you were amazed by Liu Mei’s decisiveness and were troubled about what to do next, wondering if you really had to kill Liu Mei, something astonishing happened: you received a notification sound from the System that the task was completed.
You were utterly confused, not knowing what had happened. Subsequently, you suspected that the anomaly failed when fighting for control over Liu Mei’s body.
Very soon, Liu Mei provided the answer. It turned out… when the anomaly possessed her, the System directly intervened and retracted it.
Hearing the truth, you fell into silence. This task seemed to be ten thousand times simpler than you had imagined. All the previous efforts were in vain. All the meticulous intelligence analyses… were of no use.
After staying in this world for a little longer, you decided to leave.
With your return, this simulation ended.
‘???’
Wang Ping, after reading the simulation content, was bewildered.
He thought it would be much harder.
But it turned out to be completed so dramatically?
Doesn’t this mean that even if they did nothing, as long as Liu Mei made her move, the anomaly would rush over in a hurry, and then the task could be completed effortlessly and joyfully?
On the contrary, his various simulations made the situation more complicated.
Although the intelligence wasn’t entirely useless, it ultimately complicated the situation a lot.
It seems that the Life Simulator is not omnipotent after all.
Wang Ping’s face twitched.
‘Brother Wang, how’s it going?’
Seeing Wang Ping’s expression, everyone became nervous.
‘…The task is completed.’
Wang Ping sighed.
‘Really!?’
Hearing this, everyone was overjoyed.
Then, Qin Tian curiously asked: ‘How was it completed?’
‘…About this…’
Wang Ping covered his forehead and recounted the simulation content.
‘Pfft!’
After listening, Zhang Jun, Qin Tian, Wang Shuqing, and Liu Mei were all stunned, looking at each other in disbelief.
Just… just completed like this?
Isn’t this a bit absurd?
The four of them felt like they were hallucinating.
‘Well, I can only say that, without me, perhaps the task would have been completed even more easily this time.’
Wang Ping said with an awkward smile.
‘…’ Zhang Jun’s face twitched. Why did it feel like his face had been slapped when things developed like this?
He lectured Qin Tian… and…
Qin Tian looked at Zhang Jun with a resentful glance.
‘What are you looking at? My words can still be useful in the future, but now it’s an exceptional situation.’
Zhang Jun said without batting an eye.
‘(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~.’ Qin Tian curled his lips.
‘Being able to complete the task without anyone dying is a good thing.’ Wang Shuqing was also extremely pleased.
Living in modern society, he didn’t want to become a wild man again, dealing with various fierce beasts, living a life where he could die at any moment.
‘Phew…’ Liu Mei also breathed a sigh of relief.
‘It seems that this group task was destined to be Liu Mei’s great achievement.’
Wang Ping couldn’t help but laugh.
Although his gains this time were definitely much less, as long as the task could be completed easily and happily, he wouldn’t be greedy.