TSFLIP Chapter 354

The woman walked barefoot down the street in the afternoon. Her face was beautiful, but there was an inexplicable pallor to her complexion. Each step she took pressed her feet against the sun-baked ground, yet she seemed completely unaware of the heat. Many people passing by recognized her as the celebrity Xia Fengguang. But how could the glamorous, high-status Xia Fengguang, who was always dazzling and perfect, be wandering the streets looking like a mental patient?

People weren’t sure, so they didn’t dare to approach her.

This is the common psychology of the public: when something you never dared to imagine suddenly appears before your eyes, it’s hard to believe.

Yet, Fengguang paid no attention to the subtle gazes around her. Even though her mind was in the midst of a storm, there was no sign of distress on her calm face.

“Host, you need to complete the mission.”

“Oh? Do you want me to find that man who wants to kill me to complete the mission and live every day in fear of death?”

“This is the mission.”

“I remember… a long time ago, when I was with Xue Ran, you reminded me of the same thing. You said it was the mission, and I should abandon my principles and be with him. You were satisfied, right? Since you didn’t choose to erase my emotions, how can a normal person be with someone who wants to kill them?”

“Host…”

“System-kun.” She interrupted him, “Sometimes I wonder, why are you more eager than I am about things like points?”

After a while, he replied, “Because that’s the purpose I exist for.”

“Very well. Can you tell me about the scene that appeared in my mind back then? The one I saw just before I lost consciousness? It still bothers me to this day.”

System-kun responded slowly, “That event happened in the third world.”

“Why don’t I remember anything? How could I forget the target that nearly drove me to suicide? Like Xue Ran—I can still remember him.”

“That world collapsed, and your memories were completely erased.”

She fell silent, strangely quiet.

“Host?”

“What are you so nervous about?” She scoffed. “Are you hiding something from me?”

System-kun paused for a long time before answering, “Host, because of Wen Qiong, you’ve started to become paranoid.”

She retorted, “You’re lying.”

“Your mindset isn’t normal right now.”

“It’s because you never told me that Wen Qiong is the man who wants to kill me. From the very beginning, you’ve kept quiet about him, only giving me his name. You’ve wanted me to complete the mission without knowing the truth, haven’t you? You know how to play your cards well.”

“This is for the mission.”

“Fine, then. I’m declaring this mission a failure.” She only had three points anyway; if they were gone, then so be it. “After all, whether I wait to be killed by Wen Qiong or fail, I’m destined to be erased. So I’m declaring the mission a failure now, and both you and I will have it easier.”

To put it simply, she was giving up, and besides, she had a feeling that the system wouldn’t let her die. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have helped her out of desperate situations before.

Surprisingly, the system didn’t say that the host couldn’t declare the mission a failure. It seemed to compromise and said, “Host, are you sure you want to declare the mission a failure? Once the mission fails, the world will return to its original storyline. Wen Qiong won’t be resurrected; he will die.”

“…His life, he doesn’t even care about. What does it have to do with me?”

“At your request, the mission failure will be chosen. In five seconds, you will be extracted from this world. Five, four, three, two…”