Chapter 4088 Doubt

Chapter 4088 Doubt

He Xinchangping was clearly quite intelligent; he understood Shimizu Mai's meaning directly from her changing expression.

After all, although Shimizu Mai hadn't said anything, her gaze towards him clearly conveyed a sense of apology. So why do you think she felt apologetic?
To be honest, he was somewhat touched that Shimizu Mai had spoken up first, but he didn't completely trust the two siblings. He had never really trusted mercenaries; these people who would do anything for money might have some loyalty in his eyes, but in crucial moments, they wouldn't truly stand by your side.

Since they're doing work for money, many things in these people's minds can be measured by the word "profit." Shimizu Mai spoke up for them before because the damage was within her acceptable range; but if they truly couldn't bear it, they would never actually accept it.

He now clearly knew that if they waited for Shimizu Mai to speak again, it would probably be the end for them. He could even imagine what Shimizu Mai would say—probably an apology or something.

He certainly didn't want to sit idly by and wait to die, so before Shimizu Mai could speak again, he quickly said, "Wait, if this holder of the God Era Cleansing System is so resolute, will he really let a few of them go?"

The meaning of these words was quite clear. Shimizu Mai, who was about to speak, was immediately stumped by the question and looked directly at her brother next to her.

Ritsu Shimizu frowned; yes, he was stumped as well.

This statement hit the nail on the head, because he had the same question on his mind. Simply put, it was about whether he had a future.

Although he has decided to become Linton's subordinate, and he genuinely wants to be, can it really work out?

First of all, when he made his statement earlier, Linton did not explicitly say that he wanted to take him as a subordinate.

Of course, Linton didn't take Shimizu Law seriously at all. It's just that there were quite a few people in this group, so Linton naturally let this guy who suddenly appeared and said he wanted to help him do his work do whatever he wanted.

Given this situation, Linton estimates that this is just the system's last-ditch effort.

The fact that no new system holders have been added for some time suggests that their previous strategies were quite effective, causing the accumulated emotional points they had accumulated to become insufficient, prompting the system to consider new methods.

According to Aizen's analysis, he was certain that the large wave of new system holders appearing in the human world was a ploy to distract them and make them deal with this new wave. Aizen guessed that the true form of these system holders must be inside the protagonist of this world, Soma Yukihira, and that they were currently still in Takamagahara.

That's right, the following move was deliberately designed to lure them into dealing with it. Although it's just a guess, Linton's side does trust Aizen's judgment.

Seeing that Aizen was determined to settle things with the System Kokuro, Linton went to deal with the new System holders in the human world. After all, Aizen's plan was almost identical to System Kokuro's—to attract attention, wasn't it? Linton's personal involvement was also a way to draw System Kokuro's attention.

Aizen indicated that the other party likely had further plans, but Linton was indifferent. He said, "If you want a duel, then I'll leave it to you. After all, Linton isn't that persistent with the system, Black Linton."

That's right, Linton wasn't really that dedicated to killing this system, Little Black. He'd already acquired it before, but it never mentioned being able to upload anything. Doing something without earning points felt like a waste. If Aizen insisted on settling scores with him, then so be it. However, these system holders were quite interesting; he'd had a lot of fun with them before, and Linton didn't mind playing along a bit more. After all, the work in Takamagahara was basically finished; all that remained was uploading and organizing, something Linton definitely didn't want to get involved in.

Currently, while some of these system holders have quite similar functions, none of them are completely identical. This is much more fun than opening blind boxes.

For example, the system that Takaoka Yusuke had before could actually make prophecies, and what was quite strange was that the prophecies could even include himself.

This is really quite interesting; before this, even in the world of cultivation, very few people could do it.

Moreover, the sense of déjà vu about these systems is truly fascinating. Linton strongly suspects that before Xiao Hei disguised himself as a system, he must have read quite a few similar novels and really mastered this formula.

Indeed, after discussing it with him, Aizen has basically determined that the system, Kuro, is probably a person in disguise. The only way to confirm this is for Aizen to capture the real Kuro.

Besides these, Aizen had many other speculations. For example, the system Kuro is currently possessing the protagonist of this world, and it's even possible that it wants to corrupt the Heavenly Dao of this world.

That's right, the existence of a world's will was already confirmed back in the cultivation world. The protagonist was controlled, amplified, manipulated, and ultimately abandoned by that world's will, which was quite evident. Although they never formally discussed it, Linton and Aizen were basically certain that this thing truly existed.

Since it exists, it's not incomprehensible that it's being targeted. Maybe this system, Xiao Hei, really has a way to deal with it.

Otherwise, the fact that System Xiao Hei suddenly jumped out at this moment felt a bit strange. He must have a purpose, or rather, a way to deal with him and Aizen, right? Otherwise, wouldn't jumping out now be suicide? Why not continue to hide?

In short, Aizen was completely guessing the other party's purpose, so Linton left the matter to Aizen. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to have some interest in this so-called world will.

As for Linton, he had come to the human world on a mission to make an appearance and take a rest. He was surprised to find a huge number of system holders appearing all at once.

Hasn't this system, Xiao Hei, already started acting recklessly? Is the system being given away like cabbage?

Because of the large number of cases, Linton was somewhat annoyed. It was only when Shimizu Ryū stepped forward and offered to help that Linton agreed.

Although Linton agreed to Shimizu Ritsu's self-recommendation, his nonchalant attitude still made Shimizu Ritsu have doubts.

Shimizu Ritsu hadn't seriously considered this question at first, but now that He Xin Changping had suddenly pointed it out, he could no longer avoid it.

If he did as Linton said, would he really be let off the hook? Or was he just being used? Once this thought arose, it was like a worm clinging to his bone, making him feel uneasy.