Chapter 68 A Different Kind of System Log

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Chapter 47 of "The SSS Ranked Villain's Return" opens introducing the plot: [Neraxis...] Evangeline's wary voice rang out, as the quiet of the dimly lit room made... Continue exploring!

[Neraxis...] Evangeline's wary voice rang out, as the quiet of the dimly lit room made both of them feel uneasy. It's alright... I think, he replied, before glancing around a couple of times. Immediately, he spotted a single table, chair, bed, and finally, the way out—which seemed to be right above him, like a trap door. There was also food scattered across the ground, mostly moldy bread, along with a bit of watered-down soup that hadn't even been touched. From these things alone, he could gather: I'm in a prison? Or even worse... I don't think they treat prisoners this shitty. However, since he wasn't exactly comfortable being in this room, Neraxis summoned Evangeline before jumping to the wall and blasting off right at the trap door. Slashing downward, he cut through it like butter, since it was merely made out of wood—which, over time, seemed to have been waterlogged, making it extremely easy to cut through. And as he did so, Neraxis appeared on the very top, taking a few glances around. Alas, the sight was not pretty. He was inside some kind of abandoned city, with similar hatches scattered across the dirt ground.@@@@ Walking beside the one closest to him, Neraxis looked down, and upon seeing what was inside, furrowed his brows. Two skeletons—one on the bed, while the other was submerged in the watered-down soup. What is this place? Neraxis thought, as an ominous feeling arose in his heart. [I'm not sure... but this looks like a testing ground,] Evangeline commented, sharing his unease. Testing ground? What makes you say that? he glanced around, not noticing anything wrong. Using mana to feel the surroundings was pretty inaccurate, since he had not yet acquired his affinity; therefore, he did not even try. But in this case, Evangeline could. [Hmm...] she hummed before flying out from his hands and pointing in a particular direction. [Something is over there,] Evangeline announced, sliding back into the stigmata tattoo. Neraxis nodded gratefully and soon made his way to where she had mentioned. And once he did, he found himself in front of a shed, from which he could smell the foul stench of blood and other unsightly things. Alas, he had no choice but to open it. And as he did, a wave of skeletons began falling on top of him. He evaded for the most part, until a certain figure caught his eye—one that still had its flesh attached to it. Better yet, it had white hair and a single eye dangling from its eye socket, which, coincidentally, was purple in color. Much like his own. "You said everything is under control?" His distorted voice rang out, yet Neraxis was surprised he could even hear it in the first place. "Clown, I told you it's fortified. His memories have been messed with as well—he shouldn't have been able to escape," the girl replied, unamused, before she started tapping in the air. Immediately, a blue status window appeared before her, and she began typing something. Is that...? I can see it? Neraxis was puzzled but continued to watch in silence. "Hmm..." The girl hummed with a strange look. "It seems like his data has been deleted? We might have a mole on our hands." Just as the man heard that, he grabbed hold of the girl's neck, his tone seething with anger. "Aka. You seem to be misunderstanding the situation here," the man stated, tightening his grip. "If Subject 0 escapes, what do you think will become of us? Our entire plan of descending will be for naught." "Clown, I am aware," the girl shot back, placing her hand on his, making him ease up. "I can't find him. I have tried tracking his system binary code, and he's not popping up anywhere." "So you are implying someone has the same—if not greater—authority than you?" the man questioned, his tone clear with doubt. These are the same people from the first log, Neraxis concluded, continuing to listen. The girl named Aka shrugged before flying just above the room Neraxis had escaped from. "I am but one of the many administrators. My authority can be contested," she said absentmindedly, before another blue status window appeared. "The spires will emerge one day, Clown, but it will have to be delayed. It is inevitable." As her words hung in the air, Neraxis's eyes widened. But before he could confirm his thoughts, a blue light suddenly began descending from above, covering every nook and cranny of the room. Yet for some reason, the moment the blue light reached him, it suddenly bent at a weird angle, completely avoiding him as the blue light finally hit the ground. "See?" Aka stated, turning to the man referred to as Clown. "A flat zero. Subject 0—Neraxis—is not present." "Aka." The man took a deep breath before continuing, "Emergency lockdown protocol. Now." Immediately, Aka nodded and proceeded to tap the system interface a couple of times until, eventually, a red glow began coming down from the sky. The moment it came into contact with something—whether it be the artificial clouds or trees—nothing was left untouched. That was when the man's grim voice resounded one final time. "Restart the project. I am not going to accept a delay." As his words fell, Neraxis's vision suddenly shifted, just narrowly avoiding the red glow as he found himself back in front of his house. And in front of him was a red system notification. [System Log 2: Finished] Shit...

Chapter 68 A Different Kind of System Log

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