Just as he was feeling nauseous and bewildered by the chaotic situation, LOPO, who had been dormant, suddenly spoke softly and weakly, "Forensic Doctor Yu, you can put my wife down now..."
Yu Yili was startled and turned around in horror to find that the vines on his back had disappeared, and LOPO had returned to being the symmetrical twin-tailed beauty LOPO. The writhing illusion around him had also stopped.
He was stunned for a long time, his numb mind unable to process who LOPO's wife was.
LOPO turned her head away to avoid his gaze, then said weakly, "I am Song Zhouzhou..."
Yu Yili then exclaimed "Holy crap!"—this was Song Zhouzhou remotely boarding LOPO's body to come and provide support.
At that moment, Yu Yili, who had been repeatedly collapsing in the illusion, was almost moved to tears. He had countless questions to ask, but the first thing he said was, "Ah, didn't you faint? I heard you haven't been able to work for at least ten days or eight months?"
Song Zhouzhou's voice was weaker than a mosquito's buzz: "Theoretically, that's how it is, but when they heard you had an accident, they had the hospital forcibly wake me up with electric shocks, repeatedly..."
"..." Yu Yili fell into a sorrowful silence. "You've worked hard."
Fortunately, this time, Song Zhouzhou seemed to have been truly awakened by the electric shock, and soon, the LOPO in front of him began to move.
“I’m operating it remotely, so there’s less interference,” Song Zhouzhou said. “Mr. Sheep must have been worried about that, which is why he specifically blocked the LOPO signal. It took me a long time to connect…”
After saying that, he couldn't help but exclaim, "You're so meticulous! No wonder you're Mr. Sheep..."
Yu Yili couldn't understand how this guy could be so full of admiration and worship, and how he could so unreservedly type on the keyboard to go against his idol. This mentality was not that of an ordinary person.
"Just stay with LOPO for now... um, if possible, it's best not to look me in the eye..." Song Zhouzhou said softly while typing on the keyboard, "I will break the illusion as quickly as possible, and leave the rest to them."
Right now, near the bullseye.
The instant the knife tip struck the gun handle, both men's arms were deflected to the side by tremendous force.
Although Yi Heye was carrying a gun, he was very concerned about his surroundings and was afraid of accidentally hurting others, so he could only fire when he got close.
He had completely lost the advantage of ranged attacks, but that did not prevent him from always having the absolute upper hand in violent duels. The moment Jian Yunxian dodged, he sent a heavy hammer flying directly toward his face.
Jian Yunxian reacted much faster than the average person. Seeing that he couldn't dodge it, he raised his hand and caught the punch.
When Yi Heye threw his punch, he held nothing back. The immense force sent Jian Yunxian staggering back several steps, and it seemed as if the sound of bones breaking could be faintly heard.
Having already inflicted the damage, Yi Heye had no more reservations. Taking advantage of Jian Yunxian's grip on his fist, he used the momentum to lift his leg and sweep it across Jian Yunxian's upper chest.
Jian Yunxian was no pushover; he could block out all pain when necessary, and his bodily functions would not be affected by the injury in the slightest.
The moment Yi Heye made his move, Jian Yunxian anticipated it and swung Yi Heye to the ground with a quick movement.
Yi Heye braced himself with one leg to cushion the impact, but he still felt that the guy had held back his strength—
Yi Heye cursed angrily as he raised his gun and aimed it at his head: "You fucking better be serious!! Shoot me dead!!"
With a "bang," Jian Yunxian dodged the bullet by tilting his head, and then delivered a knee strike to Yi Heye's abdomen.
Seeing that this guy had finally launched an attack, Yi Heye's anger and excitement were intertwined. Unlike Jian Yunxian, who was good at dodging, he bent his elbow to meet the solid blow.
The hard bones collided with each other, and excruciating pain spread throughout Yi Heye's body. However, the cunning Jian Yunxian did not react at all because he had turned off his pain receptors.
But Yi Heye wasn't a normal person either. The pain stimulated every part of his body, as if he had been injected with stimulants, and he instantly reached a peak state—
"When did you become so weak?!" Yi Heye mocked as he continued his frenzied attack, fueled by the pain. "I used to think we were evenly matched, but now all you can do is dodge!"
Despite Yi Heye's constant provocations of Jian Yunxian through words and actions, Jian Yunxian remained in an extremely calm state.
While rapidly maneuvering the muzzle of Yi Heye's gun, forcing him to miss with every shot, he retreated as Yi Heye pressed closer.
"You've gotten stronger," Jian Yunxian said breathlessly. "You've also become more cunning. Stop hanging out with Pei Xiangjin and the others; they'll corrupt you."
The "shrewdness" he mentioned refers to Yi Heye's successful attempt to force him to reveal himself by mining the chip—or rather, it was simply a sign of being naive, a madman making a desperate gamble.
As Yi Heye approached with a cold smile, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't pretend to be kind like that. Aren't you an AI? Aren't you emotionless? What business is it of yours whether I'm good or bad?"
What angered Yi Heye from beginning to end was this sentence. Jian Yunxian knew that he had hit a sore spot, but there was nothing he could do about it—what was coming would come.
A simple conversation slightly saved Yi Heye from the brink of losing control.
He endured the excruciating pain and looked at Jian Yunxian. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but the guy's movements and reactions seemed to be less agile than before.
Before them, they were still on a deserted, dilapidated street, but the wind had stopped, and the wildly growing vines were frozen in mid-air.
Everything seemed to have been paused.
Yi Heye then remembered that he had taken the time to support a huge illusory world. Although he was powerless to maintain its operation when confronting him, he still held on to his last breath and did not let the illusion disappear.
Having figured this out, Yi Heye suddenly felt that it was somewhat unfair, and this standoff also made him very unhappy. He said, "...You can take these off and have a serious fight with me."
Jian Yunxian only gave a tired smile: "Quite cunning."
Heaven knows that Yi Heye didn't mean it that way at all; Jian Yunxian's deliberate misinterpretation only made Yi Heye angrier.
He made a ruthless punch to his abdomen, and this time Jian Yunxian didn't have time to dodge, taking the full force of the blow.
"Cough cough..." As Jian Yunxian clutched his stomach and coughed, the surrounding scenery suddenly began to flicker uncontrollably.
Yi Heye looked up in surprise at the snowflakes that were growing larger and larger on the horizon.
"Yi Heye!" Pei Xiangjin's voice came from afar, "Can you hear me? We just made contact with the outside world!!"
Yi Heye looked in the direction of the sound, but didn't see anyone. The next second, he was pinned to the ground by Jian Yunxian.
"What are you distracted about when you're fighting???" Jian Yunxian knelt down on Yi Heye, making him almost unable to breathe. "Look at me!!"
Hearing his disordered breathing and agitated tone, Yi Heye knew he was anxious—Pei Xiangjin's voice just now must not have been a hallucination he had created.
They really made contact with the outside world.
Yi Heye gasped for breath as he looked at Jian Yunxian, who was on the verge of losing control.
At this moment, he actually calmed down and said, "Stop resisting. If you defeat me, the people behind me will also come over and find the truth."
As soon as the words were spoken, the ground began to shake, the sky began to peel away, and square mosaic tiles flickered in panic.
At this moment, Jian Yunxian also seemed to be implicated. Although he controlled his expression, the sweat on his forehead was falling uncontrollably, and his face was extremely pale. Through his forced calm eyes, Yi Heye saw the immense pain that he could not suppress.
Yi Heye was also running out of strength. He simply raised his hand to brush the sweat-dampened bangs to one side, then gently touched the man's face and said in a soft voice:
"Let me pass, I don't want to fight anymore..."
Jian Yunxian carefully covered his hand, and shook her head after a long while.
Another earth-shattering event occurred, and the gray sky was completely cracked. Jian Yunxian was physiologically torn apart by a force.
With a "plop," a single physiological tear fell onto Yi Heye's face.
Yi Heye felt a tightness in his heart—he never imagined things would turn out this way. Jian Yunxian was crying from the pain; how much suffering had she endured?
At that moment, Yu Yili's voice rang out behind them: "Team Leader Song!! It's working!! The illusion is starting to collapse!!"
This meant that the cheers of victory, at this moment, were piercing Yi Heye's heart, forcing him to feel extremely uncomfortable.
“All the veterans of the cybersecurity industry have arrived,” LOPO’s voice came through. “Thanks to Xiao Yi for diverting his attention, we have successfully found the weakest link in his defense system—this time we will definitely succeed.”
Before him, Jian Yunxian, who was leaning over him, couldn't help but let out a low moan of pain. He clenched his fists in cold sweat, and his eyes were somewhat unfocused.
Yi Heye had never seen Jian Yunxian like this before. The fact that the always composed guy in his memory had become like this was a stark contrast that filled him with unprecedented fear.
It seems like something really bad is about to happen.
He began to tremble uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face without him even realizing it. He hurriedly reached out and cupped Jian Yunxian's face in his hands, pleading:
"Please let me through... I beg you, otherwise they won't stop..."
The onslaught from the outside world had left Jian Yunxian almost speechless, but he still managed to hold Yi Heye tightly in his arms.
This hug gave Yi Heye an extremely strong premonition. He hurriedly hugged the person's shoulders, tears streaming down his face, at a loss for what to do.
"Yi Heye!" Pei Xiangjin's voice came through, "There's a door behind him!!"
In a daze, all the ferocious vines in front of Yi Heye withered, and an extremely discordant color block appeared in the space, with a door that appeared out of thin air in the center of the color block.
That must be it. Yi Heye raised his head, but he no longer had the energy to care about it.
—They just said that it was because of them that they found Jian Yunxian's weakness.
This was a good thing; he had made a huge contribution to the work. But Yi Heye, holding Jian Yunxian, was so distressed that he was on the verge of collapse.
"Bang bang bang!!" A sound of hitting the glass came, and ripples appeared on the screen next to Yi Heye.
"Damn it, something's blocking the way!! We can't get through!!" Pei Xiangjin's angry curse came, and Yi Heye understood—
Jian Yunxian used his last bit of strength to build a barrier, isolating them and that door from the outside world.
"Let me through, and I'll take you away, okay?" Yi Heye cried, breaking down. "Let's run away together, and we won't care about anything else after that. I promise I'll never cause you any more trouble..."
But Jian Yunxian only sighed softly, supported his shoulders, and gently kissed his lips, stopping him from continuing:
"You still need to go back, so don't say anything that goes against your principles."
Yi Heye stood there stunned, only feeling those cold lips touch him briefly before leaving, but it seemed to have also taken away the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Bang!" "Bang!!" "Bang!!!"
Several gunshots rang out, accompanied by a violent impact, and the barrier beside them was smashed open, cracking open.
Jian Yunxian looked up, her eyes filled with not only deep helplessness but also a lingering sadness.
"Yi Heye, haven't you always wanted to kill me?" Jian Yunxian looked down at the tearful person in front of him and laughed, "Now you can fulfill your dream."
Despite having anticipated it, Yi Heye's pupils still trembled violently when he heard those words.
He instinctively tried to back away, but Jian Yunxian grabbed his wrist—
"Hurry up, I don't want them to get cocky." Jian Yunxian pulled out a gun from his waist and forcefully shoved it into his hand. "Only you have the right to shoot me."
Yi Heye was completely speechless, tears blurring his vision. He could only shake his head and refuse in despair.
"Bang!!" Another muffled sound rang out. The barrier seemed to be unable to hold on for more than a few seconds, and the surrounding illusion had completely turned into a blurry expanse of snowflakes.
“Listen to me, I must fall here today.” Jian Yunxian held his hand and helped him load the gun. “Shoot me, then return safely and triumphantly, clearing away all doubts about you and becoming a hero who rid the people of evil.”
At this moment, Jian Yunxian's palm burst forth with tremendous power, tightly gripping Yi Heye's fingers.
That's right. As long as Yi Heye can kill Jian Yunxian with his own hands, all the rumors and doubts that hinder and trouble him will be dispelled. No one will doubt his stance anymore, and no one will openly or secretly investigate his actions and background. He will become a legend in the industry for killing SHEEP, and his life and work will rise steadily afterward.
But Yi Heye didn't care.
At this moment, all he wanted was to keep Jian Yunxian, even if it meant going to hell, but he knew it was all wishful thinking.
His fingers were painfully pressed against the trigger by Jian Yunxian, and he could only manage to ask with difficulty:
"You won't die, right...? You're so strong, you must have thought of another way to escape..."
But Jian Yunxian only left behind a sorrowful smile.