302: 6.62 Recycle Bin

6.62 Recycle Bin

"You have worked hard." Lu Yizhou said as soon as Jillian was able to pull himself away from the crowd. Now that he was recognized widely as an immortal, even the King wouldn't be able to tell him what to do anymore. He would bow only to Heaven and as always, listened to no one but Lu Yizhou.2

Despite his tough facade, Lu Yizhou could sense the underlying exhaustion hidden beneath the tight lines around Jillian's mouth. Not to mention that he was still covered in blood, both his and Ernoul, as well as dust and grime. Him gaining superb regeneration ability didn't mean that Lu Yizhou's heart ached any less. Just imagining the injuries Ernoul had inflicted on him was enough to make Lu Yizhou wish he could chase the demon down to Hell and personally mince him to pieces!

But Lu Yizhou couldn't do that, thus he only reached out to pull Jillian to his lap and wiped away the blood on his cheekbones with his thumb, heedless of the stain that got to his pristine white robes. "Are you okay?"

"Mn." Jillian snuggled into the crook of Lu Yizhou's shoulders and let out a contented sigh. They had moved to Jillian's room in the manor and the fact that the other four could make themselves invisible caused everything to become much easier. There was nothing worse they hadn't seen thus Jillian saw no offense in lowering his guard for a bit. "I don't know. It's just… so much. Now I know why you almost lost control last time and I am not even one of the Gods who embodied natural elements."

Lu Yizhou chuckled and carded his fingers through Jillian's hair to massage his scalp gently, causing the latter to melt even more. "You will make a great deity. Everyone loves you."

Jillian merely hummed. Somehow the thought never even crossed his mind. He didn't care about how many followers he would get or the glory that would trail after his name from now on. It was just that… being able to stand side by side with Lu Yizhou and Izher felt so, so good. The last bit of insecurities that had always been gnawing on the back of his mind vanished without a trace, leaving only contentment and happiness behind.

"Don't bother." Izher said from where he was sprawled lazily on the opposite couch. "That simpleton definitely doesn't think about being a good deity or what not. He's just happy to become the same as us, right?"

That bastard! Jillian sent him the iciest glare he could muster from where he was hiding on Lu Yizhou's neck, earning him a teasing snicker from Izher. He had had enough. Before it was Cyrus and now Izher, sooner or later everyone would be able to read his mind! Was he really that easy to read?! 

Sulking, Jillian turned to bury his face into Lu Yizhou's soft and fragrant hair, no longer willing to give Izher a second glance. But then recalling something, he lifted his eyelids to peer into Lu Yizhou's face and tugged on his sleeves. "Now what?"

He had somehow gained the title 'God of Judgement' and he had the feeling that he would be able to solve the plague in the country with his newfound power. And then… what?

"Ah, I forgot to tell all of you." Lu Yizhou exclaimed softly. "The mission is already completed."

In an instant, he received four pairs of shocked eyes, including the two dragons that had always been silent in the corner of the room. "The mission is already completed?!"

Lu Yizhou nodded in affirmation. He subconsciously rubbed Jillian's back, half to calm the man and half to organize his thoughts. 

"Then…" Izher was the one who spoke up first. His expression was guarded and hesitant. "When will you leave?"

Jillian stiffened in his arms. "...Leave?" He mouthed the word as if he hadn't heard of it before. "Why?"

Hmm? Why did Jillian appear so surprised? A frown appeared between Lu Yizhou's brows. He shifted his gaze toward Cyrus who had the gall to look sheepish. "My apologies, it seems like… I have forgotten to explain that part?" After that, he hastily salvaged the situation by explaining the 'time limit' concept to the tense Jillian. 

So they knew about the time limit too. Lu Yizhou saved the information to the back of his mind. What about them? Did they also have a time limit or would they leave at the same time as the villain? 

Lu Yizhou was so engrossed in his own thoughts that he only snapped to his senses when Jillian tugged on his hair. "So…" He pursed his lips. "You're leaving soon?"

"No." Lu Yizhou smoothed the frown away from his forehead. "Last time, I tried to… tinker with the time limit. Now I am able to leave whenever I want."

A sharp gasp escaped Cyrus' lips and he stared at Lu Yizhou in astonishment as if he was an exotic mammal that had only showed up once every five hundred years. "You have done… what?" He sputtered. This might be the first time Lu Yizhou ever saw the ivory dragon this close to losing it. "But—But it's the system's basic operation! Accessing it will be the same as holding a control over the entire simulator!"

Izher clapped twice, just to make everything more dramatic. "Awesome, Lu Yizhou," he remarked blandly, but the smugness in his face was clear to see as if he was the one who had achieved the feat. Jillian nodded in agreement, eyes shining in awe and relief. They were both so adorable that Lu Yizhou's heart almost turned into a puddle of rainbow.

Cyrus' mouth still gaped open and close, unable to form a sentence. Fortunately in the end, he managed to regain his bearings with the help of Luan holding him tight. "Right, that's awesome for sure. Still," he cleared his throat. "I'd like to remind you that the faster we leave, the better."

"Why?" Izher and Jillian asked in unison.

There was no way both of them did not latch on to this important point, Lu Yizhou thought helplessly. His lovers were just too sharp and intelligent for their own good. Now that the mission had been successful, Lu Yizhou gave Cyrus a nod of approval to finally let Jillian and Izher know about the bug.

Meanwhile, he closed his eyes and sank himself into the recess of his mind. [It's been a few days. What have you got?]

[666: Err… it's strange. Really, really strange, Host. There's nothing wrong with the SSS level simulators. Everything is normal and operating like how they always do.]

Lu Yizhou frowned. [Just being normal is already wrong.]

[666: Riiight, there's no way the bug didn't leave any trace behind. There isn't even anything in the activity log! 666 doesn't believe that there's someone more skillful in coding than Admin God! How can Cyrus and Luan notice it but Admin God not? Either the bug is a ghost, or it doesn't exist in the first place!]

Hmm… Lu Yizhou thrummed his fingers on the armchair. There was one more possibility that 666 failed to mention but Lu Yizhou had the feeling that the system wouldn't like to hear it. [Are you sure no one is more skillful than your Admin God?]

[666: YES! Admin God has even created such a cute, dependable and handsome system like 666! He's invisible!]

Lu Yizhou snorted lightly. He admitted that things related to computers and coding was something he wouldn't be able to fathom in his whole life but it did not mean that he was completely clueless. He had lived enough to know one trick or two those sneaky rats in the underground often used. [Check the recycle bin.]

[666: What? Recycle bin…?]

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Mini theater

The other possibility Lu Yizhou couldn't bring himself to say was... what if Admin God had a hand in everything? 666 said there was no way Admin God wouldn't notice the bug. So what if he already knew and did not do anything to fix that? 

In the end, was he a friend or foe?

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