'Dammit, is that damn girl really treating me like I'm invisible?! System, stop dawdling and start the forced extraction—if I have to endure this any longer, I'll cough up blood from pure rage!'
He gritted his teeth, his nails digging deep into his palms.
He swallowed hard, his chest heaving as his gaze grew so dark it seemed to drip venom.
[Host, calm down! Her luck value hasn't peaked yet. Making a move now would be like getting a moldy bun for your trouble—it's not worth it!]
The System's voice rang out in his mind, rapid-fire, full of anxiety and dissuasion.
A stream of data flashed past. Various values jumped across the virtual interface, but the red line never reached its peak.
The System had barely started trying to persuade him, but Lu Yunsheng had already tuned it out.
He wasn't listening at all, his entire focus fixed on the overlapping shadows of the two people ahead.
His breathing grew heavy and his pupils constricted, his teeth grinding together.
