Sky Net! The Accidental Success of Years Past

The next second, a gray beam pierced his forehead, and he collapsed to the ground.

Taking care of him posed virtually no difficulty for Lu Ce.

Because of the chaos they had stirred up, the world had entered a brief state of disorder, and he had died amid that disorder.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Ce had always restrained himself in the real world. This could be considered getting what he wished for.

Lu Ce rolled his wrist. He had not known before that Black Knight's Dead Silence Line could actually be used in this state.

That was quite an unexpected delight. If so, then even without wearing a mask, he could have abilities entirely distinct from when he wore one.

However...

"How did you know he was lying?" Lu Ce asked curiously. For that instant, he had thought Black Knight had genuinely gained some degree of mind-reading ability after being upgraded through death.

But if that were true, why had the in-game interface not mentioned it at the time?

"Of course I didn't know. How could I possibly have that kind of ability?" Black Knight said matter-of-factly.

"I was just saying it casually. Sigh, you're still too much of an honest person without your mask."

"Anyway, you were definitely going to kill them in the end. There was no harm in trying."

Lu Ce: ...

Tsk. How had Black Knight become like this? Who had he learned it from?

Adjusting the position of his wristband, he turned back toward the Dragon Group members.

Most of the people here were Dragon Group members, though the majority wore blue uniforms, meaning they were administrative staff.

Lu Ce turned around and gave everyone what he believed was a very friendly smile, like that of a bright and cheerful young man.

"Hi."

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