If the system determined that a player had cleared the Instance through brute force, then, judging by past experience, it could restore the building even if Shen Ru blew it up.
So from the moment he stepped onto the rooftop, he had never considered that he might die in its collapse.
"Instance acceleration detected. Mission progression altered." "Player Shen Ru, please proceed immediately to the Mechanical Giant's location, find a method of repair, and complete the repair mission."
Now that his mission had been issued, the other players would be heading to the same destination, though their objectives were probably the exact opposite.
Just as Shen Ru was about to leave, he noticed the man beside him move as well.
"You're going too?"
Shen Ru looked up at the clearly inhuman man before him, his gaze flickering slightly.
Mo Yu was the only player the system had assigned the role of an android. His abrupt appearance among them would easily arouse suspicion about his mission objective.
The man's thin lips curved, his frank gaze utterly unabashed. "I have to work with my sweetheart at least once."
As he spoke, Mo Yu used some unknown method to make the metallic markings above his neck gradually blend into his skin. His eye color shifted subtly as well, until he looked exactly as he usually did.
Watching this, Shen Ru's eye suddenly twitched. This business of changing forms anytime, anywhere felt a little like... he was showing off for him on purpose?
An almost imperceptible hint of pheromones drifted through the air. The man smiled at the young man, making no attempt to conceal the possessiveness and aggression in his gaze.
His vivid red eyes held a brilliant smile, and Shen Ru decided to give Mo Yu a little reward.
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