I'll Kill Myself Off First

"Mmm!"

"Ah!"

"Oh, oh! Yes, right there! Harder!"

"Feels so good... kimochi!"

As the trampling rained down on him, Lin Feng stretched out his limbs, letting the Voidranger Tramplers put their talents to work.

Since they can't break through my defenses, what the hell do I have to be scared of? Might as well enjoy this a little longer.

But where the hell is Himeko? Don't tell me the plot's bugged out.

With that thought, Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to move anymore. He might as well wait and see.

"Animals... those damned monsters! They should all burn in hell!"

"Lin Feng's already gone... and they're still humiliating him like this!"

"Damn you! I'll take you all on!"

With his dominant hand and leg injured, Arlan shakily crawled out from behind cover. He picked up the Alloy Long Blade beside him and struggled to prop up his weakened body, his eyes filled with a resolve to face death.

After so long, Lin Feng had probably already been reduced to mincemeat. If Arlan kept standing by and watching, even heaven wouldn't forgive him.

By now, Lin Feng's fearless spirit had rubbed off on Arlan, who couldn't wait to throw his own life away.

Just then, the doors of the Central Elevator opened, and a host of familiar faces appeared in Arlan's sight.

Miss Himeko, the woman in charge of the Astral Express, Dan Heng, March 7th, Station Manager Asta, and his colleagues from the Security Department had all arrived!

"Roar!" Detecting new threats, the Voidranger Tramplers immediately turned around and led over a hundred Voidranger Soldiers in an assault on the Central Elevator. For a moment, chaos reigned.

"Fuck! What's going on? All my massage therapists ran off?"

"Sure, the foot massage was free, but this customer service is terrible! Zero stars!"

The rhythmic pounding against his back suddenly stopped. Lin Feng cracked his eyes open and surveyed the situation out of the corner of his eye.

"Himeko's here! Wait... Asta and the Herta Space Station Security Department came too?"

"Well, this complicates things..."

"If I don't put on a show, I'll be letting down this huge audience..."

Once he understood the situation, Lin Feng had no choice but to keep playing dead.

If Himeko and the others saw that he was perfectly fine, the impact of his performance would suffer considerably.

His brow furrowed. Left with no other option, Lin Feng roused the system in his mind.

"System, is there any way to make my body look worse? Like I've been seriously injured!"

[Ding! Searching programs. Accelerating the search for a solution for the host...]

[Ding! Search complete. The Super Holographic Image Creator (Small) can fulfill the host's request!]

The cold, mechanical female voice rang in his ears, instantly lifting Lin Feng's spirits.

Sure enough, this Path Simulation Life System was at least somewhat useful at critical moments.

Although he could barely afford anything in that so-called system shop, he might have a chance if it was just a small prop.

[Super Holographic Image Creator (Small): Creates a virtual scene that perfectly mimics reality within a ten-meter-diameter area centered on the host. Life-forms below the level of an Aeon cannot see through the illusion.]

[Redemption requirements: B-Rank Path Simulation rating (prerequisite), 300 Path Simulation Points.]

[This item is a temporary prop, usable only during the current simulation. If the host achieves an S-Rating in this Path Simulation, it will be added to the permanent inheritance list as an optional item!]

Lin Feng froze for a moment as he looked at the item displayed on the floating screen before him.

"What the fuck... 300 Path Simulation Points? This damn thing costs that much?"

Three hundred simulation points was more than his total score from the entire previous Path Simulation. Even though he'd earned plenty this time and had already accumulated a full 900 simulation points, he couldn't afford to burn through them like this.

He was so close to an A-Rank rating, yet now he had to spend 300 points. Lin Feng really hated to part with them.

[Ding! All products sold in the system shop are of impeccable quality and priced very reasonably!]

"Fine, fine. Redeem it... no risk, no reward..."

"I'll find a way to earn them back later. I've already figured out the trick to farming points anyway."

With a long sigh, Lin Feng could only give in.

Himeko, Asta, and the others were already fighting their way over and would discover him soon. He had no time left to hesitate.

Since he wanted to be an award-winning actor, he might as well commit to the role. If the Aeon of Elation he'd taken as his adoptive father enjoyed the show, wouldn't those points come right back?

[300 simulation points deducted. Super Holographic Image Creator (Small) redeemed successfully.]

[Current Path Simulation Points remaining: 600. Please keep up your efforts, host!]

[Would the host like to use this item immediately?]

"Use it now!"

"Time to show some real skill. Life's a stage, and acting is everything!"

With a thought from Lin Feng and a flash of blue-green light, his body's condition changed.

Beneath his already-tattered clothes, wounds deep enough to expose bone covered his body. Crimson blood stained the skin of his chest.

His once-handsome face had turned pale, and blood slowly trickled from the corner of his mouth.

As he lay motionless on the cold floor, Lin Feng's breathing and heartbeat grew so faint they were almost impossible to detect.

He now looked just like a corpse, without the slightest sign of movement.

Rumble!

Rat-a-tat-tat!

"Damned monsters, you'll pay in blood! Get a taste of what this girl can do! Hyah!"

"O key that yearns for the secrets of the stars, grant the trailblazers your true blessing!"

"Cavernous Illusion, Long Dream, One Awakening-break!"

The alloy-forged walkway trembled, and the sounds of the fierce battle kept echoing in Lin Feng's ears.

"Humanity has never abandoned its desire to command the stars..."

"Hey! Himeko, don't go overboard! You'll blow up Herta Space Station..."

"Miss Himeko, please don't act rashly. We can still handle this many Voidrangers..."

"True... if I destroyed Lin Feng's body too, that would be a real disaster..."

"Arlan, fall back for now. You're badly injured. You can't handle this fight!"

"Cough, cough... I'm going to avenge Lin Feng! I won't just stand by and watch! Help me up..."

The fierce, deafening sounds of battle continued for several minutes before finally falling silent.

As a flurry of hurried footsteps approached, Lin Feng perked up.

The show was finally about to begin. What came next would be his very own solo performance.

A certain philosopher and writer surnamed Zhou had once said that tragedy meant tearing beautiful things apart for people to see.

Isn't miHoYo good at stabbing its players in the heart? What's so impressive about killing off everyone's waifus? I'll kill myself off first. How's that for you?

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