The Creatures That We Are - Chapter 263: Eidos

The system’s voice was like an electric shock. A small part of Gao Yang’s deepest consciousness fled out of his body. And once more, the deep darkness cracked, letting in a ray of light. The small part of his consciousness that had escaped reached toward the light like a hand, straining to touch it.

Just a little further. Almost there.

Finally, he touched it!

[Access granted.]

Entering the system, Gao Yang felt like a drowning man breaking out of the water.

All at once, his mind became his again.

—Fuck! What was I thinking?

—I was going to tell Qilin everything! I must be out of my mind!

—Calm down! Calm down!

—Qilin doesn’t want to kill me for real yet, or I would be dead already.

—He’s interrogating me. His Talent must be the top Psyche-type Talent.

—He triggered my memories of fear and pain and reinforced them, attempting to break down and destroy my will.

—Then, when I was close to breaking,...