Reincarnated As The Diabolic System

The next time Shane opened his eyes, he was already back in the open ground inside the institute. At this time, he instantly remembered what had happened and got up from the ground. As soon as he stood up, the first person he saw was Ed, leaning against a tree as Dirt was typing something on the screen.

Shane thought they might not have found out about what occurred inside the portal. So he walked over.

"That person-"

"I know." Ed didn't change his expression and said, "Shane, let me tell you something before it's too late."

"What is it?" Shane pursed his lips and said, "Wait, you know what? This isn't the time to talk about this. You can tell me later. Right now, that demon-"

"Shane, learn to listen first." Ed's sharp glance darted toward the young man. "You might not get this chance again."

Shane frowned. He was about to ask, but seeing his master's dark expressions, he swallowed those words and nodded.

Ed said nothing for a second before opening his mouth. "Don't drain yourself in your emotions. Your missions should be your priority. You get it?"

Shane nodded.

"Even if you like doing something, you should avoid indulging in your desires. That should be the best way to live in this world. And remember," Ed's expression changed as another emotion appeared on his face that Shane couldn't understand. "preserve the best of your ability even if no one's around you. This system world is even colder than me. You have to survive for me. You get it?"

Shane couldn't help but feel an unnatural emotion climbing up his throat. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't.

Why was this bald man acting so strange? Almost as if the man was speaking his last words…..

Before Shane could continue to think about it, he heard a familiar cold voice echoing in the background. "Well, well. That was a nice speech. I almost teared up. I didn't know Ed had it in him to speak something like that. Like ever!"

The corners of Ed's lips curved up. "Dark. You are late."

Shane's eyes widened. So it turned out the demon, and his master knew one another. What was going on?

"That was a very moving speech. I would have been blinded like your foolish disciple if I didn't know you truly."

"Say whatever you want to. Your doom will soon arrive."

The demon, who had just walked out of the portal and thrown out several unconscious bodies of other systems, opened his mouth. "In the form of Shane? Please, I clearly know what you're thinking about. Don't fool me with your words anymore, Mr. Ed Hudson."

Ed's eyes darkened as he said, "Don't say that last name with your filthy mouth!"

"Or what?" Dark's lips curved up to form a smirk. "You'll kill me? Give it a try."

Ed stared at the man hiding his face behind a black hood and sneered. He said nothing and turned his head away.

Shane said nothing as his glance traveled back and forth. He almost felt like he was seeing sparks flowing between these two people, one after another. He continued to watch on vigilance for a moment.

When no one was paying attention to him as the demon bickered with his master, he glanced at his sister who was lying unconscious on the ground. He rushed toward her and started shaking her body.

"Tess!" whispered Shane. "Wake up!"

She didn't move. So Shane moved over to Frank and tried to move the man.

It was all useless.

He didn't give up as he purchased a bottle of water from his menu and sprinkled some drops on their faces, but they still wouldn't wake up. Now, beads of sweat had formed on his forehead.

What was happening? They shouldn't be like this. They were all already out of the portal!

As he tried to wake them all up, he heard the demon chuckling.

"Oh dear boy," said the latter and continued chuckling. "Don't sweat on it. They're not going to wake up anytime soon. Surrender your powers to me if you want to save them."

Like heck, Shane was following a demon's orders who killed everyone in his first real world. He glared at the demon.

"I don't believe you."

The demon chuckled. "Interesting! Ed, your disciple is just like you! It's as if I'm watching your younger version right before my eyes! So nostalgic!" he paused as if thinking of something and grinned. "I didn't want to tell you, but my live stream is connected to the world. Everything we're talking about and doing will be shown worldwide. So, you guys better watch your tongue."

"What's the point of doing this?" Shane finally let out the words he had been holding inside his heart as he stared at the demon with a wronged expression on his face. "My only fault was to have these powers! Can you just let me and my family go already? We have done nothing wrong!"

"You're right, young man." Dark smiled. "This isn't your fault. Probably, you're the most innocent of us all. Your only fault was to be born in this system world with that kind of power running through your veins." his smile turned creepy this time as he said, "Do you know we can also transfer the attributes to one another? I just need yours. The process is very simple, and you won't hurt a lot."

"Don't listen to him, Shane. The only way to transfer the attribute is to kill you! Remember what I told you." Ed finally spoke and cut off the demon from speaking any further. "Preserve until you find a solution. Don't blindly trust others."

"Blah, blah, blah," Dark rolled his eyes and said, "So boring. I knew you two boring old people won't listen. So I have prepared myself. Even if you don't agree with me, I will surely fulfill my wish!" freℯ𝓌e𝚋𝐧𝘰vℯl.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Shane's fingers curled up to form a fist as he glared at the demon. "Never! I'll never let you touch my sister and me!"

At this time, the demon chuckled again. "Really? You're so amusing, Shane. Who said I'm the one fighting you? Since you love your sister so much, let's see whether you can fight against her or not."

After saying this, he raised his hands as an invisible thread moved toward a certain girl before anyone could do anything. Ed frowned, but he didn't move. Contrary to his expression, he just stood there, watching things unfold like this.

Shane glanced at his master and gritted his teeth. He finally felt his heart getting colder after seeing the man's cruelty. Was Ed also after his powers all this time? Were those days when his master had saved him every time he was in trouble just a fake gesture to lower his guard?

He didn't continue to think about it because he couldn't. Probably he was the only one among people here who could see that thread coming out of Dark's hands. Dark energy flowed through the thread, moving inside the red-haired girl's body.

Shane didn't know what was happening, but it wasn't any good. Perhaps he should use his power and deal with this demon once and for all. In any case, he had a golden finger in the form of power-sucking skill!

He quickly opened it up and started using it, but nothing happened. He tried it again by uttering the spell, but he didn't feel a wave of energy traveling down his body from the demon.

The color drained from his face at this time. What was happening?

Just then, the demon chuckled and said, "Ah, Shane. I didn't think you would be so naive. Did you really think you could still use your powers to your benefit after selling your skill? Did you not wonder if your enemies might take advantage of that?" he raised his hand as threads gathered around the demon's hooded body to form a circle around him. "I have created an array that can counter your skill. Now, you can't use it on me anymore."

Shane's face paled. He shouldn't have done that. Even if this step saved him and his host in the second exam world, he knew trouble might find him. But he never realized things would go beyond what he could expect so soon! The villains ended up entering the scene faster than he could imagine.

When the demon saw the young man's face, he grinned and walked over. He leaned closer and said, "Young boy, I have nothing going against you. In fact, I like you a lot. You have this touch of innocence inside you that can be molded into any shape I want. You bring out the creativity within me, but sadly, you have to die."

Soon enough, before Shane could do something to the demon, he heard a familiar voice growling at the top of her voice. He turned around only to see a certain familiar girl glaring at him with black eyes. When he said black, he meant it.

The girl's eyes were entirely black as if she were a demon. A dark aura leaked out of her body as she robotically walked toward him.

Shane's heart trembled. "Tess…. Wake up, please!"

"She will never wake up!" the demon laughed.