System Extraction

It wasn't difficult for Han Chen to digitally infiltrate and make Jianwei see the news in an unexpected way. Han Chen did the safe route of infiltrating the devices of those around him and not himself. But he himself wasn't sure if this would suffice to lure him over. He made different plans including direct confrontation in public. But he came.

Han Chen also visited here two times to buy from practitioners in early years. But the place isn't so peaceful; Only if you are strong and confident enough you need to visit. It's a place where fights aren't uncommon – even if someone hears a commotion, they'll assume it's just a rival gang dispute.

Of course, Qin Jianwei isn't reckless. Throughout his rise, he carefully utilized his subordinates and status to get things done properly. He has hidden martial powers himself. Maybe a bit of gambling love from previous life also affected. Now he also brought escorts. May be his system could identify people too. All of these were his confidence. But Han Chen wasn't a threat it could predict.

Han Chen who was keeping an eye on his movements also was there. Under the cover of a building, he witnessed him and escorts entering the zone. They were armed.

Soon he used invisibility technique to cover himself, a seamless refraction of light keeping him unseen. Around his body, a thin telekinetic field acted as a barrier, collecting any stray particles of DNA --no hair strands, no breath, no sweat, nothing. He didn't exist. He used his spirit sense around others, never on Qin or his own members, to get an idea of what's happening.

Qin Jianwei was inside the auction house, playing the role of an untouchable young master. He outbid a martial master from the Chen family. He mocked the old man when he tried to leverage his clan's status to win with a casual dismissal.

"Chen Family? And I'm supposed to give you face?" Qin smirked. "What face? You lost the bid. Accept it."

The room tensed. He was carefree. The other party tried to bid more, only to leave after cursing when he again outbid them. Han Chen didn't find any suitable opportunity. An hour later, Han Chen saw him enter a pawn shop. The two bodyguards outside kept watch, while Qin and his female escort moved deeper inside --toward a private vault containing the rarest artifacts, accompanying the boss.

Entering the innermost and most treasured artefacts corner, after serving drinks, they were discussing some dealings. Seems like Qin family has some dealings earlier with this shop. Including the maid, only 4 people where inside and the room was lightly locked from inside.

Suddenly darkness descended when no one was expecting.

But suddenly darkness descended, the owner, the maid and the accompanying female bodyguard suddenly disappeared. It was of course Han Chen drawing them into the inner world time chamber, set in reverse. Not dead. Not harmed. Just somewhere else where time is nearly frozen.

When lights on, Qin Jianwei saw a handsome young lad appearing in the sofa Infront and others disappeared.

Before he circulated his internal force to prepare, at that moment a scary voice sounded in mind. His system, once an omnipresent entity whispering guidance into his mind, begins to scream.

❰ Name: ...#*&...❱

❰ EMERGENCY PROTOCOL—HOST IN CRITICAL DANGER ❱

❰ ESCAPE ROUTE INITIATED ❱

❰ . . . . . ❱

❰ ERROR: UNABLE TO LOCATE EXISTENCE OF PREDATOR ❱

❰ SYSTEM SOURCE CODE—CORRUPTION DETEC . . .  ❱

Qin feels it.

An agonizing pain. For the first time, he experiences what every other antagonist in fate-bound stories must have felt before being crushed under a protagonist's rise - absolute helplessness. He wanted to scream, can't. He wanted to stand up, but can't move. Moreover he didn't even have time to digest what was happening.

Qin Jianwei's last memory saw a handsome young man sitting in the chair across from him - legs crossed, arms resting against the sofa as if he'd been there the whole time. But he had never seen him enter. He didn't speak. Didn't move. And yet, the system - his lifeline, his guide, his greatest power --was breaking apart inside him.

Han Chen remained silent. No words. No sound. Just watching.

Meanwhile over at Han Chen, he initiated the system suppression field from himself. It was about 100 meters in front of him, but he couldn't feel any immortal law or dao rhyme from it at all. He was not really in control either, the field somehow followed his intent as previously read in memories of system. Even though he concluded based on all evidence, he wasn't fully sure if other party really had system. so, he employed it without any villain speech.

He knew it was working because, as he followed the intent of system left behind, he could feel traces of other parties' consciousness is tearing away. Not the soul. The surge and final barriers were crumbled under the technique, and it was fully sent back.

It happened in a period of 2 minutes. Han Chen himself wasn't free he squeezed his spirit will to the radius of the room and stagnated everything. The other person couldn't move nor breathe. But he still managed to struggle with all his might as this was a life and death situation.

And as his progress was continuing, he saw the store staff trying to enter inside, maybe curiosity because the sounds stopped or due to luck interfering. Usually this won't happen as it was a private room, but coincidences happen.

Han Chen left a small trace of force to knockdown the items next to her in the opposite direction and she went to fetch it only for the rest of the stuff to fell down as she put everything back in. Feeling boss would consider this as her mistake she panicked and immediately start setting everything up and tried to put everything back after inspecting closely. 

Qin Jianwei had success in everything he touched after his new life. It wasn't fate arranged, but his own careful planning. At least he thought so. But now he prayed to every single deity out there to save him, from this nightmare. Han Chen could feel the emotions in darker shades of grey emnating from him and his luck fluctuating. Yes, due to recent advancement he could see qi of luck in its primitive form now.

As if responding to that, the bodyguards patrolling the outside is now somehow nearly a wall outside here. Seeing their expected movement, Han Chen had to interfere again.

A lady passed conveniently by them. A near-invisible push caused her curves to bounce slightly, triggering an immediate reaction. She was infuriated. A back slap and cursing. Of course, the person defended himself, but their attention also successfully shifted. the argument heated up outside while inside.:

He saw his prey Qin Jianwei seated in front struggling to move his fingers to try call help via the device at hand. But it slipped away under his nudge. Qin Jianwei is himself a martial master. He could hold his breath for well over 10 minutes if he wanted to. That was what the other party was doing, trying to survive. His internal qi sends as an attack, which remotely just sizzled out as soon as it touched Han Chen's chest Armour.

Just before other party's system was fully devoured, he saw a minor teleportation talisman appearing in his hands in an activated state. Something he hadn't accounted for. For the first time in this confrontation, he felt a flicker of surprise and his spiritual sense is struggling to create the repercussions into chromatic sight as this was new, but his years of experiences made him take suitable action instantly.

His inner world suddenly descended and manifested a virtual opening in the area. A function he thought he never needed, and the space was confined.

Near instants later, breaking the bonds of his will field, spatial disruptions happened spitting out energy tidal wave, but only for it to get muffled and lose 99% power and him to reappear in the same place. Han Chen had experienced backlash while getting his telekinetic force get torn apart, the ripple effect destroyed the storeroom making any further progress discreetly, impossible.

Communications with him again is impossible. He initially thought some villain small talk was possible, but it seems no.

Seeing his spirit will losing power he immediately entered invisible state. His remaining will confined the walls. The damage and sound alerted the outsiders. They were coming to this place from outside. Han Chen came to his side in an instant as a ghost, his perception of flow of time is very low compared to others. Even though he was injured he put aside his internal bleeding, through spirit perception, he saw after the consciousness tearing happened, this guy's soul is like a deflated balloon.

He would have mental instability in the near future. Han Chen extended his hand, his spirit encroached onto the defenseless soul, reading the memories of his spirit and brain. His brain had memories of him in this life, and his left-over spirit has memories of another in another world. It all happened in the span of 10 seconds.

Two lives. Two existences, merging into one.

"Ah… So that's what you are."  He read his memory like an open book without any damage to him.

Han Chen planted a disruption—a fracture in recent memory, scrambling everything from the past two years.

He didn't bother to hide the memories of another life or destroy his strength. Anyway, whether he is the same or not, he was a fellow like him in previous life. Must be good to have a chance. Well, he estimates he need at least a year of coma treatment to get back. His actions must have been under certain influence of system guiding.

By this time, bangs were heard from the door.