(Outside The Creation World Tree- Unknown Location)
Systems.
The Time Space Administration paired up a system with one or multiple taskers in order to complete missions smoothly.
The systems themselves were artificial beings that lived and existed to serve the will of the Righteous Path.
Personalities may differ slightly between the systems, but each was capable of ignoring their morality and fear in order to accomplish the goals of the organization.
But the ability to abandon one's fear was an ability that was rarely used.
For there were few who could threaten a being who was protected inside the headquarters of the Time Space Administration.
Still... right now there was one system who was trying desperately to activate its fear cancellation protocols.
"System 156..." a voice that was feminine and melodic echoed through a dark void where a shivering creature knelt at her feet.
The creature was vaguely humanoid in appearance, but its skin was a dull greyish colour and two silvery wings sprouted out from its back.
A forked tail trembled slightly behind its back, and it possessed sharp bone-like claws that nervously fidgeted.
A plain white mask concealed most of its facial features, but one could clearly see two dark purplish eyes hidden behind the mask.
"Yes... my lady..." the system hesitantly whispered as it bowed its head and tried not to make eye contact with the being floating gently in the middle of the void.
The entity's body was composed entirely of a harsh blue light that was somehow both warm and inviting as well as harsh and forbidding.
The light formed a spherical shape as its core that was accompanied by additional appendages with strange and bizarre features.
Golden tendrils of plasma extended outwards from the being's central body and one of the tendrils gently stroked the top of the system's head.
"How is she?" the entity asked in a quiet voice.
"She?" the system replied in confusion.
"The agent I chose... Candidate No. 214..." the entity whispered with a trace of melancholy in her voice.
"Oh! Agent V- 004! Well, she has successfully completed three Rank S missions and is returning now from her last mission world!" the system pridefully spoke.
The success of a tasker reflected well on the system in charge of them. System 156 rubbed its claws together in glee as hope blossomed in its heart.
Maybe it had been called here by its boss for a promotion!
The Male Protagonist Department here I come!
While system 156 was dreaming about returning to its old position, it did not notice the subtle emotions that crossed the entity's face.
"I have a new assignment for your tasker to complete," the entity slowly spoke.
"So soon? Okay well after she gets some rest I will immediately..." system 156's voice was cut off as the entity raised up one of her tendrils.
"No... I also wish that she could be given some time to recover however that world is in danger of disappearing," the entity whispered in a serious tone.
"Agent V- 004 is to be immediately dispatched to that mission plane. I have already spoken to the person whose body she will use, and she only has one request."
"She wants to be crowned as the most promising cultivator of her generation and then abandon her sect for the demonic way."
"But my Lady... her memory hasn't been wiped from her last world! She..." the system tried to protest but a strong pressure flattened him to the ground.
"I do not remember asking for your opinion," the entity hoarsely growled and the void itself began to tremble under her wrath.
The system struggled to breathe as it could feel its lungs and internal organs collapsing under the pressure.
It spat out mouthfuls of dark purple blood and the heavy shadow of death fell upon its body. One wrong move and it would die.
"Yes... I understand... I'll transfer... her now..." System 156 groaned in pain and the heavy pressure immediately disappeared.
"Good. Now go," the entity sharply muttered as one of her tendrils slammed into the void below the system's feet.
The void space instantly shattered, and the system found itself back in the subspace where Sui Li's soul was due to arrive from her mission world.
"Damn it! Why do I have to be treated this way!" the system loudly complained as it slammed its claws against the ground.
It knew! It just knew that this assignment was going to be a major pain in its ass!
This department had a mortality rate of over 95%. Ninety five percent!
And the only reason why that number was not one hundred was because of the agent assigned to it.
So far only Sui Li had been able to complete more than one mission and return with her mentality and sanity relatively intact.
Multiple agents had their souls destroyed in the mission planes where they had been sent to eliminate the dangerous villainesses.
Sui Li was the exception. If anything, her soul appeared to be getting stronger with every mission that she completed.
System 156 felt as though it should be praised not punished!
If it weren't for it this fucking department would be in shambles. Who else had a tasker with such a high completion rate?
Damn it!
Was it too much to ask to go back to the Male Protagonist Department?
What was wrong with a bit of face-slapping? Reaching the pinnacle of life?
Helping its tasker to collect all the beauties and destroy all the arrogant young masters?
Life was much simpler back then...
Sigh... well there was not much it could do now except accomplish this unreasonable task and hope that Sui Li would survive.
Surely if she completed this impossible mission then her system would receive a promotion which meant that it be able get the fuck out of this shithole.
The system stretched out one of its bony claws and waited until a faint white light shot out from a now brightly lit world.
Sui Li was returning to the subspace.
"Mittat hanc puellam ad mundum immortalem," the system muttered darkly, and its words echoed through the room.
Dark runic circles appeared around its claws and one of the circles began to suck all the energy from the subspace.
The white light was surrounded by several runic circles and its trajectory was redirected to a world that was on the verge of collapse.
From the outside, System 156 could see that the world had suffered a violent attack and the foundations itself were broken.
What kind of monster could have done that?
A shiver ran down System 156's spine as it finally realised why there had been a trace of melancholy in its boss' voice.
She did not expect Agent V- 004 to survive.
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