Chapter 53: Sealing Memories
The quick-witted system was rushing to snatch the job because it was wary of Nexus. To it, Nexus was an idiot.
It was afraid Nexus would mess things up, and Mark would awaken again in the near future, leaving it with no time to enjoy anything.
"What’s the rush? I never said I was going to fight you for it."
Seeing how anxious the system was, Nexus simply shook his head. This system originally belonged to the highest level of power in the universe, yet Lucifer had turned it into such an ugly state.
[You’re underestimating this great system again. As expected of your narrow-minded brain that can’t think of anything worthwhile. This great system of mine is trying to optimize Mark’s training efficiency. If Mark stays in an awakened state for too long, it might have a negative impact.]
Neither Nexus nor Mark believed even a single word of the system’s blatant lies disguised as excuses.
If the memories were locked inside the soul and not transferred to the body, then when Mark’s soul merged with his body, he would still behave like the Mark from before.
"Wait a second, listen to me explain the script first. What happened has already happened, and there’s no way to change it. At this rate, I will become famous on social media in a short time..."
Before Mark could finish speaking, Nexus stopped him completely.
"No. You’re already famous. I helped you get at least several million live viewers."
"Master, are you kidding me?"
Even though Mark had awakened, his eyelids still twitched repeatedly at this terrifying piece of information. Although he no longer felt embarrassed, no matter how he thought about it, he never expected his master to do something this cruel to him.
"Wait a second, let me fix the script first. If things are like this and I merge with my body but lose the memories from when I was awakened, I’ll really kill myself."
Awakening wasn’t the same as losing one’s memory. Mark still remembered very clearly what his personality had been like before, so he wasn’t exaggerating.
[What the hell is there to think about with the script? As expected of a bunch of shallow-minded idiots whose brains can only be used to grow plants.]
The more Nexus and Mark dragged things out, the more anxious the system became. It was worried that if these two idiots kept thinking about it, Mark might refuse to lock away those memories from his awakening.
If Mark continued to stay in an awakened state, the one who would suffer the greatest loss would be the system, and the system definitely wouldn’t accept this.
"If you have any brilliant ideas, spit them out quickly. Saves an idiot like me the trouble of thinking."
Seeing how eager the system was, Mark curled his lips into a smile. By now, he could see right through the system. He could see through its simple thoughts with just a glance.
[You’re quite sensible after all. With my power, this is incredibly simple. I’ll modify all the information, both in the memories of those who saw it and on the Internet. As long as I change it into a mysterious skeleton dancing in the middle of the street, there won’t be any problem.]
"That’s a pretty good script. Just add in some fabricated memories of mine to make it more reasonable, and there won’t be a problem."
Although the system’s attitude was terrible, when it came to getting things done, it was indeed very reliable. Almost infinite power combined with the system’s arrogantly stupid personality really was a strange and interesting combination.
A skeleton appearing wasn’t exactly something too unreasonable. There were quite a few records of skeleton-type monsters in dungeons. A weak monster escaping from a dungeon wouldn’t attract too much attention from the Hunter Association.
[This is even simpler. Just add a memory to your mind that you did your best while you were in a daze and still managed to memorize the entire cultivation technique. That’ll explain why your calmness suddenly increased.]
"Then I’ll leave it to you."
Mark nodded and smiled. Neither he nor Nexus had any objections to the system’s method.
This way, Mark wouldn’t be so embarrassed that he’d go looking for death even without the memories from his awakening.
[Now open your eyes wide and behold the great power of the number one system in the universe.]
As soon as the system finished speaking, divine energy immediately covered the entire Earth. In the blink of an eye, everyone who had ever seen Mark naked had been tightly covered.
This enormous divine power immediately alerted all the S-rank hunters on Earth. At this moment, their gazes were focused in one direction.
But the system was even faster. The moment those S-rank hunters and above noticed something, before they could even figure out what was happening, their memories had already been erased by the system in the blink of an eye. Thus, not even the slightest clue was left behind.
As for Mark’s memories, the system didn’t even need a blink of an eye to finish the job.
Mark’s soul was now completely stiff, as if it had entered an offline state. He just stood there, his eyes stiff and unfocused, not looking at anything in particular.
"You sure work pretty fast, huh?"
Seeing how hurried the system was, Nexus found it quite amusing. Just now, the system had finished everything that needed to be done in the blink of an eye, including erasing every clue.
[Of course, I’m the fastest existence in the universe. Now it’s also time to merge Mark’s soul with his body.]
The most important things were already done, and Mark wouldn’t dare underestimate it anymore now that the memories from his awakening had been sealed. The system had now returned to its arrogant demeanor from before.
Of course, an arrogant system like this wouldn’t rush. It used the demeanor of a superior bestowing grace upon an inferior to merge the soul and body.
[Foolish mortal, it’s time to wake up.]
Mark’s soul immediately entered his body, a faint flash of light appeared, and then nothing else happened. Completely different from the world-shaking commotion just now, merging the soul was almost an incredibly gentle process.