Chapter 600 Exploring The Inner World (7)(Chapter Preview)

"no, you have not tried your best..." Link tipped at the hat on his head and continued, "You were only fighting normally and very easily took care of them..." He shrugged. "If you have really 'tried your best', you could have easily decimated all of them before I arrived and no trace of their data would be left..." At his point, his expression shifted. "Just like... how you killed Y2- Bright Glow..."

Hearing that, 23's gaze chilled but she did not respond, she remained silent.

"ha ha..." Link laughed twice. "Why? Do you think I wouldn't find out?" he shook his head. "Wake up, 23, The Watchers are no longer the specialty of Z, we also have them." Then, he titled his head and toyed with the staff in his hands. "Just like how you guys also have your own 'sandbox'... In these days, there is no technology that is completely confidential. To borrow a famous quote from the human world... piracy is everything."

"But... since they are pirated..." 23 only then spoke. "Then they will be still lacking from the original..."

"Naturally." Link nodded. "Our sandbox functions better and your Watchers are stronger." He paused. "We have Blast Tunnel and you have SCP-004; we have Originals and you have Returners..." He counted on his finger one by one. "Only by having different technical advantages that the game would be more interesting."

"Game?" 23 repeated this word. At that moment, derision crossed her eyes. "In your eyes, this whole war is just a game?"

"Is it not?" Link retorted. "From now I see it, war is originally a kind of game."

"Of course not..." Link smiled. "I am merely..."

At that moment, 23 suddenly realized something and her whole body froze.

"...buying time." Another voice rang out right then to finish Link's words. And that person was none other than Ad.

"Ha..." Link looked at 23 and said proudly. "So what do you think? That was a good performance right?" He removed the hat and twirled it around his hand. "From 'self gratification' to 'self aggrandization' and then from that to 'self narcissism' before finally acting offended and responded with 'verbal disturbance' and 'false aggression'."

"All that just to distract my attention?" 23 said darkly.

"Bingo! Ha ha ha ha..." Link was so happy, he was like a kid that got what he wanted. He placed the hat on the top of the staff and shook the staff around so the hat spun on it. "Unfortunately... you have discovered it too late." He turned to look at Ad. "With both me and Ad here, you won't be able to escape."

"Hah..." 23 said with a scoff. "So you have no confidence to win me one on one."

"Is that a taunt?" Link replied. "well... no matter. I am not below admitting it, in terms of a one on one, I indeed do not have confidence in winning you." He put the hat back on. "Objectively valuing your own and the enemy's power is the prerequisite to get stronger... denying oneself the reality is the action of the weak."

At that moment, the slime head Ad suddenly cut in. "Are you done?" That was obviously meant for Link but his words carried no tone to them. "Time is precious so I suggest we immediately destroy X-23, take back SCP-079 to prevent further accidents..."