Chen Yu slowly opened his eyes, the ceiling of his villa blurry through the tears. His breathing was ragged, his heart heavy. He didn't know how long he had been crying.
"Hah… what am I even doing?" he muttered, dragging his hand across his face. "Morgan... he must have had a system in the past life too. Maybe even one stronger than mine."
He stared at his trembling hands.
"I don't know what happened after I died. But… why me?" His voice cracked. "Why did the system choose me?"
He looked around the empty room. No answers. Just silence.
"But maybe… that's exactly it," he whispered, as a spark of clarity lit within his mind. "I broke through the system's control. I've shattered the boundaries of the common Challenger System. I'm no longer bound. I'm free."
His lips curled into a bitter smile.
