A gaping hole had been torn in Qiyue’s chest. In his metal left hand, he clutched the pulsing Mechanical Heart; the blue light from the infinity symbol upon it illuminated his face, making him look like a shut-in scrolling through his phone in the dead of night.
"[Warm Reminder]," the System’s pop-up window drifted by, trembling. "[You are currently experiencing: 1. A state of physical heart-extraction. 2. A timeline distortion. 3. A state of feline-overlord corruption.]"
The Mechanical Heart suddenly twisted in his palm, and DT’s synthesized electronic voice emerged through a hiss of static: "Surprised? In the future, you’re going to become a—ah!"
Chapter 117