Enforcer Manual
Chapter 1209 - 993: The Puzzle of Time_2

Chapter 1209: Chapter 993: The Puzzle of Time_2

The brain’s blankness lasted a full three seconds. When the humanoid regained his senses, he belatedly realized why his attack had missed—his right hand that should have swung towards Song Lan had vanished without a trace.

Unlike the last time it was severed, he could still vaguely sense the existence of that part of the energy, yet it was impossibly far away, so distant that even spanning the entire world might not help him find the whereabouts of the lost energy.

This...

What kind of ability was it?

"Unhappy, are we?"

Song Lan asked, "I personally don’t obsess over winning or losing as it only brings unnecessary pressure, but haven’t you ever been curious about how those probabilities you calculated came to be?"

The humanoid’s eyes hardened, his response to Song Lan’s question came in the form of action.

However, this time, his attack met the same fate.

Another part of his energy disappeared.

It appeared in a location starkly different from the right arm, yet similar in that it seemed to also traverse innumerable timelines, placed in some unreachable corner.

Even though he could stand without legs, this unforeseen displacement of position filled him with a genuine fear.

No, according to his calculations, he should have already adapted to the activation process of Song Lan’s abilities.

So why had he failed to capture the moment of the opponent’s ability activation in those two opportunities just now?

Could it be... Could it be that his calculations had errors?

"More than twenty years, what a lengthy time," Song Lan mused, "It’s been so long since Benjamin Abell passed away."

Zero had mentioned that over these twenty-odd years, countless times they had used him as a hypothetical enemy for their research, "So, Mr. Benjamin, on which day exactly did you die?"

2141, January 21st.

Benjamin Abell rests forever in The First Region.

The humanoid didn’t know why Song Lan was asking this, but it was a historical event that most people knew about, entwining the fates of many—in the records of RT1, it could even specify the exact second of death.

"2141, January..."

The humanoid’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

A fear stronger than before surged in his heart. He had just now diverted all of his calculations and attention onto Song Lan, the first time he reminisced the past after adapting to the opponent’s abilities, but as the number was about to be spoken, RT1 saw more.

More numbers.

Numbers constantly changing.

From minutes and seconds to days and years.

Every second they experienced now seemed to influence and change past history.

RT1 finally understood the true purpose behind Song Lan’s question, and with it the real source of his unease and dread.

Not only time was changing, but also all that they were experiencing and believing in.

Over those past twenty years, all their knowledge would turn upside down with every shift in time, so... based on this revelation, he could never calculate the exact value of victory or defeat in this confrontation!

"... it was you who told me!"

A 0% chance of winning, and all the puzzles and answers, had been "personally" revealed by Song Lan.

In the midst of that constantly changing time and history, Song Lan had chosen one of the paths to unfold before him.

Upon realizing the truth, the humanoid followed his instincts and made the most direct response.

—Run!

Find a place to hide, with the energy he possessed now, there was still a chance of rising again.

Another twenty years, thirty years.

Or perhaps just wait until the day Song Lan breathes his last!

The upper terrace was drawing nearer, and the humanoid saw Zero still unconscious, passing through the corridor behind her, returning to the surface would give him the hope to flee this place.

This space was located beneath the military technology building; at this moment, the staff inside the building, as well as the entire First Region, could be used as chips to delay this devil!

Because based on their calculations of Song Lan’s character, he still had a kind side at least in the past few months, the collapsing building and the cries of the people might possibly distract his focus.

The humanoid kept sensing behind him, calculating all the possible incoming attacks.

But Song Lan still stood where he was, seemingly with no intention of pursuing.

Could it be...

Could it really be that this person would make the decision not to pursue at such a critical moment?

Indeed, if it’s this person, anything is possible!

After all, his nose was injured, and he needed to seek treatment at the prosthetic hospital right now. Given Song Lan’s aversion to prosthetics, he would never allow his nose to be replaced with one.

So you better leave quickly!

There are quite a few outstanding prosthetic hospitals under the umbrella of Cloud Biological Pharmaceutical, if you go now, I can waive your medical fees!

There are still so many beautiful things in this world, fighting is utterly meaningless!

The humanoid’s fleeting figure passed directly through all the obstacles in front, murmuring inside with an almost frantic mind, as if trying to drive away or persuade Song Lan to give up the chase.

Could it be that the humanoid heard the echoes of the shout? Song Lan just stood there without taking a single step forward.

All of this happened within a few short seconds, and the humanoid finally returned to the surface from the darkness below.

He saw the afternoon sunlight.

Today’s sunlight was exceptionally warm, giving him a sense of surviving a disaster.

The humanoid, without considering the employees who might have been petrified by the scene, dashed towards the gate uncontrollably.

Closer,

Even closer.

Finally, he burst through the gate and let the afternoon sunlight truly bathe him.

Then, all the light suddenly dimmed.

It was that persistent blankness again. After the blankness passed, he saw the same scene once more.

The broken space and altar, the original passage floated disorderly.

Time rewound.

Rewound by 5 seconds, back to that moment when he was desperately trying to escape.

"There is no need for despair, your calculations were actually not wrong."

Song Lan watched the humanoid, "If there were another Song Lan here, perhaps he would have been defeated by you, for fusing three completely different powers is indeed a heroic feat that nobody has achieved before."

"Stay away from me—!"

RT1 gave up on calculating, and after the failure of its escape, the humanoid returned to being a rampaging beast. When the consciousness of the three merged, a familiar and sharp voice revealed itself.

The expanding body seemed to summon the advent of a Spiritual Energy storm.

This was the faith of "collective consciousness," stirring up a storm with unprecedented intensity of Spiritual Energy.

The humanoid seemed prepared for mutual destruction. He had no idea whether this Spiritual Energy storm would eliminate the Devil before him, but what was certain was that it would destroy The First Region along with all the core cities around it.

"Such a precious body, you would certainly keep for yourself."

This was the second encounter between Song Lan and the being before him.

The body before him, with the power of a Deity, should naturally become the vessel for the "New God," "You were planning to take over the body after this battle, but unfortunately, your plan has once again come to nothing."

The same scene had also occurred once before.

After a long time afterward, Song Lan gradually understood why he had been selected as the "Saint Heir," if not for this inexplicable title, his life would have no contact with the upper-world.

And in the original prophecy of the upper-world, the Saint Heir was the key to sweeping away the Machine God Sect. Under his leadership, the Spiritual Energy civilization would yield the most dazzling results.

But what about after that?

If he really cleared everything as the prophecy had hoped and became the ruler of the upper-world, what then would happen?

Watching the now frenzied humanoid before him, he confirmed that answer once again.

"This ability."

He locked eyes with the humanoid, the concept of time became blurred; everything here was in a strange temporal chaos, at times still, at times moving forward, at times reversing.

"Do you desire it?"

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