AWB Chapter 104 The Power of Time
Chapter 104 The Power of Time
I felt something dark in front of my eyes, and after wiping them, it was still a bit dark—oh, so what's dark is my future!
"So, I didn't actually heal other people's wounds..."
"Instead, it used the power of time to rewind to a point before the injury occurred?!"
"That's roughly the idea. The host mastered this power a long time ago."
"So skilled that even the system didn't detect the true nature of this skill at first... it was only gradually discovered after encountering the world's consciousness."
"Wait, wait, wait! Didn't you grant this skill?! How could you not know?!"
He caught the keywords again; he could still remember that these skills were given to him by the system.
But now the system is telling itself that it had known about this a long time ago, and that the sender himself was unaware of it?
Are you playing with him?
"Cough cough cough... Although it may indeed be..."
But that's the truth.
"The system genuinely didn't know the true nature of these rewards at first, since our rewards were all distributed and allocated to each transmigrator by our superiors."
"So encountering this situation... is actually quite rare."
"Even the system didn't expect to encounter a situation where it couldn't even figure out the rewards!"
The system wasn't much better off. Ever since it realized that the ability was essentially time manipulation, it was so frightened that it reviewed every single skill.
Although it couldn't see anything clearly, it no longer believed that the world could be so friendly to them.
It detected that his host's mental state was constantly teetering on the brink of collapse!
It's just that people have probably gotten used to this feeling, and they no longer realize that they are breaking down.
Mo Wunian ignored what the system was thinking, and simply slumped helplessly in the corner, deep in thought.
"The ability to control time..."
"I still possess the power to control space..."
He possesses the ability to control both time and space... and can also manipulate frequencies...
"...Do you have the power to control the world?"
"Then the question arises again: how did this power come into my hands?"
"deal?"
What kind of deal would make someone take such a huge risk and hand over the power to control or even destroy the world?
He didn't seem like a normal person based on his previous behavior.
Are you really not afraid that he might accidentally destroy the world?
He sat up straight. Now that he understood the essence of the skill, he wanted to try changing its function.
Or rather, to grasp the true secrets within.
"Let's hope nothing goes wrong..."
He activated that skill, slowly sensing the flow of energy within. He seemed to see many, many things inside, but they were all obliterated.
Slightly agitated, his agitation caused the power within him to become chaotic as well. He hurriedly tried to control himself, but inadvertently forced the power into his body.
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Time, for us, is the most useless thing.
Please carry everything with you and search through all the worlds of the past for the path to your destiny.
(Please upgrade to observation)
In an instant, he witnessed the branches covered in snow miraculously sprout new green buds, which then quickly blossomed into lush leaves.
Just as he reached out, yearning to touch this vibrant green, the leaves were swallowed up by the torrent of time, rapidly aging and turning yellow, finally drifting lightly to the ground and turning into dust.
Another layer of frost and snow.
Watching everything unfold before him, he simply raised his hand once more—instantly, everything returned to its origin, and everything around him flowed backward in time until it froze.
"so……"
"Am I actually regaining the power I lost before?"
"Isn't this similar to the plot of The Wanderer?"
"Not to mention that the Lord of Time also has the ability to control time... So what is my ability then?"
"What kind of plot development is this?! Is this how you write a story?!"
He casually manipulated the flow of time in his hand, and he could feel that this power was much stronger than what he had felt at Mount Chengxiao; it could even be considered to be on another level.
He was certain that if this force were to leak out unchecked, the consequences would likely be far more dangerous than the temporal turbulence caused by the Year Lord.
Fortunately, he was quite skilled at controlling this power, and now he could manipulate it at will.
So... why don't he try to manipulate the flow of time caused by the Lord of Time?
In this way, Jinxi wouldn't have to risk his life fighting Suizhu, and he wouldn't have to exchange himself for something that would result in him being unable to withstand the opponent's injuries.
"Host—the skill description has changed—"
"Waaaaah... The more I look at it, the more it looks like it has a knife in it..."
"I don't remember this world being a place where knives are just randomly thrown out..."
"Stop yelling! Show me the panel, let me see how the skill descriptions have changed."
Speechless, he pushed the blue panel aside, then picked it up again, bringing up the skill description panel. Sure enough, the skill descriptions had changed.
【? ? ? : This is your deal with Him. Do not rejoice in possessing this power; it is the opening act of your tragedy. (The system can no longer assess the level of this ability; it has exceeded the assessment limit.)】
"...This looks like it's hiding a knife, don't bother with doubts."
He'd read a lot of novels, after all; such a synopsis must be hiding a big knife, though he didn't know what kind of knife it was.
Out of boredom, I read through the descriptions of the other skills again, but they were all somewhat blurry. In the end, I closed my eyes, shook my head, and shut down the panel.
"It's such a mess, an absolute mess!"
Let's make a simple deduction based on the current situation—
"I am Mo Wunian, or perhaps Mo Wunian."
"When I truly came into this world, some things happened that led me to make a deal with the world's consciousness."
"Then the world's consciousness granted me some abilities to change the world, but something went wrong again, causing me to want to destroy it."
"Then, for the sake of the world, the world's consciousness wanted to eliminate me, but then realized it couldn't."
"So they made me lose my memory, and made everyone else do everything they could to hide the truth, in case I accidentally orchestrated a world-ending event."
"Hmm... this plot seems a bit like the one in Honkai Impact 3rd next door, doesn't it?"
After briefly reviewing the current situation, this was the reasoning he felt was closest to the truth, but he also considered one particularly important factor—
"But what was the deal that hooded man made with the world's consciousness?"
"Because of the transaction I made with the other party..."
The image of that person resurfaced in his mind. Although that person was cheeky, always teasing him, and overly lively... it seemed to be the scene he desperately longed for to appear.
The continuation he personally approved, the only one who possesses the power to obtain or surpass his...
"people"
What is the definition of a human being? What kind of being can be called a human being? And why are his rights as a human being denied?
Or...did he voluntarily give up everything as a human being?
Furthermore, the details of that transaction are still unknown; there are too many missing pieces for him to find.
Speaking of which, that guy seems to have taken a huge risk to push me out of the space of world consciousness... Hopefully, nothing unexpected has happened now.
He doesn't like owing favors to others.
But just as he was thinking about that person, another voice suddenly echoed in his mind, sounding anxious but still with a smug tone.
Yo yo yo... You missed me...!
【I knew I was the most important man in your heart... Damn!】
【You kept chasing after me... damn it...】
【You can usually just cause a ruckus... why are you making a fuss at this crucial moment...】
[…]
Listening to the intermittent voices in my mind, I could tell that the other person seemed to be going through something bad, but was still trying to act cool and refused to lose face in front of me.
Besides, he only thought about the other person for a moment, how could that person have sensed it?! Is it really telepathy?
Why can't he sense the other person's feelings?
"Are you alright? Do you need any help?"
【I need your help... You'll see in a bit...】
【Damn it! Don't poke someone's butt... You have no manners...】
The connection was abruptly cut off, and no matter how much he called, there was no response. He sighed, and just as he was about to try to recall when the other person had spoken, he suddenly felt a very familiar frequency appear all around him.
So familiar with it... he would never forget it in his lifetime.
"Holy crap! Little White?!"
"The Remnant Stars are attacking so quickly?!"
They didn't care about their own condition; they were terrified that the other party would clash with the group of wanderers.
She hurriedly slipped out, and by sheer coincidence, bumped into the wanderer's arms.
"...Mo Wunian?"
"The Remnant Star Society is attacking?!"
"No... that person's frequency has disappeared..."
"But there are still many other frequencies..."
Mo Wunian didn't care about all that. He still had a deep psychological shadow over that person. Although he couldn't feel it anymore, he hadn't let his guard down at all.
Not to mention he saw that many members of the Remnant Star Society were already approaching in the distance.
"Mo Wunian, there's no need to worry."
"I'll handle things here, but it's best if the road you and the others take to see the Lord of the Year is kept clean."
"That's not the case! That person might still be here..."
He was roughly pushed aside by Chang Li, and although he wanted to rush forward to argue, he was blocked behind him by both the drifter and Jin Xi. He was on the verge of tears.
That kid's gone completely insane! He wants to kill everyone he sees!
Changli, you're just a civil official, do you think you can defeat a military general? You're really courting death!
Chang Li wasn't surprised by this. He simply nodded slightly, watching Mo Wunian being held tightly by the wanderer, telling him not to worry about him.
"Mo Wunian, you've already walked a very, very long road."
"Moreover, this trip to Chengxiao Mountain is indispensable without you, and I—"
"We should stay in the most suitable position on this chessboard."
Let's move forward.
The stone slab beneath their feet suddenly glowed as a cannonball hurtled towards them, only to be swiftly deflected by a sword blade. In the next instant, the stone slab carried them high into the air.
In the end, all he saw was Changli holding a long blade, raising his sword to attack the group of Remnant Stars.
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Changli remained calm as the remnants of the Starry Sky Sect surrounded her. She slowly emerged from the smoke, her sword emitting a red glow, and gently placed it beside her.
"Greeting someone this way is rather impolite."