Chapter 36: The Walker of Time
He had just experienced a fierce battle, and Ren Xing was already exhausted, lying on the bed in a groggy state and falling asleep, still thinking about the picture of fighting the demon of time in his mind.
In the dream, he seemed to see that he was seriously injured by the Demon of Time and almost died, and the scene in the dream was so real that Ren Xing wondered if he had really experienced these things.
The sky turned from dark to bright, the sun shone in through the window, and he was awakened by the ringing bells throughout the city, Ren Xing got up from his bed and looked out.
During the day, the city looks a little old, and the cracks in the stone walls are like wrinkles left by the years, preserving the traces of the passage of time.
Traveling with the sun are rumbling steam locomotives, patrolmen patrolling around in mechs, adventurers carrying large bags and small bags, and alchemists shaking medicine bottles.
There was a whimper behind Ren Xing, it was the girl she saved yesterday, her expression was a little painful, and she was muttering something?
Curious, Ren Xing leaned his ear over to hear what the girl was saying.
But as soon as Ren Xing approached, the girl subconsciously slapped Ren Xing, and shouted loudly: "Dad!" Father! ”
What is this unfolding? Slap me in the face and then recognize me as a father? This girl is mentally abnormal.
After being stimulated by Ren Xing, the girl gradually opened her eyes and woke up from the nightmare, her pupils were pure white, and it could be seen that there were a few teardrops hanging from her eye sockets.
"Daughter." Ren Xing raised his hand and wanted to touch the girl's head and comfort the girl.
Obviously, what he did was wrong, the girl looked at Ren Xing who was leaning over, and gave Ren Xing a resounding slap again, almost giving Ren Xing a crooked mouth.
"What are you going to do!" The girl scolded angrily.
Ren Xing rubbed his injured cheeks, thinking that it wasn't you who called me dad, and now he didn't let him touch his head: "I just want to comfort you, I will be slapped twice by you in a moment." ”
Seeing Ren Xing's red and swollen face, the girl also knew that her hands might be a little heavy, but she didn't apologize, just buried her head in the hood and reached out to hand Ren Xing a painkiller ointment.
Seeing the girl's expression, Ren Xing naturally didn't mind what happened just now, and sat on the edge of the bed with a big grin, wanting to ask about this girl: "My name is Ren Xing, what is your name?" Why did you fight that monster yesterday? ”
The girl raised her head, stared at Ren Xing for a while, and asked hesitantly, "You're not from the gendarmerie, are you?" ”
"Gendarmerie? What is that? Ren Xing asked.
"You don't even know about the gendarmerie? Who are you? Are you from another country? The girl was surprised.
"It's not accurate, but it's okay." Ren Xing didn't intend to explain the deconstruction of Paradise, so he could only fool the past like this.
"Okay, my name is Lifa, I'm a time walker, yesterday I sensed that the time demon would appear here, so I rushed to destroy him, I didn't expect the strength of the time demon to have grown to that extent, and then fell into a bitter battle, thank you yesterday." Lifa said with her head down.
"Wait, you're talking about a timewalker, what's that?"
"Ah, I forgot you were a foreigner." Lifa raised her head and showed white eyes, "These eyes are the marks of the Time Walker, they are very similar to the Time Demon, right?" ”
"You're noticeably prettier." Ren Xing said.
Glancing at Ren Xing, Lifa continued: "Actually, we also have some relationship with the Time Demon, once upon a time, our clan was the time manager in this world, responsible for cleaning up individual Time Demons who escaped from the rift in time and space. ”
"At that time, the Time Demon could only absorb some of the remaining power of time in the rifts, and they were all weak, and they could not cause harm to the world under the suppression of our clan."
"But you should also know what happened later, that woman, after Hilfa came to power, unified the continent with a steam mecha and concentrated power in her own hands."
"Originally, this matter didn't have much to do with us Time Walkers, after all, we are not affiliated with any country, but are just law enforcement officers who balance time."
"But that woman, wanting to control time by herself, stretched out her claws to us time walkers."
"At that time, our clan was still prosperous, and we were not weak in terms of our ability to manipulate time, however, we still underestimated Hilfa's energy."
"That woman's methods are vicious, and without notice, an extermination order was issued against our clan, and on that day, gendarmerie teams from all over the country poured out to arrest our timewalkers."
"We were caught off guard, the vitality of the clan was greatly damaged, and the remaining nearly 100 clansmen were scattered all over the country to live a life of running and fleeing, and Hilfa, through the inhumane study of our clan, created a narrow time gap." Lifa was discouraged, her hands clenched, recalling the brutal truth.
"Can't you save your people by going back in time or something?" Ren Xing asked.
Lifa sighed and said, "Although our clan is called a time walker, the time we can control is also limited, after all, time has its own rules, and too much interference with time will lead to time demons. Moreover, time is a one-way movement, and if time is reversed rashly, it is likely to trigger a hedging of the flow of time, just like two trains colliding, and then disaster will befall the world. ”
"But if you want to reverse time, it's not impossible, the patriarch of our Time Walker clan has this ability, but if you want to reverse time, the price you have to pay is also very large."
"Equivalent exchange is not only the code of alchemy, but also the code of the time walkers. If you want to reverse time, you must use a thousand times your life to make up for the time that has been tampered with. ”
"And my father, the patriarch of the Timewalker lineage, on that day, he exhausted the last remaining life of his life, turning back time to the day before the extinction."
Speaking of this, Lifa's voice began to choke, "Until now, I can't forget the painful expression on my father's face that day. ”
"I'm sorry, if it's inconvenient, there's no need to continue." Ren Xing was also very sad in his heart, he didn't want to touch the pain in Lifa's heart anymore.
"No, I have to go on!" Lifa stood up suddenly, wiped the tears from her eyes, and stared at Ren Xing.
"My father told me something before he left." Lifa approached Ren Xing and looked at Ren Xing, "After time goes back, people's memories will disappear, and what has happened cannot be changed. ”
"It's true, after going back in time, although I asked our people to evacuate in time, no one wanted to believe what I said, they only thought I was joking, and the patriarch disappeared just because he was out."
"Disaster is still befalling our people, and Hilfa has developed the Narrow Time Gap, and what has happened will still happen."
"But it's not absolute! My father once told me that there is a kind of person who can get rid of this spell, and when time goes back, miracle people have the ability to reshape the past and change the future. ”
"And you, that person." Lifa pointed at Ren Xing, her eyes firm and strong.
"What do you say? Miracle man? Ren Xing was a little surprised, he had just come to this world, how could he be a miracle person, reshaping the past and changing the future, he didn't have a clue at all.
"You may not remember, but in last night's battle, you actually died once." Lifa said.
"What!" Ren Xing was taken aback, unable to believe what Lifa said.
"That's it, in your battle with the Time Demon last night, you were attacked by the Time Demon and were already dying, and when I rewind the time ten seconds ago, you actually changed the past that had happened and killed the Time Demon." Lifa's voice was loud and her expression was serious, not like she was lying.
Ren Xing also thought of his strange dream yesterday, and slightly agreed with Lifa's statement, "But, I'm definitely not the only one who can do this kind of thing." ”
"At least so far, it's just you." "I've tried to go back in time to save a few of my comrades from battle, but without exception, what has happened happens again and cannot be changed. ”
"Even if I kill the enemy in advance after going back in time, my companions who have already died will still die, and all I do is let them die again."
"And you are different, although I don't know why, but you have reshaped the past and changed the future."
"Miracle man, whoever you are, I need your help." Lifa clenched Ren Xing's hand and looked at Ren Xing with a pleading gaze.
Ren Xing's face was full of surprise, it was indeed a little difficult for him to understand receiving so much information in a short period of time, but there was a voice deep in his heart that told him that no matter what, since he had a mission, he had to help the girl in front of him.
"I will." Ren Xing replied firmly.
"Thank you." Lifa finally couldn't hold back her sadness, buried her head in her hands, turned around and cried.
Seeing Lifa's pitiful appearance, Ren walked in front of her, wiped the tears on Lifa's face, and solemnly told Lifa: "Trust me, I will help you!" ”
Lifa cried even more, pounded Ren Xing's chest with her fist, and said in a choked voice: "Stupid, why are you! What we're going to face is an empire. ”
"Whatever it is, I'll help you!" Ren Xing pulled the Black Abyss Blade out of his back and stood on the ground, "We'll succeed, so, don't cry." ”
Lifa gradually stopped crying, and looking at Ren Xing, who was standing up and serious, Lifa once again felt a sense of dependence that she hadn't felt in more than ten years.
Wiped the tears from his face and hugged Ren Xing, "Well, we will definitely succeed." ”
Ren Xing's heart beat obviously, as an old dog who has been single for twenty years, this is the first time he has been hugged by a woman of the same age, this feeling is very warm.
It's not just happiness that overflows my heart, but also a sense of responsibility, no matter what, clock world, I'll get you back on track.