Chapter 20: The Human Heart
"If time is a long river, then as long as the river flows, it will inevitably leave corresponding traces on the beach, which is the proof of the existence of time and the witness of history."
Chu Xuan's deep gaze stared at the hourglass in his hand, turning the hourglass of the end containing the grit upwards, and then slowly released his fingers. The next moment, the hourglass slowly levitated in the air, and without any support, the gravel began to fall evenly, slowly flowing from the top to the bottom.
"Good, the experiment was successful."
His words flowed slowly, like grit falling in the air.
"So what are you doing here, reversing time?"
Qi Tengyi stepped forward curiously and stood side by side with Chu Xuan in front of the broken hourglass. He looked at the object that seemed to have magical powers, and asked with a hint of inquiry, "I remember that this broken time turner can actually turn back time...... It's just that with the time machines in this world, one is magic and the other is science. ā
"The laws of the world are different, and what works in the Harry Potter world may not work in the world of Red Alert II."
Chu Xuan shook his head, first rejecting Qi Tengyi's guess, and then gave his own explanation: "I'm not going to try to disrupt the operation of the time machine, that's too big a subject...... All I need to do is to remind Yang Yun, who has been affected by the time lapse, the memories of the previous week. ā
"It sounds a lot simpler." Qi Teng thought for a while and said, "Then you are planning to ......"
"Human memory not only exists in the brain, whether it is muscles, genes, or even the soul, there are actually corresponding memories."
Chu Xuan's face was expressionless, but his eyes hidden behind the lenses of his glasses clearly flashed with the light of exploring the unknown realm: "Since the fourth-order ability is to control genes, it is not difficult for them to gradually retrieve their memories of the previous week......"
Speaking of this, Chu Xuan paused, and then said his last words.
"Even, back to the very old past."
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"It'sā"
Feeling the sharp pain coming from his body, Yuri looked at Zhao Yingkong in front of him in disbelief, even if he was not in the best condition because he was resisting Luo Gandao's bombardment just now, but being able to break through the mental power defense and hurt his body with one blow obviously already had the level of the fourth order.
Moreover, what is the strange energy attached to the wound that hinders the rapid regeneration of flesh and blood? What about the swarthy black lines around her body that gave people a strong sense of danger?
Time was pressed and his thoughts wandered, and Yuri, a master of mental power who usually controlled the battle with ease, could barely maintain his defense at the moment. In the face of Zhao Yingkong, who suddenly became a level stronger, Zhan Lan, who steadily maintained his mental protection, and Zero Point and Cheng Xiao, who came to the last sneak attack from time to time, Yuri's every counterattack seemed powerless.
In the face of the combined offensive of the Middle-earth team, Yuri had to retreat again and again, and was even forced to take it step by step, which was full of dangers. If it weren't for the fact that Neos's body had been genetically modified more than once, and his regenerative ability was extremely strong, he might have been killed on the spot.
Rao is like this, and Yuri knows in his heart that his current self is just a part of his consciousness projected here, far from full strength. In this battle, he thought that he could easily crush his opponent, but he did not expect that the situation would turn so drastically from good to bad...... No, defeat is almost a foregone conclusion.
- It's not time to waste time here.
Yuri, who understood what it meant to "judge the situation", made a corresponding decision in an instant, and although it was not planned to come here, he still understood that this place was not the center of the battlefield at all. The battle on the other side of the moon is at a critical juncture, and the most perfect weapon he has created, "Libra", is in the middle of a confrontation with another strong player of the Middle-earth team, and that is the key to the battle. At this moment, the most important thing for me to do is to immediately return to the moon and deal with the crisis over there, whether it is to activate the Mental Terminator or choose other methods-
- yes, things on the other side of the moon are obviously more important.
- But why, am I here to indulge in fighting?
When this thought appeared in his heart, Yuri suddenly realized that he was a conspirator, a commander, a mental power controller, and a captain, but he was by no means a warrior who went to the front line and used telekinesis to fight the enemy...... So now, why would he use Nyos's body, and when he couldn't play his full strength, he was dragged into the quagmire of a fierce battle by these players of the Central Continent team, who were not the main force at first glance?
Thinking of this, Yuri decided to return this part of his consciousness to accomplish what he was supposed to accomplish, after all, he had time, not this time, and the next time-
"Do you think I'll let you back so easily?"
Suddenly, a voice rose from the bottom of Yuri's heart: "Have you forgotten, whose body is this?" ā
The moment he heard this voice, Yuri's movements suddenly froze, although this caused his arm to be cut by Zhao Yingkong with a deep wound that could be seen to the bone, almost cutting off half of his arm, but Yuri didn't care about it at all, but also shouted in the spirit world: "How is it possible! Neos, how could you possibly regain your sense of self at this time! How can you still have your own consciousness! ā
"You're underestimating the Three-Eyed Clan."
The captain and wise man of Nanyanzhou, with his usual caustic tone, said words that made Yuri's heart chill. Every word is like a sharp blade, piercing the other person's heart: "Do you really think that I will be at your mercy like a marionette like those people you completely control?" ā
"Since Xiao Honglu can temporarily regain his consciousness through the bloodline of the Three-Eyed Clan, why can't I, who is stronger than him and has a higher degree of genetic locking?"
"After all, if you keep me, it proves that I still have corresponding use value."
"You did it on purpose."
These words exploded in Yuri's heart like a thunderbolt from the blue, and listening to Neos's disdainful tone, he instantly realized that he seemed to have stepped into a terrible trap: "I see, no wonder you will lose so easily in the last few time reincarnations......"
"When the 'force' is at an absolute disadvantage, we must wait for the opportunity."
Neos's cold voice sounded in Yuri's consciousness: "My defeat in this world is due to the fact that our team's 'strength' is at an absolute disadvantage, and even my 'intelligence' cannot make up for it, it's not that my intelligence is inferior to others...... How can a conspirator like you, who can only play with people's hearts, understand what is called a wise man and what is called layout? ā
"Into my body, where is it so easy to walk? This part of your consciousness, just leave me here forever! ā
In the next moment, Neos, who had been dormant for an unknown amount of time, suddenly burst out, and actually regained control of his body in a short period of time, locking this part of Yuri's consciousness that wanted to return to his original body firmly in his spiritual world. And in the face of Zhao Yingkong, who was slashed by the halberd, as well as the fatal bullet shot from zero point in the distance, and the wind blade that Cheng Xiao slashed with his palm into a knife and a fighting spirit condensation, the corners of Neos's mouth hooked up a familiar sneer, dissipated all the mental power, and let his body face these three attacks-
- See, Yuri?
- You who play with people's hearts will surely die in people's hearts. (End of chapter)