Chapter 215: S‑rank Prop 【Causal Sequence】

Lin An fell silent after hearing, a bitter smile in his heart.

He never imagined that one of his biggest secrets, the Savior System, would actually be guessed this way.

Yeah, the Savior System is just too strong.

Whether it's the Doomsday Base Vehicle, the Divine Stab skill, or the Judgment Eye provided.

Any one of them is comparable to a cheat.

This doesn't even count the rewards from the Savior series missions; any single reward, if taken out, would drive players crazy.

That can be said.

Without this Savior System, his strength could never reach its current level.

Even with the information advantage from his rebirth, at best he'd be an enhanced version of Deng Lian and Huang Haitao.

"So, what you mean is..."

"The system considers me an error; simply put, I'm a cheat used to interfere with the game's progress."

"Therefore, I will constantly encounter various extremely dangerous events, in order to eliminate me and restore the game's normal progress."

Chu An nodded and said nothing more.

Lin An frowned, thinking it was the butterfly effect that had caused many accidents since his rebirth.

Could it be that the loss of contact in the Linjiang War Zone, the suspected third-rank mutant that appeared early in the apocalypse, and the third-rank girl in red are all my doing?

So...

Why haven't they found me?

With the system's ability, shouldn't it just instantly kill him?

Even if it's not worth the system's personal intervention, sending a random third-rank mutant would be enough to kill him.

Although he's encountered many dangers lately, other Awakened Ones would have died several hundred times by now.

But each time he has survived with narrow escapes.

"If that's really the case, why would you still join my team?"

Lin An doubted, not believing that with Chu An's intelligence, after figuring all this out he would still foolishly throw away his life.

A stiff smile appeared on Chu An's face:

"It's quite simple."

"Your cheat is too strong."

"It can even help you hide from the system's detection."

"Have you ever encountered something that could easily instant-kill you?"

"But each time some external force has helped you get through?"

"Your equipment is sealed..."

"In my guess, that's the cheat helping you conceal it; when the time is right, it will boost your strength."

"It's a simple principle."

"If a cheating player shows up in the novice village with a gun sweeping the village, the system would notice right away."

"But if you conceal it and switch to a bow and arrow, the system might be fooled."

"After all, the Doomsday Game is too realistic; I can't imagine what supreme being could have created it."

"But as long as the Creator isn't an omniscient, omnipotent deity, creating a near‑real world will inevitably have its loopholes."

"So, actually I'm very grateful to you."

"Your existence has shown me hope of cracking the Doomsday Game."

"The Creator isn't an omniscient, omnipotent deity; He also makes mistakes!"

"So."

"Do I still need to explain why I want to join your team?"

"In my genetic settings, the ultimate goal is to protect Huaxia civilization."

"In the Doomsday Game, as a cheat-user, you have great potential!"

"Perhaps one day you'll be able to oppose the Creator of the Doomsday Game!"

"To oppose that near‑divine being!"

Chu An finished speaking, then walked straight to Lin An's side, handed him something, and said word by word:

"Hold it."

"You'll need it..."

"Ding, you have obtained the S‑rank special prop 【Causal Sequence】."

On the armored vehicle, Lin An remained silent, lowering his gaze to the hourglass in his hand.

That was the prop Chu An gave him.

The hourglass is made entirely of an unknown silver‑white metal; under mental‑power detection it appears as nothingness.

Just as when probing Chu An before, it seems as if it never existed in this world.

"S‑rank prop 【Causal Sequence】—Special"

"Prop effect: Consume mental power, life force to activate causal reversal."

"Causal reversal: You can obtain power from the past or future, and consume mental power and life force according to the power obtained."

"The stronger the power obtained, the greater the consumption."

"Note 1: The power obtained will be weakened to a certain extent when crossing the causal line."

"You can choose the degree of power obtained, thereby reducing consumption."

"For example, in your current seriously injured state, you can borrow power from your future healed self to recover from your injuries."

"If your future strength is Third Level, then when you activate Causal Reversal at First Level, you will obtain Third Level (weakened), i. e., the strength of Second Level."

"Note 2: Borrowing strength from the past may possibly change the current state."

"Note 3: When borrowing strength, you must obtain the consent of your future self; otherwise, you cannot borrow."

"Note 4: When borrowing strength, if your future self is already dead, you will gain the negative effect of death corrosion (life force deducted by 90%)."

"Note 5: This Props can be used on living beings owned by players, but consumption increases by 200%, and the consumption is paid by the owner of the Props."

"Note 6: When used on non-friendly units, consumption increases by 1000%."

"Note 7: This Props can be used on group targets, but for each additional target, consumption doubles."

"Note 8: You can switch states among past, future, present, and three times, but the state effect cannot be eliminated."

"The silver hourglass in the palm is icy cold, and the sand flows like flowing light."

"One effect, eight precautions."

"This is probably the most complicated thing Lin An has seen in two lives, but it is also the most powerful Props."

"Chu An could hand this S-rank Props over to himself, completely dispelling his doubts."

"If this Props is used well, its effect will not be much worse than that of the Doomsday Base Vehicle."

"Chu An could hand it over without hesitation; Lin An could not imagine what conspiracy lay within."

"To be honest, relying solely on this Props could allow one to dominate a region."

"As for the limitations of the Props,"

"Except for the last point, Note 8, which is hard to understand, the other points are fine."

"However, the effect of the hourglass also answered one of Lin An's doubts."

"That is why Chu An can revive from a desiccated corpse state..."

"It's very simple."

"He used Causal Reversal 8 on himself, turning his present self into a future desiccated corpse, thereby avoiding zombies and ghost infants."

"After all, a dead person, especially one that was killed."

"Even zombies would find it hard to chew, like eating wood."

"And when the danger is lifted, he again activates Causal Reversal, restoring himself to a normal state."

"The effect is simply unimaginable..."

"S-rank Props, a terrifying existence that controls causality and time."

"Truly deserved."

"With fiery gaze, Lin An was glad he suppressed the urge to test it now."

"He was curious: if he borrowed strength like his future self three years later, what kind of strength would he gain?"

"Third Level? Or nearly invincible Fourth Stage?"

"If not for the worry of not knowing how great the consumption is, he would really want to test it now."

"According to the Props' description, the stronger the borrowed strength, the greater the consumption."

"What if borrowing Fourth Stage strength results in instantly turning oneself into a desiccated corpse?"

"Such Props should still be used as a trump card."

"Unless absolutely necessary, it should not be used lightly."

"Considering the issues of time and causality, the Props is powerful but also has limitations."

"Just like the Butterfly Effect."

"If one encounters danger in the next second but survives by borrowing strength, the future will inevitably be changed."

"Perhaps the future will be better, but it could also be worse."

"Even under the Butterfly Effect, the future self who should not have died instead died."

"【Causal Sequence】, using it is too brain-burning..."

"However, in the usage method of 【Causal Sequence】, there is one point that doesn't require so much worry..."

"Lin An lowered his head to look at the black dragon on his wrist, the corners of his mouth rising."