Chapter 751: The Mystery of the Monster

Lin An heard the sound and nodded slightly, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

【2> He still hasn't figured out what the trigger for the monster's attack is.

He still hasn't figured out what triggers the monster to act.

Is it a 30-second time limit?

He sat slumped on the ground.

Zhang Yong gave a bitter laugh and gratefully glanced at Zhang Tie:

"Brother Zhang, if you hadn't stopped the monster, we would probably have lost many people..."

"I just don't know if we can still get into the secret room..."

"After the stone door closes, will the monster inside reset the 30-second timer..."

"If that's possible, we could then stick to the 30 seconds and slowly farm points."

"If not, that would be a big problem..."

His face showed fear.

Compared to the strength trial, at least the monster there could still be fought against a bit.

The terrifying presence in this trial left them without any thought of resistance.

What is this testing?

Its speed is too fast to react to, and its damage is high enough to insta-kill.

What exactly does the system mean?

He slowly stood up, Lin An's brows remained furrowed.

Zhang Yong's thought was the same as his, but it's likely there are limitations.

They can't go in again now.

At least we have to wait for Zhang Tie's talent to recover, then test again after 24 hours.

Otherwise, as soon as the door opens, it's a Weeping Angel; with no one to stop it, that would truly be a total wipe...

This trial is a bit tricky.

Although he could quit now, he would never accept not completing the mission and not gaining a large amount of points.

Does the Weeping Angel attack trigger after 30 seconds have passed?

The opponent's speed reaches the speed of sound, but he can barely react to it.

First, regardless of whether we can hold at 29 seconds, stay in the secret room to farm points.

If not...

Could it be...

In this trial, he can only stay alone in each secret room, relying on constant dodging, gaining 1 point every 10 seconds?

No way.

At least 35 agility is needed to react.

In this trial, Lin An doubts that besides himself, few people can reach that standard.

That being the case, with everyone able to earn at most 2 points...

Even if he wanted to reap others' points, he couldn't.

Rely on himself?

He slightly shook his head.

No.

His own stamina recovery can't keep up.

Repeated bursts of speed for dodging consume enormous stamina.

Dragging it out too long, even without any mishap, he would make mistakes from excessive exhaustion causing his movements to deform.

Even adding the barely usable Descent and using Blink to assist in dodging...

30 seconds + 10 seconds.

40 seconds of time is his limit of endurance.

Habitually rubbing his chin, Lin An silently pondered.

What about using Causal Reversal?

In the Causal Reversal state, he can maintain peak condition for 20 seconds.

20+40...

One minute of limit time.

Each 24 hours he can use Causal Reversal once, if side effects are ignored...

If the trial has no time limit, that means he could earn 6 points per day...

Although difficult, it's at least a method; perhaps during this period he could also find other methods...

("... He's given up on that...")

The vanished Second Will suddenly popped out, its voice icy cold.

("Do you really think Causal Reversal only consumes mental energy? It just has a cooldown time.")

("Use it a few more times, and both you and I will die...")

His body stalled.

Lin An listened to the Second Will with slight surprise, not expecting it to appear again at this time.

"What do you mean?"

"Does the Causal Sequence also consume something else?"

His brows furrowed slightly.

I have used the Causal Sequence so many times and found no abnormality.

Within consciousness, Second Will shook his head, eyes icy:

("The Causal Sequence is an S-rank Prop, its effect is indeed powerful.")

("But it's not completely without side effects; otherwise it would be SSS-rank.")

("(After each use... it's not that something is consumed, but...)")

("(More.)")

After a brief pause, Second Will's gaze was deep:

("What do you think is the principle behind causal reversal?")

("Have you never considered that, when this Prop transmits past power to you, what else might be transmitted along with it?")

His gaze lingered, and Lin An instantly understood Second Will's meaning.

You mean... thought!?

He nodded, Second Will crossed his arms:

("Correct, what is transmitted also includes past thoughts.")

("Although it's little each time, that's because each time you reverse, the point is close to the present.")

("The past you and the present you don't differ much in memory.")

("So you can't feel what has been added, but I can.")

("Overuse of reversal will cause your past self to gradually erode your present self.")

("Mildly, thought becomes disordered; severely, consciousness dissolves.")

("Although essentially it's the same person, it also means that your present self is as good as dead...")

("Like the Ship of Theseus")

("You even think I... am another Lin An. Given that your past and present selves differ in memory, how could they not be another you...")

He sighed.

Second Will tapped his own brow:

("So I'll say, Chu An harbors no good intentions. He never warned you...")

("He simply doesn't care about your life or death, after all, your past self trusts him more...")

He gave a light laugh.

As his words fell, Second Will seemed merely to remind him of this, then gradually faded.

("Use the Causal Sequence sparingly; I also don't know what tricks that guy Chu An has left on you...")

("Once or twice is fine... but with continuous use, I don't want to discover a third or fourth Lin An in your mind...")

The voice dissipated.

Silence.

Lin An stood silently in place, quietly watching the silver-white hourglass he had just taken out.

He clenched it.

Six hours later.

The trial collective channel flickered.

North American War Zone, the agile trial leader, laughed inexplicably, then slowly sent a message in the channel:

("Everyone, I think our North American War Zone already knows how to complete this trial.")

("As a member of humanity, the North American War Zone is willing to freely share our discovery...")

("The so-called weeping angel is...")