Chapter 890: I Exist for You 26

Number Two struggled fiercely, trying to break free of the restraints.

If they can't return to the exchange before the light completely disappears, they'll be lost in this timeline, only able to live forever in this day.

The members who realized this were as if greatly stimulated, exerting all their strength to struggle.

Jin Chen patted off the dust that had gotten on him during the fight.

"I don't have the words 'good person' written on my face, so why should I let you go?"

He pressed his forehead in advance, preparing to endure the dizziness from this broken machine's time travel, and still had the leisure to wave at them.

"Never see you again."

——

"Hey!"

Just after Jin Chen returned from the jump, he felt so dizzy he couldn't tell direction, leaning on the bedpost for a few seconds before realizing there was no one left in the research hall.

Only Xuyuchuan lying on the bed had an ashen face, breathing out more than in, as if he would die any second.

Jin Chen checked the time, puzzled; only ten minutes had passed here.

By rights, that Number One should be waiting here to block them.

Could it be they trust that Number Two's strength so much? Or…did they go do something wicked again?

Jin Chen also ignored the person on the bed, silently walked to the door gap, pushed it open a crack and took a glance.

This cramped place isn't big, but there are plenty of members—each like an indestructible cockroach; as long as they have HP, they can recover from any injury.

Jin Chen wondered to himself, a dagger appeared in his palm again, preparing to look for places like the archive room to figure out what this time exchange relies on to hide in various timelines.

Jin Chen bumped into the office director who was in the office.

The two stared at each other.

In the instant the director zoned out, Jin Chen quickly slammed the door shut; in the standoff, he glanced at the documents on the desk.

Words like 'people outside the story' and 'writing stories'.

Before he could take a closer look, the director raised his energy gun, and the voice of 0731 sounded at the same time.

【Oh no, host!! The Main God is in danger!! Number One has taken people to the house!!】

Jin Chen's expression changed instantly, and he blocked the attack.

——

Night fell.

The winter night's freezing rain came fierce and sudden, the wind howled wildly, snapping much of the greenery in the residential area.

The weather forecast was still broadcasting the recent yellow ice-block warning when suddenly the room went dark.

Yishen blinked, just wondering if the freezing rain being so intense would cause a power outage.

Now his Word Spirit ability had been transformed into thoughts?

He glanced outside; Jin Chen had been out for nearly two hours and still hadn't returned.

As he worried, he suddenly heard movement in the corridor outside the living room door.

Yishen instantly became alert and stood up; the darkness amplified all sounds, making his hearing more acute.

Even trivial conversation sounds could be faintly heard.

Words like 'target' and 'fortune value' were now extremely familiar to Yishen.

These were what Jin Chen had said—members of the Time Exchange.

They actually came all the way to his house?

Yishen was a natural pessimist, instinctively feeling they were here to kill him.

In the dim room, only the solar-powered streetlight shining in from outside cast, through his body, a slightly eerie shadow on the wall.

The sound outside the door grew closer.

Yishen heard his own rapid breathing, instinctively slowed his breath, and, using the faint light, shuffled his steps, preparing to hide in the study.

He didn't think he could fight these people off; just being able to stall until the police arrived would be a blessing.

Yishen's throat tightened, as if a taut string, constantly paying attention to the movement outside the living room door.

Just as he opened the study door, another loud bang came—the camphor tree outside was snapped by its branches, crashing onto the streetlamp, and the last glimmer of light vanished.

The living room door was jolted.

Yishen's breath caught, and he bitterly regretted having installed that little wind chime on the door curtain earlier.

He gripped the wooden study door's handle tightly, shut his eyes, and opened it.

The tinkling of the wind chime caused the movement outside the living room door to pause for a few seconds.

Yishen hurriedly rushed into the study and locked the door tightly from inside.

Although it added an extra layer of security, it undoubtedly also let the Time Exchange members outside know he was awake at the moment.

Yishen clenched his fist, realizing his palm was sweaty; he pressed his lips together, fingers trembling, and tightly gripped the fruit knife from the fruit bowl in his palm.

In the icy winter night darkness, fear and tension easily breed, as if every corner hides a mysterious danger.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, each second infinitely stretched, spreading anxiety and trembling dread.

Yishen glanced at his phone's time; only three minutes had passed since calling the police.

Worse still, the freezing rain likely disrupted the signal; the message he sent to Jin Chen has been spinning ever since.

He turned off his phone, and a faint light source on one side of the study suddenly glowed, enough to draw attention in the darkness.

Yishen turned his head warily; the already-off notebook suddenly lit up, as if someone were controlling it, and he watched helplessly as the mouse opened a file on the desktop that had never existed before.

Yishen walked over to examine it closely; when he made out the words on the document, his whole body slumped into the chair, chilled to the bone.

— "Winter night, the rain never stops; the author faces great danger. He will be killed tonight, the murderers wielding weapons already at the door, the end of life imminent."

Yishen sucked in a cold breath, his pupils trembling, his face ashen, helplessness and bewilderment washing over him.

The document kept increasing its word count.

——"He saw it! The creator saw his own ending! The Main Gate was smashed open! He had no time left!"

Boom—

Yishen clearly heard a loud bang.

The wind chime's sound now resembled a death-bell.

Electricity crackled, the baton struck the wall with a slap, and a sneering sound rang out.

"Found you."

Yishen slowly turned his neck and met those several pairs of eyes in the darkness.

Number One revealed a smile, raising the baton toward him.

Clack!

The sound of the teacup hitting the floor made Yishen, who had unintentionally fallen asleep in the Living Room, snap his eyes open.

"Ah…"

He cried out, his finger sliced by shards, fresh blood falling onto the floor, absorbed by the Carpet.

The nightmare was truly unbearable.

Yishen pressed his fingertips, rubbed his temples, and glanced out the window.

How did freezing rain start falling.

Jin Chen had been out for over two hours, and he didn't know when he would return.

"According to the Central Meteorological Station, cold air activity will become more frequent, mainly bringing freezing rain to lower temperatures, which will bring noticeable snow‑rain weather…"

Yishen's expression froze slightly, he instinctively looked up at the light, and the next second the room plunged into darkness, the weather report's voice cutting off abruptly.

He widened his eyes, then turned his head toward the Main Gate, hearing a disturbance.

No……

This isn't a nightmare, is it?

Recalling what had happened in the dream, Yishen didn't even bother with the wind chime's sound, rushing to the Study at top speed and opening his notebook.

Sure enough, an unfamiliar document icon appeared on the screen.

His breathing quickened, he swiftly opened the file, Youyou's screen light illuminated his cheeks, his brows furrowed tightly.

The text plot was exactly the same as in the dream.