Chapter 510: Attack

She placed the basket on the counter, but her eyes kept glancing toward the door.

The clerk leisurely scanned the code.

San Yue Qi took the bag and finally let out a sigh of relief.

(Good, everything's normal.)

She walked toward the exit with the bag, her hand already on the door handle—

Suddenly, an inexplicable chill shot up from her spine!

San Yue Qi's hand froze.

The feeling was strange; everything around seemed perfectly normal, the clerk was still yawning, the street outside was bathed in sunshine, there was nothing—

Yet something was off.

San Yue Qi took a few slow steps back, returned inside, and looked out through the glass door.

The street was empty.

No, that's not right; a moment ago an old man walking a dog had passed by, but now he's gone.

A few cars were parked by the roadside, but none had anyone inside.

A faint car sound came from afar, but it sounded distant, as if from another world.

San Yue Qi's pupils narrowed slightly.

Is this that world again?

She lowered her head to glance at the shopping bag in her hand, then looked around—the clerk was still there, everything still looked like the real world.

No, it's not that world.

It's just… temporarily no one has passed by.

San Yue Qi inhaled deeply and silently called in her mind:

"Clockboy, set a Time Node for me."

"Tick!" a faint but clear voice sounded from her pocket, "Tick received! Current Node recorded Tick! Loser Eats Dust usable with Tick!"

San Yue Qi let out a sigh of relief.

Then she grasped the door handle again and pushed the door open.

The sunlight outside was blinding.

She squinted, having just taken a step forward—

A figure suddenly blocked her path.

Tall stature, black priest's robe, an expressionless face.

Yan Feng Qili.

He happened to be standing at the doorway, perfectly blocking the way out.

Those eyes, lacking any divine luster, drooped slightly as they watched San Yue Qi emerge from the shop, showing no change in expression.

San Yue Qi's mind went blank for 0.3 seconds!

(Yan? Yan Feng?!)

Countless images flashed in her mind—Rewind before, the scene of her and Lin blowing up his shop, those Ice Arrow‑pierced holes in the floor…

(Wait, now that we've Rewound, he shouldn't know! In theory this is our first meeting at this Time Node!)

San Yue Qi quickly Persuaded herself to stay Calm.

She tried to shift aside a step, hoping to walk around him.

Yan Feng didn't move.

But he happened to block the exact center of the doorway, leaving small gaps on both sides, yet not enough for a person to pass.

San Yue Qi lifted her head and offered a polite smile, "Um… excuse me, could you let me pass?"

Yan Feng looked at her.

His gaze was Calm like a pool of dead water, revealing no emotion.

Then he shifted aside a step.

San Yue Qi let out a sigh of relief and walked past him.

(Good, good, he didn't recognize me…)

The instant she brushed past Yan Feng—

A surge of intense danger erupted suddenly!

San Yue Qi's pupils snapped shut! Her body's reaction outpaced her mind, and she instinctively shouted:

"Zawa Rudo—!!!"

Time Stop!

The world solidified.

San Yue Qi whirled around—

Yan Feng Qili's body had already turned, facing her, one hand raised, three black, razor‑sharp objects clutched between his fingers!

They were about twenty centimeters long, entirely jet‑black, glinting with a cold metallic sheen, their tips so sharp they seemed able to pierce anything!

Cold sweat splattered down San Yue Qi.

(This guy…!)

She stared at the black slender sword in Yan Feng's hand, unfamiliar with it yet instinctively sensing threat.

(Why?!)

(Why is he attacking me?!)

(At this Time Node he shouldn't recognize me!)

Countless questions exploded in her mind, but San Yue Qi didn't have time to think it over.

She quickly scanned the surroundings—there were still customers in the convenience store, pedestrians on the street, she couldn't fight here!

(Run first!)

San Yue Qi spun around and sprinted toward the direction away from Lin's house!

She, in the paused time, crossed the street, turned into an alley, then emerged onto another street, weaving left and right, darting through the tangled residential blocks.

Seven seconds.

She needed seven seconds to get away from that dangerous man.

Two seconds!

One second!

Time Resume!

San Yue Qi had already rushed beyond several streets.

She leaned against a wall, gasping heavily, her heart pounding wildly.

(What the heck is that?!)

(Why is Yan Feng Qili trying to kill me?!)

(I didn't offend him—well, I did before the Rewind, but he shouldn't know!)

San Yue Qi was at a loss.

She rubbed her temples, feeling her brain was about to give out.

Right, Lin!

San Yue Qi hurriedly used the Contract Link of the Command Spell in her mind to contact Lin:

"Lin! Watch out for Yan Feng Qili! That guy blocked me on the street and almost stabbed me!"

Then a shocked reply came from Lin:

"What the heck?! Yan Feng Qili is back?! That traitor still dares to return to Dongmu City?!"

San Yue Qi only just remembered—Lin still didn't know that Yan Feng had already returned.

"Right, he's back. I don't know why he's attacking me, but in any case you need to be careful; he might—"

San Yue Qi kept speaking while moving forward, turning a street corner—

A figure appeared in front of her.

The person was dressed in lavish attire, a blue‑green‑black color scheme, wearing a gentleman's hat, with a coat draped over his shoulders like a peacock's tail.

In his hand he twirled a golden weight, which rolled and bounced deftly on his fingertips.

His movements were lazy and casual, but his eyes fixed on San Yue Qi as if watching some amusing prey.

San Yue Qi's steps halted.

She sized up the man—his clothing was excessively ornate, he was quite handsome, and the weight in his hand emitted a faint golden glow.

(Who is this? Dressed as if heading to a ball…)

San Yue Qi didn't mind, shifted to the side, intending to slip past him.

"Stop."

The man spoke, his voice lazy, with a hint of a smile.

San Yue Qi's steps paused, and she looked back.

The man had already turned around, facing her. A smile played on his face, but his eyes were inscrutable.

He flicked his finger, and the golden weight shot into the air before settling back into his palm.

San Yue Qi's gaze fell on the weight.

Then her pupils contracted sharply.

At a glance, she noticed the golden light swirling on the weight—

It wasn't some cosplay prop; it was magic!

And that aura…

San Yue Qi's pupils contracted sharply!

(This aura... Preservation! It resembles Xing Na's Flame Gun, but far stronger... No, no, no—)

She didn't know the man, but she recognized the weight!

During those Rewinds, the rain of weights falling from the sky nearly leveled the entire city!

And the person before her held the same weight in his hand!

And moreover...

She sensed carefully.

(Heroic Spirit?! He's also a Heroic Spirit?!)

San Yue Qi felt her worldview being shaken.

This man is of the same tier as Black Tower Lady!

Of the same tier as Huan Long!

Sha Jin also sized her up.

A flash of surprise flickered in his eyes, quickly replaced by an amused smile.

(San Yue Qi? The one from the Starry Sky Train?)

He squinted slightly.

He had seen her at Pinokanni; although they hadn't spoken much, he knew she was a member of the train.

How did she end up here?

And look at her expression… she doesn't recognize herself at all?

(Amnesia? Or perhaps…)