Chapter 687

Re-enactment: The Disaster of 【Annihilation】!

This prophet, carrying a gauze skirt with disheveled hair, appeared overly beautiful under the illumination of the volcano's light.

That seemingly scorching light clearly illuminated her entire body, yet it could never dispel the mist-like mysterious aura about her.

She walked toward Qin Xin, and before she could speak, she heard him laugh without looking back: "Want me to help you do something?"

The Blind Woman was stunned and stopped, saying: "This isn't like you."

"I thought you would say, 'You're back'?"

Qin Xin laughed heartily. He turned around, his burly figure like an ink-colored high tower against the backlight, casting a large shadow over the Blind Woman before him.

The Blind Woman did not move a step. Dressed in black gauze, she seemed to have completely merged with the darkness under the cover of the high tower's shadow.

A lighthouse can indeed illuminate the path forward for Fire-Keepers, but what many people ignore is that the tower's shadow can also protect those in the shade from being discovered by the dangers outside.

"Although I understand your finding joy in suffering, this joke is not funny, sorry." The Blind Woman pursed her lips.

"..."

"However, I still have to say, the reason I didn't think that way is because the Fate Weaver seems to have already found the reason for the occurrence of the 【Time】 discrepancy. I came this time..."

A glimmer of light flashed in Qin Xin's eyes. He had just been thinking about how to utilize this loophole in 【Time】, and he did not expect to hear progress from the Blind Woman's mouth at this moment.

Cheng Shi... this Fate Weaver seems to be so smart no matter where he is.

Qin Xin glanced silently toward the warehouse and interrupted the Blind Woman: "Long story short, I'm not sure if Li Wufang came with me. If he did, he probably has some purpose I don't know about.

The faster we find the reason for the discrepancy and let you and me return to our places, the more relieved both I and that Qin Xin who belongs to you will be.

So tell me, what should I do?"

The Blind Woman was not surprised by Qin Xin's response. She did not waste time either. After stating that the Abyss Crystal might be the key to the discrepancy, she immediately pointed out a direction for him.

"Cheng Shi he..."

"He certainly has a good plan; he doesn't touch a bit of danger and doesn't miss a single benefit." Qin Xin laughed heartily. Clearly, this little scheme of Cheng Shi's could not be hidden from him, but Cheng Shi's suggestion was not a conspiracy, but an open and aboveboard strategy.

Or perhaps it couldn't be called a "strategy"; the clown just incorporated more of other people's perspectives and "considered" a bit more for others, which is why he gave Qin Xin a choice he could not refuse.

Hearing this mockery, the Blind Woman also smiled: "This is him; this Fate Weaver is indeed very greedy."

"Greed is the beginning of digging one's own grave. He can be greedy, but the Fire-Keeping cannot. We cannot afford a single mistake.

Sigh, forget it, why am I saying these things to you.

This matter is simple, wait a moment, I'll be back shortly."

Saying this, the strong warrior actually rose directly from the ground, his high-leaping figure like a cannonball, crashing straight onto the outskirts of the stronghold, and then, swinging his arms, he sprinted like a hurricane, disappearing in an instant under the Blind Woman's gaze.

This was clearly not the agility a warrior should possess, and the Blind Woman also saw that the other party seemed to be deliberately showing these things to her.

What did he want to express?

Was he telling her that he was not a warrior, but a hunter? Was he exposing her identity?

Could he really be that hunter of 【Memory】 from the dream?

No, he wasn't even the Qin Xin of this timeline, why would he expose her?

Hmm? He wasn't exposing her! He was... exposing the other Qin Xins?

Did he feel that he was too miserable, so he wanted to make things harder for the other versions of himself?

Where did this childlike heart come from...

The Blind Woman suddenly laughed out loud, but then she couldn't laugh anymore.

The more one lacks something, the more one wants it. This Qin Xin finding joy in suffering like this, his world must be... even more miserable than she imagined.

Hopefully, he can find what he is looking for in this trial. Thinking of this, the Blind Woman looked toward the warehouse again and prayed silently.

She also hoped that the Fate Weaver would still be protected by 【Fate】 and find the right path home.

Whether the Fate Weaver found the path is hard to say, but Qin Xin found the wrong path.

He had thought that by following the path he came on, he could quickly reach the living area in the city center, but he did not expect that just after descending the mine, he would find that something was not quite right in front of him.

If his memory was correct, after turning around the hill at the end of this small path, there should be a small scattered living area, but now it was empty and flat; all the houses, buildings, residents, pedestrians, and traces of life had disappeared.

Could it be that the discrepancy of 【Time】 had begun to affect the trial again, causing the terrain of the Inverted Gate to change?

Qin Xin frowned tightly. He stopped and cautiously circled this suspicious area for half a turn. Just as he was about to step into it to observe carefully, he suddenly sensed that a trace of... was leaking from the area ahead.

The smell of 【Annihilation】!

【Annihilation】!?

It's Wu Cun!

Qin Xin's gaze hardened, and his reaction was extremely fast. He casually stabbed his sword toward the ground, but this sword was not because he had discovered the other party's figure, but to summon that SSS-rank 【Mirror of Unforgotten Dreams】 once again.

And at that very instant, a tidal wave of 【Annihilation】 roared out from the area in front of him, sweeping toward him and covering the sky.

The power of 【Annihilation】 instantly erased the entire space, Qin Xin's figure disappeared directly, and even his personal divine relic could not withstand such tremendous destructive power, shattering on the spot.

But the moment the 【Mirror of Unforgotten Dreams】 shattered, a vigorous power of 【Memory】 burst out from the countless shattered mirror fragments. The deep, dark blue light refracted and jumped between different fragments, and soon, the blue light rays wove together a clear figure in the center of the space again—a figure in heavy armor, burly and tough, with a cold gaze.

Qin Xin had said that he was never afraid of the meddling of 【Annihilation】; no matter which timeline's Qin Xin he was, he had enough confidence to say this.

So after the Ash-Ender's trap erupted, the counterattack of the man in the mirror... began.

A flash of crimson red light suddenly crossed Qin Xin's eyes. His pupils were instantly ignited by some power, becoming deep and blood-red. He moved his eyeballs rapidly, tracking something in the empty space. Before long, the corner of this Fire-Keeper's mouth curled up slightly.

"Found you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xin disappeared from the spot instantly. The slender longsword in his hand lashed out into the air with a whistling sound, directly shattering a piece of distorted space, just like popping a transparent balloon. With a "Boom—", it exploded into countless strands of chaotic 【Annihilation】 power.

A figure was sent flying with a "Wah—", but soon disappeared into the bright night again.

"Interesting. If you were a Silence Apostle, I might really not be able to find you, but you are just an Ash-Ender.

Mage, that's not how you play."

While speaking, Qin Xin disappeared again and reappeared behind a breath of 【Annihilation】. The longsword in his hand again did not stab but lashed, once again pulling the Ash-Ender who wanted to hide her figure out from the invisible protection of 【Annihilation】.

Second time!

Two fierce lashes tore the mage robe on Wu Cun's back to shreds, and two ferocious, crimson "whip marks" hung on her flawless back, looking shocking.

The Ash-Ender was furious. Her eyes filled with anger, and she waved her hand in return. Qin Xin reacted in time and dodged the painful strike of 【Annihilation】, but the small mound behind him was directly erased by the power of 【Annihilation】, disappearing before everyone's eyes just like that.

That's right, everyone.

It takes three people to make a crowd.

The moment the small mound disappeared, an awkward Investigator was hiding behind the "transparent" small mound, looking at the two people fighting fiercely in front of him, his mouth twitching stiffly.

"Um... if I say I was just passing by, do you two believe me?"