Welcome to Rewind World Game-Chapter 862 - 859: "Sir, the times have changed.

"Ding dong!"

[You have completed the main quest "Investigate the reason for Xiao Jingsan’s visit to the Red Mansion."]

[The power system of the Tenth World has been opened.]

[The abilities you learn in the Tenth World will be brought back to the Main God World after the settlement.]

...

Su Ming’an stopped in a small alley, a distance away from the Red Mansion, located in the outer ring of the Capital City, temporarily not pursued.

"The power system of the Tenth World is open?" Su Ming’an glanced at the system prompt.

The [Mechanics], [Biochemistry], and [Artificial Intelligence] technologies he learned in the Ninth World were brought back to the Main God World after the Ninth World ended. The talisman techniques he learned in the Tenth World also seemed to be able to be brought back to the Main God World.

Of course, it was impossible to bring them back one hundred percent complete. After all, when he learned the three-domain technology in the Ninth World, he did not spend a lot of time on detailed learning but learned in an enlightening manner, just touching advanced mechanical props to master them. Therefore, when bringing these technologies back, they would be adjusted and weakened.

He opened the newly appeared information interface.

...

[Rank: Fifth Level Basic]

[Number of Talisman Mastered: 2/39453]

[Talisman Mastered:

Matrix Orders—Stillness: Mastery 20% (Usage effect: Able to immobilize a unit.) (Originates from the "Method" path, "Control" branch)]

Matrix Orders—Elimination: Mastery 20% (Usage effect: Able to eliminate control-type talismans on a unit’s body) (Originates from the "Heal" path, "Halo" branch)]

[Exotic Species Metamorphosis Degree: 0%]

[Dream Walk Spirit Points: 0 (Can be used to quickly learn talismans, but the metamorphosis degree will rise. Click here to open the skill tree)]

...

Su Ming’an browsed these informations.

"Fifth Level Basic" was easy to understand, it was the player level, and he was now a Fifth Rank and First player, which in the Tenth World’s power system equated to "Fifth Level Basic." Judging from the previous arena battles, this level of strength was already at a peak tier.

There were a total of 39453 talismans, and he now mastered 2 talismans.

Su Ming’an wanted to try if he could use the Matrix Orders, and he said, "Matrix Orders, Stillness."

At the moment of issuing the Matrix Orders, he seemed to hear strange whispering, as if someone was gently blowing air by his ear. Twisted, crimson-black tendrils reached out to him in front of his eyes.

This was the illusion perceived when issuing Matrix Orders. Once they broke through the mental defenses, it would be life-threatening, even becoming an exotic species. Throughout history, many strong people did not die on the battlefield but died due to unstable minds when they issued Matrix Orders.

But soon, Su Ming’an’s rationality suppressed these illusions, and his eyes regained clarity. The Matrix Orders floated before him.

...

[Due to your mastery being 20%, you can only exert 20% of the Matrix Orders’ effect.]

...

In the air appeared dim golden talismans. As the Matrix Orders were issued, crimson chains bound Noel’s body, but Noel just moved slightly, and the chains snapped.

"Is this the Matrix Orders?" Noel glanced at the dissipating golden light in the air, "You learned the Matrix Orders? But it feels much weaker than before."

"It seems only when the system controls me can I exert 100% of the Matrix Orders’ effect." Su Ming’an also remembered the Matrix Orders used earlier in the Red Mansion, the kind that could even immobilize Xiao Jingsan, much stronger than the current Matrix Orders.

He looked at the information interface and found that the mastery of "Matrix Orders—Stillness" had already changed from 20% to 20.1%. Just like practice makes perfect, each time using Matrix Orders, it could become stronger until 100% full mastery.

Starting with a 20% mastery should be due to his choice of [Using Matrix Orders, driving away Xiao Jingsan, and leaving with Noel]. If he had chosen the other option [Using Spatial Vibration, driving away Xiao Jingsan, and leaving with Noel], he wouldn’t have mastered these 2 Matrix Orders.

It seems, in future choices, one should lean towards options that allow the use of Matrix Orders to quickly learn new Matrix Orders.

Looking further, there is "Exotic Species Metamorphosis Degree: 0%." This is easy to understand, judging if oneself is close to being invaded by an exotic species, much like a SAN value.

"Dream Walk Spirit Points: 0," should be similar to Points, using it can quickly learn new talismans.

Finally, the skill tree interface, the skill tree has numerous branches of "Attack," "Defense," "Heal," "Method." Currently, only the two Matrix Orders at the bottom of the tree root are lit up, while the other thirty-nine thousand plus talismans are in a dim state.

"Su Ming’an." Noel raised his head at this moment, "The Capital City should be sealed off, look."

Su Ming’an looked out, seeing a white shield rise in the distance. It floated up from the Capital City’s outer walls, like a white bowl, covering the entire Capital City from the firmament.

Under the moonlight, it glowed with a layer of milky white light. There were faint flows of golden talismans along the edge of the bowl.

"That should be some kind of talisman, able to lock down the entire Capital City, not allowing anyone in or out. It must be to capture you," Noel said, "I have a prop that can teleport over long distances, do you want to leave with me?"

"I cannot leave, the Capital City must have critical clues. Moreover, I haven’t found Lv Shu and Yamada yet," Su Ming’an said, "Foreigners need to cross-dress to move out at night, otherwise they will violate the rules. Except for Lv Shu, my teammates should all count as foreigners."

Noel’s eyes lit up, "Then won’t they all cross-dress?"

Su Ming’an thought for a moment, "Indeed. But they may not go out at night."

Noel pondered, "Does Su Rin count as a foreigner?"

Su Ming’an was silent for a moment.

He suddenly called out into the air, "Su Rin! Su Rin!"

After three seconds, there was no response.

Usually, when Su Ming’an called Su Rin’s name, Su Rin would appear. But unfortunately, he seemed to get no response. Su Ming’an felt slightly regretful.

"Looks like Su Rin is not around. Are you really not coming with me?" Noel asked.

"You should leave the Capital City first, I have spatial concealment, invisible actions are no problem. You being with me will only expose our whereabouts," Su Ming’an said.

"I will check the situation outside, maybe later I can mobilize the troops to find you," Noel looked at him, then turned and left.

"—Search! Search this way!"

"—Don’t let the thief escape! Remember, one is a blonde, blue-eyed girl, and the other is a black-haired, black-eyed boy. Both are young men and women!"

The sound of searching gradually approached, with chaotic footsteps.

Su Ming’an just wanted to leave when he suddenly heard a ghostly sigh from behind:

"Sigh, another pair coming out from the Red Mansion..."

Someone?

He turned around and saw a ghostly white figure standing at the end of the alley. Its eyeballs protruded, neck bent at an unnatural angle, like a corpse hanged to death.

Its eyes stared fixedly at Su Ming’an. The skin on its face was decaying, blood at the corners of its mouth.

A wave of sorrow, anger, repression, and madness surged towards Su Ming’an, his heart felt weighed down by a heavy stone. Subtle whispers echoed around his ears. Even if he wasn’t afraid, there was a physiological heaviness.

"Are you an anomaly?" Su Ming’an asked. He often ran around at night, making it easy to encounter "anomalies" that harbored terrifying instant death rules.

But the ghostly white figure remained motionless, as if frozen, and stopped speaking.

Su Ming’an didn’t want to deal with it. If the commotion was too big, the search team would quickly find him.

Since the white figure was twenty meters away from him, at the deepest part of the alley, he turned around and ran toward the alley entrance, wanting to distance himself from this anomaly.

As he ran, the sense of strange danger grew stronger. The Sixth Sense in his Shadow State was extraordinarily keen, and just a second later, he perceived a crisis that seemed to engulf him.

He halted abruptly, spinning around—

The ghostly white figure was now five meters closer to him.

It remained deep in the alley, maintaining its original posture. Although he had run a few steps, it maintained a constant fifteen-meter distance from him.

Su Ming’an hesitated for a moment before running a few more steps. Not half a second later, he spun around again—

The ghostly white figure was again five meters closer.

The distance between them was only ten meters now.

"How should I deal with it?" Su Ming’an thought, running backward while maintaining his gaze on it. No matter how many steps he took, the ghostly white figure constantly maintained a ten-meter distance, impossible to shake off. frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

He blinked, but in that instant, the ghostly white figure suddenly closed in by another five meters!

Su Ming’an suddenly realized—even blinking, if he let his line of sight shift for even a moment, it would rapidly close in, shortening the distance by five meters each time.

Now, the distance between them was only five meters.

If Su Ming’an blinked again or looked away, it would jump right at him.

At such a close distance, Su Ming’an could already see the twisting tendrils all over its body, entwined with shattered eyeballs. They glared at him, nestled between red and black like crushed flesh, eyes already carrying a smirk, as if pronouncing his fate.

"Search! Over here!"

"There’s sign of movement here, search thoroughly!"

Lights approached closer, footsteps growing louder.

Humans cannot avoid blinking.

Even if one tries to control the urge, close-range perception of this fear, madness, and oppressive emotion would quickly make the eyelids ache.

Su Ming’an was silent for a moment, then blinked.

The next instant!

Frenzied, terrifying, dense red-black flesh immediately loomed over him, a gaping maw opening within its white dress, completely enveloping Su Ming’an’s upper body. Countless teeth were right before his eyes; if bitten, it would surely be excruciating.

The Eligibles not only attracted exotic species like Bailian but were also extremely enticing to "anomalies."

At this moment,

Su Ming’an suddenly raised his arm, revealing an equally fierce-looking shotgun!

Purple luminescence flickered at the muzzle, with radiant blue light already gathered within the black barrel!

The countless eyes on the white shadow’s body showed confusion, unable to recognize what kind of artifact it was, only knowing to bite down on the hard steel.

"Boom——!!!"

A thunderous explosion.

The Active Skill of "Hunt of Glory (Purple Grade)," "Piercing Shot," erupted instantly—firing all bullets, dealing high-level piercing + AOE effect to enemies in front.

"Boom boom boom——!"

The white shadow’s flesh was instantly torn apart by the shotgun’s bullets, disintegrating like boiled meat soup. Its shattered eyes splattered toward the surrounding walls like paste.

Before it died, its eyes were filled with confusion—what kind of artifact was this? Without the aura of talismans, how could it possess such power?

"Ding dong!"

[You have killed (Anomaly·Liu Xuanxuan): EXP+1500 points!]

[You have gained Dreamwalker Spirit Points: 50 points]

...

Dreamwalker Spirit Points can teach a first-level talisman, and Su Ming’an wanted to learn in the direction of "Method Spell," whose branches were all-encompassing. Among them, the "Control" branch suited him very well.

He was about to turn and leave when he realized the white shadow, after being killed, did not disappear.

It suddenly transformed into a stream of light, entering Su Ming’an’s forehead.

Su Ming’an took a step back, hallucinations flooding his vision—

It was a young woman in a white dress, with delicate and beautiful features.

In the hallucination, he heard someone calling her "Liu Xuanxuan."

Liu Xuanxuan loved reading and had an exceptional talent for poetry. She was eloquent, but could only remain in the boudoir. Even to buy poetry books, she had to plead with her brother.

The hallucination shifted, and Su Ming’an saw a thief break into her home.

The thief took her jewelry, still dissatisfied, and before leaving, leering at her, tore off her clothes, and approached her.

From that moment on, the hallucination became tinged with blood.

She was pulled out of her room at dawn, tied with ropes, paraded through the streets with the thief. People claimed she must have seduced him, that flies do not land on seamless eggs.

She couldn’t understand why she was born to be confined in an attic, why she, clearly the victim, had to be pelted with rotten vegetables?

She couldn’t understand why her brother could coerce women and be hailed as a windflow playboy, while she, having her clothes torn off, was to be hanged?

After the parade, she was hanged, her neck twisted into a horrifying shape. Her poems were burned, and the books she read were thrown into a dry well.

"I heard the Eldest Prince once said he wanted to improve our status, allowing us to join Imperial Exams, gain divorce rights and inheritance rights." Her voice was faint:

"No one cares how talented I am. These are just bargaining chips for my marriage. Once I lose the most basic bodily chips, I can be killed by this world."

"Now that the Eldest Prince recovered, he has changed, indulging in pleasures, ignoring state affairs, as if forgetting his old ideas."

"What should I do?"

"Before being hanged, someone found me and said I could find a way to keep living after death. I don’t hate those foolish folk, I hate this world. I don’t want to kill, but my consciousness is becoming blurry..."

Liu Xuanxuan’s voice gradually faded, and Su Ming’an snapped out of the hallucination. He sensed that in his mind, a white shadow of a woman had appeared.

All of Liu Xuanxuan’s seventeen-year life memories had turned into brief vignettes residing in his mind. He could recall her smiles, her temperament, her family’s appearances.

At this moment, related information about the Liu family in the Capital City, whether Liu Xuanxuan’s father’s position, the development direction their family excelled in talismans...were all exceedingly clear in his mind.

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