Chapter 209. Miss Minute Left Behind in the Ruins of the Universe
Chapter 209. Miss Minute Left Behind in the Ruins of the Universe
Chapter 209. Miss Minute Left Behind in the Ruins of the Universe
Phil staggered and fell in the corner of the alley, his suitcase scattering photos and documents all over the ground. He reached out his cracked hand and grabbed a filthy photograph, which was the truth of the world.
The photo shows a sunny and cheerful boy; that's Peter, a young reporter who works for the Daily Bugle.
In a daze, Phil seemed to realize something; the cracks on his hands seemed to be the same as the cracks on Peter's body.
He remembered that Peter had been bitten by a radiated spider. Could it be that Peter had contracted a virus and then transmitted it to him?
Even knowing the truth was useless. He gathered the photos he could reach in front of him, his blood soaking through them, yet he held them to his chest as if they were precious treasures.
The gods have abandoned this world, but not themselves; let the truth go to hell with them.
Even closing his eyes was so difficult for Fell. In his final moments, he seemed to see a blurry figure in his peripheral vision. The sun shone on him, but it seemed to be protecting the owner of the light.
He seemed to hear a soft whisper in his ear, and a strong hand reached out to him. Fell tried his best to pull the hand back, but his withered body made it impossible. He could only manage a soft murmur: "Don't—don't touch me—it will—it will get infected—"
The figure seemed not to hear, and a powerful hand grasped Fell's withered hand. Fell sighed, his heart sinking into an abyss. He was already a dying man, yet he still had to harm a kind person.
"Hey, are you alright?" A strong voice rang in my ears.
Fell was startled to find his vision clearing and a surge of power welling up within him. He felt it was his body's last effort. He looked at the tall, handsome man and lamented, "You shouldn't have touched me. I—I'm sick. I'll kill you."
Ji Yuan smiled knowingly and pulled Fei Er up from the ground: "Illness? What illness? You're perfectly fine, aren't you?"
Fell was extremely puzzled. He looked at his palm again and saw that the cracks that looked like a spider web had disappeared and the blood that had overflowed had returned to his body, as if everything he had just experienced was just a dream.
But Phil knew it wasn't a dream; it was absolutely real. He had been saved by the mysterious man before him.
"I—I'm thanking you."
"No need to thank me." Ji Yuan waved his hand with a smile. "Those who remember the truth should not perish. There is still a possibility that the world can be saved."
"Who are you? Who are you?" Phil instinctively used honorifics, sensing that the man before him might have an incredible background.
"Who am I?" Ji Yuan brushed the dust off Fei Er's clothes. "Who did you call out to at the last moment?"
Don't you know?
After a moment of contemplation, Phil showed shock. His final prayer was a plea for a god to save this broken world.
Has a god truly descended to earth? The fact that the anomaly was so easily eradicated speaks volumes.
He almost knelt on the ground, but Ji Yuan helped him up: "There's no need to be so respectful to me. Just call me Ji Yuan, or Noah is fine too."
"Yes, Mr. Ji Yuan." Fell raised his head, unable to hide his excitement. He knew that the gods had not abandoned this world.
Ji Yuan waved his hand, and the photos that had fallen to the ground were cleaned of dirt and flew into his hand out of thin air.
This scene shocked Phil even more; he had only seen such an ability in another memory.
Ji Yuan looked at the photos and information in his hand. The photos recorded the miserable state of those superheroes, as well as the inside stories about superheroes in various interviews.
He tried to find some clues in these photos and information. Saving the universe is not difficult. Before the universe is completely assimilated, all that is needed is to go back in time and reverse the fate line.
As long as Fell is alive, it can be done at any time. Fell is the anchor of this universe. If Fell had died just now, this universe would truly be doomed.
It's strange, isn't it? Why didn't the Eye Demon just kill Phil directly?
This is actually related to the web of life and destiny. Dramatic changes will alert the guardians, so the Eye Demon can only use gentler methods. This is also a common trick of evil gods: slow intrusion and quiet corruption.
Therefore, instead of killing Fell directly, they used subtle manipulation of the Fate Line to bring him to his death.
Ji Yuan's reluctance to act directly is also in order to find the location of the Eye Demon.
This universe is just a transit point. The Eye Demon's consciousness must have passed through this universe before extending to the universe where Takuya is.
The Eye Demon's caution was beyond imagination. For an ancient evil god to do such a thing, either he had suffered a great loss, or he was plotting something unimaginable.
Ji Yuan leans towards the latter; even if he suffered a great loss, he wouldn't be this cautious.
Finding the Eye Demon is merely treating the symptoms, not the root cause. What he truly desires is to use the Eye Demon to find the cancerous universe where various ancient evil gods reside, which will unleash a great calamity that will sweep across the multiverse in the future. Ideally, he should nip the disaster in the bud.
Unfortunately, the Eye Demon is now hiding too well; not a single clue can be found.
However, there's no need to worry about the Eye Demon discovering Ji Yuan. With Little Swallow around, altering information in the universe is still no problem.
In this universe, Ji Yuan's external identity is that of a mutant who has awakened the superpower of light. His external abilities manifest as the ability to emit light and powerful healing abilities.
This universe has no magic, but it still has mutants and superpowers, so this identity won't be detected.
At the same time, because of the existence of Fell, there are still pure lands in the universe that the Eye Demon cannot observe. In this way, it is reasonable for Ji Yuan to hide his identity and he will not be discovered.
After looking at the photos over and over again, unable to find anything strange, Ji Yuan looked at Fei Er and said, "I need your help now."
"Mr. Ji Yuan, I am willing to serve you." Fei Er remained respectful.
Ji Yuan looked at his respectful appearance, shook his head and smiled. He could probably understand that feeling. In despair, no one would want to give up on the last straw. "I need to know if you have seen any strange things, things that don't seem to belong to this universe."
Fell is the current anchor point of the universe. Asking him is the last resort. If there is really no other way, Ji Yuan can only rewind the timeline to make the universe normal and wait for the next appearance of the Eye Demon to find another opportunity.
Fair squinted his one eye and fell into deep thought.
"Items that do not belong to this world."
He spun around in place, desperately searching his memory.
Suddenly, as if he had just remembered something, his expression became excited: "I remember, in the mutant prison, there was a very strange thing. It was a small box, exceptionally exquisite, and inside was a clock with a smiling face."
"A clock with a smiling face —"
Ji Yuan rubbed his chin, and soon he realized something. His expression became very interesting. It was Miss Minute, a product of the Time Management Bureau.
However, the Time Administration no longer exists in the multiverse.
He smiled slightly: "I think we already have the answer."
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