Chapter 1600: Chapter 478: What Is Cherished (2)
At the critical moment of 4:44 in the afternoon, he suddenly twisted the pocket watch, opening the door to time.
"Click click click click!!"
Before his eyes, the gate of the If Line opened towards Yan Huan.
But Yan Huan didn’t fully enter it...
Instead, he squinted his eyes and, at the moment of entering that If Line, suddenly twisted the pocket watch again!
"Beep beep..."
"Tick tock!!"
He realized when he figured out the ring finger’s trick in the If Line using fifty-one seconds that there is actually a shortcut to time travel.
The time for crossing is between 4:44 and 4:45, so if you’re quick enough and skilled with the modifier, you can actually execute two crossing actions in one minute, jumping back to the past like in a game of checkers.
In this way, you don’t have to foolishly stay in the If Line for a day or use the physically damaging time acceleration.
But this process really tests your skill.
Because the process of time travel is very complex, like a two-dimensional creature briefly intruding into a three-dimensional world, and you must adjust the time point to cross in that brief moment.
Bai Yi couldn’t even figure out how to use time acceleration, so let’s forget about this high-end operation.
But Yan Huan can do it...
"Ka!"
In the darkness, he squinted his eyes and, carrying a cardboard box, instantly used multiple modifiers for the operation.
At the moment of leaving the If Line to return to the past, the immense time-space pressure inflicted severe damage on his body.
He first flung the cardboard box upwards and immediately activated the Little Thumb’s Tentacle Purgatory.
This ability would deprive his senses below the neck, which Yan Huan used as an anesthetic.
"Ugh..."
Before him, the scene of the If Line shattered, revealing the view of a bathroom in Linmen Airport from more than a decade ago.
And as Yan Huan traveled, cracks burst across his body, and intense pain spread from his soul, causing his face to change dramatically.
"Hiss..."
No...
This pain is not just physical!
Yan Huan’s face was grim; blood flowed from all seven orifices, and he collapsed weakly to the ground, covered in wounds.
Yet, beside him, countless tentacles supported the ground, preventing him from falling over.
Simultaneously, a tentacle suddenly grabbed the cardboard box overhead and yanked it down.
"Bang!"
The cardboard box’s seam was pulled open, instantly revealing the barrier inside, swallowing Yan Huan entirely.
"Ha... ha... ha... hiss..."
Inside the barrier, Yan Huan tried to use its power to repair his body.
But as soon as his body healed, it shattered again, replaced by a new wave of agony.
Yan Huan had to stop this process, merely hanging his head, and his body twitched despite its lack of sensation at that moment...
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
All around, frenzied tentacles continued to lash at the ground, leaving it cracked within the barrier.
When the body is in poor condition, the modifier is highly prone to losing control.
He had felt this profoundly over the past few nights.
But at this moment, he could barely maintain it...
Amidst the darkness, he was there, panting, enduring the pain brought by his body’s collapse.
"Beep... beep..."
He felt his teeth were about to shatter from clenching, yet he still forced himself to endure the pain, his body tremblingly supported by the tentacles as he rose.
"Buzz..."
In his ears, a tinnitus buzzed; his vision was slightly blurred.
Beside him, a tentacle draped a cloak over Yan Huan, covering his scarred body.
Then, he took a deep breath, using the tentacles under the cloak as a cane, slowly opening the gate of the barrier.
"Gate change announcement: Passengers of flight BF30514 bound for Hawk Country, please proceed to the boarding gate M143..."
"Hey, hurry up, we’re going to miss it..."
"Hello, can you tell me which way the restroom is?"
The moment he left the barrier, the airport’s clamoring surged at him.
And Yan Huan limped out of the restroom, brushing past countless hurried travelers.
His face was shadowed, head hanging low, as he followed his memory to the place he and Bai Yi had visited before.
That boarding gate...
"Hey, did you tell the nanny that Xiao Huan cries a lot at night and needs to sleep close to someone, not just in the crib..."
"I did, I even put a memo. Plus, we have surveillance at home to check any time, and the time difference coincides with the morning..."
Familiar conversation reached his ears, drawing Yan Huan’s attention to the talking couple.
He glanced over, staring at the young Wang Yulu and her handsome, considerate husband, stunned for a long time.
They sat in the waiting area, anticipating the plane that was about to take off.
"..."
After a silent while, Yan Huan finally started walking towards them.
"Hello, may I sit here?"
"Oh? Yes, please..."
Wang Yulu glanced at Yan Huan, nodding instinctively.
And Yan Huan’s father watched this oddly dressed person warily, eyes fixed on him as he struggled to sit next to him.
"..."
Sensing his father’s gaze, Yan Huan lowered his eyes, quietly taking out the pocket watch.
One step at a time, he deactivated the Tentacle Purgatory ability and twisted the hands on top,
"Time... pause..."
"Click click click!"
An invisible ripple instantly spread out like a nuclear blast, freezing everything in place.
Birds in the sky, the bustling crowd, the plane about to take off...
All stopped where they were.
Naturally, including the couple by his side.
Only after freezing everything did Yan Huan finally turn his head to look at the couple beside him.
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