Chapter 1607 - 514: Terrifying Shadow

Chapter 1607: Chapter 514: Terrifying Shadow

Wen Xishu fears two types of enemies.

One type is those with powerful abilities and hearts almost akin to gods and demons, who wouldn’t be swayed by the lives or emotions of humans or even themselves.

Against those, there’s nothing but a fight to the death. If he encounters such opponents when his strength is insufficient, Wen Xishu has no choice but to flee.

The second type hides in the shadows. Like the one he named Lord of Concealment.

This type is also terrifying.

Because of their mystery.

At this moment, Wen Xishu has met a similar enemy.

One of his "Pisces paperclips" has disappeared.

But Wen Xishu hasn’t noticed.

He just feels like, huh... it seems he has walked this path. As if he’s walked the same road again.

Normally, Wen Xishu would instantly sense something amiss.

But under the influence of the "Nine Deaths No Trace" rule, Wen Xishu feels as if he’s eaten a dim-witted pill, finding it miraculous yet completely devoid of a sense of crisis.

He’s still rushing along.

...

...

Leslie is startled.

Where’s my bullet?

I clearly had nine bullets, why are there only eight now?

A chill rises from his spine, making Leslie start to fear.

He has been rewound in time. Back to a few seconds ago when he was preparing to attack Wen Xishu, but with his memory also rewound, causing him to forget that he had already fired one shot.

However, due to the rule of "never regret after shooting," the bullet itself cannot be rewound.

Hence, Leslie feels uncertain.

"Could I have... already fired a shot?"

He doesn’t know what’s happening.

"It’s okay... I have eight bullets left. It seems there’s some kind of Time System defense mechanism on the opponent?"

"Or something else? Or has my bullet been stolen?"

Leslie truly cannot confirm.

He has no choice but... to fire a second shot.

Current remaining bullets: seven.

...

...

"Ghost Wall?"

Wen Xishu realizes he’s returned directly to over fifty seconds ago, and due to his quick speed, he has walked a considerable distance.

Seeing the same ruins again makes him a bit dazed.

But with the sense of crisis entirely erased, he can only attribute it to... a Ghost Wall. He must find a way out of here.

Not suspecting in the slightest that he’s been targeted.

The paperclip can be used six times per week, and Wen Xishu has already used it twice.

...

...

Leslie feels enormous panic rising up inside.

Humans fear the unknown, and to be precise, it includes unknown situations and inexplicable phenomena.

"Didn’t I have nine bullets? Why are there only seven now?"

Leslie can’t believe what he sees.

When did he fire two bullets?

"What’s... what’s going on? Could it be that I’ve already shot twice and failed?"

"Impossible..."

The hand holding the gun starts to tremble.

"Could it be Time System rules?"

"How could it be? There’s no mention in the intel that Wen Xishu possesses such power! Bloody hell!"

"Did I fail twice already?"

Due to the lack of memory, the feeling of having already failed twice feels vague and fleeting, also causing Leslie to essentially remain in a state of having never fired a shot.

He still wants to try.

"One more shot, just one last shot!"

Current remaining bullets: six.

...

...

"Could it be Time System rules? How could it be? There’s no mention in the intel that Wen Xishu possesses such power..."

"Did I fail... three times already?"

"One more shot, just one last shot!"

Current remaining bullets: five.

...

...

Wen Xishu touches his chin:

"There clearly were no monsters, yet there’s a Ghost Wall rule here... and I can’t sense any fluctuation, this place is really eerie."

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Leslie:

"Eerie... it’s damn eerie, what is going on with Wen Xishu?"

"I clearly just fired for the first time, why are four bullets missing! What happened to all my bullets! How did I already use nearly half?"

Leslie has forgotten when was the last time he broke out in a sweat on his forehead.

Never did he imagine there could be a target that he tried to attack four times in succession and still couldn’t kill.

The most crucial part is that he doesn’t remember the previous four attempts. He essentially feels like he’s just fired his first shot.

"Am I under some illusion? No, that can’t be. Wen Xishu hasn’t discovered me; Nine Deaths and No Trace are both effective."

"So he can’t possibly defend against me, then there’s only one answer, he possesses some kind of Time System defense mechanism."

"As far as I know, the only thing that can consistently rewind time is the legendary... unseen Pisces Time Armor."

"But Wen Xishu definitely doesn’t have such a thing. He’s most likely capable of limited defensive counts. According to the intel from Almi, he and Qing have mutual engagements and are also injured..."

"Clearly, the time device he has is limited in use!"

"Don’t panic, don’t panic, I bet my bullets are more than his defensive counts!"

Leslie is actually very panicked.

Four bullets with no visible effect are hard to comprehend. But he eventually arrives at almost the correct answer.

"There’s still a chance!"

Current remaining bullets: four.

...

...

"There’s still a chance!"

Current remaining bullets: three.

With just three left, Leslie is now really struggling.

"Should I continue attacking?"

"If I retreat now, I can keep three bullets for deterrence!"

His rational mind tells him that there’s something peculiar with Wen Xishu.

The paperclip allows six uses per week, if Leslie retreats now... he may end up being haunted by Wen Xishu.

Because Wen Xishu gives him a deep and unfathomable feeling.