Lin Yi shouted "Charge!" like the beating of a war drum, instantly igniting everyone's adrenaline.

In times of crisis, whoever chickens out is a coward!

At the edge of the spatial rift, the light flickered, much like the rosy picture painted by the human resources department—tempting to look at, but actually fraught with danger.

Lin Yi took the lead, moving at a speed so fast it was almost blurry, with the crowd following closely behind, each one seemingly having activated a sprint skill.

"Boss, wait for me! I don't have a girlfriend yet!" Long Wu yelled, afraid of being left out.

Whitebeard, experienced as ever, warned as he ran, "Watch your step! Don't get caught in the spatial turbulence! This thing is even more terrifying than the 996 work schedule; once you get on it, not even bone fragments will remain!"

Aizen remained silent, but his gaze behind his glasses was sharp as a knife, as if he had already seen through Dark Blade's conspiracy.

Chu Yao transformed into a human navigator, constantly broadcasting coordinates and precautions, fearing that everyone would get lost in the spatial maze.

The group rushed into the crevice without incident, and the scene before them suddenly changed.

The oppression and chaos of the past have been replaced by a void.

"Something's not right!" Lin Yi frowned, and an unsettling atmosphere filled the air.

He stopped and looked around, trying to find a flaw.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Long Wu asked breathlessly.

Lin Yi did not answer, but closed his eyes and expanded his mental energy to the maximum.

He could sense that this space was not naturally formed, but man-made, and filled with malice.

“We’ve fallen into their trap,” Lin Yi said slowly, his voice low. “Dark Blade deliberately let us find the weak point in the space in order to lure us into a deeper trap.”

"What?!" The crowd erupted in an uproar.

"I knew it! It's not that easy!" Whitebeard slapped his thigh. "This Dark Blade is even more cunning than a fox!"

"What do we do now?" Su Qing's voice trembled slightly, clearly frightened by this sudden turn of events.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes: "Since he wants to play, then we'll play along to the end! We'll turn the tables on him and outsmart him!"

After saying that, Lin Yi's lips curled into a wicked smile, and a powerful energy fluctuation erupted from his body.

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers spread out, as if to control the entire universe.

"【Master of Time and Space】—Time Reversal!"

Lin Yi roared, and the surrounding space began to distort violently, as if time were flowing backward.

The once peaceful void instantly became violent, with countless spatial fragments flying everywhere like sharp blades.

Dark Blade, who had been hiding in the shadows, was admiring his masterpiece with pride.

He thought Lin Yi and the others were completely under his control, but little did he know, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

When he sensed the disruption of the surrounding spacetime rules, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

"How is this possible?!" he exclaimed, his voice filled with disbelief. "How could he have seen through my plan?!"

Before he could react, a powerful force had already locked him in place.

He felt as if he were in a giant vortex, unable to break free or escape.

"Aizen, make your move!" Lin Yi seized the opportunity and gave the order.

Aizen, who had been preparing for this for a long time, immediately took action upon hearing the news.

He slowly raised his right hand, and in his palm, a bead emitting an eerie light was constantly pulsating.

"Hōgyoku - Cero!"

Aizen gave a low shout, and a dazzling beam of light shot out from the Hogyoku, heading straight for the Dark Blade.

This beam of light contained extremely terrifying energy; wherever it passed, the space itself seemed to melt.

Dark Blade tried to dodge, but found himself firmly bound by Lin Yi's time reversal, unable to move at all.

He could only watch helplessly as the beam of light shot towards him.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the light engulfed the figure of Dark Blade.

When the light faded, only a mess remained on the spot, and there was no trace of Dark Blade.

"It worked?" Long Wu's eyes widened, somewhat incredulous.

Lin Yi did not let his guard down.

"Chu Yao, scan his remaining data and see if you can find any clues," Lin Yi said in a deep voice.

"Understood, Master." Chu Yao immediately took action, countless data streams shooting out from her eyes as she began scanning the surrounding space.

A moment later, Chu Yao's voice rang out again: "Master, I've found something interesting."

"What?" Lin Yi asked hurriedly.

“I discovered that Dark Blade’s memories seem to contain some secrets about Night Owl and Xuan Mingzi.” Chu Yao’s voice was somewhat solemn. “There seems to be some kind of collusion between them, and they seem to be plotting something bigger.”

“Night Owl and Xuanmingzi?!” Lin Yi frowned, feeling a strange unease about the two names.

"What on earth are they up to?" Long Wu couldn't help but ask.

Chu Yao shook her head: "I can only scan some fragments, so I can't know their specific plans. However, I found that they seem to be looking for a place called 'The Forgotten City'."

"The Forgotten City?" Lin Yi repeated the name, his heart filled with doubt.

He always felt that this place seemed to be hiding some important secret.

Just then, Su Qing suddenly clutched her head in pain, her face turning deathly pale.

"Su Qing, what's wrong?" Lin Yi quickly stepped forward to support her.

Su Qing shook her head and said weakly, "I'm fine... it's just that I seem to have remembered something... some bad things..."

"Something bad has happened?" Lin Yi was startled. Could it be that Su Qing's identity was really not simple?

“I remember now…” Su Qing’s voice trailed off, as if she was trying her best to suppress something, “The City of Oblivion…that place…that place is…”

Before she could finish speaking, her body suddenly jolted, her eyes lost focus, and she became completely dazed.

"Su Qing! Su Qing!" Lin Yi called her name anxiously, but there was no response.

"What's wrong with her?" Long Wu panicked as well.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

He knew that now was not the time to panic.

"Chu Yao, scan her brain activity and see what happened," Lin Yi said in a deep voice.

"Understood, Master." Chu Yao acted again, and countless data streams flooded into Su Qing's mind.

A moment later, Chu Yao's voice rang out again, but this time it was filled with shock: "Master, I've discovered... Su Qing's memories... have been altered!"

"What?!" Lin Yi's pupils suddenly contracted, and a chill ran through his heart.

"Who? Who tampered with her memories?" Lin Yi roared.

Chu Yao shook her head: "I have no way of knowing. The other party's methods are very sophisticated, and I cannot trace the source."

Lin Yi clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with anger and unease.

He knew that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.

“It seems we’ve touched on something we shouldn’t have,” Aizen said slowly, his voice low and calm. “Next, I’m afraid even bigger trouble awaits us.”

Lin Yi didn't speak, but just silently looked into the distance, his eyes shining with determination.

"Whoever tries to stop me will pay the price!"

He must unravel these mysteries as soon as possible, otherwise, what awaits them is an abyss of no return.

Seeing this, Long Wu scratched his head and asked cautiously, "Boss, what should we do next?"

Lin Yi slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Chu Yao.

"Chu Yao, tell me everything you know."

Chu Yao nodded, about to speak, but suddenly stopped, her gaze becoming somewhat strange.

“Master…” she hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, “I discovered… deep within Dark Blade’s memories… there seems to be a hidden… private conversation about Xuan Mingzi…”

"What?!" Lin Yi was shocked again. Could it be that Xuan Mingzi really had a problem?

“He said…” Chu Yao’s voice trailed off, as if she was hesitant about something, “'The plan is already halfway there. Once we get it… we can completely control it…’”

At this point, Chu Yao suddenly stopped and refused to continue.

"Get what? Control what?!" Lin Yi pressed.

Chu Yao shook her head, her eyes filled with fear: "I...I can't say...If I say it, it will...it will bring unimaginable disaster..."

After saying that, she suddenly covered her mouth, her body trembling as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.

Seeing this, Lin Yi became even more puzzled.

He knew that Chu Yao must know something, but she dared not say it.

"What could possibly be causing her such fear?" Lin Yi pondered to himself. It seemed that this Xuan Mingzi was even more dangerous than he had imagined.

Just then, Aizen suddenly chuckled, breaking the suffocating silence.

"Hehe, it seems we've discovered something interesting." He pushed up his glasses and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips. "However, the truth is often hidden deep inside, and finding it will probably require more effort."

After saying that, he gave Lin Yi a meaningful look, then turned and walked into the darkness.

"What awaits us next..." he murmured to himself, his voice ethereal and mysterious, as if foreshadowing an even greater storm to come.

A sense of impending doom hung over everyone, even more suffocating than the final exam week.

Dark Blade's actions were like a scumbag's PUA (personal manipulation), making people both love and hate him, wishing they could send him a box of razor blades.

Although they had taken down the minor boss, Dark Blade, the real "heavyweights" were Night Owl and Xuanmingzi, the two masterminds behind the scenes.

They were like two mountains, pressing down on everyone and making it hard for them to breathe.

Su Qing is like a time bomb, ready to be detonated by the night owl at any moment.

It feels like eating hot pot. You know it's spicy, but you can't help wanting to eat it. In the end, it's so spicy that tears stream down your face, but you still can't stop.

Lin Yi rubbed his temples, feeling a buzzing in his head.

This game is increasingly resembling a hellish dungeon; a single misstep can lead to a total wipeout.

"This feeling... is like the night before the college entrance exam..." Long Wu swallowed hard, his palms sweating with nervousness. "I don't know if I can graduate alive this time..."

The white-bearded man stroked his beard and sighed, "I've roamed the martial world for decades, what storms haven't I weathered? But this time... it's really a bit tricky..."

Aizen remained calm and composed, adjusting his glasses as he said lightly, "Don't panic, it's not a big deal. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. They're just two masterminds, let's just take them down!"

Chu Yao looked at everyone, hesitated, and ultimately said nothing.

She held the data board tightly in her hands, her knuckles turning white.

She knew that the real challenge had only just begun...

Suddenly, the space rippled, and a dark figure appeared silently behind everyone.

He spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and sinister:

"It seems you've already discovered it..."