Chapter 543 Number Seven's Save File Reload
The divine seal fragments bound to the Void Realm Apostles will alert them with subtle vibrations when they encounter other divine seal fragments.
There is only one situation in which a Void Realm Apostle will not receive this notification when encountering other Divine Seal Fragments: that is, when the "other Divine Seal Fragment" has already formed a binding relationship with another Void Realm Apostle in advance.
Furthermore, the divine seal fragments bound to a Void Realm Apostle cannot be lent to others. Not only does the binding relationship automatically return the fragments to the Void Realm Apostle, but even if someone else tries to hold them, it's as if they're trying to touch a holographic projection—they simply pass right through. This applies even to another Void Realm Apostle. Xuanming once threw his bound divine seal fragment to Xu Gou, who couldn't even catch it.
In front of us, the mysterious woman clenched her fingers and tightly pinched the black jade stone that was floating in the air with her fingertips.
She proved through her actions that she was indeed an Apostle of the Void Realm.
Before today, all the Void Realm Apostles had already revealed their true identities to me.
Number one is Xu Gou, number two is Xiao Wan, number three is Zhuang Cheng, number four is Xuan Ming, number five is Yu Chi, number six is Shen Zhao... and only number seven's identity is unknown. Therefore, the Void Apostle appearing before me at this moment must undoubtedly be number seven.
Could it be that she is actually the "true master of the divine seal"—the "seal holder"? This joking thought popped into my head.
"I remember Number Four saying that Number Two is a divine child who embodies the true nature of heaven and earth. She should be able to tell if I'm lying. If you still doubt me, why don't you ask her?"
As she spoke, the mysterious woman turned to look at Xiao Wan, who nodded seriously and said to me, "She wasn't lying. She really is Lady Number Seven."
Based on the previous reasoning, this means that even the Lord of the Divine Seal may not know Xiao Wan's true identity, which is why Number Seven is unable to know Xiao Wan's background.
why is that?
Is Xiao Wan's true identity really that special? Or is there some other hidden story on the side of the Lord of the Divine Seal?
“…I understand. Well then, let me formally introduce myself,” I said. “I am Zhuang Cheng, number three. Nice to meet you.”
"I dare not presume to offer guidance."
Although she has the name "Rainbow Grass," I still prefer to call this enigmatic and mysterious woman "Number Seven." She continued, "You've probably already guessed my intention in leading you to the Tai Sui Army's stronghold. Yes, I have something I'd like to ask of you. For this, I'm willing to pay any price."
"Unfortunately, I must admit this embarrassing fact: neither the Tai Sui Army's resources nor my own strength can afford the material cost required to get a god to take full action."
"If I were to ask whether I have any other valuable possessions to offer, it would only be the 'truth.' I know many truths that most people in the post-apocalyptic era are unaware of, and I believe that even you would not be able to obtain them easily."
"Therefore, from now on, except for a very few secrets that I cannot make my own decisions about, I will answer you about anything that I can answer."
Upon hearing this, I cut to the chase and said, "Oh, really? Then tell me what kind of relationship you have with the Lord of the Divine Seal."
This question immediately silenced Number Seven. After a moment of silence, she said, "...I'm sorry, what you're asking about now is 'one of the very few secrets that I cannot make decisions about on my own'."
I said bluntly, "You were just now acting all open and honest, and now you're telling me you still want to keep things to yourself? Is this how you ask others for favors?"
“I can assure you, this is the last time I’ll do this,” Number Seven said. “Aside from what I just said, I’ll answer any questions you have. If I can’t do that, you can just kill me, and I’ll accept it.”
The little bowl seemed to be sensing the sincerity of Number Seven's words, and then gave its own judgment: "...Ms. Number Seven did not lie."
Number Seven glanced at the small bowl, revealing a hint of helplessness.
If it weren't for Xiaowan, the "super lie detector," being there, she might have actually lied about that question. Now, she could only stiffly refuse to answer.
Although I didn't get a direct answer from her, I didn't come away empty-handed.
Those who keep secrets also need to keep the secret of "keeping a secret." Her attitude undoubtedly revealed a fact that Xiaowan and I could only suspect in the past, but could never verify—
Number Seven really does have a secret connection with the Lord of the Divine Seal!
I don't believe I can immediately extract all the truth from Number Seven's mouth. One must take things one step at a time; haste makes waste. Number Seven is, after all, a demigod who has reached the pinnacle of her abilities; even my power of words couldn't force her to reveal the truth she's so determined to keep secret. Fortunately, I'm not without patience to approach the truth step by step; on the contrary, I somewhat enjoy it, even finding a sense of hunting pleasure in it.
No matter how much Number Seven tries to cover up his little secrets with his body, I will eventually expose them all.
"Then, answer this question first," I said. "How did you teleport me away during my battle with the Great Demon Xuanwu? That must be one of your special abilities, right? What exactly is the principle behind it?"
Concealing one's special abilities is a fundamental quality of a demon hunter, and the same applies to blessed cultivators. Although "special abilities" are of little significance to the Great Impermanence, the special abilities that Number Seven displayed were even capable of directly interfering with the outcome of my battle with the Great Demon Xuanwu, making their value immeasurable.
Demanding that Number Seven expose herself is like asking her to reveal her most private parts to me.
This time, however, Number Seven exposed it without hesitation.
“I haven’t officially named my ability, but I can call it ‘Return from Death’ for now,” she said. “The effect of this ability is that after I die, I can return to the time I was in before and be resurrected.”
"Alternatively, I could choose not to return to the original time, but simply to be resurrected in the space where I was in the past. From the outside, it would appear as if I had initiated a spatial transfer at the same time as my death and been resurrected in another location."
"When activating this ability, I can also choose people around me to return to the past in time or space. I haven't tested how many people I can choose yet, because aside from the part I couldn't answer you about before, this ability is my most closely guarded secret."
"The next limitation of this ability is that I cannot travel to past times and spaces in this way; at most, I can only be resurrected to the recent past."
"Once I have resurrected, the coordinates of the resurrection will be temporarily recorded and fixed until these coordinates are no longer 'not long ago'. Therefore, I have no way to reach the time and space I experienced long ago through repeated suicides."
"This 'not long ago' doesn't have a specific length; it's adjusted based on my subjective feelings. If I feel like something happened just yesterday, then even if it actually happened many years ago, I can travel back in time... but in reality, it's hard to find something that convenient."
She seemed to be recalling something, and a hint of melancholy appeared on her face.
“Ms. Seven, your abilities…” Xiao Wan’s mouth opened slightly.
Isn't this what they call "reloading a save and starting over"? That thought reflexively popped into my head.
The abilities of these witchers and blessed monks are truly outrageous. Although I've seen all sorts of bizarre abilities before, Number Seven's abilities are top-tier among them. Meager abilities like "manipulating fire" would probably only be at the bottom.
The ability to "reload and start over" means you can challenge your enemy again and again. The lessons learned from each failure become stepping stones to ultimate victory. No matter how many times the enemy wins, you can deny it; only your own victory counts.
Moreover, it even allows you to bring other people back to the starting point, a feature that is not often found in the "reload and start over" feature of typical fantasy stories.
I can feel the utmost sincerity that Number Seven is showing to this side right now.
While it's a basic courtesy for Witchers and Blessed Monks to keep their abilities secret, the ability to "reload a save" is one of the most secretive of all abilities, especially since it can only return to a specific time or space not long ago.
Once this becomes known, her invincible ability will no longer be invincible. Enemies can develop countermeasures against her abilities, and may even devise a "dead end" that cannot be broken no matter how many times it is repeated within a limited time and space, also known as a "bad file".
(End of this chapter)
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