The time displayed on the pocket watch was almost three minutes ahead of his system time.
Su Bai was struck dumb, frozen in place.
He kept this pocket watch because it was assembled entirely from mechanical parts and did not involve any magical construction. This meant that its operation would not be affected by any magic.
There are times in the game when even the system time is unreliable.
When you encounter this situation.
The original timing device was actually more reliable than the others.
Obviously.
He then encountered the effects of the illusion.
But what stunned him wasn't the 'minor' matter of the system time being interfered with—the illusion could completely affect a person's perception, making the information he saw unreliable, which was indeed not a particularly powerful method.
But... if the time displayed by his system clock is false, why is he still able to talk to his team members during this 'frozen' time?!
Even system communications have been interfered with?
Su Bai immediately thought of it.
perhaps.
The people he chatted with earlier were all fabricated by the illusion...
"@Everyone, announce the time."
He sent a message in the team chat.
6:22.
"What's wrong? It's 6:22, and I'm almost done here. Don't hold me back!"
Ning Hongchen's smug voice was completely genuine.
6:22.
This is also the time displayed on Su Bai's system clock.
But the mechanical pocket watch lying in his hand showed 6:25. That three-minute difference was roughly the time when the woman found him last time he hid in the closet.
That's not all.
The first time Su Bai hid under the bed, it took him even longer.
The actual time is probably already 6:30. If the other two teams' operations went smoothly, they would probably have been wiped out by now because they didn't have his support...
But what he needed to confirm was not the time.
It's not about whether people are genuine or not.
After thinking for a moment, he directly tagged Ning Hongchen in the channel: "@Ning Hongchen, are you having a good time cultivating in the Sin Village?"
Ning Hongchen remained silent for a long time, and then, her voice came through the recording, filled with gritted teeth.
"……certainly."
Her tone was laced with threat, "You're curious, aren't you? After this operation is over, I can have a proper chat with you in private..."
She was clearly quite unhappy that Su Bai had brought it up publicly in the team.
Can a hallucination simulate such realistic emotional responses?
Su Bai's heart grew increasingly heavy.
He couldn't help but guess that the wealthy area was the territory of the Demon Flower, and perhaps it could disguise everything that appeared in this area perfectly, not just the illusion that enveloped the six buildings.
Or perhaps.
It completely stole its own memories to fabricate all of this without anyone noticing.
If it is the latter.
Then any probing he does would be meaningless.
suddenly.
He came up with a simpler way to verify it.
No matter how special the power of the Demon Flower is, it cannot create a world outside the Lost City that is beyond his memory. After all, it is only a Tier 3 boss monster, and its specialness is limited...
Su Bai opened the world channel, which he hadn't checked in a long time.
In the channel, messages from players all over the world scrolled rapidly across the screen, just like always.
Su Bai noticed the posting time of each message:
6:22!
He abruptly closed his eyes, his breathing quickened, and an unbelievable fact flashed through his mind: "I... am stuck in the past!?"
Su Bai still couldn't fully believe this speculation.
But he already had a vague feeling that things were getting out of his control.
Su Bai immediately said in the team channel:
"The situation has changed; we must abandon the operation!"
Then.
Without hesitation, he clicked the button to leave the secret realm!
[Notice: Failed to exit the secret realm! You are currently in a special state. Please recover from this state before trying again!]
The system's notification immediately chilled him to the bone.
Su Bai refused to give up.
They decided to use their last means of escape.
Exit the game!
However, the black screen that was supposed to appear did not materialize. Instead, a line of text in bold crimson shattered Su Bai's last glimmer of hope.
[WARNING: You are currently in a special environment. Forcibly exiting the game will cause irreversible damage to your game account. Please do not continue to attempt this!]
...
The system's warning was more severe than the one he gave when he foolishly acted in front of the gods last time.
It angered the gods.
The only price he paid was dying once.
At this moment, the system so clearly told him not to continue trying, thus cutting off any possibility of him quitting the game!
After a brief moment of panic, Su Bai gradually calmed down.
That's right.
He really can't quit the game right now!
If he really is stuck in the timeline of eight minutes ago, what kind of conflict will he have with his consciousness in reality if he logs off now?
Saying someone is schizophrenic is a good thing...
In severe cases, he might even suffer brain damage and become an idiot.
Su Bai quickly figured out the pros and cons involved.
Time reversal,
Such bizarre things have happened to him before.
This is just another one of many.
Moreover, the timeline affected this time is relatively small.
It only lasted eight minutes.
But the difference is...
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