The solidified air, like a giant piece of amber, sealed everything within it.
The dust on the ruins hung still in mid-air. In the dim light, each grain of dust resembled a tiny crystal, shimmering with a faint glow.
The look of terror on Long Wu's face froze; his mouth was agape, and his silent scream seemed to be frozen in the air.
Even a single strand of Su Qing's hair, which had been fluttering, was stiff as a steel wire, trembling slightly in the frozen space and emitting a faint "buzzing" sound.
A suffocating sense of oppression slowly spread from the center of that frozen air.
The oppressive feeling was like icy tide, bringing a chilling sensation when it touched the skin.
"They're here!" Lin Yi narrowed his eyes. He could feel a nauseating, rotten smell permeating the air, like a demon crawling out of the depths of hell, carrying a chilling malice.
The smell that entered his nostrils was a pungent odor, a mixture of rotting flesh and mold, which made him wrinkle his nose involuntarily.
In the darkness, a figure slowly emerged.
He was tall and imposing, shrouded in a black cloak. The hood obscured his face, revealing only a pair of eyes that gleamed with an eerie green light, like venomous snakes lurking in the darkness, sending chills down one's spine.
The eerie green light flickered in the darkness, like two strange will-o'-the-wisps, emitting a faint hissing sound.
This is the mysterious leader!
"Heh, kid, you're not bad. You actually managed to force me to take action myself." The mysterious leader's voice was hoarse and deep, like two rusty pieces of iron rubbing together, making one's teeth ache.
The sound vibrated in the air, with a rough texture, as if it could pierce eardrums.
Lin Yi's lips curled into a cold smile. "Likewise, I'd also like to see what this so-called 'despair' really tastes like."
Before the words were even finished, the mysterious leader made a move!
He was like a black lightning bolt, instantly covering a distance of tens of meters and appearing in front of Lin Yi!
He raised his withered hand, his five fingers like hooks, and with a sharp gust of wind, grabbed at Lin Yi's throat!
The strong wind howled past, like the roar of a wild beast, stinging my face.
"That's it?" Lin Yi curled his lip in disdain, and with a flash, easily dodged the attack.
Just kidding, I'm the master of time and space, I play with space!
"Space-Time Vortex!" Lin Yi shouted, and a spinning space-time vortex appeared out of thin air in front of him. The powerful suction force pulled everything around it into it, including the mysterious leader who was caught off guard!
As the vortex spun, it emitted a sharp whistling sound, like the wails of countless wronged souls.
The surrounding ruins were sucked up, stones collided with each other, making a "crackling" sound, and the dust raised formed a hazy cloud in the vortex.
"A mere trick!" The mysterious leader sneered, and a flash of black light appeared on his body, actually managing to withstand the suction force of the spacetime vortex!
Wow, that's impressive!
Lin Yi secretly praised him, thinking that this mysterious leader was not just a pretty face.
"Time-Space Blade!" Since the vortex doesn't work, let's try something more exciting!
Lin Yi waved his hands, and countless spatial blades flashing with cold light appeared out of thin air, shooting towards the mysterious leader like a rainstorm!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!" The spacetime blade struck the mysterious leader, producing a dense metallic clang and sparks flying everywhere!
The sparks, like bursting fireworks, streaked across the sky with intense heat, leaving brief trails.
Although he failed to injure the mysterious leader, he was forced to divert some of his strength to defend himself, which noticeably slowed him down.
The opportunity has arrived!
A glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and he once again used the space-time jump to appear behind the mysterious leader, delivering a powerful "space-time blast" to his back!
With a deafening boom, the mysterious leader was blasted away and crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!
The dust rose up and filled the air, carrying a pungent, earthy smell.
"Cough cough..." The mysterious leader coughed a few times, slowly got up from the ground, his black robe was tattered, revealing his withered body underneath.
The dry skin had a dull gray color, like rotten wood eroded by time.
"You...are very strong..." the mysterious leader gasped for breath, a hint of horror flashing in his eyes, "but...you are ultimately...still too young..."
"Enough with the nonsense!" Lin Yi walked step by step toward the mysterious leader, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "Tell me, what exactly is the 'Ragnarok' plan? What is the truth of the world?!"
Under the oppressive aura of Lin Yi, the mysterious leader finally succumbed to the pressure, his eyes flickering as he uttered some crucial information haltingly:
"Ragnarok...is...a...selection mechanism..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi was startled, and countless speculations instantly flashed through his mind.
Is this screening mechanism designed for humans?
What kind of people are being selected?
"The truth of the world... is... a... colossal lie..."
Lin Yi frowned, doubts spreading in his mind.
What secrets are hidden behind this lie?
Is it about the origin of humankind, or about the nature of this world?
"An advanced civilization...is observing...us..."
Lin Yi's eyes widened, his heart filled with turmoil.
If advanced civilizations are observing humanity, what is their purpose?
Was it well-intentioned or malicious?
It turns out that there was an even deeper conspiracy behind all of this!
Just as Lin Yi was about to press for further questions...
"Stop!" A majestic voice descended from the sky...
Just as Lin Yi was about to press for more information and uncover more bombshells, a sudden change occurred!
A golden light descended from the sky at an extremely fast speed, leaving Lin Yi no time to react!
With a "whoosh," it directly enveloped the mysterious leader's withered body.
The golden light had a warm and bright glow, which stung Lin Yi's eyes.
Lin Yi only felt a blur before his eyes, and when he looked again, good heavens, the person was gone!
Only a wisp of golden light remained, carrying a faint, scorching heat, like the smell of metal that had been baked by high temperatures.
This sudden turn of events left Lin Yi completely stunned.
What's going on?
The legendary teleportation?
That's incredibly unsportsmanlike!
What happened to the promised one-on-one duel?
A sneak attack?
We can't afford to play this game!
Lin Yi felt disgusted, as if he had swallowed a fly, and so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood.
What made him even more uneasy was that the power of this mysterious force was simply beyond imagination!
He couldn't even capture its trajectory, as if it didn't exist in this space-time at all.
Just how terrifying is the force hidden behind this?
“Interesting…” Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, clenched his fist, and felt the surging spacetime power within his body.
This game seems to be getting more and more exciting!
At that moment, Chu Yao's voice rang in his mind: "Master, a powerful energy fluctuation has been detected and is rapidly moving away..."
"Can it be tracked?" Lin Yi asked.
"Unable to track, the target has disappeared into the spacetime rift..." Chu Yao's tone carried a hint of helplessness.
“A spacetime rift…” Lin Yi murmured to himself, “It seems we need to speed things up…” He looked up at the sky, as if trying to see through the layers of spacetime barriers and uncover the truth hidden behind them.
"The game has only just begun..."
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