Chapter 144 Dispersion
Yun Zhao stood inside the bathroom door, calmly watching two strikingly similar yet distinct scenes.
Just a door away.
The sky was dim, and the background was gray.
Countless fragments of varying sizes floated in the air, like shattered mirrors, refracting distorted and blurry light and shadow.
Two chaotic lands, filled with disorder and chaos.
Like two parallel mirrors, reflecting each other's existence.
They stood upright outside the door, one on the left and one on the right.
They stood there quietly, as if simultaneously extending an invitation to her.
Yun Zhao watched silently for a while, deciding not to go in for the time being.
They look exactly the same.
What if I choose the wrong one?
But what about that restless desire in her heart?
The gatekeeper harbored ill intentions towards her; in the words of the little blue bird, he wanted to eat her...
Yun Zhao asked the little bluebird, "Did you see what happened in my dream?"
After Xie Tu woke her up, she forgot most of the content, and couldn't even remember the scene where the fragments were pieced together.
I only have a vague impression.
The little bluebird fluttered its wings: [I didn't see it.]
The little guy seemed very interested in what was inside, looking eager to try it out.
Yun Zhao vaguely felt that she seemed to have forgotten something very important.
Could the answer lie in that chaotic land?
According to Zero Team's previous prediction, the twenty-four scenes represent time.
She wasn't sure which chaotic place she was dreaming about.
If their speculation is correct, then what do the two fragmented scenes mean?
A point where time intersects?
Or... are there two gatekeepers?
Yun Zhao suppressed the urge to go in and find out what was going on, and closed the bathroom door.
She blocked all the floating debris outside the door, glanced around, walked over, put down the toilet lid, and sat down to rest.
Everything is normal in the bathroom.
She still had her backpack on, which contained plenty of food.
It's not like it's the first time he's acted alone.
She was even more composed than last time, slowly taking out a mint from her pocket, unwrapping it, and eating it.
Xie Tu... he must be worried when he finds she's gone.
Perhaps we should wait a little longer.
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The rabbit searched the master bedroom thoroughly and soon made a new discovery.
She came out in a panic carrying a huge wall clock, which had obviously been taken down from somewhere on the wall.
"Captain! Time is running out!"
When the peregrine falcon checked just now, all the times were set to 4:00 PM.
Duan Xi said nonchalantly, "Let's go then. Maybe the gatekeeper has dementia and is slow to react, which is why the scene was only activated this time."
The rabbit glared at him and held the wall clock facing them.
Everyone quickly realized that time was indeed moving.
But the stopwatch on the clock is running backwards!
It has now reached 3:57 PM.
Duan Xi: "..."
"The TV is playing backwards, and time is going backwards?" Song Liang frowned, deep in thought.
Xie Tu kept glancing at the bathroom door, then suddenly his expression changed slightly, and he got up and strode towards the bathroom.
"Team... Captain."
Song Liang sighed helplessly, "Yun Zhao is inside..."
As the girl entered the restroom, to avoid hearing embarrassing sounds, Song Liang and the others deliberately withdrew some of their senses.
Xie Tu seemed not to hear him and kicked open the bathroom door without hesitation.
The cramped space was completely exposed.
The room was empty except for the dripping water from the faucet on the sink.
Xie Tu's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes instantly sharpened as he quickly scanned every corner of the bathroom.
However, there was nothing there.
The person vanished into thin air!
Song Liang was standing right in front of the restroom.
The bathroom in this house has a separate washbasin outside, separated by a frosted glass partition.
When Song Liang saw the captain walk in, he already had a premonition that something was wrong.
The rabbits and the others also noticed something was wrong and trotted over to surround them.
Upon realizing that the room was empty, the group's expressions changed.
"How...is this possible?"
The rabbit stammered, its eyes wide open, clearly shocked by the sudden turn of events.
They are all in this house.
It was very close to the bathroom, and the team leader was sitting in the living room.
Sister Yun Zhao has disappeared right under their noses!
Xie Tu pursed his lips tightly, remaining silent, but his eyes grew increasingly sharp.
He turned his head and looked at the clock that the rabbit was holding.
Three minutes.
Yun Zhao was inside for about three minutes, starting from when she entered the bathroom.
Reverse time?
As a team leader, he should, in the past, rationally analyze the situation and make reasonable decisions.
But Xie Tu was completely unable to think at the moment; his thoughts were in complete chaos, mixed with a hint of barely perceptible panic.
That was an emotion he had never shown before.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Team Zero lost their guide.
Seeing the captain's cold face and silence, the rabbit cautiously considered his words before speaking: "Is the gatekeeper up to something?"
This is obvious.
Silence fell over the room again, the sound of the television playing in reverse becoming background noise.
The clock the rabbit was holding quickly reached 3:50 PM.
The blue sky and white clouds outside the window create a serene and peaceful scene.
Xie Tu was somewhat anxious and tried to suppress his panic, attempting to force himself to calm down.
He searched carefully in the bathroom.
A person may go missing because they were taken away by the gatekeeper or accidentally entered another scene.
But thanks to his extraordinary perception, he couldn't find any way out of the area.
The bathroom is small and can't accommodate other people.
The other four stood at the door, watching helplessly as their captain grew increasingly agitated as he searched around.
When has the captain ever acted like this?
Before Yun Zhao appeared, he had been suffering from the corruption of the dark domain for a long time, and he always appeared calm and composed in front of his teammates.
Everyone belatedly realized it.
The captain treats Yun Zhao very differently.
But now is not the time to think about these things.
Tao Haohao wanted to help find clues. He racked his brains to think about the problem and broke the silence first, "If time goes backwards, does that mean that the order we previously speculated was wrong?"
Sixteen clockwise, but now it's fifteen.
"uncertain."
Song Liang kept his head down, writing something in his notebook. "We came in at 4 PM. Is it possible that the scene could be either counter-clockwise or clockwise?"
He pointed to the huge round clock in the rabbit's hand, "You see, there are twenty-four hours in a day, but all the clock markings usually only show one twelve o'clock."
"I see!"
Duan Xi exclaimed in surprise, "The circular, dark void we were in when we came in, doesn't it look like a giant clock face?"
A circular space the size of a football field exists in opposition to two chaotic realms.
Duan Xi: "Do the places filled with fragments represent twelve o'clock and six o'clock respectively?"
Tao Haohao felt like his brain was about to explode. "But the clock only has twelve marks, while there are twenty-four scenes in that place."
Duan Xi didn't know.
If Yun Zhao has already entered another scene, where will she go?
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