the only savior

Chapter 874 Quicksand Between Fingers
No. 39 sewage treatment plant.

It is located at the western end of the shield range and can be used as a large entrance and exit.

At the same time, because of the existence of the reservoir, the terrain here is also the lowest.

It only needs to drain the water, then it is a natural "subway station", which is very suitable for the tunnel worm plan.

Zhang Xiaoman intends to use the terrain here as the starting point of the entire plan, focusing on development.

Unexpectedly, when he came over, he happened to meet the rat extermination team, and their mission goal this time was here.

This is also a coincidence.

Weiss didn't know Star Lord's plan when he assigned the task, so he can't be blamed.

If he had known that the star master would go here in person, he would no longer be able to regard the Necro gang as a threat.

But since the members of the Rat Exterminator team had already arrived and gained something, Zhang Xiaoman would not deprive them of their achievements.

On the contrary, he was quite surprised by the achievements of these people.

More than 100 super mutants, this is a force that should not be underestimated in the entire dark zone.

Although in front of him, the star master, he was no different from more than 100 lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

But for these bounty hunters, and even ordinary awakened ones, it is a very dangerous area.

What people didn't expect was that on the first day of receiving the mission, everyone in the rat extermination team had almost eliminated all threats, leaving only one leader-level mutant.

Although they did not rely on pure force to solve the problem, but used some special means.

But real combat knows no distinction between force and stratagem.

As long as you can win, it is your own strength.

Zhang Xiaoman knew this very well, so he was very satisfied with the performance of these people.

If you have such a talent, you might as well investigate it.

If you can pass the test, you can also pull the other party into the Three Great Temples.

"I thought I was going to die, thank you for saving me..."

Morris was grateful.

At this time, he had also recovered from the shock at the beginning, but the excitement was still difficult to calm down for a long time.

After all, standing opposite is the Star Lord of the Star Alliance, the highest existence in the entire Star Alliance.

Whether it's the opponent's strength, record, or other people's evaluation, he has a very deep impression on this star master.

That is powerful, incomparably powerful.

As a peripheral member of the organization, when I stand beside him, I can't help but feel a sense of apprehension.

The heart was pounding "plop plop".

Especially in this environment where time seems to have stopped, it also proves from the side how terrifying the strength of the person in front of him is.

After all, the ability to control time will be the top no matter where it is placed, and it can even rise to the level of laws.

But can Zhang Xiaoman really control time?

That is of course impossible.

Even if he was lucky enough to extract a certain ability to control time through the system, it is definitely not something that he can use now.

What he is displaying now is a supernatural power called "quick sand between fingers".

It can only be said that it is a time loophole, but it cannot be said that it is controlling time.

He waved his hand, signaling to the other party that there is no need to be polite, Zhang Xiaoman felt quite helpless.

He was trying his best to shrink his aura now, but the other party still looked respectful.

Zhang Xiaoman actually doesn't like the way others treat him now.

Respectful, careful, apprehensive, cautious...

If possible, he hopes to be able to communicate and get along with everyone around him normally as before.

Although this may seem a bit hypocritical, but he really thinks so.

This feeling is actually not good.

It may be addictive at first, but it will feel lonely after a long time.

But sometimes reality cannot be controlled by individual will.

When he chooses to become a star master, he will naturally lose some of what he once had.

The Three Great Temples need him as the star lord, the Star Alliance needs him as the star lord, and even planets like Ancient Lens need him as the star lord.

He can't help himself now.

Unless, he can master more powerful power.

Strong enough to crush all threats, enough to easily crush this great fusion crisis.

Only then can true freedom be achieved.

My thoughts wandered a lot at this moment.

They come out in an instant, and gather in an instant.

When Zhang Xiaoman came back to his senses, Morris at the side didn't even feel the slightest difference.

"You guys did a great job this time. You are able to kill so many mutants with the power of ordinary people. This is considered the best in the Star Alliance. I will prepare a gift for you as a special contribution winner's reward."

He said with a look of relief.

After hearing that there were special rewards, Morris couldn't help but look forward to it.

The reward given by the star lord himself, what would it be?

Although he really wanted to ask, he also knew that it was not appropriate to speak now.

He could only forcefully suppress his inner excitement, put on a gesture of touching the star, and thank the other party.

Zhang Xiaoman saluted back, and then turned his gaze back to the giant mutant in the distance.

The monster in front of him is still in a fixed state.

On the surface, time is stopped, but in fact it is not, he is just in a time dislocation.

To be more precise, it is Zhang Xiaoman and Morris who are really out of time.

This is a kind of zone similar to the gap in time, where everything around is still.

This is true stillness, which cannot be interfered with, cannot be destroyed.

What happened to them here is just a moment to the outside world.

Everything will return to its original state the moment the quicksand stops between the fingers.

In other words, it's like a dream here.

When the dream wakes up, everything will be back to normal.

The reason why Zhang Xiaoman has been maintaining the quicksand between his fingers without stopping is purely because he has just learned this ability and wants to try to see where his limit is.

On the side, Morris saw that Star Lord was staring at the monster without saying a word, and curiosity arose in his heart.

He tried to walk to the other side, carefully looked at the mutant's ugly face, and then cautiously stretched out a finger and nodded.

But there was a scene that surprised him.

He found that no matter how hard he tried, there was always a slight distance between his fingers and the opponent's skin, which could not be touched.

Although this distance is infinitely close to zero.

Even to the naked eye, he had touched the green skin of the mutant.

But Morris clearly felt that there was no touch from his fingertips, and he didn't really touch the other party.

"How is this going……"

Out of curiosity, he reached out and touched a stone splashed aside.

As before, Morris still couldn't touch the stones.

Only then did he belatedly realize that he was unable to interact with any objects around him.

Even he himself is in a state of "suspension" above the ground.

"When time is stripped away, you naturally can't touch it."

Zhang Xiaoman's voice sounded in his ears at the right time.

He didn't explain to the other party what quicksand between fingers was, but just let him understand the current situation in the simplest and clearest way.

Morris was slightly taken aback, then nodded suddenly, and said:

"So that's how it is... Then Star Master, will we be affected by all of this... Is what we saw an illusion... just like when I recalled it before...?"

Zhang Xiaoman didn't expect him to think of this step so quickly, he glanced at him quite unexpectedly, and said:

"After I lift this period, things will go back to how they were, including where you are, and your injuries."

"But what you see at the moment is not an illusion. Compared to us now, everything here is real. Compared to the entire timeline, all this is false and does not exist .”

He casually answered a question from the opposing party, and then sensed his own dark energy.

In less than 2 minutes, my dark energy limit of more than 5000 was about to be cleared.

"This is really a high-level supernatural power. With my current strength, if I bring a person with me, it can only last for less than 2 minutes..."

Zhang Xiaoman thought to himself.

He tried it once when he was alone, and it lasted about an hour.

But when he pulled Morris into it, there were only 2 minutes left in the time.

Such a gap made him somewhat unexpected.

"So that's it... Star Lord, what you mean is... this is actually a field that exists alone, and everything that happens is real. But compared to the main world, this place does not exist, so after leaving , we will go back to the way we were before...?"

On the side, Morris finally responded after pondering for a long time.

"Then...if this is the case...could the real world we live in be another time gap in a higher dimension...everything that happens here is real, but there is truth beyond the real... ..."

His expression suddenly changed, and his face was also a little frightened.

"You don't have to think too much. Things in higher dimensions cannot be explained so easily. Whether it's real or false, you just need to live in the present and protect everything you need to protect, and that's enough .”

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head slightly, he didn't expect this guy to be so stubborn.

"Okay, we've been here long enough, it's time to leave."

He didn't wait for Morris, who was still thinking, and after reminding the other party aloud, he waved his hand to remove the effect of quicksand between his fingers.

In an instant, everything around him recovered.

The mutants' swooping movements, the mournful shouts of teammates, the splashing of stones on the ground, the whole world seemed to be pressed the play button again.

Morris only felt the surrounding environment change suddenly. One moment before, he was standing in front of the mutant completely intact, and the next moment he was sitting on the ground covered in bruises again.

Except for the memory from the crack in time, everything seems to have never happened.

Even though he knew the truth, facing this sudden change, he still had the feeling that everything that happened just now was an illusion.

"Captain! Be careful!"

Andrea's shout came to his ears.

Morris regained consciousness in an instant, but as before, he couldn't do anything.

"boom!"

The next moment, a muffled sound sounded.

The monster stopped suddenly when it was less than half a meter away from him.

His body flew upside down like a cannonball, and smashed hard on the wall not far away.

"boom!!"

The entire wall was dented in a large part by its blow, and the thick metal wall was already distorted out of shape.

At the same time, a figure wearing a purple-black robe stepped out of the void, it was Zhang Xiaoman.

Morris's face brightened, it's Star Master!Everything that happened just now is true!It's not his hallucination!
The rest of the people were also immediately attracted by all these changes, and they all showed surprise.

That appearance was the same as that shown by Morris earlier.

"Star Lord...?"

Andrea stood there in shock.

He never expected that the leader of the Star Alliance would appear here in person.

"Gulu... Gulu... Gene Warrior... Die... Die..."

Over there, the mutant leader isn't dead yet.

He spat out blood, struggled to stand up from the ground, and kept chanting words to kill the other party.

Zhang Xiaoman didn't know where the hatred between these mutants and genetic warriors came from—although Morris and the others were not genetic warriors from the ancient star.

He just turned his head and glanced at the other party. The dark energy gathered into a shock force, which instantly shattered the guy's brain.

"Pfft..."

The leader of the mutants, who was so powerful that the entire Rat Exterminator team was desperate, was eliminated at this moment.

Andrea and the others who watched this scene were all dumbfounded. Only Morris was mentally prepared and was not too surprised.

That's the Star Lord of the Star Alliance, an existence that can even be stripped of time, killing a mutant leader, isn't that as easy as killing mobs?
In fact, Zhang Xiaoman is really easy to deal with these ordinary monsters without extraordinary power.

No matter how strong their physical fitness is, without dark energy as protection, his dark energy attacks will all be real damage to the opponent, and they cannot be defended at all.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Star Alliance, it is never the mutant aliens that can pose a threat, but the alien species from the second universe, and those are the real enemies.

As before, Zhang Xiaoman used Healing Touch to restore Morris' injury.

But he didn't continue to stay longer, but flew into the midair, with the reservoir surrounded by valves under his feet.

He raised his hand and waved lightly to the sides.

I saw that thick and huge metal plate retreating back towards the wall where it came from.

Everyone watching this scene gasped.

They knew it wasn't done by mechanical power.

After all, the control room on the side had been crashed by monsters just now, so how could it continue to work.

So, by virtue of his extraordinary strength, Star Lord pushed back the reservoir valve weighing thousands of tons?
What's more, when you push it back flat, you will be hindered by the mechanical structure, and this kind of strength needs to be greater than imagined.

Is such power really only human can do?
Even if you already know the other party's identity, even if you have already seen the other party's strength.

But when witnessing such a spectacular scene with their own eyes, everyone still couldn't help feeling unreal.

If I can get one or two of this kind of great power, then I should have no regrets in this life.

(End of this chapter)