Cataclysm King

Chapter 174 Weird traceback

Seeing Old Man Xu trotting in from a distance, Ji Xun instinctively thought it was some kind of monster transformed from disaster, and was ready to take action.

But when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he was surprised to find that Old Man Xu behind him was missing!
"what?"

Only then did Ji Xun realize that something was strange.

Teleport?

Che Er next to him also discovered this.

He knew his grandfather better than anyone else, and after confirming that it was him, he exclaimed: "Grandpa, why did you suddenly run over there?"

"What?"

Old Man Xu looked even more confused. He looked at Ji Xun and the others and asked, "I also want to ask why you disappeared so silently and came here, so that I can find the old man easily."

"???"

When Ji Xun and the other three heard this, their expressions all showed confusion.

We didn't just get out of the car together, why can't we run?
When old man Xu walked up to him, Ji Xun also observed carefully, and then he was sure that this was the wretched old man and not some monster.

But once it was confirmed, it became even more puzzling.

The four of them stared wide-eyed.

However, after thinking about what he just said, Ji Xun vaguely realized that it might not be the problem with the people, but the problem with the ruins of Xia Mu City.

He looked at Old Man Xu in front of him and asked, "Senior, were you in the ruins before?"

Old Man Xu obviously didn't understand what happened, and said, "Yes. You guys disappeared suddenly, and I looked for you everywhere. Then I watched the train enter the station, and sure enough, I saw you three here."

Ji Xun: "."

Katrina: "."

Car [-]: "."

When the three of them heard this, that creepy feeling came over their hearts again.

But after experiencing the weird time realm on the train, some things can be understood.

Have you been looking for them before?
Ji Xun vaguely guessed something and asked tentatively: "Senior, when did we arrive at this ruins?"

Hearing this question, Old Man Xu looked confused as to why he asked this, but he responded casually: "Yesterday. How come you are more forgetful than the old man?"

While responding, he looked at the weird expressions of the three people in front of him with their eyes twitching, and he didn't forget to complain: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

yesterday?

But it was obvious that they had just gotten off the bus!

Upon hearing this, Ji Xun immediately realized what the problem was, and a word instantly came to his mind: Time Back!

If what Old Man Xu said was correct, the four of them should have arrived at the ruins of Xia Mu City yesterday and had already spent a day wandering around the city.

But in the memories of Ji Xun and the others, they were the ones who got off the train just now.

The most likely explanation at present is that the time of the three of them has been traveled back.

And because there is old man Xu, there is not.

It was because of the general existence of this BUG that they realized the problem.

"hiss"

Ji Xun took a deep breath and looked at Catalina beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Both of them saw the shock of the unknown in the other's eyes.

Only then did they realize that the ruins looked harmless from the time they came down to now, but in fact they were filled with murderous intent.

The previous Netherworld Train, that weird accelerated time field.

And the current Xia Mucheng can actually go back in time?
Without Old Man Xu, Ji Xun felt that he would not even have discovered that they had been backtracked.

In other words, they may spend the rest of their lives repeating this day.

No.

There may also be other, worse dangers.

It's just that their memories were recalled and they didn't notice it.

Ji Xun and the three of them realized the strangeness of this ruins.

But they are already here.

In other words, from the moment they got off the train, they had entered another "time-travel realm."

"Currently, it seems that the time back is one day. In other words, we must find a way to break the cycle within this day."

Ji Xun suddenly figured something out in his mind.

They are not Old Man Xu and are not affected by retrospection.

So if you want to break through this dilemma, you have to find some breakthroughs.

But on second thought.

Since you were still alive after wandering around the ruins for a whole day yesterday, in other words, at least you can't die?
Or can you resurrect yourself even if you die?
This is barely good news.

The four of them left the platform and walked towards the ruins.

He felt that the key to solving the mystery might be hidden somewhere in the ruins.

Ji Xun is not entirely sure whether his conjecture about time retrieval is correct. He can only place his hope on Old Man Xu.

As he walked, he asked: "Senior, what did we do in this ruins yesterday?"

If the time loop only has one day, this is equivalent to a countdown.

And they didn't crack the secret of the cycle yesterday, so if they want to improve efficiency, it's best to avoid the useless work they did yesterday.

"Ah what did you do?"

When Old Man Xu heard this, he showed the embarrassment of remembering fragments after drinking: "We just walked around the city. Hey, why did I forget what we did yesterday?"

Hearing this, Catalina's eyes twitched as she was originally full of expectations.

Ji Xun and Che Er were used to it.

The old man's forgetfulness is getting worse and worse. Not to mention what happened yesterday, he often forgets even what he did just now.

It's more serious now.

Ji Xun also understood some patterns. The old man's body was not affected by time, but his memory was.

Perhaps only after entering the city and being moved by the scene, the old man could think of something.

Ji Xun could only think so.

He thought about it and reminded: "Senior, if we disappear again next time, when you find us, please tell me the four words 'time back' as soon as possible."

Old man Xu cast a confused look, "Huh?"

Ji Xun didn't want to say anything complicated.

This old man's memory is not easy to remember four words.

As he walked, he repeatedly deepened Mr. Xu's memory: "Remember to say 'back in time'!"

Old man Xu didn't understand, but he complied with his lips.

woo woo woo.
The roar of the train sounded.

Ji Xun and the four others got off the train.

Finally, the water in front of us is no longer an endless stretch of Styx water.

There seemed to be many ancient buildings in the dark mountain shadows in the distance.

"Ah, we've finally arrived."

"Yeah, I didn't expect to take a train."

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After getting out of the car, Ji Xun held the bronze snake in his hand before he had time to sigh.

A few people were just chatting when, not far away, a voice that looked like a male duck quacked: "Go back in time! Go back in time!"

Ji Xun and the others looked at a guy with a very obscene posture running towards him from the darkness in the distance, and they instantly became alert.

There have been no living people in this ruins for thousands of years, and most of the people who came here are not human beings.

But the voice sounds familiar
However, before a few people were about to take action, they were surprised to find that not only did the voice sound familiar, but the guy with the gaping front teeth running from a distance, who was it not Old Man Xu?
Ji Xun and the others' scalps instantly went numb.

But at first glance, there was no trace of Old Man Xu behind him!
But we obviously got off the bus together just now?
Before the three of them could figure out what was going on, Old Man Xu ran up to them and said, "Boy Ji Xun, you asked me to tell you 'time back'!"

As he spoke, he complained to himself: "This damn place has changed back again. Why did I say 'again'?"

When Ji Xunchu heard these four words, he was confused.

But when I looked at Old Man Xu who suddenly emerged from the ruins, I thought about it for a moment, and I instantly understood something.

If struck by lightning, stand frozen on the spot.

He realizes that they may be trapped in a strange time realm!

Only Old Man Xu, a bug that is not affected by time, can deliver the message.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but he still confirmed: "Senior, are you sure this is what I asked you to say?"

Old Man Xu's tone was more certain than ever before, and he said, "Yes! You said that when you disappear again, I would say these words to you when we meet."

Again?
Ji Xun's eyelids twitched when he heard this.

I always feel like I'm being obedient somewhere.

But what he said himself was understandable.

These four words contain a huge amount of information!

Catalina and Che Er on the side reacted a little too slowly, and there was only a creepy feeling in their hearts at the moment.

In the end what happened? !

They desperately want to know.

The four of them walked towards the depths of the dark ruins.

After asking a few more questions, Ji Xun roughly understood what happened.

They had actually arrived at the ruins of Xia Mu City three or four days ago.

But because of "time regression", their memories and plot were flashed back to the moment they got off the bus.

It's like a story. You have turned several pages, but suddenly you turn back and start from the beginning.

Ji Xun and the other three are all characters in the story.

The pages of the book were turned back, and their story began again, remembering nothing.

But Old Man Xu is an exception.

It's not like a story in a book, but more like some extra notes scrawled on the storybook by some mysterious hand.

"Senior, when did we come?"

"Two, three, or four days ago? I can't remember clearly."

"So, senior, what did we do in the ruins yesterday?"

"I forgot. Anyway, I was just wandering around the city."

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Along the way, Ji Xun also asked some questions.

As expected, Old Man Xu failed to give almost any useful clues.

Ji Xun also discovered that during the time loop, his symptoms of memory loss seemed to be getting worse.

However, this bit of information is enough.

Ji Xun knew that according to his personality, after discovering something wrong with this secret realm, he would definitely leave clues for him.

Entering the city, you may leave some clues.

But he still got vaccinated in advance and said: "If you go back in time again, senior, please tell me the words 'time back' as well."

This time, Old Man Xu was more accepting: "Oh."

Listening to the incredible conversation between Ji Xun and Old Man Xu, no one else could say a word in the whole process.

That kind of jumping-off brain circuit coupled with this weird time-traveling secret realm, even the extremely intelligent Katarina felt like a ball of paste.

Ji Xun felt calm.

Since the cycle has been going on for at least two days and he has not died, does it mean that there does not seem to be any direct fatal threat to this ruins?

But looking back every day, it seems to be a dead end.

This is no longer a problem that can be solved by strength and ability.

Already trapped, his character would not dwell on the dilemma.

Instead, he had strong expectations for the magic of this time loop secret realm.

"Senior, did I leave you anything?"

"No."

"Think about it again?"

"I don't even think about it. Hey, hey, don't look in my trouser pockets. The old man has nothing but a broken fortune."

"."

"His Jixun boy, why did you stab me?"

"So, senior, did I prick you with a needle yesterday?" "Hey, don't tell me! I remembered, you really pricked me! Oops, it hurts. Hey, I forgot, you seem to What's the word on it?"

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Ji Xun tried a few times.

I understood in an instant.

According to his cautious thinking, if he discovers the problem, he will definitely find a way to remind himself to make some preparations for the next cycle.

And the scenes in the entire ruins should be retroactive.

Those preparations must be left to Old Man Xu, the only one who will not be affected.

I don’t want to think about written materials.

Ji Xun's self yesterday must have considered this issue.

But the fact is that apart from his own body, Old Man Xu also seems to have things on him that can be traced back.Clothes, backpacks and everything.

Ji Xun also tried the method of leaving tattoos on his body.

No one left either.

Ji Xun gave up after trying several methods he could think of.

His character must have considered everything that can be considered.

The only thing that is definitely useful now is Old Man Xu's unreliable memory.

Try your luck.

Ji Xun and the four of them chatted all the way into the dark ruins.

I had seen a patchwork of buildings on the mountain from the platform before.

After the four people walked up, they saw rows of exquisite wooden huts.

The architectural style is a magical style that is older than the Talon Dynasty.

Almost all of them are pure wood buildings with a falcon structure, without steel and cement. Wind chimes of various shapes are hung at the door of every house, as well as paper lanterns.

Climb the bluestone steps.

Catalina also looked around again and asked: "Did you find a problem?"

Ji Xun knew what she was going to ask and said softly: "I want to ask why these buildings have no trace of time? As if they are inhabited?"

Catalina nodded: "Yes."

From the former train platform, these houses now have no sense of ruin and ruin.

But the strange thing is that no one was seen.

There are no monsters either.

Just when the two of them were confused, Old Man Xu seemed to remember some fragments of memory and scratched his head, "No, I remember it was very lively."

At this statement, Ji Xun and the other three looked at each other, and that numb scalp feeling came again.

A lot of excitement?

The three of them carefully observed the buildings and saw no ghosts. Where did the people come from?

Old man Xu, is his memory confused?
Ji Xun thought about it.

However, at this time, a sudden change occurred.

The entire dark mountain town suddenly lit up.

The lanterns under the eaves of the small wooden houses all lit up with orange-red light, and the whole town became clear.

The quiet wind blew, and the sound of wind chimes rang in my ears.

It's like broken silver falling all over the ground, making people's minds instantly clear.

Ji Xun and the four others were shocked when they saw this sudden change, and the orange scene reflected in their eyes.

The sight of this cozy mountain town made several people feel goosebumps.

After the countless lanterns were lit, an even weirder scene appeared.

Red light shines on the stone road, reflecting mottled and illusory light and shadow.

Pieces of furniture and bedding slowly emerged from the originally empty huts, and smoke billowed out from the chimneys on the roofs.

Ji Xun also discovered that the stalls on the street where they were standing were offering all kinds of delicious food. Crispy fried chicken, golden roasted suckling pig, soft and glutinous stewed meat, and a gluttonous aroma of meat wafted out.

It's like a brightly lit night market.

Ji Xun frowned as he looked at it.

Only then did they realize what the "many people" that Old Man Xu was talking about were about.

Because not only the bustling night market appeared on the street, but also dark shadows appeared.

One, two, three... until they are densely packed.

None of them are humanoid, most of them are weird ghosts.

The whole street is bustling with people, and there are various ghost monsters everywhere that are revealed as "disasters of unknown levels"!

Yes, it’s a disaster!

Not a monster!
The same ghostly calamity as the cracked girl before!
Even Ji Xun couldn't help his eyelids twitching when he saw this scene.

With so many disaster-level monsters, even a legendary powerhouse might have to kneel down when they come.

Fortunately, most ghost disaster enlightenments display "neutral".

Moreover, Ji Xun has an aura with "Xia Mucheng Necrophilia Affinity +15", so those evil spirits have no ill intentions towards him.

Old Man Xu was not affected at all.

However, Katarina and Che Er seemed a bit eye-catching.

The ghosts floated past, staring at the two of them as if they were looking at "delicious food."

There was also a greedy man who dragged his tongue to the ground and even licked Che Er's face.

Che Er was just about to take action.

Old man Xu seemed to suddenly think of something again and shouted: "No!"

He thought about it and explained: "Oh, don't do anything in the city. Otherwise, the ill will towards the indigenous people may attract very powerful evil spirits to come to the door."

Does malice breed hatred?
Ji Xun narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing this: "Tsk, tsk. That's interesting."

Looking at the disasters all over the city, the ruins are really becoming more and more interesting.

Since he didn't die yesterday, I guess there is a way to prevent the attack.

And normally, disaster-level monsters cannot be so dense.

The explanation that the clues now point to can only be the remains of the angel.

The puzzle is hidden somewhere in Xia Mu City.

It's like the power supply of the entire city. If you want to crack this time backtracking, you have to find a way in this direction.

"We have to find clues as soon as possible."

"Yeah. Otherwise, if we go back in time, we might be trapped here forever."

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Ji Xun and the four of them walked along the street, discussing countermeasures along the way.

Although there is a bug like Old Man Xu, his amnesia is not always reliable.

I'm sure they have been trapped in this secret realm for more than two or three days.

No one dares to say that there will be no other dangers if we stay trapped any longer.

We must try our best to break the situation.

Ji Xun thought in his mind: "This Xia Mucheng is not big. According to my personality, I should have tried all the solutions that I should have tried yesterday. Now I am still in the time loop, and there are only a few situations: First, I encounter something that cannot be solved Factors such as resistance, lack of time, or missing important clues.”

Not only him, Katarina is also extremely intelligent. In theory, she should have done everything she can think of.

It's a pity that Old Man Xu doesn't remember.

Several people were searching for clues on the streets.

The ghosts paid no attention to them. Occasionally, a few gluttonous monsters would take a second look at the two humans, Catalina and Che Er.

Ji Xun felt that he should have looked for the shops on the main road before, so the direction he chose to investigate this time was also some quiet alleys.

A few people were walking when they suddenly heard a "ding-ding-ding" sound.

When he looked up, he saw that it was a blacksmith shop with a sword hanging at the door, and the sound of forging iron blocks came from the shop.

Ji Xun originally thought that he must check out such an obvious building.

I thought I would take a look around the city first and just take a look around.

However, when he walked into the alley, Old Man Xu remembered something again due to intermittent amnesia: "Wait a minute."

Ji Xun and the others turned their heads and looked over, expecting something: "???"

Old Man Xu frowned and said, "Boy Ji Xun, you seemed to have stayed in this shop for a long time yesterday."

When Ji Xun heard this, he immediately became energetic. He didn't even think about asking any more questions and went straight into the shop.

Beside the red-hot stove, he saw a Minotaur with an extremely muscular upper body.

[Forging Grand Master Malphas]

Detailed explanation: Master craftsman who is good at forging extraordinary weapons, unknown level of disaster; friendly;
When Ji Xun looked at the bull-headed monster, he immediately knew why he was here last time.

He said directly: "Excuse me."

Before he could say anything, the bull-headed monster interrupted him: "%&*@￥#"

It didn't even raise its head as it spoke, and continued to beat the long sword embryo in its hand.

Ji Xun looked at the translator beside him, and Old Man Xu said: "It seems to say, 'This is not the place for humans'."

Ji Xun was overjoyed when he heard this.

This Minotaur is very intelligent!

Since it took him a long time to come, there was no need to belabor. He directly took out a containment card and shouted softly: "Exit."

A piece of silver metal the size of a fist was placed in front of him.

This is the [Rhiya Divine Alloy] that was exchanged at a huge price in the last war mode!
None of the craftsmen in Innocence City had forged this sensitive alloy before.

Even the forging masters in the entire federation have not heard of anyone who can forge a scalpel that meets his needs.

Now seeing this great master, Ji Xun immediately knew that he must have had this idea last time.

He also took out the relic [Plague Doctor's Scalpel], and then made some gestures: Can it be forged according to this scalpel?
No need to speak, the tauren must have understood.

Probably because of "Xia Mucheng's undead affinity +15", the tauren didn't refuse and said a few words.

Ji Xun felt happy. Looking at its calm expression, he knew he could forge it!
Old Man Xu translated: "It says it can be forged, but it seems to require you to pay something. Something."

Ji Xun asked: "What?"

It’s understandable that craftsmanship charges a fee.

But he did not understand what these disasters required.

Old Man Xu also frowned and said: "I don't understand either, but it seems to be something important, or it means 'price' or something."

Ji Xun thought and nodded directly.

Judging from the situation of looking back in time, if you can't get out, you will be trapped and die here, and it doesn't matter what the cost is.

If we can get out, the angel's remains will most likely be found by then, and this secret realm may no longer exist.

In short, agree first and then talk.

The Minotaur looked at Ji Xun and nodded, seeming to look at him with a slightly strange look.

But he didn't say anything more. Instead, he threw the piece of [Rhiya Super Sensitive Alloy] into the iron furnace and said something else.

Old Man Xu translated: "It seems to say 'come and pick it up tomorrow'."

tomorrow?

Ji Xun frowned.

If there is no breakthrough in this cycle, there will be no tomorrow.

Don’t worry if things are left here, since they can be traced back anyway.

Forging takes time, so the four of them walked out without stopping in the blacksmith shop.

And at this time, they also knew that in a cellar in Xia Mu City, a group of people crawled out of the dark tunnel.

The leaders were none other than Young Master Kake of the Lion Heart Family and Bai Wei of the Bai Family, the great councilor.

"It's really dangerous. If we don't come down, we'll have hunters come to test it. I'm afraid it will always be a 'T-level secret' that cannot be explored."

"It's too early to say this now. It's hard to say whether we can get out alive."

"Miss Bai, it's really thanks to you this time. If you hadn't taken action, we might have been wiped out when we encountered the water of the Styx."

"It's a pity that the [Netherworld Python] my family has raised for hundreds of years, I hope the effort this time is worth it. By the way, where is the key clue to the seal recorded in your information?"

"Xia Mu City is a secret realm that guards the seal, and the clue is said to be in the '33rd Ghost Building' that can only be entered by a special method. Just so I know the method."

"Ah."

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After discussing, the group crawled out of the cellar and walked onto the brightly lit street.

(End of this chapter)