bullyxtreme Chapter 89 : The Former Goat Man
Chapter 89 : The Former Goat Man
"So I need to go back to the past, then repeat what I did before according to the world line to maintain the current world line?""Correct. The reason Su Wanying can live until today is because you went back to the past and changed the world line."
"Then here's the problem. I'm going back to maintain the changed world line, but what was the purpose of the first me who went back?"
"The first one to go back is you at this very moment, about to go back."
Bai Ling's head buzzed. She felt there was a time paradox here.
"Do you understand?"
"My head hurts a bit. Need to grow a brain."
"Tch."
Lin Xinyao knocked on Bai Ling's skull.
"I've become Bai Ling now, and Su Wanying knew me as Lin Bai. How can I maintain the world line's development?"
"That, when your consciousness enters the river of time and meets me, you'll naturally understand."
"Is that so?"
Lin Xinyao brought Bai Ling to the bottom of the Sand of Time, instructing:
"We have three days. In these three days, I'll try to send your consciousness into the river of time. If we're lucky, it'll succeed in one try. If unlucky and I can't send you to my main body's side, come back quickly. Remember, you can only enter the river of time once per day."
Lin Xinyao poured that universal potion into the Sand of Time's hourglass. Blood dyed the hourglass red, and it hummed as crimson spread.
"Why does this look so ominous?"
Lin Xinyao took out a high-tech device and fastened it to Lin Bai's waist.
"Red button to return, green button for help."
"Oh, oh."
【Help? From whom?】
Lin Xinyao stepped back several paces, extended her hand toward the Sand of Time in the air, and shouted:
"I am the traveler of time, the end of time and the beginning of all things. I permit this person to step into the river of time."
The hourglass suddenly began rotating. The blood-colored sand above started slowly trickling down. A huge portal opened, its interior the chaotic river of time with constantly changing scenery.
"If you don't find me, remember to return within ten minutes. When the device flashes, you have one minute left."
Lin Xinyao looked at Bai Ling, instructing her.
"Okay."
Bai Ling reached out to touch that light, feeling a suction force constantly pulling at her consciousness. Soon she arrived in a time vortex. The scenes before her eyes flashed by rapidly - complex and intricate imagery made Bai Ling dizzy and unable to observe clearly.
The girl felt she couldn't control her body, constantly drifting in the river of time, dizzily falling and arriving at a place.
Bai Ling supported herself on a table, struggling to steady herself.
"Where is this?"
Bai Ling found herself in a house with a cup of tea before her and thoughtfully, a chair behind her. She sat down, then noticed someone across from her with a newspaper covering their head.
"Long time no see."
Hearing this voice, Bai Ling couldn't immediately remember who it was, thinking hard for a while.
The newspaper reader slowly lowered the paper, revealing a goat head underneath.
"It's you!"
"It's me."
Bai Ling stood up:
"You lied to me!"
The goat man shook his head and picked up his teacup, drinking leisurely.
"I didn't lie to you. If you hadn't killed Black City, Black City's successful advancement would have killed E City anyway. Besides, I said E City would be destroyed, but I never said what would destroy it."
"So what do you want with me now?"
The goat man sipped his tea, looking at Bai Ling with a half-smile.
"There's a deal. I wonder if you're interested."
"What deal?"
"I want a witch-type anomaly core."
"What do you mean?"
"No matter what method you use, as long as you bring me one, I'll give you an anomalous tool worthy of being called divine."
"..."
"Time should be almost up. Why not take this chance to appreciate the sky without black mist covering it?"
"What?"
【Without black mist covering it?】
Bai Ling opened the door. It was a sunny morning with people coming and going on the streets, a vibrant scene meeting her eyes.
"Wait?"
Bai Ling suddenly remembered something. The goat man after the black mist should have already advanced to S-grade, but the goat man before her was only A-grade. The sky also had no black mist, meaning she was talking with the former goat man.
Not only that, he knew she would help him advance in the future and was confident of success, already planning for witch-type anomaly cores after advancing to S-grade anomaly.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Time is running out."
The goat man smiled.
Bai Ling looked at her belt flashing red and frowned. The goat man waved his hand, bidding farewell to Bai Ling reluctantly.
"Oh, my friend, goodbye."
"Who's your friend?"
Bai Ling pressed the red button. Instantly, that huge pulling sensation appeared, and she was back in the river of time with changing scenery around her.
【How did this goat man manage this?】
【My first meeting with him was last time】
【But that was already his second meeting with me, because he had seen me once just now!】
With a stopping sensation, Bai Ling returned to reality. The girl slowly opened her eyes. Lin Xinyao was very close, staring directly into Bai Ling's eyes.
"First attempt failed?"
"Yes."
Lin Xinyao patted Bai Ling's shoulder comfortingly:
"Try again tomorrow. Only by finding me can I accurately send you back two years to save Su Wanying."
The girl nodded.
"Okay."
Bai Ling came to Su Wanying's room and knocked on the door.
"Who?"
A cold female voice came from inside.
"It's me."
"Hmm? Do you need something?"
Su Wanying opened the door. She didn't understand why this white-haired girl seemed so familiar with her.
Su Wanying in the room was already fifty percent transparent, looking very strange.
"Ah, stop staring at me. I don't know why this is happening either."
Su Wanying smiled bitterly, raising her arm to look at it. This was her first time encountering such a situation.
"Come in, please sit."
Bai Ling sat on the sofa in the room. Su Wanying politely brought a cup of tea.
"Would you like some?"
"Thank you."
Bai Ling took the teacup and sipped it. Although drinking tea only made her feel nauseous, she still showed a satisfied smile.
"Good tea."
"I'm glad you like it."
Su Wanying also smiled happily. Although she didn't know who the person before her was, having a common hobby meant they could be friends.
"By the way, do you like milk tea?"
"Why ask that?"
"I just suddenly remembered, I think I have a friend who loves yellow peach fruit tea in milk tea."
"..."
"Strange, who was it? Why do I keep forgetting things lately?"