bullyxtreme Chapter 96 : Two Years Ago
Chapter 96 : Two Years Ago
【My head's so dizzy】【Feels like I slept for a century】
Bai Ling slowly opened her eyes to see the familiar ceiling. She was in the dormitory inside A Company's Maze City.
【Have I returned?】
【But I haven't saved Su Wanying yet】
The girl got up and walked out the door, but what she saw was no longer the familiar layout.
"Hello, I am Acting Butler 001."
A robot stood before her, bowed, then made a gesture of invitation.
Following the robot, Bai Ling came to a room with holographic projection technology. A projection lit up in the room - it was Lin Xinyao around 12 years old.
"Brother, I know you have many questions now, but to follow the world line's development, I can't appear in the world yet."
"You're now in Maze City from two years ago, the time before Su Wanying encountered Archbishop Sloth."
"Next, your task is to approach Su Wanying, then act according to the world line's development. I'll remind you of the original world line's progress through projections. If you make mistakes, I'll make you start over."
"Acting Butler 001 will help you. Tell it if you have any difficulties."
"Alright, dear brother, that's all. I still have to go to school. Wuu wuu."
After watching this message, Bai Ling understood. She had successfully traveled back two years to when Su Wanying first met her.
Just then, the acting butler walked over with a mechanical watch.
"Hello, this is an item the master instructed me to give you before leaving. I'll now explain."
"Little Sister's Special Watch: I'll tell you the next developments through the watch screen. If you fail, I'll perform remote time rewind on you through the watch."
"Oh, okay."
"In my current state, how do I change to look like Lin Bai?"
"The master said you've sealed the other half of the Blood Witch. You can try using her power to change your appearance."
Bai Ling tried sensing the seals inside her body. Two Blood Witches - one was sealed with three layers of seals, the first layer opened. The other had all seals completely removed but was silenced with her mouth taped shut. Moreover, because she had previously used the mark to fully suppress her, she now seemed barely alive.
【New ability?】
Bai Ling discovered she could control the flesh on her body, not just blood anymore. Just by concentrating, she could make flesh writhe, easily achieving face-changing and body-reshaping effects. However, her essence wouldn't change - for example, she couldn't create a second brother, and it would be very tiring during maintenance. Once she couldn't maintain it, flesh would scatter everywhere and need to be reassembled.
Bai Ling practiced for a while and finally molded her body into its former appearance. Skin writhed, skeleton heightened - it was clearly Lin Bai's appearance, then with slight modifications, nineteen-year-old Lin Bai was born.
【Too bad, things the body doesn't have can't be created】
【Like my second brother】
"It seems you've mastered the usage method. The master prepared a new identity for you as a newcomer joining Su Wanying's team as a member."
"Okay."
"After leaving Maze City, report directly to the Investigation Bureau. If you have problems later, you can contact me and the master through the watch."
Lin Bai nodded and left Maze City, returning to A City.
Outside it was night, currently raining heavily - torrential rain. Having expected to see long-missed sunlight, Lin Bai immediately felt disappointed.
Just then, her watch suddenly rang, and a subtitle appeared:
"Please reach XX District Park exterior within 10 minutes."
【Seems like when I first met Su Wanying】
Lin Bai began running in the rain. During this time, she tried many different ways of controlling her flesh, like suddenly growing taller to run faster, or suddenly extending her arms to grab tree branches and swing. Fortunately, it was raining heavily with no one around, so the girl enjoyed her vigorous body.
Until she reached her destination and found a girl groping on the ground in the rain, searching through the ground and flower beds for something - it was Su Wanying.
Text appeared on the watch again:
"Please deliver the necklace to Su Wanying with an umbrella within 1 minute."
【The necklace is indeed on me, but where am I supposed to get an umbrella in one minute?】
Lin Bai scratched her head anxiously, then suddenly thought of a solution.
She forcibly extracted her skeleton, combined with her flesh, and formed a blood-red umbrella. In this dark night, it looked identical to an ordinary umbrella.
【This should work, right?】
Fortunately, this didn't affect her movement. She could now skillfully control her body's flesh.
Lin Bai held the umbrella over Su Wanying's head and asked with concern:
"Miss, if you're looking for something important enough to search in the rain, did you drop your keys or phone?"
Su Wanying looked up at the man before her and said somewhat sadly:
"Thank you. I dropped my necklace, a very important necklace."
"Need me to help you look for it together?"
"No need."
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Lin Bai felt time suddenly pause, then begin flowing backward.
【This is】
Text appeared on the watch:
"Wrong world line. Take out the necklace and give it to her directly!"
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"Thank you. I dropped my necklace, a very important necklace."
"Ah, I happened to pick up a necklace on the road. Take a look and see if it's yours?"
Lin Bai took out Su Wanying's necklace and handed it to her. Su Wanying took it and examined it carefully, then showed a grateful expression.
"Thank you, really thank you so much."
"No need to thank me. Since it's yours, I'm returning it to you."
Seeing that Lin Bai's half his clothes were soaked from holding the umbrella for her, Su Wanying gathered courage:
"Well, um, how about coming to my house to help dry your clothes? To thank you, I'll cook you a meal."
"This late at night, me being a man going to your house wouldn't be appropriate."
"It's fine. No one's home. I really want to thank you."
"Alright then."
Lin Bai held the umbrella and followed Su Wanying back to her home. It was a luxuriously decorated room, very tidy inside but seemed quite cold and empty with no decorations and living supplies for only one person.
"You live alone in such a big house?"
Su Wanying nodded while preparing clothes and answered:
"Yes, my mother died early and my father is always busy with work. This necklace is a relic my mother left me."
Lin Bai was silent for a second, then spoke again:
"Your mother must have been very good to you, which is why you treasure her necklace so much."
"Yes, she was a very gentle person. For me, she was willing to do anything."
The girl's eyes reddened, then she wiped them strongly:
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll cook for you. Oh right, you can put your umbrella on the balcony."
"Uh... cough cough."
Actually, Lin Bai's umbrella had already returned to her body. After all, it was extracted from the flesh of her back, and having an empty back wouldn't be good either.