Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 212

Chapter 212

The Mutant Houttuynia had only two leaves left. One had slipped through the gap in Time and into Apocalypse Year Three, while the other remained in Apocalypse Month Three. It was the only… living thing with a view of both worlds.

Looking outward…

The Shadow that had been hunting it all this time was facing off against a woman who had roared at it the moment they met, a woman its instincts told it to fear.

Looking back…

A very fierce man was gripping its roots, while a cat stood on his shoulder, watching it in silence.

The Mutant Houttuynia: “…”

It couldn’t afford to provoke any of them. It was so miserable.

It was just a blade of grass struggling to survive. How was there no place left for it to live?

At this moment, it was truly surviving in the cracks.

The Mutant Houttuynia was wedged between two points in Time and didn’t dare move.

The Shadow stiffened for an instant. Though their face was hidden, Sheng An knew their expression must be ugly right now. This was an accident beyond their expectations.

But Sheng An smiled.

This was a scene she had anticipated.

If she had guessed correctly, Qi Lingwu would cooperate with her. He would search for and wait at the location where the Space Ability distortion appeared, then do his best to get out.

But it would be extremely difficult.

Neither he nor Shan Hua was fast enough.

It was only then that Sheng An had suddenly thought of something-

There was another fellow. Its speed was fast enough, so fast that even Ji Yani had almost failed to catch up with it.

And it was also in Apocalypse Month Three. As long as it wanted to live, it would definitely come out. That was Qi Lingwu and Shan Hua’s only chance of survival!

“You’re courting death!” the Shadow said coldly, staring at the Mutant Houttuynia.

The leaf that had appeared out of nowhere trembled, as if it had flinched.

But soon, the leaf regained its courage. It stood up arrogantly toward the Shadow, as if-raising a middle finger.

Had it suddenly become brave?

No. Behind the Mutant Plant, Shan Hua had fully unleashed its Supernatural Ability, while Qi Lingwu gripped the Mutant Houttuynia’s roots and advanced along it bit by bit.

They were going to return from Apocalypse Month Three to Apocalypse Year Three.

The Shadow moved, wanting to do something.

Sheng An was still gripping their wrist, her voice unhurried. “If you could kill it, you wouldn’t have let it flee under your nose for so long, would you?”

The Shadow paused. A moment later, they spoke again. “So what? We’re still at a draw, Sheng An. You haven’t won either.”

Apocalypse Month Three had collapsed, yet Shan Hua and Qi Lingwu still hadn’t been killed.

The Shadow hadn’t won, and Sheng An hadn’t lost.

But the Shadow possessed an Immortal Body, so Sheng An hadn’t won either.

It was still a game with no clear victor.

Sheng An’s hand remained locked around the Shadow’s wrist. The blood that had originally gushed from her hand had all soaked into the black cloak and vanished.

She seemed lost in thought, yet also as if she were analyzing. “No. It’s impossible for you to have no weakness…”

There was no doubt that the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department was formidable.

Why was a Time Aberrant terrifying? Because it not only had a Rule and Order Ability, but also an Immortal Body. It was precisely because the Shadow was invincible that they had been helpless.

But that brought them back to the original question.

If the Shadow was invincible, then what had the arrangements before the Volcano eruption been for?

To deliberately cause trouble?

What exactly was the Shadow afraid her Supernatural Ability would do?

Countless thoughts surged through her mind. All kinds of possibilities flashed past. She was just about to grasp it…

As a bystander, Hao Jingye had remained quiet the entire time.

No one knew that his mind was working like a precise computer. Based on Sheng An’s words and Sheng An’s clues, he analyzed them countless times and eliminated answer after answer.

A cold, sharp light flashed across Hao Jingye’s gold-rimmed glasses. His eyes lit up, and he raised his voice-

“Sister Sheng! Supernatural Ability! The Immortal Body Supernatural Ability!”

Sheng An smiled. She had completely grasped that final inconsistency too.

Yes. Supernatural Ability.

Sheng An tilted her head. “Your Immortal Body Supernatural Ability… was obtained only after the Volcano eruption.”
Though it was hard to understand, and they still had no idea how the Shadow had suddenly obtained a second Supernatural Ability…

The Immortal Body definitely had not belonged to the Time Aberrant from the very beginning!

-This Blood Pool Aberrant from the Southwest had only possessed the Time Ability at first. It was only when they captured it through the Prophecy that it gained the Immortal Body.

There had been nothing wrong with Sheng An’s original plan.

Another existence was playing this game against Sheng An, and before they caught the Time Aberrant, that existence had made sure the Time Aberrant obtained the Immortal Body.

It was M!

This was M’s third move. The first time, M had lured them to Shi City, but the annihilation operation had failed. The second time, the secret Divine Descent operation had failed as well.

And this third time-

Sheng An would not let It win either!

“You’re afraid of me because you’re only invincible after we’ve caught you. Before that, you weren’t invincible at all.” Sheng An stared deeply at the Shadow. “Am I right?”

The Shadow made no move.

Clearly, every one of Sheng An’s guesses was correct.

Everything connected now. Driving Sheng An mad and making her lose control had been meant to strip away her ability to think, to keep her from finding its weakness.

Watching coldly as she used her Supernatural Ability had also been to drain her, to squeeze her dry.

The Shadow feared Sheng An’s power.

Because she really could kill it.

The Shadow suddenly spoke. “So what? Do you still have any Supernatural Ability left?”

As if thinking of something, the person beneath the cloak let out a soft scoff. “Even if you do… how are you going to kill me?”

The Shadow moved its wrist.

Sheng An was holding on to the Shadow, not letting it go kill anyone. But conversely, the Shadow was also holding on to her.

If Sheng An dared leave, the Shadow would dare kill Jiang Yu and the others.

Besides-

Hao Jingye pressed his lips together, his voice obscure and strained. “Sister Sheng, it obtained the Immortal Body in the Time Layer of Apocalypse Month Three. If you want to kill it, I’m afraid you’ll have to go to Apocalypse Month Three…”

There were only two true points of landing in Time-Apocalypse Year Three and Apocalypse Month Three.

The Shadow had obtained its Supernatural Ability in Apocalypse Month Three. Time had to be turned back, and it had to be killed before it gained the Immortal Body.

Then the execution had to take place in Apocalypse Month Three!

The Apocalypse Year Three they were in now was another Time Layer.

To kill the Time Aberrant, two conditions had to be met at the same time: Sheng An needed to have her Supernatural Ability, and she had to enter Apocalypse Month Three, turning Time back to Apocalypse Month Three.

But that place had already collapsed. Even if Sheng An still had her Supernatural Ability, she could not get in.

Their opponent had always been someone with equal intelligence.

Sheng An was stalling for time, gathering energy, thinking of a solution.

But the Shadow might well have been stalling too, waiting for the world that “contained” its weakness to disappear completely. Once it did, it would no longer have to fear Sheng An.

From beginning to end, this had been a stalemate.

When both sides were Time, how could victory be decided?

The Shadow laughed again. Its eyes beneath the cloak fixed on Sheng An as it said, word by word, “Sheng An, it’s a draw. I’ll spare your cat and your people for now, and you let me go. We’ll fight again next time.”

The Shadow shook out its robes.

Clearly, it was telling her-

Since neither of them could win, there was no point wasting time. They could fight again next time.

That was right. Two conditions, and Sheng An met neither of them. If they kept dragging this out, what could she do?

The world fell silent.

As if everyone were waiting for Sheng An’s answer.

Sheng An looked at Long Tianyu and the others, who were still fighting and delaying the Shadow’s Time Ability. Then she looked toward the place where Liu Miao and Cheng Bairuo had disappeared. Finally, her gaze came to rest on the Mutant Plant that was struggling to hold the breach in Time open…

Sheng An said, “No.”

She looked at the Shadow and slowly said, “I want to win.”