Perhaps due to extreme anxiety, Bai Feifei’s voice was a bit shaky as she shouted in her mind.
“No... don't! You don't need to do anything!”
“Let me handle it!”
Xu Mo was secretly delighted. Quick on the uptake, he thought. Panicking is exactly what I wanted.
But on the surface, he maintained his unfathomable persona and continued with a hint of doubt:
“Oh? You’ll handle it? And how do you plan to do that?”
“Even a Prophet-level Scavenger would be doomed against an S-rank Containment Object without preparation. You, a newly promoted Rank 3 Scavenger—the lowliest of ants—think you can handle this?”
“Hehe... Don't worry. Once I’m finished, this Crown of Time Lag will be yours.”
“To independently operate an S-rank Containment Object would make you one of the few top-tier powerhouses on this continent. Their sacrifice to achieve your greatness is a worthy price.”
Bai Feifei was horrified.
Sacrificing them to achieve her greatness?!
All of this had started because of her. She had come to investigate the coal mine only because she wanted to do something useful before she was eventually destroyed by the Evil God.
Her original intention in following the group down here was to help, to use the Evil God’s power to protect everyone.
But now, the result was that she would indirectly cause everyone's death just to obtain a powerful Containment Object for herself?
This was a far cry from her original goal!
“No! I don't want the Crown of Time Lag. Just... don't come out yet!”
Xu Mo spoke with feigned impatience:
“I’ve run out of patience.”
“You can’t even move right now; you can’t even take a single step. Don't think you're in any position to bargain with me.”
“Fine, I’m starting. 5... 4... 3...”
Xu Mo intentionally began a countdown, hoping to force Bai Feifei into that strange state. Toward the end, he even slowed down his counting.
After all, he wasn't entirely sure either. If he finished counting and Bai Feifei still hadn't reacted, things would get pretty awkward.
“2...”
“I said wait!”
Bai Feifei’s eyes snapped wide. Her black pupils instantly turned blood-red, and her hair drifted upward as if caught in a phantom wind.
Her foot, which had been frozen in mid-air by the effect of the Crown of Time Lag, slammed heavily onto the ground.
For a very brief moment, Bai Feifei, with the strength of a Rank 3 Scavenger, actually broke free from the shackles of the Crown of Time Lag!
——Slaughter God Mode!
That strange hidden talent unique to her finally reappeared under the pressure of the wicked Old-Timer.
【Current Sanity: 83/100】
On the task panel, under the character's current status description, this entry turned gray!
Sanity locked!
Xu Mo let out a mental roar of “Beautiful!” Then, he turned his gaze back toward the Crown of Time Lag floating in the distant sky.
【Sequence S-079, Crown of Time Lag, contain directly?】
【Yes/No】
“Yes!”
Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Mo made his move.
【Insufficient Sanity, unable to contain directly. Please try other methods.】
【Containment fail...】
【Recalculating...】
【Insufficient Sanity... Special circumstances... Recalculating...】
On the game panel before him, several notifications popped up in quick succession. The contradictory conclusions looked as if the game's underlying code was performing frantic calculations.
The way the windows flickered was reminiscent of a computer freezing or being infected by a virus.
Finally, amidst the frantic jumping of the game windows, an answer that made Xu Mo ecstatic popped up.
【Containment successful!】
【System error, direct containment function temporarily disabled. Time until unlock: 47:59:58...】
It worked!
By exploiting Bai Feifei’s hidden trait, Xu Mo had actually succeeded in abusing this bug.
Xu Mo’s current mood was comparable to Columbus discovering the New World or the first primitive human discovering fire.
Who said Bai Feifei was the weakest character in the game? This character was absolutely incredible!
With a trait like this, if used correctly, she was definitely the character with the most potential.
Good, good. It seems my years of persistent dedication to playing only this one character haven't gone to waste.
In the single second it took for Bai Feifei to take her step, the game panel on Xu Mo’s side had already completed its judgment.
In the next instant, the powerful force of the game system contained the Crown of Time Lag.
A golden, harmless-looking crown now lay quietly within Bai Feifei’s storage ring.
Back in the coal mine tunnel, the disappearance of the Crown of Time Lag caused the paused time and space to instantly snap back into place.
No one could react to the sudden change in their physical state. Many people, following their previous momentum, suddenly lunged forward.
In an instant, chaos ensued. Some slammed into walls, while others face-planted onto the ground, tumbling over like rolling gourds, unable to stop themselves.
Even Bai Feifei stumbled and ended up sitting on the ground.
Seeing that everything had returned to normal, Bai Feifei looked around in a panic. She reached out and grabbed Ye Yu, who was nearby, feeling her over as she asked:
“Are... are you okay?!”
“I... I’m fine.” Ye Yu replied blankly, having no idea what Bai Feifei meant.
Bai Feifei looked at the people around her. Hadn't the Evil God just said that these people were all going to die?
In her mind, Xu Mo’s voice drifted over:
“The item is already in your storage ring. Just know that it’s there; don't take it out.”
Bai Feifei swallowed hard and asked nervously:
“What will happen to them? You said just now...”
“Oh.” Xu Mo let out a particularly wicked laugh. “I was just teasing you. Hehehe~”
Bai Feifei: ...
In the core combat zone, where stones and flames were flying, Aries Hong Jiu’s hand grabbed at empty air. Unable to restrain his momentum, he slammed into the wall.
After peeling himself off the wall, he opened his palm. Seeing his empty hand, his brain couldn't even process what had happened for a moment.
Subconsciously, he began to spin around, looking up, down, left, and right, frantically searching for something.
Why had the anomalous effect of that Containment Object suddenly vanished?
And most importantly, where did it go?!
Just a moment ago, it was only a dozen centimeters from his fingertips! Did he miss it?!
Li Gui lay on the ground. After realizing he could move, he was initially dazed, but soon followed Hong Jiu’s lead, his old eyes searching in every direction.
Eventually, their anxious gazes met, and they roared at each other simultaneously:
“Where is it?!”
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