Chapter 83: First Encounter Restart
The electric light returned to normal amid the flickering, and the terrifying old man left just like that, without leaving the slightest trace.
The terrifying sense of oppression dissipated, and Zhang Qian looked at the gun smoke from the gun muzzle, still unable to come back to his senses.
This old man’s eerie ability refreshed his cognition; it was absolutely not just simply healing Wang Cha Ling’s injuries, but truly rewinding the time in this space.
It could not only affect people and objects, but even fierce ghosts and supernatural attacks could not escape this rewind.
Although he didn’t know how large the range of this rewind was, even if it could only affect the area near the old man, it would be heaven-defying enough.
Fortunately, the old man’s condition was off, and he didn’t attack them. Otherwise, Zhang Qian truly had no confidence in escaping from it.
Xu Zheng at the side also had his eyes wide open at this moment, full of incredulous astonishment in his eyes. “That wasn’t my illusion just now, right? Zhang Qian, did you see it? Time…”
“Time rewound, Wang Cha Ling came back from the dead.” Zhang Qian’s expression was grave. “Not only that, everything in this range rewound. Fortunately, it didn’t affect our consciousness, otherwise we might not even be able to know what happened.”
The rewind only affected matter and didn’t affect consciousness.
If even consciousness was rewound, then Zhang Qian estimated he would attack Wang Cha Ling again and again, stuck in this infinite loop, until people from the outside reminded him before he could discover something was wrong.
“Should we retreat now?” Xu Zheng looked at Wang Cha Ling who hadn’t reacted yet, already harboring the intent to retreat.
“Your ability is indeed very terrifying; it doesn’t even need a medium to act on Wang Cha Ling from afar. Even now, he hasn’t escaped your control.”
“But using supernatural power for a long time will also prompt fierce ghost resurgence. Consuming with him isn’t a wise choice. Let’s leave first; we can let headquarters decide.”
“Headquarters?” Zhang Qian looked at Xu Zheng suspiciously. “Does headquarters have some trump card that can stop Wang Cha Ling?”
“Yes, trust me. Headquarters isn’t as simple as everyone thinks.” Xu Zheng said.
After becoming the first two ghosts ghost controller, he also received some attention, the most special of which was a meeting with a mysterious old man.
That old man surnamed Qin was truly headquarters’ backbone. Although he didn’t know why Old Qin was unwilling to step out and take charge, Xu Zheng believed he wouldn’t let Wang Cha Ling act recklessly.
“Even so, I can’t retreat. The delivery mission concerns life and death; I don’t have extra time to wait for headquarters and Wang Cha Ling to bicker.” Zhang Qian rejected resolutely.
If he couldn’t enter today, then trying to enter Dadong City later would be even more difficult.
Wang Cha Ling had already grasped his identity information. With Wang Cha Ling’s control over Dadong City, it would be very hard for someone whose identity was known to sneak in again.
Even if infiltrating, he would have to be constantly wary of Wang Cha Ling’s pursuit, inevitably acting cautiously in everything.
It would be better to thoroughly resolve this matter now.
“That old man’s condition just now was definitely off. It has no consciousness of its own; it’s not a ghost controller, just a fierce ghost.”
Zhang Qian deduced. “Wang Cha Ling probably can’t control it. If Wang Cha Ling’s death hadn’t triggered some condition, we might not have seen it at all.”
If the old man’s state was normal, Zhang Qian would absolutely turn and run without the slightest hesitation, but in the current situation, there was still room to maneuver.
Wang Cha Ling didn’t react to the rewind just now. Perhaps he didn’t even know about that old ghost’s existence, or even if he did, he didn’t understand the old ghost’s ability.
“We can’t just stall here forever…” Xu Zheng lowered his voice, glancing between Zhang Qian and Wang Cha Ling, as if he had made some determination.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Our states are still pretty good. Taking turns to attack might force Wang Cha Ling to resurgence. Survive first; as for headquarters, I’ll try to explain.”
In the end, he chose to help the more familiar Zhang Qian.
Wang Cha Ling’s invincible posture was already broken, and Xu Zheng was no longer too wary now, just worried about that old ghost.
But rewinding time—with such a terrifying ability, there should be terrible consumption. As long as they two kept consuming, they could eventually drag Wang Cha Ling to death.
Of course, there was also another possibility.
That this eerie rewind could even suppress fierce ghost resurgence, achieving true lossless ghost control.
However, Xu Zheng felt this was unlikely. Otherwise, infinite revival would be like cheating; how could others play?
The lingering warmth in the gun barrel had already dissipated. That couple exchanged a glance and no longer sensed any other threats.
Their figures gradually blurred, soon completely disappearing, returning to that old photo.
“This is a chance. Should we make a move?”
Behind Xu Zheng, the black robe on that fierce ghost began to stir, ghost hair undulating like waves, ready to surge out at any time.
He also didn’t dare to rashly touch Wang Cha Ling; using ghost hair for remote attack was the best choice.
“Wait. Wang Cha Ling isn’t a ghost controller; killing him would just be a waste of effort. If we trigger other rules, we’re all done for here.”
Zhang Qian looked at Wang Cha Ling groping in the illusion, thoughtfully saying, “This conflict might have other solutions.”
At this moment, Wang Cha Ling had come back to his senses from the gunshot, and after reaching into his pocket, he touched that strange photo.
Icy cold, rigid, like a piece of cold iron, but this touch that he usually somewhat disliked now brought Wang Cha Ling immense comfort.
He smiled somewhat self-mockingly. The Wang Family curse truly wasn’t something easy to shake off.
But when Wang Cha Ling wanted to take the photo out, he felt somewhat stunned.
Clearly the thing was in his hand, but he surprisingly couldn’t see this photo.
Connecting it to that inexplicable gunshot and the parents who hadn’t appeared, he quickly had a deduction in his mind.
Zhang Qian’s so-called attack was just a feint; it actually hadn’t changed his position. He should still be at the airport entrance now.
No wonder he had always been fine; it turned out his parents had always been guarding by his side.
Although his vision was affected, Wang Cha Ling didn’t need to see the situation in the photo.
Merely touching it established some kind of connection between him and the existence in the photo.
He glanced at the surrounding darkness and said softly, “Dad, Mom, I’m in some trouble. Please come out and protect me.”
Wang Cha Ling didn’t issue an order to attack Zhang Qian. Compared to fighting desperately, preserving himself was his primary goal.
Unfortunately, due to personal reasons in the past, he hadn’t properly studied supernatural-related knowledge, so much so that now he couldn’t even gain his grandfather and grandmother’s approval.
Otherwise, with two ghosts protecting and two ghosts attacking, Wang Cha Ling’s situation wouldn’t be as passive as it was now.
On the old photo, two middle-aged men and women who didn’t know when they appeared eerily turned their heads sideways, numbly staring at Wang Cha Ling’s moving lips, as if they understood what he said.
