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Chapter 370: "Sanctuary," "Nether Reflection," and "Time Zero"

"They are infatuated with the mortal world because it is their world. They crave extraordinary power because it makes their limited return journey more lasting... If you are lost in the endless cycle of time, you will also return to the present world in the form of a Grimace Angel."

"Grimace Angel...? !" Lin Yi's pupils contracted sharply. "Is this the essence of a Grimace Angel?"

"But their numbers... are there too many Dream Weavers? Is it because they cannot be completely killed?"

《Grimace Angels cannot be completely killed. They are a manifestation of extraordinary power permeating the layers》—He thought of Old Mo's original words, which meant roughly the same thing. So, the Night Watcher told Old Mo this.

"Their numbers are not many," the Night Watcher denied. "Most of the time, it's the same one, or the same group. They are just soul spirits permeating the layers, possessing people in the present world. They themselves cannot return at all."

"Like a network terminal? No, WiFi? Divine Descent?" Lin Yi's eyes lit up.

The Night Watcher didn't know what WiFi was, but when he heard 'Divine Descent,' he nodded slightly.

The Dream Weaver's soul spirit is trapped in different dimensions. In the form of Grimace Angels, they descend into the present world, using the dormitory manager or other people's bodies as a medium... Just like the spirits of the dead who fell in a foreign land want to return...

For some reason, thinking this way, he felt a sense of pity for the Grimace Angels.

They were once people who sacrificed themselves to resist the invasion of the Gray Mist, but now they have become the "enemy."

"So, those dormitory managers who turned into Grimace Angels are also like this..."

The Night Watcher said, "Lost soul spirits attach themselves to people in the present world. Extraordinary power forms their armor. Those people in the present world become the possessions of the Dream Weaver's soul spirit. As time goes on, the possessed will also be assimilated and die in the pollution."

"That young man that Mo was interested in..." The Night Watcher pointed to the mirror-like wall. The fragmented Mu Daxian was in one of the layers. "I remember he was becoming a 'Black Moon Apostle'... Oh no, what did they call it..."

"Oh, 'Art Student.'"

"Before he became an Art Student, he was once a 'dormitory manager.' But during his time as a dormitory manager, he exhausted the extraordinary power of the kerosene lamp used to maintain his safe state, and was thus permeated by the Dream Weaver's soul spirit, becoming a Grimace Angel."

"But he was very lucky. Not only was he rescued by the Physical Education Student, but he was also successfully brought here by Mo, becoming an 'Art Student.'"

"However, perhaps because he was once a vessel for a Grimace Angel, his thirst and desire for the extraordinary are extremely strong... He has sought out my companions several times to fight against the Gray Mist. His will is particularly firm, but the direction of his firmness is wrong."

"He wants to pursue deeper levels of 'pollution'..."

"I can see that he actually enjoys the power of the 'Grimace Angel.' He himself is a soul spirit chasing after phantoms. His fanaticism is no different from that of those fanatical believers. The only difference is that he still retains his humanity."

"It is because of this that I gave him the opportunity to pursue our 'Icon'... But now it seems that he has failed."

"Mo may be able to save him, or he may not."

"But that has nothing to do with you anymore."

Indeed, it has nothing to do with him anymore. He is now in a situation where he can barely save himself...

Lin Yi took a breath: "If I 'Dream Weave,' how will I know the passage of time? If I don't know, will I also die in the dream?"

"Yes," the Night Watcher said. "This is a risk that any Dream Weaver must take, but I will permeate your senses through the 'Sanctuary' to ensure that your sensory characteristics are amplified to the extent that they match that item."

"Then... can I refuse your request? I don't want to die yet..." In the face of absolute authority, Lin Yi chose to be honest. After all, he only had one life, and he didn't plan to hand it over to the Night Watcher's great cause just like that.

"People will remember your sacrifice."

"But I don't have the awareness of this sacrifice yet..." Lin Yi wanted to say that from the beginning of school, he was thinking about how to leave, not how to sacrifice...

If he had known there was a risk to his life, there was no way he would have come here.

The Night Watcher was silent for a moment. This young Dream Weaver seemed a little different from the person "he" mentioned...

Could he have made a mistake?

But now that the arrow is on the string, he has no choice but to fire. Apart from Lin Yi, he has no other choice.

"Since you don't want to die, then what are you doing here?"

"Old Mo brought me here..."

"That's not your answer."

Lin Yi: "..."

"You wanted to come yourself, so he could bring you here."

Lin Yi pursed his lips: "Naturally, I also wanted to see the legendary Art Building..."

"I understand..." the Night Watcher said. "You received the 'call of the Art Building,' just like the Dream Weavers of the past... Now that you have seen the Art Building, what do you feel?"

"It's incredible..."

"What you have seen is just the tip of the iceberg... Would you like to see the world beneath the ice layer?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's heart in his chest couldn't help but beat faster.

"The world beneath the ice layer? What is that?"

"The Black Moon Outpost, and even the 'true face' of this invasion." The Night Watcher's lips curled up slightly.

From this moment on, he knew he had captured Lin Yi.

A person who dares to break into the Art Building like this is, to a certain extent, no different from a "Fog-Piercing Light Seeker." They were unmoved before, simply because they hadn't seen the "light" that was enough to drive him crazy.

The world is like a huge scroll covered with gray cloth, and the Night Watcher handed a corner of that gray cloth to Lin Yi's hand.

He wanted to uncover this layer of canvas, so much so that his soul and body trembled with excitement.

The Night Watcher didn't say anything. The flame had already been thrown into the explosives. All he needed to wait for was a dazzling explosion.

However, although Lin Yi's body was trembling, his instincts had already begun to anticipate it, he used his will to grit his teeth and drive every muscle in his body to restrain his desire.

Finally, he slowly opened his mouth:

"I... don't want to see."

When he said this, it seemed as if he had exhausted all his strength.

He could hear the bewitching voice constantly echoing in his ears, like the whisper of a demon, tempting him to sign a contract from hell.

The Night Watcher was slightly stunned.

The explosion that he imagined did not happen. It seemed that a little boy had peed on and extinguished the fuse.

Lin Yi's face was very pale. What was more tiring than the battle between heaven and man was defeating himself.

At this moment, he was like a cultivator standing before the gate of ascension as it first opened, yet refusing the chance to ascend to the heavens.

He exerted all his strength to lower his head and look at the quartz watch on his wrist: "It's already 2:14... I think there isn't much time left... I... I should go back soon..."

He glanced at his watch. The time was 2:14. Once he got the old kerosene lamp from Lao Mo, he would have to go back...

Although the Night Watcher had many secrets, the risks of obtaining them were too great. Tian Bufan had quite a few himself, which he could get next time he returned to the dormitory.

Compared to that, he would naturally choose to avoid the risk.

Moreover, regarding the Night Watcher... his instinct told him that he should agree to the Night Watcher's request, but his reason told him... he would die.

He would definitely die.

Upon hearing the word "time," the Night Watcher's eyes, which had been fixed outside the clock tower, slowly turned back, then followed Lin Yi's gaze to Lin Yi's wrist...

« Rumble— »

At that moment, whether it was the thunder that drowned everything out, or a monstrous wave rising in the Night Watcher's heart, Lin Yi actually felt the entire space tremble violently.

"That is...? !"

The Night Watcher's voice showed unprecedented agitation.

He looked at Lin Yi.

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This was also the first time Lin Yi had truly met the Night Watcher's gaze in this sense.

He saw a face with a resolute outline like a rock. The Night Watcher's face seemed to be covered with cracks, like a piece of scorched earth where the water source had dried up for countless years. In such a piece of scorched earth, a pair of bright golden eyes burned like two balls of fire.

This terrifying sense of oppression was like facing a lord in hell. Lin Yi felt that his soul was about to be ignited, and the wrist that was being watched by the Night Watcher felt a strong burning sensation, as if it was about to be burned through.

"I understand..." The Night Watcher's voice carried a trace of complex emotion, "So that's how it is... So that's how it is... Is it really just this one step away?"

Lin Yi's heart trembled slightly, not understanding what the Night Watcher had understood.

The Night Watcher finally looked at him: "Since you brought it here... then you have to help with this favor, whether you want to or not."

"However, you don't need to worry too much. I only need to borrow '1 hour' of your time. If we can't find the location of that item within an hour, you can be sent back immediately."

"An hour later, it will be just past 3 o'clock. You will have enough time to leave the art building."

"What do you say?"

Lin Yi pursed his lips. He didn't know why, but he felt that the Night Watcher had originally intended to forcibly conscript him to work. The reason why his tone was so euphemistic seemed to be related to his watch...

This watch... It could display the time in a dream. It seemed to have some extraordinary qualities. Could it be that the Night Watcher could see the mystery of the watch at a glance, so— Wait a minute! This watch can display the time in reality in a dream!

That is to say, as long as you wear it, you can solve the problem of losing the sense of time when dreaming?

In this way, you won't be exiled because of the "time" problem?

"I... I don't seem to have the right to refuse." Lin Yi responded bitterly.

Perhaps he never had the right to refuse from the beginning.

In the face of absolute power, negotiation is just a manifestation of kindness.

That's all.

"Come to my side." The Night Watcher beckoned, "The aura of the 'Sanctuary' will allow your perception to spread throughout the art building, but don't go with the flow... I will give you some guidance. You take this guidance to perceive the world. Once the fluctuation of that item appears, I will call you to stop in time."

"'Sanctuary'... ?" While Lin Yi walked towards the position pointed to by the Night Watcher, he followed the Night Watcher's movements and looked at... the Quantum Giant Clock.

«Is the name of this thing... called 'Sanctuary'?»

«How strange...»

"This clock, named 'Sanctuary', is one of the three extraordinary creations forged by the Divine Craftsman, used to stabilize the layer where the Black Moon Outpost is located..."

"The other two are the Green Lamp Ancient Lantern 'Netherlight', which is used to stabilize space, and the one used to stabilize time..."

He took a deep look at the quartz watch on Lin Yi's wrist.

"Time Compass 'Chronozero'."

«Gulp...» Lin Yi swallowed secretly.

So the name of the Green Lamp Ancient Lantern held by the Night Watcher standing at the cliff was 'Netherlight'?

And the remaining Time Compass called 'Chronozero'...

«Why is he staring at my watch so intently? Could it be that my watch also has extraordinary characteristics similar to the Time Compass?»

«But this watch is just... just...»

This watch was just given to him by his dad, but for some reason, every time Lin Yi had memories of "family" in his mind, he felt unusually ethereal.

This ethereal feeling has become more and more serious recently.

It seems that after entering the campus, you will really be forgotten by the outside world.

He sat down in the place pointed to by the Night Watcher—directly below the Quantum Giant Clock "Sanctuary".

"Is there anything else to pay attention to?" He looked at the Night Watcher and asked.

The Night Watcher said: "There is only one thing to remember... 'Trust me', give me 'absolute trust'."

"'Absolute... trust'?" Lin Yi murmured, thoughtfully.

"In a dream, identity is especially important. You need an identity to communicate with me, so from now on, I will call you 'Parrot'." The Night Watcher said, "And you can call me... '02'."

«'02'?» The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched. He thought to himself that he was still "01"...

But he could never say such a thing that would elevate his seniority.

"Are you ready?" The Night Watcher's voice sounded in his ear.

Lin Yi took a deep breath: "Ready."

"Good." The Night Watcher responded, and then, as before, wrapped up a surge of majestic extraordinary power and slammed it **** into the clock body of the Quantum Giant Clock "Sanctuary".

«Duang—! ! ! »

The terrifying air wave surged out. The Night Watcher's body, which was closest to it, dropped frames for a moment, while Lin Yi, who was located directly below the Quantum Giant Clock, felt an indescribable heavy feeling, as if the sky had collapsed and slapped heavily on his spine!

That air wave fell on him like a sound wave!

At that moment, Lin Yi felt that he was about to be crushed to pieces!