thirty minutes.
In most people's cognition, it is enough to do a lot of things.
But here and now, time seems to have become a real "flying horse", every minute seems to be shortened to a second, and it has passed without a trace in the blink of an eye.
This was not an illusion of Ji Thrush or Ren Jianmo.
The two ran along the stone steps, trying to find the right one among the countless vine-like winding paths.
Except for one Kun and one Peng who "guarded the gate", they never encountered any other monsters blocking the way, nor did they fight again.
It's just that from time to time there will be some golden light clusters visible to the naked eye condensed on the stairs, which cannot be expelled or bypassed.
Their light is soft, and from a distance, they look like golden pearls strung on a white thread. They are quite round and lovely, delicate and poetic. They will neither suddenly appear a group of monsters nor ghosts, nor will they cause any harm to those who approach them. harm.
However, when Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo had to pass through these golden lights, time would pass by a hundred times faster.
No matter how fast the two of them ran, it would take at least one or two seconds to pass through the ball of golden light, which is equivalent to a full one or two hundred seconds.
No matter where Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo were, as long as they raised their heads, they could see a huge clock looming like a red sun among the clouds.
The backward speed of the hour hand tells them that the golden light on the stone steps is actually a monster that devours time in essence!
With this realization, Ji Thrush couldn't help feeling a strong, indescribable uneasiness.
—Can we really walk through the stone steps
…
Twenty-three minutes remaining.
Ji Thrush and Ren Jianmo turned back at the blind end of a forked road, and ran to another unmarked road.
Nineteen minutes remaining.
The two ran wildly, passing through a ball of golden light, and when Ji Thrush came out of the light ball and looked up at the clock, there were only seventeen minutes left.
…
The last five minutes.
Ji Thrush raised his head and saw the majestic palace at the end of the stone steps—that was the real residence of "Vatican".
He took a deep breath.
Although this section of stone steps was narrower and steeper than any section they had passed before, it was not long.
Whether it was Ji Thrush or Ren Jianmo, within five minutes, it was enough to pass safely.
But above the stone steps, there was a group of golden light that was much larger than the ones encountered before.
—Two seconds, no, at least three seconds.
Ji Thrush made a judgment almost immediately.
The consumption of three seconds will become three hundred seconds, that is to say, they will use up all the remaining time just by passing through the golden light.
— Yes, they are running out of time.
When Ji Thrush realized this, Ren Jianmo obviously thought of the same question.
Ren Jianmo turned around abruptly, meeting his eyes.
— there is no time.
— This mission, we are about to fail.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Thrush's mind was extremely clear.
Everything is so clear and thorough.
In this mission where time is the limit everywhere, they still lost to time after all.
Unless someone superimposes the remaining time to another, not only him and Ren Jianmo, but also the Fan family siblings who returned to the Brahma Flower Palace, as well as the robot hand and Su Rong, who are also participants in "Peach Blossom Spring", will all die. In this "world".
—Brother Dagen is gone, he can no longer lose the lives of the twins.
——What's more, he couldn't let Ren Damei of his family also fold here.
Ji Thump looked into Ren Jianmo's eyes, and there seemed to be a thousand words in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.
—Martyrdom is no fun.
There was a self-deprecating smile on his lips.
—So, if one must be sacrificed to allow another to reach the finish line, let me do it.
Ji Thrush took a step back without warning, half of his body was suspended in the air, and his whole body fell rapidly.
—After all, I am the captain!
...
…
The moment Ji Thrush fell suddenly, Ren Jianmo also stepped forward suddenly, stretched his arms, and quickly and accurately grabbed his lapel.
Then, his eyes stared at Ji Xiaoniao for an instant, and the black pupil on the right changed color.
"Why don't you move."
Ren Jianmo's voice was deeper than usual, suppressing the anger that seemed to be approaching a storm.
Ji Thrush once again experienced what he hadn't experienced for a long time, the feeling of being controlled by "God said there should be light" in an all-round way.
His hands and feet were soft, not to mention struggling, he couldn't even bend his fingers.
When Ji Thrush was dragged back to the stone steps by Ren Jianmo like a rag sack, he still had enough time to be distracted: We've known each other for half a year, and this is the first time I've heard my beauty burst into foul language in anger.
Then, Ji Xiaoniao, who decided to sacrifice herself without authorization, was thrown onto the stone stairs by Ren Jianmo.
He was obviously extremely angry, and he showed no mercy at all.
Ji Thrush slammed on the steps with his lower back firmly, crying tears from the pain, but because his body was still under the control of Ren Jianmo's mental ability, he gave in, let alone begging for mercy, and even yelled out the pain. Can't do it.
"I see... No wonder you chose to commit suicide..."
He heard Ren Jianmo mutter an inexplicable sentence in a tone almost gnashing his teeth.
Ji Thrush blinked, showing a trace of bewilderment.
Listening to Ren Jianmo's tone, why did he feel that the other party seemed to know that he would do such a thing
But he had no time to ponder these.
Time was still passing fast, he didn't move fast enough just now, and he didn't die, so it was delayed for another minute, and it took at least six minutes to finish running the remaining steps.
Ji Thrush's lips murmured twice, trying to express his anxiety to his big beauty.
He believed that the other party knew this too.
—Either only one can live, or both must die.
And Ji Thrush was really afraid that Ren Jianmo would have the same choice as him.
Thinking of this, he felt his heart constrict suddenly, and he only hated himself why he couldn't be faster and more decisive just now.
However, Ren Jianmo's next behavior was completely beyond his expectations.
Because the big beauty Ren of his family bent down and squatted down, stretched out her hand to touch his cheek, and then moved her finger down inch by inch, and clasped it around his neck.
"Little bird, do you trust me?"
Ji Thrush was stunned.
He stared at Ren Jianmo's light amber-gold pupils, moved his lips, but couldn't make a sound.
Ji Thrush was able to roast a roc bird into charcoal by himself, but he couldn't break free from Ren Jianmo's control at all.
He felt something hard and cold pressed against his throat.
With Ji Thrush lying on his back on the stone steps, motionless, he couldn't see what Ren Jianmo was holding in his palm at all.
But he could clearly feel that Ren Jianmo's hands were shaking.
As Ji Thrush's coach and sparring partner, the two have played against each other countless times.
So Ji Xiaoniao knew how steady and fast Ren Jianmo's hands were.
However, at this moment, such a steady hand was trembling slightly and uncontrollably.
—You let me talk!
Ji Thrush roared in his heart.
It's a pity that he can only think about it.
Ren Damei didn't let him speak, and didn't even open up telepathy to him.
Obviously, Ren Jianmo didn't want...or should be said, was afraid of hearing Ji Thrush's answer.
- Let's do it! Let's do it!
Ji Thrush could only open his eyes wide, staring at Ren Jianmo for a moment, silently urging him not to waste time.
- Whatever you want to do, do it!
In the next second, Ren Jianmo really did "do it".
[Say, 〖Enter〗.]
The other party's voice sounded in Ji Thrush's mind.
That was not words, but the voice that Ren Jianmo used his supernatural power to directly transmit to the bottom of his heart.
"!!"
The key word "enter" was like a spell, reminding him of a memory several months ago.
He knew what Ren Jianmo was pressing against his throat, the hard, cold thing.
That was the second time he, Ren Jianmo and Mo Tiangen got it in the "world", their first collection - the Luna Stone.
Later, they took the Luna Stone to Yao Wanguan for identification. The Shoebill swallowed the stone and told the three of them:
This S-rank collectible can temporarily store the complete consciousness of any creature, achieving the effect of 'spirit out of body'. During the period when the user's consciousness is stored in the Luna Stone, his bodily functions will remain in the state one second before use and completely stop, like suspended animation, until the user's consciousness leaves the Luna Stone and returns to the physical body.
As for the method of use, the user must touch the Luna Stone with his body, and then read the word "enter". If the consciousness wants to leave the Luna Stone and return to his own body, a third party needs to touch the user's body with the Luna Stone .
Such a special stone also has limitations.
The first is that the maximum storage period of the user's consciousness in the Luna Stone does not exceed 24 hours. If the time limit is exceeded, the consciousness will not be able to re-integrate with the physical body.
The second is that it only holds the full consciousness of a living being.
The third and most important point is that the Luna Stone, as a special S-level item, can only be used once.
Ji Thrush opened his eyes wide, staring at Ren Jianmo in a daze.
He didn't understand why Ren Jianmo took out the Luna Stone at this time.
In Ji Xiaoniao's view, this is completely meaningless.
So what if he stored his consciousness in the Luna Stone
This can neither be regarded as voluntarily giving up the mission, nor is it death. Such behaviors like children playing tricks can't deceive "Vatican", and the time cannot be superimposed.
—They still can't meet the mission conditions!
— Everyone will still die here!
But under the control of Ren Jianmo's ability, even if Ji Thrush exhausted all his strength, he couldn't resist the other party's order at all.
No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to speak.
Ji Xiaoniao trembled her lips and said softly:
"Enter."
Then, his eyes were completely darkened as if a pitch-black curtain had been drawn. ,
Ji Thrush completely lost consciousness.