The Scales of Equivalent Exchange, the Twelve Zodiac Palaces

[Night, Chang Sheng County Bank]

Chang Sheng County was abnormally quiet at the moment. Only the wind swept dead leaves across the ground, producing soft rustling sounds.

In a corner of the bank lobby, a layer of rippling light suddenly spread out.

As the light warped and gathered, two slender figures gradually condensed into existence.

They were none other than Jing Liuli and Caroline.

"Well, Caroline? Isn't my Daydream · Illusory Dream amazing?"

The moment they revealed themselves, Jing Liuli proudly began singing her own praises.

She raised her hand and gave it a little shake. A faint residue of dream energy still lingered at her fingertips, as though wrapped in a layer of scattered fluorescent light.

"Even Calamity-class powerhouses wouldn't detect the energy fluctuations when we're 'invisible' unless they examined them carefully."

It was no wonder she was so proud.

Using Daydream · Illusory Dream, Jing Liuli had allowed herself and Caroline to become temporarily "invisible," making others unable to detect that they had remained in the bank lobby.

Faced with Jing Liuli's haughty little expression, Caroline helplessly curled her lips, but quickly wiped away her smile.

Then, the Tactical Tablet lit up in her palm, and a structural blueprint of the bank's interior appeared on its screen.

"Forget that for now. Tiandao said nighttime is the key to breaking the loop. We need to find the 'passage' he mentioned as soon as possible."

Based on the clues she had collected and the information Tiandao had left behind, Caroline had already roughly deduced Chang Sheng County's situation.

Chang Sheng County in the daytime was an independent, stagnant spacetime.

Chang Sheng County at night was a flowing spacetime that constantly moved forward.

At the same time, many "monsters" that would not move freely during the day were no longer bound