Xi's Classic Stalling Tactic

The problem is that you're almost guaranteed to encounter a strange Kevin... Xia Ling was speechless. Are people these days so fond of setting up flags?

Forget it... let's just get some insurance.

Xia Ling started calling for outside help in the channel.

Xia Ling: "Xi? Where is she? Come out quickly."

Xi: "111".

Xia Ling: "You're kidding me. You're not training right now, are you?"

Xi: "Who's the kind person who trains here? I'm drawing right now."

Xia Ling: "That's great! Hurry up and bring the Dream Weaver Castle Model in for me. I reckon I'll be facing Kevin soon."

Xi perked up immediately. Ever since she got her hands on this artifact, no one had been able to test its power.

After all, this is one of Xia Ling's trump cards, and they can't just show it to Rita or Durandal.

Before long, a small castle model covered by a transparent dome was sent into the system space.

Xia Ling was relieved and turned her gaze to the Abyssal Eye.

At this time, the Honkai Energy infusion experiment and the Honkai Beast release experiment have been completed, and the observation team has observed the Honkai Beast they released at the corresponding locations in the Sea of Quantum.

"The beacon system and the delivery system are working fine, and the time-space anchoring system used for the return trip is also functioning normally. So, let's get started."

As energy is continuously injected into the Abyssal Eye, a spatial rift is slowly unfolding above the experimental platform.

"All readings are normal, Doctor. Request an increase in energy injection power."

The voices of the operators on the observation platform came through Ain's earpiece.

At this moment, only Welt, who was preparing to enter the Sea of Quantum, Ain, and Xia Ling, who was waiting, remained on the experimental table.

Ain looked at the readings transmitted from the terminal and suddenly frowned.

"Wait, the spacetime curvature reading is abnormal!"

A whisper rang in our ears, as if a shadow had swept over everyone's heads.

"Something... is about to emerge from the Abyssal Eye." Welt's pupils contracted. "Ain, stop projecting energy!"

However, Welt's warning came too late. Even though he stopped injecting energy as soon as he discovered the anomaly, the spatial distortion of the Abyssal Eye was already visible to the naked eye.

A wave of darkness swept in. Xia Ling, who was familiar with the Sea of Quantum, knew that this was most likely the collapse of a spatial rift. She guessed that, like Welt and Ain in the original work, they had been sucked into the Sea of Quantum.

Xia Ling was already familiar with the dizziness and darkness that came with entering and exiting the Sea of Quantum, and she regained consciousness in just a moment.

"It seems that when the space of the Abyssal Eye collapsed, I saw Welt take out the Star of Eden? He must have neutralized this space, otherwise it would have been impossible for only the three of us to be sucked into the Sea of Quantum."

Striving to adapt to the change in space, Xia Ling began to open her senses and search for the other two people.

Ain's location seemed to be not far from him, but Welt was nowhere to be found. He was probably, just like in the original story, currently in a standoff with Kevin.

Xia Ling wasn't worried about Welt's safety. After all, he was Herrscher with human consciousness. Even though Kevin had already seen her, he would never kill these Herrscher who fought for humanity.

On the contrary, she needs to find Ain as soon as possible, after all, she doesn't have much combat power, and if something unexpected happens in the Sea of Quantum, she will really be in trouble.

Relying on her familiarity with the original work and the location she had left on Ain beforehand, Xia Ling quickly found the place, a space with many huge discs floating around.

"Einstein Doctor!"

Seeing that Ain seemed to be activating some kind of device from afar, Xia Ling quickly called out to her, afraid that she would go back immediately.

After all, if Ain goes back, who will fill in the gaps in Xia Ling's storyline?

"That's wonderful, Miss Xia Ling."

Ain's eyes lit up. "Have you seen the Alliance Leader?"

"I can roughly sense it, but I think I need to find you first."

"I just tried to contact him, but I could only hear him talking to an unfamiliar male voice."

Ain looked anxious. "I've already located his coordinates, we need to get there quickly."

"You can teleport directly, and I can follow your path to get there."

Upon hearing this, Ain immediately activated the spacetime anchoring system on her body, and Xia Ling followed her through the path she had traveled.

"To bring permanent liberation to humanity? No, I disagree. I could never endorse such a plan. This is not salvation at all..."

On the other side, Welt was still arguing with the huge serpentine shadow.

Upon seeing Ain and Xia Ling appear, his expression became even more anxious.

"Ain! Don't come any closer, this is not something you can handle."

The Star of Eden in Welt's hand had begun to emit bursts of ominous black light.

"Xia Ling, take Ain back. I'll hold this one off!"

Welt's face was grim, whether from his physical condition or Kevin's words, it was unclear. "This kind of being must not be allowed to return to the Intrinsic World! I will find a way to trap him, you all take this opportunity to leave!"

"Doctor, your spacetime anchor should still be locked onto the Intrinsic World, right?"

Xia Ling suddenly turned around and said solemnly, "Go back now, or the zeroth level of the Star of Eden Zero Strategy will instantly pull you into the black hole."

"Once the zeroth power is over, I'll come back and see if I can help Welt in any way."

"Yang..." Ain glanced at the huge serpentine shadow with some reluctance. "Please, Miss Xia Ling."

"Don't worry, judging from his attitude, I might not be able to persuade him to come back, but I'm pretty confident I can save his life."

Xia Ling reassured Ain once again.

As the spacetime anchor was activated, Ain's body disappeared from this space.

Xia Ling, too, managed to teleport to another location before Star of Eden's rated zero power was fully formed.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Xi's Classic Time-Dragging Tactics

After waiting for about an hour in the Sea of Quantum, Xia Ling observed that the space where Welt had been seemed to have stabilized, so she opened a door and returned to the coordinates she had just been at.

As soon as Xia Ling stepped into the previously recorded coordinates, she saw Welt, who was clearly not in good condition, and the black hole in front of him that seemed to swallow up even light.

"Mr. Welt, you don't look well."

"To be precise, just keeping my body from collapsing is already the best I can do."

Welt gave a wry smile and looked at the black hole region created by the Star of Eden.

"Snake, or Kevin ... that's what he calls himself, and now I've imprisoned him in the black hole constructed by Star of Eden."

"I originally planned to keep him occupied for a while before making further plans, but the other party was far more difficult to deal with than I had imagined."

"The Star of Eden cannot harm his body at all; it can only temporarily imprison him."

"Short-term? How long do you mean?"

"Probably... only a few hours."

At this point, Welt looked troubled.

"To be honest, there isn't enough time for me to maintain the black hole while constructing the labyrinth I originally wanted to build. If that doesn't work, I'll have to try releasing the Zero Rated Power again."

"By the way, Xia Ling, if you'd like, could you...?"

"I'll help you keep Kevin occupied for a while, right? No problem." Xia Ling said, as if she had already guessed it.

"Give me some Honkai Energy..." Welt's second half of the sentence came late.

"Wait, can you hold Kevin off?"

"Huh? So you're just lacking Honkai Energy?"

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"That's right. As long as I have enough Honkai Energy, reconstructing my body is just a matter of time." Welt was shocked by Xia Ling's bold words. "As for the Zero Rated Power, I can release it at will. The reason I didn't release several in a row before was simply because my body couldn't handle it."

"I see..." Xia Ling pondered for a moment, "Building a maze sounds like a lot of trouble. How about I keep Kevin occupied while you focus on building your maze?"

"Xia Ling, this is no joke." Welt's expression turned serious. "The opponent's strength is extremely dangerous, even much stronger than mine. Are you sure you're confident?"

"Don't worry, I have my secret weapon." Xia Ling patted her chest confidently. "You don't have to remove your Simulated Black Hole yet. Anyway, you can sense any movement I make inside. You can remove the Simulated Black Hole when you feel absolutely sure, right?"

"Even so..." Welt still hesitated.

"Don't worry, if I didn't have some skills, I wouldn't dare come back to find you." Xia Ling walked directly into the black hole constructed by Welt. At the same time, Angelina's Conception appeared in her hands, used to offset part of the influence of Star of Eden on her.

"Just wait for my good news!"

A moment later, Kevin opened his eyes inside the black hole.

His senses told him that someone familiar had arrived.

"Hi Kevin, long time no see?"

Xia Ling greeted them.

"It's you."

Kevin said calmly.

"Don't be so cold, we're practically acquaintances now." Xia Ling tried to strike up a conversation, asking, "Do you want to use the Abyssal Eye to get out?"

"This is a rare opportunity; it's the only time recently that a large-scale rift leading to the Intrinsic World has opened in the Sea of Quantum."

Kevin's words were as concise as ever.

"Leave now, and no one will get hurt. Otherwise, I won't hold back."

"Where did you come from, firefly...? But even if you say that, it still won't do. At least, it's not your time to make your appearance yet."

Xia Ling crossed her arms, making a big X.

Kevin frowned. "Time is running out. You know, the sooner I get back to my Intrinsic World, the more preparations I can make."

"That won't work either. If the actors show up early, it will cause us a lot of trouble. How about we make a deal? At most one year, we'll definitely let you go?"

Xia Ling tried to bargain.

Kevin sighed silently, "Then you can try summoning Elysia. I told you, I won't hold back."

"It's just that the time to summon Elysia hasn't arrived yet this month, otherwise I would have called Elysia out to help already."

Kevin's actions startled Xia Ling, who quickly took out the Dream Weaver Castle Model.

"You don't need to be so nervous. I wouldn't go so far as to ambush you." Xia Ling's behavior, like that of a frightened little animal, made Kevin chuckle.

"Similarly, use whatever means you have. Your companions are probably making some arrangements outside. If it works, then so be it. I will stay here for another year."

"So, so easy to talk to?" Xia Ling was taken aback.

"I can give you this opportunity because you were chosen by Elysia."

"Isn't this still letting them off the hook...? You're just like Serpent, a classic hypocrite."

Without further ado, Xia Ling activated the Dream Weaver Castle Model in her hand.

Kevin, on the other hand, focused intently on observing his surroundings.

He keenly noticed that the surrounding environment first transformed into an ancient castle, and then underwent several more changes. The connections between these changes were very blurry, and Kevin might not have noticed them if he hadn't been deliberately observing.

In addition, Kevin also vaguely sensed a mental disturbance, but it was blocked by the discipline he was bound to.

"That's interesting..."

As the scene shifted and settled on a deep blue seabed, Kevin raised an eyebrow.

Having been trapped in the Sea of Quantum for so many years, he could almost clearly sense that the scene before him was not an illusion-type skill, but an independent "world".

Although, this world seems a little too fragile.

Watching the blue conch crawling towards him in the distance and the sea creatures constantly throwing out golden spiked balls, Kevin casually waved his hand, freezing all these strange creatures in ice.

It seems like it can be broken directly...

Kevin begins to mobilize Honkai Energy, attempting to break the boundaries of the "world".

The effect was clearly very good; the "canvas" of the painting was easily torn apart.