The End of Time Reversal

Gu Ding glanced at the location the Sea Emperor had indicated, Shadow Step stepped forward and appeared behind the man.

Upon seeing the other person's figure, Gu Ding was also taken aback; it turned out to be just a child.

Upon realizing that Gu Ding had suddenly vanished from his sight, Arthas stiffly turned around and saw Gu Ding standing behind him, his gaze icy. From the very beginning, he had secretly followed the powerful members of his clan, witnessing the entire scene of Gu Ding slaughtering his own people without missing a single detail.

He had initially thought that even if the opponent was strong, his clansmen could still overcome them with numbers. However, he hadn't expected that Gu Ding would easily kill seventeen of his clansmen's strongest members with almost no effort. The remaining three Eighth Order Gene Body experts were also sealed away by something unknown, and had no chance to fight from beginning to end. The opponent's strength completely exceeded his expectations, and judging from his appearance, the opponent didn't seem to be much older than him.

Seeing Gu Ding standing behind him, Arthas trembled slightly. At his age, he didn't yet understand the true meaning of death, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing. Moreover, Gudin probably wouldn't let him go, because Gudin didn't want anyone to report to the enemy. Despair filled his eyes, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably with fear.

"Kill him; it won't have much impact on history." The Sea Emperor offered the most advantageous option for Gu Ding.

"He's just a child." Gu Ding shook his head slightly, then delivered a chop to the other's neck, and the young Arthas's body instantly went limp.

Gu Ding didn't kill him, he just knocked him unconscious. He estimated that when he woke up, it would be the next morning, by which time the Time Reversal would have ended, and he wouldn't be able to cause Gu Ding any trouble.

After resolving the issue with Arthas, Gu Ding followed the route given by the Sea Emperor and threw the three guys wrapped in fiber cocoons off the cliff.

After finishing these tasks, Gu Ding finally dialed Bigge's communicator. "Bigge, are you alright? Did you encounter any enemies?"

"It's okay, Lily and I are safe, they didn't find us." Bigge's voice sounded a little better than before.

After the Sea Emperor located the positions of the wristwatches on the two men's wrists, Gu Ding quickly headed towards their location.

When Gu Ding found the two, they were already far from the cave where they had been hiding. Gu Ding had to admire Bigge's speed. After all this trouble, there were still more than two hours before dark.

The cave where Bigge and Liliath were hiding was very large; it was occupied by a ninth-tier Ironclad Giant Bear that Bigge had driven away.

Inside the cave, Liliath was still fast asleep, her breathing steady, which was a good thing. Those whose mental energy has been severely depleted need sleep most of all.

Bigge's complexion was much better than before, but he still seemed somewhat absent-minded.

"Is everything resolved?" Bigge looked down at Gu Ding. Although he was half-sitting on the ground, he was still taller than Gu Ding.

"Yes, it's all taken care of. They shouldn't send anyone else." Gu Ding nodded. "This time, they mobilized over 70% of their clan's strongest members; the rest are unlikely to leave their clan..."

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, Lily wouldn't be injured like this." Bigge looked down at the still sleeping Liliath and apologized softly.

"This isn't your fault," Gu Ding shook his head. "When Lily, Sea Emperor, and I recruited you, it was just to find a good chef. I told you then that we would handle the fighting. Your strong combat ability was a surprise to us, but that's all. In other teams, chefs are protected, and it's the same in my team. Fighting is something the main combatants need to worry about."

"Lily's injury is something none of us wanted to see. But she made the right choice, and she should have expected this situation to arise. We must respect her choice. Fortunately, judging from the current situation, she will recover soon."

"As for Lily using hypnosis on you, it was really a last resort. If she hadn't done it this time, the three of us definitely wouldn't have been able to escape. This kind of thing won't happen again. Once Lily has recovered a bit, I will talk to her and make it clear that she shouldn't use this kind of trick in the future, and especially not on her own people."

"I hope I can help..." Bigge shook his head after listening to Gu Ding's words. "Lily used that technique with my consent because I can only exert my full Combat Strength and help everyone when I am under hypnosis. If I encounter this situation again, I will make the same choice and have Lily use this hypnosis on me. Of course, I don't want her to overexert herself and try to control herself, as that will only hurt her."

"I will try my best to avoid letting you participate in battles in the future." Gu Ding was a little worried when he thought of Bigge's pale face and blank expression earlier. "One reason is to prevent Lily from getting hurt again, and the other is that this kind of battle is too stimulating to your mental state. You still look very bad."

"Don't worry about me, I'll get used to it." Bigge rubbed his face with his palm. "I used to always try to avoid this psychological problem, but avoidance isn't the right solution. I hope I can face it head-on and solve it. It will benefit both me personally and the whole team. So, I hope to contribute to every battle from now on. I also hope that you Gu Ding can help me overcome this psychological barrier. One day, I'll be able to unleash my full Combat Strength without being hypnotized."

"Alright then, I respect your choice. I hope you can overcome this obstacle soon." Hearing Bigge say that, Gu Ding finally felt a little relieved. He was originally worried that Bigge wouldn't be able to get over this hurdle, but now it seems that he has made up his mind to overcome this psychological barrier.

Inside the cave, Liliath was still asleep, Bigge sat on the ground deep in thought, while Gu Ding sat on a large rock outside the cave, looking up at the star hanging in the sky, waiting for nightfall.

Two hours passed quickly and peacefully. As Gu Ding had predicted, the Wu tribe did not send out more people to search for them.

As darkness fell, the environment before Gu Ding suddenly changed; he knew the Time Reversal had ended. "Bigge, we should go!"

Bigge looked at the changes in his surroundings, stood up, carried Liliath on his back, and followed Gu Ding away.

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