"My time is running out."
Li Guanqi's eyes were visibly reddened. He had not slept for three days and two nights straight, and the last time he had eaten was the previous night.
His mental strength and even his physical stamina had long been worn down by the prolonged torment.
Fortunately, he now had one chance to undo everything. He still had hope of saving everyone.
The entire barrier was currently suffering from a severe disorder of order. As long as he could find every suitable Timeline, he could save those lost lives one by one.
Hanging over his head was the invisible countdown from the fourth room. There should only have been thirty seconds left, perhaps even less.
And the first people he had to save were naturally those closest to him—the fourth room's Wang Xian and Ming Qi!
"Mortals..."
The instant Li Guanqi turned his head, he saw pixels scattering wildly. The fifth room had become a bugged program, descending into utter collapse and turbulence.
On the door behind him—the one he had come through—those two words had appeared.
Clearly, they had not yet been fully written, either because of the chaotic Timeline or because the space had been severed.
Li Guanqi had no time to deal with it. He immediately followed the position of those two words, found the door handle by touch, and yanked it open.
The door was no longer merely a door. It had fused with the wall, shattering a large swath of bricks when he pulled it open.
Even then, it only created an opening half a person's height tall, because the door itself no longer existed.
He swiftly squeezed through the gap with agile movements. Using both hands and feet, he no longer cared about appearances as he scrambled and crawled back