Seed of Unease

December 15th, the first day of the mission, yet already the third loop.

Everything proceeded methodically.

Five minutes remained until the mission began at eight o'clock.

Chen Jie drove straight from Tianming Bridge to City Central Hospital.

Despite the already frigid weather, the air conditioner blasted cold air, leaving the temperature inside the car barely any warmer than outside.

Even so, beads of sweat still trickled down her pale face.

Cold sweat from weakness and a listless mind forced her to use this self-torturing method to stay focused.

She did not know what was wrong with her, or why she had somehow missed the meeting time on the very first day of the mission.

Her increasing speed and trembling hands announced just how terrible Chen Jie's condition was.

From an angle she could not see, two figures sat separately in the back seat, staring intently at her.

Spirit Body Chen Jie sat on the left, while Spirit Body Chang Nian sat on the right.

The former appearing here was naturally unsurprising, but the latter riding in the same car seemed somewhat strange.

Even stranger, there was one person and two spirits in the car, yet none of them could see one another directly.

Chen Jie could not see the two Spirit Bodies in the back observing her and simply continued driving.

The two spirits, however, belonged to separate Timelines due to the rules and could not communicate.

They could only sense a similar presence lurking nearby, unable to see it clearly.

Spirit Body Chen Jie's appearance here had been part of her plan from the start.

She had found a way to delay Chen Jie's meeting time because she feared Li Yi would spot a flaw too early and ruin everything.

As for Spirit Body Chang Nian, her reason for