Memory Never Fails to Appear

The child is not dead.

Not only did he not die, he even found his "nanny" in the rockfall.

Whether it was the pull of the Symbiotic Cord or the secret intervention of Destiny, in any case, the baby who shared Vitality with Cheng Shi was separated from Cheng Shi and buried together under the ruins.

The moment Cheng Shi saw the baby boy, his pupils contracted sharply. Ignoring the pain all over his body, he instinctively unleashed a [Thunderclap Judgment] on the baby like a cat with its fur standing on end.

Then...

With a "boom," it charred itself.

"..."

The baby, charred black all over, fell into his arms. The moment he touched the baby, the baby raised a pair of bright and charming eyes and looked at him with a smile.

Can you imagine how terrifying this scene would be?

Deep underground in the ruins, in a cramped, dark space, a monstrous creature, charred black from devouring the Chosen of God Vitality, lies sprawled on your chest, only a fist's distance from your face. It grins, its eerily purple eyes staring unblinkingly at you...

"..."

The Cheng Shi met those eyes, his mind went completely blank.

But he still had his senses. He suppressed his fear and calculated the time. When he learned that the Trials would end in at least a few more minutes, he... couldn't hold back anymore.

No, this child is too dangerous. Since the Life That Should Not Be Born has already been born, it shouldn't be considered off-topic if it dies after birth, right?

The moment this thought crossed Cheng Shi's mind, he felt it made perfect sense. The entire process probably only lasted a second before he made his decision. He then beckoned to the child in his arms and used...

Never-Lost Gambling Tools!

He ran away!

He didn't dare gamble on whether the Trials would fail if he killed the child with the Symbiotic Cord. He had already made it to the last few minutes, and he couldn't just ruin his own chances. So he ran away and used the Dice to transfer to the ground.

The Dice on the ground was the same one he had slipped into Scorpio's arms when he "persuaded" Scorpio to leave.

When Scorpio saw his brother Cheng appear before him covered in charred soot, he showed no joy at the reunion. Instead, he drew his Arc of Time Restoration in terror and immediately slashed at Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, and his heart tightened. Just as he was about to turn aside to avoid it, he discovered that there was actually a similarly charred baby hanging in his arms!

Tullatin's children were transferred to the surface with him using Never-Lost Gambling Tools!

Oh no, they've latched onto me!

The scene before him made Cheng Shi's heart sink. Scorpion's slash had struck the child's back but had not harmed him at all. Moreover, the power of time on the Arc of Time Restoration had no effect on the child, and had even made his smile brighter.

!!

It is not afraid of time!

What exactly is it?

The squinty-eyed man had never said that this ligature could share movement talents, but everything that was happening now indicated that he and this child seemed to be one!

No, this tie is no good.

Even if you lose the Trials at the last second, you must not get anything unclean from Trials.

Cheng Shi Scorpion's tricks were useless, Cheng Shi gritted his teeth, picked up the Symbiotic Cord in his hand, and gave the baby at the other end of the ligature a death sentence.

The life and death of the "slaves" in the Symbiotic Cord are entirely in the hands of the caster, so when Cheng Shi ordered the other party to die, the baby should have died.

But he didn't!

Cheng Shi watched helplessly as the ribbon in his hand suddenly broke. The baby in his arms froze, his smile vanished, and his gaze slowly turned cold. He was completely distraught.

His back stiffened abruptly, and he immediately pulled out the Tombstone Stone from his spatial storage.

He planned to use this power of "Decay" to corrupt this newborn life, nipping the danger in the bud while it was still under his control.

But just as he was about to make his move, Scorpio suddenly rushed over with a serious expression, pulled out a Daggers, and stabbed it straight into the child in his arms.

"Brother Cheng, be careful!"

With a roar from the little Assassin, Cheng Shi saw the child clinging to his arms vanish in a flash...

He stared wide-eyed in shock, looking at Scorpio in disbelief, only to see Scorpio gritting his teeth as he watched the Daggers gradually disappear from his hand, his face contorted with pain.

This is actually...

The power of Memory!?

???

No way, you're messing with me at this time?!

Cheng Shi was terrified. It's no wonder he was afraid; he was truly terrified by the [Memory].

Even though Scorpio was indeed trying to help him out, the thought of [Memory] interfering at the end of the Trials Cheng Shi feel numb.

"Brother, you'd better explain what this is... so I can be prepared."

Scorpio seemed to sense Cheng Shi's worry, and he shook his head with a wry smile, saying:

"Brother Cheng, don't panic. This is not a tool to change history, but a tool to... rewind history."

Cheng Shi's pupils contracted, and he instantly thought of a profession: the Old Day Hunter, the Assassin of [Memory]!

"That's right, this is an Old Day Hunter's Daggers. It doesn't change history, it just banishes the target I stabbed to the past."

We'll be safe when our goal is swallowed up by the tides of history!

That's why I reacted so strongly when you tricked me into thinking I was Old Day Hunter at the very beginning, Brother Cheng.

Because I... truly am.

???

Cheng Shi was stunned. "You're Old Day Hunter?"

No way! The Master of Deception told me you're an Another Day Assassin!

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, a hint of seriousness creeping into his eyes as he looked at Scorpio. He asked, somewhat uncertainly:

"You... broke your oath?"

Scorpio's face paled, and he nodded with pursed lips:

"... Yes, Brother Cheng, you guessed right. I am an Oathbreaker, as for the reason..."

It's all in the past, let's not talk about it anymore.

Hiss--

This little Assassin is something else. How did you manage to be opposed to me by two different Faith and still manage to get on my good side?

But let's not think about these miscellaneous things for now; there are still a lot of troubles to deal with first.

Even if this power of "Memory" isn't used to remember history, Cheng Shi still needs to find out where Tullatin's children were exiled.

"In which period of history have you exiled it?"

"I can't control Brother Cheng. I'm not a true Old Day Hunter. This is just a backup plan I left for myself. I can't use it as perfectly as before. I can only use the basic functions of this Daggers."

That child was randomly cast into the fragments of history, and no one knows where.

"..."

Cheng Shi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said "thank you" to Scorpio.

Regardless of where the child went, Scorpio has indeed solved a major problem for himself at that moment.

He could sense that his connection with the child seemed to be fading.

No, it should be said that it disappeared.

That's good. As long as we don't get involved with these weird things, the rest... we'll leave it to time to solve.

I just hope that nothing else goes wrong in these last few minutes.

At that very moment, Zhang Jizu leaped onto the roof of a house from the other side.

Cheng Shi turned his head and looked at the two brothers in distress. They both saw the relief of surviving a disaster in each other's eyes.

Luckily, Old Zhang had a big trick up his sleeve, otherwise we would have suffered a great loss.

Just as Zhang Jizu was preparing to approach his target and try to avoid any accidents in the final moments, he suddenly saw Cheng Shi frown, and then snap his fingers and disappear from their sight again.

"..."

With a squinty eye, his face darkened, he paused, and sighed, thinking to himself, "What on earth has that troublesome liar been up to now?"

Cheng Shi didn't want to take any risks at the end of the Trials, but he felt that Berios's anger was too abnormal. Even if he hadn't treated Golis today, it shouldn't have made him use Golis again to destroy them.

It should be noted that Golis's condition was not good. Every time the church invoked the so-called "Divine Descent," it would cause Golis some degree of harm.

So he was curious about what had happened in the church, and with a snap of his fingers, he used the Dice to return to the church.

He had intended to sneak into the underground lake to see what was happening there, but before he could blend into the chaotic inner hall of the church, he saw the only chief left behind in the church nervously slipping out of the inner hall.

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, wondering if the Change just now was related to him.

He immediately frowned and followed, but after only a few steps, his vision was plunged into endless darkness.

[Prayer Trial (Born Equal Birth) be successfully completed]

[Rating in progress and calculating rewards...]

[Player: Cheng Shi, Performance Rating: S]

[Item Obtained: Umbilical Cord Shackles (S) x1]

[Item obtained: History of Divine Education (C) x1]

[Item Obtained: Dolgo D Sacred Wood Sculpture (A) x1]

[Item Obtained: Token of the Gate of Joyful Desire: Broken Ribbon (SS) x1]

[Path to Godhood +16]

[Ladder of Audience +3]

[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2204, Global Ranking: ]

[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 175, Path of Fate Rank: 38]

[Trials completed, exiting soon]