The Moment of Devouring (Complete)

Everything had its reason for existing.

The watch Fu Qian had swiped was just an ordinary object.

Yet at this delicate moment, its sudden alarm changed the atmosphere in an instant.

For a moment, it wasn't just Fu Qian who fell into deep thought. Even Pachi across from him stared intently at the watch in his hand, wearing an expression that was somewhere between a smile and a smirk.

"Looks like you really like that thing!"

"Of course. A mechanical watch is a must-have for successful people!"

Fu Qian bluffed as his thoughts raced.

First, he had set the alarm himself. With every second counting, he wouldn't do anything pointless, so there had to be a purpose.

He was always precise about time and didn't need an extra reminder.

When he had set the alarm, he knew he was about to face an entity he knew very little about, one that delighted in deception and possessed an extremely high rank.

And he would even be on the other party's home turf.

So there was a good chance he had done it as a contingency tailored to the situation.

To sum up, the alarm wasn't meant to remind him of something. It was meant to correct him.

It was a message his past self had left for his present self, to counter any adverse effects he might suffer during the confrontation.

At this moment, he remembered setting the alarm, but could barely recall why. That he had to think it through again was proof that he had indeed been affected.

So this contingency had served a purpose.

And with his perception already altered, a simple time by itself would hardly have any effect.

He couldn't have failed to consider that at the time.

So the time itself had to point to