Headquarters

Dark magic surged forth, Umbrella Man, holding this strange umbrella, unleashed countless shadows Thorn that rushed towards Lin Fan.

"Although it's Time Clone that can be dispelled at any time, I don't mind testing just how strong I am now, testing just how strong the Crimson Snake is." The crimson tattoos on Lin Fan's body emitted a scorching heat, a large amount of blood began to overflow, and the heat of life began to surge.

The black and the crimson began to clash. The two were evenly matched. The Umbrella Man was Shadow Umbrella, a phantom of the future, which was also meant to protect him, making it relatively weaker. Lin Fan's Crimson Snake was not yet fully grown, and he was also currently Time Clone. Most importantly, he had very little combat experience, practically none.

The battle between the two was called a battle, but in reality it was a clash of strength. The Umbrella Man did not dare to attack freely. He was just a remnant of time, and once discovered by the timeline, his only fate would be to be annihilated into nothingness.

"Damn it!" The Umbrella Man was pondering his next move when he noticed the crimson flames had dissipated and the Time Clone had vanished. Just as Lin Fan had said, he was only testing how strong he was, and once he had tested it, he would leave. After all, this was in the past, and if he accidentally caused a big commotion, the impact of time would turn him into an idiot.

"Alright, I still have a chance, I still have a chance..." The Umbrella Man gripped the Shadow Umbrella, his knuckles turning white, and he kept whispering to himself to encourage himself. He grabbed the third candle and disappeared from the rooftop. He was going to face that despairing world. He, too, was a man without a future.

Lin Fan woke up in his room. Next door, Shadow B had already extorted all the money from the middle-aged man, even his underwear. After putting away the small, cute POS machine, Shadow B patted the young woman next to him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we, the master thieves, are people with integrity and principles. Even thieves have our code of honor. Since we've taken your money, we will never expose this. Trust is the most important thing between people."

"You're done? Let's go." Shadow B turned to look at Lin Fan, then pulled out his phone and quickly dialed the number of the most powerful organization's relevant department. "Hello, hello, I want to report a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes who has betrayed the organization, betrayed the country, and betrayed the people!"

"Yes, yes, that's right, it's that guy. He's at xxxxx right now, but be careful he doesn't move. I've already sent you the evidence of his embezzlement, so hurry up and act." Shadow B said righteously, "Who am I? Do you think I, Shadow B, am the kind of person who leaves my name after doing good deeds? By the way, is there a reward...? Hey, hey, hey, that's so rude, you actually hung up on me."

"Where are your principles, your bottom line, your code of honor among thieves?" Lin Fan turned around and glanced at the middle-aged man who had completely gone mad. What had this man done to deserve running into Shadow B? He was truly miserable.

"What is that thing? Can you eat it?" Shadow B asked curiously, pulling down his pants and reaching inside to rummage around for something. He finally pulled out a small pink electric scooter, put on a pink helmet, Shadow B turned to Lin Fan, saying, "Get on. I'm going to take you for some special training, and then you can travel to the distant past."

"Why do I have to go on this trip?" Lin Fan frowned, but still got on the pink scooter. When Shadow B handed him a pink helmet with Hello Kitty on it, he thought of Shadow B taking it out from his crotch and immediately shook his head.

"You don't know how to appreciate things." Shadow B tucked his helmet back into his crotch, slowly started the scooter, and answered Lin Fan's question, "The reason I sent you to the past is because there's a Voldemort who has been lying in wait for you there for ten years."

"Voldemort?"

"Yeah, the really sleazy kind. If he wants to see you, you have to see him too." Shadow B drove his scooter around a bend, overtaking a Wuling Hongguang with a sign that advertised repairing leaky buildings, and continued speeding forward.

"His car has a lot of horsepower, but the front is very heavy. With so many sharp turns on the road, he can never be sure of the best route. Unless he can overcome this problem, he can't beat my little scooter. An experienced driver is just more reliable." Shadow B turned the scooter around and stopped it in front of a park.

Shadow B pulled the little lamb back into his crotch, scratched it casually, and then said, "This is it. It's below the park, right below the headquarters of the Ring of Time and Space. I'll give you special training here until your combat strength is barely respectable before you can set off."

"This is the City of Sound. Just how fast were you driving?" Lin Fan asked, looking at the name of Linxi Park sign. He was a little scared. Although Jade River City was near the City of Sound, they were still two cities. Shadow B arrived in the blink of an eye. How terrifying must his driving speed have been?

"I told you, experienced drivers are reliable. The administrators can't catch me. Experienced drivers can do whatever they want." Shadow B led the way, and soon brought Lin Fan to the most famous attraction in Linxi Park, the Lakeside Tower.

"Is this the headquarters of the Ring of Time and Space?" Lin Fan walked into the Lakeside Tower, looking around before asking with a question in his eyes, "Aren't there quite a few tourists here?"

"This is just the entrance. A few years ago, there was a space-time distortion below this place. Originally, this was the entrance for some being, but something happened and it became the headquarters of the Ring of Time and Space." Shadow B snapped his fingers, and a light screen appeared on the Lakeside Tower.

The surrounding tourists didn't notice the light curtain. Shadow B beckoned with his finger and said, "Only those with time manipulation abilities can observe this light curtain. Everyone else will automatically ignore it. Even if we are inside the light curtain, we will be automatically ignored by others."

Lin Fan nodded and stepped into the light curtain, only to find himself in a peculiar space-time. The power of time here felt exceptionally chaotic, and the space itself was disordered, as if he were constantly changing.

Then a blue flame burst forth, clearing a path that led to Lin Fan. Lin Fan walked onto this fiery path and finally arrived at a vast space. The surrounding materials were all gray, which, combined with the blue flame, created a very secluded and oppressive atmosphere.

On the other side, not far away, dozens of people sat on small red plastic stools, staring at a Blank Slate on which a lecturer was giving a scathing speech, his face flushed. "Comrades, this Ring of Time and Space project is a great project! As long as we recruit enough apprentices, we can Salted Fish around and live a wonderful life..."

"As expected, the Ring of Time and Space is a trap." Lin Fan's lips twitched, and Shadow B waved for him to come over from a distance.