Final Day (5)

As the paper scroll that was Yang Li's Avatar began to contract, the matter of the three candles could more or less be declared concluded. The candle would then be contained in one of the Countermeasure Bureau's highest-grade sealing chambers, ensuring that it remained forever in this state of being about to ignite but not yet lit—until either the Countermeasure Bureau fell or the world was destroyed.

Of course, the Umbrella Man, trapped within the candle and suppressed by the Necronomicon to the brink of death, understood very well that his selfish self would undoubtedly have left contingencies behind. He had sacrificed his past and future in order to become the true Crimson Snake. How could he possibly allow all those sacrifices to come to nothing?

Thus, Lin Fan, who had mingled among the Countermeasure Bureau personnel while disguised as Lu Li, watched blue flames flicker continuously in his palm. The next moment, a vast amount of temporal power surged forth, raising several pillars of light in the distance and forming a massive formation centered on this place.

Before the Ring of Time and Space, nothing that had happened held any secrets. Any place without an observer was their domain of activity in the past.

All the temporal power accumulated by the Ring of Time and Space was released at this moment. Under the influence of that power, the surrounding spacetime warped. This irregular distortion had no other use, but at this moment, it tore open crack after crack in the suppression formed by the Necronomicon.

From the human perspective, the gaps between the countless contracting paper scrolls began to twist. Large amounts of black, liquid-like matter spilled out, writhing continuously like tentacles.

Lin Fan leaped out from the crowd. The temporal illusion over his head vanished as he activated