Time Reversal, especially when used on an Otherkind, consumed an immense amount of power.
But Sheng An did not need to save Academician Liu's life. She only wanted to see the Killer, even against overwhelming resistance from his Superpowers, even with the rules loophole holding her back...
Her powerful Superpower still turned back time!
The operation in the acid rain had consumed a tremendous amount of power. By the time Sheng An reached the Meteorite Research Institute, she was already far from her peak.
So after that, she had not expended a single trace of power, conserving her strength and gathering energy solely for this moment!
Time ran backward, and faint ripples stirred the surrounding air.
Her gaze sharpened. At last, through the cracks in time, she saw Academician Liu-the living Otherkind Academician Liu.
He hid inside the Research Institute, within the gap created by the rules loophole, watching those outside trying to find him with mocking eyes. He had not tried to leave the Research Institute. He was waiting, bewildered.
The next moment-
Within the gap in the rules loophole where he was hiding, a hand closed around Academician Liu's neck. He could not resist; he could not even summon the will to fight back. His eyes widened as, in terror and despair, his life was snuffed out!
Sheng An strained to see who that hand belonged to.
But at this point, time began to tremble violently, and the image shook.
It was as though everything was telling her-
You cannot see this person.
Sheng An's power had already been drained, and the power Song Linwei had poured into her was exhausted too. The image collapsed and receded, the scene she had fought so hard to rewind to growing hazy.
Qi Lingwu cried, "Sheng An!"
She could not see