The instant the "Fate Hint" appeared on his retina, Zhou Heng slowly closed his eyes and activated the Master Control Core of the "Endless Mana Corridor" in his chest. The next second, he sensed the Central Data Processing Library and vanished from this pitch-black, deathly silent space...
With his departure, the entire space of the "Endless Mana Corridor" returned to normal, and time began flowing again.
"Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One" felt his pupils contract sharply. For Zhou Heng, several thousand seconds had already passed, but for "Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One," time had stopped the moment the Ancient Hero "The Bystander" walked past him. As a player, he could clearly sense time flowing while all their units were immobilized. Thus, the resumption of time might have been good news for any other unit, but never for him...
Because time flowing again meant Zhou Heng must have completed some mechanic. Given his understanding of Zhou Heng, he had to assume the worst about that mechanic.
"So that was where that last trace of unease came from?" "Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One" grimaced. He glanced around at all the low-level members of the "longevity-cursed species" present, then turned without hesitation to Pillar of Creation · Light. "I need your skill, 'Light's Aid.'"
Pillar of Creation · Light did not rush to answer "Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One." Looking at the spot where Zhou Heng had vanished, they slowly dissolved into endless glimmers that surged toward "Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One." The next second, "Wang Congxin · Earth's Black Awakened One" was enveloped in light, his entire figure becoming radiant, divine, and majestic.
In the posture of an awakened one, he slowly flattened his right hand, turning his palm upward as he