"Come over here."
As the two strolled and chatted, a familiar phrase in their hometown dialect suddenly reached their ears.
They recognized the speaker's voice; it was Albert's voice.
"Strange, am I hallucinating? Why do I hear Albert's voice?"
Tataru for a moment, stunned.
"Walk."
In contrast to her, Old Yu remained silent, picked her up, and walked away.
Although Albert did not show up or make any move, Old Yu still managed to identify him with just a few words.
Following behind a figure cloaked in full clothing who appeared significantly larger than himself, the group turned into a side path.
Deep in the alley, in a small courtyard, the gate was half-open, and the person walked straight in without turning their head.
What happened?
Tataru didn't understand, but she still followed closely behind Old Yu, pushed open the door into the courtyard, and then closed the door behind her.
Seeing the two enter the courtyard, the man in front took off his cloak. Inside the cloak, Albert used his magic to create an illusion on his body, transforming himself into a taller man.
Wow, when did you guys get back?! Why didn't you just come looking for us?
What place is this?
Once she confirmed that the person in front of her was indeed Albert, Tataru breathed a sigh of relief and began to talk.
"Putting all that aside for now, there's another friend, please show yourself."
Albert raised his hand to stop Tataru from speaking, and instead looked around before abruptly saying this.
Li Xingkong found it strange; there was indeed no one else around. He scanned the surrounding area with his Divine Sense and found no one else.
Seeing that no one came out, Albert shook his head, thought for a moment, and then uttered a rather unfamiliar name.
" Li Xingkong? Please come out."
!!!
Li Xingkong was taken aback. How did he know about him?
But since he's already said my name, there's no point in hiding it anymore.
Li Xingkong decided to stop hiding. A beam of light converged into the courtyard from all directions, and then Li Xingkong's figure appeared in front of them.
Who is it?
Upon seeing Li Xingkong's entrance, the others, except for Albert, clearly entered a fighting stance, gripping their weapons.
A magic circle large enough to cover the entire courtyard was unfurled. It was Shutra, who was supporting herself on the ground with one hand, staring at Li Xingkong.
As soon as Li Xingkong makes a move, they will launch an attack.
"Don't panic, Mr. Li is not our enemy."
At this point, it was Albert spoke first, perhaps because of his dominant position in the team, and the others then stopped their actions.
"Strangeness..."
Li Xingkong looked at Albert several times and scanned him with his Divine Sense several times, but still couldn't find anything special. How did this guy discover him?
And they were so certain of it.
"Mr. Li, it's a long story. Why don't you isolate this space first, and we can discuss it in detail later?"
Albert even knows about Li Xingkong's methods, which is clearly something is wrong.
However, the Li Xingkong present was only an avatar, so he wasn't afraid. With a wave of his hand, the entire space around the courtyard was isolated.
Li Xingkong used the exact same method as the Axiom Arc method used to imprison the Zerg. As long as he didn't want people to see what was happening inside the space, then it wouldn't be seen.
"Call..."
Seeing that Li Xingkong's methods had worked, Albert breathed a deep sigh of relief, then leaned back and sat down in his chair.
Among those present, not only was Li Xingkong bewildered, but even Shutra and Old Yu looked equally confused.
They didn't know why Albert had that expression.
"Now that things have come to this, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Actually... I've been reborn countless times."
After a brief silence, Albert gritted his teeth and began to speak.
However, this very first sentence took everyone present by surprise.
"Rebirth? Are you under too much pressure and mistaking a premonition of an outcome for reality?"
Old Yu, being quite knowledgeable, quickly remembered something.
However, Albert shook his head with a wry smile; he hadn't wanted to tell anyone about this.
" Old Yu, along the way, with everything we've encountered and every boss we've overcome, have you ever wondered why everyone's performance has been so perfect, and why not a single person has made a mistake?"
"Everyone studies diligently and practices hard, improving themselves day and night, naturally..."
Old Yu was only halfway through his story when he clearly couldn't continue.
Yes, even with diligent study and practice, even with their desperate efforts to improve themselves, how could they possibly not make a single mistake in the face of bullets and bosses with exceptional abilities and intelligence?
Over the years, even extremely low-probability events should happen once or twice.
"So..."
Shutra's eyes flickered as he looked at Albert.
"That's right, it's me. Every time something goes wrong or there's an accident, I commit suicide to rewind time to the previous point—that is, before we defeated the boss."
Albert gave a wry smile and nodded.
"So what's the situation now? Since you've said that, the situation must be more serious than you imagine."
Old Yu wasn't too concerned about the past, because it was already over and there was little point in dwelling on it. On the contrary, the current situation was definitely not good.
If Albert could still see hope, he would never have revealed such a secret.
"Yes, I've encountered a major problem, and it's one I can't solve on my own."
Albert sighed deeply, then looked at Li Xingkong.
"Let me introduce you first. This is Mr. Li, a... super big shot."
Albert looked at Li Xingkong and introduced him to the group.
"Mr. Li, there's no doubt, I met you in the future."
"Interesting, very interesting."
While the others were talking, Li Xingkong was actually probing Albert's body. His Divine Sense still couldn't detect anything unusual, but since Albert could discover him, there must be some secret involved.
If it's the power of time...
Li Xingkong thought about it and realized that if it really was the power of time, his Divine Sense wouldn't be able to detect it right now.
"That's right, he's that mysterious person!"
At this moment, Tataru suddenly shouted, clearly recognizing Li Xingkong as the mysterious person who had appeared in the spaceship earlier.
"Hey, Albert knows me because of the power of time, but how did you find me?"
These people really brought Li Xingkong one surprise after another.
"Emmm, it's no secret. My race can see the memories of inanimate objects. I only saw the memories of the instruments inside the spaceship."
Tataru didn't hide anything, sticking out her tongue as she explained how she discovered Li Xingkong.
The world is indeed full of wonders.