After the exclamation, the alarm grew louder and louder, drowning out all other sounds behind it. Lin Sanjiu dug her nails deep into the skin of her palm. Once again, the item description of [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man] appeared in her mind.
[The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man]
Let me tell you, our ancestors have been living here for generations. We have lived honestly, and not only have we not stirred up any trouble, we have always provided wood and game for everybody. What did I do wrong? Why am I being moved?
Does the foolish old man think that he can uproot me just because he found a deity? Bah! If worst comes to worst, I will just go all out. When I see him, I will summon a mudslide. Let's see who gets crushed first.
Usage: Throw this handful of sand and gravel forward. They will not scatter and will fall to the ground in the same form. You just need to pick them up afterward.
Current usability: 3/10 times.
Item effect: Reverse and change a foregone conclusion once.
Note: Only when every participant clearly understands that the current situation is a foregone conclusion, and there is no room for change, will the throwing of this item take effect. The specific effect depends on the specific event. If you don't like the effect, you can't complain to the poor mountain.
Lin Sanjiu had [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man] for a long time. It was only today that she understood why it didn't react at all when she wanted to use it.
It was because the way to use this item was a paradox.
In order for the item to work, "every participant must clearly understand that the current situation is a foregone conclusion". However, how could the person who had [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man] know that he had a Special Item that could "reverse a foregone conclusion" and at the same time, think that "the current situation is a foregone conclusion"?
In other words, as long as the user knew the power of [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man], it would be impossible for the user to use it.
Before she left the hospital last time, she had carefully thought about how to use this item. Before she obtained [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man], her previous owner had used it seven times, which meant that there must be a way to circumvent the paradox. After thinking about it, Lin Sanjiu could only think of a way to get someone else to use it, someone who didn't know [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man].
After all, only when the user didn't know that he could reverse a foregone conclusion would he think that the current situation was a foregone conclusion. When Bohemia believed that she had killed Hei Zeji, Hei Zeji might come back to life. after he came back to life, his guardianship would begin to fade.
However, the requirement of [The Mountains Move The Foolish Old Man] was for "every" participant. Therefore, not only could Lin Sanjiu not use the item directly, she couldn't even participate in the whole thing.
This also meant that when she realized that Hei Zeji might be attacking Bohemia, she could not turn around, walk over to open the door, and help Bohemia. She could not participate, she was afraid that she was participating enough; she could only stand here and distract herself.
Unless she was willing to let Hei Zeji stay here forever as a guard.
The alarm was getting louder and louder. It was so loud that Lin Sanjiu's eardrums were buzzing. Perhaps it was the dead of the night, but the reaction speed of the guards seemed to be slower than before. Until now, the corridor had not been filled with the endless number of guards.
Lin Sanjiu's back was as stiff as a board. Unconsciously, she had shifted all her attention to her back. She hoped that she could hear Bohemia's voice, but at the same time, she was afraid that she would hear Bohemia's second scream.
Hei Zeji's "guardianship" might be much more serious than she thought. After he left the lab, if he slowly regained his mobility but still maintained the appearance and mentality of a guard, it could only mean that he was very close to being a guard. The guards rarely used their abilities. Their physical strength and fighting ability had also shrunk to a certain extent. "So, Bohemia versus a weakened version of Hei Zeji..."
The muffled sound of a heavy object being thrown against the wall came from under the alarm. It was accompanied by a muffled groan of a woman.
Even if it was a weakened version of Hei Zeji, it was still Hei Zeji.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't hold it in any longer. She turned around and rushed to the tool room. Just as she was about to reach for the door handle, she stopped abruptly. Once she opened the door, she would become a "participant", and Hei Zeji would not be able to use [The Mountains Remove The Foolish Old Man] to return to his original state.
"What should I do?"
It was rare for her to be at a loss like this after the apocalypse struck her. She bit her lower lip so hard that her fingernails cut into the skin of her palm. Blood began to seep out of her skin, but she didn't feel any pain.
After the two shrill alarms, no one responded to her from the tool room. Ever since Bohemia was thrown against the wall, there was no sound of a woman.
"Bohemia!"
The shout escaped from Lin Sanjiu's mouth, catching her off guard.
Only then did she realize that she had shouted out loud. Countless frightening images flashed through her mind. Finally, she gritted her teeth, grabbed the doorknob, twisted it, and pulled the door open. "Come out!"
She came at the right time.
Hei Zeji, whose face was filled with black holes, grabbed Bohemia's collar with one hand and pulled her out of the corner of the wall just like how they did to the NPC. Bohemia's neck was touched by Hei Zeji's hand. Like a dead snake, she fell limply from his hand. It seemed that she was completely suppressed before she could even use her ability. Lin Sanjiu glanced at Bohemia's body and realized that the only injury on her body was a small bloodstain on her forehead. She heaved a sigh of relief.
"Let her go."
Lin Sanjiu's voice trembled slightly, as if someone had plucked the strings of a zither. In the darkness, Lin Sanjiu looked at the man who had once taught her how to fight. His right hand was wrapped in a metal gauntlet, "... Let her go. I'm the criminal that the hospital wants."
Hei Zeji raised his face, which had no resemblance to his original face. His clothes, shoes, and hair were all the same. Lin Sanjiu found his posture to be very familiar, but she couldn't recognize his face.
With a thud, he threw away the Bohemia in his hand.
"Get out now," Lin Sanjiu ordered without looking at Hei Zeji, "... I'll kill him."
Hei Zeji wouldn't want to stay here forever.
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