Chapter 326 Momentary Lock

Her fingers traced the edge of the card, her tears already dried.

She lifted her head, looking at Chen Yu.

"This time, I... I... won't waste it again."

Wang Mengmeng seemed to be swearing to herself, her voice thick with tears.

Chen Yu nodded.

Wang Mengmeng took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

A silver-white light bloomed for the fourth time, brighter than any time before.

An artificial S-rank was about to be born.

Her hair was blown up by the light wind, her clothes rustled, and her whole person seemed wrapped in a ball of silver-white.

Flyer took a step back while holding the speaker, his heel hitting the wall, "Damn..."

It hurt for a moment, but he still stared with wide eyes, watching the rare scene before him.

Yang Kexin and Zuo Shi also covered their mouths.

It lasted for a full ten seconds.

Chen Yu could even see the aura around Wang Mengmeng being stirred by an inexplicable force.

The light dispersed.

Wang Mengmeng opened her eyes.

Deep within her pupils, a faint golden second hand appeared, slowly rotating clockwise in the depths of her iris.

[Talent Grade: S-rank]

Talent Name: Instant Lock

Description: Time is a one-way river, unchangeable by anyone, but there are always those willing to use their lives as a shuttle to weave a moment of stagnation on the river's surface. In that moment, all things stand still, and even causality cannot keep up.

Effect: Consumes a large amount of lifespan to forcibly pause all time-related activities of targets within ten meters for 0.5 seconds.

"I..."

"I..."

Wang Mengmeng stammered, her breathing rapid.

Yang Kexin grew anxious and stepped forward: "Mengmeng, tell us quickly, what happened? What is the Talent?"

Zuo Shi also leaned in: "Is the range any larger?"

Flyer also looked over curiously, his ears perked high.

Wang Mengmeng took a deep breath, her voice still trembling, "It's not larger."

Before the others could feel disappointed.

Wang Mengmeng spoke up first: "But... but this time, my Talent seems to have undergone a qualitative change!"

"Huh?"

Flyer interjected: "What kind of qualitative change?"

Wang Mengmeng shook her head and looked at Chen Yu: "S-rank Instant Lock, consumes a large amount of lifespan to forcibly pause all time-related activities of targets within ten meters for 0.5 seconds."

Flyer's grip on the speaker loosened, and it almost slipped, but he scrambled to catch it.

Yang Kexin and Zuo Shi were also stunned, their eyes wide.

"Time... stop?"

Wang Mengmeng nodded: "It's true, it's only S-rank, but the effect really is a stop..."

Chen Yu nodded: "Mm, I believe you. After all, you're the only time-type Awakened I've ever seen."

Wang Mengmeng wiped her face messily with her sleeve, holding her chin even higher.

"Then let's go, don't let that kid wait too long."

Chen Yu's mouth twitched. Why did he feel like his compliment had made her a bit conceited?

Shaking his head, Chen Yu walked towards the passage entrance, "Let's go."

Yang Kexin and Zuo Shi linked arms: "Mengmeng, Chen Yu, be careful!"

Flyer also turned on the speaker:

"If time could flow backward, what could I do—"

"To find what you didn't say but wanted—"

"If—"

Yang Kexin interrupted speechlessly: "Can you change the song?"

"Invincibility is so, so lonely!"

"Invincibility is so, so empty!"

"Alone at the peak, the cold wind keeps blowing!"

...

...

Inside the Theater.

Wang Mengmeng glanced at her own shadow, then at Chen Yu's back, her mouth curling up in a smile she couldn't suppress.

She suddenly felt that she and Brother Chen Yu were a good match.

Time stop.

S-rank.

She was the only time-type Awakened in the entire Baby Bus.

And a noble S-rank at that. She felt like she was walking with a swagger now.

"Don't let your guard down." Chen Yu's voice came from in front, "He will appear soon."

Wang Mengmeng's back slumped a bit, but she quickly straightened it again, muttering softly: "I know... I didn't let my guard down..."

Her eyes darted around, scanning every corner of the Opera Stage.

After a while, Wang Mengmeng looked at Chen Yu beside her: "Do you think... he won't come? Scared off by my Talent?"

Chen Yu was silent for a moment: "Shh."

Wang Mengmeng didn't receive a compliment and was slightly disappointed.

"He's here!"

"Huh?"

Wang Mengmeng didn't know what Chen Yu was basing his judgment on, but just as the word "Huh" left her mouth, a face appeared in front of her.

It appeared directly!!!!

There was no light in those pitch-black eyes, only her reflection—a girl with her mouth just opened and eyes not yet widened.

In that instant, Wang Mengmeng's brain went completely blank.

When fear exceeds a certain threshold, the brain actively cuts off all reactions.

"Activate it!" Chen Yu's voice became ethereal, unable to penetrate Wang Mengmeng's brain at all.

"Hum!!!" The Little Boy's punch went straight for Wang Mengmeng's face!!!

"Splat!" With a sound of tearing flesh, the Little Boy's arm instantly broke and flew far away!

Blood flew everywhere! The Little Boy's figure also instantly disappeared, reappearing on the Opera Stage five meters away. His severed arm regrew, and in less than three seconds, it was completely formed!

Chen Yu sheathed his ghost head blade, his expression ugly: "Wang Mengmeng, what are you doing?"

Wang Mengmeng stood in place, motionless, clearly terrified.

Chen Yu sighed helplessly: "Wang Mengmeng!!!"

Wang Mengmeng finally reacted, her lips trembling: "I'm sorry Brother Chen Yu... I... I just..."

"It doesn't matter now." Chen Yu stared intently at the Little Boy ahead, his tone heavy: "From now on, be ready to activate your Talent at all times! Your Talent is driven by lifespan; it's highly likely that after one use, it will take a long time to recover before you can use it again, and we can't afford to wait."

"Understood..." Wang Mengmeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "This time, I absolutely won't embarrass myself..."

"My friends,"

"Where did you hide them?"

"Give them back to me!!"

On the Opera Stage, the Little Boy's voice grew sharper and sharper, until the last "me" fell, and he disappeared from where he stood!

Chen Yu's pupils constricted! He almost subconsciously looked to his side, behind Wang Mengmeng, where he appeared again!

"Behind you!"

This time, Wang Mengmeng finally overcame her fear and turned around abruptly!

"Give me—"

"Freeze!!!"

Wang Mengmeng activated her Talent with her eyes closed, but fortunately...

0.5 seconds! It took effect!!!

Is 0.5 seconds very short?

It is very short!

But for Chen Yu?! Killing anyone would not take more than 0.5 seconds!

Just like now!!!

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

The ghost head blade slashed continuously, forcing the Little Boy to be dealt with!

Liquid rained down everywhere! Wang Mengmeng then knelt on the ground, her back soaked with sweat, her body weak...