122: Chapter 122 On the Eve of Turmoil

Gunsmoke permeated the charred room.

The guard holding the gun moved his Adam's apple, his voice low:

"Having lurked for so long, this can finally be considered an opportunity to repay the kindness of Song Xin..."

Long before the Hero Association discovered the traces of the Madman Society, the activities of the Madman Society had already begun.

This guard was a member recruited into the Madman Society two years ago when Song Xin secretly liberated a mental hospital.

Afterward, he took the initiative to accept the mission, lying dormant within the Hero Association to become a guard.

"When you raised your guns to slaughter others, did you ever think this day would come?"

The guard glanced coldly at the corpses of his colleagues.

The few people he shot and killed were colleagues who usually hung around him, shoulder-to-shoulder, calling each other brothers.

But deep down, he had always felt that these people were nothing more than beasts in human clothing.

Ever since he infiltrated the Hero Association, he had increasingly understood the darkness behind it.

Heroes dealt with Monsters, while it was guards like them who dealt with ordinary citizens labeled as 'Defiers'.

To maintain the authority of the Transcendents, the Hero Association often ordered them to do dirty work behind the scenes.

Disagreements often led to them being ordered to kill to silence witnesses.

Yet, every time these people finished a mission, they could go out for drinks and meals as if nothing happened, full of pride about being guards for the Hero Association.

It was truly disgusting.

The guard spat at the corpses and raised his gun to his own temple.

After doing this, he had never intended to live.

They were in a group of five; if he were the only one to survive, no matter what he said, it would arouse the suspicion of the Hero Association.

Rather than being captured and tortured, or even having information unfavorable to the Madman Society exposed under the influence of Special Abilities,

it was better to just end it all here.

He had long been unburdened in this world; the only thing supporting him was his hatred for the Hero Association and the Transcendents.

In this way, it could be considered a relief.

"Mom, Dad... Xiaoli, I can finally go find you."

The guard's hand holding the gun did not tremble in the slightest. His expression carried a hint of relief, yet also hid deep guilt,

"I just don't know if I, having stained my hands with the blood of too many innocent people, will still be able to share the same space with you after I die..."

He pulled the trigger.

A muzzle flash erupted, and a bullet shot out from the barrel, aimed directly at his temple.

But at this very moment, a sudden change occurred.

The bullet that was about to hit him flew back in reverse at an incredible speed.

Carrying more kinetic energy than when it was fired, it precisely re-entered the gun barrel.

With a loud bang, the barrel instantly burst, and metal fragments scattered everywhere.

"Why are you in such a rush to seek death?"

A leisurely voice echoed in this space.

The guard looked up abruptly, following the sound, his pupils shrinking suddenly:

"Rewinder?!"

A-Rank Hero number thirty-five, codenamed Rewinder.

Without the slightest hesitation, the guard immediately drew the pistol from his waist and frantically pulled the trigger at Rewinder.

Seven or eight bullets instantly blasted towards Rewinder, but before they had flown more than a few meters, they once again flew back in a bizarre reversal.

With a muffled "bang," the firearm in the guard's hand exploded.

The flying metal fragments mixed with the reversed bullets, mercilessly piercing the guard's body and spraying a large mist of blood.

"Damn it!"

Rewinder looked at the guard collapsed on the ground, the smile on his face instantly freezing.

His ability could make non-living objects within a certain range move along their original trajectories, like a reversed video.

And the speed of the reversal was determined by his output of Mental Energy.

Just now, facing the bullets shooting towards him, he subconsciously activated his Special Ability again.

Causing them to fly back along their original trajectories with several times their original kinetic energy.

But he had neglected the need to keep the guard alive.

Watching the guard gradually lose his vitality, Rewinder punched the wall in annoyance.

"Forget it, let's first figure out what exactly happened here."

Rewinder took a deep breath and spread his arms wide.

Invisible fluctuations spread outward from him like a tide, covering a hundred-meter radius in the blink of an eye.

"Reverse Orbit Shadow Trace!"

Sound leaves behind vibrational traces as it travels through the air.

Light shining on objects also leaves behind corresponding shadow traces.

By reversing the trajectories of air and light within this space, the area enveloped by his Special Ability turned into a giant projection screen, and all the dissipated light, shadows, and sound waves re-condensed.

And the limit for his Special Ability's reversal was five minutes.

Within these five minutes, the conversation between the five-person reconnaissance team, as well as the scene of Chen Moxuan slashing Explosive Flame King with his blade and subsequently leaving with Song Xin,

were all replayed in reverse before his eyes.

As scene after scene appeared, Rewinder's brow furrowed tighter and tighter.

"Explosive Flame King, that arrogant guy... actually died here."

He rubbed his chin, his tone carrying thirty percent surprise and seventy percent amusement,

"If Wan Chaoren finds out about this..."

He had originally learned that C City had been chosen as the venue for the Continental Carnival and had come early, intending to watch the excitement.

He hadn't expected Explosive Flame King to have also run over early, and even engaged in battle with a Monster here.

He had come with the mindset of looking for some fun, not expecting to stumble upon such a shocking event.

More importantly, he had not sensed the location of the killer at all.

The tracking mark had not taken effect!

"Interesting, interesting. It would be even better if it were more chaotic! I can't wait two days!"

Rewinder threw his head back and laughed, his eyes surging with near-manic excitement.

He leaped downstairs with light steps, unable to wait to leave this place.

At this moment, the guard, who seemed to have no signs of life, appeared to have a brief moment of resurgence.

"Must... hurry up and get this message..."

His fingers trembled as he suddenly pried off a seemingly ordinary button on his collar, using his last bit of strength to smash it hard onto the ground.

This was a micro-camera he had prepared in advance; if it were destroyed, it would automatically send the footage saved on the server to his contact.

After doing all this, the guard's arm fell limply, his hollow eyes staring straight at the ceiling, completely losing all signs of life.