179: Chapter 179 Sometimes, the eyes can lie.

Chen Xi took a deep breath, his eyes burning with intensity:

"These three items represent melody, spirit, and time respectively."

"If they can be perfectly fused..."

"Mu Rou, what you will grasp is no longer simple control, but—the authority to tamper with the rules!"

Li Murou clasped her hands nervously, both excited and apprehensive:

"Captain Chen, will this... really work?"

"Trust me."

Chen Xi gave her a firm look.

"Let's begin!"

Chen Xi wasted no more words, unleashing his full mental power to activate [Miracle Creation].

Buzz—!

Golden light once again illuminated the simple corrugated iron room.

Under everyone's gaze, that blue tear of the siren slowly floated up, beating in the air like a heart.

The phantom butterfly phosphorus powder turned into brilliant stardust, swirling around it.

The Time Fragments disintegrated into countless grains of golden quicksand, merging into it.

Time passed second by second.

Beads of sweat the size of beans broke out on Chen Xi's forehead, and his face gradually turned pale.

The production of this kind of SS-grade core card consumed an absolutely terrifying amount of mental power.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, not daring to relax for even a second.

Finally.

"Condense!!!"

Accompanied by a low shout.

All the light suddenly contracted, converging into a completely transparent card that seemed to be carved from crystal.

On the front of the card was the pattern of a harp surrounded by the quicksand of time.

On the back were mysterious runes representing the reversal of time.

[Ding! Miracle Creation successful!]

[Obtained SS-grade class core card—harp of time reversal!]

"Mu Rou! Catch the card!"

Chen Xi threw the card out, exhausted.

Li Murou hurriedly caught it.

The cool yet warm sensation sent a jolt through her mind.

She didn't hesitate, following Chen Xi's previous instructions to press the card against her heart.

That was the energy source for a Musician.

"Fuse!"

Buzz—!!!

A dazzling white light instantly erupted, enveloping Li Murou entirely.

Within that light, the ticking of a clock seemed to echo, and the song of a siren seemed to chant.

A moment later.

The light dissipated.

Li Murou reappeared before everyone.

Her appearance hadn't changed much, except that in her originally clear eyes, there was now a faint ring of golden markings, as if two tiny clocks were hidden deep within her pupils.

The electronic keyboard in her hands had also changed, becoming more ancient and exquisite, with the traces of time flowing across the keys.

[Ding! Li Murou successfully fused the SS-grade core card!]

[Class Advancement: Time-Reversing Sonator (SS-grade)!]

"How do you feel?"

Chen Xi asked weakly.

Li Murou slowly opened her eyes, a confident and mysterious smile playing on her lips.

She raised her hand and gently plucked a string.

"Zheng—"

A simple note rang out.

The next second.

Something eerie happened.

The water glass placed on the edge of the table, which had started to fall due to the vibrations, at the moment it was about to hit the ground...

actually stopped!

Then, like a movie being played in reverse, it defied the laws of gravity, slowly returning along its original path and landing steadily back on the table!

"This..."

The entire room was shocked.

Xia Qing's glasses slipped down to the bridge of his nose:

"Ti... Time reversal?!"

Li Murou lowered her hand, her eyes shining with excitement:

"New skill—[Time Rewind]."

"I can force the state of a designated area or a single target back to how it was 5 seconds ago!"

"Not just position, but injuries, mana, and even skill cooldowns... everything is rewound!"

"Hiss—"

Everyone gasped.

How was this a support skill? This was practically a pill of regret!

As long as they weren't killed in one hit, with this skill, even if a teammate was down to their last breath, they could be instantly resurrected to full health!

This was countless times more broken than any healing spell!

"It's not over yet."

Li Murou smiled proudly, her fingertips dancing again:

"There's also a second skill—[Absolute Stillness]."

"This isn't just the deceleration from before. It's a real... pause button!"

"Within this domain, even thoughts will be briefly frozen!"

Chen Xi looked at Li Murou's confident expression and nodded in satisfaction.

With this ability, the Nirvana Battle Team's margin for error would be maximized.

Even against that unknown Black-Robed Shen Ye, they now had the confidence to go toe-to-toe!

"Very good."

Chen Xi stood up, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, his eyes turning sharp:

"Now, the entire team has completed their advancement."

"Whether it's Su Xiaoxiao's Valkyrie, Li Murou's Time-Reverser, or Ye Fei's Beast Tamer."

"Our current lineup is enough to reach for the ultimate truth."

Chen Xi looked at Shen Ye:

"Captain Shen, do you still have the coordinates the Black-Robed Man gave you?"

"Yes."

Shen Ye took out a map and pointed to a marked red dot:

"Right here. Deep underground in the Black Swamp Forest, there's an abandoned mine."

"He said... that's the Men in Black's lair, and also the base where he conducts 'Resurrection Experiments'."

Chen Xi stared at the red dot, his fist suddenly tightening:

"Good."

"Since he wants to play big, we'll play with him to the end!"

"Tomorrow morning, the entire force moves out!"

"Target—destroy the Underground Factory and end this farce that spans across time and space!!"

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and deep within the Black Swamp Forest, that silent land once cleared by Chen Xi and the others now welcomed a group of uninvited guests once again.

"According to the coordinates given by the Black-Robed Man, the entrance is near here."

Shen Ye stood before a swamp covered in rotting dead leaves, his single eye flashing with a cold light. The map in his hand was specially made, marked with a red skull pointing directly at the mud pit beneath his feet.

Chen Xi stood at the front of the group. Behind him were the fully armed "Nirvana" trio, as well as Shen Ye and Xia Qing acting as guides and technical consultants, and the "tool person" who had been dragged along—Apothecary Wang Shan.

"Under here?"

Wang Shan peered at the swamp bubbling with toxic gas, his face turning green as he couldn't help but cover his nose:

"Captain Chen, are you sure we haven't gone the wrong way? This doesn't look like an underground base at all; there isn't even a vent."

"Sometimes, the eyes can lie."

Chen Xi smiled faintly, not offering much explanation.

At this moment, under the blessing of [Myriad Rivers Return to the Sea], his attributes had already broken through the 500 mark, and his perception was astonishingly keen.

In his perception, from beneath this seemingly ordinary swamp, a very faint but extremely rhythmic energy fluctuation was subtly emanating. It was the vibration emitted by high-load Magic-conducting machinery.

"Xiao Xiao, clear the way."