Chapter two hundred and sixty fifth: stagnant time
I admit that the Cursed Space is a strange place whose truth I may never fully understand until my death. I also admit that this space does not belong to the real world. I also admit that every supernatural mission is considered a mystery to the executor.
I have been away for a while, but I never thought that one day I would face a supernatural mission that was completely and completely beyond my understanding. I don’t understand, I really don’t understand. This kind of incomprehension is not about the cursed space itself.
, but...
Rather, what I was facing was a task that had no logic at all from beginning to end.
Everything is unclear, so that all the phenomena happening around me are beyond my personal understanding, or even human understanding.
………
Smart people often have strong understanding skills. Zhao Ping is a smart person, so he can understand the meaning of He Fei's words in just a moment. Similarly, how can other people present not understand this?
only……
For everyone who is almost stunned collectively, they understand, but the so-called truth is too incredible.
This has never happened to anyone present, not even Ye Wei.
He Fei's meaning was clear, and the reason why he could think of this or dare to think about it was not without reason. The reason came from the initial stoppage of his watch and the malfunction of his mobile phone after entering the building. There was a common thread between the two.
Click, that means the time is not displayed.
Everyone's watches failed at the same time. It was a collective failure. It was weird. Fortunately, on the surface, it didn't seem like a big deal. It was just that you couldn't check the time. Although this sudden change attracted He Fei's attention at first, at least it didn't let him go deeper.
After careful consideration, what really caught He Fei's attention was the subsequent failure to display the time on his mobile phone.
This point is very important. As mentioned above, He Fei did not think much about the malfunction of his watch at first. He was only concerned that there might be something wrong with the watch itself. Until not long ago, he discovered that even his mobile phone did not display the time, and that all the devices that could be used to check the time were malfunctioning.
, from that moment on, this finally attracted He Fei's attention, which made him more and more uneasy, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.
This kind of uneasiness is hard to describe. It is different from the fear of unknown things and the fear of insects, but it comes from the worry about one's own situation.
At the beginning of his uneasiness, He Fei hoped that his guess was wrong, until he discovered that there was not a single clock in the entire hall on the first floor!
As mentioned above, not only did all the equipment on the executor that could be used to check the time fail, there seemed to be no item in the building that could be used to check the time.
Finally, after careful consideration and detailed thinking, He Fei came to a conclusion after combining it all and sorting it out in his mind. He came to a conclusion that was horrifying and even scarier than facing a worm.
:
This building...
No, maybe time in the entire mission world may be stationary!!!
Ding!
"You, you...do you mean that we will be trapped in this building forever!?"
At this moment, not only the man with glasses was shocked beyond belief, but everyone present was stunned by this unbelievable reality. This is not to blame for the executors' reaction, but because this matter was so unbelievable.
It’s unbelievable, time stands still? Is this possible? Let’s not talk about whether what He Fei said is true or false, nor what kind of laws it violates when time stands still. If time really stands still, then...
Wouldn’t this supernatural mission, which requires survival for one night, never be completed?
what does that mean?
It means that night will last forever and day will never come.
After all, no time has passed, and you still expect to wait until 5 o'clock in the morning?
No wonder He Fei said at the beginning that no matter which path everyone chooses, whether they take the initiative or passively avoid, everyone will still die in the end!
The reason is very simple. Once time does not pass, and the executor is restricted by the rules and cannot leave the building, then the black shadow worm hidden in the building will have unlimited time. Since time is unlimited, the worm can be slaughtered leisurely.
For everyone, as the saying goes, you can't escape for a while. You may be lucky enough to escape one or even two attacks, but due to the stop of time, the executor who will never be able to wait until the task time limit is reached will still be killed by the assassin in the end.
die.
This is a chilling reality, an incomprehensible reality, and a terrifying reality beyond everyone's expectations.
Putting aside the fact that the always murderous Chi will never let go of any living person he sees, taking a step back, even if the Chi doesn't attack the executor, just stopping time is enough to trap them to death, and they will be trapped.
A group of enforcers who were restricted by the rules in the building were trapped to death or even starved to death.
Time stops, no one knows what these four words mean, but it is precisely these four words that are too easy to understand, so after thinking about this, this time not only the seniors, but also Wu Wei and Zhao Xiaomei
They were both so shocked that they both fell into a state of collapse and despair.
Yao Fujiang was not that strong. When he heard that time had stopped, the young man with a flat head was stunned and fell into a kind of fear that he could not extricate himself from.
"Time has stopped? This, this is impossible, don't be ridiculous, how could time stop? This violates the laws of physics... Also, since time has stopped, then we who are in the time stop area
And why can we move as usual? Logically speaking, shouldn’t it freeze with time?”
During the collapse, perhaps in order to seek personal comfort or try to prove that reality should not be like this, Wu Wei, who had not said a word during the period, was the first to be unable to bear it. He immediately burst into tears and argued with He Fei who put forward his point of view.
It is undeniable that Wu Wei is indeed a newcomer and a typical rich second generation, but in any case, his academic qualifications are there, his knowledge level is not low, and the arguments he puts forward are indeed of a certain level, so when he hears the opposite
A senior person named He Fei believed that this was after time stopped. Out of self-comfort, Wu Wei used the laws of physics to try to deny this view. He Fei did not choose to ignore it because he was a newcomer, but shook his head slightly.
Also
Asked Wu Wei in return: "Yes, you are right. Stopping time does seriously violate the laws of physics, and it is not a serious violation in the general sense. But please don't forget that this is not the real world, but a real world."
We are in an alien space, a cursed space where even worms really exist, and a mission world where anything can happen. In this alien space that itself goes beyond scientific common sense... Do you think the laws of physics apply here?
?”
"As for what you said about why we people can still act as usual after time stops? This is a better answer. The reason is precisely that we are the executors and the executors who must carry out the task!"
Wu Wei, who was just a newcomer and didn't know much about the cursed space, was speechless after hearing this. However, Wu Wei didn't know how to answer, but it didn't mean that others didn't have special ideas. After finally getting over the initial shock, he glanced around and was still there.
Yao Fujiang, who had not recovered, glanced at Cheng Ying, Zhao Ping and Ye Wei, who had complicated expressions on both sides.
The one with the most straightforward personality among the deep ones, after touching his smooth and shiny head, Peng Hu inexplicably thought of a strange question that no one present, not even He Fei and Ye Wei had thought about.
Asked, and sure enough, as soon as the question popped up in his mind, the bald man immediately raised the question to He Fei and everyone present:
"Huh? By the way, brother, you just said that time in the world is stopped in this mission, right? Then I want to know where this stop of time comes from? Who did it? Could it be that the black shadow worm did all this?
Came out?"
Not to mention, as soon as the bald man's sudden thought and his rather jumpy question came out, not only Ye Weishen, who was analyzing whether He Fei's remarks were correct or not, frowned, but Zhao Ping and Cheng Ying, who had similar thoughts next to them, also
His expression changed, and the other person raised the idea that time would stop.
He Fei, who had been trying to find a way out since then, also trembled. Yes, even though Peng Hu's analytical thinking ability had been ridiculed by Cheng Ying, he had to admit that the sudden problem of the bald man just now was actually a sign of the situation he was currently trapped in.
Everyone in the deadlock found a breakthrough.
The breakthrough comes from the mystery, and the mystery is the following points:
Why does time stop?
Where does time stop coming from?
Is the entire mission world itself in a state of time suspension? Or is it just this building that is in a state of time suspension?
How to release the stoppage of time? Can we get rid of the desperate situation caused by the stoppage of time as long as we solve the source of the stoppage of time?
Could it be that the stop of time is really caused by the black shadow worm as Peng Hu just said?
"No, stopping time is definitely not caused by the Black Shadow!"
Suddenly, Ye Wei, who had been thinking on the spot and hadn't spoken for a long time, was the first to answer the bald man's question, and her tone was extremely certain, and she directly denied that the time stop had something to do with the black shadow worm. As for the reason, Ye Wei's next words were the last words.
Good explanation:
"I admit that locusts often have supernatural abilities that are difficult for humans to understand, and their ways of existence are also quite bizarre. Even so, please don't forget that although these supernatural abilities of locusts are weird, at least they still stay at the level of the rules of all things in the world.
It belongs to the category of rules. Only time and space are beyond the constraints of rules, especially time. This is an area that humans can never understand and involve. In terms of Western religions, time already belongs to
This is a field that only mongooses and God can touch. This transcends all natural laws and physical laws. I don’t think that a mere slug can have the ability to time, not to mention that the black shadow squid is only in an ordinary level mission.
Although I don’t know if there will be more terrifying worms above Li worms, I can still say with certainty that at least this supernatural mission is a real normal level difficulty. At this difficulty, the worms can only be in the category of Li worms at most.
"
That's right, Ye Wei is not only knowledgeable and experienced in tasks, but also gave a reasonable explanation to everyone who was gradually becoming suspicious. After listening to Ye Wei's explanation, Peng Hu, Zhao Ping and He Fei subconsciously grew up.
Taking a breath, it was obvious that Peng Hu's question just now really scared a few people. After all, the three of them are senior people. Although they are not as experienced as Ye Wei, they can still more or less vaguely feel one thing.
, that is, humans have no ability to deal with the time-capacity!!!
If the black shadow beetle really has the ability to time, is this thing still a beetle? It makes me shudder just thinking about it!
Fortunately, Ye Wei denied it and explained in time, otherwise the fear alone would have been enough to scare these three guys to death.
Ye Wei had explained, and Cheng Ying, who was the most curious among the people, opened her mouth to ask without surprise: "Sister Ye Wei, since you said that the black shadow worm does not have the ability to time, the stop of time cannot be caused by the black shadow worm.
Why, then...this..."
Although Cheng Ying didn't finish the rest of the words, anyone with a discerning eye could easily see what this professional killer wanted to express from the expression on his face as he looked around blankly.
"curse!"
Cheng Ying asked a question. Unexpectedly, He Fei and Ye Wei answered at the same time in the next second. When they both answered, except He Fei and Ye Wei who could understand each other's meaning, they heard this
Cheng Ying, Peng Hu, Zhao Ping, Wu Wei and Zhao Xiaomei who answered also showed expressions of understanding.
Curse! It’s definitely a curse. The stopping of time is definitely caused by a curse. Otherwise, how could a terrible phenomenon like stopping time, which is completely beyond the laws of the world, happen in a mere ordinary mission? Having said that, since nine out of ten cases are caused by a curse,
Because, then the really incomprehensible problems also arise:
That is, why did the curse add a time-stop setting to this supernatural mission? If this point can only be ignored because the answer can never be found, then...since it is now clear that the time-stopping is caused by the curse, the executor also
How to break the time stop and restore time to normal?
This kind of thinking seems a bit vague, at least newcomers will not understand it. On the contrary, veterans have some hope in their hearts after learning that the stoppage of time is caused by a curse.
Why? Why do senior people have some hope after learning that the suspension of time is caused by the omnipotent master of curse?
The reason is simple, it stems from the curse itself.
Yes, the curse is indeed terrifying and mysterious, so much so that even Ye Wei, the person who has stayed in the cursed space for the longest time, only knows a drop in the bucket of the curse. Even though this is the case, senior people still know the curse itself clearly.
It will never truly kill the executor. Every task and rule it issues, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be a glimmer of hope hidden in it. Although I don’t understand the purpose of the curse, at least it will not be without life.
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The truth is the same. Since the terrifying phenomenon of time stopping occurred in this supernatural mission marked as an ordinary level, and it has been found out that it was caused by a curse, and based on the law of a curse, a fatal mission will never be released, then naturally, senior
The reader has hope in his heart, and then thinks that there is a way to break the time stop. This can be explained.
Everyone had indeed figured this out, but what followed was even more confusion. At this moment, with confused thoughts, they stared out the window at the moon that had not moved since they entered the mission world, and scanned the surroundings around the hall.
In the dark and gloomy environment, when I think that if I don't stop time, I will die in the building sooner or later, the uncontrollable fear inevitably sweeps through everyone's hearts.
Fortunately, fear is always short-lived. After calming down from the panic, some senior people in the hall began to take action and used cat-eye flashlights to observe the surroundings again. The intention was obvious. If He Fei's remarks at that time were correct, then
The avoidance time-consuming among the two paths that Ye Wei proposed before
This strategy of time was the first to be denied. The only way out is to take the initiative, take active actions and give priority to breaking the phenomenon of time stopping. How to break the stopping of time? He Fei has already made personal suggestions on this point, such as... first
Go to the punch card machine on the 20th floor and swipe your card.
There is no need to explain the reason. The mission information mentioned that you can check in on the 20th floor of the building, and no matter how you look at it, this information has no connection with other mission information, right? Why did Curse specifically mention it in the mission information when it released the mission?
And check in? You must know that curses will never do meaningless things. If this is the case, then the purpose of He Fei's proposal to go to the 20th floor to check in first is also clear...
Since we can't figure out the connection between the punch card machine and the executor with a security identity, why not just follow the task prompts and go to the 20th floor to have a look. What if swiping the card means that the time stop is cracked?
That's right, this is the real reason why He Fei suggested that everyone go to the 20th floor of the building in the first place. The only regret is that this suggestion is based on no analytical basis. To put it bluntly, it is just bad luck.
I'm betting that swiping a card is the way to stop time. As for what the result will be after swiping the card...
Then only God and the curse know.
(I don’t want to bet, I really don’t want to bet anymore, especially when there is no analysis basis, I don’t want to see it, but the current situation is...)
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Wei, who was as clueless as He Fei, made the decision for everyone. First, she used a flashlight to find a staircase leading to the upper floor. Then, Ye Wei, who had a complicated face, ordered everyone: "
Let’s go to the 20th floor!”
After saying that, the female captain took the lead and walked towards the stairs.
And while walking, Ye Wei faced no less entanglements and uneasiness than He Fei, or even more.
(The location where the executor appeared is not inside the building, the watch is malfunctioning, the phone does not display the time, the wall screen does not have any company logo, and no clock that can be used to observe time has been found in the building, and time itself seems to be stopped, and... then
The only thing that hasn’t been seen since the Executor entered the building is the Black Shadow!)
(What does all this mean? Was my initial analysis wrong? This supernatural mission is not as simple as imagined? Or...we all complicate simple things?)
Da da da…
Let's get back to the topic, let's not talk about He Fei, who is thinking a lot, and everyone is following Ye Wei to the stairs, with the exception of Yao Fujiang. When everyone set off, the flat-headed young man was still in a sluggish state, or in other words, he has been in a state of sluggishness since he learned that time has stopped.
He was in a state of absent-mindedness until the group of people rushed to the stairs until they heard
Yao Fujiang was finally awakened by the sound of footsteps and suddenly came back to his senses. He saw everyone except himself rushing to the front. The young man with a flat head who was now completely at the end of the team was startled. Seeing this scene, he was afraid of being left alone.
Yao Fujiang rushed to catch up without hesitation, holding up his flashlight to take pictures while chasing the large army.
However……
For some reason, it was precisely because Yao Fujiang was at the end of the team. As the distance kept getting closer, when he shined the flashlight beam on the people in front of him, he inadvertently saw a scene that was enough to make the flat-headed young man faint on the spot.
The horrifying picture is displayed in the field of vision like this:
At this moment, through the flashlight light, he saw people walking forward with their backs to him...
Surprisingly, there is a human-shaped black shadow behind everyone!!!