Alien Relic Hunter

But after thinking about it carefully, Ke Lan felt that this ability did not seem to be considered as stopping time in the true sense.

He had read a comic called "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" before. The villain Dio's stand-in ability "Smash Varudo" is to stop all time around him and allow himself to move freely during the still time... But when Ke Lan activated this ability, even he himself became a part of the "being stopped".

The only thing that remained normal was his mind.

In addition to time standing still, there is another situation that can also achieve a similar effect - "thinking acceleration."

This concept is not difficult to understand. For example, a person's thinking speed suddenly accelerated ten thousand times. The thinking process that originally took one second to complete was forcibly shortened to one ten thousandth of a second. From his subjective perspective To feel it, the flow of time in the outside world seems to be ten thousand times slower... When this multiple increases to a certain level, it will be no different from "time stands still".

But regardless of the nature of this ability, whether it is "time stopping" or "thinking acceleration", in short, it is equivalent to giving Ke Lan a "pause button". When facing some unexpected situations, he can press this "pause button" button" and then cancel it after thinking about the best countermeasure.

Although those seamless wails and indescribable sense of oppression will put a huge burden on Ke Lan's spirit, in his current state, he can hold on for at least three to four seconds... …In many cases, these three to four extra minutes of thinking are enough to change the outcome of an incident.

For example, right now——

Ke Lan activated this ability again, and immediately, all the falling objects in the air were frozen there. Then, based on the falling points and order of these things, he drew a "safety line" in the block. route".

After breaking the stagnation, Ke Lan rushed straight to a red trash can thirty meters in front of him on the right. He stayed next to the trash can for two seconds, waited until the half of the advertising board in front hit the ground, then jumped over the advertising board, and then Turn right, bypass two hovercar charging piles, and enter a self-service supermarket.

This is the first section of the journey. Although the track surface directly above the self-service supermarket has been broken, the deformation of the two main steel bars is not large, and it will not be able to be smashed down for a while.

Ke Lan smashed the window of the vending machine with the butt of his gun, took out two cans of sports drinks, pulled the tabs and poured them into his mouth.

For Ke Lan, who has used a variety of stimulant drugs, the small amount of "effective substances" added to sports drinks have basically no effect, but fortunately, this stuff contains a lot of sugar, which is just right for... Replenish the energy and water your body needs.

While drinking, Ke Lan counted silently in his mind. After counting to ten, he threw down the can and kicked open the door on the other side of the self-service supermarket.

Activate the ability to stand still, observe falling objects and dangerous routes, and delineate routes - the second time he used this skill, Ke Lan's proficiency has been significantly improved, and he was relieved before his brain even felt the sting. He stopped and rushed towards the next target point.

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After so many stops and starts, Ke Lan finally managed to escape to the edge of East Nine District without any danger. At this time, the side effects of this ability also appeared - in the last few times of use, the duration of each time was There was less than half a second left, and even without activating the skill, his consciousness began to become blurry, accompanied by a vague headache like a hangover, and his walking felt like A drunken man almost ran into a burning custom shop.

Fortunately, when we walked to the outside, the overhead structures were completely damaged. Although the road conditions were terrible, at least we didn't have to worry about anything falling overhead.

"Stop!" A shout suddenly came from the distance. Ke Lan raised his eyelids with some difficulty and saw a group of garrison soldiers running towards this side with guns in hand.

Ke Lan simply sat down, threw the gun aside, and raised his arm towards the opponent.

"Are you...Mr. Ke Lan?" This group of soldiers had obviously seen Ke Lan's photo and knew his identity. They quickly helped Ke Lan, who was already in a semi-conscious state, and carried him to a folded bed. On the stretcher.

An officer came up quickly and asked anxiously: "Mr. Ke Lan, if you are injured anywhere, please tell us immediately. We will immediately prepare the medical department at the rear!"

"I'm not injured, I'm just... exhausted..." Ke Lan waved his hand feebly, "The East Nine District is about to be separated. Please inform others to evacuate immediately."

"We have received the order..."

After saying that, the officer hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Excuse me, Major Ashkani, who went in with you, was he sacrificed?"

Ke Lan didn't speak, just nodded silently.

The officer let out an imperceptible sigh, and then led the soldiers to carry Ke Lan away from the place.

During the conversation with these soldiers, Ke Lan learned that they were specially sent by their superiors to rescue him, and in the orders they received, he was the only one who needed to be rescued. As for the sacrificed Victoria, Ashkani and Alyosha and others did not mention it at all.

Logically speaking, the military should not know that they had died. From this point of view, the team that came to rescue them should have been arranged by some undead crew.

But what surprised Ke Lan was that after the team sent him to a temporary camp set up at the border of East 9th District and East 8th District, they directly put Ke Lan down——

"If you feel any physical discomfort, the medical point is in the military camp. If you have other needs, you can directly contact me or any officer above the rank of lieutenant in the military camp - of course, if you want to return to your residence or If you are going somewhere else, we will also arrange a pick-up and drop-off vehicle for you." The officer said to Ke Lan respectfully.

"Uh... you... don't you need me to take notes? Or some other report or something? Just let me go like this?" Ke Lan felt a serious sense of unreality. Logically speaking, East Nine District Such a big thing happened inside. As the only survivor who came out alive, he had to be interrogated for days and nights. But this guy actually told himself that he could leave at any time?

"According to the standard, a record is required..." the officer suddenly lowered his voice, "But this time, the higher-ups specifically ordered it, so..."

"So?" Ke Lan shrugged, "Special treatment?"

"Ahem...that's pretty much what it means."