Point of difference doom

Chapter 263 262: Doomsday

Author: Geng Congxin

Chapter 263 262: Doomsday

Mark is a back-up arranged by Zhou Baiyu.

After realizing that he might be trapped in a loop, Zhou Baiyu thought, would Mark in the dream also be trapped in a loop?

So he and Mark had their earliest communication. After making sure that Mark was not trapped in a loop, Zhou Baiyu did not ask Mark for help immediately.

Instead, he ordered Mark to have a conversation with him only after he was sure that he could not break the cycle with his own strength.

Zhou Baiyu himself also tried it. In the cycle, his sense of déjà vu became weaker and weaker, and the strange feeling brought by his intuition gradually dissipated in the cycle.

He was a complete failure, unable to rely on his own strength to realize the existence of the cycle, let alone break it.

So there was a scene not long ago, when Mark suddenly spoke up, temporarily breaking the cycle of the day.

Or it's not a break, it's just that on this day, Zhou Baiyu's behavior trajectory becomes different from the previous one.

Mark was very dedicated and friendly.

"These days, there is not a day when I do something serious?"

"Honestly, my friend, the license plate number of the white BYD you are riding in, the driver's voice, the number of the welfare lottery store you pass by, and the bust size of the girl at the front desk of the building you are about to go to... No, I watched the mobile phone video, and even the interview

I can recite all the official situations backwards."

Mark was a little helpless:

"Of course, I think you may not want to see me too much. I can feel that you are still afraid of me. I also want to believe that you can break the cycle on your own."

"But the result was very helpless. I observed it for twenty-one days, and the cycle was to perform a small reinforcement every day and a major reinforcement every seven days."

"In the first week, you can realize every day that you are stuck in a cycle."

“By the second week, you’re going to be so confused that you don’t realize what the cycle is.”

"In the third week, you will only feel a small sense of déjà vu, but you will not realize where the loop is."

"So this can't be done. Although I have confidence in you, I can't waste your time, partner. Let's find out the source together."

Mark even spoke with great emotional intelligence.

Why do I have confidence in you, but I can't waste your time... These words made Zhou Baiyu couldn't help but blush.

He was completely defeated by the cycle.

After coughing twice, Zhou Baiyu realized a problem——

Mark has saved his life several times.

This is not a good thing, because Zhou Baiyu feels that even if he is shameless, if he owes a lot of favors, it may affect his future judgment.

But right now, he must rely on Mark.

"So I haven't done anything meaningful these days. The Forerunners were also wasted for twenty-one days. During these twenty-one days, none of my friends were recruited?"

"No. The few people in your stronghold, Yunjin Tianjiang's house, are all the same and have fallen into the cycle with you."

Zhou Baiyu's eyes widened.

This news sent shivers down his spine.

On the twenty-one day, Constantine, himself, Brother Duan, the president, Snow Demon, Wu Xin... co-authored so many people, but none of them entered the recruitment?

This is too much of a coincidence.

"Does this mean that we are actually trapped in the same day? Time does not flow? Otherwise, if time flows normally, it is just some mysterious force that reverses everything to the way it was before. Then recruiting this kind of rule originating from the gods

Its existence cannot be affected."

Zhou Baiyu frowned:

"No...no, that doesn't seem to make sense."

If you were really trapped on the same day and time stopped flowing, then why would you feel a sense of déjà vu?

This argument is not true either.

Because time has gone back in time, it is impossible for a person to have a sense of déjà vu for something that has not happened.

Time is flowing, and the unknown force makes everything loop. I have actually experienced the same life many times, and this will create a sense of déjà vu.

But if time is fluid, then why isn’t everyone being drafted and pulled away?

Although the interval between recruitment and recruitment is uncertain, twenty-one days of vacation is a bit too long. And can't all the Forerunners and Pure Walkers in the entire flat floor take a long vacation?

For a moment, Zhou Baiyu fell into confusion.

Mark continued:

"After the cycle has experienced three major strengthenings, now basically everyone is trapped in the cycle, and subjective consciousness cannot realize it."

"The following is my summary of the situation of this cycle - first of all, memory will cycle. You already know this very well."

"Secondly, scenes will cycle. Some mysterious power will restore all scenes. For example, your mobile phone has a standby time of three days and you did not charge it before going to bed. However, when you wake up the next morning, the battery level of your mobile phone will be reduced.

You'll be back to where you were yesterday morning."

"The reset time is at four-thirty midnight."

"In the end, it was sunny these twenty-one days. Personally, I think it is - this cycle makes time go back to the previous day."

Zhou Baiyu shook his head:

"If time went back, do you think you would be able to detect it?"

Mark was silent for a moment.

Indeed, if time goes back, even the self hidden in Zhou Baiyu's dream... must follow the rules of time.

In the dream, he can avoid many "rituals", but all his actions take time.

"The memory has been reset, the scene has been reset, but time has not flowed back. In this way, I will have the so-called sense of déjà vu, and you will be able to record this without being affected."

"But I still don't know why there was no recruitment."

Zhou Baiyu touched his chin and started thinking.

Mark said:

"At least there's good news, right? If it weren't for the time loop, our opponent wouldn't be so scary. It means the opponent doesn't control time."

Zhou Baiyu nodded, which showed that Mark was also afraid of the time-based ability.

But the question now is - how to find the source?

Mark said:

"Our biggest trouble now is that we don't know the situation of our opponents at all. This may be some kind of pollution, but it's not clear where the source of the pollution is."

A red east wind appeared on Zhou Baiyu’s mobile phone.

Due to the time delay, he did not hit the white BYD.

Looking at the things on his phone, he said:

"Is there any way I can get the memories of these days?"

"Yes, but it must be after 4:30 in the morning, before you wake up, I will transmit it to you through dreams, and you must agree. Otherwise, I can't do these things while you are awake."

Zhou Baiyu was very satisfied with this statement, but of course, he did not necessarily completely believe Mark.

But right now, he really needs Mark's help.

And, he still needs to figure out one thing:

"You said that the cycle has a small boost every day and a big boost every seven days. How do you think the cycle will affect you? How long will it take before the cycle is enough to affect you?"

Mark was silent for a while and then said:

"It's hard to say, but for a long time, the cycle should have no effect on me."

"But time is something that can't be wasted."

Zhou Baiyu had to admit that what Mark said was right. Time cannot afford to be wasted.

"From now on you will be empowered, my recycled memories, I need you to give them to me in the form of dreams."

"As you command, my friend."

After Mark finished speaking, he stopped talking.

Zhou Baiyu quickly waited for a car. He still needed to go for an interview.

When he didn't have the details to break the cycle in his mind - Zhou Baiyu decided to live a step-by-step life.

So what happened next was that Zhou Baiyu participated in the interview as usual.

But in the afternoon, he called all his friends together at his house in Yunjin Tianjiang to talk about recent events.

He Guang Tong Chen, Xing Meng Wu Chang, Snow Demon, Constantine, Wu Xin, all gathered together, with incredible expressions on everyone's faces.

Because they can't imagine that they are trapped in a certain cycle.

This is a difficult thing to understand.

It's like at this moment, you suddenly see a piece of news that wakes you up and makes you quickly recall it. He tells you that you have been trapped on the same day for many years.

But you don't notice it, you just think: Who is so boring?

What happened yesterday is vivid in your mind, and tomorrow will naturally come smoothly.

So this kind of thing sounds like crazy talk.

Zhou Baiyu did not say anything crazy, or rather, because the speaker was Zhou Baiyu, although everyone found it unbelievable, they still chose to believe it.

So He Guang Tongchen and others quickly formed a plan and prepared to go to various places in Linxiang City to explore for clues.

Of course, this is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

In particular, I can remember some things through Mark, but others cannot.

Today, He Guang Tongchen launched a search for Linxiang City through his own words.

What about tomorrow? Tomorrow, both myself and Heguang Tongchen will reset their memories.

He Guangtongchen will still choose to search in the same place.

Zhou Baiyu may be able to rely on Mark to remember He Guang Tongchen's choice... but he doesn't want to use Mark too much.

I always feel that it is not a good thing to rely too much on Mark.

He is afraid of Mark.

…

…

The next day.

When Zhou Baiyu opened his eyes in the morning, he subconsciously thought about today's arrangements.

But soon after a reminder from Mark, he realized the dream he had had not long ago.

"Remember your dreams, my friend."

Why did Mark suddenly make a sound?

Following this idea, Zhou Baiyu recalled the dream. After a few minutes, he realized the horror of the matter.

"It turns out I'm stuck in a loop..."

An hour in a dream may only be a few minutes in reality. In this way, Mark can make a complete day into a dream and instill it in Zhou Baiyu.

But it is worth noting that not everyone can remember their dreams.

Even Zhou Baiyu will have some losses, but fortunately such losses will not affect the overall situation.

He rubbed his head:

"It seems that the president's search yesterday was fruitless."

"That's right. If the source of pollution is somewhere, it will never be found so easily."

"This is already the 22nd day, but we are still stuck in the loop, and there is still no recruitment..."

"etc!"

Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought of something.

There is no recruitment in the real world, but you can still enter the transfer station, right?

"I only thought of this now, so careless."

Zhou Baiyu's eyes were filled with joy.

"It's not a time cycle, but a forced cycle caused by some kind of force. Time flows normally..."

"At present, it seems that the whole world has been affected."

"But the transfer station is not of this world."

Although you cannot enter the advance world without recruitment, it does not mean that you cannot leave this world.

"I hope Sister Lin can give me an answer."

…

…

Transfer station.

When she saw Zhou Baiyu's figure again, Lin let out a long sigh of relief. But the worry in her eyes did not lessen.

"Little brother, you are finally here. You have not shown up for more than 20 days. We middlemen are so anxious! You are finally here!"

Sister Lin's tone was very anxious. You know, in the past few days, all the intermediaries were very confident.

"My disciple will be trapped? Impossible!"

Every intermediary thought so, but this confidence gradually disintegrated as time passed.

Instead, there is anxiety and worry.

Even despair.

If you haven't seen the forerunners in the past few days, the possibility of seeing them again later is not very high.

Zhou Baiyu probably guessed from Sister Lin's expression that the current situation was very dangerous.

Sister Lin did not show off and decided to pick out the important content and said:

"All pioneers will be in a situation of no recruitment, because the third defensive mode has begun."

"Listen, this defensive mode is very special. According to Zhong Jin and Mo Sangyu's interpretation, the defensive mode is used by 'us' to suppress humans."

"But if humans can withstand such suppression, defensive mode will bring huge rewards and change attitudes towards humans."

"You already know this, and Zhong Jin and Mo Sangyu, the two middlemen with the most knowledge, both believe that the number of defensive modes will not be infinite."

"Maybe... the defensive mode can only be used three or five times in total, no more than five times at most."

"But what is certain is that the defensive mode will become more difficult every time."

Zhou Baiyu nodded.

Judging from the second time, if you are not careful, it will trigger a global halo of intelligence reduction.

So what is certain is that the performance of the third defensive mode may not be more terrifying than the second time, but the difficulty of solving it will definitely be higher.

Sister Lin said:

"The biggest problem with the defensive mode this time is that there was no announcement. In other words, the defensive mode learned from the previous two lessons and decided to catch the first mover by surprise."

"And when the forerunners realize... no, the longer time goes by, the harder it will be to realize it. This is the most unsolvable thing."

Zhou Baiyu understood, no wonder there was no call-up, because during the defensive mode, there was no call-up.

No recruitment means no risk for the individual pioneers, but it also means no promotion.

At the same time - for the advance world, it means that the tragic future of mankind will not change.

Generally speaking, although recruitment is dangerous, it is an opportunity for mankind to change its destiny.

And time in the Forerunner world is still running out... If the real world where the Forerunners live repeats and cycles, then the Forerunners are collectively in jail.

When the cycle breaks naturally, it is very likely that the second world will be completely polluted and corruption will begin to spread to the third world - that is, this day in the real world.

Zhou Baiyu looked solemn:

"So if we don't break the cycle... it's almost equivalent to the destruction of the world?"

"I'm afraid that's the case. To be honest, I'm quite surprised that you can appear here today. I even thought that the last time we met was probably our farewell."

Sister Lin poured a glass of wine, thinking about the current situation, she also had a headache.

The middleman is stuck at the transit station and can do nothing.

So now she doesn't know how to save the situation.

Today Zhou Baiyu appeared, but tomorrow Zhou Baiyu may have all his memories wiped out.

As for the source of the pollution, there are no clues so far.

This defensive mode may be far less brutal than the last defensive mode.

But this silent circular cage is actually even more terrifying.

"The advance world is operating normally. If I go to the advance world...does it mean that I can get rid of the cycle?"

Sister Lin nodded, but her eyes were still dull:

"But without recruitment, you cannot enter the advance world. And you cannot use your version's self-selected privileges until the source of the pollution is resolved."

Last time, Zhou Baiyu relied on the privilege of version selection to reverse time and space.

But that can only be used after killing the target character Ryan.

Zhou Baiyu finally understood.

This defensive mode is indeed terrifying, almost cutting off the road to the advance world.

As long as you are in the real world, you will definitely be dragged into the loop.

The endless cycle is equivalent to sanctioning the upgrade path of mankind.

"I will see you again, Sister Lin, don't worry. I already have a way to fight the cycle."

"As long as one person can wake up from the cycle, this situation is not absolutely unsolvable, is it?"

I went on a blind date at around four o'clock. As I mentioned last time, I really didn't like the tattoo, a string of Korean characters. It was a tattoo that was difficult to wash off. The person I was interviewing this time was a very polite financial person. Women. Well... I have given up hope, but I still have to try. I won’t ask for leave.

(End of chapter)