Before Ciel’s eyes, countless silver lights flashed wildly. After a dizzying sensation, she returned to the position she was in a minute ago.
Initially, Ciel didn’t feel much, but as the silver light constantly flickered, she felt a world-altering sensation of falling, even while standing in place. The silver-white light had completely covered everything before her eyes.
Leaves floating in the sky snapped back to their positions from a few seconds earlier before hitting the ground, then continuously drifted downwards, only to snap back again. In the end, the distance the leaves fell became shorter and shorter, and the speed of the flashback gradually increased.
It was as if someone was holding the world’s “player,” continuously pressing the “←” key on the keyboard.
This speed increased faster and faster, until eventually, the entire world seemed to be vibrating. It continuously flashed back frantically within the same second, like some distorted image stuck on a single frame. All sounds turned into chaotic noise vibrating at different frequencies.
Ciel’s eardrums were almost shattered by this. She felt her mind constantly draining. Dizziness, nausea, confusion… various negative effects piled up in her mind.
Perhaps fainting at this moment would be the best option, but 【Calm Mind Lv.5】 allowed her to retain the ability to think under these extreme circumstances, forcing her to experience all the changes in this world.
After experiencing mental torment that was almost unimaginable for an ordinary person, after who knows how long, after the last silver light flashed, everything before Ciel’s eyes finally returned to normal.
The moment she regained control of her body, Ciel almost couldn’t support herself standing. She swayed twice in place, barely steadying herself.
Confirm… I must confirm…
Ciel’s mind clearly issued instructions to her body, but her body seemed to be half a beat slow. After who knows how many seconds, she slowly looked up at what was before her.
In the distance, rolling thick smoke still lingered, and a group of iron cavalry seemed to be approaching, but they lacked the enhancement of music. Before they even got close, the clump of thick smoke slowly dissipated—they seemed to have forgotten what they were charging for.
Before Ciel’s eyes, a silver-white light flashed. A translucent system panel appeared before her.
It’s actually been… almost an hour…
She had experienced who knows how many rewinds just now. This constant rewinding proved that Forte had successfully fallen into the trap she had set.
At this moment, in Ciel’s mind, a faint red light flickered. It was the pure white armor, transmitting information to Ciel.
“It’s done, Lord Ciel.”
A phantom steel buzzing sound echoed in Ciel’s mind.
“There’s only a chain left. Would you like me to hand it over to you…”
“Where is the person?”
Ciel no longer supported her body and fell to the ground. She gasped, asking in her mind.
“There’s nothing left but dust.”
The pure white knight transmitted its information.
Only at this moment did Ciel completely relax. But just as she relaxed, she felt that her mental power, which had reached a near-critical point, could no longer support any further action. Even keeping her eyelids open required great effort.
She was exhausted to the extreme.
The pure white armor seemed to want to say something else, but at this moment, Ciel no longer had the energy to worry about the fate of the “Uniqueness.”
If it was a “Uniqueness” like the “Overlimit Gear,” then according to the nature of “Uniqueness,” the Serpent Chains in different times and spaces were just phantom projections. Only when Ciel retrieved that Serpent Chain in reality would all the Serpent Chains in simulations and timelines collapse into a single one.
“Leave it… I’ll take it myself… later…”
It wasn’t over yet. There was still one last step…
When she first simulated, she killed Forte twice, making the Serpent Chain set Forte’s rewind starting point at the time Ciel returned to reality. Forte’s injuries also only happened after Ciel returned to reality.
That is to say, at this moment, the Forte in reality is still normally active. Only after Ciel returns from the simulation to reality will the cumulative damage from the Serpent Chain act on Forte’s body all at once.
The Forte in reality has already taken action. The situation is critical and constantly changing. She only has Tier 2 Tara and Tier 2 Avena by her side. Even if they go all out, they cannot stop Tier 4 Forte…
She can’t wait for 24 hours to pass. She must return to reality immediately…
Ciel trembled and reached out her hand. Silver-white light flickered in her hand. She raised the blade of the Deadly Blood Roland and slowly aimed the muzzle at herself.
Ciel fell backward onto the ground.
A bloody violet bloomed on Ciel’s forehead.
St. Lawrence District, a luxurious carriage pulled by two horses sped along the road. The coachman whistled, alerting pedestrians ahead, telling them not to block the way.
The carriage quickly passed through the St. Lawrence District and soon arrived at the equally prosperous Mayfair District. Here, the carriage’s speed gradually decreased, and there were more pedestrians.
Fortunately, the “traffic jam” didn’t last long. Soon, the carriage was stopped in front of the Deton Member Hotel in the Mayfair District.
Two tower shields blocked the carriage, and the surrounding royal soldiers in red and silver armor also surrounded the carriage.
Charles, sitting inside the carriage, slowly drew open the carriage door, stepped out, and scanned the surrounding soldiers.
A “Crown Guard” behind the tower shield immediately recognized Charles. He moved the tower shield aside and stepped forward, immediately lowering his head before Charles, saying, “Your Grace, are you here on business? I apologize, the Deton Member Hotel is currently suspected in a case of harboring criminals…”