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A strong sense of crisis enveloped Lin Yuan, a pressure more formidable than any enemy he had faced before, like an invisible hand tightly gripping his throat. The wound on his back throbbed painfully, and the weakness from his recent breakthrough washed over him in waves, making it hard for him to stand. But at this moment, he couldn't afford to dwell on that; survival was paramount!
Struggling against the discomfort, Lin Yuan stumbled toward the cave entrance, each step feeling as if he were walking on cotton, weak and unsteady. One thought consumed him: survive!
As soon as he emerged from the cave, a biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes hit him squarely in the face, causing him to shiver involuntarily. In the dim moonlight, he spotted three figures clad in black tight-fitting outfits, coldly watching him like three leopards poised to pounce. They exuded a chilling murderous intent that seemed ready to freeze him into an ice sculpture.
"Well, if it isn't Lin Yuan! I didn't expect you to still be alive," the leader said with a mocking smile, his tone dripping with sarcasm. Lin Yuan recognized him immediately; he was one of the pursuers from the Qi Gong Association—what a stroke of bad luck!
Lin Yuan cursed inwardly; it seemed his whereabouts had been exposed. He forced himself to remain calm, took a deep breath, and feigned nonchalance as he asked, "Hey there, brothers! Why are you out here in the middle of nowhere at this late hour? Shouldn't you be at home keeping warm under your blankets and enjoying the snow?"
"Cut the crap! Today is your day to die!" another man replied coldly, his voice laced with murderous intent. Clearly, he had no interest in banter. In a flash, he appeared before Lin Yuan like a ghost, delivering a fierce palm strike aimed directly at Lin Yuan's face.
"Whoa! Coming in hot with the big moves right off the bat—no martial ethics at all!" Lin Yuan barely managed to sidestep the attack, cursing under his breath. Although he had just broken through, his body had not fully recovered yet. Faced with three formidable opponents, he was clearly at a disadvantage.
The three men attacked simultaneously like three venomous snakes, each strike aimed to kill as they surrounded Lin Yuan. He struggled to fend them off, quickly accumulating new injuries.
"Hey there, brothers! No need to take this so seriously! It's just a friendly sparring session—let's keep it light!" While dodging their attacks, Lin Yuan attempted to lighten the mood with jokes in hopes of buying some time.
At that critical moment, an unusual energy suddenly surged within Lin Yuan. This energy felt like a warm current that spread throughout his body in an instant, filling his previously aching muscles with strength.
"What is this? Did I eat something special?" Lin Yuan wondered internally. But before he could process it further, something even more astonishing happened.
Everything around him suddenly froze!
The leaves stopped rustling, snowflakes hung suspended in mid-air, waterfalls ceased their flow, and even the dust particles in the air halted their drift.
The entire world seemed to have been paused—a strange and eerie silence enveloped everything.
Only Lin Yuan remained free to move.
"What the heck! What's going on? Am I in The Matrix now?" Lin Yuan exclaimed in confusion as he instinctively touched his chin—a signature gesture that remained unchanged even in this frozen moment.
He tentatively extended a finger and poked one of the pursuers in front of him.
The man showed no reaction at all, as still as a wax figure.
Lin Yuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have gained some ability to manipulate time.
"Haha, this is getting interesting!" Lin Yuan exclaimed excitedly, rubbing his hands together. This was like having a cheat code!
He circled around the frozen enemies, carefully observing their postures and expressions.
"This guy here has a fierce expression; he looks like a hothead. Hmm, let's give him a nickname: 'Angry-eyed Vajra'!" Lin Yuan pointed at one of them and muttered to himself. "And this one, with that sneaky look on his face, must be a cunning old fox. Let's call him 'Cunning'! And this fellow here, with no expression at all, is probably a poker face. We'll name him 'Cold-faced Killer'!"
He even had the leisure to kick 'Angry-eyed Vajra' in the rear.
"Wow, it's quite bouncy! This guy's muscles are well-trained!" Lin Yuan couldn't help but laugh.
But playtime was over; it was time to get serious.
Lin Yuan took a deep breath to calm himself. He knew that this state of suspended time couldn't last long, and he needed to think of a way to escape quickly.
He rapidly considered his options, countless possibilities flashing through his mind.
"That's right! Jiu'er!" Lin Yuan suddenly remembered the escape device that Su Jiu'er had mentioned earlier.
He quickly ran over to Su Jiu'er and found her also in a frozen state, like a sleeping beauty.
Lin Yuan hurriedly activated the escape device.
A flash of light enveloped them, and he and Su Jiu'er vanished from their spot.
Just as they disappeared, time resumed its flow.
The three pursuers finally reacted but found that Lin Yuan and Su Jiu'er had already vanished without a trace.
"Where did they go?" Angry-eyed Vajra roared.
"Damn it! They got away!" Cunning gritted his teeth.
“......” The Cold-faced Killer remained expressionless.
The three were in a state of frustration, yet helpless.
Meanwhile, Lin Yuan and Su Jiu'er had been teleported to a safe location several kilometers away.
Both of them were still shaken, gasping for breath.
“Phew, we finally escaped!” Lin Yuan said, still feeling a lingering fear.
Su Jiu'er also sighed in relief, her face pale. “Lin Yuan, what just happened?”
“I don’t know either!” Lin Yuan shrugged. “Suddenly... time just stopped.”
Su Jiu'er looked at Lin Yuan, her eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.
“Lin Yuan, how many secrets do you really have?”
Lin Yuan rubbed his chin again, lost in thought.
What exactly was this sudden ability?
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