Sister, can I be the scabbard too?

"What... what is this...?"

Inside the crack, Bai Wuchang looked around, his eyes filled with shock.

This is not because human armies had already entered the rift in advance and built camps, facilities, and preparations within it.

Rather, it is because of this cracked world itself.

Surprised?

Director Liu said with a smile, "When I saw this from the camera, my reaction was similar to yours."

"In the entire history of humankind, there is probably no other ancient stone city as magnificent as this."

Yes, the investigation team is currently located in an ancient city built of bricks and stones.

The overall layout and style of the ancient city are very similar to medieval castles in human civilization.

However, the ancient city was much, much larger than any human castle.

Bai Wuchang stood on the city wall, gazing into the distance in the afterglow of the setting sun, but could not see the end of the ancient city at all.

Castles stand side by side, winding and stretching to the far horizon.

The enormous clock tower, hundreds of meters high, was partially obscured by the mist.

The winding, long staircase connects countless castles with the clock tower, like a stairway to pay homage to a king, or rather, to a god.

Because atop that magnificent clock tower, there is a huge sun that almost covers half the sky.

However, it was a sun that was black inside, with only a red glow shining through its edges.

"It's impressive, isn't it?" Director Liu said, pointing to the area surrounded by a group of soldiers.

"That's where we found the stone tablet."

It was a stone tablet five meters high, covered with characters that were different from any modern human language.

"Ring City..." Bai Wuchang murmured in a daze as he looked at the stone tablet.

"How do you know this is Huanri City?" Tang Ling'er, standing behind her, exclaimed in shock.

"Huh?" Bai Wuchang snapped out of his daze, covering his forehead. "I...I don't know, that word just suddenly popped into my head..."

"Wait, Ling'er, have you been here before?" Bai Kelu keenly sensed the information in Tang Ling'er's words.

"No, I've never been here before, but I know Huanri City," Tang Ling'er said.

"In my previous life, I heard some big shots mention that Huanri City was the capital of the old era, the Sun Era."

"The Solar Era?"

"Yes, the Solar Era was once a civilization on Earth, and they also encountered the Doomsday Game." Tang Ling'er nodded, but suddenly covered her mouth:

"Wait, why am I talking about this information? My heart... seems to be fine now."

"I'm fine now!" Wang Jiahao raised his hand from the side.

She had been trying to interject, but the topic was too profound for her to understand.

"Perhaps the restrictions were lifted because you arrived in this world?" Bai Kelu analyzed.

"Ling'er, since that's the case, please continue. What happened to the Solar Era?"

"I don't actually know much either." Tang Ling'er smiled awkwardly.

"All we know is that the solar civilization lost to the apocalypse, but left behind many secret spells and artifacts to fight against it."

"These treasures are all buried within the City of the Sun."

"I see. In your previous life, did anyone obtain those treasures?"

Director Liu asked again.

At first, Bai Wuchang was listening to the conversation between the two, but as she listened, she became dazed once again.

She looked around at everything, at the ancient city, at the soldiers walking on the city walls, and had a strong sense of déjà vu.

It was as if she had seen this scene somewhere before.

She found herself taking steps and walking along the city wall.

"So..." Director Liu, oblivious to her unusual behavior, continued to ask:

"In your previous life, Huanri City was just a legendary place; no one had ever actually been inside."

"Yes." Tang Ling'er nodded.

"But why is that? The cracks appeared so early..." Director Liu raised his chin:

"Is it a coincidence? Or was the entrance to this place sealed after the apocalypse?"

Behind him, Bai Wuchang had walked further and further away.

I must have been here before.

Yes, I've been here.

No, it's impossible, I couldn't have been here... Ah, my head hurts so much.

White Impermanence suddenly covered his forehead.

Images suddenly flashed through her mind.

Those images seemed like her memories, yet they didn't feel like hers.

In the scene, she stands on the city wall, directing the soldiers, seemingly to defend against some monster.

She commanded a squad of heavily armored infantry to place the massive stone tablet on the city wall.

No, that's not a stone tablet at all.

That was a tombstone.

A tombstone left for the last people of the Sun Era.

This is the Sun City, the capital of the Sun Dynasty, and also...

The cemetery of the solar civilization.

"Everyone will die... everyone will die today..."

Suddenly, Bai Wuchang leaned against the wall and squatted down.

"Hmm? Impermanence?"

Bai Kelu was the first to notice her unusual behavior and rushed over: "What's wrong, Wuchang?"

Director Liu and Tang Ling'er, engrossed in gathering intelligence, only then noticed Bai Wuchang's unusual movements and hurriedly gave chase.

"Impermanence?"

"Sister Wuchang, are you alright?"

"No, no..." Bai Wuchang kept shaking his head, "Something's not right here..."

"Doctor, doctor, come quick! Something's wrong!" Director Liu looked around but couldn't find anything unusual.

The soldiers are still on patrol.

No non-human creatures appeared on the city walls.

All the air quality indicators were normal, and he would have even taken off his oxygen mask if he weren't being cautious.

"Yeah, something's not right?"

White Impermanence muttered to himself, observing everything around him.

Everything was so normal, everything was so harmonious, just like the day the Sun Dynasty fell.

Wait, how did the Sun Dynasty fall?

What was their final enemy?

Why, why is this city so clean?

No bones, no ruins, not even a trace of battle...

"Ah!" Bai Wuchang covered his head again.

"Oh no, either her SAN value has dropped to zero, or..." Tang Ling'er nervously pursed her lips.

"What time is it? Stop being so mysterious! Tell me!" White Kelvin shouted.

"Either her spiritual vision is too high, allowing her to access things we can't!" Tang Ling'er shouted out as well.

"In this situation, she's a complete team wipeout engine!"

"What did you say!" Director Liu's eyes flickered, but he immediately made a judgment:

"Everyone, exit the rift and return to our world. Let's stabilize the situation first!"

"Yes!" Everyone nodded and immediately mounted the White Impermanence, preparing to leave.

"Something terrible has happened, sir!"

Just then, a soldier rushed over anxiously.

"What's wrong?"

"The crack, the crack has disappeared!"