After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

This is the node that was cut.

The entire reality seems to have been arbitrarily cut, copied, and then pieced together.

They make up this street that seems to have no end.

Master Yan's divine sense spread out.

It swept across the entire street.

Then--

The hair is creepy.

The eerie streets didn't seem as peaceful as Shi Yan had imagined.

In Shi Yan's consciousness... behind those seemingly empty shops, one after another, points of light seemed to light up.

That was the breath of 'life'.

Behind the shops, something is alive.

They were densely packed together, forming two long rivers of shimmering light.

Those unknown creatures huddled together, their breaths rising and falling.

Like...sleeping?

If Shi Yan were to describe the current state of those unknown life forms, he would roughly describe it as a swarm of bats crowded together on the ceiling of a bat cave.

Wait...wait!!?

Her pupils contracted.

Shi Yan suddenly thought of something terrifying.

She felt the gentle breeze on the street.

The faint breeze came in fits and starts, like... breathing.

No, this is breathing.

The wind is created by countless unknown entities breathing together.

The further her consciousness wandered, the more terrified she became.

This world is like a cut-out...incomplete reality.

Only streets—

And countless unknown entities on both sides of the street.

Shi Yan didn't know what those things were.

Were those things benevolent or malevolent towards us and intruders like Donghuang Li?

Shi Yan didn't know either, and he was even less willing to gamble.

Even Shi Yan felt a sense of dread.

This world, which seems to be cut from reality, is their nest.

They weave this world, and then search for suitable prey within it.

When the time is right...

The world is like a pocket that opens up.

And now... it's time for them to enjoy their feast.

Shi Yan didn't even dare to scan the area with his divine sense, for fear of disturbing those unknown things.

But... right at this crucial moment.

Shi Yan, however, sensed an unusual fluctuation in spiritual energy.

Donghuang Li is using "technique".

Shi Yan's heart immediately jumped into his throat.

She couldn't care less about anything else; she transformed into a whirlwind and chased after Donghuang Li against the monsters' breathing.

Shi Yan noticed the girl's nervous expression in the middle of the street.

Donghuang Li held a crackling ball of lightning in her hand, while six colorful magic orbs spun and danced around her.

Donghuang Li is a sorcerer who has mastered all seven meridians.

A natural bomber.

In fact, Shi Yan can understand Donghuang Li's choice.

Suddenly, he was drawn into a strange and bizarre world, and as a sorcerer, he had no guards by his side.

It's perfectly normal for her to start preparing for the procedure in advance.

But... something's not right now.

Behind the shops on both sides of the street are countless sleeping monsters.

Although doing nothing would be like surrendering,... rashly waking them up would certainly not end well.

As Donghuang Li's spell was generated, Shi Yan could clearly feel that the rhythmic wind on the street stopped as well.

"Ah Li..." she said as gently as she could.

Shi Yan didn't want to frighten Donghuang Li.

However... Shi Yan clearly did not consider things thoroughly enough.

Donghuang Li was originally the kind of girl who liked to be mischievous and cause trouble, but was also rather timid.

When you're walking alone in a strange and bizarre world, where it seems like only your own heartbeat can be heard, you suddenly hear someone close to you calling your name from behind.

The key is--

In her mind... that person couldn't possibly be here at this time.

In an instant, many strange and supernatural tales appeared in Donghuang Li's little head.

It's a ghost!

It must be some wandering ghost, demon, or monster impersonating Sister Cheng Shiyan to scare me!

The girl's shoulders, which were already trembling from excessive panic, shrank even further with fear.

Donghuang Li used a girl's ultimate move—

Hold your head and squat to defend.

"Eeya ya ya—"

The magic orb in Donghuang Li's hand fell directly to the ground.

Shi Yan's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes twitched wildly.

Even if those unknown beings weren't awakened by Donghuang Li's shout, they would probably be awakened by this spell.

Moreover... Shi Yan looked at the magic orb that was emitting bolts of lightning.

This prelude—

That technique couldn't be...

It can't be...

A bolt of lightning shot straight into the sky, and then, centered on Donghuang Li, countless bolts of lightning, each as thick as Shi Yan's waist, spread out and crashed down.

Sure enough... Shi Yan rushed straight to Donghuang Li's side.

This is the only safe zone.

I've seen this sorcerer Yan many times in the game when he sparred with Donghuang Li.

【Eight Hundred Thunder Hell】.

It has a very large range, extremely high damage, and comes with target acquisition and focused attacks.

Moreover, the skill cooldown is very fast.

Aside from its own body, it has almost no four corners.

A spell that looks very useful, but is restricted to NPCs only.

However, things are different in reality.

Even without the Donghuang Li Sect.

Shi Yan believed that as long as she practiced hard enough, she could also use the "Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon" technique, just like she had honed the "Snow Cold Skill" from Wenren Ermo.

Grind the [Eight Hundred Thunder Hells] out of Donghuang Li's body.

Besides the [Eight Hundred Thunder Hells], Donghuang Li has quite a few other useful spells.

After Donghuang Li and I get out of this strange space, we can slowly grind it out ourselves.

Soon, the surging, roaring lightning had spread to the shop entrance.

Shi Yan looked at the shop, which was dazzling and bright, as if it were protected by some kind of shield.

But... no matter how delicate Donghuang Li may seem, she is still a legitimate little princess of the Taiyi Sect.

A genius that only appears once every few centuries.

Even though Donghuang Li is very mischievous and often runs away from home.

However... her cultivation level was genuine, without any padding, at the Nascent Soul stage.

The iridescent rainbow shield lasted only a few seconds before shattering with a creaking sound that made your teeth ache.

Before those buildings were smashed to pieces by lightning, Shi Yan finally saw what the people inside the shops looked like.

—Not human.

Rather, it is a human-like existence.

They were like a giant, humanoid, strange bird.

He was wearing a long blue robe.