Started from practicing sword in the countryside of the second dimension

"I have always looked old. I had a beard before I was 20. Remember, when we went out, people would often tease us and say that we married an old man like me."

"That was my own choice, it had nothing to do with those people."

"But now the situation is reversed. When we go out together, they talk about me instead of you."

"........."

As if realizing that Jeff was really going to break the window paper that had not been broken for so many years, Katie stopped making excuses and kept silent.

"I'm not stupid. Every time I look into the mirror with you, I can clearly feel this... Tell me what happened at that time."

Jeff observed his own body. It was clearly his own body, but he felt more and more unfamiliar with it every year.

At first, he didn't actually feel that there was anything strange.

But as time went by, everyone around him started to grow, but he was surprised to find that he was the only one among his companions who seemed to have been paused.

Wrinkles, aging, and physical decline, things that everyone takes for granted, never happened to him again.

Twenty years are like one day.

In Jeff's eyes, his physical condition was almost exactly the same as it was twenty years ago.

If Jeff found out that something like this happened to someone else, he would definitely be very envious.

But once it happened to him, for some reason, Jeff felt a great fear of it.

Because he himself didn't know the reason at all, there was no way he could be happy about something he didn't understand.

"Basically nothing happened... Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth."

Seeing Jeff's expression that said, "Go on, I'm taking it seriously," Katie argued.

"I remember a little bit about what happened at that time. It was impossible for me to recover so easily in my condition at that time... Not to mention the strange collapse afterwards."

"Okay, okay, let me be frank. We did see something at the time, but we were scared, so we ran away. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Seeing that Katie seemed hesitant to answer, Jeff asked.

"On the way back, because I hadn't accomplished anything and you were seriously ill, I prayed, prayed to someone who could help you."

"Pray?! You mean God answered you?"

"I'm not sure if it was God. After all, I said at the time that it didn't matter whether it was God or the devil. Anyway, I just hope someone can save you, and then..."

"And then I got better for no apparent reason, right?"

Jeff actually doesn't remember clearly what happened when he was on the verge of death, but his unusual recovery at that time did cause a lot of discussion.

At this point, he began to suspect that his recent nightmares might be related to this.

"You must have been lucky and managed to get through that difficult time."

Having nothing left, Katie will try to seek help from any possible existence.

But after getting used to a stable life, she began to become timid and dared not come into contact with such frightening things again.

It's probably one of those cases where the more you know, the more timid you become.

"…………I want to go to that place and take a look."

“Are you crazy?!!!”

Just when Katie thought Jeff was about to give up, he suddenly said something shocking, which surprised Katie.

"Do you think I can escape? The recent nightmare may be a warning..."

"What warning?"

"I don't know, but that's why I want to go... I'm not sure what the consequences will be if I don't go."

Just like free things are the most expensive things in the world, if you can't judge what the consequences of not doing something will be, it's best not to give it a chance and do what you can.

Chapter 279 A Small Town

"Jeff, are you really going there?! Don't do anything stupid!"

Since he had made up his mind to go to that coast, Jeff began to consciously buy some travel items.

In this small, remote town, this abnormal phenomenon was soon noticed by others.

Del, the team leader at that time, was outstanding in his abilities and was the nephew of the former mayor.

In the tenth year of settling here, after the former mayor died of illness, I took over as the new mayor and have served in this position ever since.

Although they were considered outsiders at first, after twenty years of settlement, he and the other people had completely integrated into the local community.

It was at this time, when memories of the past surfaced, that Del realized certain problems.

However, practically speaking, it wasn't too surprising to Jeff that he suddenly wanted to explore the coast.

After all, although outsiders could not see anything unusual about Jeff's face, as a companion who had lived here for twenty years, he was very aware of the other's abnormality.

The townspeople who didn't know what they had encountered might just think that Jeff didn't look old, but he was sure that Jeff's still youthful appearance was definitely due to some special power.

"…………I have my own reasons."

"I don't care what your reasons are. It's too risky to go there. Your daughter Doreen is only ten years old this year. How can she withstand the ordeal?"

"So I won't take her, Del. Just take care of Katie and Doreen for me."

"Wait a minute, are you planning on abandoning your wife and daughter and going alone?!"

"That's not the case. I'm just going to take a look and will be back soon..."

"It makes no difference!!! Your idea of ​​going there is wrong in itself, Jeff, Jeff... We have known each other for thirty years, listen to my advice, don't go, really don't go."

Del, whose hair has turned a little gray, strongly dissuaded his friend, but from the other's expression, Jeff obviously didn't care about what he said.

"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to go...but my nightmares have been getting more and more vivid lately, and I won't be able to hold on if I don't go."

"Have you forgotten that the coast has collapsed? You won't find any trace of it even if you go there."

"Repeat that, Del...I've been having really vivid nightmares lately."

"Damn it... In that case, let me accompany you."

Del tried to dissuade Jeff for a long time, but seeing that Jeff had made up his mind, he gritted his teeth and stopped dissuading Jeff, but tried to go with Jeff.

"You're going too?! But don't you have your own things to do?..."

"It's just a little thing in town. It happens every day. It's not important."

"Your physical condition now is not as good as it was back then."

"I'm still strong!"

If you can't argue, just join in, Del fully illustrates this point.

Since Jeff was determined to go to the original coast, Del's final choice was to go with him.

However, in Jeff's opinion, this rapid change of mind was more like saying that Del wanted to go together in the first place and that's why he changed his mind. Rather than saying that Del wanted to go because persuasion failed, it would be better to say that the other party wanted to go together in the first place and that's why he went with the flow.

"Town, Mayor, something bad has happened..."

Just when the two had made a verbal agreement, a young man stumbled over from a distance. His expression was very frightened, as if something bad had happened.

"What's wrong? You look so unhappy. What happened?"

"There's a rumor going around that the people on the other side are going to release all the prisoners in Heibergen Prison."

"Heibogen Prison?! How is that possible? There are all serious criminals in there... And there is no reason. Why is it so sudden?"

The sudden news made the mayor's face change, and he instantly forgot what he had just confirmed with Jeff.

Because the Heibogen Prison is less than ten miles away from here.

Once the prisoners are freed from prison, small towns like theirs will be the first to be affected.

"Because those guys on the other side want to retake this territory so badly. I heard that the condition for releasing them is that they must push the border between the two countries back ten miles."

"Ten, ten miles?! That would be right in our direction..."

"The problem is more than that. If those people on the other side really release the prisoners and start advancing, it means that they want war. The area around the border will be very unsafe."

"...Have you told other people in town?"

"How dare I tell you? I came to report it to you as soon as I knew it."

"No, this is different from the others. You have to go door to door and tell everyone. This matter cannot be delayed. Go now, quickly!!!"

The main reason why Del cares so much about this is that the town where they live is located in a very delicate geographical location, at the very edge of the border between two countries.

If the two sides go to war, the first victims will obviously be residents like them living on the border.

"What should I do? What should I do..."

After the young man left to report the news, Jeff was the only one around. Del, who no longer had to pretend in front of others, began to put on a mask of pain. He could not think of any solution at all and had no clue at all.

The main reason is that this incident happened too suddenly. Everything was fine in the previous years, but it suddenly happened at this moment.

The coincidence was so unexpected that he almost suspected some external force was behind it.

"No, that's not right. Maybe there really is some external force at work."

Del was silent for a moment.

After all, Jeff also suddenly wanted to leave the town these days and find something from the past.

One thing may be a coincidence, but the second one is no longer a coincidence.

However, any accidental event that occurs more than once may sometimes be caused by some external force.

"Jeff, pack your things now and go find the coast you saw back then."

"Eh, now?"

"Yes, right now. Go now."

Originally, there might have been enough time, but after obtaining new information, Del could not wait any longer.

He took a look at the dry food hanging on the horse, felt that it was enough for a round trip, and immediately called Jeff to take action.

Del wanted to know whether the series of events so far were controlled by some powerful force.

If that is the case, even if they flee to other places, disasters might still occur.

"Mayor? Jeff? What are you going to do?"

When the two were hurriedly preparing to leave, the man just now happened to come here again and immediately asked.

"Go do something very important. Come back in a few days and inform the others to prepare their luggage... If the other side really releases the prisoners from Heibogen Prison to allow them to advance the border as pioneers, don't hesitate, let everyone escape immediately, don't be reluctant to leave your belongings, nothing is more important than life."

Chapter 280 Mermaid Prototype Machine

"Is anyone here again?"

On the platform below the horizontal plane, all the gods and generals looked diagonally upwards.

Since some time ago, there have been signs of human activities in that direction.

Although he was surprised at first, he understood when he sensed that there was someone he had treated before among the group of people.

Human beings, once they encounter strange phenomena that they cannot understand, will easily regard some illusory things as their beliefs.

Perhaps this is why they came here.

With the intention of understanding his surroundings, the general took a proper look outside.

I found that there were many more people coming this time than before. Not only did they bring their families, but there were also many young and middle-aged people cutting down trees and building houses for living. It was obvious that they were planning to settle down here.

“Those people actually did this.”

"Everything has to start all over again."

“But many of the townspeople have gone elsewhere.”

"This is also something that can't be helped."

Most of the people on the water had sad faces, showing that this was not their original intention.

But unfortunately, my hometown is no longer habitable, so I have no choice but to leave and come here.