A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 1059 A Fleeting Moment of Eternity, A Deadly Cycle
Even though it's confirmed that the nameless senior is encouraging her to unleash a real killing move, no matter how many reasons or excuses she can find, this is the first time Shirai Kuroko has ever attacked a human body, specifically targeting a vital organ; therefore, the objective fact that she is "killing" remains unchanged.

—I shouldn't have done that, but, but…

Finally, Shirai Kuroko made a promise that seemed like an act of atonement: "After this duel, I can be at your mercy..."

The "spatial teleportation" ability was activated, and the steel needles disappeared from the girl's hand.

Shirai Kuroko was absolutely right; Lin Wuming was indeed anticipating an attack from the Space Envoy.

Because of the "bullet time" effect, Lin Wuming possesses a near-perfect defense. Ignoring the mysterious and unpredictable magical attacks, from a purely scientific perspective, almost no type of attack can threaten him.

"Space Envoy" is an exception among them.

Lin Wuming's "bullet time" combined with his psychic barrier creates a "wall of sighs" through the infinite divisibility of time and space, enough to make any attacker despair.

However, "spatial teleportation" can directly bypass this "Wall of Sighs." The two can be described as an absolute contradiction.

Lin Wuming couldn't imagine how his "bullet time" would cope with the deadly threat from the "space user's" ability. But he also felt that he was already a Level 5, just like Accelerator, and he should at least have a way to deal with the space user's attacks.

The best way is to try it out; practice makes perfect.

Now, Shirai Kuroko has finally made her move.

The steel needle disappeared from her hand, and as for its destination, Lin Wuming knew very well—his own heart.

What will happen next? How will "bullet time" react to an attack that leaves no time gap?
—Or perhaps, with the enhancement of telekinesis, my heart is no longer a fatal weakness, so "bullet time" won't be triggered? If that's the case, then I've really suffered a complete loss...

Lin Wuming was overwhelmed with thoughts, and he also reflected on his impulsive act of acting on a whim.

—My own injury is secondary; it's just that inducing the haters to do this kind of thing was really inappropriate, and it must have caused her a lot of trouble, right? I need to make it up to her properly later.

Suddenly, Lin Wuming realized something was amiss. So much time had passed, where was the "spatial teleportation" attack?
—Could it be that Kuroko finally softened and changed her mind, moving the steel needle to another location...?

No, that's not right, that steel needle is right here in my heart right now!
Lin Wuming realized this.

Furthermore, the concept of "time" has lost its meaning.

If analyzed according to the logical relationships that normal humans can understand, the correct "order" should be—first realize that the steel needle is in one's heart, and then a series of thoughts and reflections.

In reality, these events did not occur in any particular order, but rather happened "simultaneously".

Because "time" has stopped.

This is the root of Lin Wuming's "sense of unease".

Lin Wuming's "bullet time" mechanism is to accelerate the speed of subjective consciousness when facing a fatal crisis, thus creating the objective effect of prolonging the time it takes for the crisis to arrive.

By utilizing his "omnipotent Nen ability," Lin Wuming can use this extra time to resolve the crisis.

In theory, as long as the fatal crisis is not resolved, the effect of the extended time will continue indefinitely; although it may seem like only a moment to others, for Lin Wuming, this period of time can be extended to "eternity".

This is why Lin Wuming possessed a near-perfect "absolute defense." However, when faced with "spatial teleportation," this perfect defense revealed a flaw.

The attack was completed before "bullet time" took effect; Lin Wuming's heart had already been pierced by steel needles.

The "bullet time" mechanism thus falls into a vicious cycle.

—Now the question is, how do we resolve this deadly crisis that has already caused consequences?
Lin Wuming's level 5 Nen ability became more active than ever before, his Nen power boiling over, the intense power even startling Lin Wuming himself.

Fortunately, we are currently in the bizarre state of "time stopped," otherwise Lin Wuming would probably worry that his brain would also boil over.

Lin Wuming's mental power was highly active, turning his thoughts into reality and trying every method he could think of.

However, the "omnipotent Nen ability" is not truly "omnipotent." After countless attempts, Lin Wuming discovered with some despair that this predicament... has no solution!
The fatal wound has already been inflicted. In this situation, unless time is reversed, there is no way to resolve this deadly crisis!
But if time could be reversed...

—How could such a thing be possible?
Lin Wuming was somewhat frustrated—in the end, he still couldn't do anything about "space manipulation"? He wondered how Accelerator dealt with space-based superpowers.

What's even more troublesome is that "bullet time" is a passive effect, beyond Lin Wuming's control. Therefore, Lin Wuming discovered that he couldn't escape this state of "time stop"!
—My heart condition is no longer a fatal injury for me these days!

Lin Wuming tried to explain to himself, but obviously this method couldn't convince "bullet time"; so, he fell into another vicious cycle.

Without resolving this seemingly non-fatal "fatal crisis," we can only remain in this moment forever...

If we follow the normal line of thinking, the current crisis isn't difficult to resolve. It's just like having a steel needle stuck in your heart; you can simply pull it out.

As for the crisis of heart damage causing blood loss, or even a complete shutdown and strike, it is not a problem with the help of Nen ability.

Lin Wuming was even confident that, even if he completely lost his heart, he could use his Nen ability to simulate heart function and sustain his life.

However, the current situation is that "time has stopped," and as a result, "space" is also frozen.

Therefore, the operation of "pulling out the steel needle" is objectively impossible.

Lin Wuming's Nen ability is indeed powerful, but it is not to the point that it can directly shake spacetime.

— Spacetime, spacetime, although it refers to two concepts, time and space, it seems that the relationship between the two is indeed inseparable.

Lin Wuming's mental power continued to surge and boil tirelessly, trying every possible operation he could think of using exhaustive methods.

Unfortunately, with time and space frozen, many operations simply cannot be performed.

Apart from Lin Wuming's Nen ability, everything in this world has now frozen in time.

Lin Wuming felt like a tiny insect sealed in amber, with only his thoughts still functioning.

—If I were to die in this "bullet time" state, I'd probably be beyond saving, right?
Even the best swimmers can drown; in the end, it was his own trump card that caused his downfall...

(End of this chapter)