Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 392 Time Reversal
This was the first time Han Su had ever experienced such a feeling. An unprecedented tingling sensation spread throughout his body, and all the mechanical fragments came to life and began to form a strange connection with him.

Previously, mechanical fragments were just mechanical fragments; they were independent entities. Han Su could activate them using his mental power, but the two sides remained relatively independent.

This time was different; Han Su even felt that they had become one with him.

After a moment of confusion, he immediately looked up and gazed towards the southeast of Lin Yuan City, where there was also a metal pillar.

On the pillar, there was a dim figure looking at him, holding something in his hands.

That's mechanical fragment number 05.

Han Su had never seen this mechanical fragment before, but his intuition told him of its existence.

Because of that incantation, all the mechanical fragments were activated, including this one, so it could be sensed.

Although Han Su still doesn't understand why the password he casually set for the Living Bronze Puppet could possess such mysterious power, and even activate these mechanical fragments that are considered the most mysterious things in the world at the underlying logic level.

But all of this seemed so natural, as if mysterious powers were unfolding before us.

"Hey!"

Seemingly sensing the anomaly, the strange life form within the pillar of light not far away suddenly became active.

They detect emergencies by observing the movement of the other party, so those who panicked at the beginning were immediately killed by them, while Han Su remained standing still and did not arouse any alarm.

But at this moment, the strange movement of the mechanical fragments seemed to be captured by them, and they immediately spread out, turning into another beam of light, which struck straight down from mid-air.

It fell from the sky, leaving no room for escape, and aimed directly at Han Su's head.

"child……"

A wail came from not far away; it was Ms. Shen, who had just arrived.

She saw the white beam of light descending above Han Su's head and was so frightened that her face turned pale.

Unbeknownst to them, a beam of light also descended upon her from above.

"Anything that seems out of place is suspicious..."

Han Su thought silently, "And all of this is happening so strangely, so it must have been preordained?"

As he thought about it, he gritted his teeth slightly and suddenly snapped his fingers softly.

All the mechanical fragments were now activated, from 01 to 05. Therefore, these mechanical fragments also became part of Han Su's power source.

As Han Su snapped his fingers, the No. 04 mechanical fragment suddenly emitted a barely perceptible rumble, and some strange dust spread in the air, engulfing the entire space where Han Su was located.

Or rather, a similar dust began to permeate the entire city.

Above Han Su's head, the beam of light aimed at him had already descended. It would reach Han Su's head within half a second, but the moment the mechanical fragment activated, it seemed to be stopped in mid-air. The time of the beam of light had stopped.

Mechanical fragment No. 04, freezing all spacetime within the area.

"turn out to be……"

Having successfully survived under the beam of light, Han Su finally looked up seriously and gazed ahead.

The grotesque doctor who was headless but still stood there.

He sighed softly, "So, it turns out, all of this was indeed under your control..."

……

……

"The attack has been launched, why is there no result?"

At this moment, in Zhen Dan City, three hundred kilometers away from Lin Yuan City, a row of solemn-looking people stood in a huge and empty underground facility, facing a wall full of display screens and twisted, complex and strange inscriptions.

A huge cable stretched out and connected to an altar on the ground. The person in charge of this operation was an old man wearing a Zhongshan suit. He spoke in a low voice with a puzzled look on his face.

The operator, covered in sweat, anxiously checked all the responses and exclaimed, "It's started successfully!"

"This shouldn't be happening..."

"It's like we've already fired the gun, and the bullet has been successfully fired, but..."

"...but the target remained unhitted!"

"..."

The elderly man in the Zhongshan suit immediately offered a guess: "Has reality been altered?"

"No, it's not."

The operator said anxiously, "At least it's not the previous modification. We've killed Dr. Strange and we've successfully recovered all the data from his brain."

"We can analyze how he obtained that fragment of the throne and how he used it to do many things..."

"Of course it will take time."

"But one thing is certain: we couldn't find the code to this throne fragment in his memory, it's as if... as if it had been deleted beforehand..."

"Delete in advance?"

This unusual scene aroused suspicion in the elderly man in the Zhongshan suit: "What could have led to this outcome?"

The operator racked his brains, and after a long while, whispered, "He altered his reality?"

"Or perhaps, he doesn't even exist in this reality?"

"..."

"..."

Since he could freeze time and space, Han Su was certain that the mechanical fragments were still useful and could still play a role.

Then, when looking at this eccentric doctor again, some guesses came to mind.

Then, he began to tentatively sense the mechanical fragment No. 02, confirming that it was also active and ready to be used at any time. Then, looking at the eccentric doctor who died here, he immediately realized how radical this person was.

Han Su had already obtained Mechanical Fragment No. 02, but he rarely used it. Its function was to rewind time, but it could only be used in combination with Mechanical Fragment No. 01.

This creates a huge limitation: you can only return to the castle first, and then try to go back in time.

More importantly, the "fuel" required by this mechanical fragment is also very strange.

It was not ordinary spiritual power, but a substance derived from the blood of nobles.

Because of these stringent conditions, Han Su usually doesn't think of it first when he encounters a problem. But at this moment, through the mechanical fragment No. 05 that he had remotely activated, Han Su felt a connection between them and understood perfectly.

These things don't even need to be told to you; it's like two suitable puzzle pieces that you know can be put together.

The core idea is that mechanical fragment No. 02 can not only cooperate with mechanical fragment No. 01, but also with mechanical fragment No. 05.

In fact, the 05th mechanical fragment should be the most suitable pair with the 02nd mechanical fragment, one to modify reality and the other to rewind time.

After realizing this, Han Su even felt a bit disgusted.

He stared at the headless corpse of the eccentric doctor standing there, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly raised his hand and gently wiped it.

"Sizzle!" Time began to flow backward, and some force that altered reality was quietly at work.

On the headless corpse of the eccentric doctor, it was as if the image was playing in reverse, quickly returning to the moment when his head was blown apart.

Immediately afterwards, countless bloodstains and bones appeared above his neck cavity, then quickly pieced themselves together, transforming into a perfectly intact head. He even squinted his eyes, sensed it for a moment, and then turned to look at Han Su.

A smile began to appear on his face.

Han Su remained silent, then suddenly made a gesture in the opposite direction.

"puff!"

The freakish doctor's head exploded once again.

Han Su rewound time again, and when the eccentric doctor's head was fully restored, he turned to smile at himself, and then wiped it in the opposite direction.

"puff!"

The freakish doctor's head exploded for the third time.

It wasn't until the fourth time, when the eccentric doctor opened his eyes and looked somewhat anxious, that Han Su slowly stopped and looked at him: "So, you can sense the trajectory of all these changes?"

"..."

Dr. Eccentric took a deep breath and said to Han Su, "If that's not enough, we can do it a few more times. I can handle it!"

Han Su nodded, then wanted to admire once again the sight of his head exploding.

The eccentric doctor hurriedly added, "Of course, that's assuming you have enough atavistic material to play with."

Han Su could indeed sense that the mysterious substance was being consumed extremely quickly, but he neither confirmed nor denied it, and simply stared at him coldly.

Although it was the first time I had ever experienced the feeling of these mechanical fragments being pieced together so vividly and directly, I also felt a vengeful thrill that this man's life was now truly in my own hands.

But why did he do that? This man's purpose still troubles me.

I know what you want to ask.

The eccentric doctor said softly, "But at least, we should bring your mother over first."

Seeing that Han Su remained unmoved, he changed his address again: "Ms. Shen!"

"Only in this space-time rift can our family of three have the chance to say something."

"..."

Han Su finally nodded and suddenly tapped Mechanical Fragment No. 03 lightly. At this moment, the natural splicing ability of Mechanical Fragment No. 03 and Mechanical Fragment No. 02 was revealed.

It is supposed to be a "time" that can be separated from a certain area or a person, but at this moment, with the surroundings completely frozen, Han Su can give her a certain amount of independent time.

In other words, she can now enter this frozen space-time and have a conversation with herself and Dr. Grotesque.

"you……"

The moment Ms. Shen gained her freedom, she immediately looked anxiously at Han Su.

Upon seeing the pillar of light above Han Su's head, she even panicked a little and subconsciously ran forward two steps.

It was only then that she noticed the abnormality around her. She was quite surprised and raised her hand to cover her mouth. After confirming that Han Su was not affected, she immediately looked at the eccentric doctor and was so shocked that she staggered a few steps, her eyes already flickering with a faint light.

But immediately afterward, she raised the gun.

Of course, he only pointed at him fiercely, his hand trembling, but he didn't actually pull the trigger.

"The people of Shoushi are extremely determined to kill me..."

Facing the gun pointed at him by Ms. Shen, Dr. Eccentric smiled apologetically and explained in a low voice, "They weren't slow to react. With the rise and loss of control of this celebrity investigator, they quickly realized what my real purpose was."

"So they will stop at nothing to get rid of me."

"Or rather, rather than getting rid of me, they need to nip what I'm doing in the bud before things get out of control."

"As guardians of the world, they possess far too many resources and high-level powers. I have no other choice but to meet you in this way."

"Of course I know it's a trap, but I have to come and die this time."

"Of course, dying in front of you first might calm your emotions a little."

"..."

As he spoke, he finally saw Ms. Shen and sighed, "I must admit that I have indeed wronged you all these years, but..."

"Bah!"

Ms. Shen's trembling hand finally stopped shaking, and she pulled the trigger directly.

A bullet pierced the Freak of Wonder's head, bringing out large chunks of blood and bone fragments. He fell backward, becoming quiet all at once.

Ms. Shen took a deep breath, feeling the emotional impact of killing this man, which finally calmed her restless heart a little. Then she looked at Han Su and said, "Save him and continue."

Han Su nodded with a half-smile.

He could naturally see that Ms. Shen was different from him. She would always be soft-hearted towards this man. His desire to kill him was strong and concrete, but Ms. Shen's desire was more like a ritual.

This woman was very clever. She knew she had the ability to save him just by observing the changes in the scene, which is why she dared to fire her gun in that situation.

But what can I say?

This family, including myself, was not quite normal to begin with.

Time rewinds, the bullet exits from the eccentric doctor's head and returns to Ms. Shen's gun chamber.

The eccentric doctor had also stood up from his supine position. He took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead with a wry smile, and said, "Want to find a place to get a cup of coffee?"

Han Su realized that time reversal in this situation only changed the physical surface of everything.

However, the related memories exist simultaneously in his mind, Ms. Shen's mind, and the eccentric doctor's mind.

Strictly speaking, this is not a true time reversal; otherwise, if time returned to the original point, the corresponding memories would also disappear from their memories.

None of the three were in the mood to look for a coffee shop, but fortunately they were in the Jinshui Manor of the Xu family in Linyuan. In this dilapidated study, a maid had brewed coffee, and the eccentric doctor diligently poured a cup for both Ms. Shen and Han Su.

Unfortunately, neither of them was interested.

He, however, took a deep gulp, then his gaze swept over the two men before landing on Han Su's face. He said softly, "Your ability to control these machines means that my underlying modifications have taken effect, and it also means..."

He paused, then chuckled, "You've already seen me on other life paths?"

Han Su hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Just because I brought you back from the brink of death doesn't mean I won't kill you again."

"So tell me, what's going on here?"

"..."

Doctor Strange nodded, his expression becoming more serious, and said in a deep voice, "It's very simple, in order to include you in the world's three great contracts!"

(End of this chapter)