Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

Even before entering the bamboo forest, he had already obtained the specific flow of time within it. These words sent chills down the spines of the inspection team and the old vampire following behind, as this was a realm completely beyond their reach.

They could only follow behind the mad mage dumbfounded, pretending to be vigilant about their surroundings to prevent anyone from disturbing him.

But everyone knows that if they really encounter danger, even if the entire inspection team dies, this mad mage will be fine.

The mad mage's individual level is as high as fifty-five, and he has already begun researching time magic; he certainly cannot be weak, and Zhou...

The average level of the inspection team members was only 35, which is two major levels lower than the average level of the previous team.

After tinkering with complex instruments for two whole days, the mad mage produced a black cube-shaped stone with the initial recorded time information engraved inside.

He was excitedly recording the time information, leaving the accompanying inspection team members completely bewildered.

"Information recording complete. I am now ready to enter this time anomaly zone."

He casually tossed the black cube-shaped stone to a member of the inspection team behind him, instructing him to teleport the stone back to the eastern region where the Time Sequence Research Society was located.

Using ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays, only the four upper cities in the entire southwest can do it. In the past, the inspectors, who were considered superior members of the Seventeen Cities Alliance, have now been forced to become errand boys.

The mad mage covered the group with a protective shield to shield himself from the time anomalies, and led the team directly into the bamboo forest.

"Heh heh~ So the anomaly in the flow of time here was actually created artificially? I need to try to analyze the principles and methods of constructing this kind of time field..."

The madman walked through the bamboo forest, but it could no longer be called a bamboo forest. The strange and wonderful plants everywhere made it look like a primeval jungle.

It was also thanks to the mad mage and the inspection team being powerful enough that the surrounding magical plants could not harm him.

The appearance of this group of anomalies caused ripples in the Sea of ​​Depravity in the bamboo forest area. Far outside the bamboo forest, Bell, who was currently in a slumbering state, suddenly twitched his tail, and all the fur on his body stood on end.

A wave of mental energy emanated from Bell, and his slumber was not interrupted.

Meanwhile, the iron golem closest to the madman in the bamboo forest obeyed Bell's will and headed towards the madman's location.

"Kaka~~"

The iron golem wasn't moving very fast, and it made quite a commotion when it moved. It was spotted by the group of mad mages as soon as it reached them.

The old vampire explained that these were strange puppets that had recently appeared in the bamboo forest. They would guard the area, but they were not very strong and posed no threat.

As he said this, the old vampire attacked the iron golem to prevent the strange golem from disturbing the madman's research.

But after the attack was launched, the expected scene of the iron golem shattering did not occur. Instead, a strange black armor phantom covered the iron golem, absorbing all the destructive power of the attack.

The core iron golem, located deep underground in Cangxing City, was already shrouded in black energy. The power of the [Netherworld Ruler] had been activated to four percent within it and was being transferred to the iron golem in the bamboo forest.

"Iron block... pumpkin..."

The iron golem spoke. If Bell were present, he would be amazed by the changes that the power of the [Underworld Ruler] had brought to the iron golem. But unfortunately, the people in front of him did not understand the meaning of the consciousness fluctuations emanating from the iron golem.

What iron block, what pumpkin? Who would understand these things?

Seeing that the situation was not right, the inspection team and the old vampire immediately launched a barrage of attacks at the iron golem that was approaching them.

The mad mage, who had been obsessed with the changes of time, also had his pupils rapidly contract as he entered a battle stance, with numerous magical formulas appearing around him.

Would an iron golem that has obtained the power of the [Netherworld Ruler] be afraid of these guys? Even if it's only four percent of their power, it still represents the might of a mythical item.

The iron golem, shrouded in black mist, stretched out its hands, and something resembling the hand of a demon appeared before it. Under the distortion of the power of the cube's rules, it transformed into a hell portal made of obsidian.

Without the slightest hesitation or pause, the iron golem slammed down the obsidian portal in its hand with terrifying speed, trapping all the targets in front of it inside.

In an instant, everyone vanished. The iron golem and the mad mage's group disappeared without a trace, leaving only a metallic-sounding sentence:

"Iron block... Pumpkin... Combine!"

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Chapter 198 Trans-temporal Strike

Within the chaotic space-time confines, a large number of clocks of various shapes float in this place.

Suddenly, a precision mechanical clock made of brass collapsed and shattered, turning into a pile of scattered debris. This unexpected change caused ripples in this space-time rift and attracted the attention of a certain being.

As if a curtain had been drawn back, a slender, semi-transparent creature passed through the spatial rift and appeared in the space where the clock was placed.

"There is a record of the person's death, and the place of death is surprisingly in the barren southwestern inland."

The slender, humanoid creature emitted a wave of will, extending its outward-reaching fingers to collect the fragments of the broken brass clock one by one, and then piecing the clock back into its approximate shape as its fingertips danced.

The broken clock could no longer tick, but under the fingers of this strange creature, the broken hands slowly reversed.

In an instant, the consciousness of this transparent humanoid creature was pulled into a state of chaos. He saw the mad mage arrive in Cangxing City and head towards the Bamboo Sea, but when he tried to explore further what the mad mage had encountered before his death, all the images collapsed.

Everything within the bamboo forest remained undetectable. No matter how hard the transparent, humanoid creature tried to recover, it couldn't obtain any specific information and ultimately only managed to reconstruct a single scene.

It was a dark and desolate space, with an ominous aura soaring into the sky and enveloping everything around it.

"It seems that the time recorder perished in another time and space."

Withdrawing the power that enveloped the brass clock and letting it collapse and scatter, the transparent humanoid creature left the crevice in the space where the clock was placed.

This is where the Time Sequence Research Society stores the Life Bells. Each clock placed here represents the life of a member. The strong members of the Time Sequence Research Society can use the Life Bell to pinpoint the location of its owner, understand the owner's current situation, and investigate the cause of the owner's death.

The casting technique of the Destiny Bell is a top secret, and apart from the Time Sequence Research Association, very few people know of its existence.

When a member dies, the Time Sequence Research Institute uses the Life Clock to trace back time and hunt down the murderer. This is a tried-and-tested method. It is quite rare for the Life Clock to be unable to trace the cause of death, as it is now, since the Life Clock can fluctuate a portion of the power of time.

“A member has fallen in the barren southwest region. Someone there set up a super-wide area magic array that affects time. Do you think this could be a conspiracy against our Time Sequence Research Association?”

"You mean the time anomaly in that place was orchestrated specifically against our Time Series Research Association?"

"It's very possible. After all, all the main members of our Time Sequence Research Association have devoted themselves to the development of that time anomaly point in the Meteorite Sea. At this time, it's hard to guarantee that no villains will try to attack our Time Sequence Research Institute."

……

The message from the broken brass clock prompted a short meeting within the Time Sequence Research Association, where a group of old men whose decisions could influence the course of history made their judgments on the matter.

Regardless of how this fallen time recorder died, and whether that new time anomaly was targeted at time...

They all retaliated swiftly against the traps set by the Preface Research Association.

We need to let these cowardly rats know that even though the main members of the Time Sequence Research Society have left this continent, the remaining members are still top-tier experts on this continent, and the Time Sequence Research Society is one of the most powerful forces on this continent.

"Destroy that newly appeared time anomaly, and wipe out that entire area."

As per the decision of the Time Sequence Research Association, a dense array of magic circles was deployed in a hidden area within the spacetime rift. These magic circles were laid out from the real world all the way to various spacetime rifts, not even missing the Sea of ​​Depravity.

This is one of the foundations of the Chronology Research Society. Through the accumulation of hundreds of generations of members, it has created the most devastating legendary magic array cluster on this continent. Among the numerous magic arrays that make up this cluster, the exquisite high-level magic arrays are only the most basic structure, and there are as many as 472 legendary magic arrays.

When this cluster of magic arrays was first built, the original designers intended to use the combined power of numerous magic arrays to stack and construct a mythical magic array.

This idea is incredibly amazing, but its realization is also incredibly difficult.

Despite hundreds of generations of accumulation, the Chronology Research Society still hasn't managed to push this magic array cluster to the Mythical level. However, its power after activation is far beyond that of a Legendary magic array. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call this magic array cluster a half-step Mythical level.

"Energy activation has reached its peak, attack coordinate anchoring complete..."

It took three days to activate this cluster of magic circles, and another five days to complete the energy activation, but it was all worth it.

As a cluster of magic arrays at the semi-mythical level, the Time Sequence Research Institute can use it to anchor itself to any location on this continent and unleash a strike capable of causing regional destruction.

It is no exaggeration to say that as long as this magic circle cluster exists, no matter how many generations of personnel the Time Sequence Research Society changes, they can still be a top power on this continent and enjoy the support of a group of high-level forces.

"Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the member's death, we must handle it with the utmost severity. Having been out of the public eye for too long, many have forgotten the prestige of our Timeline Research Society. Let's use [Wrath of Arsus] to make the world recognize us again."

The magic circle was activated, and a dazzling torrent of energy tore open a spatial rift, slicing through the sky and hurtling towards the southwest inland.

In coastal cities, many ordinary residents look up at the sky, their attention drawn to the dazzling energy flow stretching across the heavens, and momentarily lose themselves in the beauty of such a sight.

But the top leaders of all the factions were sweating profusely, speechless with shock at the dazzling light in the sky.

Ordinary people don't understand what those dazzling streams of light are, but they know that they are terrifying energy shocks capable of easily destroying a city, chaotic and highly corrosive energy that is enough to penetrate any magical defense barrier.

"Why has the Chronology Research Society reactivated [Arsu's Wrath] after six hundred years? Could it be that an uncontrollable and terrifying threat has emerged in the southwestern inland region?!"

The leaders of various factions speculated about the target of the energy torrent in the sky and the purpose of the timing research association that launched it.

Beyond these speculations and contemplations, those dazzling torrents of energy have already reached the skies above the bamboo sea.

Chapter 199 The desperate situation of reincarnation

"According to calculations, [Arsu's Wrath] will arrive at the designated strike area in seventeen minutes, centered on the perilous [Bamboo Sea], and destroy everything within a radius of one hundred kilometers."

Inside the Time Sequence Research Association, the mage who had manipulated the half-step mythical level magic array group finished recording its usage.

The magic circle complex known as the "Wrath of Arsu" has never failed to withstand attacks since its construction.

Even when it was used to deal with the capital of a major power two thousand years ago, the dazzling torrent of energy tore apart the city, which had a seven-layered legendary magic array defense, turning 1.7 million people into ashes.

The group of mages who activated the magic array cluster were ready to collect post-battle data after the energy torrent struck.

Directly above Cangxing City, everyone looked up at the sky, somewhat bewildered by the magical torrent that covered the entire airspace.

Located in the barren and isolated southwestern inland, the people of Cangxing City had no idea what these dazzling energy flows meant. Not only did they not know, but not many people in the Seventeen Cities Alliance knew either.

They stared in disbelief, and some devout believers and pastors even thought it was a miracle from God and knelt down to pray devoutly.

While still asleep, Bell's fur stood on end, and a strong sense of alarm kicked in. He was forcibly jolted out of his slumber, and his survival instinct nearly took control of his body, driving him to run for his life.

Upon arriving outside the hideout, Acorn was already looking up at the sky and said to Bell:

"If this terrifying energy flow were to fall, everything would cease to exist."

He and Bell's senses were more acute than ordinary people's, and as the dazzling energy fell from the sky, they gradually sensed the vast, ocean-like energy fluctuations within it.