Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

Lin Yi took it, and a cold sensation spread across the center of his palm.

"This...it really is a key. Do you know what's going on with those doors?"

Upon seeing the orange gem, Lin Yi was reminded of the portal on the planet Qi Yuan.

"That thing."

"That was a smokescreen, but it wasn't left behind by those people; it was left behind by you."

The golden figure clearly knew, and Lin Yi was initially surprised, but quickly understood.

"This is the last gem; presumably the others are already in your possession?"

"Oh no, there's one or two more pieces, they should be in the hands of that metal-masked man who split off from the administrator."

"Speaking of which..." the golden figure changed the subject, his tone slightly mocking.

"In fact, because the memories cannot be differentiated and the metal-masked man cannot be completely controlled, the current metal-masked man has long since developed a completely independent consciousness."

Do you know what this means?

"Huh?" Lin Yi was taken aback, and after realizing what was happening, he also revealed a slightly teasing look.

"Could it be that the metal-masked man is planning to replace the administrators?"

The golden figure snapped its fingers: "Correct!"

"These days, the metal-masked people aren't really under the control of the administrators, which is kind of funny."

"However, the metal-masked man can't cause any real trouble, so it's just something to watch for fun."

The two different "Lin Yi" chuckled for a while.

Then, there was a moment of silence.

He wasn't really spacing out; Lin Yi was processing the information he had received.

There's way too much information here.

However, the content is simple and easy to understand, and Lin Yi has also summarized what he should do now.

As promised, they went to the ninth floor with the manager, used the orange gem to open the place where the colored crystal fragments were hidden, and obtained the last part of the memory.

Oh right, there's still one orange gem missing, which is in the hands of the man in the metal mask.

That's easy to handle; he already knows that the metal-masked man has appeared in the dimensional gap world.

In summary, there's not much to it, but the difficulty is self-evident. The administrator is practically the final boss, and getting the last orange gem from the metal-masked man and obtaining the colored crystal fragments will inevitably involve a fierce battle.

I wonder if any additional fragments will be born on the ninth floor besides my own colorful crystal fragment.

"Alright, you know what you need to know. What's left are just some less important memories." The golden figure said, concluding after giving Lin Yi some time.

"However, judging from the settings, I suspect you still have some questions you want to ask, right?"

Lin Yi chuckled and admitted it with a hint of helplessness.

"Yes, I want to know if that child outside is Morgan?"

"If not, where is Morgan now, and do you know me? And why does Tony have no memory of Morgan?"

Although it wasn't directly related to him, Lin Yi felt there were still some things he needed to pay attention to.

"You had some guesses about that one outside, didn't you?"

"She is indeed a projection of a portion of Morgan's time-phase consciousness."

"Once you reclaim Time City, the projection will disappear. As for why this part of her projection appeared here, the answer will naturally lie in your memories."

"Where is the real Morgan? You'll have to go to the ninth floor to retrieve the last piece of his memory. After all, there's nothing I can do to tell you now."

"As for why Tony has no memories of Morgan... well, never mind, it's related to the real Morgan. You should go to the ninth floor."

Lin Yi: "..."

Doesn't this mean that he said nothing at all?

"Alright, that's enough for now." The golden figure pulled something out of nowhere, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Lin Yi.

"Ready? Touch this thing, retrieve Time City, and then return to the Space Ruins."

The golden figure paused, giving Lin Yi a meaningful look.

"Speaking of which, if nothing went wrong, the space ruins would probably be in chaos by now. You'll have plenty of fun when you get back."

"Hmm?" Lin Yi was still looking at the things on the table when he heard this. He looked up and was about to ask something when he noticed that the golden figure had begun to rapidly become transparent.

The light ions dispersed in the air, and the golden figure simply vanished.

With the question stuck in his throat, Lin Yi could only purse his lips and accept it.

Looking down again, the golden figure pushed towards them a miniature clock face.

It looks exactly like the large watch face outside that looks like it's dripping wax.

Touch...the dial?

Lin Yi took a deep breath and, without much hesitation, reached out and picked up the watch face.

It was cold to the touch, and nothing seemed to have happened.

However, soon, Lin Yi felt a suction force emanating from the watch face in his hand, just like the suction force he felt when installing the dimensional gem on the large watch face before.

Suddenly, Lin Yi felt his consciousness being pulled into a long river of memories.

The colorful images shimmered in the long river.

Various memories about himself appeared slowly and steadily, as if they had been reloaded.

At the same time, wisps of energy gradually emerged within Lin Yi's body and merged into it, along with the methods for using certain abilities and skills.

Everything felt so familiar, even the word "birth" didn't quite capture it; it was like... like recalling one's own childhood...

……

Tony stared at the stopped clock face, waited for a while, and then became a little impatient.

Without saying a word, Lin Yi entered the watch face, or at least that's how it appeared on the surface; it was as if he had been sucked in all at once.

Apart from that, nothing else changed.

Oh no, the watch hands have stopped moving.

"Old man, do you know what's going on?"

Having no other option, Tony turned to ask the old man next to him.

The old man, leaning on his cane, looked at Tony with a caring gaze upon hearing this.

"Of course the old man knows."

"Oh?" Tony's eyes lit up, ignoring the old man's expression. "Tell me about it!"

The old man stroked his beard, shaking his head as he stared at the enormous clock face.

"In my opinion, that young man was probably sucked into the watch face."

……

"and then?"

"And then? What then? There's no 'and then'?" The old man feigned surprise.

"You figured that out?"

"Otherwise what? What else do you think I could possibly see?"

Tony: "..."

That's unnecessary to ask.

The old man chuckled and teased Tony, which made him feel much better.

"Alright, you're not young anymore, don't be so impulsive."

"According to the normal storyline, that young man is probably going through some kind of procedure."

Tony turned his head: "What do you mean by 'normal storyline'?"

"It's like in the books, right? You fight a boss? Or you encounter some riddle-solving characters who give you all sorts of random hints? In the end, you successfully retrieve the watch face, and everyone's happy. Isn't that right?"

"Oh, look, what I said came true! It seems that young man succeeded?"

As the old man was talking, he suddenly pointed to the watch face.