Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

Rhodes slowly opened his eyes.

"Instead of an opening cinematic, are they going for educational content this time?"

He quickly realized that he was in a secret room.

Everything around him felt somewhat familiar.

He could even instantly discern the core of the spell patterns on the wall—

Rise again, my love.

As the knowledge that comes to mind suggests.

It feels very familiar.

"The opening montage last time stemmed from the inheritance of sinful blood. This time, the popularization of knowledge must also have its significance."

Rod opened the system, and a screen full of task lists greeted his eyes.

Whether in a world of high-level martial arts or a world portrayed by villains.

All tasks are triggered.

But have the rules been changed this time?

Rod frowned, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"No, there's another possibility: it's already been triggered."

That's what I was thinking.

Suddenly.

The tightly locked iron gate was opened.

The image of Ange walking into the room flashed through Rod's mind.

Followed by.

Sure enough, he saw Anjie standing at the door, her face showing a sickly joy.

"Welcome back, teacher."

……

Everything was so familiar, like a replay of the past.

Rod and Ange lay snuggled together on the bed.

"Teacher, do you remember? When my family abandoned me, it was you who saved me."

"You are my disciple, so of course I can't just sit idly by."

Rod knew exactly which matter it was.

Ange possesses a talent that is unparalleled throughout history.

The more powerful something is, the harder it is to control, and the more likely it is to attract covetousness.

The Descent Society wanted to exploit Ange's talent and set a trap, causing Ange's spacetime talent to go berserk.

Centered on Anjie, the entire spacetime was sealed off, becoming chaotic and disordered.

And this phenomenon is spreading to the surrounding areas.

To prevent the situation from worsening, everyone, including Anjie's family, wanted to separate the closed spacetime from the world and let it disappear outside of it.

In this way, Anjie, trapped in a closed space-time confinement, would naturally not be able to survive.

It was at this moment that Rod stepped forward.

He persuaded the witch with the world's greatest fighting power and the empress with the highest human authority to take Luna and venture into the closed space-time.

This was not actually an event predetermined by fate.

But Rhodes, acting on his conscience, chose to save his chief disciple.

After tireless efforts, Rhodes successfully found Ange in the chaotic spacetime and taught her how to control her talent to restore order to the chaotic spacetime.

"It was that accident that made me realize a fact."

Ange looked up and gazed at Rhodes.

"When I was going through my most difficult time, even my family abandoned me. Only you, teacher, truly cared about my life and even risked your life to save me."

"I'm not as great as you think..."

Rhodes shook his head.

He was playing a villain at the time; if he died, he could simply return to the world of martial arts.

That's why I dared to take the risk.

"No, in my heart, you are just that great, teacher. Anyway, after that, I don't care what anyone else does; you're the only one left in my heart..."

Anjie said softly.

Rod sensed the seriousness in Ange's eyes and was about to say something more.

Suddenly, as if possessed, he turned his head to one side.

They narrowly escaped Ange's sneak attack.

"Teacher, why are you hiding?"

"It was just instinct..."

"Well……"

Ange launched another sneak attack, moving closer.

Well, in the end, I couldn't escape it.

……

Three days later, Rod and Ange left the underground research lab.

The two traveled by train to the imperial capital.

Rod sat by the window, gazing at the ever-changing scenery outside.

That feeling of déjà vu appeared again.

After several days of verification, although only various incomplete images were available.

It's pretty much certain that Rhodes is the one.

I am experiencing a time loop.

The specific reason is unknown, as are the triggered object and node.

The only certainty is that he most likely went through thousands of cycles.

Even the system has given it certification.

Congratulations! Through your persistent efforts, you are gradually getting closer to the truth of the world.

That being said...

The problem is that Rhodes doesn't have the complete memory of the time loop.

We can only rely on intuition as a reference.

He thought to himself that October was almost here, so where did this endless August come from?

He kept complaining to himself.

A scene suddenly flashed through Rhodes' mind.

Having a premonition, he immediately pulled Anjie into his arms.

As expected, the Adventists launched a terrorist attack.

boom!

Rhodes acted decisively, quickly eliminating the Adventists' assassins.

"So, you guys were really behind this ambush, managing to set it up beforehand?"

He also wanted to take the opportunity to extract information from the assassins.

Unfortunately, a suicide soldier is a suicide soldier. The other party just sneered and then took poison to commit suicide.

……

Return to the imperial capital.

Rhodes went to his mansion.

The old butler and head maid, along with other old resident staff, were still there. They were overjoyed to see Rhodes and immediately hosted a welcome dinner for him.

It was midnight.

Feeling something amiss, Rhodes went to the balcony.

"You rascal, you've finally decided to come back."

The witch appeared on the balcony riding a flying broom.

As always, the two chatted there. When Rhodes heard that the witch was researching soul magic, he immediately became interested.

Unfortunately, due to Anjie's interference, we have to discuss this at a later date.

The next day.

Rhodes took Ange back to the Imperial Academy.

Even though I haven't been back for many years, everything around me still feels strangely familiar.

This once again confirms Rhodes's time loop hypothesis.

To break this time loop.

Rhodes speculated that the key was to start with the system's tasks.

Therefore, after obtaining the research data on soul magic from the witch, he immediately inquired about the whereabouts of the Golden Generation.

"They graduated three years ago, and even if the professor asked me, I wouldn't know exactly where they are."

The witch shrugged regretfully.

Rhodes seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

"So I should ask Professor Moya; she should know the details."

"Wow, Professor Rhodes, you actually answered first!"

The witch opened her mouth in feigned surprise.

"Really?"

Rhodes seemed to sense something else in his words.

"Because in my opinion, Professor Rhodes just returned, he shouldn't know."

The witch explained to Rhodes nonchalantly.

It turns out that starting a few days ago, many people throughout the city and even the world have been experiencing neurasthenia.

Specifically, this manifests as frequent inattentiveness and occasional déjà vu-like illusions.

"Doesn't the dean intend to investigate the root cause of this situation?"

"I have my own difficulties. If the professor is interested, you might as well try to find the root cause for me; it might be helpful for your research on soul magic."

"What's your predicament?"

"Women with secrets are more attractive. As for the professor, it's better not to know."

"..."

Rhodes wanted to ask, but the witch, though seemingly joking, was unusually resolute in her attitude.

So they had no choice but to give up for the time being.

Leave the clock tower.

Rhodes found Professor Moya through Professor Maas.

From Professor Moya, we learned that the Golden Generation is currently in Ula City.

Rhodes immediately prepared to set off for the city of Ula.

But just then...

Suddenly, Rhodes had a flash of inspiration and thought of something.

"Professor Moya, is my student Luna there too?"

"Professor Rhodes, don't you even know what's going on with your own student?"

Professor Moya glanced at Rhodes with disdain, his tone indifferent.

"After you disappeared, Luna also vanished without a trace. However, judging from the behavior of my disciple Livia, she should know Luna's whereabouts."

Hearing Professor Moya's answer, Rod was somewhat surprised, but not entirely unexpected.

However, Livia is a member of the Golden Generation and should currently be in Ula City.

If you are looking for Luna.

It seems we can only go to Ula City first.