I'm in the Ark, a player.

It's actually true!

She really remembered what had just happened.

But nothing happened!

"You actually remember?"

Qin Tianling was indeed a little surprised.

Is it a bug that the NPC's status doesn't revert when loading save data?

etc..........

What if it's not a bug, but just how the game is designed?

In this free-roaming game, a world where players can do whatever they want, the game developers specifically created a character—a character that remembers the player's actions...

"Interesting! Interesting!!!"

Qin Tianling suddenly laughed.

What are you laughing at!

Chen Huijie questioned sharply,

Faced with Qin Tianling's sudden smile, coupled with the terrifying suspicion that was almost confirmed in her mind, she had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"No, I just think the game is starting to get fun."

"What do you mean?"

What I mean is—let's do it again.

Try to catch me again.

Next time, I won't be caught off guard and get handcuffed again.

"Qload!"

Qin Tianling gave the order again.

The world goes back in time.

This time, the instant the rewind was complete, Qin Tianling immediately retreated, putting distance between himself and Chen Huijie!

Meanwhile, Chen Huijie on the other side had just taken out handcuffs, but they only managed to cuff them in the air for a moment.

Then, as if belatedly realizing something, she looked around at everything.

After confirming it several times, he looked at Qin Tianling in disbelief.

"What did you just do! What... what's going on?!"

Streets, sunlight, traffic

No reinforcements from colleagues, no injuries to myself, no bloodstained weapons.

All of this is different from what Chen Huijie just remembered and experienced!

What exactly did they do?!

"do not you remember?"

Qin Tianling frowned in displeasure.

So the behavior just now was just a bug?

I thought it was just part of the game's design... Turns out the Joker is actually me?

Do not,

wrong,

She clearly still retained the memories of the first save file reload; her expression just now was somewhat familiar, as if she had looked the same during the last reload.

So what conditions were not triggered?

What are the differences between the last rollback and this rollback?

like,

There really is...

"What just happened? Was it a hallucination?"

Chen Huijie continued questioning, her hand already striking the hilt of the knife at her waist.

When did the opponent use Originium Arts?

If it was an illusion, the pain from the injury felt far too real...

And it's very intimidating.

For a fleeting moment, Chen Huijie thought time had reversed.

But how could such outrageous Originium Arts exist in the world?

"No, everything you just experienced is real."

"Really?"

Chen Huijie's brows furrowed even more.

"What exactly do you mean—uh!"

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Tianling silenced her with a kiss.

Then--

A sudden pain struck!

Qin Tianling bit Chen Huijie's lip until it bled.

The smell of blood spread between their lips and teeth once again.

Her own unique, rusty scent, mingled with his, melted on her tongue.

The pain started from the tiny wound on her lip, spreading like ripples, mixed with emotions that Chen Huijie herself couldn't quite explain, and traveled all the way to her heart.

And then,

separate,

Step back

"Qload".

He commanded again.

Everything,

We've gone back to the very beginning.

The afternoon sun shines in front of the coffee shop, and the street is bustling with traffic.

Chen Huijie stood still, with Qin Tianling right opposite her.

"And now? Do you remember what I just did?"

Qin Tianling asked this question.

But he no longer needed to answer.

Chen Huijie's reaction is the answer.

Unlike the first time she rewound, she didn't immediately pull out handcuffs. Instead, she incredulously reached out and touched her lips.

That was the spot where Qin Tianling had just bitten.

She raised her head and looked at Qin Tianling.

There was so much churning in those crimson eyes—anger, confusion, resentment, and some other emotion she couldn't even name.

The person who started all of this grinned.

It is clear,

She still remembered the second time.

Qin Tianling was very satisfied with this answer.

This is also the answer to this mechanism.

Only kissing can preserve memories from before the save point!

This isn't a bug in the game.

This is the game development team's design!

I knew this game was a complete waste of time!

............

.........

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Chapter 14, Have you ever met an NPC who knows they can give out quests?

twice,

twice.

That damn guy assaulted a police officer twice!

Chen Huijie stared intently at the man in front of her, but hesitated to make a move.

The lips were burning hot, even though there were no wounds or bloodstains, and the smell of blood from the rusty spots seemed to linger.

She remembers all of this.

But the truth is, none of this happened.

Nothing happened and there was no wound.

She was like a trapped beast, enraged but unable to find a way out!

What on earth did he do?!

It's impossible... to actually turn back time! ? ?

An absurd idea, so ridiculous that she herself found it laughable, swirled in her mind, yet she couldn't shake it off.

suddenly,

Chen Huijie recalled a legend she had heard when she was studying in Victoria.

It was a legend about time.

It's a story about a lock and a key.

In Kazdel, there wanders the wilderness, a madman wielding a staff shaped like a lock and a key.

He would predict impossible things to passersby in the wilderness.

For example, a gigantic beast will destroy the kingdom, and one day the sky will crack open to reveal its true form.

Then he would try to sell them clocks, and if they didn't buy them, he would stop their time.

At the time, Chen Huijie naturally thought it was just a silly little story made up by busybodies.

After all, even a time-stop function has been introduced; isn't that a bit too outrageous?

Now let's look at it...

Legends aren't necessarily false.

Perhaps this guy in front of me is also related to that legendary person.

So is it an illusion, or is it real?

After much deliberation, Chen Huijie finally took action.

She kept a close eye on Qin Tianling, watching for any moves he might make, while pressing the communication button on the walkie-talkie with her other hand.