【Zhou Ye】The Foot of Time

Chapter 93

Pushing the joystick to the end, Cloud Piercer finally lived up to its name, like an unstoppable bullet, deeply piercing into the colorful nebula.This is not the first time Zhou Zekai has entered the time storm, but what is different from the last time is that this time he does not want to escape, but to dive into the deepest center.

No one knows exactly what will be encountered and what will be seen in the time storm. People only know that it is full of time turbulence and the interface of time cracks.The last time Zhou Zekai entered was at the periphery of the time storm, the time turbulence was not dense enough, he could find gaps to pass through.He is doing the same thing now, because it can reduce the wear and tear of the protective shield as much as possible, but within a minute of entering, Zhou Zekai can't find any loopholes for him to exploit.

There were only monstrous waves in front of him, and he could only charge against the wind.

At the moment of being involved in the turbulent flow of time, Zhou Zekai felt a strong sense of dizziness even in the TARDIS protected by the protective shield.Many things sneaked into his mind through the turbulent flow, and he seemed to have watched the entire process of a planet from birth to death in a millisecond.Even as a time lord, he felt that his brain was about to explode, and such information continued to increase as he went deeper.

The entire universe, the past, the present, the future, everything is concentrated here, happening simultaneously in an instant.

Zhou Zekai let out a painful groan and had to double the power of the shield.At the moment when the enhanced protective cover took effect, he seemed to have regained the right to use his brain, and the sense of separation between his mind and body made him kneel down in an instant and began to retch.He was covered in cold sweat, and he didn't need to look to know how embarrassed he was now.

——I still want to dress up to meet you.

Zhou Zekai smiled wryly.

He really overestimated himself.

Standing up again, Zhou Zekai took a breath, and then held the joystick again.Under the protection of the strengthened protective cover, although some images still flashed before his eyes, they were considered mild.

The integrity of the shield on the screen has been jumping back and forth between 90.00% and [-]%, which is automatically repaired by the stored regeneration energy.After Zhou Zekai made sure that there was no problem for the time being, he pushed the joystick and moved forward tentatively - being hit by the turbulent flow of time, he no longer knew where he was.Maybe it has been taken to a very deep place, maybe it is still wandering in the outer layer, he doesn't know.

There are too many unknown factors and variables in the time storm, and even TARDIS cannot calculate it in detail.

But Zhou Zekai believed in the connection between him and Ye Xiu, and believed in the strong traction between Cloud Piercer and Lord Grim.

He must be able to find Ye Xiu.

But the time storm was even more chaotic than Zhou Zekai had guessed in advance.However, it didn't take long for Zhou Zekai to realize that the shock caused by the turbulent flow of time could already be regarded as a small trouble.What made Zhou Zekai most worried was the crack in time.As we all know, the time storm is formed by the energy overflowing from time rifts, and it also connects all time rifts.And the time rift is an extremely unstable thing, their connection ports may appear at any time, swallowing Zhou Zekai and the TARDIS suddenly, and obliterating it.

Zhou Zekai couldn't remember how many times he escaped under those big gaps that were suddenly torn open. Every time, he was surrounded by danger. There was even one time when he was almost pushed directly into the gap due to the impact of the turbulent time flow.This made his nerves tense all the time, and he didn't dare to relax at all.

He couldn't even feel the passage of time.

The time storm is a huge maze, and the time jump that TARDIS can usually complete with the help of coordinate positioning is almost everywhere in the time storm.There is always an astonishing difference between the last second and the next second, and the time calculation system of One Shot Piercer has completely failed. Zhou Zekai has no idea how long he has maintained the same action standing in front of the bridge.The only thing that can make him feel the change of time is the constant consumption of rebirth energy.

Zhou Zekai licked his dry lips, he thought he hadn't drunk water for a long time.

After turning the TARDIS 360 degrees on the spot, and confirming that there were still no clues within the range of sight, Zhou Zekai pushed the joystick again.After advancing three meters—he thought it should be three meters, and now he didn't even have an accurate judgment on the distance—the familiar feeling of jumping came again, and Zhou Zekai knew that he was going to do it again within the range of the storm. The time shift of the time, this kind of thing has happened many times.

But Zhou Zekai didn't expect that this time his luck was extremely bad, comparable to what happened to him at the mahjong table.

He jumped directly into the turbulent flow of time, and this turbulent flow has even surpassed the level of turbulent flow, so it is not an exaggeration to call it a tsunami.At the moment of impact, Cloud Piercer uncontrollably began to tremble violently. If he hadn't known about the inevitable bumps in the storm and put on his seat belt in advance, Zhou Zekai would have been thrown off the bridge.But although he won't be injured, Zhou Zekai is still facing a fatal situation, his head is really about to explode.

He groaned in pain, his eyes turned black and white, and he couldn't even see the screen clearly, let alone find the direction to escape.His hand reached for the button to adjust the power of the shield, but he couldn't even touch it two or three times.The moment he realized that he was going to faint, the only thing he could do was to adjust the center of gravity of his body and let himself fall towards the button.

The moment he pressed the button, Zhou Zekai heard the sound of the shield's power rising, and then he lost consciousness.

For a long time after that, he wandered in the dark.

Nothing at all.

Without time, without space, the entire universe ceases to exist.Even himself, probably does not exist.Maybe this is the state after the death of the universe?It was chaotic and turbid, just waiting for a spark, brewing an earth-shattering explosion.

But no matter how long he waited, the change still hasn't come.

—Perhaps it was a squib?

Zhou Zekai made a joke with himself.

——It’s what he would have said.

He told himself so, and then suddenly realized a problem in the next second.

——There has always been only myself here, who... is he?

Zhou Zekai couldn't remember, but he felt that person must be very important, very important.

He spent a long time thinking about it, but still couldn't remember the appearance and figure of that person.But what was strange was that he remembered the feeling when that person was by his side——

Very warm, very happy, but also bitter and painful.

By the way, besides that person, he has something else, what shape is it... round?No no, it's more angular than that, it should be square, boxy, like... a box?

He opened his eyes suddenly, lowered his head, and saw the box in his arms.

his box.

"Oh time, oh space, you're finally awake." Box exaggeratedly sighed, "If you don't open your eyes, I'm going to jump up and smash your head."

He looked around, looking around blankly in a void.

"...What about him?"

The box bounced a bit: "Isn't it still in the old place?"

Zhou Zekai remembered something and looked back - there was a huge hourglass behind him, an hourglass that had already drained.The yellow sand piled quietly at the bottom, covered by cold glass.

"Is he in there?"

"Yeah, it has been completely buried for 7000 years."

"...Can't break it?"

"If you could break it, you would have hit it long ago. You have already tried to hit me."

Zhou Zekai hugged the box sadly.

"...I want to see him."

"You've been wanting to watch it for years, but it's useless. This hourglass can't be opened."

Zhou Zekai knew that what the box said was the truth, but he wanted to see that person too much.As the box and the hourglass appeared in front of his eyes, he could gradually think of more things—the other person's figure, voice, and even the faint smell of tobacco on his body, but he just couldn't remember the other person's appearance.

This feeling of anxiety spread in my heart, igniting a piece of weeds.

He stretched out his hand, and put his palm on the glass, pressing it tightly, as if wishing that there would be no gaps as small as palm prints, so that he could get closer to the people inside.

And one hand is not enough.

He let go of the hand that was holding the box, and pressed his palm on it as hard as he could.

"Oh, I'll go--" the box fell at his feet, and immediately yelled, "Why am I so miserable? Is it easy for me for so many years! I have worked so hard for the two of you to fall in love and meet each other. Now You don’t want me because of a broken hourglass — woo woo woo woo, I’ve wanted to say it a long time ago, the slate is gone, time has run out, what else can this hourglass do here, it’s sad to see, I looked at it too... Huh? Huh?"

The box made a bewildered sound.

Zhou Zekai glanced at it and suddenly laughed.

—Yeah, why keep this hourglass?

It was his dream, and there was a reason for everything.

He was so eager to see that person, but why did he keep him buried in the sand?

All along, he was too stupid to realize the simplest problem, the most critical problem, the most obvious problem.Because it is always in front of your eyes, it is the easiest to be ignored.

——Why does it have to be an hourglass?

Everything suddenly became clear, Zhou Zekai picked up the box again, and kissed lightly on top of it.

"Thank you."

The box didn't twist awkwardly this time, it looked at Zhou Zekai and became sad: "You won't be coming back, are you?"

"Ah."

The box was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Go my partner, I wish you never come back here."

Zhou Zekai closed his eyes and kissed it again, and when he opened his eyes again, he was lying on the bridge of One Gun Piercer.His head was still a little dizzy, he shook his head, looked at the screen, and was so frightened that he reduced the power of the protective cover by 50.00%—because he kept pressing on the button, the power of the protective cover was turned on to the maximum, Zhou Zekai was not sure How long has he been in a coma, and the rebirth energy he consumed really made him feel a little distressed.

Only then did he have the time to check the outside world.

Zhou Zekai once again manipulated Cloud Piercer to turn in a circle, and the screen displayed an unfamiliar area again, he didn't even know which direction to go... Huh?

Zhou Zekai turned back a little, and then zoomed in on the screen.

He has been in the storm for so long, and he has never seen anything other than turbulence and cracks appear in the storm.

But now, he saw a thin white band.

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Goodbye box QWQ you are a little angel