Before, she did it this way every time.

"So, as long as I discreetly let my past self know in advance that Yan Huan is my fan, then I wouldn’t use indifference, and Yan Huan wouldn’t find out!"

"...What about Zhou Bin?"

"That’s easy too. I’ll play a prank on him as my past self, then my past self will calm down and won’t use it!"

Bai Yi wiggled her fingers, chuckling as she spoke,

"Who’s the easiest to please, huh~"

"Meow?"

Is that something worth boasting about?

Yan Huan helplessly jumped into her arms, and as time ticked closer to 4:44, she also tightened her grip on the pocket watch she held.

"Buzz!!"

"Di di... ta ta..."

And the next second, in an instant, the bright light from the crack of time travel completely engulfed them.

...

...

"Di di... ta ta..."

"Gurgle~"

At some time, at Linmen.

The sky was covered by endless impure pink mist, yet even so, one could still see the looming shadows of giant tentacles wriggling from the sky.

The entire Linmen building was dilapidated, covered by countless tentacles resembling climbing vines, making the walls seem alive, pulsating in tandem with a heartbeat.

Bai Yi just crossed over, everything around her was extremely quiet, she seemed to be in a very safe enclosed space. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

She spent a few seconds holding the pocket watch, and upon realizing nobody else was around, she relaxed.

It was only upon relaxing that she realized her breathing was very stifled, as if something was blocking it.

She reached out and touched her face, discovering she was wearing a heavy mask.

"Ugh..."

To breathe freely, she took off the mask.

As soon as she removed it, an ethereal fragrance struck her nose.

"Where is this... hiss... what a delightful scent..."

It was a fragrance that resembled the incense burned in temples.

She blinked, instinctively sniffing to trace the origin of the smell.

However, after a few sniffs, she realized her body was starting to heat up and she became aware:

There was no source for that fragrance, the air here was entirely saturated with that scent!!

"Hmm!"

This realization startled Bai Yi, making her quickly cover her nose, realizing something was off, and hurriedly put the mask back on, looking around frantically.

Everything around her was pitch black, but she still had a flashlight hanging from her hand, and a baseball bat lying on the ground beside her.

She turned on the flashlight and was horrified to discover:

The entire building’s interior walls were covered in layers of flesh and tentacles that writhed, making the entire structure seem alive.

"Yikes! Here... these tentacles..."

"..."

And beside her, Yan Huan looked at the apocalyptic scene, her heart slightly trembling.

If correctly guessed...

"This is the world where An Le’s modifier evolved to the extreme, causing the Evil God to descend, meow."

"Huh?"

With Yan Huan’s reminder, Bai Yi suddenly recalled the scenes seen beforehand in Tokyo.

At that time, if An Le continued at the Skytree, would it turn into this?

"Step..."

At that moment, there was a sound of footsteps from behind.

Bai Yi’s eyes shrank, one hand clutching the pocket watch, the other raising the flashlight as she hurriedly turned around.

In that light...

It illuminated a black-haired girl in a cloak, holding a torch and a long knife behind her.

She looked at Bai Yi with a blank expression, tilted her head, and asked,

"Awake?"

"Ye... Ye Shiyu?!"

"..."

Ye Shiyu glanced at Bai Yi, who was startled and speechless, simply walking silently past her, speaking softly,

"I’ve checked the situation, we’re still dozens of kilometers away from the original Golden Lion Building... to reach there, we’ll need to travel day and night..."

"Uh..."

"So, well-rested? If you’re well-rested, let’s move out."

"..."

Bai Yi blinked, looking at Ye Shiyu who spoke to herself, not saying a word.

And just as Ye Shiyu, holding a knife and luggage, turned and was about to leave, she noticed Bai Yi still standing there dumbly.

She furrowed her brow, turned back to Bai Yi, and spoke word by word,

"Don’t stand there like an idiot, remember, why are we returning to Linmen...

"For the sake of this world, we must attempt to kill An Le.

"Currently, she’s at the top of the Golden Lion Building."