Chapter 210: Hello, Do You Remember Me?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“It’s a pity that Oreo isn’t here, otherwise wouldn’t she be barking along happily with me?”
Feeling the wind passing him by as he zipped along, Su Mo felt very comfortable riding a cross-country motorcycle across the wasteland.
To him, this was a rare opportunity to relax his body and mind.
The ruins of time sounded dangerous, and Su Mo had thought the same way before actually entering.
However, Zhong Qingshu would never have expected that, after coming to the ruins of time, Su Mo was feeling a sense of freedom and relaxation that was far more comfortable than a spa session worth several thousand yuan!
Su Mo rode the motorcycle while identifying the landmarks along the way. Without much effort, he found his way to the saltpeter mining camp.
Just along this ten-kilometer stretch of land alone, Su Mo could see that three shelters had already been established.
The mess that Huang Biao and his party left behind after attacking was longer there, so this time, when Su Mo drove past these people at high speed, they were shocked senseless!
“Hey buddy, did you manage to bring a motorcycle along when you were transported over? That’s awesome!”
A distance away, Su Mo saw that someone was yelling. He turned toward that direction and rode over leisurely.
This person had been killed by Huang Biao and his party in the main world before Su Mo even came into contact with him. When he did search the ruins of his shelter later, it had been destroyed by others and nothing was left behind. He was a pitiful person.
Feeling some emotion for this unfortunate neighbor who had passed away near his shelter, Su Mo arrived next to him, handing him a pancake and a bottle of water.
“Take it and eat…Remember to stay alive!”
Carrying a rifle, and wearing a pitch-black combat uniform and armor, Su Mo’s image left an indelible mark in the eyes of the ordinary people he passed by.
The man stood there stunned in front of his wooden house until Su Mo revved the engine and left.
He was confused as to how Su Mo had such “exaggerated” equipment when everyone else who was transported over had nothing of the sort!
…
“Huang Biao and his party are probably located somewhere in this direction.”
Su Mo tried to recall Huang Biao’s directions on the map. According to the signs on the ground, Su Mo adjusted his course and continued to observe.
He did not wander around long before he found Huang Biao, who was advancing carefully on the wasteland.
Huang Biao did not choose to put down his shelter’s core in the main world and, naturally, he did no such thing in the ruins of time either.
“Hello, Brother Biao. Do you remember me?”
From a distance, Huang Biao was at first overjoyed when he saw Su Mo riding a motorcycle, but quickly changed his mind after seeing the rifle.
In his heart, although Su Mo was not exhibiting any hostility, there was an inexplicable sense of fear that made his heart uneasy.
“Who…who are you?”
“I’m Su Mo. Brother Biao, don’t you remember me?” Looking at Huang Biao’s confused expression, Su Mo stopped the motorcycle and removed his mask. A hint of joy was shown on his face.
“???”
Huang Biao searched his memory and found that he really could not remember who Su Mo was. A black muzzle was placed against his head.
“Brother Biao, you were the one who attacked me in your last life. In this life, I think it’s fair that those roles are exchanged instead!”
Su Mo smiled as he looked at Huang Biao’s horrified expression. He slammed Huang Biao’s head with the gun, knocking him to the ground. Su Mo then unlocked the rifle’s safety and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang!
The bullet’s terrifying kinetic energy pierced Huang Biao’s head.
Until he died, Huang Biao did not know what he had done wrong. Perhaps in his dying consciousness, he was contemplating the truth of Su Mo’s statement…
“This kind of person, no, this kind of beast, shouldn’t be left alive even in the ruins of time!”
After he caught the scent of blood in the air, Su Mo’s face flashed murderously. Then he put on his mask again and got back on the road.
Since Huang Biao was here, his other accomplices would not be far away.
Without much effort, after a fan-shaped search along the surrounding three-kilometer area, the five people who attacked the shelter back then were all killed by Su Mo, becoming the first humans to die in the wasteland.
After confirming that he did not leave out any of his targets, he took one more glance at the man with glasses who had fallen behind him. Su Mo pulled down his mask and got back on the road again.
His destination this time…
Was in the direction of the kobold camp!
Kento Maeda’s spawn point was near the kobold camp.
However, the current kobolds had not yet obtained gunpowder. For the time being, Maeda had yet to accomplish this task, and the battle between the kobolds and the rat people had also not taken place.
As Su Mo possessed Kento Maeda’s very own diary, his search for the man was even easier than it was looking for Huang Biao.
In the distance, Su Mo saw Kento Maeda, who was running away carefully in the wilderness.
“Hey, Kento, Kento. Here, here. Don’t run away, your buddy is coming over to help you!”
Standing on the hillside while looking at Kento Maeda in the distance, Su Mo yelled at him with enthusiasm.
Kento Maeda, who was still running below, was shocked. Seeing Su Mo standing on the hillside waving at him, he was utterly confused.
“Huh? Do…Do you know me?”
“Yeah, I know you. I’m Su Mo, and we are old friends. You sent me a lot of good things. Kento bro, you forgot?”
Su Mo smiled as he walked down the hill. Looking at the bewildered Kento Maeda, Su Mo put away the M-1 rifle into the storage space.
Maeda was stunned by Su Mo’s behavior.
“I… I haven’t seen you before…”
Seeing Maeda’s bewildered look, Su Mo laughed. He then pulled out a familiar item from his storage space.
Kento Maeda’s handwritten diary!
Taking advantage of the ample time he had, Su Mo wanted to conduct an experiment. An experiment that could test the rules of the ruins of time.
“Here, take it. This is your handwritten diary. Give it a read!”
As long as he completed the assigned task, everything would be restored back to its original state. Hence, Su Mo was not worried that Maeda would destroy any secrets that were still hidden in the diary.
Picking up the diary, Maeda did not know how to react. However, when he flipped open the first page and saw the familiar font, he immediately had a trace of caution on his face. Then when he started reading the second page, his cautious expression turned horrid.
Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead onto onto the paper.
The first day…
The second day…
The pages of the diary were quickly flipped through one by one by Kento Maeda. Seeing something that seemed to be his own personal notes, the word “impossible” repeatedly came out of his mouth.
Clang!
Turning to the page about the ninth day, he finally saw Su Mo’s name written in the diary. Maeda seemed to realize something and suddenly raised his head.
“I, you, I killed you, no…”
“You killed me?”
“You killed yourself!” Seeing that Kento Maeda had begun to lose his mind, Su Mo shook his head and said regretfully.
“To be honest, although I killed you once, I am still curious. Can you tell me if the person in the diary is really you, and why you had the confidence to try and kill me?”
Seeing Su Mo’s arrogant words, his indifferent expression, and his terrifying set of armor, Kento Maeda did not hesitate and immediately tried to…
Escape!
He ran. He ran crazily and desperately!
Maeda’s running speed was very fast, covering a distance of one hundred meters within just 14.5 seconds. On the wasteland terrain, this could be regarded as an almost superhuman performance.
The rolling yellow sand was kicked up by his frantic steps. The horror of facing this life and death situation drained all the potential stored in Maeda’s muscles.
However, looking at the figure rapidly running away from him, Su Mo shook his head regretfully. He turned around and got back on the motorcycle.
“It seems that the ruins of time are a self-contained ecosystem, and everyone will not doubt the authenticity of the world in which they live.”
“But who would be able to tell the truth between reality and an illusion?”
Twisting the accelerator, he hung behind Kento Maeda all the way. The distance between the two was maintained at about 300 meters.
Seeing Maeda’s pace gradually decrease, Su Mo also lowered his own speed and slid forward.
“Let…Let… me go, I, I’ll be your slave… I’ll work like a horse for you…”
Maeda was out of breath after all that running. Watching Su Mo approach was like observing a cat catching a mouse. Maeda Kento yelled as he collapsed on the ground in despair.
Kento Maeda’s appearance right now did not reflect the strategizing, careful, and shrewd villain written in the diary.
“Too bad. Be a good person in your next life!”
After repeated experimentation, he discovered that Maeda really could not figure out that this world was an illusion. Su Mo smiled faintly and took out his rifle.
Bang!
A bullet was discharged, and blood spurted out.
After killing the villain who almost plunged the Underground Shelter into a crisis, Su Mo’s heart suddenly felt refreshed. His soul seemed to be nourished, and all the regrets he had about this before were erased.
“Time… is such a good thing to have.”
“As long as you have time on your side, you can fix the regret by going back to the past. It’s said that there is no medicine for regret but, with the power of time, you can turn any regret into a satisfying ending!”
“Unfortunately, what happens in the ruins of time can’t affect the outside world. I guess this could be considered as a time duplication for my own rejuvenation and peace of mind!”
Su Mo took out the two units of time currency from the storage space. Pinching them in his hands, and looking at the corpse of Kento Maeda on the ground, Su Mo seemed to touch an invisible boundary.
If this boundary was broken through, humans might be able to get their hands on even more advanced technology, entering a new technological era.
If it could not be broken, then the existing technology could only be maintained and developed slowly.
“Each disaster is a hurdle. After crossing this hurdle, a disaster can be transformed into a priceless opportunity in the hands of the strong!”
Two shots were fired again to make sure that Maeda was really dead. After that, Su Mo left.
After coming to the ruins of time, it seemed that Su Mo would be able to fix all the regrets he left behind in the main world. As long as he completed the task, he could exit the ruins and return to the main world.
“There are still four days before the disaster strikes. Where should I go during this time?”
The strong wind blew through his hair. Watching the darkening sky, Su Mo did not feel the same tension he had when he first arrived at the wasteland.
The darkness is not a terrifying thing. Instead, the scariest thing is not having enough strength.
“I don’t know if Zhong Qingshu…”
“Oh right, I can go visit Zhong Qingshu to play!”
Thinking of Zhong Qingshu who was still waiting outside, Su Mo face had a funny expression. After identifying the direction the Candlelight Shelter was in, he rode toward it.
The Candlelight Shelter only comprised the small team of four prison guards on the first day; the others had yet to join for the time being.
However, from the casual chats he had had with Zhong Qingshu, Su Mo knew the location of Zhong Qingshu’s spawn point.
That location was the flattest place in the entire plains, and the four prison guards later moved there together with the rest of the team.
He had traveled along this road many times in the main world. Although there were no longer any tire markings on the road, Su Mo could find his way by using the setting sun to navigate his surroundings.
Gradually, when the sun had set and the motorcycle’s headlights illuminated the distance, Su Mo finally saw the outline of a warm cabin not far away.
Under the light of the torch, a woman cautiously exposed half of her face, quietly looking at the approaching Su Mo.
With his good eyesight, Su Mo could immediately identify the woman’s face clearly from a single glance…
It was Zhong Qingshu!
