Time had rewound to before Lin Mo attacked the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall, the Hall of the Wheel-Turning King?
Or was everything that happened afterward, Lin Mo, Ning Xi, and Ning Fei being found and killed by the Tyrant in real life, just a dream?
The scene around him filled Lin Mo with disbelief.
At that moment, Ning Xi, standing beside him, heard his "muttering" and tilted her head.
"Brother Lin Mo, what do you mean by dying and not dying? What are you talking about?"
Lin Mo turned and looked at Ning Xi.
The image of Ning Xi dying in front of him replayed in his mind. Even now, thinking about it again brought him deep pain.
Without saying a word, Lin Mo suddenly pulled Ning Xi into a tight embrace, as if he wanted to crush her into himself.
"Xiao Xi, you're still alive!"
"That's great!"
Faced with this sudden display of affection, Ning Xi didn't know what to do for a moment.
More than anything, she was worried, "Brother Lin Mo, what happened to you?"
After all, everything had been fine just a second ago.
She and Lin Mo had just cleared the Ninth Hall of the Yama Hall and were preparing to challenge the final stage, the Tenth Hall.
Nothing unusual had happened before this.
Lin Mo's behavior made it seem as though something major had just taken place.
From Ning Xi's perspective, it was completely out of character.
Just then, Lin Mo suddenly felt a burning pain in the palm of his right hand.
He raised his hand and opened it.
A golden flashing mark he had never seen before appeared in the center of his palm.
[Destiny: 90%]
At that moment, the percentage dropped to 80%.
Lin Mo remembered that his palm had burned once before.
The last time it happened was after he had been killed by the Level 17 Boss, Vampire Emperor Ainogae, and reincarnated to the eve of Divine Oracle's launch.
At the time, he had been busy buying lottery tickets and scratching for the SSS-rank talent code, so he hadn't paid attention and hadn't noticed whether this golden mark was there.
Connecting the two events, Lin Mo suddenly shuddered, 'Could it be that everything that just happened wasn't a dream at all, but actually happened? Ning Xi, Ning Fei, and I really were killed by the Tyrant? And after I died...'
'I was reborn again?'
A chill ran down Lin Mo's back.
There was no time to think further.
Because if this really was his second rebirth, then according to the history of his second life, once he and Ning Xi entered the Tenth Hall of the Yama Hall, they would be instantly killed by the Wheel-Turning King's aura.
After returning to the city and logging out, while waiting for Ning Fei to finish his dungeon run so they could all go eat hotpot together, the Tyrant would come to their door disguised as a delivery man and kill them.
Because Lin Mo had made the hotpot reservation in advance, he remembered the timing clearly.
The Tyrant had arrived at exactly 6:22 p.m.
The current time was 6:00 p.m.
Which meant, 'The Tyrant will knock on the door in twenty-two minutes.'
'If I don't prepare immediately, history will repeat itself.'
Lin Mo quickly released Ning Xi, took out two Return-to-City Scrolls from his bag, and handed one to her.
"We need to return to the city right now! Also, Xiao Xi, listen to me. Tell Xiao Fei immediately not to run the Demon Hall anymore! Right now! Immediately! At once! Have him return to the city and log out within ten seconds!"
Ning Xi looked confused, "But Brother Lin Mo, aren't we doing the Tenth Hall anymore?"
"We'll do it later," Lin Mo said hurriedly, "Quick! Do as I say!"
Although she had no idea why Lin Mo had suddenly become so tense, she didn't dare take it lightly when she saw how serious he was.
She immediately crushed the Return-to-City Scroll together with Lin Mo.
While waiting for the countdown, she sent a message to Ning Fei.
After receiving it, Ning Fei looked completely baffled.
["No! Sis! How do you know I'm running the Demon Hall?"]
Ning Xi replied, ["Don't ask. Just log out! It's urgent!"]
Ning Fei replied, ["Okay! Right away!"]
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two flashes of white light appeared.
Lin Mo and Ning Xi turned into beams of light and vanished from the Ninth Hall of the Yama Hall, the Hall of the Equality King.
After returning to Inferno City, both of them immediately logged out.
Lin Mo walked from the bedroom into the living room.
The scene that had just happened there replayed in his mind, leaving him shivering.
At that moment, Ning Fei also logged out.
He and Ning Xi came out of their rooms and met up with Lin Mo in the living room.
Looking at the brother and sister who had died protecting him just moments ago, yet were now completely unharmed, Lin Mo felt a sense of relief.
His first thought was to move immediately and take the siblings away from this place.
But after thinking about it, he gave up on the idea.
'No!'
'Running away won't solve anything. If this Tyrant isn't dead, there'll be endless trouble later.'
'Even if I move somewhere else, he'll still find a way to come after me.'
Remembering the scene of the Tyrant killing Ning Xi with his own eyes, anger surged within Lin Mo.
'I have to use this opportunity to get rid of him once and for all.'
So, with twenty minutes still remaining, Lin Mo immediately took out his phone and called the police.
He had already seen how powerful the Tyrant was in reality.
Even if he could "predict the future," there was no guarantee he could defeat him.
And even if he could, explaining everything to the police afterward would be troublesome.
So letting the police handle it directly was the safest option.
Lin Mo had already checked the map.
The police station was nearby, and the fastest response time was only seven to eight minutes. There was more than enough time.
Watching Lin Mo call the police one moment and grab a kitchen knife from the kitchen the next, looking nervous and drenched in sweat, Ning Fei couldn't help becoming nervous as well.
"Brother-in-law, what's going on? Is something about to happen? Is the apocalypse coming?"
Lin Mo didn't have time to explain.
He only said, "You'll know soon enough."
As he spoke, Lin Mo looked at Ning Xi and Ning Fei.
Remembering how they had died protecting him, his gaze became firm.
"I'll protect both of you."
"Trust me."
Although she didn't know what was about to happen, Ning Xi felt completely safe at that moment.
She nodded and said happily,
"I trust you, Brother Lin Mo."
As it turned out, the police arrived even faster than Lin Mo had expected.
In only five minutes, they had already entered the residential complex.
Since Lin Mo's report was that suspicious people had recently been scouting his home and were likely to act tonight, four plainclothes officers were dispatched.
Each of them was armed.
No matter how capable the Tyrant was, he can't be immune to bullets, can he?
After all, according to the history of the second life, Lin Mo had ultimately died together with the Tyrant using a kitchen knife. That proved he had no special powers and was just an ordinary person.
The four officers entered the apartment in advance and set up an ambush.
Amid an atmosphere of tension and secrecy, they waited for 6:22 p.m.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The knock came exactly as expected.
"Hello, delivery."
At this time, one of the officers signaled for Lin Mo to speak with the visitor.
So Lin Mo repeated the exact words from his second life.
"Leave it at the door."
"You need to sign for it in person."
This was already the second time Lin Mo had heard that sentence.
The man had to break in for the evidence to be undeniable.
So Lin Mo continued to follow the same script.
"Okay, wait a moment. I just got out of the shower and don't have clothes on. I'll put something on and come out."
Outside the door, Chen Jun confirmed from the voice that the man he was looking for was inside this apartment.
The corners of his mouth lifted.
He stepped back several paces.
BANG!
His body slammed toward the door like a boulder.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
After several impacts, Chen Jun forcibly smashed the door open.
"Hello, Rulebound."
The moment Chen Jun broke in, lifted his head with a grin on his face, and drew a sharp dagger—
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Four dark gun barrels were pointed directly at his forehead.
The savage smile on Chen Jun's face froze instantly.