Yi Lin couldn't help but pause slightly upon hearing these words.
Seeing that Yi Lin didn't speak, Molly continued, "I don't know if you've ever heard of a term called 'Deja Vu'?"
"There have been similar reports in the past where someone dreamed of a disaster that would happen the next day, they made a prediction, and then the scenes from that dream really happened."
"Or there are people who run into someone they don't know at a street corner, yet they feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity."
"Some people, after suddenly completing a specific action, will feel like 'I seem to have encountered the same thing at some time and place'."
"This is what is referred to as deja vu."
Using her finger, Molly circled the words "Deja Vu" on the holographic display, speaking nonstop.
"But in the last century, scientists already proposed a hypothesis."
"That is the 'space-time information fragment' hypothesis."
"This hypothesis... hmm, translating it would be over 20,000 words, and you probably wouldn't understand it," Molly didn't forget to take a dig at Yi Lin's intelligence.
"To put it simply, it assumes that all information about the present, past, and future actually exists as signals like fragments, in wavebands that are incomprehensible to humans. They are scattered and irregularly present throughout the universe..."
"And under certain special circumstances, humans can inadvertently receive these information fragments and reorganize them into images in the brain, which to ordinary people like you, would result in the 'deja vu' effect."
"All in all, how can you confirm whether you truly traveled from the year 2125 back to 2121... or whether you've inadvertently received information from the future year 2125, causing an impact on your current cognition and leading to a deviation in your perception of time?"
Yi Lin sighed. From the moment he decided to dial that number and bring Molly to Qingcheng, he had already made up his mind to "drag Molly into this."
After all, in Yi Lin's plan, to avoid "that future," Molly was an indispensable presence.
So...
Yi Lin stood up, smiled, and said, "To be precise, the point in time I was reborn was in 2118, which is three years ago."
"In these three years, I made thorough preparations, focusing on one thing only."
As he spoke, Yi Lin stepped behind Molly.
"And that was... to kill a man, and then to acquire a certain… 'strength'."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yi Lin activated his skill.
[Shadow Follow]!
...
[Shadow Follow]
[Rarity]1 Star
[Consumption]3 Psychic Points/sec
[Effect]Lowers your presence by 70% when behind a target or concealed in shadows.
[Description]The shadow shall accompany you!
...
Then he gently placed his finger on Molly's carotid artery.
Thump, thump, thump.
In an instant, Molly felt her hair stand on end. She clearly knew that Yi Lin was right behind her, but what was creepy was that she could hardly sense anyone's presence.
Even though Yi Lin's fingers were gently pressing on her neck.
It was as if the person standing behind her was not a living being but a nearly nonexistent shadow.
Three seconds later, Yi Lin exited the "Shadow Follow" state.
In Molly's perception, that eerie feeling receded like a tide the moment Yi Lin deactivated his skill.
"You ask me how I can prove it? Heh."
Yi Lin smiled faintly, removing his finger from Molly's neck.
"My existence is the proof. Besides, I've brought something back from the future, something that does not exist in this era."
Yi Lin was referring to the [Apocalypse Knight Module].
Even after Yi Lin sat back down opposite Molly, she remained stiff.
In that moment, she almost felt the illusion that her life was in the other person's hands.
"Did I scare you? Sorry…"
Seeing Molly's tense expression, Yi Lin's voice softened involuntarily, "The only 'ability' I can conveniently show you is this one. I'm afraid the other 'ability' might hurt you."
Several minutes later, Molly's slightly pale face gradually regained its color.
"I believe you."
Molly took a few deep breaths, then sipped her hot coffee to calm her nerves.
"Good." Yi Lin smiled slightly and continued, "Pay close attention to what I'm about to tell you. But there are some things I can't say; those are 'forbidden' for me, understand?"
Molly nodded.
Next, Yi Lin told Molly in great detail about the events that would occur four years later.
Of course, now that Yi Lin had become an Official Apostle, all information about the "Tower" and the "Inside World" was forbidden to be disclosed to anyone other than Apostles.
If Yi Lin intentionally leaked the secrets of the "Tower," he would suffer a terrible punishment.
Therefore, regarding the four Apocalypse Knights that would emerge from the Four Towers, Yi Lin metaphorically described them as "four big BOSSes."
And the human betrayers under the four Knights, Yi Lin straightforwardly likened to "Elite Monsters" in a game.
While Yi Lin was explaining the whole process, his tone remained very calm.
But Molly just listened without a word.
Uncharacteristically quiet.
In a trance, she seemed to glimpse, through that pale and powerless language, the despairing future that this man before her had experienced.
Witnessing with his own eyes, the destruction of everything around him, witnessing the death of his companions, one by one.
Even...
Burying important people by his own hands.
When Molly came back to her senses, she realized that at some point, tears had covered her face. Huh? What was this strange sense of déjà vu???
"Why are you crying?"
Yi Lin looked at Molly in surprise—he had certainly omitted quite a lot, hadn't he?
"No, I think I understand... the future... wait... four BOSSes?"
Molly's pupils suddenly constricted!
This number subconsciously made her think of an existence that could completely change human civilization.
She wiped away the tears from her face and then quickly drew four Towers on the holographic 3D image.
"The four areas you're talking about couldn't be..."
Yi Lin's mouth corners twitched into a smirk, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
"I understand now, I didn't expect it to be like this..."
This time Molly completely understood.
When the Four Towers appeared out of nowhere overnight.
She had shown great interest.
And studied them for a while.
She had speculated that the appearance of the Four Towers was a reawakening of ancient civilization's mystery or a colossal joke played by an unknown cosmic intelligence on humanity.
Little did she know...
The existence of these Four Towers was meant to bring judgment upon humanity, leading human civilization to its apocalypse!
If the future Yi Lin briefly described actually "exists," then human civilization is already in its final countdown!
"Wait a moment,"
Molly said with a grave expression. She took out her cell phone and rapidly pressed several keys.
Molly connected her phone with the 3D holographic projection.
Then, right in front of Yi Lin, through the city's local network, she hacked into the Qingcheng Police Station's server.
She pulled up the files on Yi Lin and Siao Yang.
Molly pointed at Siao Yang's 3D avatar: "The person you killed, is it him?"
Yi Lin didn't speak.
He took it as an acknowledgment.
"He's the one you mentioned... um... who betrayed mankind and became an Elite Monster? This is your reason for killing him?"
Yi Lin silently nodded his head.
He looked deeply at the 18-year-old Molly before him.
Actually, there was another reason Yi Lin had for killing Siao Yang without hesitation.
"Actually, there's another reason because..."
"He killed you in the future."
This sentence, for Yi Lin, was unnecessary to say out loud now.
Seeing the lively and bouncing Molly before him, the corners of Yi Lin's mouth curved into a slight smile.
A bit...
Happy.