Chapter 1317: Chapter 1313: A Mysterious Space
Tian Qi gave a bitter smile and said, "You’re right! I hope that when the time comes, we can avenge our brothers! No matter what, we cannot allow the elders of the Black Hole Clan to continue their tyrannical acts!"
As the two were chatting, beside them, Ye Tian suddenly made a slight movement!
Daichong and Tian Qi immediately became extremely excited!
"Ye Tian!"
"Ye Tian! Are you awake?"
Daichong and Tian Qi hurriedly gathered beside Ye Tian, who slowly opened his eyes. Even though Ye Tian had experienced what just happened, he looked bewildered, with no expression in his eyes.
"Where is this?"
Ye Tian asked directly, and Daichong didn’t hesitate, briefly recounting to Ye Tian what had happened after he fell unconscious.
This included hearing Elder Guo’s voice suddenly in both Daichong and Tian Qi’s minds; brothers desperately holding off Elder Dong Feng to cover Ye Tian’s escape; the gap appearing in South City’s barrier; someone blocking Elder Dong Feng; Daichong and Tian Qi falling into this pit, and unable to escape...
After listening to Daichong’s recount, Ye Tian’s expression became serious, and he tightly clenched his fists!
The situation in South City is entirely under Elder Dong Feng’s control; in the Underground City of South City, his beloved wife and newly born daughter are still in Elder Dong Feng’s hands, and the wounded brothers are also under Dong Feng’s control. Even the 300,000 citizens of South City have become sacrifices under Elder Dong Feng’s rule.
Now, the brothers fighting at the junction of the new and old cities in South City are also risking their lives to protect his escape from South City...
After the battle in South City, so many brothers, now only Tian Qi and Daichong remain by his side!
New and old grudges combined, Ye Tian wished he could tear Elder Dong Feng to pieces!
But no matter how angry he felt, Ye Tian couldn’t act rashly, because he must set an example for Tian Qi and Daichong...
Therefore, Ye Tian slowly collected his thoughts, looking up towards the exit of the pit.
Since it was twenty or thirty meters away, the pit’s exit looked like the size of a well’s opening. At the edge of the pit, one could still see the starry sky above and the trees in the jungle...
"Ye Tian, can you jump out from here?"
Daichong asked directly. Although he and Tian Qi were unable to jump out, perhaps Ye Tian could jump out, as Ye Tian’s strength far surpassed theirs.
However, Ye Tian shook his head and said, "Daichong, from your earlier description, this pit is not a trap for catching beasts; it is likely crafted using some high-tech method. Therefore, since you and Qiqi cannot jump out, neither can I!
It seems the person who constructed this pit intended to keep us here, although we currently do not know what purpose the person has for keeping us inside the pit."
While speaking, Ye Tian constantly stroked the pit wall, and as Tian Qi had described, the pit wall was exceedingly smooth, giving no opportunity for climbing. Moreover, the wall was hard enough that even a Life Weapon might not be able to leave a scratch on it.
Tian Qi immediately said anxiously, "Ye Tian, if we continue to be trapped here, Elder Dong Feng will absorb all the people in South City... No, as Daichong and I heal here, we have no sense of the passage of time, and perhaps our brothers have already been all..."
In fact, whether it was Tian Qi, Daichong, or Ye Tian himself, when invading South City, none brought cell phones, watches, or anything that could tell the time, as such items would cause distraction.
Now, neither Tian Qi nor Daichong had any concept of time...
"I’m afraid it won’t be that fast!"
Seeing Tian Qi and Daichong looking dejected, Ye Tian suddenly spoke, causing them both to freeze.
Tian Qi immediately asked, "Ye Tian, do you know something? How long have we been trapped in this pit?"
Ye Tian touched his stomach and said, "Actually, although I was unconscious, my body still has a biological clock. Based on my estimate, about two days have passed since I fainted to now."
"Two days!?" Daichong showed despair, "Such a long time, I’m afraid that guy Dong Feng has already controlled the entire South City, perhaps our brothers have all..."
"The situation is probably even more complex than that!"
Ye Tian shook his head, then looked up at the starry sky above.
Although only a corner of the starry sky was visible, from this sight, Ye Tian was able to discern more clues...
"What’s strange is this place! Although my biological clock accurately tells me I’ve been unconscious for two days, from the starry sky above, it seems less than half an hour has passed since I fainted!"
"What!?" "Huh?"
Ye Tian’s words left Tian Qi and Daichong utterly shocked.
Tian Qi hurriedly asked, "Ye Tian, are you joking? Are you saying your biological clock is messed up?"
Daichong also said, "That’s right! Although Qiqi and I can’t precisely gauge time, we clearly know what half an hour feels like—half an hour passes in the blink of an eye. We’ve been healing here and have recovered quite a bit. Half an hour is just impossible."
Ye Tian knew Tian Qi and Daichong didn’t believe him, so he sighed and continued, "But that’s the truth. I used to live in the jungle, and to know the time, I learned to tell it by the stars with very little error. Have you two, while healing with the Silent Qi of the Nether God, ever noticed the day and night changes above?"
Upon hearing this, Tian Qi and Daichong were speechless.
Ye Tian actually had the ability to tell time by the stars, which meant no matter how long he survived in the jungle, his concept of time wouldn’t be confused.
Tian Qi and Daichong began to recall carefully. Although they were focused on healing and recovering their strength, they were not entirely unaware of the outside world.
At least, at times, they would open their eyes, and what they saw was undeniably the starlit sky overhead.
"That being the case, it’s indeed as you said, Ye Tian; above us, apart from the starry sky, we’ve never seen the sun!"
"Indeed! Although it didn’t seem strange at first, thinking about it now, it is quite strange!"
Tian Qi and Daichong both expressed their confusion, while Ye Tian looked at Tian Qi and said, "Qiqi, haven’t we encountered such a situation before?"
"Could it be..."
Tian Qi had an expression of sudden realization.
Back then, after a fierce battle with Dong Mei, he was on the brink of death.
Fortunately, he was rescued, and the person who saved him turned out to be the one who raised Ye Tian, Old Guo!
Old Guo not only saved his life but also introduced him to high technology!
Although the Black Hole Clan could expertly use Different Space technology, in Old Guo’s Different Space, he could freely control time.
In Old Guo’s Different Space, he healed his injuries and trained with Ye Tian...
Years passed, but time in reality did not flow!
It was this experience that led Tian Qi, whenever Ye Tian brought up time-related issues, to think first of Old Guo. Even more importantly, before fleeing South City, he had heard Old Guo’s voice!
"Could it be, Old Guo?"
Tian Qi said with widened eyes.
Ye Tian carefully looked around and said, "Whether it’s Old Guo, I don’t know. But with the Black Hole Clan’s Different Space technology, they can’t construct a space where time is frozen. Yet, they seem capable of creating a space where time flows slowly!"
In Ye Tian’s mind appeared the scene when he fought with Vermilion Bird, one of Dong Feng Elder’s personal guards and a Commander of the Annihilation Squad...
It was in a space where time flowed relatively slowly, thanks to the Different Space constructed by this enemy, that he didn’t waste much precious time during Yun Xinyan’s childbirth.
"Could it be, this trap was constructed by Dong Feng Elder to stall our actions?"
"Indeed! If so, wouldn’t the situation in South City be dangerous?"
Tian Qi and Daichong expressed their concerns simultaneously, while Ye Tian silently said, "Looking at the construction of this pit, the walls are incredibly smooth, not conducive to climbing, and you can’t use any flying techniques. All signs indicate that this was indeed constructed to trap us.
But, if this was indeed done by Dong Feng Elder, why does time flow slowly in this pit? Thinking about it, it doesn’t make sense! As long as time flows normally in this pit, then as long as we’re trapped for three to five days, the situation in South City would naturally be under his control, so why give us any breathing room?"
Ye Tian’s words plunged Tian Qi and Daichong into deep thought.
As Ye Tian said, everything seemed too abnormal!
The pit walls are smooth, making it impossible to use flying techniques or even Qinggong to leap out. All signs indicate that this pit exists to trap people.
However, once people are trapped, time flows slowly; once those trapped escape, what’s the point of trapping them at all?
Everything seems too bizarre indeed...