Back to the Future 1999: Raining at the Same Time

The two walked all the way to the depths of the maze. In fact, it was called a maze, but there was only one way to go.

And what's quite strange is that apart from the winding roads along the way, we didn't encounter anything.

Just when Chen Xi was about to lose interest, another huge door appeared before his eyes.

"Sister Stanlu..."

"Um……"

The two exchanged glances and pushed open the door in front of them without hesitation.

They thought they were going to see another magnificent miracle, but in fact they didn't.

Everything in front of them was extremely ordinary, just a rather rough stone hall. If it weren't for the giant dog-headed stone statues on both sides, the two would never have regarded this as the end of the maze.

“This place is not what I expected.”

Chen Xi looked at everything in the room with some disappointment. Although peace and happiness are good, it always feels not right if nothing happens on the adventure.

"Can you be as disappointed as the first time you met our Egyptian branch?"

Si Tanlu, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, immediately noticed Chen Xi's change in mood and joked with a smile.

"Besides, isn't it nice that nothing happened?"

"What? Did I wrong you by chatting with my sister along the way?"

"How could that be... Sister Stanlo, I'm so happy. Oh, and look at that box in the hall! Maybe what we want to investigate is in there!"

Seeing that the topic was heading in a dangerous direction, Chen Xi quickly changed the subject.

Si Tanlu was just teasing him. Once he was given the opportunity, he would just take it.

The two came to the sarcophagus, and Chen Xi knocked on the lid of the sarcophagus with curiosity on his face.

"Is this thing... a bathtub?"

It's no wonder that Chen Xi had such a guess. The entire sarcophagus is about fifty centimeters high and two meters long, and the width is probably enough for two people to lie side by side.

It was just covered with an oval cover that was slightly smaller than the outer ring, and its four sides were polished very smoothly. The delicate touch made Chen Xi feel that it would be difficult to achieve even with the technology of the 21st century.

"Would it be disappointing to have such a result at the end of the adventure?"

Looking at Chen Xi who was constantly studying the sarcophagus, Si Tanlu whispered to comfort him.

"Well, nothing surprising to find. Open it."

As he said this, Chen Xi pulled out Daowu and inserted it into the gap of the cover, and suddenly injected a huge amount of air into it.

"Hey, Chenxi! Don't do such a dangerous thing without permission!"

Before Si Tanlu could say anything to stop him, it was already too late.

With a loud bang, the cover of the sarcophagus flew into the air. A huge amount of mystical aura suddenly spread in the space, and a strange tearing sensation suddenly pounced on Chen Xi and Si Tanlu's bodies.

"Mortal, you have disturbed the eternal sleep of Osiris. Are you ready to accept the judgment of Hades?"

The ancient oracle suddenly exploded in the minds of the two men. At the same time, a golden light flashed in the eyes of the stone statues on both sides, and they walked towards them step by step with sickles in their hands.

"How could this be... This sarcophagus clearly didn't have any mystical aura before it was opened."

Chen Xi squatted on the ground holding his head in pain, resisting the whispers of the ancient gods that came from his mind from time to time.

However, compared to him, the situation on Stanlu's side was even worse.

Unlike Chen Xi, who had been to the gates of hell several times, her spirit became extremely unstable under such torture.

Before the two men could recover, the stone statue had already arrived in front of them, raising the stone sickle in its hand high.

"Sister Stanlu, be careful!"

The enemy only picked on the weak in a fight, and was very cunning in focusing his attack on Stanlu first.

Chen Xi instantly pushed the mystical arts to the limit he could exert, and pounced on Si Tanlu, protecting her under him.

Although he had avoided most of the stone sickles, he still managed to catch a fish in the net and grazed Chen Xi's shoulder, tearing off a large piece of flesh and blood. In the process, he also cut through the backpack slung over Chen Xi's shoulder, causing everything inside to fall out.

"Chenxi! Chenxi! Are you okay? Chenxi!"

Being thrown to the ground suddenly, Stanlu woke up instantly.

Looking at the sticky blood gradually staining her hands, she knew that if Chen Xi had not sacrificed himself to pounce on her, she would have been a pile of minced meat on the ground.

"I...pfft...I'm fine."

At that time, Chen Xi was only thinking about going faster and faster, and he didn't spare any energy to defend himself, so the shock of the stone sickle passing through his body inevitably hurt his internal organs.

Blood gradually surged up Chen Xi's throat. It was that smell again, the smell of death. Really, was this the feeling every time I had to go on a mission?

Chen Xi just felt that his body was so heavy that he wanted to fall asleep, but he knew that if he really fell asleep, today's relationship with Si Tanlu would really end here.

"Sister Stanlu..."

Chen Xi raised his face, trying to force a smile to reassure Si Tanlu, but for some reason, he did not see any expression of worry or self-blame on her face at this moment.

It was a feeling of shock and terror. His gradually widening pupils reflected Stanlu's heart, as if a large piece of it had been dug out from there.

"Chen...Chenxi."

Si Tanlu's voice trembled, as if he was unwilling to believe what he saw.

"Tell me...are you the Hand of Reshaping?"

As far as the eye can see, a black mask fell quietly to the ground, with its hands crossed, as if nothing could disturb its sleep.

But everyone in the Foundation knew exactly what it was—the Hand of Reshaping!

"Haha, this dream is finally over."

Chen Xi gave a wry smile and took out the transmission floppy disk from his arms.

"Teleport..."

"what--"

As if sensing something was wrong, the stone statue suddenly roared and swung the sickle in its hand again, but this time, all they could cut was the mysterious glow left behind by the two people after teleportation.

"what--"

The two of them suddenly fell in front of the Sphinx. Although they only stayed in the air for a short time, the landing tore Chen Xi's wound, causing him to scream.

"Chenxi, Chenxi! Tell me, this is fake! This can't be true! Right?"

Si Tanlu looked at him with anticipation, hoping to hear the answer she expected.

But Chen Xi just smiled somewhat sadly, and when Si Tanlu saw this smile, her heart was already chilled.

He gently pushed Stanlu away.

"I'm sorry, Sister Si Tanlu..."

He took out another transmission floppy disk from his pocket.

"Teleport..."

Realizing what Chen Xi was going to do, Si Tanlu quickly reached out his hand, but it was too late.

Like the stone statue in the crypt, she only caught a ray of light that quickly dissipated.

"Attention, all members of the Foundation! Attention, all members of the Foundation! Chen Xi, who was traveling with us earlier, is suspected to be a senior cadre of the Hand of Reshaping! All members of the Foundation who are not in an emergency situation, please put down your work! Spare no effort to capture Chen Xi!"

As expected of the captain of the investigation team, Stanlu reacted quickly and opened the public channel to contact everyone in the foundation.

"Chen Xi..."

Stan Lu looked at the communication device in his hand.

"You're injured. You can't run far."

"No matter what happens, I'll catch you. And then..."

"Ask him face to face!"

……

"Right there! I just saw him! In that alley! Don't let him get away!"

“It’s really exciting~”

Chen Xi covered his shoulders and hid in the shadow of the alley.

"I don't know what method Si Tanlu used, but they arrested me as soon as I showed up."

"That's really heartless."

Chen Xi smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly.

"Besides, I really did blame Arcana wrongly."

The teleportation floppy disk cannot teleport over very long distances, so when Chen Xi activated the teleportation for the second time, the power of the floppy disk only teleported him across an area of ​​sea.

In other words, he is now in that original city - Athens, Greece!

"They are really persistent. Did they promise some great benefit?"

Ever since Chen Xi appeared, the people from the foundation had been chasing him relentlessly, leaving him no time to recover from his injuries.

"Master, are you okay? Anma will release the shield immediately to help stop the bleeding!"

"Tie Mei! Chen Xi, let me go chop down those ungrateful guys!"

"Dawu! Don't be impulsive! I don't want to hurt any innocent people!"

"Thank you, Anma... I'm fine. Give me some more time... I can recover on my own."

"We found him! Here! Come and surround him! Don't let him get away again!"

"Damn it!"

Chen Xi gritted his teeth and continued to cast the mysterious spell on his feet, running away with all his might.

This seemingly deadlocked game actually has a way out, but...

"Haha, I really don't want to meet her again in such a mess. I was thinking of dressing up a little more respectably before meeting her later..."

"boom--"

Slamming open the door of the tavern, Chen Xi shouted:

"Anna!"

Anna, still immersed in the separation a few days ago, was absent-mindedly wiping the wine glass in her hand.

Suddenly she heard her lover calling her name, and the joy instantly swept away all the gloom. She looked towards the source of the voice with anticipation, but the scene she saw made her heart tighten.

"Chen Xi!"

Anna threw down the wine glass in her hand and rushed out of the counter to Chen Xi. The sound of the glass breaking on the ground was just like her mood at the moment.

"Chenxi! What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Anxious news and tears welled up in Anna's eyes. As if all her strength had been exhausted, Chen Xi fell into Anna's arms and said breathlessly:

"Anna! Do you have the sharp tooth I gave you? Give it to me now..."

"He's in the tavern! Chase him! It's a dead end, he can't get away!"

"I've brought it! Chenxi, are you okay? Don't talk anymore now! I'll call a doctor for you!"

Anna took off the necklace from her neck and handed it to Chen Xi, then planned to rush out to find a doctor.

"Don't……"

Gently pressing down Anna's slightly standing body, Chen Xi shook his head.

"I'm sorry...for leaving you here alone."

"A Troupe of little vagrants of the world!"

Chen Xi was gambling, gambling that he could boot the floppy disk within a few seconds after performing the spell.

Throwing the sharp tooth in his hand behind him, Chen Xi finally hugged Anna.

At the same time, the sound of the Foundation breaking down the door could be heard from behind.

"Thugs of the Reshaping Hand! You have been arrested by the Foundation! Surrender now!"

"Roar--!"

A huge lion's roar resounded throughout the tavern, and a golden lion with sharp teeth flashing with golden light suddenly appeared in front of the foundation members, blocking their way.

It seems that the bet was won.

"Thank you, Anna... If we can meet again... I will make it up to you."

Chen Xi took out the last floppy disk in his arms.

"Teleport."

As the golden light dissipated, Anna felt her arms feel empty.

She looked at the light in her arms gradually fading away in disbelief, crying out:

"Chen Xi!"

……

Within the Hand of Reshaping, Chen Xi's body slowly appeared in his room. Before he fell into coma, he saw a woman in a purple dress sitting upright on his bed.

"Arcana...why are you in my room..."

After saying this last sentence, Chen Xi's body inevitably fell forward and he completely fainted.

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I feel like it tonight, so I'll write another chapter later. I'll see whether I can post it in the evening or not. Alas.