Godslayer: The different abilities represented by the twelve two-hour periods of the day

Lin Shi strolled through the vast expanse of snow, admiring the snowy scenery of the city. If it weren't for the rare snow scene in Cangnan City, he didn't know when he would have seen this snow-covered city again.

Seven Nights, do you like this gift...?

It was almost seven o'clock in the blink of an eye; it was time to go find An Qingyu.

Lin Shi arrived at the restaurant where he had previously ordered food, picked up the already packaged meal, and disappeared into the shadows through a hidden sewer entrance to head towards An Qingyu's laboratory.

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"I brought you some food, eat it while it's hot." Lin Shi appeared next to An Qingyu carrying poached chicken, stuffed tofu, green vegetables, and boiled shrimp.

An Qingyu tossed a drawing in front of Lin Shi, saying, "Place the fireworks according to this drawing, and I've marked the order for you."

He pointed to a pile of fireworks in the corner, their gunpowder already removed, and said, "Remember to take your trash with you when you leave. Not just the trash here, but also some that were thrown into the sewer. Take that with you too."

"You've worked hard. Come and eat, it's still steaming hot! By the way... how's my blood research going?"

An Qingyu adjusted her glasses, looking troubled. "I conducted the experiment immediately after you left that day and found that the blood underwent drastic changes after leaving your body. During the short period after you left after the blood was drawn, I did not analyze the blood immediately, which is why I did not observe the changes in the blood in the first few minutes."

However... in subsequent research, I deduced that your blood began to rewind the moment it left your body, eventually becoming the same as a normal person's blood, completely unremarkable..."

Lin Shi was shocked upon hearing this. He had considered that An Qingyu might not be able to analyze the composition of his blood, but he never expected that his blood could actually rewind time.

He looked at his arm and wondered, "Am I really that amazing?"

Could it be because... he traveled to this world with his body and didn't originally belong to this world? So Zafkiel used time reversal to build a firewall in his body to prevent his genes from being analyzed, thus avoiding genetic damage?

In other words, Zafkiel didn't want his genetic material to be leaked, but he... really wanted to know some of his secrets.

Lin Shi looked troubled. After thinking for a moment, he decided that once is enough, twice is not enough. This was the first time, and the last time would be the second time.

"In that case, here's another vial of blood for you."

An Qingyu's eyes were seeing stars. Before she could even swallow the food in her mouth, she hurriedly found a blood-drawing device and handed it to Lin Shi.

"This is the last tube." Lin Shi stopped talking and handed 100ml of his blood to An Qingyu.

Upon obtaining Lin Shi's blood, An Qingyu immediately immersed herself in the research, using various instruments to examine the changes in Lin Shi's blood and recording them.

Lin Shi watched quietly, found An Qingyu's supply storage location, took out a can of beer, and took a couple of sips every now and then.

About fifteen minutes later, An Qingyu stopped her research and walked up to Lin Shi with the two remaining vials of blood.

"To be honest, your blood is amazing. It's been constantly changing since it left your body, and from that, I've discovered... it's not just about time flowing backward..."

Lin Shi was genuinely surprised. It seemed that his initial guess was correct. Emperor Keke was protecting his body from being completely analyzed. But An Qingyu's words were not just about time reversal. What else had changed?

An Qingyu adjusted her glasses and continued, "I originally thought it was just a simple time reversal, but after comparing the two vials of blood just now, I found that it's not that simple."

If it were simply a matter of time reversal, the final result should be the same. However, the fact that one of the two vials of blood drawn from your body became type A and the other type B indicates that some unknown changes occurred during the time reversal process.

"Holy crap! Zafkiel is awesome!!!" Lin Shi never expected that Zafkiel had added so many layers of protection to the body he came to in this world.

Even An Qingyu's Forbidden Ruins [The Only Correct Solution] cannot be analyzed now, and we don't know what it will be in the future. After all, he is the [Key to the Gate], the embodiment of the power of the Gate of Truth.

'Lin Shi, your secrets seem even more mysterious than Lin Qiye'. An Qingyu thought to himself, then stared at Lin Shi with burning eyes. If he could beat Lin Shi, he would probably dissect him right now to explore his secrets.

Seeing An Qingyu's burning gaze, Lin Shi knew that she wanted to dissect him, but he didn't care. After all, An Qingyu's forbidden realm was meant to dissect everything, and that was also part of her personality.

"It's Chinese New Year, come on, let's have a drink?" Lin Shi held up a beer in his hand.

"also."

An Qingyu nodded, and soon two mice came in carrying a bottle of beer.

"Happy New Year!" The two raised their bottles and clinked them together, the splashing water droplets reflecting their smiling faces.

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On New Year's Eve, people decorate their homes with lanterns and colorful decorations, firecrackers sound from all directions, and dazzling fireworks bloom in the sky.

That's people expressing their joy and hoping for happiness and fulfillment in the coming year.

"Lin Shi, you're finally here! Sister Hongying was so tempted she almost grabbed the food and ate it, but the vice-captain stopped her, insisting that everyone be there before we could start eating."

When Si Xiaonan saw that the person who came was Lin Shi, he said with a grin.

The seats were all set up. There were nine tables and chairs next to a large round table, with one extra seat reserved for Lao Zhao.

"Here it comes, this is the last dish." Chen Muye carried a large basin of fish soup out of the kitchen and placed it in the center of the round table, followed by Lin Qiye carrying a full load of bowls and chopsticks.

"Qi Ye, you can cook?" Lin Shi had never seen Lin Qi Ye cook before.

Lin Qiye rolled her eyes at Lin Shi, "I'm just helping out, unlike you, who knows where you've run off to again."

"I went to prepare a New Year's gift for everyone."

"A gift? What gift?" Hongying asked, her gaze shifting from the goose leg to Lin Shi when she heard that he had prepared a New Year's gift.

"Let's eat first, and the answer will be revealed later." Lin Shi deliberately kept everyone in suspense, whetting everyone's appetite.

Everyone had no choice but to give up, and they all raised their glasses with smiles on their faces to celebrate the arrival of the New Year and to wish Cangnan City a peaceful year.

"Lin Shi, what exactly is that gift you mentioned? Can we reveal it now?" Hong Ying asked, slightly tipsy.

Everyone was also very much looking forward to seeing what Lin Shi's gift would be.

Lin Shi didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He got up and left the office, saying, "I'll go get ready. You guys come out in a bit."

While Lin Shi was setting up the fireworks, everyone was guessing what they would be. Chen Muyi remarked, "Lin Shi really knows how to liven up the atmosphere."

Suddenly, everyone in Squad 136 turned their gaze to the empty seat reserved for Zhao Kongcheng. He was the one who livened up the atmosphere the year before last, but this year... he was gone.

"Let's go out. Lin Shi should be ready by now." Everyone nodded and left the office together.

Beside the Peace Bridge, Lin Shi had just finished setting up the fireworks. Seeing Hong Ying and Lin Qiye come out, he waved to them and shouted, "I just finished setting them up and you came out. These are specially made fireworks."

After speaking, he lit each firework according to the markings An Qingyu had made, specifying which firework to start with and at what time, before returning to the group.

Whoosh---Boom.

Several fireworks shot out simultaneously, soaring into the dark sky, their bursts forming the Chinese character "祝" (zhù, meaning "blessing").

Upon seeing the words formed by the fireworks, the members of Team 136 exclaimed in unison, "Congratulations!"

As fireworks burst forth, a message suddenly appeared in the sky: "Wishing happiness and good health to those you care about."

As everyone watched the ten large characters floating in the air gradually dissipate, they felt a mix of emotions.

Hongying's face was still slightly flushed from being drunk. Regardless of the difference between men and women, she ran over and hugged Lin Shi tightly, rubbing his face repeatedly. "Lin Shi, how can you be so romantic?"

"Sister Hongying, stop rubbing, I can hardly breathe."

Everyone smiled with relief at the sight, except for Chen Muyi, who stood silently by, heartbroken.

I hope that this time next year, it will still be us, with not a single one missing...