Chapter 39 - 2.9 Stay The Night
[System notification: Ding! You have purchased a temporary skill "Time Rewinder" for 5 seconds.]
[System notification: Ding! You have purchased a temporary skill "Time Rewinder" for 5 seconds.]
[System notification: Ding! You have purchased a temporary skill "Time Rewinder" for 5 seconds. You have gone back 15 seconds in time! The remaining points you have is 1020. Thank you for your patronage.]
The scene in front of Lu Yizhou turned into a blur and when he blinked, he was once again standing atop of the roof, a gentle breeze caressing his long hair. With a speed as fast as he could muster, he jumped across the trees and broke into his room through the window and discarded the clothes that were stained with blood. After that, he dashed to the bathroom and switched the water temperature to the lowest and let the bitingly cold water fall on his body. The series of movements were completed in less than 10 seconds.
[666: ...]
By now, 666 was already numbed by Host's excessive squander. It had just been two weeks and more than 600 points were gone. 666 knew it shouldn't be too happy that fast to get only 1500 points as a reward.
[666: Host, Theodore is coming.]
It was late summer so the cold water was more refreshing rather than freezing. It sobered his mind up a bit and when he looked into the mirror, the eyes that were reflected there were no longer crimson but his usual silvery pupils. A sigh of relief escaped Lu Yizhou's lips and he raked his fingers through his wet hair, noticing his nails had also returned to normal.
Knock-knock-knock. "Raphael...?" Theodore's voice rang out softly. "Are you asleep?"