"This…"
"This middle-aged man… only has 3 minutes and 23 seconds of life left?"
"No!"
"3 minutes 22 seconds, 3 minutes 21 seconds, 3 minutes 20 seconds…"
Lu Li's heart was pounding, and his breathing grew increasingly rapid. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard.
He stared wide-eyed at the middle-aged man named Fan Changjiang, eyes fixed on the numbers floating above the man's head—his remaining lifespan, ticking down second by second.
Cold.
Cruel.
Merciless.
Lu Li felt a tingling numbness across his body. He began to doubt the supernatural ability he had just obtained.
Because that man in the distance, despite seeming a bit anxious and repeatedly checking his watch, looked completely healthy. At least, he didn't look like someone who would suddenly drop dead in just two minutes.
Time ticked by, second after second. Lu Li's eyes stayed locked on Fan Changjiang.
Rain continued to pour from the pitch-black night sky. The droplets slammed into the ground with a crackling sound, like strings of firecrackers going off.
When Fan Changjiang's remaining time was about to reach zero, he suddenly made a move.
He glanced at his watch, then at the rain, and clenched his teeth. Gripping his briefcase, he dashed straight into the downpour. Clearly, he was aiming for the bus stop across the r
The asphalt was washed clean by the rain.
Fan Changjiang was instantly soaked through. He jogged to the ride, hesitated for only a second, then stepped directly onto the r
Lu Li's eyes widened.
Above Fan Changjiang's head, the time remaining had dropped to four seconds.
3 seconds!
In that instant, it felt like time itself had slowed down.
Beep—!
From around the corner came a masterpiece of the new era—a red sports car that appeared like a flash of lightning. Its twin headlights pierced the rain!
A deafening horn blast tore through the downpour!
All the bystanders who had been sheltering from the rain turned their heads toward the sound.
They saw Fan Changjiang turn his head too.
But the red sports car was moving too fast. There was no time to react!
Bang!
A loud crash!
Followed by a sharp screech!
The middle-aged man was sent flying through the air. His briefcase slipped from his hand as his body slammed heavily to the ground…
Bright red blood spilled from Fan Changjiang's body, dyeing the pavement crimson…
The red sports car left a long skid mark on the rbefore it finally came to a stop.
2 seconds!
1 second!
0! (in blood-red)
In Lu Li's eyes, the countdown above Fan Changjiang's head—the digits representing his remaining lifespan—finally hit zero and turned a deep, blood-red color.
Someone stepped out of the red sports car.
People nearby ran toward the scene.
Some quickly pulled out their phones to call emergency services.
But only Lu Li knew—it was already too late. The moment Fan Changjiang's body hit the ground, he had died on the spot.
Lu Li had just witnessed the entire process of Fan Changjiang's death. He raised his head and looked at the surrounding good Samaritans gathering at the crash site.
And saw the countdown ticking above each of their heads…
His mouth went dry. A chill crept over his body.
...
Lu Li stood frozen in place, expression uncertain.
He watched as emergency vehicles arrived nearby.
He saw the ambulance doctor helplessly spread his hands.
Lu Li looked once more at the rain still falling from the sky—then turned and plunged into it.
He hailed a taxi, spent over a hundred yuan, and returned to his shared apartment.
He went straight into his room, sat down at the desk, and recalled the scene he had just witnessed. His body trembled uncontrollably.
But gradually, he calmed down…
The dead look in his eyes began to shift. In the depths of his black-and-white pupils, an emotion started to emerge—excitement… ambition…
The corners of his mouth lifted.
His lips curled open.
Lu Li clenched his fists again, veins bulging beneath his skin!
His breathing grew heavier, faster…
"This is a chance… a chance to change fate and break free of this prison."
Lu Li muttered to himself.
Lu Li began to explore the mysterious ability he had just awakened.
"Buying Time"
"Selling Time"
"Time Acceleration"
"Time Deceleration"
These were the four abilities Lu Li extracted and summarized from the mysterious stream of information in his mind.
The first ability, Buying Time:
It meant that Lu Li could, like a merchant, purchase time from others.
The second ability, Selling Time:
It meant that Lu Li could, like a merchant, sell his own time to others.
The third ability, Time Acceleration:
It meant that by layering his time, he could create a localized acceleration effect.
For example, if two units of time were stacked, Lu Li's environment would be isolated from the outside world's flow of time. When Lu Li experienced two minutes, only one minute would pass outside.
The fourth ability, Time Deceleration:
It meant slowing down his own time—by a factor of two, three, or even more.
For example, if Lu Li experienced one minute, two minutes would pass in the outside world.
And this time… referred to a person's existential duration in this world. Or in other words—lifespan.
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