Chapter 1001: Memory Returns

Author: Sanjiu YinyuWord count: 1284

The factory area.

On the warehouse floor, lines of incantations gradually faded. Almost simultaneously, two figures, as if waking from a deep dream, sat up from the ground.

Sweat beaded on Wu Duo's face; it seemed activating "Alice's Cellar Library" had taken a significant toll on her. She turned to look at Fang Liangye beside her."How was it? Did you find what you were looking for?"Fang Liangye sat there, dazed like a statue, his eyes filled with deep confusion and incomprehension."Liangye?" Wu Duo called out again."...Yes, I found it."Fang Liangye snapped back to reality and replied absently, "Thank you, Miss Wu.""I told you... Never mind, let's just get out of here first."Wu Duo was too exhausted to correct Fang Liangye's way of addressing her. She led him directly out of the warehouse, where Jian Changsheng and the other two were still waiting idly by the door.

As Fang Liangye emerged, Jian Changsheng was about to ask something when a deafening roar echoed from afar!Boom—!!!Intense flames surged skyward. Figures like a dense swarm of insects flew above the thick smoke, then dispersed in all directions. The aura of various divine paths erupted simultaneously, creating an incredibly chaotic scene."Isn't that towards the church?" Wu Duo exclaimed, startled by the sight. "What happened??"Jian Changsheng and the other two also looked in that direction, their eyes filled with confusion."Red Heart 6 released those guys from the dungeon," Fang Liangye said, seemingly unsurprised. "The empty-fort strategy would have been discovered sooner or later. Since that's the case, we have to stir the waters first... Now, our chance has come."Fang Liangye turned to the three. "You follow me.""Where to?""To meet up with Red Heart 6."With that, Fang Liangye turned and ran towards the church.He had barely taken two steps when he felt himself being pulled up, his feet leaving the ground, as he rapidly moved away as if soaring through clouds.Fang Liangye looked back to see Sun Bumian shrugging his shoulders:"By the time you run all the way there, Red Heart 6 will be long dead... Let's hurry."Jiang Xiaohua and Jian Changsheng flew close to the ground like cannonballs, instantly streaking past below Fang Liangye. Sun Bumian, carrying him, also moved with incredible speed, vanishing at the end of the street.

"We should go."In the dungeon, Chen Ling slowly spoke, looking at the completely empty cells around him.After Chen Ling opened all the dungeon doors, the prisoners had all rushed out from underground and entered the church. If nothing went wrong, the church would now be a chaotic battlefield between the Flame Usurpers and the prisoners.However, with Hong Xiu presiding over the church, most of the Flame Usurpers stationed inside had been dispatched outside. With only a few remaining personnel, they were no match for the group of prisoners... In other words, the fall of the church was inevitable.Chen Ling's gaze returned to the front. At this moment, only one prisoner in the entire dungeon had not left."You're not leaving?" Chen Ling looked at the Knight, raising an eyebrow slightly."'I' am here, why would I leave?" The Knight raised a hand and pointed at Hong Xiu beside Chen Ling. "Didn't you bring her here to find me?"Chen Ling looked at the Knight in surprise, seemingly not expecting the other party to realize that their memory had been replaced."You guessed?""If it weren't for the Silver King's sneak attack, he wouldn't have been able to steal my memory or control me... It's just a pity that I'm only a fifth-rank Knight now. Even if I know everything, I can't leave this place."The Knight shook his head helplessly.Hong Xiu possessed a means to resist the Silver King's memory theft, but it seemed she hadn't had the chance to use it. By the time she regained her senses, her memory was already in the body of this fifth-rank Knight. Even knowing everything, she had no ability to break out of the dungeon.Chen Ling had many questions, but now was clearly not the best time. He directly unlocked the Knight's door and took a few steps back."We can't go through the church; we need to open another way out," Chen Ling said, looking at Hong Xiu.Hong Xiu nodded slightly, raised her hand, and pointed at the adjacent wall. A wisp of killing intent pierced directly through the rock and soil, creating a passage leading outside the church.The three of them did not hesitate, quickly sprinting along the passage!It proved that Hong Xiu's control over distance was extremely precise. The trio surfaced precisely outside the church, which was now filled with roaring explosions. Numerous figures could vaguely be seen fighting inside.

"...They should be arriving soon," Chen Ling murmured, looking around."Who?" Hong Xiu asked."My other 'self'."No sooner had Chen Ling spoken than several familiar figures appeared, approaching them.Fang Liangye and Sun Bumian descended from the sky, followed shortly by Jian Changsheng and Jiang Xiaohua, who arrived one after the other."How can you run so fast while carrying someone?" Jian Changsheng asked Sun Bumian, annoyed. "You're so quick now, but where were you when I needed you to carry me during those dine-and-dashes?"Sun Bumian: ..."Red Heart!" Seeing Chen Ling well, Jiang Xiaohua finally breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good you're alive."Though it sounded a bit awkward, it was clear Jiang Xiaohua's words were heartfelt. He was the only one among them whose memories of Chen Ling had not been stolen. Now, seeing Chen Ling return, a rare smile appeared on his usually tense young face.Chen Ling immediately spoke: "Plum Blossom, we need your help... Can you switch the memories back for us two, and for them two?"Jiang Xiaohua looked at Chen Ling and Fang Liangye, then at Hong Xiu and the Knight. After a slight pause, he nodded."Hmm... I think so."Jiang Xiaohua had the four lie down. He then took a strand of hair from each of their heads and began tying knots with them between his fingers.At the same time, obscure incantations began to sound from Jiang Xiaohua's tongue, and the aura of the Witch God's path spread through the air. After the last knot was tied, he placed two hair-cord knots between the four individuals."Chant."Jiang Xiaohua raised a hand and pointed, and the two cord knots instantly vanished without a trace.A familiar wave of weariness washed over Chen Ling's mind, and his eyelids closed heavily. The other three experienced the same. They lay flat on the ground, one after another, as if falling into a deep sleep.After completing all this, Jiang Xiaohua's face was unhealthily pale, and he looked utterly exhausted.Sun Bumian, looking at the chaotic environment around them, felt uneasy:"How long will it take for their memories to switch back?"With the prisoners released and the church fallen, the scattered Agents and Thief Saints would surely react. If they all returned before this was finished, everything would be over."Three minutes?"As Jiang Xiaohua's words fell, four figures, as if startled awake from a nightmare, abruptly sat up from the ground simultaneously!