Shen Jingqi and Li Baiyu seized the opportunity, launching a fierce attack on the Space-Time Hunter. After a thrilling battle, they finally subdued the Space-Time Hunter.
"Phew, it's finally over." Shen Jingqi gasped for breath.
Li Baiyu looked at Lin Wan'er, "Thank you for your help multiple times."
Lin Wan'er smiled and shook her head, "We're a team, helping each other is what we should do."
Shen Jingqi and Li Baiyu stood side by side in the open and technologically filled hall of the Time Administration Bureau, surrounded by clocks seemingly freezing time, with their hands unmoving.
Having just gone through a heart-pounding time travel, their mood should have relaxed with the completion of the task, yet at this moment, an inexplicable tension hung over them like looming clouds.
"This book, how can it be…" Shen Jingqi's voice was deep and puzzled, the Secrets of the Time Axis in his hand glowed with a strange luster under the light.
Li Baiyu took the book and examined it carefully, his brow furrowed, eyes swiftly moving over the pages. "The text… has changed." He softly spoke, with an incredulous tone.
The text on the pages had indeed changed. The previously clear records of time nodes and event directions had turned blurry and chaotic, as if arbitrarily altered by some force. Each character seemed to be jumping, exuding a bizarre aura.
"This is impossible." Shen Jingqi muttered to himself.
They had just returned from the long river of time, witnessing the waves and changes of history with their own eyes. How could everything be quietly rewritten in the blink of an eye?
Suddenly, a hurried footstep broke the silence of the hall. A young man wearing a Time Administration Bureau uniform rushed over, looking panicked. "Not good! Anomalies have appeared on the time axis. Mr. Lin wants you two to take action."
Shen Jingqi and Li Baiyu exchanged a glance, no words needed. They knew what it meant. Tampering with the time axis meant the direction of history may have been altered, and they, as Time Guardians, must act immediately to correct it all.
"What's the specific situation?" Li Baiyu quickly regained calm, she asked.
"We've detected chaos occurring at multiple time nodes, and…" The young man hesitated, "also, these changes seem to coincide with the records in the Secrets of the Time Axis."
Shen Jingqi's heart sank abruptly. Could it be that the changes in this book were not accidental, but deliberately done by someone? The goal was to guide them towards an erroneous historical path?
The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy and tense.
"Based on our analysis, this time axis fluctuation is extensive and deeply impactful." A technician reported, his fingers sliding rapidly over the virtual screen, displaying one altered time node after another.
"But where should we start?" Someone posed a question, with a hint of confusion in their voice.
Shen Jingqi looked at the Secrets of the Time Axis in his hand, the book seemed like a scalding potato, making him want to discard it yet reluctant to let go. "This book is crucial." He said slowly, "The changes in text must hide some kind of hint."
Li Baiyu chimed in, "We need to carefully analyze these changes and find the pattern among them; perhaps we can find clues to the mastermind."
The meeting room fell into silence, everyone pondered on how to crack this enigma. Time ticked away and the course of history was quietly altered amidst their silence.
Late at night, the lights in the Time Administration Bureau remained bright. Shen Jingqi and Li Baiyu were still researching the book, their eyes filled with fatigue, yet more so with determination and defiance.
"Look here, these text changes seem to follow a pattern." Shen Jingqi pointed to a change on the page, his voice tinged with excitement.
Li Baiyu leaned closer, indeed finding that those text changes were not random but arranged in accordance with a specific sequence and pattern. "If we can decipher the pattern, perhaps we can find the mastermind."
The two immediately invested themselves in tense research. They constantly compared and analyzed, trying to find clues from those subtle text changes. Time passed by with no progress.
"Look! This symbol!" Li Baiyu suddenly pointed to a special symbol on the page, his eyes lit up, "This symbol appeared in changes at multiple time nodes, it must be key!"
Shen Jingqi followed his finger, indeed noticing the special symbol.
"Since the mastermind can manipulate time, he certainly won't let us find him easily."
Shen Jingqi and Li Baiyu kept their eyes fixed on the Secrets of the Time Axis, the text on the pages seemed to have life, leaping before their eyes.
This special symbol will be the key to unlocking the mystery.
Shen Jingqi pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "This symbol looks like some form of ancient text, but it's not quite any that we know. I think it might represent a special time imprint, or be related to the mastermind's ability to manipulate time."
"Time imprint?" Li Baiyu frowned slightly; he had never heard of such a concept.
"Yes, time imprint." Shen Jingqi explained, "Some ancient civilizations or organizations would use special methods to leave imprints on time, marking certain important moments or events. This symbol is likely an imprint left by the mastermind when manipulating time."
Upon hearing this, Li Baiyu's eyes flashed with realization. He immediately grabbed pen and paper, starting to attempt analysis according to the symbol's shape and arrangement pattern. Shen Jingqi assisted her on the side, their cooperation doubling efficiency.
Time ticked away, the entire Time Administration Bureau fell into silence except for the sound of their breathing and the rustling of pen on paper. The air was filled with tension and expectancy, everyone held their breath waiting for them to find the key to crack the mystery.
Finally, after a long wait, Li Baiyu stopped the pen in his hand. He looked at the results of his analysis on the paper, his face showing an incredulous expression. "This… this is..."
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"This symbol is actually a time coordinate!" Li Baiyu's voice trembled, he could hardly believe his eyes. This meant, not only did the mastermind manipulate time, but deliberately left this coordinate, seemingly challenging them.