I can rewind time to prevent death

The fog beside them formed a semi-circular vortex, continuously surrounding the mother and daughter.

Unlike the fast-spinning vortices seen on TV, these breaths were not intense, but rather emitted an inexplicable eeriness.

At this moment, Ke'er was no longer calling out "Mama" constantly, but slowly raised her head, looking at Lv Xin, her dead and lifeless eyes faintly revealing a hidden hatred.

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Lv Xin's expression became guarded, the Resentful Granny's head on his chest, which had been wailing, now screamed even more shrilly.

According to Yan Junze's guess, it wasn't just the fourth floor, but possibly any residents on the first floor of Building 7, if there were any there, would have clearly heard those mournful cries.

Lv Xin kicked out with his legs, lunging at the Back-faced Woman.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

The Back-faced Woman stood still and didn't move, instead, her newly regrown long hair whipped forward violently.

At the same moment, Ke'er, lying on her, let out a "ya," tossing her head as well and throwing out her own never-washed long hair.

The mother and daughter's hair instantly entangled with each other, forming even more hair strands, moving with incomparable speed, directly targeting the approaching Lv Xin.

Bang!

Lv Xin's entire body was penetrated by countless strands of hair, but this time, unlike before, the force was so strong, exceeding any previous attack.

The Resentful Granny's head on Lv Xin's chest didn't last even a second before it dissipated, revealing a huge hole in his chest, with not a drop of blood splashing out.

Meanwhile, Lv Xin's body and limbs were penetrated by numerous strands of hair, he was lifted into the air, and his head was equally damaged.

After about two or three seconds of this stalemate, the hair retracted, and Lv Xin's body fell.

Yan Junze just glanced at him and felt that there was indeed a term that very much suited Lv Xin's current state.

Riddled with holes!

After falling, there was no movement from Lv Xin, and soon enough, his blood slowly began to ooze out, more and more, soaking the ground beneath him.

Judging by this, it now seemed to be truly the end for him.

The Back-faced Woman and Ke'er who had killed Lv Xin were silent, while Ke'er lying on the Back-faced Woman kept nuzzling in her mother's embrace, with her little head deeply buried and extremely dependent.

Yan Junze blinked for quite a while before accepting this fact.

The Back-faced Woman's level of strangeness should not have reached the level of Sculpting Spirit, possibly between Semi-Sculpting Spirit and Sculpting Spirit, a bit higher than the Resentful Granny.

But the final form of Lv Xin and the Resentful Granny, integrated as one, was superior to the Back-faced Woman, which is to say, they may have reached the level of Sculpting Spirit.

However, the final recognition between Ke'er and her mother, the unity of the mother and daughter brought about a qualitative leap.

At this moment, even if Yan Junze didn't understand too well, he was sure that the Back-faced Woman in her mother-daughter form with Ke'er was definitely at the level of Sculpting Spirit, and not even a lower one at that.

The black hairs on his skin had completely receded, and the itch was gone, Yan Junze stroked his arm a few times to make sure there were no anomalies.

Under the influence of Ke'er and her mother's recognition, he had been paying attention to that side, only now did he look up at the sky and notice that the sky over Building 7 was covered in a cloud-like gray.

But this condition was quickly dissipating and did not persist.

It seemed that a high-level struggle between weird entities could cause significant changes and impacts on the nearby environment.

Just at this moment, the task prompt from the Spacetime Atlas popped up.

[Look at Her Face, hair-raising (low), completed, obtained 1000 points of Different Dimension Energy.]

The energy that was consumed due to triggering the Automatic Rewind on Near-Death, as well as the self-initiated rewind, had been replenished, and the timeline's nodes extended further, lighting up three more.

One end of the entire Spacetime Atlas, about the tip of one corner, was completely revealed, but through this corner of the Atlas, one could roughly glimpse the whole area of the Atlas, which was much, much larger.

To light up the entire Atlas, and potentially allow oneself to truly travel through time and space, rather than merely performing a rewind of time, was something Yan Junze looked forward to with great anticipation.

Regardless, there were too many uncertainties in this world, and if it were possible to return to the spacetime universe he had come from and live a normal life, it would probably not only be his own wish but also the desire of most people in this world.

Whether he could go back or not, once the entire Atlas was lit, Yan Junze believed it would bring him a surprise.

After killing Lv Xin, the Back-faced Woman and Ke'er stood in place for a while, then the Back-faced Woman walked towards Yan Junze.

Ke'er clung tightly to the Back-faced Woman until they were very close to Yan Junze. Then she slipped down nimbly, turning her little feet around, which looked terrifying as she stood in front of Yan Junze.

She reached out a hand and quickly touched the back of Yan Junze's neck, her favorite spot to caress, and gently rubbed it for a moment.

Ke'er tilted her head and drew close to Yan Junze's nose, staring at him without blinking, and soon uttered a word.

"Eh."

"Yes, I understand," Yan Junze nodded and smiled, "I'm glad that you and your mother have recognized each other, and thank you for solving the big problem for me. You can go with your mom, anywhere is fine."

"Ya ya ya ya..."

Ke'er let out a series of sounds similar to those she made before attacking, but she just moved forward, wrapping her arms around Yan Junze's head and held him tightly for a while.

Yan Junze also reached out and gently embraced her, though Ke'er in his arms felt very cold, there seemed to be a warm current slowly flowing through his heart, very warm.

"Being with your mom is good, that way you are the safest," Yan Junze said with a bit of disappointment in his heart, yet still managed a smile, "At least, from now on, you don't have to run away like a rabbit anymore."

"Ya ya ya ya..."

Ke'er continued to make sounds, let go of Yan Junze, and returned to her mother's side.

"Come back when you have time, I'll figure out... how to wash your hair," Yan Junze said.

So far, he could only touch Ke'er but treating Ke'er as a real person was something he couldn't do, like actually cleaning her up through washing her hair or taking a bath.

In Yan Junze's view, this should be a matter of professional technique, and he probably needed to ask a high-ranking Exorcist about what methods to master in order to achieve this.

Right now, he couldn't do it.

The Back-faced Woman said nothing and showed not much reaction, just stood there, quietly staying for a moment, then turned around and retreated backward.

Ke'er skillfully climbed onto her body, lying on top, motionless, just as she had done earlier with Yan Junze. The mother and daughter soon disappeared from Yan Junze's sight.

Yan Junze remembered clearly that the task notification said the Back-faced Woman couldn't be locked down, otherwise, he wouldn't mind locking her down.

If he could, it would be possible to keep Ke'er and also bring the powerful Back-faced Woman by his side.

Moreover, once together, the mother and daughter's combat power would increase again, which was simply too perfect.

Of course, now that he had locked down Ke'er, he could also insist on not letting her go, and the other side couldn't do anything about it. However, this would depend on whether the Back-faced Woman was willing.

After all, letting the mother and daughter reunite was perhaps the best outcome.