I can rewind time to prevent death

When Yan Daguo came over with the large umbrella and saw Yan Junze, he looked utterly baffled.

The wind was gentle, and the moon shone brightly, casting its silvery glow. It wasn't pouring rain, so why were you hiding under the tree like you were avoiding it?

"Dad, give me the umbrella." With a flattering smile on his face, Yan Junze took the umbrella from Yan Daguo's hand, opened it but didn't hurry out from under the tree.

Instead, he first made sure to completely conceal himself under the umbrella and then carefully and slowly moved his body, ensuring that his silhouette was not exposed to the moonlight and therefore not forming a reflection.

A man with an umbrella walked out.

Yan Junze's figure was completely hidden by the large umbrella; the moonlight poured on its surface, unable to cast his shadow.

Perfect!

Seeing his son suddenly sporting a foolish grin, Yan Daguo felt an impulse to slap him at that moment.

This kid had been becoming more and more incomprehensible recently.

First, he was continually encountering strangenesses, then he was closely associated with an exorcist, and the last time he had turned the house upside down, while also fiddling with making some videos. But it turned out that he had managed to bring in some money.

Out of the ordinary, Yan Daguo was now more and more convinced that this kid would definitely be extraordinary in the future.

"Ze, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Dad, don't worry." Hiding under the umbrella, Yan Junze said, "There was a minor issue, which is completely manageable."

"Here…" Yan Daguo suddenly looked around, "is there some strangeness?"

At that moment in Flowery Paradise Garden Residential Area, except for this father and son, there was no one else in the public area, and the moonlight that fell on the ground seemed somehow cold and eerie, as if there was something sinister lurking within it.

Otherwise, why else would his son use an umbrella to block the moonlight!

Thinking of this, Yan Daguo looked up at the sky and couldn't help shivering.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go home," Yan Junze said.

Soon, the father and son returned to their home in the neighboring community, and to avoid being exposed to moonlight in the corridor as well, Yan Junze kept the umbrella up until they entered their home.

It was apparent that only reflections under the moonlight would cause Fang Ning to appear and attack him. As for the light in the house, which made Yan Junze's shadow appear normal, there wasn't anything unusual.

Of course, parental worry was inevitable, so after a brief chat with Li Man and Yan Daguo, mainly to reassure them, Yan Junze went back to his bedroom.

He inserted the video he had shot into the computer and exported the footage he had just filmed.

In the two days after finishing his college entrance exams, Yan Junze had spent two days learning video editing and production with Bao Jie. Although he hadn't fully mastered it, he could handle the basic operations without any problems.

After opening the video, he deleted the last part, the scene where Fang Ning's shadow pounced on him, and then exported and forwarded it to Tang Zhengyi.

He sent it to Tang Zhengyi because the platform had a video editing team to professionally handle it; they were pretty skilled at making videos, so it was best to let the platform produce the final cut.

After the video was sent, Tang Zhengyi immediately called saying he had received it.

Yan Junze went to the bathroom to wash up, then lay back down on the bed.

Now he finally had time to take a good look at the Spacetime Atlas. After completing the "Reflection Under the Moonlight" mission, he received 1000 points of Different Dimension Energy, but beforehand, he had triggered "Automatic Rewind on Near-Death" twice, along with his own manual rewind, resulting in excessive energy consumption.

Even with the 1000 points, the loss could not be recouped, so while 35 spacetime nodes have already been illuminated, there are many segments of the corresponding time rewind lines that lacked energy replenishment.

At the illuminated 35th spacetime node, a row of extremely small condensed characters appeared, indicating that a new function had been activated.

Yan Junze thoroughly inspected it internally, and immediately the text magnified and popped up in his mind.

"Spacetime Fixed Point Insertion, using this function, you can be inserted into a specific point in spacetime for a period of time. Please note, it requires the occurrence of a space-time rift to complete the corresponding insertion, and the consumed energy points directly relate to factors such as the length of time crossed, personal involvement, and spacetime stability."

"Serious Warning: Even with utmost caution, spacetime insertion can easily bring about the Butterfly Effect. It is suggested to use this in conjunction with the next function."

Fuck, that's a lot of information!

Yan Junze was stunned for a moment, and read the text several times until he roughly grasped the concept.

This "Spacetime Fixed Point Insertion," to be frank, is like a rewind with an even greater temporal reach. The difference is, upon returning to that point in time, one can only maintain their presence for a while before automatically returning to the present.

Therefore, if one were to change an event at some past point in time, it would not merely alter the specific incident they intended to change. Instead, it could potentially lead to a series of cascading effects on future events.

That is the so-called Butterfly Effect.

That is indeed terrifying. A slight misstep could not only prevent achieving one's own goals but could also result in the situation going completely off track, leading to an even more bizarre, stranger, and unexpected result upon returning to the present.

This cannot be used, it absolutely cannot be used rashly!

However, the Atlas also indicated that it really isn't something one can just use as they wish. It can only be initiated in conjunction with the appearance of a space-time rift for "Spacetime Fixed Point Insertion" to be activated.

And a critical point is in the last warning, suggesting the use in combination with the next function.

This means that the appearance of the next function is closely related to the "Spacetime Fixed Point Insertion," and the two functions need to be used together to be somewhat safer.

So for now, he shouldn't use it, Yan Junze immediately decided.

There are at least a few reasons he cannot use the function: first, without the appearance of a space-time rift, which is a prerequisite; second, if it triggers the Butterfly Effect, the consequences could be severe; and third, he didn't know how much energy it would take to use the function just once.

But now thinking about it, this kind of "Great Rewind" function must consume an extremely shocking amount of energy.
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He would discuss it more slowly.

At the moment, Yan Junze was careful when he needed to be, but overall, the strangeness he had encountered had brazened him considerably. He lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep in no time.

Early the next morning, the video platform had processed the final footage and sent it over to Yan Junze.

He waited until after breakfast to watch it, and upon reviewing it, he realized that professionals truly offered something different. The team had even adjusted the video's color tone to a pale white due to the moonlight shooting, adding to the effect.

Just one look was enough to send a hair-raising chill down his spine, let alone him standing alone by the poolside.

With Fang Ning's appearance, the horror atmosphere intensified immediately. Even Yan Junze, who had personally experienced it, felt an urge to flee the moment he saw Fang Ning emerge in the video.

Without any suggestions for changes, Yan Junze simply sent Tang Zhengyi a big "thumbs up," and Tang Zhengyi quickly replied.

The video would be prominently displayed on the homepage, potentially bringing in an income for Yan Junze that might not be much less than the last time.