The crowd turned their heads to look back. “Brother Qian!” “This guy is really a tough nut to crack.”
人群扭头后望，“千，千哥。这家伙是个刺儿头。”
At this moment, the man who had been staying at the rear directing his men to charge forward walked out with a cold sneer, a blood-stained long machete he had picked up from the car now in his hand.
此刻一直在后方，指挥队员往前冲的那男人冷笑声走出，手上多出了把从车上摸出的染血长砍刀。
The man called “Brother Qian” held the machete and glanced at the fat man writhing on the ground with legs mangled and bent.
被称为“千哥”的男子握着砍刀，看了眼双腿曲折、在地上乱滚的胖子。
“I’ll avenge you. Come on, everyone, invest your lifespan in me. If I don’t carve this bastard into a human stump today, my surname isn’t Yang.”
“我给你报仇。来，大家给我投资寿元。老子今天不把他削成人棍，我就不姓杨。”
Yang Zicang’s expression was strange. He paused to think, then said:
杨子藏表情古怪，他想了想道：
“Okay, then how about we make a bet. If I lose, I’ll take your surname. You win? Then trade me a century of your temporal energy. Deal?”
“行，那么我们打个赌如何。我输了，我就跟你姓，你输了，就给我一百年时序，怎么样？”
“Fine with me. Let’s bet! Ha, I, Yang Qian, would like to see just how much temporal energy you actually have.”
“好啊，跟我赌，呵，我杨千倒要看看，你能有多少时序。”
Yang Qian wrapped the blood-stained cloth from the blade tightly around his hand and tied a firm knot. As his triangular model unfolded, feedback from more than a dozen incoming investments surged towards him.
杨千用刀上带血的长布缠绕在手上，死死打了个结。随着三角形模型展开，十几道投资反馈涌来。
Yang Zicang said, “A real man stands by his word—our bet is final. If you go back on it, you’ll be nothing but a spineless coward everyone mocks. It’s not too late for you to back out now.”
杨子藏道：“男子汉大丈夫，咱们的赌局可是说了便算数，要是反悔，以后就是人见人嘲的孬种，你现在拒绝还来得及。”
“Less of your damn nonsense. Think I’m scared of some greenhorn like you today?”
“少他娘的废话，老子今天还怕你这个愣头青。”
“So that means you agree.”
“这么说是同意了。”
“Just get ready to change your surname.”
“你就做好改姓的准备吧。”
[Yang Zicang has invested 0.1R in you.]
[杨子藏为我投资了0.1R。]
This ridiculously low investment feedback of temporal order made the knife-wielding Yang Qian freeze for a moment.
这个低到令人发指的时序投资反馈让握刀的杨千愣了下。
“You can use this investment to repay me with excessive temporal order later.”
“待会你就用这份投资给我超额反馈时序好了。”
Realizing he was being toyed with, Yang Qian was infuriated into a grim laugh.
察觉被戏弄的杨千被气笑了。
“Fine, fine, you animal! You won’t take the toast, so you’ll drink the penalty! Come on!”
“好好好，畜生，敬酒不吃吃罚酒，来吧！”
“Have a taste of my spear!”
“看枪！”
Yang Zicang turned into a blur, charging out with his spear at high speed, his momentum as stunning as a startled swan.
杨子藏化为道残影，携枪高速冲出，势若惊鸿。
Clang! At the critical moment, Yang Qian clapped his hands together, starlight shimmering as he deployed a force field. It blocked the spear strike, standing as firm as bulletproof glass in its place.
嘡！千钧一发之际，杨千双手合掌，星芒闪动间拉开道力场。挡下了这枪的同时，力场却宛若防弹玻璃似的稳固立在原地。
“Playing tricks on me?”
“跟老子玩花样。”
Yang scoffed with a contemptuous smile, holding the force field with one hand while calmly raising his long cleaver with the other.
杨千露出不屑的笑容，单手支撑力场还能不慌不忙扬起长砍刀。
Yang Zicang lightly tapped his toes to shift his stance, his spear held with both hands instantly conjuring half a dozen spinning tip-kisses. After it struck the force field four times over just over two seconds, the force field shattered into fragments of light with a crack and vanished.
杨子藏脚尖轻点挪动身形，双手握住的长枪瞬间戳出数个枪花。当它再在两秒多时间中，四次戳在力场上后，力场喀嚓声碎裂成光芒碎片，消失不见。
Five strikes in total including the previous—the force field’s defense was indeed five hundred years’ worth!
算上之前共计五枪，力场的防御力果然是五百年！
Under Yang Qian’s astonished gaze, another spear thrust struck his right palm straight on. Bang! The force sent his arm swinging, but the spear tip that touched his skin did not pierce it.
在杨千诧异的目光中，又一枪直刺他的右掌。砰！杨千的手臂被这力道击得摆动，但触碰到皮肤的枪尖并未次入。
“Why do you only use a hundred years with each strike, are you afraid you have too much time?”
“你为什么每击都只用一百年，是嫌自己的时序多吗？”
As Yang Qian spat these words, his expression abruptly shifted; he realized why.
嘲讽完这句话的杨千脸色突变，他反应了过来这是为什么。
“No. We can hear the model feedback, which means you haven’t yet mastered this Chrono Weapon. You shouldn’t be its owner yet. This, this is…”
“不对，我们能听到模型的反馈，说明你还没有掌控这时序战器，你应该还不是它的主人。这，这是…”
The crowd, previously filled with doubt, suddenly snapped to attention!
周围原本狐疑的众人赫然反应了过来！
“A Century Weapon!”
“百年器！”
If a Chrono Weapon is not mastered, no additional timelines can be infused, and it can only rely on its inherent abilities in battle.
时序战器若未被掌控，则无法注入额外时序，只能靠它本身能力进行战斗。
“This is a Century-grade Chrono Weapon!”
“这是百年级时序战器！”
As realization dawned, the crowd burst into an uproar—this was a rare and invaluable Century Weapon!
反应过来的人群哄然，这是稀少无比的百年器！
“Ah!” Yang Qian suddenly went wild. “Leave it behind!”
“啊！”杨千霎时疯狂了，“给我留下！”
The blade in his hand, wreathed in golden phantom images, came slashing down recklessly.
他手上的刀锋携带金色虚影不要命似的砍来。
[Dispatch!]
[调度！]
Yang Zicang thrust his spear straight forward. With a cling-clang, the long sword was knocked aside, and three speckles of spear flashes landed on the opponent’s head. Despite possessing timelines for defense, this Red Iron Gang Second-in-Command instinctively ducked to evade in fear.
杨子藏拿枪尖直刺，汀嘡一声，长刀被震开，三道枪花点在对方头上。哪怕拥有时序进行防御，这位红铁帮二当家依旧被本能所吓得下意识扭头躲避。
In that one motion, Yang Zicang used his high speed to stab him three more times, while simultaneously taking advantage of the moment to fish a pebble from his pocket, concealing it in his palm.
就这一个动作的时间，杨子藏运用高速又在他身上连刺三下，同时手上乘其不备自衣兜里摸出粒石子藏在手心。
[Chu Qiang wants to make an active investment in me.]
[楚强想为我进行主动投资。]
[Anjixiu wants to make an active investment in me.]
[安吉秀想为我进行主动投资。]
Chu Qiang? He didn’t utilize the team’s Chrono investment, did he. Yang Zicang completely ignored Anjixiu, but he didn’t confirm Chu Qiang’s investment intention either.
楚强？他没有运用团队的时序投资吗。杨子藏直接忽略了安吉秀，不过楚强的投资意愿他也没有确认。
A myriad of broken lines came shooting in.
无数折线射来。
{It’s actually a Century Weapon.}
{居然是百年器。}
Luo Bin’s slightly crazed voice came over.
洛宾略疯的声音传来。
[Luo Bin wants to add an investment for me.]
[洛宾想为我追加投资。]
[Luo Bin added 300N for me.]
[洛宾为我追加了300N。]
Basically, for every three or four strikes Yang Zicang made, Yang Qian only managed to get off one swing. He either had to close his eyes to dodge the spear shadows or have his hands and feet pinned down by the spear, limiting his swing trajectory.
基本上杨子藏每攻击三四下，杨千才有机会砍出一刀，他要么闭眼躲枪影，要么就是手脚被长枪抵住挥动轨迹。
Soon, this man, possessing nearly six thousand years of Amplified Chrono, showed a face full of terror.
很快，这个拥有近六千年增幅时序的男人就露出满脸恐惧的神色。
In this short while, he had already lost nearly a thousand years, yet his long saber remained consistently off-target.
这一小会，已经少了快一千多年，而手上的刀却始终砍偏。
“Ahhh!” Missing every single time, Yang Qian was frantic with rage—he clearly had an overwhelming advantage.
“啊啊！”每次都挥空，杨千急得窝火，明明自己占据大优势。
“Beg for mercy now, and I’ll let you go.” Yang Zicang said, twirling the spear like a staff.
“现在求饶我就放过你。”杨子藏把枪舞得跟棍子似的道。
“Damn it! Just you wait.”
“我靠！有种你等着。”
Yang Qian turned and ran toward the car, fuming at the thought: What in the world was wrong with his hand!
杨千扭头往车的方向跑去，心中愤怒的想到，自己的手到底是怎么了！
“Run him over!” Yang Qian shouted at the car.
“撞死他！”杨千冲汽车大喊着。
Yang Zicang chased after him for a few steps, as relentlessly as a vengeful ghost.
杨子藏追了击了几步，仿佛恶鬼索命。
On the asphalt road, the car roared as it charged at high speed. Yang Qian, who was stumbling and scrambling away, looked back as he ran.
沥青马路上，汽车轰鸣，高速冲来。连滚带爬跑远的杨千边跑边转头。
“Run him over even if you can’t kill him! I still have over four thousand years of Amplified Chrono left; wait till I give him a huge pounding.”
“撞不死也给我撞倒！我还有四千多年增幅时序，老子等下要给他吃个大的。”
If truly hit at high speed, unless the struck person could use temporal sequence to protect every inch of their skin and every organ, their internal organs would still incur significant damage.
如果真被高速撞倒，除非被撞者能用时序保护自己每一寸皮肤，每一份内脏，否则内脏也会受到不少伤害。
{Buddy, need an investment? Just say the word, and your bro will transfer it to you immediately.}
{老弟，需要投资吗，要就开口，哥哥我马上给你到账。}
Luo Bin transmitted his thoughts.
洛宾心念传递道。
[Give me a full millennium of self-governing temporal sequence, and I guarantee I’ll take care of that matter for you.]
[给我一千年全权时序，我保证给你办好那件事。]
Yang Zicang looked at the rushing modified car, his expression solemn.
杨子藏看向那冲来的改装汽车，神色肃然。
The impact injuries from a fall of over ten meters require an equivalent amount of rest time to recover. As for the damage from being killed by a car in the first place, how much temporal sequence would be needed to offset it?
跌落十几米的内伤冲击，需要抵扣同等的修养时长。那若是原本被车撞死的伤害，需要多少时序去抵消呢。
Is it the remaining lifetime duration?
是剩余的寿命时长吗？
A crowd of people on the neighboring street had already come swarming over.
隔壁街道上那群人已经熙熙壤壤的奔来。
{You actually dare to ask for that much.}
{你还真敢开口啊。}
“Then goodbye. Don’t bother me anymore.”
“那就再见，别来烦我。”
[I, the Great Quadrilateral, have refunded the full century of self-governing temporal sequence from the investor Luo Bin.]
[我，伟大的四边形，返还了投资者洛宾的100N全权时序。]
A silver gleam of refracted light shone across.
银色丝光折射而来。
[Luo Bin intends to make additional investment for me: a full millennium of self-governing temporal sequence.]
[洛宾想为我进行追加投资，1000N全权时序。]
[I have received a full millennium of self-governing temporal sequence.]
[我收获了1000N全权时序。]
Yang Zicang was astonished that the other party was truly willing to invest a thousand years of self-governing temporal sequence.
杨子藏诧异对方真的愿意给自己一千年全权时序的投资。
In reality, this was not good news; it signaled that the other party was in serious trouble. And who was he to undertake that?
这实际上不是个好消息，这说明对方有大麻烦。而自己何德何能？
Yet, he still accepted it.
但他还是接受了。
“Rest assured. On my honor, I guarantee I’ll handle that matter well for you.”
“放心好了，我以我的人品保证，会给你干好那件事。”
Since this millennium was now available, there was no need to perform those high-difficulty stunts later—even he wasn’t entirely confident about those moves.
既然有这一千年，就不需要等下表演高难度杂技了，那种动作自己也没太大的把握。
The car roared as Yang Zicang stood still, watching it draw closer. The crowd jeered and shouted, urging the driver to step on the gas. These people had gone mad, no longer belonging to civilized society.
汽车轰鸣，杨子藏站在原地看着它越来越近。众人纷纷喝骂，让司机加大油门。这些人已经疯了，他们根本不再属于文明社会。
Some moral barriers within Yang Zicang shattered amidst the cacophony of abuse.
杨子藏内心的某些道德屏障在喝骂声中碎裂。
Thirty meters, twenty-five meters, twenty-one meters…
三十米，二十五米，二十一米…
Yang Zicang’s foot moved. He raised his gun and stepped forward, making a throwing motion.
杨子藏的脚动了，他举枪跨步做出投掷动作。
{Even if it doesn’t kill you, it’ll leave you unable to get up for a while. What are you waiting for?}
{撞不死你也能让你半天爬不起来，愣着干嘛。}
“Haha, he’s not running. Does he really think he can take on a car with that gun? Hahahaha.”
“哈哈，居然不跑，难道妄想凭那杆枪来对付汽车吗，哈哈哈哈。”
If this gun were a fully mastered Century Weapon, they would have been worried, but at this moment, it seemed utterly ridiculous.
如果这枪是被完全掌控的百年器，他们还会担心下，但此刻却显得很是滑稽。
It was like a mighty warrior from a primitive tribe trying to defeat a nearby Hummer H1 with a thrown spear.
这就像是原始部落的猛士，想靠投掷标枪来打败近在咫尺的悍马H1。
A light glowed from his chest, and a flashing quadrilateral emerged from within the ring.
胸前光芒亮起，闪动的四边形自圆环内展现。
Yang Zicang’s expression became mature and steady, like a battle-hardened warrior!
杨子藏的面容变得成熟稳重，仿若饱经风霜的战士！
[4100N!]
[4100N！]
The spear slipped from his hand and fell behind him.
长枪自手中脱落，坠向后方。
A pebble shimmering with a golden phantom was thrown from his hand. It soared high and then fell, tracing countless wavelike arcs in the air before darting under the car’s chassis more than ten meters away.
一粒闪烁着金色虚影的石子从手上抛出，它高高扬起后坠落，在空中却划过无数波纹似的弧线，窜进十几米外的汽车底盘。
“Boom!”
“轰！”
The air burst outward like an explosive tornado.
气浪如爆破的龙卷风扩散。
[I’ve gained 150N.]
[我收获了150N。]
Suddenly, a sharp cutting aura emerged amidst the gust.
突然，劲风中出现突兀的割裂气息。
Yang Zicang’s eyes narrowed, his body spun rapidly, and his hands clutched the silver spear that was being coiled and dragged away by an unknown force.
杨子藏双目一凝，身体快速旋转，双手拽住被未知力量卷起想要拖走的银色长枪。
“Who!”
“谁！”
Faint traces of gravitational energy appeared at the tip of the lance—not activated by himself. The assailant seemed to be fumbling as they tested this ability.
长枪的尖端出现引力的微弱迹象，这不是自己发动的，那人好似在摸索试验这能力。
Yang Zicang was shocked!
杨子藏大惊！
The opponent had already detected the power within the spear and was attempting to control it.
对方已经发现了枪蕴含的能力，试图控制。
A few strands of kite string came shooting over.
这是几根射来的风筝丝线。
[Opening the “Gravitational Space” for the first time requires a temporal sequence of 1000N.]
[初次开辟“引力空间”需要时序1000N。]
[I have invested 1000N.]
[我投入了1000N。]
The sneaky attacker hadn’t fully grasped the spear’s situation. Seizing the moment, Yang Zicang wasted no further time. The instant he began to control the Gravitational Space, the intruding force channeled through the strings wrapped around the spear shaft was repelled.
偷袭者还没搞清楚这枪的状况，趁此时机，杨子藏不再等待。开始掌控引力空间的瞬间，由缠绕枪身的丝线所灌入的另一股力量被排斥开来。
[Gravitational Space Resonance: 10%]
[引力空间共鸣度10%]
That was close!
好险！
Either this ambusher’s temporal sequence was less than a thousand years, or they were momentarily stunned by the feedback from the spear. The opponent hadn’t anticipated that mastering it wasn’t about controlling the spear itself, but resonating with the Gravitational Space—and thus, their reaction fell one step behind.
这偷袭之人或是不足千年时序，又或是被枪的信息反馈所震慑。对方没有料到成为它的主人并不是要掌控这杆枪，而是与引力空间共鸣，从而反应慢了拍。
[Gravitational Space now has an additional millennium of temporal infusion from another. I, the Great Quadrilateral, will naturally not lag behind in speed. Current Resonance: 15%]
[引力空间获得他人一千年时序注入。我，伟大的四边形，速度自然不会低于它。当前共鸣度15%]
Good going! The Quadrilateral really does bulk up a bit more than the triangle!
好样的，四变形果然就比三角形壮实点啊！
Amid the dust and smoke, Yang Zicang held onto the spear with a death grip.
烟尘中，杨子藏死死拽住枪。
We’re both yokels stepping into a grand garden for the first time—playing with such a fine article. A slip in understanding is only natural.
大家都是土老帽进大观园，第一次摸这种好东西，有点心理误差是很正常的。
It was only a delay of one or two seconds, yet the opponent lost the chance to claim the long spear. Under the swift control of Quadrangle, their despair deepened.
但就晚了这么一两秒而已，对方痛失了获得长枪的机会。在四变形的快速掌控下，对方越来越绝望。
Amidst the swirling dust, threads flickered, slicing through the air.
灰尘四溢中，丝线闪动，将空气切割。
Bang! Bang! Bang!
蹦蹦蹦！
[Gravitational Arc Light activated.]
[引力弧光发动。]
Countless onlookers tried to see what YangZicang was doing, but were engulfed by the surging waves of heat from the rolling and exploding cars. YangZicang’s long legs slid across the ground, causing the silver spear to jolt.
无数人想要看清杨子藏在干嘛，却被汽车翻滚爆炸的气浪涌来覆盖。杨子藏长腿滑地，银枪被拖得一抖。
A black vortex the size of a teacup emerged spinning at the junction of the spear blade!
茶杯大小的黑色漩涡转动着出现于枪刃接头处！
The vibrating threads wrapped around and snapped inward, absorbing into the vortex, with every vibration dealing an attack.
震动的丝线们缠绕着崩断，吸纳丝线进入，每次震动都是一次攻击.