I can rewind time to prevent death

At this moment inside the supermarket, Yan Junze stood opposite the guy in the chef's apron, presumably named Mickey, while Ke'er, who had just uttered a "Huh," was still on one side of the shelf behind Mickey.

That is to say, Yan Junze and Ke'er were separated by Mickey.

Now that he had a clear view of the guy in front of him, Yan Junze was certain that this dwarf was indeed a dwarfling, one of the strangenesses nurtured by the leader of the Half Moon Association, who tucked a peculiar pistol in his belt.

He was also the one John Donne spoke of, the one who had a special sensitivity to tracking other strangenesses.

The dwarf called Mickey had also heard Ke'er's voice. He had been focusing on Yan Junze, but upon hearing the sound, his head covered by a lace-brimmed sun hat immediately turned around, just in time to see Ke'er crawling out from the side of the shelf, stretching her head toward Yan Junze.

"Haha!"

Dwarf Mickey suddenly raised his hands and shouted excitedly, no longer paying attention to Yan Junze, but rushing toward Ke'er instead.

"Ke'er, hide quickly!" Yan Junze immediately shouted out a warning.

Ke'er, upon seeing Yan Junze, had been excited and wanted to throw herself into Yan Junze's arms, but the sudden approach of the dwarf startled her, prompting vigilance.

After hearing Yan Junze's warning, she immediately turned around and scurried toward the supermarket's employee passageway at the back, using both her hands and feet.

Unexpectedly, Dwarf Mickey's running speed was extremely fast; his stout little legs possessed explosive power that was even more astonishing compared to Ke'er's slender ones, and his footsteps thudded against the ground.

Even with all four limbs moving, Ke'er could not outrun him.

Yan Junze followed in pursuit as well.

Realizing Ke'er could not outrun Dwarf Mickey, Yan Junze panicked, reached out, and randomly grabbed a can with a metallic outer packing that had long expired, hurling it toward Dwarf Mickey.

The dwarf, as if having eyes on the back, swung his right hand behind him and deflected the can that was about to hit him. Subsequently, his entire head swiveled around 180 degrees while his body continued to run forward.

The head that turned to face Yan Junze now had all its twisted features flung open, as if pulled apart by an invisible hand, its face distorted with ferocity, and the pupils of its eyes had turned completely blood red. His mouth opened in a roar at Yan Junze, the upper and lower rows of teeth clashing together like disjointed, sharp saws.

Although the fierce appearance of the dwarf startled Yan Junze, he did not stop his chase, continuing to pursue doggedly.

However, both Ke'er and Dwarf Mickey were moving too fast. With just his running speed, Yan Junze could not catch up no matter how hard he tried.

Just as Dwarf Mickey was about to catch Ke'er, the dwarf suddenly produced a large hammer from nowhere, gripping it in his hand and waving it frantically.

The hammer seemed to be made of copper, with a heavy body and a head roughly the same size as Mickey's. The handle was rather short, allowing him to grasp it with one hand.

But in his grip, it always seemed somewhat incongruous.

Whoosh!

A hammer swung past Ke'er's ankle, narrowly missing her.

Startled, Ke'er retracted her feet and shot forward, just making it to the entrance of the employee passageway.

Dwarf Mickey raised the copper hammer, laughing with a string of "haha," and then hammered down on the ground, sending stone chips flying.

Right then, the door of the employee passageway opened and a white silhouette stood at the entrance. Ke'er immediately leapt into the arms of this figure.

Yan Junze saw clearly that this white figure was none other than the Back-faced Woman.

The Back-faced Woman embraced Ke'er in one arm and reached out for the "thudding" Dwarf Mickey with the other hand as soon as she appeared.

In this process, her nails instantly grew out very long.

The dwarf was equally quick to react, pupils dilated with fear, he swiftly sidestepped, making a 90-degree turn while running, barely sliding past the Back-faced Woman's nails, which flipped a corner of his chef's apron, exposing the hairy little legs underneath.

"Aaaaah..."

Mickey raised both hands, still clutching the copper hammer as large as his head, and ran away in a panic.

The Back-faced Woman tossed her hair, streaking a length of it towards the dwarf's back in a flash.

Just as it was about to touch his spine, Mickey let out a loud cry, leaped with a burst of speed, surging three meters forward, as the ground behind him was pierced by the Back-faced Woman's hair, sending bits of stone soaring into the air.

As Mickey yelled, he quickly dashed past several rows of shelves, jumped out of the supermarket door, and fled down the street.

Ahhh ahhh...

The sound grew fainter and fainter, without pausing, until it was completely inaudible.

The dwarf's running speed was just too fast.

Yan Junze stood stunned, watching it all unfold.

Now that the dwarf had fled, he would surely notify his master, the leader of the Half Moon Association who wore the gun on his belt.

Once those people arrived, the Back-faced Woman and Ke'er would be like fish in a barrel, and going to the hospital would be futile.

Right now, the Back-faced Woman and Ke'er didn't seem to notice anything amiss, merely looking at Yan Junze with a surprised joy, but there was also an emotion in their eyes that Yan Junze could not quite interpret.

Yan Junze knew they wanted to talk to him, but there wasn't much time left.

Another rewind was necessary.

Time to go back.

He found himself back at the moment he had just appeared in the supermarket.

This time after reappearing, Yan Junze did not hesitate. He immediately headed straight for the dark employee passageway at the back of the supermarket.