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"Uh...that works too."

After casually replying, Kiana looked at Bai Yan: "Then we have to stop here for now. The energy consumption is indeed quite high. Let's use the method I just discovered."

Bai Yan nodded: "Okay."

The light curtain disappears.

Soon, Kiana's voice rang in Bai Yan's mind again.

Can you hear me?

“I can hear you,” Bai Yan lowered his voice, “How about you over there?”

[That works too. It seems this method requires a communication like before to activate. That's a bit strange...]

"Let's deal with business first; as long as communication continues, that's fine."

Oh, right.

the other side.

Durandal asked, "How did it go?" after Kiana ended the call.

"The sound from over there can be heard, but I might need to try a method to transmit it directly to you. Wait for me, sister."

After a while.

Kiana looked puzzled.

Durandal's heart skipped a beat: "Still not working?"

"No... it's just a bit strange, because the voice on his end is actually coming from the Gem of Desire."

"Oh, I see—uh!"

"Sister, is something wrong?"

"No, no, no, there's nothing wrong with it. It just feels like the power of fluids is really amazing; they can even become a medium for sound transmission."

"Yes, I think so too..."

Kiana's expression dimmed briefly as she finished speaking.

Then she rallied and said, "Sister, let's try it now."

On Bai Yan's side, Durandal's voice appeared in his mind again.

[Bai Yan, can you hear me?]

"Okay, it seems Kiana found a solution very quickly, much better than someone here."

Because this method relies on the desire for gems.

"...The power of fluids is truly amazing, it really broadens one's horizons."

Durandal was speechless for a moment.

Bai Yan looked at the crowd before him and asked, "In that case, is there anything else you would like to ask?"

The crowd shook their heads.

—You're Cocolia's good son, Rita's good brother, Durandal's childhood friend, and Ragnar's good student, what else can people say?

After confirming that Bai Yan, a secondary issue, posed no threat, everyone turned their attention back to the Stigmata Project led by Kevin.

The most pressing issue for everyone is how to stop this desperate plan from being carried out.

Delve into dreams and observe the humans trapped within them.

And, the “spiritual Adam” formed by the aggregation of their consciousness.

Bai Yan originally wanted to help speed things up.

However, with Kiana eavesdropping on him without delay, he could only follow behind and wait and see.

Volume 1: Chapter 251: Kevin

At first, Bai Yan simply followed along, but soon the strange feeling in his heart began to stir.

This kind of fluctuation is very peculiar; it has a clear directionality.

It was as if it were guiding me.

In order to find Kevin, Bai Yan also followed the others into the dream.

However, with just a turn of his head, he suddenly realized that he was all alone in this chaotic and disordered space.

"The strange fluctuations are still continuing, I should be heading in the right direction," Bai Yan looked around, his expression unchanged, but he let out a long sigh, "Kiana?"

[I'm here, what's wrong?]

"I've entered the shared dream space of humanity, so I'm testing whether communication can continue. It seems I'm all alone right now; I don't know why I've temporarily lost touch with the others."

[Oh, you got in there too! We're still together, but—wait, Anna's back.]

"what?"

Soon, Anna's voice came through, sounding somewhat distant.

[Bai Yan, are you still over there?]

"...Yes, but how did you get back?"

[I don't know either. After entering the dream space with you, I couldn't see anyone else. I had no choice but to keep going by instinct. After some time, I saw a square passage in front of me, and without thinking, I went in. Then I saw everyone.]

"A square passageway?"

I don't know what it is, but from the outside it looks square and quite big.

Bai Yan pondered for a moment and said, "I understand. You go with the others first, I'll continue searching here."

【it is good】

A moment later, Bai Yan heard some discussion coming from the other side, so he didn't think much of it and continued walking.

The scene in the space in front of me changes from time to time, and some of these changes are even invisible.

Sometimes distorted, sometimes orderly, unpredictable.

'Come.'

'Come here.'

Bai Yan suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

The space was completely silent.

"Did I hear wrongly?"

He shook his head and continued cautiously forward, guided by the strange fluctuations.

Come to me, don't go past me.

Bai Yan stopped again, finally confirming that it wasn't his imagination.

The voice is genderless, but it gives a gentle feeling, without any hostility or conflict.

Its remoteness far exceeds the limits compared to the fluctuations of the strange feeling.

"what do you?"

'If it were in the past, you would...'

The sound faded into the distance, like a dandelion seed drifting in the wind, impossible to grasp.

Bai Yan shook his head.

How could I possibly believe a stranger's voice?

Whatever it may be, this elusive feeling conveys a sense of extreme weakness.

Even if it weren't weak, such a sound would probably be too far away for it to be detected.

He wasn't uninterested, but now was clearly not the time to be curious.

"Follow the strange fluctuations and ignore the ethereal sounds," Bai Yan muttered.

Mirrors gradually appeared in the space in front of them, clearly reflecting everything in front of them.

Seeing this, Bai Yan went closer to examine it.

It felt like an ordinary mirror to the touch, with nothing unusual, and the strange fluctuations did not change because of it.

This is not the source of the guidance.

Withdraw your hand and keep walking.

Step, step, step...

Bai Yan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Because he heard two completely different footsteps.

A tall figure appeared behind the mirror directly in front of them.

A bone-chilling cold rose up, as if to freeze the entire void, and even time seemed to stand still.

To Bai Yan's left, Youlandail emerged from a void.

She glanced at Bai Yan, and finally looked at Kevin.

Kevin, however, stared intently at Bai Yan.

"You finally came..."

"This line sounds a bit strange, but I suppose you've seen me in the Stigmata Space before?"

Kevin nodded.

But he quickly added, "She doesn't look like your companion."

Bai Yan glanced at Yulandel beside him.

Indeed, this is not the Bianca I know.

"That's not important. What's important is that I want to ask you what your opinion is about seeing me in the Sacred Mark Space."

"So, I can't get an answer today?"

Bai Yan helplessly spread his hands: "Didn't Dr. Mei say anything either?"

"..."

The conversation reached a stalemate.

You don't know, and neither do I.

It's alright, it's not like there's no information at all. At least we can confirm that Kevin knows very little about this.

Durandal broke her silence upon hearing this: "Why don't we sit down and talk about something else?"

Kevin shook his head: "I used to think I was a coffin maker, just better suited to it than others. But now I realize I'm nothing more than a shadow."

"Shadow? Why do you say that?"

Kevin closed his eyes.

Scenes from the pre-civilization seemed to float through his mind.

Honkai, Herrscher, Hero, the End Descends.

And then there was that indescribable scene...

Then he slowly opened his eyes: "If the person next to you can't give you an answer, then I can't tell you anything through any channel either. Because within this dimension, everything you know is real. Whether it's the spiritual Adam or the ongoing Stigmata Project."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yan remained silent for a moment before asking, "Dr. Mei in that world bubble didn't have any conversation with you?"

"..."

"Actually, we should still contact her. I always feel that she should know something, but I don't really understand it. And what you said about seeing me in the Sacred Mark Space is something I still can't understand."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that Kevin had fallen into deep thought.

A moment later, Kevin looked up again.

"I cannot truly bear the power of the end."