Gear Church, underground passage
"Uh, what happened?"
Chen Kong stared at the unfamiliar surroundings, his face full of question marks.
Because his memories still lingered on the moment Euphemia had nearly killed him.
As for what had happened in the Soul Space, and everything that followed after that—
For some reason, he could not remember any of it at all.
Just as Chen Kong was pondering what exactly had gone wrong with him, a voice came from beside him.
"Young man, could you tell me where the Saintess named Euphemia has run off to?"
Chen Kong turned his head and saw a plain-looking, short old man who had abruptly appeared before him.
In an instant, memories concerning this old man suddenly surfaced in Chen Kong's mind, leaving him so shocked that his mouth fell slightly open.
S-Steam Branch President—Liam!
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Kong immediately said without so much as a blush, "Sh-she should be up ahead, right? Just follow this road, old sir, and you'll definitely find her. I left the gas on at home, so I'll be taking my leave first!"
With that, Chen Kong decisively turned around and headed in the opposite direction from Liam.
But before he could even take a step, Liam called out to him again.
"Don't be in such a hurry to leave, young man. After all, I remember quite clearly that not long ago, you and your little companion tried to snatch someone away from our Steam Branch."
"Am I right, former Stellaris NO. 36, Mark of the Void · Chen Kong?"
Chen Kong froze on the spot. Then, before the bewildered Dimensional Audience, he immediately put on an outrageous display of facial expressions for everyone to see!
The corner of Chen Kong's mouth twitched, his eyes darting wildly. Yet when