There was always light within the darkness.
Ever since those scattered light spots had entered Mu Mu's body, she seemed like a completely different person, having matured tremendously in an instant.
Although Bai Zhi had many questions he wanted to ask her, she showed no sign of urgency. After leading them through that passage shrouded in the boundless sea of fire, another long, dark corridor appeared before them.
Holding his hand, Mu Mu walked at the very front.
Wherever Mu Mu passed, the corridor beside them gradually lit up, revealing the magnificent scene outside.
...It was a nearly boundless sea of void.
As they walked through the passage, it felt as if they were traveling through that ocean gleaming with a faint silver radiance.
"The world itself is heading toward its final end. This is the last place."
Her gaze sweeping over the sea of void outside, Mu Mu spoke calmly.
"From the moment I became conscious until now, taking every ten years as a cycle, I have stayed here for a full ninety years."
"Ten years... Is ten years the maximum operating time for each medical zone?"
Mu Yu Xing Zhou's heart stirred slightly as he asked from behind.
However, Mu Mu ignored his question completely. Still holding Bai Zhi's hand as she walked forward, she continued her account.
"Doctor was my mother. She created me, but she never stayed with me for even a single day. I could never understand whether she regarded me as nothing more than a tool left behind, or whether she truly considered me her child... But those things are no longer important."
As she said this, there seemed to be a faint trace of sorrow in her voice... but it vanished in an instant.
"A long time ago, she completely ceased to exist.