"Generally speaking, yes."
Alvin nodded.
"But generally doesn't mean absolutely."
"And if the connection between the split soul and the main body was forcibly severed, there's no way the main body wouldn't notice. With the perception and methods of an existence like that, once she takes it seriously, locating us may not be impossible."
"I'm just worried..."
Alvin did not finish, but his meaning was already obvious.
Shen Yi was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Alvin, how much do you know about those six?"
Alvin's massive body seemed to stiffen for an instant, and a trace of Disorder appeared in the fluctuations of his magnetic field, but it soon settled again.
"Not much."
His answer was cautious, and also very direct.
"They are also among the oldest Authority Holders in Beyond the World, existences that stand almost at the summit of all Authority Holders."
"They rarely involve themselves in other matters in the Boundary Zone. Most of the time, they act deep within the Void Domain, pursuing things we cannot understand."
"As for their specific authorities, personalities, and ways of doing things, very little information has been passed down, and it is hard to tell truth from falsehood. All I know is that anything and any Authority Holder connected to them is best treated with caution."
"Previously, merely because someone angered them—seemingly violating some taboo of theirs, or touching something that should not have been touched—one of them personally wiped out twelve Authority Holders."
"Their methods and style of action are extremely ruthless, so very few people are willing to have any involvement with them."
He looked at Shen Yi, the light in his compound eyes complicated.
"Shen Yi, I know Winnie is very important to you. But with some matters, once you're involved, you may never be