"Conch, open the door!"
He called several times in a row, but Sea Snail Miss, usually such a chatterbox, gave no response at all.
Even if she was crying in secret, she should have responded somehow. She was always polite by nature; it was impossible for her not to react at all...
Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
He hurried to the Starry Sky Conch and tried to force the lid open.
Unfortunately, opening this thing from the outside was incredibly difficult.
He strained with all his might, veins bulging on his forehead, yet he still could not pry it open.
Unless he used brute force and smashed it directly—but that might damage Sea Snail Miss's Soul Gem.
"Damn it, not a single one of you knows how to stop worrying me."
"Is it that hard to answer me?"
Then Lu Yuan suddenly had an idea.
He tried placing the Starry Sky Conch into his Storage Space.
Anything with "self-awareness" could not be stored inside the Storage Space.
Yet this time, he easily put that enormous shell away...
That meant Sea Snail Miss's soul had truly vanished.
Lu Yuan's pupils constricted as he clenched his fists.
"She was taken away by that illusion... Damn it, when did it happen?"
"She... went willingly?!"
His heart sank to the bottom of the sea.
Yes, she had most likely gone willingly.
Those crazed obsessions only wanted to continue the "Ascension Ceremony." As long as Sea Snail Miss went over voluntarily, there was no need for them to keep attacking the others.
After understanding this, Lu Yuan silently turned around and walked beneath the Life Tree, an inexplicable fury rising in his heart.
Amid the yellow-brown wind and sand, the emerald tree stood alone, while the weathered city grew ever more weathered in this