Back in the bizarre space inside the Lava Waterfall once more, before the two painstaking Living Statues, Mora noticed that the alien suspected to be from the Reclamation Corps had clearly changed. Its form seemed to have regressed a version, becoming fuzzier, as though separated by a thick membrane. Even touching it revealed no details.
Besides that, it seemed to be draped in a faint "outer robe."
Probably. It looked broad and heavy overall, yet it billowed without wind. It was also semi-transparent, like an outstretched jellyfish. Its edges often brushed against passing Clay Figures. Sometimes they would get tangled up, but the robe would quickly crumble away without affecting the other Clay Figures.
Yan Yongbo, who stood not far away, was clearly affected.
The outer robe fluttered without wind, repeatedly covering Yan Yongbo's body and wrapping around him. Whenever it crumbled, it would entwine itself around him again. Gradually, Yan Yongbo seemed to adapt, and the outer robe finally latched onto him. The thing even appeared capable of "multiplying," gradually enveloping his entire body.
However, Yan Yongbo's Form and Spirit Framework did not "regress a version." It continued becoming clearer, though the framework itself had changed in a fairly positive direction. According to Mora's semi-professional analysis, it seemed to be adjusting itself according to actual circumstances, in both directions—the implanted Seventh Generation Core and his own Xing Hai had both been modified, becoming more compatible and synchronized.
Judging purely by the logic of the Burners, hadn't he gone up another level?
Even Yan Yongbo's perpetually pained expression had turned bewildered, though he still had not been fully "chiseled" out of the void.
The more this happened, the more it sent a chill through one's heart.
Then, at a certain instant, Mora realized that she, too, felt a sense of