The ghostly girl's long eyelashes fluttered slightly. In the silence, she opened her eyes as she floated above the ground.
Her gaze was dazed for a moment. Then, catching sight of the figures around her from the corner of her eye, she abruptly rose from the floor, her cool features filled with anger and vigilance.
"Don't be nervous, Jiang Er." Seeing how startled she was, Lin Qiye spoke gently. "We're not with the believers. We're all Night Watchmen."
He took his emblem from his pocket and gently placed it on the ground.
He knew Jiang Er had no physical body and could not pick up the emblem, so he simply put it on the floor for her to inspect.
Jiang Er frowned. After hesitating for a moment, she slowly walked over, crouched down, and examined the emblem on the ground.
"You really don't need to be so wary." Lin Qiye spoke again. "If we were believers, you wouldn't have had the chance to open your eyes. Even if you were just a magnetic field, we'd find a way to erase you."
Seeing the name engraved beneath the emblem, Jiang Er froze slightly.
She raised her head and stared into Lin Qiye's eyes, her lips moving as she silently said something.
Shhhhhh...
In the corner of the room, the old television, which had already been unplugged, turned on again. The sound of static echoed through the air.
"Shhhhhh... You... are Lin Qiye?"
As the dense static gradually faded, a girl's voice came from the television speakers.
Her voice was somewhat distorted by the worn-out hardware, but the surprise in her tone was still unmistakable.
Only then did Lin Qiye realize that Jiang Er was now merely a magnetic field. She had no vocal cords and could not speak to them directly,