At Hao Ren's reminder, everyone focused their attention on this seemingly insignificant detail.
Ever since Vivian first encountered her Evil Spirit, her observations of it seemed to fall into three categories. In the first, everyone else could clearly see the Evil Spirit's appearance, while Vivian alone could not. In the second, she could observe it as clearly as everyone else. In the third, no one else could see the Evil Spirit clearly, yet Vivian could still observe it in perfect detail.
What pattern or secret lay hidden behind these three situations?
"Whatever the case, this definitely isn't a natural phenomenon." Although Lorisa had only just joined them and was technically a "newcomer," she was no stranger to the relevant fields. "From your descriptions, that 'Evil Spirit' seems to be a physical duplicate driven by negative mental energy. Although it isn't controlled by its original body, some connection still exists between them, so Vivian's observations of it will inevitably be affected by that connection. Aside from her, everyone present counts as an unrelated 'third-party observer' from the Evil Spirit's perspective. Our observations should therefore be the 'standard result,' while Vivian's observations are the result after being influenced. The error in her observations isn't caused solely by her or by the observed target. It's because the connection between the two is changing."
Lorisa spoke in a flat tone, as though analyzing a scientific report, but the possibility faintly revealed behind her speculation sent a chill through everyone. Hao Ren frowned involuntarily. "The connection between Vivian and the Evil Spirit is changing? What kind of change could it be?"
"Don't you think there's a sense of 'progression' in the three situations Vivian encountered while observing the Evil Spirit?" Nangong Sanba suddenly cut in.
Hao Ren glanced at him. "Progression?"
Nangong Sanba explained, "At