"Gulp..."
His heart suddenly began pounding heavily, and Lu Xin felt an unbearable emptiness in his chest.
He suddenly felt the urge to return to the world created by the mental radiation.
The mission, the Technological Church—none of it seemed important anymore.
All he felt was panic, as if an immense loneliness had spread across the entire wilderness.
It felt as though that sensation was twisting into monster after monster, any one of which might swallow him whole at any moment, drowning him completely.
What exactly was wrong?
To see through that museum, he had to reach his clearest state of awareness.
And reaching his clearest state of awareness meant that everything he saw was the truth.
So Mom, Father, and Sister had all disappeared?
He had seen through the museum's falsehood, and through the falsehood of these people's beautiful lives.
So he had also seen through his own falsehood?
What was that supposed to mean?
Was he also someone living inside a bottle?
An indescribable sensation squeezed his heart relentlessly.
His temples throbbed again and again, as if a vast amount of blood were forcing the truth into his mind.
He even felt his palms trembling, shaking beyond his control.
"Huh?"
Just then, a soft hand wrapped around his palm.
He turned his head slightly and saw Kid quietly looking at him, her face filled with curiosity and a hint of concern.
He was not alone in this wilderness.
The overwhelming loneliness was slightly dispersed.
Lu Xin's violently pounding heart eased a little.
"Mom asked me first whether I was certain I wanted to see through it, then said that sooner or later, I would have to go through this."
"That means Mom knew that if I saw through this illusory world, I would also temporarily... be