In the sealed Biological Laboratory, Griffith developed an intense interest in the other world Yulia had mentioned.
He could hardly wait to learn more.
"What kind of world is it, exactly?"
Yulia seized the chance to catch her breath and launched into it immediately. "You, living in such a barren world, could never imagine how wonderful That Place is! There are no wars, resources are abundant, and all the races live together in harmony! The people there are positive, passionate, and cheerful. Children can grow up however they wish, and adults never have moments of collapse."
"Impossible!" Griffith sneered. "A place like that could never exist in this world!"
"That's why I said it's another world—the other world in people's imagination!" Yulia said seriously. "Don't use your shallow understanding to try to disprove truths that you can't comprehend but that genuinely exist!"
The woman's utterly certain expression made Griffith suspicious.
"Why should I believe you?" Griffith shook his head.
"I can't prove it." Yulia spoke calmly. "Because this was originally a secret shared only by Nosta, Assath, and me. We came from the same place. It's a free land you've never seen before."
Griffith said indifferently, "Is that so? If it's such a wonderful world... why did you come here?"
Yulia opened her mouth, then suddenly fell silent. In the end, she stammered, "Naturally... because some accidents happened."
In an instant, Yulia felt suffocated.
Griffith's pale hand had already clamped around her neck. She could even feel the fragile bones inside her throat, which might shatter at any moment.
Yulia struggled painfully, wildly pounding Griffith's chest. Yet to Griffith, whose physique was immensely powerful, her desperate resistance was no more than a tickle.
Griffith slowly lifted Yulia into the air. "Why exactly was Nosta looking for you? What secret do