"You're really all right, Miss You Ye! That's wonderful!" Kong Yun quickly regained his composure.
At this point, no matter whom he met, he would be filled with joy. The loneliness of feeling as if the entire world had been reduced to himself alone was simply too terrifying.
There were times when people feared being alone. When they did, even a single moment could feel long and agonizing.
"Unfortunately, this isn't the time for reminiscing, Director Kong." Maid Miss smiled faintly and pointed toward the gradually receding group. "Aren't you curious who these people are?"
Kong Yun shuddered. The scene of everyone passing straight through him had been far too shocking.
He instinctively turned around and saw that the group led by the Gold Star Steward was heading straight toward the treatment center secretly built within the Restoration Spring.
"You said just now that they were images from the past... recordings?"
"The basic principle is similar to a recording, and the magnetic materials throughout the canyon provide a viable environment for it... As for what triggered it, that remains unclear for now." Maid Miss spoke calmly. "Considering the geographical environment, however, there are only a few possible triggering methods."
"Magnetic materials... recordings?" Kong Yun frowned. "Are you talking about something like the Profound Light Technique? What are the possible triggering methods?"
Maid Miss looked around. Suddenly, she waved her hand, and a fragment of petrified tree root flew into her palm.
It was a pitch-black petrified fragment that looked like charcoal.
"Probably because of the discharge of electricity." Maid Miss spoke calmly. "There are traces of electrical scorching everywhere. Judging by the circumstances, someone should have used powerful currents here not long ago... Hmm, I mean lightning-element arts..."
"Lightning-element arts?" Kong Yun pondered. "Among the Three Cities' joint investigation team