On the second day after Angel left Conia, Silverstar was still astral-projecting in the warehouse, continuing to play ghost and scare people. But just then, she sensed that something seemed amiss with her true body, which was submerged in the underground riverway.
Puzzled, Silverstar returned to the underground laboratory. The quiet room where Jin was staying was still locked, showing that he remained in seclusion and had yet to emerge.
Silverstar headed straight for the pool in the laboratory.
Her soul kept sinking toward the depths of the pool. Since the pool connected to the underground riverway below, she had temporarily placed her true body here.
When she sank to the bottom, the first thing she saw was countless vertical pupils glinting with a cold golden light... They were all snake eyes, and those snakes grew from the scalp of her true body.
The snake hair that others found terrifying was, to Silverstar, the closest and most intimate presence.
Silverstar casually stroked the snake hair, then turned her gaze toward the source of the disturbance she had sensed this time—a bubble drifting in from the underground riverway. It shimmered with energy, casting the pitch-black waterway in a riot of colors.
Silverstar reached out and flicked the bubble. It bobbed and drifted, its glow growing brighter, while a voice entered Silverstar's ears.
"Silverstar, why has Jin gone into seclusion?" It was a woman's voice, ethereal and carrying an icy chill.
Hearing that familiar voice, Silverstar immediately pictured a delicate young woman.
"White? Didn't I tell you before? Lord Jin had an insight." Not long after Silverstar spoke, the bubble began to tremble again.
"I have something important to ask Jin. Call him out." White spoke again, her tone carrying an air of command.
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