Yu Sheng came to the edge of the shattered floating island and stared absently at the boundless chaos and void outside, as well as the magnificent stream of light stretching across the darkness, as if lost in thought.
Baili Qing's voice came from behind him. "What are you thinking about?"
"Random things, mostly about Ankaela." Yu Sheng did not hide it, his tone tinged with emotion. "I know this might sound strange, but I've never really had any sense of reality when it comes to beings like Dark Angels. Ankaela was the first Dark Angel I ever spoke with... The things in her memories are difficult for me to let go of."
Footsteps approached from the side. Baili Qing came to stand beside Yu Sheng. "What do you mean? The disaster that befell her homeland? Or the extinction of the civilization she represented?"
"Both, I guess." Yu Sheng scratched his hair. "That dead Ecosphere was heartbreaking, but the disaster in Ankaela's memories was even more horrifying. It was probably because I directly experienced the 'memory.' I even felt as if I had witnessed that disaster with my own eyes..."
Baili Qing pressed her lips together, looking as though she wanted to speak but hesitated.
Yu Sheng felt that this was not the first time she had made that expression. When he had mentioned certain details from Ankaela's memories earlier, the female director's reaction had always seemed somewhat troubling.
He could not help frowning. "...Do you know something I don't?"
Baili Qing did not answer directly. Instead, she asked, "What exactly was the disaster in Ankaela's memories like?"
Yu Sheng thought for a moment and did not hide anything. "There were some very abstract 'impressions' that I don't know how to describe with words. As for the 'scenes,' it seemed as