Wisps of mist drifted above this "corrupted zone," which was covered in strange crystal clusters. Even the dense fog around it seemed to have been dyed an ominous purple by the crystals growing everywhere. The Deep Dive Unit from the Special Operations Bureau was collecting samples in various places, packing the soil and crystals into all kinds of secure containers so they could bring them back to the real world when they "surfaced."
At the same time, the deep divers were setting up a large number of detection devices to gather environmental data from the area. They had also transported a drilling rig through Hunter Owl and planned to bore into this polluted zone to see just how far the "corruption" had penetrated.
The place where a giant tower had once stood had now become a several-dozen-meter-deep pit. There were no crystal clusters at the bottom, but strange patterns covered it, glowing with a faint dark-purple light and looking as though they had been left behind after something had eroded the ground.
Huli and Eileen (Pro) were crouching beside the pit, discussing what those patterns were used for. Although they had not reached even the slightest reliable conclusion, the two of them were discussing it with great enthusiasm.
Xuan Che watched from the side, looking a little bewildered and a little uneasy.
After holding it in for a long while, he finally could not help muttering, "Aren't you worried about him?"
At the side, Eileen (Steel) looked up at that. "Huh? Who? Oh, you mean Yu Sheng? What's there to worry about? It's not like he isn't coming back."
Xuan Che grew even more troubled when he heard that. He felt he could not understand the thought processes of the various members of this "hotel"—he had never understood them from