"She was mentally and physically fine, but her soul was missing—probably about half of it."
Li Nian, laid flat on the bed, still showed no signs of regaining consciousness. After carefully examining her, Old Zheng reported his analysis to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu frowned. "Half her soul is missing. Is there still hope for her?"
Old Zheng sighed.
"To be honest... I don't know either. Her condition is very strange, boss—half her soul isn't in her body, and most likely isn't in this world either. Yet the integrity of her soul hasn't been affected, and her mental inner cycle is still operating normally. Her other half is still functioning normally despite being separated by an entire world. In a sense, she hasn't suffered any 'damage'; she just can't wake up."
"In other words, it's like someone cut away half of her heart, but the whole heart is still beating normally. It's just that the blood supply is severely insufficient."
As Old Zheng spoke, Lin Yu felt a headache coming on.
"Complicated..."
Old Zheng sighed again. "That's the terrifying part of the Gray Domain. If you keep walking along the riverbank, you'll eventually fall in."
Lin Yu looked at Old Zheng. "How much do you know about the Gray Domain?"
Old Zheng's body flashed rapidly. "You aren't thinking of going to save her, are you, boss?"
"What else would I do?"
Lin Yu looked at Old Zheng and asked in return.
Old Zheng sighed. "Are you really that attached to this 'Freedom Alliance'?"
"No, not really. I don't have any particular feelings for this 'Phantom Thief.' She does count as a friend of mine, but the person she was closest to was only one of my false identities." Lin Yu looked at Li Nian, who lay quietly on the bed. "It's