Black Sage
Soon.
Lady Yingzhu and the others had clearly come down here before this and been drawn over by the sound.
They must have still had doubts and not followed the instructions to leave completely.
Unfortunately, they hadn't been fast enough.
"People should be allowed to live in false peace... but not me."
Surveying the ruin around him, Fu Qian stood with his hands behind his back, his voice flat and emotionless.
"Lost paths are a feast for those who seek the truth, and I shall gladly partake..."
Amid the increasingly hurried footsteps, the already unrecognizable figure vanished from the silent underground.
[Mission Evaluation: Black Sage]
As the scene shifted, Fu Qian appeared in the Warehouse, and the mission summary came up at once.
``` [Knowledge is both power and curse.
After a desperate flight for their lives, Ess finally realized where the static in her thoughts had come from when she regained her senses outside the ruins.
Both body and mind had been tainted, yet that very taint had also become their means of escape from the dead end. What exquisite irony.
After waiting a while and seeing no other survivors, they decided to find a way to undo it themselves.
The workshop, originally used only to smelt weapons, seemed like the only option. This time, flesh and blood became the forbidden material.
Fortunately, this world was never short of hot-blooded fools.
The organization, having suffered losses, became more proactive than ever.
And when the imaginative young people answered the call, it made sure they contributed as much of themselves as possible.
Ess knew what kind of calamity this would bring, but there was no time to worry about that.
At last, amid anxious testing and waiting, they found the final piece of the puzzle.
Though