"It's also possible they killed each other under the influence of a mental disturbance." Xu Huo checked Unpolished Jade's condition. She was in much the same state Yan Jiayu had been in earlier; the main reason she was unconscious was that her mind had been disrupted. "We can ask her once she wakes up."
The two of them rested nearby. Thanks to Xu Huo's Mental Evolution, they could take off their helmets and eat normally.
Yan Jiayu cooked a few packets of partially prepared food in a pot. When the aroma wafted through the air, Unpolished Jade woke up. She opened her eyes and stared at them, looking dazed, as if she couldn't tell whether what she was seeing was real.
"You're awake? Are you hungry? Want some?" Yan Jiayu lifted the pot.
It took Unpolished Jade a moment to react before she sat upright. "You two... when exactly did we get separated?"
"Probably when we were running around in the underground passage," Xu Huo said. "But that ruin was definitely fake. Did you find the remains?"
Unpolished Jade shook her head. "The ruins were all fake. How could anything I saw have been real? Maybe the Mutated Plants had already swallowed my aunt's bones."
"Don't be sad. I have some good news." Xu Huo took out the string of nameplates separately. "We found these after falling into a crack in the passage. See if you recognize any of them."
Unpolished Jade's spirits lifted. She hurriedly took them and looked through them. Soon, she stopped at a nameplate engraved with Edwards and stroked it. "This is her... I really found a trace of her!"
The joy came so suddenly that she couldn't help bursting into laughter. Afterward, she began to cry, grief, anger, and satisfaction mingling in her eyes. "From