Everything before him suddenly went dark. When Theus slowly raised his head, he had already arrived in the long-absent Throne Room. He then turned to look at worker Theus seated beside the long table.
"Let me see what's going on."
About half a year ago, before Castel had begun the great expedition, Theus had still been able to control worker Theus's shell, occasionally pulling a few people together for an online meeting.
But one day, that shell was suddenly enveloped by white mist. The threads linking it to the others seemed to have been severed as well, losing their function.
At first, Theus had not known what that white mist was. But as he sent troops north, he quickly formed a suspicion—could this be the White Calamity!?
None who entered the White Calamity ever returned alive, but Theus's shell did not exactly count as living.
After that, Theus conducted quite a few experiments, such as inhaling the white mist or calling out loudly for help. None of them had any effect, so he eventually gave up investigating.
Until he learned that little Gwen had been swallowed by the white mist.
Back in Blood Port, he had secretly tested her and learned that this little girl was very likely the one within his connection. She might even have already come into contact with Transcendence.
After all, the information he had received upon making contact with her was [Named One].
And when adult Gwen said she had seen a white-haired little girl fall into the mist, Theus immediately thought of the little girl who sold fried fish. That was why he had rushed to the Northern Territory at once.
If little Gwen had entered the White Calamity, could worker Theus, who was also within it, successfully connect to her?
Theus did not