Facing Kuize's string of questions, Mikun replied with some irritation:
"Wait, Kuize, don't get so excited. I haven't reached the point of being 'all-knowing and all-powerful' yet, so for now I can only pick out a few key points to tell you about."
Kuize nodded eagerly.
"No problem. Go ahead, Relic Expert. I'm all ears."
Mikun raised a hand to his forehead and spoke slowly in an even tone:
"As for why Nightmare Sensors can turn into Labyrinth Relics after death, I don't know the principle behind it. However, I have a rough idea of the root cause driving this entire process."
Kuize looked thoroughly intrigued.
"What root cause?"
Mikun answered gravely:
"Auling."
Upon hearing this, Kuize instantly fell silent.
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Mikun continued unhurriedly:
"That's right. The very thing that grants us extraordinary dreams, gives all of us supernatural power, creates the Auling Labyrinth, divides the entire world into the inner and outer sides, and exists as a third party apart from the Abyss and the Holy Light."
"Auling."
"Neither the Abyss nor the Holy Light is more suited to bear the title of 'mastermind behind the scenes' than It is."
Kuize narrowed his single eye slightly, paused for a moment, and then replied:
"Auling."
"That is an entity our Hunter Corps originally imagined unilaterally based on labyrinth phenomena and nightmare illusions."
"But no one has any way to prove that It is a creature that truly exists in this world."
"Unlike the Abyss and the Holy Light, It has never truly appeared since our civilization was born—not even once."
"And yet, you believe that It is one of this world's gods as well? Perhaps even an existence greater than the Abyss and the Holy Light?"
Mikun shrugged in admission.
"That's right. That is what I think."
"Of course, unless