Late at night in Beijing, inside the Mechanical Micro-City beneath the Night Bureau,
When everything had finally ended, when that interrogation in the Dark World's Siberia had concluded alongside the grand battle,
The swarms of machines filling the sky, the beams of destruction, the roaring particle bombardments, the pulses slicing through the wilderness, the Mechanical Rings stirring up energy storms, and all the other breathtaking sights faded away as the magnificent light of the mech gradually dimmed,
A powerful spatial fluctuation appeared once more.
As a massive gate of light emerged, the colossal and magnificent mech descended from it with a slow rumble. After "Night Roamer" returned, the entire hangar seemed to come alive, and all kinds of support machinery began operating around it,
And amid that scene, two figures appeared in the air as well.
They had returned from the Dark World to reality, then jumped from Siberia back to Beijing, remaining locked in an embrace the entire time,
Only after landing and seeing their surroundings did Fang Ran realize they had returned beneath the Night Bureau. Feeling the tall, slender warmth and presence in his arms,
He looked at her. She said nothing, merely continuing to hold him as she had before,
In the end, Fang Ran was the first to awkwardly let go.
"Um... Ling?"
Although he had already confirmed that she was the Ling he knew, he still asked again with a trace of unease. Hearing the young man's soft, cautious call,
The figure in his arms instinctively tightened her hold, as though reluctant to let go. But it lasted only an instant before she slowly released him,
The tall figure came to a stop before him. Her pale golden eyes were as clear as gemstones, and her refined, imposing adult appearance remained as cool and