Elysia offered no further explanation, merely tapping lightly in the air with her fingertip.
An oval portal flowed with faint golden light as it silently unfolded amid the ruins.
Through the portal, the outline of a simply furnished living room could vaguely be seen.
Almost the instant the portal stabilized, several figures hurried through from the other side.
At their head was Neos, standing tall and composed, with Malcador and the other team members close behind him.
Neos's gaze swiftly swept across the surroundings before settling on Elysia's stern face. He frowned slightly. "Executor, what is this...?"
Elysia kept it brief. "Elder Neos, we were 'invited' here to answer some questions, but we discovered an Abyssal Corruption incident..."
Elysia gave a short explanation and gestured toward Wanda and the others. "They are this place's guardians. The corruption erupted while we were being questioned, and we only just finished the battle."
After hearing this, Neos's gaze passed over Steve, Tony, and the others—some of those faces he had already seen in another universe.
A familiar feeling of here we go again rose within him. This group seemed unable to avoid trouble wherever they went.
But this was not the time to dwell on that.
"You identified the source of the corruption so quickly? Then this mission should be resolved soon." Neos nodded.
However, Elysia did not set off at once. Instead, she continued, "Elder Neos, there is another emergency—my connection to the Hilling Network in the Imperium's central system has been completely severed."
"The network's down?" Shalish, who had just walked over, raised a brow. She seemed to think it was no great matter. "Poor cross-universe signal? That shouldn't be a big deal, should it?"
But Mio, standing behind Neos, instantly changed expression.
Almost the moment Elysia finished speaking, she summoned