At least it was better than being consumed by worry.
"Hmm..."
Cong Yu pondered, wondering whether the Giant Serpent was awake or had simply given up, whether it possessed consciousness at all.
And was the Giant Serpent another me?
Or another Origin Darkness: Apophis?
Logically, it should have been the latter, but if it was the latter, what reason did it have to insist on visiting my hometown?
Just a coincidence?
As Cong Yu thought this, [Origin Darkness: Apophis], who could synchronize with his thoughts and know what he was thinking, suddenly piped up.
[Origin Darkness: Apophis: Oh, oh, oh! Tisen Town!]
Origin Darkness: Apophis sounded excited, but there was also a certain nostalgic
feeling—
[Origin Darkness: Apophis: Tisen Town, Thiesen Church, and House Navia... I miss them so much...]
[Origin Darkness: Apophis: That was when we met. I knew you even before Saint King did! Hehe!]
"..." Origin Darkness: Apophis's words gave Cong Yu a reminder. "Yeah, that's right... probably."
Although Li Township only contained a rebuilt Canterbury, the Giant Serpent had still been drawn here.
The Tisen Town and Thiesen Church whose reconstruction Saint King had pushed so strongly no longer bore any proof that Cong Yu and she had once lived there.
But even so...
The other [Origin Darkness: Apophis] had never forgotten this place.
As he thought about it, Cong Yu felt an indescribable sense of the passage of time... too many years had passed.
Sighing inwardly, Cong Yu shook his head and prepared himself. "Let's go. We need to get there immediately... There's no more time to waste."
"I'll share all our deductions and guesses with all of Li Township and Star Alliance, and propose a plan for building defensive lines."
At Cong Yu's words, everyone present boarded Cong Yu's Jormungandr Train one by