"The creation passage on the left happens to correspond to Leo's Leo traits—leadership and the impulse to create." Asteria analyzed quickly. "The balance passage in the middle perfectly matches my Libra nature. The order passage on the right caters to Lin Ye's current tendency toward self-doubt."
Her words made both men stop arguing.
"This isn't a coincidence." Lin Ye realized the crux of the matter. "This is a trap deliberately designed by the Void Ark."
"It's using the weaknesses in our hearts to divide us." Leo's anger began turning toward the true enemy. "Leo's pride, Libra's hesitation, Sagittarius's self-doubt."
"A defense mechanism." Asteria confirmed the conclusion. "The Void Ark doesn't merely obstruct intruders physically—it also divides them psychologically."
"It knows that as long as discord appears among us, we'll destroy ourselves without it needing to act."
"Since this is a trap, we won't play by its rules." Lin Ye said, "We'll cross this fork directly."
The three reactivated the Fusion Consciousness, preparing to ignore the existence of the three passages and pass directly through the spatial barrier.
But their argument had already brought serious consequences.
Thunderous footsteps echoed from the depths of the maze, and the entire Conceptual Space began to shake violently. Powerful waves of negative concepts surged in from all directions, heralding the approach of something terrifying.
"We've been discovered." Asteria's Libra Mark sensed an extreme state of imbalance. "A massive number of negative concepts are gathering."
As soon as she spoke, the maze walls began to collapse. A terrifying legion emerged from the rubble.
The first to appear were soldiers of the Despair Legion. They wore pitch-black armor, with hollow eye sockets beneath their masks. Every step carried the deathly stillness of abandoning everything. They held black spears whose tips flickered with a light that devoured hope.