Truth and Escape

Lin Ye and his group emerged from the Gate of Truth and returned to the temple hall. Their bodies radiated a faint golden glow. Though visible to the naked eye, it was not an outward phenomenon, but came from their souls bearing the ancient truth, as if the truth itself had become a form of energy and manifested through them.

"What happened?" Silva stared at the strange sight around them in astonishment. "What did you see?"

Before Lin Ye could answer, the entire temple suddenly began to shake violently. Spiderweb cracks spread across the walls, and rubble started falling from the ceiling. A tremendous roar rose from deep underground, as if all of Moonlight Island were awakening—or about to collapse.

Raphael's phantom appeared again, even weaker this time, nearly transparent. "Moonlight Island has fulfilled its thousand-year mission and will soon return to its slumber beneath the sea. You must leave at once. Take the truth and leave this place."

"But—" Lin Ye looked at Robin, his eyes full of questions. "Everything we just saw, those secrets of the Ancient Kingdom—"

Robin shook her head with a complicated expression, cutting him off. "This is not the time to discuss it, Lin Ye. We must leave immediately, or we'll sink to the bottom of the sea along with Moonlight Island."

Silva hurried to the altar at the center of the temple and retrieved the Eye of the Sky emblem. "Follow me. I know the fastest escape route."

Another violent tremor struck, fiercer than before. One entire wall of the temple collapsed, exposing the chaos outside. In the distance, the battle between the Marines and the Revolutionary Army continued, though strangely, its intensity seemed to have weakened considerably.

"This way!" Silva pointed toward a hidden passage behind the temple. "This route leads directly