"I need to conduct a mental-state assessment." Aristostes showed the guard his special authorization as an Inquisitor. "My superiors require an evaluation of the isolated personnel's rehabilitation progress."
After checking his authorization, the guard allowed him into the isolation area.
When he saw Epsilon, the once-wise and composed Creator was locked in a fierce struggle with some force within his own consciousness. His gaze shifted between clarity and confusion, and he was clearly enduring immense mental anguish.
"Aristostes? What are you doing here?" Epsilon's voice held delighted surprise, but his eyes still looked somewhat confused. "I feel as though something is affecting my thoughts. Ideas that aren't mine keep surfacing."
Aristostes quickly checked his surroundings. Once he confirmed there were no surveillance devices, he immediately activated the concept seeds Lin Ye had bestowed on him.
Golden light began radiating from his consciousness, gently touching Epsilon's mental world.
"This is the Consciousness Seed's control effect, but I can help you break free of it now," Aristostes explained quietly, guiding the purifying energy to dispel the dark influence within Epsilon's consciousness.
The purification proved more difficult than expected. The Consciousness Seed had taken deep root in Epsilon's mind, forming a complex control network. Whenever the golden light tried to remove the dark influence, it met fierce resistance.
"Hold on. It'll be over soon." Aristostes intensified the purification, and the Existence Anchoring energy contained within the concept seeds began to take effect.
As the purification progressed, clarity gradually returned to Epsilon's eyes. When the dark influence had been completely dispelled, flames of anger blazed in them.
"Those damned bastards! They even tried to control our thoughts!" Epsilon's voice carried anger and fear. "I almost became their puppet."
Aristostes quickly explained the truth about the outside world and the current battle plan. After hearing