My vision suddenly blurred.
When I came to my senses again, the hall had changed.
The lights had gone out. The researchers in the hall, along with Locust Man blocking the passage across from us, had all vanished...
Only I remained.
It wasn't just the people who had disappeared. The round tabletop I had been bracing with my hand was gone too...
No, it had been reset.
The round table I had clearly kicked away had returned to its place in the hall's lounge area.
It was completely intact.
"Where's Pyroxene?"
Everything had happened too suddenly. I had no idea what was going on.
I raised my head and looked toward the hall's transparent ceiling.
The wind rustled the trees, and starlight flickered. They were the only remaining sources of light in the hall.
"The research institute... doesn't seem to have changed?"
I was still in that research institute. Only the others had disappeared.
No, perhaps this was the Shadow Research Institute where Locust Man had been held...
Could I have been the only one teleported here?
"Is this the power of the Witch stationed at the research institute?"
If the institute had a Witch, how had Locust Man and the others escaped?
The more I thought about it, the less I understood the situation...
For now, all I could do was take things one step at a time.
"Oh! Isn't that Miluno?"
Three figures emerged from the direction of the hangar.
Mom, Yuehan, and that "Magic Bus" who could transform into a vehicle.
Looking closely, I saw that they were dragging a Vampire Ninja mummy behind them.
Mom was the first to pounce on me.
"With my daughter by my side, I'm not afraid of anything!"
Maybe she found the Exoskeleton Armor too hard, because she let go of