When we returned to the previous hangar, Snake Woman and the others were nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?"
Locust Man had yet to realize the severity of the problem.
"We shouldn't have split up. The space here is chaotic and disorderly... no, it must be under the core Witch's control. If we want to get out, we'll have to see whether she allows it."
We shouldn't have left anyone behind. Once separated, it would be difficult to meet again. Everyone had to move together.
The Witch pulling the strings was truly skilled. She had pushed Mindscape Projection within the Witch Domain to its limits, practically becoming the laws of this miniature world itself.
This was beyond troublesome.
"Director SpiCa, does that clever mind of yours have any ideas? What should we do now?"
"Flattering me won't help at a time like this, will it?"
She sighed, slapped another strip of White Silk against my chest, and pointed toward the passage we had come through.
"Now, take this and return to the hall we came from."
"If I go back alone, won't I just get transferred to another hall and lose contact with you all?"
Even with the White Silk, there was no guarantee they could follow it. It might get severed or something...
"Once you get there, we'll follow this White Silk to find you. If we lose contact, we'll think of another way to regroup."
"Am I some kind of lab rat?!"
But SpiCa said, "We need to spread out as much as possible. Ideally, there should only be one person per loop. Moving in a cluster like this is exactly what they want."
Wait, her view was the complete opposite of mine?
"Splitting up now is way too dangerous. Who knows how many Witches they have hidden