Arknights, but Raising Terra Chapter 43

"Sea Creatures 6: A snowy mountain?"

"Sea Creatures 5: I don't know— Ah, I think I actually do know this one."

A moment later, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, having understood the full picture through the hive mind's collective consciousness, looked up and said, "Your children, they aren't dead."

"Not dead...?"

Yelagund, who had been lying still in Chen Ran's palm, immediately sat up as if jolted from a deathbed, asking, "Where are they?!"

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi didn't speak, merely glancing up at Chen Ran.

Chen Ran's expression turned slightly subtle.

This was because Chen Ran had actually been secretly watching when Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was having a private meeting in the group chat.

And now—

"I think, Yelagund, it's best if you don't get your hopes up."

But seeing Yelagund's eager state, unable to hear anything else, desperate to meet her 'children'...

Chen Ran could only sigh softly, holding Yelagund in his palm, turning with her towards the food planet.

Finally stopping before the food planet, he bent down and looked inside.

"Children... where are my children?"

Yelagund was too eager, to the point where she ignored the deeply unsettling sight of large groups of identical-looking pseudo-humans.

And then, under Yelagund's expectant gaze.

From among those Sea Creatures, several Sea Creatures in the form of beautiful girls with white hair and red eyes emerged.