At those words, Lynn's pupils suddenly contracted.
"What did that person look like? Did he have any distinguishing features?"
The angel opened her mouth, intending to answer.
But suddenly-
Rumble-
Overhead, the Red Moon suddenly unleashed an eerie crimson glow, and the scene before all their eyes began to ripple like water.
As though some mechanism had reached its appointed time once again, everything went black before their eyes.
Hum-
When Lynn abruptly opened his eyes, they were once again back where they had first entered this place.
Corpses littered the ground beneath their feet. The Castle stood in the distance, its shattered walls already restored to their original state.
"The loop has started again?!"
Aivier rushed forward, looking up gravely at the blood-red moon.
Lynn surveyed their surroundings, his gaze shifting as he said:
"It looks like it's become automatic. Once the time comes, this mechanism may restart without anyone having to break down that gate, unlike what that angel told us."
And if its purpose was defense, then this truly was a top-tier defensive mechanism, almost impossible to penetrate.
"If that's the case, doesn't that mean those Archdemons and... that other me have also looped back?"
The Self-Binding Angel clenched her fists as she spoke.
Lynn turned to look at his Matriarch. His eyes seemed filled with countless things he wanted to say, yet in the end, he could not get a single word out.
The Self-Binding Angel saw the turmoil within him.
With a serious look, she shook her head at him and said:
"It's all right. You don't have to say anything. Let's focus on what we need to do right now. Whether that person really is my future self or not, at least I'm still here beside you. That's enough. The Lynn I know