In his current state, Lin Ze could not hear Paimon calling to him, because his entire attention had been captured by a scene before him that he had never experienced.
Huh? Why did a cutscene suddenly pop up?
Assuming miHoYo had slipped some extra content into his golden finger, Lin Ze felt no negative emotions. Instead, he devoted his full attention to admiring the breathtaking scene unfolding before him.
From Lin Ze's perspective, the room around him was slowly dissolving. The ceiling shattered, the walls peeled away, and the floor beneath his feet rapidly collapsed. His legs sank into the ground, and a wave of dizziness washed over him. By the time his senses cleared, his surroundings had changed completely.
This is... the fall of Khaenri'ah's Eclipse Dynasty!
"Traveler! Traveler! Wake up! Don't ignore me!"
Paimon's anxious voice put everyone listening over the comms on edge.
Unease, like strands of spider silk, gently but stickily wound itself around everyone's hearts.
"Paimon, calm down. What's wrong with Aether? What happened over there? Don't panic. Take your time and tell us."
"Waaah, the Traveler and Tony are both acting so strange! No matter how much Paimon calls them, they won't respond. It's like they can't see me."
Paimon was terribly frightened. She had never seen anything like this before. The Traveler had been perfectly fine just moments ago, so how had he become like this in the blink of an eye?
After hearing Paimon's account, Steve and the others realized how serious the situation was.
"We'll be right there."
"Paimon, think carefully. Did you and the Traveler see anyone just now? I suspect that Superpowered People specializing in mind control is behind this."
"No! Really, no! We didn't see anyone except Tony."
Hearing that a "terrifying" enemy might be nearby, Paimon instinctively