Lin Yi struggled to observe the Humanoid Sculptures around him. All of them had sprung into action, each ceaselessly devouring the black fog. Countless splits had burst open across their bodies, yet they kept eating.
In the relentless tug-of-war, Lin Yi felt that his Will Body had been torn into countless fragments. But because his will remained fairly firm, those fragments still clustered together in his shape.
Suddenly, a voice reached his mind. It did not drown out the cries of pain, the ritual chanting of the so-called "Jirong," or any of the other sounds, yet it reached his mind with perfect clarity-
"I am the Principal... I have found the answer..."
"You must take this answer with you..."
"Your conjectures were correct... 'Guixu' has become a gathering place for the Lost Ones... Their pursuits have undergone a terrible distortion. No... more precisely, they feel they bear the mission of humanity's Glorious Evolution..."
"'A great mission must undergo necessary sacrifices before it can shine'... I disagree... I have never agreed..."
"You were right... Thankfully, I listened to your advice and dismantled the 'Time Compass'..."
"You must find the Time Compass... I know you can find it..."
"At the very least... do not let it fall intact into 'Boss's' hands..."
"I once trusted far too many people, and all of it proved me wrong... Now I have a suspicion. I hope my conjecture is wrong..."
"But whatever happens, just in case... you must keep the 'Time Compass' in your own hands!"
"The Notebook..."
"This Notebook... it is the key to my return... but..."
"Destroy it... destroy its Original Body..."
"You must destroy its Original Body..."
"You cannot let me return..."
"Once I return... I may no longer be 'me'..."
"It is time to go... I will send you both out."
Lin