The staff member on the other end of the headset was both delighted and worried. "It's already three thirty in the afternoon. You need to find a way out of this world."
"We estimate the sun will set at five twenty!"
"Mm, I know. Keep an eye on this corpse and notify me if anything happens."
"I'll go back inside and bring out some more things."
Zhang Ming basked in the sunlight, waiting until the black vapor around him had dispersed before entering the Mirror Corridor again.
With the death of this place's Overlord, shadowy things seemed to be drawing steadily closer to this room.
"Do Shadow Beasts have territories too?"
He dared not delay. He quickened his steps and broke into a jog.
Then, in a good mood, he teased Little Gourd. "Why aren't you saying anything? Don't tell me you're exhausted like Stone Mama too? Or did the monster scare you?"
[Well, h-human... I don't really care what monsters look like. After all, I'm a monster myself.]
[I'm just a little afraid of this darkness. I don't really like this sort of environment, and I'm also a little worried you might suddenly die... Then I'd have to take your corpse to see [Unfulfilled Wish], and I really don't want to see [Unfulfilled Wish]'s face right now. So, human, please be careful.]
Zhang Ming laughed and reached the large room at the end of the corridor. It contained a great many unidentified creations, some shaped like pyramids and others resembling television set-top boxes. He even spotted some Light and Shadow Stones, along with some paper documents.
The paper documents were rather fragile. At the lightest touch of his fingers, they crumbled into great clouds of dust.
Zhang Ming could only tread gingerly and be more careful.
In theory, a