After learning that your purpose for this journey was also to head to the Northern Continent, now known as the "Forbidden Zone," Mobius invited you to travel with her.
She did not deny having ulterior motives, and you did not hide your wariness of her. Still, it could be said that both of you were getting what you needed. The research fleet's supplies could support your mission, while you could provide them with the necessary protection.
In the end, you accepted her invitation. The fleet encountered no further danger on the voyage ahead and arrived safely at an abandoned Old Port on the southeastern tip of the Northern Continent.
The remaining two research vessels docked there to rest and resupply. During that time, Mobius organized the team responsible for venturing deep into the Northern Continent, and you were naturally assigned to it.
Though most of them were unfamiliar with your face, you had been arranged by Dr. Mobius after all, so they had no reason to question your identity.
A week later, the expedition departed from the abandoned Old Port and ventured inland toward the destination of this journey—a research base from before the disaster. You did not know what secrets were hidden there. You only knew that whatever was inside was especially important to Mobius.
Along the way into the heart of the Northern Continent, the group inevitably fought the "Ghosts" entrenched in that dead land. Combined with the harsh environment caused by the catastrophe, the team lost members every day for one reason or another.
Fortunately, you had expected this outcome long ago and kept your distance from most of the group. Thus, even amid the grieving atmosphere, you were able to remain calm in the face of their deaths.
What surprised you, however, was that Dr. Mobius,