Chapter 252: I Will Make It Fast
Chapter 252: I Will Make It Fast
I stared at Lily, narrowing my eyes as I tried once more to scan her using the system. Nothing came up. Not even a class, level, or name tag. Just blank.
She said she carried a part of Azalea’s soul… so what was she, exactly? A fragment? A puppet? An avatar? I couldn’t tell. But whatever she was, she wasn’t normal.
My mind spun as I pieced together everything she’d told us.
In the end, it all traced back to Azalea. She was the one who let the Phantom inside her. She was the one whose failed fusion led to the creation of Deathmist. It wasn’t the Holts or the Contractors, at least not originally. They were just scavengers picking up the pieces.
But what truly disturbed me was the implication that this realm wasn’t as secret as I thought.
If the Ferans knew about it, chances were they told others too. Maybe even sold the knowledge. That might’ve been how the Contractors got involved. The Holts… I still didn’t know how they managed to claim this place.
Then a thought hit me, and I turned to Lily.
“Lily, have you ever left this realm?”
She answered in that soft, calm voice. “No. I’ve always remained here.”
I frowned. “Then how do you know the Ferans successfully developed a transformation method?”
She’d said it so clearly, so confidently. But according to her story, the Ferans had stolen Azalea’s research and escaped. It should’ve taken them years—maybe decades—to turn it into something functional.