Li Lin saw Captain Song, always steady and dependable, with his brows tightly furrowed as if facing a formidable enemy for the first time.
"So... the eyeball-shaped Dark Angel just silently left the Exotic Realm it parasitized, without attempting to corrupt or control anyone, nor leaving behind any 'Subordinate'?" Song Cheng, after hearing the report from the two Special Service Bureau Officers, finally spoke up after a long silence, "During the entire process, you didn't hear anything like a 'High-dimensional Whisper' in your mind?"
"No," Xu Jiali shook her head, her voice deep, "But that thing definitely noticed us; there was a moment when I could distinctly feel that 'gaze,' its focal point had fallen on our hiding spot. It was as if..."
Song Cheng frowned: "As if?"
Xu Jiali recalled for a moment, then said uncertainly, "As if it was looking for something."
Song Cheng tapped his fingers on the desk irritably, not speaking for the moment.
