Strength never appeared from nothing. It always needed energy to maintain.
Quartz understood that much, but she still asked anyway.
"I don't know the details," Ariadne said.
"Edward said the mechanism was just infusing energy into monsters that already live there."
"There is more to it," Quartz replied.
Those monsters did not come from inside the place. They came from the outside world.
"But it will not be a problem for both of us," she added.
After some more discussion, the four of them left and headed toward the human region.
They did not know that Alex and Mingyue were now in the same region.
Outside the territory, Olivia walked at the back of the group in a daze.
They were going to meet Alex again. When she thought about that, she felt conflicted.
She wanted to see him. At the same time, it hurt, because she knew Mingyue would be at his side.
Yubina watched her and a sly smile appeared on her lips.
She jumped lightly and landed on Olivia's shoulder.
