The Mercury Creature seemed completely unaware of Mo Ling and the Mysterious Healer in the ship. It was singularly focused on piloting the silver vessel to escape, its body trembling uncontrollably. Fear nearly caused its liquid form to collapse, scattering countless droplets onto the ground.
He gently took out an object resembling a circuit board and began to write on it with his own fallen droplets:
"Year 3700 of the Mercury Calendar: We discovered a life-form within the Rift Void. This life-form occupied an entire Rift Planet, blanketing its surface. For the sake of exploration, we landed on this planet."
"After landing, we immediately began to study this black organism. At first, we believed it to be a low-level mechanical life-form. Its basic units were small black spheres, which combined into various forms to forage, reproduce, and fight…"
