Chapter 1395

That said, time was running out. "If sacrificing us old ones can bring the rest of the artifacts back home, everything we've done will have been worth it," Harlan said, his voice heavy with a mixture of resolve and quiet sadness. "We've hidden here, not to wait for our end, but to wait for rebirth." They were there, awaiting the arrival of a new dawn. … That evening, the village was wrapped in tranquility. Shannon and Benjamin sat side by side atop the attic roof, gazing at the sky, where the stars gleamed brightly. The villagers gathered before the array, absorbing the pure spiritual energy. He said to her, "It's their choice." "I know." Shannon replied, "I've wondered from the start—even though Emeralda was secretly swapped with a counterfeit back then, why is it that she, like the other villagers, is also in a half-spirit state?" "After I learned about the villagers' plans, I think I began to understand why. After transforming into a spirit, she must've secretly swapped her