Chapter 139

Could it be related to what just happened?

After examining all the remains, Huang Quan felt something was off.

With only a few clues, it's hard for me to draw any conclusions.

The Black Swan shook her head, finding no clear leads.

Listen to your intuition—you said... memories don't lie.

Huang Quan looked at the Black Swan.

From the memories of these remains... the man was tall, far more muscular than an adult male, and his methods were swift and precise—each strike was fatal.

Maybe a mercenary, or a killer.

He entered through the door on the other side of the lobby and moved deeper into the hotel. If so...

He must have seen everything that happened before...

... Scratch that.

We must hurry to the memory domain where Young Lady Liuying's figure was imprinted.

Given this friend's modus operandi...

If his destination is also there—the scene would leave no trace at all.

Ladies, this way.

I'll do my best to create a smooth shortcut for you.

After pondering for a moment, the Black Swan urgently called the two back to the place where Young Lady Liuying was killed.

Look... beyond the lobby, the structure becomes chaotic.

Pass through that corridor—be careful, don't disturb the memes.

Seeing the memes scattered along the path, the Black Swan solemnly warned the two.

This is truly... dazzling.

Is this the room?

The three arrived in a spacious, luxurious hall.

Huang Quan gazed at the hall's layout, feeling a sense of awe.

Yes. More precisely—directly below.

The Black Swan nodded.

Are you going to teach me to walk through walls?

Stelle, hearing the Black Swan's words, couldn't help asking.

Though you two can't pass through physical structures like a Memory Reader, I've thought of a good solution.

It will let you reach the level directly beneath this room safely.

Simple—do you see this chandelier?

Next... we'll create a few "small disturbances" that make perfect sense.

Do you remember how I taught you before?

Sense the flow of memory essence, walk toward the wall, then... get close to it.

Look—a single, isolated chain—say hello to it.

The Black Swan guided Stelle around the wall to the chandelier,

then instructed her to break the chain.

Stelle nodded and pulled out her bat, swinging hard.

Boom—!

The massive chandelier immediately crashed to the ground,

its tremendous impact perfectly smashing a large hole in the floor.

See—makes perfect sense, doesn't it?

The Black Swan smiled, pointing at the hole before them.

Are we... going to jump down through here?

Huang Quan hesitated.

Don't worry—I'll adjust the dream bubbles slightly, stacking them to give you a soft, comfortable landing.

Come on, get ready...

The Black Swan manipulated the dream bubbles,

then jumped down first.

Immediately after, Stelle and Huang Quan followed.

We landed safely.

This is truly... miraculous.

After landing safely below, Huang Quan marveled.

Don't try to imitate this without a Memory Reader accompanying you.

Then...

Let these curious little pests who came sniffing around go home.

The Black Swan turned her gaze to the room's entrance,

where several Dream Shock Troupes had suddenly appeared.

So the group moved to eliminate the Dream Shock Troupes.

Now no one will disturb us.

"Here—let me perform a small magic trick for you."

The Black Swan beckoned the two of them over.

"Ready? Try not to gasp."

The Black Swan chuckled softly,

then raised her hand and performed her "small magic trick."

"Hm?!"

"This is... fireflies?"

The Black Swan's technique had only just landed,

when the traces of a phantom image left behind by the fireflies appeared in the room.

"That's right."

"It's the memories this room left behind—about her."

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"The faint tremor of the ground, the reflection that flashed across the screen, the flow of mnemes..."

"I gathered them and reproduced them in fragments."

"As for the context..."

"we'll need to sort it out a bit."

"Go on—performing a memory reproduction on this scale takes quite a toll on me too."

The Black Swan explained in detail for a few lines,

then urged the two to hurry to the firefly's phantom image to look for clues.

"That thing Stelle and I ran into back then..."

"If I'm not mistaken... it must be related to the Watchmaker."

Stelle and Huang Quan walked up to the nearest firefly phantom and heard these two lines.

"She mentioned your name."

Huang Quan looked at Stelle.

"Calling you that even behind your back—you two really must be close."

"She seems to have been sharing her discovery with someone, and... it's related to the Watchmaker."

The Black Swan walked up to the two of them and offered a few lines of analysis.

"She still doesn't know she's going to become a victim..."

Huang Quan's expression dimmed somewhat.

"If only... we could do it again..."