Mission Update: Allied Unit 'Lu Cang' at 12% spiritual integrity. Core Destabilization in progress. Containment Array is a 'Siphoning Cage,' variant three. Primary weakness: disruption of the central control node held by the Crimson Sun female.
Lin Tian's eyes snapped to the woman with the array disk.
Xueya's hand settled on his shoulder, her touch cool. "The nexus point—"
"Is a room," Lin Tian cut in, his voice low and final. "He's a person."
He met Su Lan's gaze. She gave a short, sharp nod, her fingers already curling as golden heat began to shimmer around them.
Lu Cang was glowing now, a faint, unstable yellow light leaking from his skin. He looked toward the false sky, his expression settling into something like grim satisfaction.
Lin Tian stepped out of the fissure, onto the river of black glass.
