Who Is Spying?
Last updated 2026-01-29
Who Is Spying? is the fourth episode of Season 2 - Chapter 5: On the Precipice of the Abyss in Phaethon's Story.
Parts
- In Rough Shape
- The Other Side of the Bridge
- Silence
- Mortal Heart
- Door's Memory
- Gratitude in Question
- Whispers Return
- Unknown Presence
- No More Hiding
Steps
- Old Ground, Fresh Scars
- Head forward to investigate
- Clear the obstacles ahead
- Keep pushing on
- Investigate the obstacle
- Find a minecart
- Drive the minecart to the barrier
- Detonate minecart
- Head to the residential building at the old mining site
- Clear out the enemies ahead
- Investigate the mysterious white flowers
- Check out the stone lion statue
- Continue investigating ahead
- Check the tightly closed door
- Go chat with your companions
- Return to the center of the clearing to regroup with everyone
- Defeat the Sacrifice before you
Gameplay Notes
- During step 1, a trial
Dialyn and 
Banyue are added to the squad. - Additionally,
Ye Shunguang will assist in battle.
Trial Mode
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Dialogue
Old Ground, Fresh Scars
- (Ongoing)
- Fairy: Master, the route has been mapped. Destination: the old mining site's residential area.
- (Arrive at the designated area)
- (Enter combat)
- (After finishing the first wave)
- Ye Shunguang: "Where the mind dwells, the sword follows..." The next line of the sword control mantra is... "reflecting the void," right?
- Ye Shunguang: No, it' should be "enlightenment within"...?
- Ye Shunguang: ...Oh! "Where the mind dwells, the sword follows. Enlightenment within, awakening Qingming"! Phew...
- (After defeating all enemies)
"In Rough Shape"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
In Rough ShapeVideo Summary: The sword-control mantra is hard to memorize.
Story Description: Dialyn teased Ye Shunguang for being off her game. Ye admitted that walking this once-familiar yet distant road made her lose focus. The group pressed onward.
- Dialyn: Oh? Finally got it right? Looks like our Xiao'Guang is a bit off her game today. Did you do something bad last night and ended up whispering the spell to your pillow in your sleep?
- Ye Shunguang: Hmm... The next part should be "stellar circulation..."? No, wait... It's...
- Ye Shunguang: Huh... That's strange...
: Do you want to take a break?- Dialyn: Xiao'Guang, you don't look so well. Maybe we should take a break.
- Ye Shunguang: Ah, no need! I... I just got a little distracted.
- Ye Shunguang: Maybe it's because I'm walking this familiar yet strange road again. My mind just can't quite keep up.
- Banyue: Are you sure you're alright? We can take a short break. There's no need to hurry.
- Dialyn: The secrets hidden in that place aren't going anywhere. If you're not feeling well today, we can go another day.
- Ye Shunguang: I'm ok, really. "Stellar circulation... Qingming leads the way!" See, I just got distracted earlier. Let's keep moving!
- (After using Disintegration on the target)
- (After arriving at the highlighted area)
- Banyue: We're getting close...
- Banyue: There appears to be a barricade ahead
- (Enter combat)
- Dialyn: The path's blocked again!? Now I kinda understand those customer complaints that keep holding up the line~
- (After defeating all enemies)
- (Interact with Rubble Obstacle)
- An obstacle is blocking the bridge.
- Just like last time, find a minecart nearby, then use Disintegration to detonate the flammable ore inside it and blow up the obstacle.
- (Ongoing)
- Dialyn: Looks like we gotta clear these Miasma Tumors and find a minecart like last time
- (After finding the three targets and using Disintegration to clear the way)
- (After approaching the minecart)
- These minecart tracks look more complex than last time...
- Looks like we'll need to switch the tracks twice to get the minecart to the obstacle.
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's a control panel over there!
- (After pulling the first Minecart Lever)
- Get close to the minecart's side and interact with it to start it up.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Now we can head back and try operating the minecart.
- (After interacting with the Mine Cart)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Hard to believe it still works after all these years...
- Dialyn: Hmm, it seems that the workers put a lot of heart into making these machines.
- Banyue: There's another one here.
- (After pulling the second Minecart Lever)
- Get close to the minecart's side and interact with it to start it up.
- Dialyn: Alrighty, now we're finally "on track" to blow up! Boom!
- (After interacting with the Mine Cart)
- Dialyn: Hm? Xiao'Guang, why so quiet?
- Ye Shunguang: This bridge... I'll take a closer look once the rubble is cleared...
- (After interacting with the Mine Cart again)
- When the minecart reaches the destination on the correct track, use Disintegration to detonate it.
- (After using Disintegration on the target)
"The Other Side of the Bridge"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
The Other Side of the BridgeVideo Summary: The moment I came back here, some memories... just came back on their own.
Story Description: By the familiar bridge, Ye Shunguang recalls that during the Miasma outbreak years ago, a figure had firmly held her younger self and Ye Shiyuan in their arms, while running across this bridge towards the outside world.
- (SiblingSibling): (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), the other side of the bridge is where the residential area used to be. - : This bridge...
- : ...leads to where Xiao'Guang used to live...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This bridge leads to where Xiao'Guang used to live...
- Ye Shunguang: This bridge... When we were kids, my brother loved bringing me to the middle of it to play. He said the view of the river was clearest from there. We'd always compete, hehe—whether that was who could throw a stone farthest, or make a bigger splash...
- Ye Shunguang: Hehe... He always let me win. Back then, the bridge felt so long, like it went on forever, and it would never end...
- Ye Shunguang: And on that day, ten years ago... All I remember is... it was dark and noisy... Screams and the sounds of things collapsing... and that suffocating feeling, like I couldn't breathe or move at all...
- Ye Shunguang: There was... a figure, tall and steady... holding me and my brother. It felt safe and reassuring... but also... cold...
- Ye Shunguang: The figure ran swiftly across the bridge, carrying us... I remember the bridge rushing by beneath us... the wind in my ears... and the sound of his heavy footsteps...
- : Xiao'Guang, do you remember who it was?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): That figure was the one who saved you and Senior Ye, right? Do you still remember who it was?
- Ye Shunguang: ...No, I don't... but that was when I realized... in moments of danger, being saved, even in a slightly cold embrace, can bring such deep comfort...
- Ning Qian: Is that so...?
- Dialyn: Let's keep going. We'll cross this bridge with you, together, to the other side.
- (While crossing the bridge)
- (The perspective changes into a side-scroll view)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Those floating boulders... I feel like I've seen them before. They must have some special use...
- Dialyn: I wish they'd fall someday and put an end to every creature that gets in our way!
- (Enter combat)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There are even more of those white flowers. The further we go, the more there are...
- (After defeating all enemies)
- (Interact with the Mysterious White Flower)
- There seem to be more white flowers here... compared to everywhere else we've been through.
- (Ongoing)
- Ye Shunguang: Those stone lion statues over there... They're completely different from how I remember them...
- Ye Shunguang: This place used to be so lively...
- (Interact with the Stone Lion Statue)
"Silence"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
SilenceVideo Summary: The moment I came back here, some memories... just came back on their own.
Story Description: Ning Qian mentioned that Banyue stayed very quiet after arriving in this area, so it's best not to disturb him. Banyue gazed at a stone lion statue, lost in thought.
- Ning Qian: Time is truly relentless. Just ten years... and the statues over there have already eroded so much.
- Ning Qian: The wind whistling through these empty windows... almost sounds like weeping.
- : It feels so empty and desolate...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): It feels so empty and desolate...
- Ye Shunguang: I... I want to take a look around on my own for a bit.
- Dialyn: Mm, that's probably for the best. Everyone should take a look around. Banyue, I heard you used to come here to help out. Why are you so quiet now that you've returned?
- Dialyn: ...Banyue?
- Banyue: ...
- Banyue remains silent, seemingly deep in thought.
- Ning Qian: Ever since we've entered this area, Shifu has been unusually quiet. Perhaps he's sensed something...
- The surface of the stone lion statue is covered in cracks.
As Banyue gazes at its base, a stream of past memories flickers deep within his core...
"Mortal Heart"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Mortal HeartVideo Summary: The moment I came back here, some memories... just came back on their own.
Story Description: Banyue recalled the days when he had lived in harmony with the residents of the old mining site.
- "Viscous substance detected... Risk assessment: 0%... Composition analysis: fructose, plant fiber..."
Metal fingers sink into the orange-red pulp, frosting sticking to the mechanical joints.
"Tactile feedback: contact with soft object... Classification: human gift." 
- Blind Old Woman: Here, take these... They're homemade dried persimmons, really sweet!
- Friendly Young Man: Whoa, Mom! You can't see it, but he's not even sure if he can eat them!
- Banyue: Th–Thank you...
- Ye Shunguang's Father: Hahaha! See that? I told you he can understand us!
- Cheerful Miner: Thanks a lot, big guy! Because you helped clear the collapsed tunnel, the kids can all go home for dinner!
- Flower Delivering Girl: Here, this is for you...
- A pale wildflower is suddenly wedged into the joints of the mechanical arm.
- A strange warmth spreads along the arm plate... It's the heat from a human palm.
- Blind Old Woman: I don't know where you come from... and this old lady can't even see what you look like...
- Blind Old Woman: This suit of armor feels awfully cold to the touch, but I know there's a warm heart beneath it all!
- Smiling Girl: Are you able to tell us what we should call you?
- "Abnormal core temperature fluctuations..."
- "Purge Unit - Type Zero command — 'Suppress Miasma at all costs' — overridden."
"Banyue's core emotion module permanently activated..."
"Mission name: Rebirth."
- (Enter combat)
- (After defeating all enemies)
- Ye Shunguang: The Ethereals around here have been pretty much cleared out. I think... I'll take a walk by myself, see if I can find anything.
- : Let's split up and do some investigating.
- : Maybe we'll find something.
- Banyue: Indeed. Proceed with caution.
- (Ongoing)
- Ye Shunguang: There seems to be a strange presence over here...
- (Interact with the Tightly Closed Door)
- Ye Shunguang: This... way of descent that you speak of... From your words, it sounds like not just anyone can pave it?
- Ye Shunguang: That silhouette... Shiyuan...!
- Sarah: Heh... Of course. Only the devout, one who completely surrenders body and soul, anchoring themselves solely to Their supreme will, can sense Their presence and invoke Their descent.
- Ye Shiyuan: You're beating around the bush... Don't tell me you still don't trust me? I helped you locate the array, so you should give me more concrete details.
- Sarah: I've already said, when the Creator descends, only I... can determine where they'll appear. This is my sacred honor, and also... a boundary that cannot be crossed. You need only follow in my footsteps.
- Sarah: Even if someone were to tail us here like rats... trying to watch us in greed... it would all be in vain.
- Sarah: If you go any further, you won't be able to hide "that" side of yourself anymore. Better face who you really are, Ye Shiyuan.
- Sarah: Just remember this: everything comes with a price. What you cherish... what you protect... what you fear to lose... perhaps they can all become the nourishment that feeds the new order...
- The illusion ends here...
"Door's Memory"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Door's MemoryVideo Summary: The moment I came back here, some memories... just came back on their own.
Story Description: After seeing illusions of Sarah and Ye Shiyuan, Ye Shunguang remembered the story behind the door and tried to recall how to open it.
- Ye Shunguang: That was... a vision of my brother and Sarah?
- : This kind of thing has happened before.
- : Seems to be related to the Miasma reacting to me...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): This has happened before... something in me seems to trigger a reaction from the Miasma, recreating these scenes from the past. But I'm not sure how it works or how accurate they are.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If this is a re-creation of the past... judging by where the visions appeared and what they said, the array is most likely somewhere beyond that door.
- Ye Shunguang: The way my brother spoke, and that feeling of briefly touching the past... What we saw must've been a glimpse of something that really happened.
- Ye Shunguang: And the things he said... I know my brother better than anyone. He only speaks that way when he's calmly planning something in his head.
- Ye Shunguang: There's no concrete evidence yet, but I think we can at least rule out the worst-case scenario.
- Ye Shunguang: My brother must've had other motives, just like we suspected. Will you... Will you trust me on this?
- : I trust you, Xiao'Guang.
- : And I trust Senior Ye, too.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I trust your judgement, Xiao'Guang. And I trust Senior Ye, too. If we keep following their trail, I'm sure we'll figure out why he hasn't sent word back yet.
- Ye Shunguang: Yeah! They went through this door... This door...
- Xiao'Guang pushed the door, but it wouldn't budge.
- : Huh... It seems to be locked...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Huh... It seems to be locked...
- Ye Shunguang: How do you open it again...? Back then, one of the neighborhood uncles set up a secret "lock" to keep the kids out, but later, some of the older kids overheard the password.
- : Xiao'Guang, did you remember something...?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Xiao'Guang, did you remember something...?
- Ye Shunguang: I thought that after so many years, and with all the chaos back then, I wouldn't remember much.
- Ye Shunguang: Yet, the moment I got here, some memories... just came back on their own.
- Ye Shunguang: If we walk a bit further back and go upstairs, there should be a platform. Dad would sometimes sit there, and I'd run over, cling to his back, and ask him to tell me stories...
- Ye Shunguang: ...He said every star was once an extinguished miner's lamp, and that the Lumite ore mined from the tunnels was made from stars dreaming and falling to the earth...
- Ye Shunguang: I later realized he feared the miners who died in the Miasma would be forgotten... just like now, how I'm afraid of forgetting his voice.
- Ye Shunguang: That's why this time, I'm going to find a way to protect the people important to us. The lamps may go out, but the stars will always be there, right?
- Ye Shunguang: We know now that my brother and Sarah went beyond this door, but I don't want to break it or anything around it unless it's absolutely necessary.
- Ye Shunguang: Why don't you check out the other places first? Let me think a bit... maybe I'll remember.
- Ye Shunguang: When we regroup, if I still can't remember how to open it, then we can consider other ways to get through. Okay?
- : (Respect Xiao'Guang's wish to protect her childhood home)
- : I'll check other places first.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Alright, I'll check other places first. Stay safe and don't push yourself too hard.
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's look around and investigate. I should talk with the others too...
- (Talk to Ye Shunguang, optional)
- Ye Shunguang: This place brings back some childhood memories.
- Ye Shunguang: The sunlit wall over there — Mom used to say that the part of the wall warmed by the sun was the coziest heater in the winter.
- Ye Shunguang: One time, I secretly buried my brother's clothes over there, hoping to warm them in the sun as a surprise for him. But I buried them so well that I couldn't even find them myself and ended up crying.
- : Xiao'Guang, you were really mischievous as a kid.
- Ye Shunguang: Yeah, luckily Dad was there...
- Ye Shunguang: He had a natural knack for finding things. He said the sunlight had hit the brick when I hid the clothes, and it remembered the location for me.
- Ye Shunguang: Unfortunately, the clothes were already ruined when we dug them up. Mom and Dad just laughed, and my brother didn't blame me either. There I was, covered in dirt, bawling my eyes out like the little troublemaker I was...
- Ye Shunguang: There used to be this big open space there... On hot days, the miners would set out long benches, sit together, and chat until evening. The adults would fan themselves and talk while the children ran around chasing fireflies...
- Ye Shunguang: Mom worried we'd run too far, so she taught me and my brother a simple little technique to make the fireflies form a trail of light... It wasn't anything powerful, just fun. It was like... painting with light.
- Ye Shunguang: I can almost still hear it... The blind old lady upstairs calling her family to come in for dinner... and the sound of the miners' lamps tapping on the steps as they returned from work...
- : Such warm memories.
- Ye Shunguang: Yeah... They fought so hard to protect this place, to make it warm and welcoming, even if... even if it was all later consumed by the Miasma.
- (Interact with the Residential Entertainment Zone)
- A place once filled with children's laughter and joy, now covered by a thick layer of dust.
- Even after being abandoned for years and ravaged by disaster, you can still clearly feel the dedication of its original designers.
- Every inch of this small area was carefully planned out, just to carve out a lively playground for the next generation amidst this harsh mining district life.
- It stubbornly resists being forgotten, announcing to the world that people once strived so hard to put down roots and live here, infusing joy and hope into their ordinary days.
- (While approaching Dialyn)
- Dialyn: Go on... hate... the monster who stood by and let death through...
- (Talk to Dialyn)
"Gratitude in Question"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Gratitude in QuestionVideo Summary: The moment I came back here, some memories... just came back on their own.
Story Description: While chatting with (BelleBelle)/(WiseWise), Dialyn suddenly paused, as if hearing something, and asked under what circumstances would someone thank the person who killed them? (BelleBelle)/(WiseWise) finally answered that maybe it's when their own death allows the one they care about most to survive.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Ah...Ah... /
Ugh...Ugh...) It's so quiet here, it's giving me the creeps... Dialyn, have you found anything? - Dialyn: Quiet... Huh...
- Dialyn: I suppose so... but in a place where people struggled just to get by, "quiet" can mean something else... Either too hungry to speak, or holding their breath to what's happening outside.
- Dialyn: If it weren't swallowed by the Hollow, even an abandoned place like this would still have some signs of life.
- Dialyn: The scurrying of mice inside the walls, the drip of leaking pipes... and the wind whistling through the broken window cracks—
- Dialyn: Hmm...?
- Dialyn's calm expression shifts, replaced by a complex gaze blending concentration with a strange sense of understanding.
- She hesitates for a moment, showing a hint of confusion.
- Dialyn: Under what circumstances would a person feel thankful toward their killer?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): ...Thankful... towards their killer? That's... pretty heavy. Why ask something like that all of a sudden? ...Did you... hear something again?
- Dialyn: I asked first, aren't you going to answer my question?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Mm... Thanking their killer... Maybe it's for a sense of release? Like when someone's trapped in despair and suffering...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Or perhaps... it marks the end of revenge? Making the killer live on with that guilt, that's a punishment harsher than death...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): There's another possibility—
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Sometimes, only by dying yourself... can the person you care about most keep on living.
- Dialyn: Only by dying yourself... can the one you care about most keep on living?
- The swing comes to a stop, and Dialyn seems lost in thought...
- (Talk to Dialyn again, optional)
- Dialyn: Hm? What's wrong?
- : I want to chat more with you.
- Dialyn: If you've got any questions for me, now's your chance to ask.
- : About your abilities...
- : About your motives...
- Dialyn: You noticed, didn't you? In the Hollow, I could indeed hear... voices left behind by the dying.
- Dialyn: This is my power and a tool to achieve my goals as a Krampus Judge: to uncover the truth.
- : "Judge"?
- Dialyn: Looks like Senior Zhao hasn't properly introduced us yet...
- Dialyn: Since the famous Phaethon is now considered an ally of Krampus, I guess there's no harm in telling you.
- Dialyn: "Where the branches fall, judgment awaits" — We are the Core members of Krampus, with the talent and authority of Auditing and Judgment.
- : Sounds pretty harsh.
- : Sounds pretty badass.
- Dialyn: But don't think of us as some rigid, uniform organization. We're way more interesting than that.
- Dialyn: In Krampus, as long as one etches their duty to the mission into their bones, every Judge can wield their own unique gauge.
- Dialyn: The same mission can play out completely differently in the hands of different Judges. The way it's interpreted, the standards of execution, the focus of evaluation... everything varies based on the gauge we hold in our hearts.
- Dialyn: Pretty cool, right? Way more fun than just following orders like a robot...
- : ...And much more dangerous.
- Dialyn: Truth is my only gauge.
- Dialyn: In your opinion, which is more trustworthy? The words of someone standing alive before you who can talk endlessly, or the final confessions of those teetering at death's edge... Which is closer to the truth?
- : It depends on the situation...
- Dialyn: But for me... everything in my past has proven that the promises of the living are cheap, while the curses of the dead are all too real.
- Dialyn: Perhaps it's only when we plummet completely into nihility, when there's nothing left to grasp, that we truly shed all our masks, calculations, and... the lies born from our survival instincts.
- Dialyn: In that moment near death, what's revealed... is often... the most primal "truth" that a person can no longer twist or sugarcoat for themselves.
- Dialyn: ...Those sounds, though faint, broken, and thick with the stench of bloody foam... they're like the clearest dewdrops on a spider's web, revealing carefully concealed patterns.
- Dialyn: Looking at it the other way... A cunning living person's every move, every word, is like a carefully woven web... making it impossible to see clearly. So, Proxy, sometimes it's worth paying attention to echoes from the past.
- Dialyn: When the time comes to repay those debts of deceit, will you stand by my side? After all... I really don't want to be your enemy...
- : I feel like there's more to this than you let on.
- : Who are you gonna judge this time?
- Dialyn: Now's not the time to reveal everything, but what I can tell you, Proxy, is that I'm not your enemy.
- Dialyn: Before we piece together the full "truth" ourselves, there's nothing wrong with indulging in a moment of peace.
- Dialyn: ...Alright, Q&A over. Go check out some other places.
- : Better not disturb Dialyn for now.
- (Interact with the Ominous Ruins, optional)
- A corner with a strange vibe.
- Some of the building ruins and wall sections are unusually smooth, unlike natural breaks. The scratches look more like they were carved by some kind of sharp wing tip.
- (Are there any... winged monsters around here?)
- (Talk to Banyue)
"Whispers Return"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Whispers ReturnVideo Summary: Is it my own voice, or is another being spying from the depths of the Hollow?
Story Description: Banyue said he'd heard the same eerie, mind-twisting voices, but the closer they got to the white flowers, the more the Miasma corruption's influence seemed to fade.
- "Do you hear the bones wailing? This shell has long been overloaded..."
- "You couldn't even feel the softness of flowers and grass... Why bother playing the fool who guards the spring?"
- "...Why keep moving forward with a broken vessel? You still have an easier, happier choice..."
- "No more shackles of atonement, no more chains of duty...
Exile into 'nothingness'... is the most complete 'repayment' for those sins." - Banyue: ...!
- Banyue: ...It's you.
- : Banyue Shifu, what's wrong?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Banyue Shifu, what's wrong?
- Banyue: I think I just heard a strange, eerie voice.
- : It's the one Dialyn mentioned before...?
- : A strange voice?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Is it that weird voice Dialyn mentioned (beforebefore)? (If it's back again, then is there something off about this place?If it's back again, then is there something off about this place? /
If it's back again... is something off here?If it's back again... is something off here?) - Banyue: Yes. I can sense extremely strong Miasma behind these walls...
- Banyue: That voice creeps in quietly and clouds the mind. It would be best to keep your guard up.
- Banyue: I've also noticed something peculiar... The Miasma is thick here, but when we approach the field of white flowers, it seems as if the corruption dissipates...
- : You're right...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Now that you mention it, I have the same feeling. So the Miasma thinning out like an ebbing tide isn't as natural as it looks. It's like the white flowers are guiding the Miasma to collect in one direction...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Strange white flowers, weird voices... Something's definitely off in this Hollow. Xiao'Guang and I even saw visions near the door of Sarah and Senior Ye heading deeper inside.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): If our guess is right, the array they were looking for should be in that same direction.
- Banyue: In that case, it's too dangerous to just rush in blindly. Let's wait for everyone to finish investigating, then regroup before deciding our next move.
- (Interact with the illusion of Ye Shiyuan)
- Ye Shiyuan: ...Why is there still no response?
- Ye Shiyuan: If it comes to that point... then I'll have no choice but to...
- (Another illusion... Senior Ye seems to be... secretly waiting for something?)
- (Ongoing)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Let's return to the central area up ahead and regroup with everyone.
- (Approach the designated area)
- (Enter combat)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Why are there Sacrifices here? I've never seen ones like these... Could it be Sarah's doing?!}}
- Banyue: This one bears a strange aura... It feels off.
- Ye Shunguang: Why does it feel like... it's focused on Dialyn and Banyue Shifu?
- Dialyn: This gross feeling like I'm being watched... feels all too familiar!
- (When the Sacrifice uses its Miasma Shield)
- Banyue: That attack's dangerous. Don't rush in; find a way to counter it!
- Dialyn: Tch, save your lessons for your obedient little students!
- Ye Shunguang: The Miasma here is so intense...
- Banyue: Such a vicious aura... Let me gauge what it's capable of!
"Phantom of the Truth"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Unknown PresenceVideo Summary: A disguised truth is more devastating than a barefaced lie.
Story Description: After defeating Sacrifice, the eerie sounds returne, plunging Dialyn deep into memories she'd rather forget. It turns out that her obsession with the "truth" stems from her past. Fortunately, her mind is restored by (WiseWise /
- After Sacrifices are defeated...
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"Unknown Presence"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
Unknown PresenceVideo Summary: With so many involved now, we cannot act as we please.
Story Description: The group analyzed the situation and concluded that some unknown force within the Hollow was watching them. But why those strange voices haunted only Dialyn and Banyue remained a mystery. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Ye Shunguang decided to report to Yunkui Summit before taking further action.
- Ye Shunguang: Dialyn, Banyue Shifu, are you alright?
- Ning Qian: After that Sacrifice disappeared, you both just froze in place. No matter how we tried to get your attention, you wouldn't respond. We were really worried!
- : The voice is back?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Was that voice back again?
- Banyue: Yes...
- : What did it say?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): What did it say?
- Banyue: ...Just alluring whispers meant to worm into my mind, trying to tempt me into giving away my power.
- Dialyn: Heh, could it mean "the Creator's call" that the Sacrifice mentioned was really from the actual Creator?
- Dialyn: But why is the voice only targeting me and Banyue?
- Dialyn: You guys really haven't heard anything since we entered this area? A voice that sounds like your own whispering in your head?
- Ye Shunguang: A voice like my own? No, I haven't heard anything like that... but when you two froze, the Qingming Sword reacted slightly in its case...
- Ye Shunguang: The case was sealed by Shifu herself. This is the first time I've seen it react like that...
- Dialyn: That's even more interesting... Seems something else in this Hollow has had its eye on us while we've been searching for the array and Ye Shiyuan.
- Dialyn: Who knows why it's here, but whatever it is... chances are it's not some merciful deity. Anything that messes with our minds like that isn't here to save anyone.
- Ye Shunguang: There's an unknown presence lurking in this Hollow... even someone as strong as Banyue Shifu got caught by it.
- Ye Shunguang: I really want to keep following my brother's trail, but...
- Ye Shunguang: This isn't the time for me to be reckless. With so much at stake and for everyone's safety, we should report back to Yunkui Summit before proceeding further...
- Ye Shunguang: Shifu and the elders know Lemnian Hollow better than anyone. Someone may know what's behind all this.
- :Xiao'Guang's right.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Xiao'Guang's got a point. (TheThe /
Plus thePlus the) Miasma is really thick behind the barrier, and that weird voice could come back anytime... We'd better get out of here. - Dialyn: I agree. Having that voice keep crawling into my head... It's starting to get on my nerves.
- Ye Shunguang: Banyue Shifu, what do you think?
- Banyue: ...
- Banyue takes one last look at the sealed gate and nods.
"No More Hiding"
The following is recorded in the Video Archive
No More HidingVideo Summary: With so many involved now, we cannot act as we please.
Story Description: Ye Shunguang revealed her true identity to the mystics at Suibian Temple. They said they'd begin investigating the source of the abnormal Miasma, but following Yixuan's orders, they asked Ye to stay put at Suibian Temple and wait for news. Ye looked visibly downcast at their words.
- After returning to Suibian Temple, Xiao'Guang tells the mystics there what's going on...
- Songtao: So you're Ye Shunguang. The one who inherited the Qingming Sword at a young age. I've heard that your talent really stands out among the younger generation of Yunkui Summit... and that you might even be the most likely to become a Void Hunter.
- Ye Shunguang: That's more praise than I deserve...
- Ye Shunguang: Everyone, it was my recklessness that kept me from realizing how serious the situation was... I shouldn't have kept things from you. I owe all of you a sincere apology!
- : (Apologize with Xiao'Guang)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Sorry, everyone... I wanted to wait until we had some leads on Senior Ye's whereabouts before telling the truth. I never thought we'd (findfind /
come acrosscome across) something like that weird Miasma fluctuation... - Ye Shunguang: After our trip to the Hollow, I understand just how serious the situation really is now. It concerns the safety of Waifei Peninsula, so I can't hide things anymore...
- Ye Shunguang: But please trust me... Though I don't have evidence to prove it, my brother must have a reason for covering his tracks and for being seen alongside Sarah! I know he wouldn't betray us!
- Ye Shunguang: We grew up together. No one knows him better than I do. He's honorable and loyal. He would never abandon his morals or hurt others for selfish gain.
- Qingyuan: Xiao'Guang... Junior, we understand how you feel. We all know what kind of person Senior Ye is.
- Qingyuan: We've already contacted Yixuan Shifu. She's tied up with some other important matters at the moment, but she'll head here as soon as she can. Until then... the decision rests with her.
- Ye Shunguang: Thank you for your trust! There's no need to be so formal. Just call me Xiao'Guang like before. And please, help us get to the bottom of the abnormal Miasma fluctuation, before Shifu arrives!
- Songtao: Of course, we'll do everything we can! But, Xiao'Guang... Uh... For now, you should remain here at Suibian Temple. Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle), please stay with her. - Ye Shunguang: Huh?
- Qingyuan: Yixuan Shifu specifically requested that you not take part in the investigation under any circumstances...
- Ye Shunguang: What?! B—But...!
- Qingyuan: I'm sorry. We'll head out and start investigating with the other mystics at first light tomorrow. You just wait here for our return, alright?
- With that, Qingyuan leaves together with the other disciples. Xiao'Guang is left standing there, hands clasped tightly together, her expression clouded with helplessness.
- Ye Shunguang: It's always like this...
- Banyue: Yixuan Shifu was worried—
- Ye Shunguang: ...Worried about my safety. I understand, I've always understood. Shifu cares for me deeply.
- Ye Shunguang: Even with Shifu's personally crafted seal on the sword case, she's constantly worried... worried that the power of the Qingming Sword might spiral out of control, worried that I might end up like her sister, High Preceptor Yijiang...
- Ye Shunguang: But having to stay behind everyone, being kept safe, watching everyone else face danger while I can only wait... it's just...
- Dialyn: Tsk, with that gloomy look on your face, you hardly seem like the Ye Shunguang I know.
- Dialyn: Being able to face any situation with composure... isn't that the kind of person you are?
- (SiblingSibling): Xiao'Guang, you're too tense. After everything that happened today, what you need most right now is to get some proper rest and recharge.
- : How about we rest for now?
- : Let's get ready to receive tomorrow's news in tip top shape.
- Ye Shunguang: ...Sorry... I've troubled everyone again. Let's all get some rest today!
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Who Is Spying? |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 何者窥伺 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 何者窺伺 |
| Japanese | 窺う者 |
| Korean | 누군가의 감시 Nugun'gaui Gamsi |
| Spanish | ¿Quién anda ahí? |
| French | Qui espionne ? |
| Russian | Кто за кем наблюдает? Kto za kem nablyudayet? |
| Thai | ใครที่กำลังเฝ้าดู |
| Vietnamese | Ai Đang Rình Rập |
| German | Wer lauert da? |
| Indonesian | Siapa yang Mengintai? |
| Portuguese | Quem Está Espiando? |
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