"...I’m on my way now."
"Waiting for your arrival."
In fact, the location where Alagina and her group had just been was still far from where the Nali people lived, but with the excessive enhancement by the Dragon-man species, Fisher had soon arrived at the entrance of the most luxurious hotel on Patulshen Island.
As expected, the hotel was eerily quiet, as if it had been completely cleared out.
Fisher frowned as he walked into the lobby of the hotel and was immediately startled by the scene inside. Inside the lobby stood countless figures, including the hotel’s staff and gang members holding muskets. At that moment, their bodies were all standing stiffly, as if they were mannequins, motionless.
Their bodies continuously emitted faint glows of light, which Fisher found familiar—similar to the light he had seen on the Wisdom Machinery among the Cloud Cat Species... Something inside these people seemed to be glowing as well.
While Fisher was surveying the surroundings, a hotel staff member suddenly turned his head and spoke to him,
"Mr. Fisher Benavides, I am waiting for you in Room 304. Don’t worry, they are all still alive. They will lose their memories and return to normal after I leave."
"Please hurry, Mia will land on the island soon, and I will need to leave here by then."
Fisher glanced at the direction pointed out by the puppet-like man’s hand towards the staircase and then placed the black Fluid Sword in his hand. Emhardt on his shoulder was also frightfully startled, and just as he was about to speak, a wave resembling an electric arc suddenly hit him, causing him to lose consciousness and revert to an ordinary book.
"Please understand that our conversation needs to remain confidential and must not be recorded or remembered by any other intelligent beings."
Fisher reluctantly took Emhardt back into his arms and followed the direction pointed out by the puppet-like people, ascending the stairs.
The winding stairs led upward, and Fisher quickly reached the third floor and arrived at the closed door of Room 304.
The surrounding area was silent, but as Fisher approached the door of 304, he still sensed a strong smell of blood.
The next second, the door in front of Fisher suddenly opened, revealing the mess inside the room.
The interior of the room was covered with plenty of shattered flesh and blood, with parts scattered around that may or may not have come from a human.
Fisher was afraid that a Human Worm or a strange creature possessing Erwin’s consciousness might suddenly leap out from a corner of the room. He cautiously scanned around the doorway but didn’t find any danger.
"Don’t worry, the Life Minister’s consciousness has already left the island, and he didn’t get what he wanted."
At this moment, a mechanical, emotionless, and unfluctuating voice emanated from inside the room, interrupting Fisher’s vigilant observation.
He paused for a second and then slowly walked into the room, where he saw a row of Cloud Cat Species standing like puppets, exactly the group he had previously encountered, the Blair siblings.
Their expressions were blank, and their bodies also lit up with peculiar glows, as if mechanical parts similar to those he had seen earlier had been implanted in their bodies.
Fisher surveyed them and then focused on the source of the voice—an object floating in the center of the room, resembling an eye.
That was the Annihilation Prototype previously introduced by Blair.
"Sorry, Mr. Fisher Benavides, meeting you in this manner was not my original intention. This is a direct program set by the Cardinal of Destiny, and I can only adhere to the production standards she left behind."
The light on the body of the Annihilation Prototype grew more intense, as if it was breathing in and out towards Fisher. He swayed slightly and then in a mechanical, monotonous, and emotionless voice, said to Fisher,
"This is the first time I introduce myself to you. Pleased to meet you, respected owner of the Completion Manual, Mr. Fisher Benavides."
"I am a member of the Creation Society, responsible for the affairs of the Northern Realm, the Cardinal. It’s a pleasure to meet you."