102 crossed the boundary, feeling both the temperature and the air she breathed had changed.
The surrounding woods were dense, the soil dry.
She saw the Great River Followers in their unique attire patrolling, while Jin Yuxiu squatted in the bushes, folding up her Mechanical Wings, and 102 hid beside Jin Yuxiu to observe.
The internal functions of 102's Witch Armor could read brain waves and convert them into text, then turn the text into speech. She used this method to converse silently with Jin Yuxiu.
"They seem tense," 102 said.
"The anomaly is still expanding. Look at the distance," Jin Yuxiu's armor had a similar function.
She stretched out her hand, pointing to the end.
At the distant riverbank, the Secret Ritual Group, known as the "Great River Followers," had at some point constructed a massive gate-shaped edifice, plastered with gray and adorned with gold leaf.