The sound of the Dawn Machine started up, and Xu Xiaoyou slowly opened her eyes.
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, her dim eyes flickered slightly, and then her pupils suddenly contracted.
"You're back." Bai Youyou's figure appeared.
"What... is going on?" Xu Xiaoyou blurted out. "Where am I...?"
"You just entered a destroyed world line. The trajectory of that world line has a very high overlap with our world line. This coincidence caused you to misjudge. You spent a very long time there..."
"A very long time."
Xu Xiaoyou felt unfamiliar with everything around her. An unknown feeling left her at a loss, even making her breathing rapid. She wanted to get up and leave, but Bai Youyou leaned over and embraced her.
Bai Youyou gently wrapped her arms around her shoulders, stroking her hair, giving her reassurance.
Like finding an anchor point, Xu Xiaoyou's gaze gradually became clear, and her turbulent heart calmed down.
"I'm okay now," she said.
