"We… we can only wait to die, trapped in this inescapable turbulence until the end," the Kind-hearted Worm said, utterly dejected.
"It's my fault. If I hadn't insisted on arguing with them, this never would have happened…"
It tried to charge out of the turbulence, but the swirling currents quickly pulled it back, holding it in place.
Its short, jointed limbs thrashed, but it couldn't escape the surging water.
"It's hopeless." After a few attempts, the Kind-hearted Worm fell even deeper into despair.
"If we get faster, can we break out of the turbulence?"
"Of course not. This entire area will speed up with us."
The vortex churned, clearing a pure, dust-free zone around them.
"They've already stripped away all the dust near us. We'll just get faster and faster, until our lives run out…"
Listening to the Kind-hearted Worm's despairing words, Mo Ling gazed into the distance.
