As the Stardust Train crossed the Carina Nebula, the symbiotic imprint on Arui's palm suddenly emitted a faint blue glow—the light band gradually darkened like ink dropped into water, and the originally clear patterns were covered by a layer of translucent shadow. Ice Drip's algorithmic halo traced a crimson warning line across the starmap: "Abnormal dark matter energy surge detected; its quantum entangled state exhibits mirror repulsion against the symbiotic network—near Sagittarius A*, dark matter is condensing into a materialized 'Shadow Civilization'."
Outside the porthole, the previously empty space was congealing into a fluid obsidian current, every ripple carrying the eerie texture of devouring light. Ori's Photon Harp String emitted a sharp, cracking shriek, and the light particles condensing on the string were annihilated into dark energy the moment they touched the dark tide: "Their very existence is an interference to the symbiotic frequency, like putting a black hole into a symphony orchestra." The voice of the Tree of Memory echoed in consciousness, carrying unprecedented gravity: "The Shadow Civilization was once the 'dark-side guardian' of the symbiotic network, but now they are devouring the connection points."
Arui touched the imprint, and the shadow patterns suddenly extended tentacles, resonating with the dark tide—her consciousness was dragged into a world constructed of negative space: the stars here were reflections of black holes, the planets were cry…
Chapter 306