In the end, Anna and Charles' argument ended with neither side convincing the other. Strictly speaking, Anna had come from Charles' consciousness, but she was still her own individual, which meant that arguments were inevitable.0

Charles thought hard and long about it, and he eventually decided to send a telegram to Anna, telling her to prepare Newbound City in advance, not for his sake but for humanity's sake.0

If the plan to find and retrieve the darkness truly failed, then Newbound City could become humanity's final safe haven. 0

Charles didn't think too much about it, as he knew that Anna was good at handling such things. Moreover, he had something more important to do at the moment.0

Outside the outpost, radiant white electric arcs zigzagged across the ground as they followed the trajectory of Charles' tentacles. With just a will from Charles, more than a dozen intertwined tentacles...0