The livestream showed shaky footage as Shannon ran. The audience couldn't help but feel dizzy from watching it.
"Actually, I still don't understand why Shannon wanted to catch Bella. Is this some kind of secret mission?"
"As they said, the Special Security Agency is handling the case. Bella was taken away by them before, which means she must've committed a crime."
"Don't believe in rumors, and don't spread rumors. If she were really a criminal, how did she get on this show? The fact that she's still a recurring cast member means she's innocent."
"What does a case from the Special Security Agency have to do with Shannon? I don't blame Bella for thinking she's targeting her. Even I would feel the same."
As the livestream chat was flooded with discussion, a verified account suddenly left an official announcement.
The Special Security Headquarters of Crisea wrote, "Shannon Jensen is a Special Security Agent."
It was a simple statement, but it immediately revealed Shannon's identity as a Special Security Agent to all the viewers. The livestream chat froze for a moment due to the sudden appearance of the official account before erupting into an even more chaotic barrage of messages than before.
Shannon, however, remained completely unaware of the storm brewing in the chat. Due to the mixed energies in the building, she lost track of Maya's whereabouts almost instantly.
Without hesitation, she fished out Tortoise the System and asked, "Can you track her black smoke energy?"
The system huffed. "You should've let me absorb all of her black smoke away. That way, she wouldn't have any energy left to run."
Shannon stayed quiet. She didn't let the system do that because she wanted to confirm something.
Luckily, despite the system's grumbling, it quickly flew toward a specific direction where the black smoke lingered. Shannon moved swiftly through the building, darting from room to room.
Due to the building's unique layout, she found that each room often led to another, and what was once a staircase in one room would reappear elsewhere once the door was closed.
This extravagant structure, which had cost hundreds of billions, was still a popular spot for influencers and bloggers to visit despite being incomplete. The main entrance, with its grand, ancient castle-like design, was what attracted so many curious visitors.
At the time, Shannon had thought that the Skelldom might have simply copied the design of the building's main entrance. But now, as she reflected on it, another possibility occurred to her.
What if the original design inspiration for the iconic landmark building outside actually came from the Skelldom itself?
Neville had mentioned that the Skelldom enjoyed taking walks in foggy, rainy weather, occasionally leading people into the building by accident.
If, at some point, someone had unknowingly wandered into the headquarters, witnessing the grandeur of the lobby and using it as a model, then perhaps they had tried to replicate that same design in the real world.
It would explain why the project, costing hundreds of billions, came to a halt after the initial structure was built. Because everything displayed in that building belonged to another realm—an otherworldly existence that couldn't be peered into or replicated.
It was like how mortals couldn't gaze upon gods, nor could they ever truly replicate their divine forms.
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