Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday

Chapter 175: Second Round of Search

"Are you ready?" Rune asked as he finally joined Grace on the carpet. The two of them were about to begin the second round of

[Confirmed: the plants does have high percentages of absorbed Shadow Rain. However, they are no longer alive. Cause of death - exposure to the recent Blood Rain.]

Grace exhaled as she felt her worst fear coming to life. Because of the Blood Rain, it seemed like they had missed the chance of finding any alive plants with high percentage of Shadow Rain.

But in the back of her head, she couldn’t help but find it weird that not even a single alive plant had been found despite searching across several locations.

"Move on," she told Rune quietly.

She felt his grip on her hands tightening slightly, as if he was silently reassuring her. his energy carried them to the next location within seconds. This time, it was a dense forest. And the system immediately picked up traces of mutation.

[Detected: elevated energy levels in plant life. Focusing...]

Their shared vision zoomed in on a group of ferns glowing faintly with an unusual aura. Grace’s heart leapt, but 2025’s next words brought her crashing back down.

[The energy signature indicates mutation failure. The plants absorbed Shadow Rain but were unable to sustain the transformation. All specimens are deceased.]

Grace felt Rune’s energy waver slightly, but before she could speak, he was already pushing onward. The search continued, spanning three more locations across Starship Country. And each time, the results were the same - traces of plants that had once absorbed Shadow Rain energy were all dead.

By the time they reached their fifth location, Grace could feel Rune’s exhaustion through their connection. His breathing had grown heavier, and his energy flow wasn’t as steady as before.

"2025," she called out through the shared mind-link as concern took over her. "How is Rune holding up?"

[Master, Rune’s energy levels are significantly depleted. He is nearing his limit.]