Walking along the underground river, Yi Chen's thoughts remained on the recent events and the umbilical cord.
Similar to the umbilical cord in the Church, this object seemed like an independent lifeform, which appeared to enjoy clinging to Yi Chen's body, even considering him as its 'owner'.
Considering how this "Relic" was acquired, which might violate the Gentlemen's and Zion's rules, Yi Chen chose to conceal it and cleanly erase the events at the High Wall Base and the girl Lene from the current investigation.
After all, Yi Chen was the only one who had come into contact with these matters.
Since the "Black Umbilical Cord" preferred to reside in an organic environment, Yi Chen tried to lead the cord wrapped around his arm towards the opening in his chest, to keep it with the plant heart.
The umbilical cord seemed to sense Yi Chen's thoughts and slowly wriggled towards the heart.
