Rita and Nivalis argued all the way back to their base. As they entered, Shadow.Q was busy organizing some materials. Seeing them come in, she asked with concern, "What happened to your eye?"
Rita waved it off casually, "Just a negative status effect. It's nothing."
Shadow.Q didn't press further but said, "I've found something. The instance portals can be completely closed."
This was the first time Rita had heard such a thing. She had never come across this information, whether from gossip in the kitchen or while being a grunt. "How do you close them?" she asked.
Shadow.Q's expression grew serious as she handed over a few documents. "I've been analyzing this, and I found that over the years, some instance portals have disappeared. I can confirm they weren't relocated. Before these portals disappeared, the nearby Oak Owls were always dispatched elsewhere. I suspect this is connected to the dark patches in the Forest Sea sky."
