Yangyang: “This must be the place… I sensed something ominous from the leaf back there, but I couldn’t pinpoint its source… And now, the hatred and pain is so strong in this place. I don’t even need to concentrate to feel it… Rover, something terrible must have happened here. We have to be cautious. This is a Tacet Field. Let’s take out those Tacet Discords first.”

(After defeating the Tacet Discords…)

Yangyang: “I think I’ve found something, Rover.”

Yangyang: “Watch out!”

Strange Tacet Discord: “Chirp… Chirp…”

Yangyang: “Something’s not right. Why wouldn’t it attack us?”

Strange Tacet Discord: “Chirp… brother… Help… Help…”

(Talk to it.)

Strange Tacet Discord: “Brother… help…”

Rover: “Who is your brother?

Strange Tacet Discord: “Help…”

Yangyang: “It seems to only repeat these lines… This is not a common Tacet Discord. Tacet Discords attack other living beings, because they need to feed on those frequencies to make themselves whole again. When frequencies are scattered and recombined, a new Tacet Discord is born. This one probably devoured the frequencies of… humans. Turning the last bits of a human’s consciousness into such monotonous mumbles… Are these words the last cries of someone innocent? Who is behind this twisted plot?”

Yangyang crouched down, hand on the Tacet Discord’s head. As she focused on the Streams, sorrow filled her expression.

Yangyang: “I’m sorry…”

Rover: “Are you talking to it?”

Yangyang: “No, that’s beyond my ability. I just sensed some complex feelings from it… A mixture of deep sadness and eager anticipation. Rover… I think I know what’s going on here.”

Rover: “Go ahead.”

Yangyang: “It seems to be begging for help, but it’s not asking us to help it. I can sense the pained cries of this Tacet Discord… No, the cries of this whole village. The village is crying, waiting for rescue. Something truly awful must have happened here… And the victims’ Reverberations still linger. Based on the evidence we’ve found and the condition of these ruins, that didn’t happen all too long ago. I can still feel it in the Streams. Perhaps the Tacet Field has kept this village from being discovered, or maybe someone has been intentionally concealing it. Anyway… There must be something we can do. We may find the victims nearby. I can feel someone connected to what had happened here is still close… This place is dangerous. I’ll inform Chixia about what happened here. Can we continue our search before the official investigators arrive? Sorry, I know it doesn’t sound very convincing… It’s just hunch of mine, and I don’t have any evidence to back it up.”

Rover: “This is where Jinhsi’s token has pointed to. I believe you.”

Yangyang: “Thank you, Rover. Please stay vigilant. As for the little one here… Let’s leave it be.”