The spreading red light seemed to sense some invisible disturbance, rippling faintly through the void of the universe.
He Ao looked down at his palm. At the center of his hand was a dense pattern formed from blood.
It was a complex "K" character that resembled both a weapon and a tentacle.
He stared at the character and lightly touched it with his consciousness. Vaguely, the character seemed to emit a flickering red glow, as though some connection were being established at the edge of a distant world.
But in the end, the connection failed to form, and everything around him returned to emptiness and void.
The distance was simply too great.
He Ao raised his gaze and looked once more at the red light spreading around him.
Only faint traces of it remained now, like an afterglow gradually fading away until its color could no longer be seen.
He Ao watched it quietly as orange-gray radiance lit up in his eyes.
The whole world unfolded further before his eyes, revealing red lines rippling through the bottom layer of the world and gradually dissipating.
He covered his fingertips with the power of the Eye of Truth and reached toward the deepest part of the world.
Buzz—
The silent, empty universe seemed to tremble slightly at that moment.
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Main World
Boom—
A violent explosion erupted amid the lights, and shrill alarms echoed under the sky.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
Panicked cries rang out beneath the flashing lights.
"Superhumans, charge forward! Ordinary people, retreat immediately and enter the evacuation channel!"
"Superhumans, charge forward..."
A broadcast covering the area around the buildings sounded a loud call.
Hurried footsteps and terrified shouts rose from the corridors, passageways, and plazas.
Most people followed the Emergency Passage signs lighting up along the roads and ran