Violent spatial-temporal tremors shook within the Iron Gate, and the phantoms of the walls and buildings seemed to rapidly collapse at this moment.
The collapse was now swiftly spreading outward along with the trembling space, beyond the Iron Gate.
Torrential rain poured down upon the ground, soaking everyone's clothes in an instant.
He Ao quietly watched everything, setting the Reed he had been carrying down and sensing his connection with the trembling space.
The reset began inside the Orphanage first. The world "outside" would be a little later.
Reed reached out and grabbed He Ao, trying to pull him back.
He turned and looked toward the street behind them.
The alleyway that had once been shrouded in fog had become clear and bright, and through its narrow entrance, they could clearly see the layout of the street outside.
Several panicked "children" were moving about beyond the alley, while two "children" stood in the middle of the alley, directing the others.
"The Orphanage's power is spreading outward. We need to leave immediately." He gripped He Ao and tugged lightly, trying to pull him away.
But He Ao did not move. Instead, he gently raised his hand and turned the Crystal Ball in his hand, returning it fully to its proper position.
The entire world seemed to shudder at that instant.
Reed raised his head and looked toward the space outside.
Fog rapidly emerged along the edges of the street, then swiftly receded as though time itself were reversing.
In the blink of an eye, the fog swept over building after building, over the streets outside, over the narrow alleyways.
It swept across everyone's bodies.
The Crystal Ball in He Ao's hand gradually dissipated along with the passing fog, melting into the dense mist and withdrawing behind the swaying Iron Gate.
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