It really was over!
The rain had stopped! The surroundings had changed drastically, as though they had crossed into another world in an instant. No longer was it that dense, endless willow forest; only a few willow trees stood scattered sparsely around them.
Starlight spilled from the sky, bathing this small willow grove. Clear, crisp! The eerie feeling that had weighed on everyone's hearts before had vanished. Even the air they breathed was fresh.
Looking around, they saw that the ground was wet and the willow trees were covered in droplets, which fell bit by bit onto the earth. It was clearly a post-rain scene, but at most, it had been a light shower. Where were the traces of that torrential downpour from before? Besides, the vast starry sky was cloudless. It could only have been an effect brought by the Anomaly Disaster.
And yet, now that it was over just like that, A Xing still felt a faint sense of unreality.
He went over to the pile of Source Pearls and put them away, then turned to look at the willow twig beside them—the whip that Auntie Monster had held.
"This should be the legendary Source Artifact! The power contained within it should have the same effect as the willow twig. Once someone is struck by it, the organs inside their body will run away in fear!"
Su Hao and A Wang leaned closer curiously. A Xing hurriedly said, "Don't touch it recklessly! If you accidentally trigger an Anomaly, you'll be finished! Besides, the Association requires Source Artifacts from Anomaly Disasters to be collected. Let's wait for the Association to send someone to deal with it!"
Though Su Hao was curious, he would not act rashly. Just as A Xing had said, if he messed around and accidentally got