Fifteen minutes was neither long nor short. In those fifteen minutes, I witnessed a scene worthy of a futuristic sci-fi blockbuster, while the three unlucky criminals completed their transformation from vicious thugs into idiots. Thinking of Pandora forcefully driving those long metal probes into their brains just now made my stomach churn again...
As a faint hum came from Pandora's body, Time Stop ended. The crowd resumed scattering in panic, scraps of paper in the air continued spiraling downward, and the dust suspended midair, having shown off enough particle effects, went back to serving as the background. At the same time, the silent world was suddenly flooded with every kind of sound: students screaming, students screaming, and more students screaming...
For a moment, I felt like my head was about to explode! The contrast before and after was just too intense.
But the students' screams soon quieted down, because someone noticed that the three gunmen who had been so arrogant moments ago were already sprawled on the ground, drooling, rolling their eyes, and stupidly chewing on their fingers...
Actually, anyone observant enough could still have noticed that something about the scene was off—although Pandora had done her best to position the three criminals appropriately beforehand, the discontinuity in time still left a break in the scene. It felt like a short segment had been cut out of a complete video and then stitched back together, creating an obvious frame skip.
But everyone was too busy running for their lives to notice that tiny anomaly.
According to the usual plot, this was when the cops should come out to clean up the mess.
I had no interest in what would happen next. Right now, I only wanted to get out of this chaotic place as soon as possible.
So I grabbed