As darkness spread completely, the entire city was shrouded beneath a dense gloom.
Even the streetlights had become useless, leaving only faint light barely illuminating the ground and outlining warped, distorted shadows.
From time to time, one or two strange cries drifted out of the darkness, unsettling people's nerves.
Under this unknown terror, the residents dared not venture outside. They shut their windows tight, bolted their doors, and could only rely on their phones and the internet for information.
Tai City was about to face an unprecedented torrential downpour!
The Meteorological Bureau had issued a red alert, urging all major companies to work from home during the storm.
Tai City would be closed for one day due to the rainstorm. Citizens were advised to take proper precautions at home and not go outside.
The dangers of going out during a rainstorm—the last one could even cost you your life!
Posts about Tai City's rainstorm were already flooding the internet, their popularity remaining high. Open the comment sections, and they were filled with all kinds of warnings.
This was all the work of the Spirit Association's public opinion department.
For ordinary people's safety, they maintained round-the-clock monitoring beneath such posts, strictly prohibiting any entertainment-oriented content.
But...
No matter how hard they tried to conceal it, they could not make things truly airtight. The unrelenting barrage of news had ultimately left its mark in many people's hearts.
"This rainstorm feels so ominous... Sigh, nothing's going to happen, right? What's been going on lately?"
As the darkness gradually spread, an invisible fear permeated Tai City.
However, no amount of warning could stop people determined to court death.
At that moment, on an empty street, a frail, solitary figure suddenly walked through it—a girl in a school uniform.
The howling wind made the girl