The unprecedented fireworks display lit up Orange Lake's night sky, and with it began this unknown Special Project.
A ring of fireworks around the outer perimeter of Orange Lake Castle was the first to soar into the sky. The crackling explosions rose from the ground into the air, accompanied by piercing shrieks.
At first, the sound of exploding fireworks was only scattered sparks, but it soon became lines, then spread into a whole expanse.
A neat circle appeared high above, while spotlights from the ground shone into the sky. Light and flame reflected each other, turning the night brilliant and colorful.
The outer fireworks were merely a warm-up. Next came the various fireworks hidden beneath the water.
They exploded one after another underwater, rising amid the collision of water and fire, painting exquisite patterns across the canvas of the night.
The crowds in Orange Lake Plaza also began to stir at that moment.
It was New Year's Day, the arrival of a new year. The fireworks had come at just the right time.
Beneath the fireworks, tourists raised their phones one after another. Flashes lit up everywhere as people earnestly recorded this beautiful moment.
Amid the massive crowd, more than a dozen store employees had been completely swallowed up. Their faces all bore exhaustion and numbness that stood in stark contrast to the festive atmosphere around them.
The scene was wonderful, but it held no value or meaning whatsoever for them.
They were people utterly disconnected from happiness and beauty. During the arduous, lengthy mission, they had long since abandoned or forgotten everything.
Only around Lake Heart Restaurant did several people with different thoughts gradually reveal themselves.
The building had seven floors, with seventeen rooms facing Orange Lake Plaza.
Ji Li and Fang Shenyan were on the 4th Floor. Before