The instant Vivian awoke, all of space and time came to a standstill, then gradually faded away like a dream.
Rome vanished, and Mount Olympus, which had been falling, was broken down into the most basic units of information after being stained with a layer of gray-white. Poseidon's temple, the Demon Hunter's legion, the web of light paths covering the sky...
Everything froze in an instant and was gradually devoured by darkness, just as it was during every rewind. In the end, only the temple hall where Hao Ren and the others stood remained, transforming into a stagnant spacetime of nothing but black, white, and gray.
Hassu, who had been chased all over the hall, could finally stop. He caught his breath, turned to look at the frozen Olympian descendants, and tugged at the corner of his mouth. "We made it just in time."
Vivian rocked her head from side to side twice, seemingly still suffering some aftereffects after being awakened from her previous dazed state. Then she saw the crumbling, ruined temple around her and the frozen Olympian "gods," and a trace of reminiscence appeared on her face. "You've already reached the day Olympus was destroyed..."
Hao Ren nodded instinctively, then immediately reacted. "Wait! You know what's going on?"
"Thanks to your efforts." Vivian smiled faintly, indirectly confirming Hao Ren's guess. "You kept recovering my power and Soul Fragments, finally loosening this twisted spacetime's suppression of me. I can now contact the fragments you've already awakened... Things are still a little blurry, but at least my memories can connect again."
This was truly unexpected good news. Before Hao Ren could say anything, Lily, standing beside him, jumped up and shouted, "Awoo! At least this time we won't have to explain the worldbuilding to you all over again!"
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