First-Generation Research Team

The Sword Bearer's collapse caused one of the Eyes in the Sky to vanish as well.

It was as if an earthquake on the level of the mind had instantly shaken all of Qinggang and everyone's hearts.

Everyone in Qinggang and the surrounding area suddenly felt an unprecedented terror.

There was clearly nothing around them, yet a tremendous sense of dread suddenly enveloped them. It was like entering winter in the height of summer, or suddenly waking from a nightmare in the dead of night to find one's entire body drenched in sweat...

The panic still lingered in their hearts, but the gentle night breeze already brought a comfortable sense of relief.

"Whoosh..."

Teacher Lu, who had been lying on the sofa, suddenly opened her eyes.

She turned her head and saw Eight standing by the window, staring blankly in the direction of the wilderness.

His head was lowered, as if he were crying.

"What's wrong?"

Teacher Lu looked at Eight and asked curiously. The evasiveness and guilt in her voice earlier had already disappeared.

"I..."

Eight spoke in a low voice. After a while, he finally said softly, "I can't find my heart..."

"But I don't know whether this is confusion or freedom..."

"..."

Some residents of Qinggang City were lying in underground shelters, while others were hiding beneath their beds at home.

They had no idea what level of warfare Qinggang had just experienced. In fact, they still didn't even know that Mental Pollution existed.

Yet at that moment, they all suddenly felt as if their minds had been violently shaken.

As if someone had shoved them.

Their drowsy minds instantly regained clarity.

When they looked down, they could only see goosebumps densely covering their arms.

"Did it get colder?"

They thought they would have to put on