Imu vanished.
Then, the frozen space centered around Bosted City, where the Dream Divine Tree stood, returned to normal.
The night wind bent the flowers and grass, a stray cat bit down on a mouse, and the moonlight spilling across the sky became gentle again.
Most importantly, Hank, Sasori, and the others' movements and consciousness returned to normal as well.
Yet they did not notice anything amiss.
They still focused all their attention on dealing with the Dream Divine Tree.
But the Dream Divine Tree's next actions left everyone dumbfounded.
First, the thick roots that had burst from the ground all around them quickly retracted underground. Then, the branches above stopped attacking as well.
This gave Hank an opportunity. He immediately transformed into a five-colored streak of light, tore through the trunk formed of white light, and rushed inside to rescue Miliellia.
What puzzled him was that he had encountered no obstruction whatsoever throughout the entire process.
Then, in the next second—
Strange information appeared in Hank's mind out of nowhere, telling him to wake Miliellia and have her use her psychic abilities to restore Miada's consciousness.
"Who's there?!"
Holding the girl in his arms, Hank shouted nervously as his eyes swiftly swept over his surroundings.
No one answered him.
"Look up there!!!" Sasori suddenly cried out.
Hank, Alicia, Beth, Elizabeth, and the other survivors instinctively raised their heads in unison and looked toward the night sky.
In an instant, everyone's eyes widened to their limits.
"Th-This is..."
Against the pitch-black night sky, a Five-Circle Cross formed entirely from dense starlight glittered brightly.
It was as though the galaxy filling the heavens had been rearranged by some mysterious great power.
The spectacle was so magnificent that it deeply shook everyone's souls.
Including Biba Amatori, Levi, and the other CP8 members