Outside Huai City.
"Professor Wang, what's the situation? Why haven't we activated the equipment yet?" the Governor asked, looking at Professor Wang's grave expression. The clock in the command room hung in an exceptionally conspicuous spot.
They were already past the time they had agreed on with those inside-by a full three hours!
"Something's wrong. Something is very wrong with Huai City right now. All the readings have risen by ten percentage points. What kind of terrifying being has appeared in there to send these readings soaring all at once..." Professor Wang adjusted his glasses, a thin sheen of sweat covering his forehead.
Things had gone far beyond his expectations, and he was inevitably somewhat flustered.
So far, he had found no cases resembling the current situation. They could only feel their way through the dark...
"Governor." Professor Wang raised his head and said hoarsely, "Huai City is now completely enveloped by this magnetic field. Even bringing in a Mental Power master would be useless. Right now, this city exists in name only... All we can do is wait until it opens on its own..."
The Governor's resolute face was calm as he gazed into the distance at Huai City, now shrouded in a halo of light, and murmured, "We can't afford to wait. None of us can afford to wait..."
Professor Wang did not catch the Governor's murmuring. He merely looked up at him in puzzlement before continuing to organize the documents, his head covered in sweat.
Outside Huai City, opinions were divided, and some had already begun considering withdrawing and returning home. What none of them knew was that inside Huai City, those who had received this opportunity were racing against the clock to cultivate.
Golden light suffused all of Huai City. The entire city practiced martial arts,