At that moment, under that slow guidance, Ouyang Ruo Xi, Ouyang Nan, and Ouyang Nana gradually woke from the illusion.
They opened their eyes and looked at the familiar scene around them—the burning flames, the scattered timber, and Chen Mo quietly standing guard beside them. Though they felt the surroundings seemed to have changed a little, they did not think too much of it or raise any questions. They only assumed they had been briefly distracted just now and had failed to notice the subtle changes around them.
Within the protection of the Flame Wall, things had been the same whether in reality or in the illusion. They only felt that something had seemed a little off just now, but none of the three of them could say exactly what was wrong.
And because they were constantly worried about the black shadows attacking, they had no time to look around and see what was different.
"A Mo, why did those black shadows stop shrieking?" Ouyang Ruo Xi was the first to react.
She tilted her head and listened, realizing that in the surrounding darkness, the black shadows' mournful shrieks were gone. Only the crackle of burning wood and the whoosh of the flames remained. She immediately asked in curiosity, a trace of confusion in her eyes.
"Yeah, why aren't those black shadows screaming anymore? They were still howling just now!" Ouyang Nana also looked completely baffled.
"A Mo, you saw that flash and heard that noise just now too, right?" What Ouyang Nan had seen and heard in the illusion was no different from reality, so after waking up, she took it as something that had just happened and asked as well.
Chen Mo lifted his eyes and swept his gaze across the distant darkness, observing carefully for a while.