"There's an instance site nearby," Xu Huo reminded Chi Xian.
Without a Ticket, they wouldn't be able to see the game content in a fixed instance. They could only wait for the instance to end before leaving.
"About where?" Chi Xian asked, turning back.
Xu Huo pointed in the direction of the arrow, but his gaze suddenly stopped.
The arrow pointed toward the woods on the right. They had come from another direction, and it was now afternoon. There was no fog anywhere nearby, except for the woods to the right, where a cloud of white mist was rising visibly and spreading toward the city.
Chi Xian noticed it too and was about to say something when he saw the people still active in the city return to their homes or find somewhere nearby to lie down and close their eyes.
The two immediately sensed trouble. Just as they were about to run, they turned around and saw that, in the blink of an eye, a thin layer of white mist had risen everywhere within sight, including beneath their feet.
They weren't worried about the mist being poisonous while wearing Protective Suits. Likewise, no Player took the opportunity to ambush them. But once the mist had completely covered the city and submerged everything around them in grayish white, Xu Huo received a game notification:
``` [Player Passerby A has entered Midsummer Night Star River and will automatically participate in the C-class instance "Another Choice."]
[Background: This is a legendary city. It is said that no one has ever seen its true appearance. The only thing known for certain is that whenever white mist descends, the city silently appears somewhere unpredictable, revealing its hazy, mysterious beauty.]
[Some call it a mirage, while others believe it is a fairyland in a dream.