Rosy clouds filled the sky, pouring down like a vast river of stars. Even the sun high overhead was veiled by their glow. Most of Verdant Sun City lay beneath them, and hundreds of thousands of people needed only to look up to see a seemingly boundless expanse of color.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"
"What's going on? The sky's full of colored clouds. It's gorgeous!"
"Good grief, this feels like a dream. Am I dreaming right now? Can the real world actually be this beautiful?"
"Which fellow cultivator became an immortal? Take me with you! I'll offer every last cent I own—all 2,005 yuan and sixty cents!"
"Immortal, my ass. It's probably some astronomical phenomenon, like a solar or lunar eclipse. I've never seen a sky full of colored clouds like this, though. It's breathtaking. I'm taking some photos for my feed."
"Wow, I'm making a wish! I hope—"
"..."
Throughout Verdant Sun City, countless people were dazzled by the clouds. Some talked and admired them, some took photos, and others excitedly made wishes.
Unlike the ordinary citizens, however, Wang Guangming and the other emergency team members watched with uneasy suspicion.
"That thing covers way too much ground. It looks like our whole city is under it."
"It couldn't be a nightmare, could it—"
"Don't scare me! If that's a nightmare, how powerful would it have to be? Even a ferocious-class one would struggle to cover a whole city, right?"
Hearing several team members exclaim in alarm, Wang Guangming waved a hand. "Enough. Don't jinx it! Those clouds are beautiful. How could they be a nightmare? Have you forgotten what nightmares look like? Forget dazzling clouds—you'd be lucky if they didn't turn everything into a bloody mess!"
He paused, then continued, "Still, we need to prepare. Tell everyone