Some people even lost their minds, trampling others for a sliver of hope that had never existed.
"Move! Let me go first!"
A burly man rudely shoved aside the elderly and children before him, charging madly toward a cramped room in the shelter.
"Save me! I don't want to die yet!"
A young woman screamed amid the chaos. She tried to push through the crowd, only to be knocked down by panicked companions.
Yet amid this chaos and despair, some still held fast to the light of humanity.
Disregarding their own safety, they helped the weak and wounded.
"Don't panic, everyone! Maintain order! Let the elderly and children go first!"
A middle-aged man's voice was especially resolute amid the chaos. He struggled to maintain order, hoping that in these final moments, people could retain their dignity.
A young nurse hurried through the crowd, disregarding her own safety as she bandaged the wounded.
Though she herself was trembling with fear, her hands remained steady and practiced.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here."
She gently comforted an injured little boy, giving him his final comfort with her tenderness and professionalism.
An elderly couple clung tightly to each other, their eyes filled with deep affection.
"We've been together for so many years. Even in the face of death, we must walk through it hand in hand."
The old man looked gently at the old woman, their eyes filled with resolve and courage for one another.
Within this shelter that was about to meet its end, humanity's light and darkness intertwined, forming a complex and profound scene.
The Divine Apostle who wielded the authority of Creation and Withering naturally saw it all clearly.
Unlike the previous Herrschers who had descended alongside the Great Collapse, a trace of human emotion still lingered deep within this Herrscher