Xu Zhi had not really put much careful thought into this decision. She had relied entirely on a gut feeling, so she had not expected much of a reaction after swallowing it.
Thus, when she saw the pure white space rapidly collapse after she consumed the fragment, revealing the rift and the city center beyond it, Xu Zhi was quite surprised.
That was it?
That was all it took?
Of course not.
As the pure white space collapsed, Xu Zhi replaced the position where the "moon" had originally been. She seemed not to realize that she was not standing on solid ground, but floating in midair.
Moreover, although the "moon" had turned into a young girl, the light it emitted had not completely disappeared. It was merely much weaker than before.
The other Aberrations that had been fighting Little One and Little Aberration roared at the sight. Forgetting the two Familiars, they all leaped toward Xu Zhi, trying to drag her down from the air and devour her!
Yet strangely, even though they could jump high enough, they still could not truly reach Xu Zhi. It was as if a barrier made of a halo separated them from her, but the Aberrations refused to give up.
Little One and Little Aberration gained a chance to catch their breath. Seeing this, they also moved near Xu Zhi, ready to step in at any time.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the rift, the "things" hidden in Midnight and using the rift to peer into the real world grew restless as though provoked. Their previous whispers vanished, replaced by increasingly loud and chaotic noise. In the pitch-black darkness, Xu Zhi could seemingly see them wildly dancing and twisting their bizarrely shaped limbs.
In a daze, Xu Zhi vaguely understood a few fragments