A minute later, the darkness finally dissipated, and the people could see again.
"Heavens! What was that darkness?"
"It was as if I stepped straight into the netherworld itself!"
The crowd let out relieved sighs, their voices trembling from the eerie experience.
"Wait… what happened to them?" Someone finally pointed at the young man and his entourage.
What they saw next left them speechless.
The once-proud entourage now looked like they'd lost a battle against a demon king. Their clothes had been reduced to pitiful rags, barely clinging to their bruised and battered bodies. Some were sprawled across the street in poses that defied human anatomy, their expressions frozen in sheer horror.
But the young man? Oh, he was in an even worse state.
