"It's closed already?"
"Didn't it close and reopen before? Could it be that this time…"
"The Divine Fire Spirit Gate has flown away."
"What about the people inside?"
When the two-world passage closed, a chaotic discussion erupted among the crowd on the beach, as dozens of floating Lifebound Lotus Lamps remained in the sky.
This indicated that several people were still inside, and with the passage now sealed, it meant those individuals could no longer escape.
No one knew what had happened to those who hadn't perished, or why they had failed to leave in time.
Many sighed. Some lamented the ruthlessness of the contest rules, while others argued that rules are rules—those who couldn't leave on time must bear the consequences.
From the terrace, Lan Qiaoyan gazed at the Lifebound Lamps that could no longer emerge and let out a soft sigh. "Alas!"
