If she could survive this, Bernice vowed never to come to such a dangerous place again.
Was this really something humans could contend with?
Unfortunately, her perception did not represent the limits of the world. The monster's shrill screech revealed its dire situation.
Someone was hunting it.
Before the people outside could leave, a massive gravitational force emanated from within Meng Ya. All buildings, creatures, and objects were involuntarily drawn towards this force, continuously swirling and being engulfed like a vortex...
They wept helplessly, clinging to surrounding trees and buildings.
It was like a battle of the gods, with mortals caught in the crossfire.
An aged voice rang out again, sounding like heavenly music to this group of people, like a clear spring injected into barren land.
"The battle affecting other beings is a misconception. It shall be corrected."
In an instant, the gravitational pull and sense of chaos vanished. Even just a few steps away, they could no longer feel the attraction. Apart from still needing to dodge the occasional stone being pulled, they were temporarily safe.
It felt different having a big shot looking out for them.
These adventure-seekers and photographers instantly felt at ease. Some even began to revert to their true nature, picking up their cameras and filming non-stop.
"Take a picture with me!"
"It's a rare opportunity, let's record it quickly and upload it to YouTube."
"We shouldn't fall behind, hurry up!"
Various YouTubers, not to be outdone, recorded the magnificent and shocking scene from different angles, completely forgetting their wailing and howling from just minutes ago.
Among this group, some had been happily filming for a while before realizing their pants were wet.
Having gone through this ordeal, these people had just thought that nothing could shock them anymore, only to be proven wrong in the next second.
After a mournful cry from the monster, the entire Meng Ya violently shook, as if space itself was about to shatter...
The gravitational force intensified, with large swaths of buildings being torn apart and sucked into the air.
The dark sky was replaced by an even deeper darkness, an indescribable blackness that seemed to prevent any light from reaching it or illuminating it.
A word involuntarily popped into everyone's mind — black hole.
Whether it was an illusion or not, the city before them seemed to be shrouded in a hazy black veil, with the black hole growing larger, constantly devouring the entire Meng Ya.
They soon realized it wasn't an illusion.
In different places, the "black veil" was occasionally distorted, condensing and dispersing. Sometimes it was completely shattered, only to gather again.
This group, whether ordinary people or those with low-level abilities, couldn't understand this bizarre situation. The only thing they were certain of was that the purest darkness was continuously expanding.
"Look over there!" someone shouted excitedly, pointing to another direction in Meng Ya.
Everyone looked where indicated, their pupils constricting.
"My God! Oh my God!"
"What on earth is happening now?"
"Paper... white paper..."
The other side of Meng Ya formed a stark contrast to the purest black, with large swaths of white paper occupying everyone's vision.
More and more objects' edges were becoming paper-like, some even turning into white paper on the spot.
Although the white paper couldn't fully showcase its brilliance in the night, against the backdrop of the other side, it appeared to be the purest white in the world.
Bright red crosses floated up on the pristine paper, with square characters appearing on the sheets.
They immediately recognized the highly distinctive text as characters from Dragon Country.
Those quick-witted quickly translated using apps on their phones, softly reading out the meaning of the text.
"Misconception, this place is the monster's domain..."
"Misconception, the monster should live..."
"Misconception..."
"All misconceptions must be corrected...!"
He exhaled deeply, trembling as he recorded everything. The darkness on the other side could be human or monster, but these white papers were definitely human.
Could it be that the strongest monster they had just learned about was about to meet its demise?
And they were witnesses to history!
The thought of this special status excited them to the point of speechlessness, their palms sweating onto their recording equipment, ineffective no matter how many times they wiped them.
Their excited, blood-rushed brains couldn't think calmly. They shouted until hoarse, like a group of fanatics cheering madly for those inside.
After an indeterminate amount of time, nearly half of Meng Ya had turned into white paper with bright red text floating on it, while the remaining part was endless darkness.
Just as everyone's faces showed anticipation as the two sides completely filled the space of Meng Ya...
In the blink of an eye, both the white paper and the darkness disappeared.
After the white paper retreated, the distorted humans, animals, buildings, and other things in the area returned to their previous forms, only the space was no longer chaotic.
Creatures that defied common sense fell to the ground motionless, floating sand and soil dropped down...
Vertical ground and buildings that would be dangerous anywhere else suddenly collapsed.
On the other side, the area covered by darkness didn't even have a tile of rubble left, the entire area had been razed to the ground.
As the howling wind swept by, everyone held their breath, afraid to miss even the slightest detail.
Could humans really accomplish something like this?!
Amidst the silence of the crowd, a sharp intake of breath was particularly noticeable.
"Hiss!"
Someone strained their eyes wide open, mumbling incoherently, "There's a person standing on the black hole side, it was an ability user who released the black hole!"
The ground was truly empty in every sense of the word. If it weren't for the dim light, they should have noticed earlier.
"Shoot! There really is someone!"
"So it was two SSS-class ability users who took action?!"
"No wonder they could spare a hand to help us!"
The previous "hellscape" was still imprinted in these people's minds, making them not dare to step forward even half a step, only gazing from afar.
Until one person noticed a blind spot, his voice almost hoarse but still persisting in shouting.
"This is insane! Did you notice his height?"
"This is too crazy!"
At that moment, everyone even forgot to breathe, and fear could no longer stop their steps of exploration. Or rather, having been saved twice by the old man, they had become emboldened.
The crowd, in stark contrast to their timid behavior earlier, strode towards that black dot.
The person standing on the empty ground took out a black cloak from a spatial item, putting on a new black cloak over the tattered one, hiding their body completely under the black cloak.
Then, the tattered black cloak was removed, and a pair of tender hands did something not so tender.
He casually tossed the tattered black cloak into the air, where it was swallowed by an appearing black hole.
The black cloak hung down, covering half of his face, but they could still vaguely glimpse the skin of the lower half of his face...
This height plus the skin condition easily led to the conclusion that this was a child.
A child... defeated... an SSS-class monster?
Even though this child looked extraordinary, it still left them utterly astonished.
The fact that someone could defeat an SSS-class monster was already incredibly unbelievable, but when combined with the image of a child, it became even more surreal.
Some people began to pinch their thighs hard and bite their arms.
Were they experiencing a collective hallucination?