Atlantis City, Eighth Avenue, at the street's center.
Among the throngs of pedestrians, a loud explosion suddenly erupted, followed by a burst of incredibly bright light.
Squeezed among the onlookers, Ma Qiu felt as if a fishbone had scratched the surface of his eye, causing a sharp pain, then his vision went completely white, unable to see anything.
Though blinded, he could still hear even louder explosions erupting one after another, like several hammers striking each other in front of him, the sound deafeningly loud, nearly rupturing his eardrums.
"Boom!"
As the last sound rang out, he felt the air around him suddenly sway, then press towards him like a wall, crashing against his body.
Ma Qiu felt as if someone had rammed their head into his chest, his entire body lost balance and fell backward.
