After the figure disappeared, Xu Huo called out a few more times for Dr. Wu but received no further response. At the same time, the city that had been frozen began to flow again, and under the city lights, the noise returned.
Within the city, the time force was still active, as if it had broken through some barrier, becoming incredibly clear before him. He even felt the flowing time force randomly appearing in various locations within the city, causing a building or one or more pedestrians to disappear from their original place. Yet, in the fake Pumpkin City, the citizens, whether regarding people or buildings, ignored these disappearances and continued to live the same day repeatedly along their predetermined paths.
