Chapter 1448: Just Raising a Share
The Eternal City and the Eight Great Guardian Cities presented an unusual sight. Families, taverns, and shops alike, many people were either drinking wine or tea while occasionally glancing up at the towering Tower of Heaven. Then, they’d turn to look at the sandglass placed before them.
This was also a time sandglass, but it measured the duration of twelve hours. When all the sand ran out, exactly twelve hours would have passed.
Minute by minute, second by second, everyone was waiting—waiting for what might happen after the twelve hours were over. Would there be unexpected developments? Would Yusuf Zuck still not be dead? And so on and so forth.
In short, all tasks were abandoned; everyone was simply waiting for time to pass.
Sunset Square was nearly deserted. Aside from the Eight Great Clan Elders, the Eight Great Clan Leaders, and Landyn Torres, only the outer guards remained. Even the clan leaders of the First-class Families had been expelled from this area.
The Eight Great Elders no longer exchanged words. They each harbored varying degrees of worry—what if there were unexpected events after the twelve hours? When that happened, their Eight Great Families would truly lose face.
"Swish—swish—swish—" The sand in the time sandglass emitted a faint grinding sound, its noise barely audible, yet everyone was listening intently.
Twelve hours—an instant in the eyes of Deities and higher beings—felt interminably long today to those from the Heavenly Realm.
Fortunately, after patient waiting from everyone, the twelve hours finally approached their end. The Eternal City’s populace, the inhabitants of the Eight Great Guardian Cities—all turned in the same direction, all tilted their heads to gaze at the Tower of Heaven at Sunset Square.
The sound of "Ding" marked the completed countdown, and in that instant, the Eternal City and the Eight Great Guardian Cities fell into eerie silence.
Simultaneously, the Eight Clan Elders collectively opened their eyes, Landyn Torres stood up with clenched fists, while the Eight Great Clan Leaders took a deep breath.