Chapter 364: Eighty-Fourth Floor, Sea of Lava (5)
[Investigate the Sea of Lava, identify the source of the problem, and resolve it. Time remaining: 108 hours 43 minutes.]
Of course, returning from the volcano took roughly the same amount of time as it had to ascend, which was about four hours.
Though a decent stretch of time had passed, the city remained restless, likely stirred by the tremendous tremor originating from the mountain.
Some people were hurriedly packing their belongings, while others simply stood there and stared uneasily at the volcano. Although tremors occurred from time to time, they clearly didn’t to this extent.
Then again, the shockwave had been extremely immense.
Things are still stable. Well, for now.
Watching the people flee or tremble in fear because of a tremor I had caused, I felt a twinge of guilt.
However, there was nothing I could tell them to ease their minds. Even if I assured them everything was fine, I had neither the credibility nor the power to dispel their deep-rooted fear.
As I watched their retreating backs, a quiet heaviness settled over me. Despite the world teetering on the edge of collapse, they still seemed to cling to hope.
They probably don’t realize that once the volcano erupts, it is all over. Leaving won’t change a thing.
In the end, I could only do one thing. Find the trench, discover the core issue, and resolve it. Only then could these people return to their ordinary lives.
Moreover, as someone who needed to reach the next floor, the same applied to me.