Lu Chen and Huo Yao carefully placed the energy crystals into the teleportation array. Ancient runes instantly erupted with a blinding radiance, enveloping them both. Time seemed to stand still in that moment; they could feel the distortion of space and the surging of energy around them, a formidable force pulling them forward as they began to shuttle toward an unknown point in time and space.
As the light gradually faded, Lu Chen and Huo Yao found themselves standing in a familiar forest. The trees towered toward the clouds, and sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled spots of light. The birdsong was crisp and clear—everything felt both deeply familiar and strangely new.
"Are we back?" Huo Yao looked around, her eyes full of disbelief.
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