Chapter 205

Night fell heavily, like a massive piece of black satin wrapping the entire world in a tight embrace. Amidst this thick darkness, a ball of fire blazed like a ferocious beast, plunging the originally tranquil neighborhood into utter chaos. Raging flames spewed forth from the medical clinic and the restaurant, their tongues licking wildly at the night sky. Billows of thick smoke billowed upward, and a pungent odor filled the air, startling the surrounding residents from their sleep. They gathered in panic along both sides of the street. Illuminated by the flickering firelight, their figures looked like panicked ants, whispering anxiously about this sudden disaster with voices full of fear and confusion.