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Chapter 353 Time Magic Activated
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A dozen minutes later, hurried footsteps broke through the rain.

Qi Mengsi and Chu Chan arrived at the scene with the Dark Guard and a group of intern leaders.

When they saw the red-robed figure lying lifeless in the mud, everyone stopped in their tracks.

That's the Fool, the Pope's number one advisor.

Just like that... we lost?
Qi Mengsi's gaze slowly shifted from Li to the petite figure beside her.

Qiqi stood in the rain, soaked to the bone, her hair sticking to her forehead, her gaze unfocused.

"You had a duel?" Qi Mengsi asked tentatively.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chan paused, looking at Qi Qi with a probing gaze.

As a senior detective in the second team of the fifth department, he had worked with Qiqi for two years, and their work attitudes were worlds apart.

He was frantically earning points.

As for how lazy Qiqi usually is, let alone domain duels, she even finds it troublesome to wear a helmet into the metaverse. He works 30 days a month and occasionally takes leave, while she takes 30 days off a month and occasionally works.

It seems that apart from looking at the sky and the weather, there's nothing in the world that can pique her interest.

This trip to Latia turned out to be surprisingly positive.

Qiqi didn't answer, but simply handed over the blue crystal necklace she was holding.

"this."

"That's how they know everyone's location."

Qi Mengsi was taken aback, then took the necklace.

The moment she touched the blue crystal, her beautiful eyes widened: "This is—"

Countless red dots, representing life, appeared in her field of vision.

“Zoom in on those points in North Zone 1,” Qiqi said. “That’s where the Pope and his people are.”

Qi Mengsi did as instructed, and the map in her field of vision quickly zoomed in. Sure enough, she saw the Pope and his few remaining confidants in an underground palace, pacing around anxiously and bewilderedly.

"Take a look too." Qi Mengsi suppressed her astonishment and handed the necklace to Chu Chan and the Dark Army Captain.

Chu Chan took it and saw the omniscient map as well. A look of understanding and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

The clown's minute hand—Chu Linfeng has arrived too!

“It’s a wedge,” the dark squad leader said in a deep voice.

Having spent so long battling with the clock, he was all too familiar with this ability to share perception.

"If the wedge alone has such strong reconnaissance capabilities, how powerful must the main body be..."

"The Pope actually has such an accomplice; this was not mentioned at all in the intelligence reports."

"There's another hour hand?" Upon hearing this, the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, and the atmosphere became tense.

“Not an accomplice.” Qi Mengsi took the necklace. “The other attacker was the puppeteer; she wouldn’t associate with living people.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the red dots representing the Pope's team in her mind suddenly disappeared into thin air.

"Huh? The Pope is gone."

"What?" Chu Chan and the Dark Army Captain were both shocked. They took the necklaces and found that all the red dots representing the Pope's team on the map had disappeared, but the others were still there.

“The puppeteer still has a wedge in her hand,” Qi Qi suddenly said. “She found out that we knew their location.”

"She should inform the Pope to evacuate."

“This wedge has a weakness,” Qiqi said, her body slowly levitating a few centimeters off the ground. “People within its range need to touch rocks or soil before it will be detected.”

Chu Chan raised an eyebrow as he watched the dot representing Qi Qi on the map disappear.

"Have the troops in the North First District keep hovering and narrow the search area," Qi Mengsi immediately ordered the commander of the Dark Force.

"Yes!"

The commander of the secret unit accepted the order and turned to make contact.

"Now we can only use the Pope's wedge to track them," Qi Mengsi muttered.

The commander of the Dark Guard heard this and immediately turned to his subordinates, ordering, "Go, pull out the Fool's wedge."

"Yes!" A member of the secret service stepped forward, drew a dagger, and prepared to cut open Li's nape.

"Never mind." Qiqi suddenly spoke, her voice not loud, but it made the team member freeze in place.

“She has no wedges in her body,” she said calmly. “The Pope will not implant that in her.”

The Dark Division captain frowned: "Agent, although you made significant contributions in the pursuit of the Fool, the Pope's case is primarily handled by our Dark Division. You do not have the authority..."

"Never mind," Qi Mengsi suddenly interrupted him, "Listen to her."

"My lord!" the Dark Guard captain cried out urgently, "We desperately need the Pope's wedge to replenish our pheromones; it's the key to capturing him!"

"Didn't you hear me?" Qi Mengsi's voice turned colder. "The Pope won't implant a wedge in her."

"But……"

"Excuting an order."

The Dark Division commander wanted to argue, but under Qi Mengsi's unquestionable gaze, he could only helplessly lower his head.

"Yes."

He waved for his subordinates to leave, but inwardly he was grumbling to himself.

What does it mean that "the Pope will not plant a wedge in her body"? The human heart is unpredictable; does that old fox Pope really not believe the Fool would betray him?
Moreover.

The person is already dead, so what's the harm in cutting them again?
The captain of the Dark Guard composed himself, turned to Qi Mengsi, and bowed: "Sir, what should we do next?"

The necklace's weakness has been exposed, and the Fool won't allow the wedge to be removed, making the Pope's position uncertain once again.

"Let's head to the North District 1 first and meet up with the troops there," Qi Mengsi said, then hesitated.

They are only now heading to the North District 1; the Pope and his entourage have already evacuated.

We still lack a more precise location.
Just then, Xia Sheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Li Guanqi won't be caught so easily."

"I think so too," Qi Mengsi muttered. Suddenly, a beep sounded from her supercomputing ring, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Qi Mengsi was taken aback. She clicked on the notification, and a screen popped up. The screen contained only a map with a light dot that was slowly moving. The dot displayed Li Guanqi's ID.

The members of the secret service were speechless with surprise.

"That Li Guanqi installed a transmitter on himself!"

"Is he willing to get involved himself, huh?"

"Did he anticipate being caught? He thought that far ahead."

They were moved and ready to praise Li Guanqi, but Qi Mengsi interrupted, "No, he didn't think that far ahead. If he had foreseen this earlier, the transmitter would have lit up long ago, and it would likely have been detected by the puppeteer."

"Then why is it lit up now?" the crowd asked, puzzled.

Qi Mengsi sighed softly and said, "Because he just woke up and is struggling to open his communicator to call for help."

"I see." The members of the Dark Division suddenly realized, "No wonder an intern could think so far ahead."

"Keep a close eye on the transmitter's location," Qi Mengsi ordered.

"Everyone, immediately move towards the transmitter's coordinates. Prioritize the target's safety, then capture the puppeteer!"

"Yes!"

In the rain, the group moved swiftly and dispersed, leaving only Qi Mengsi, Qi Qi, and two secret agents responsible for the retrieval.

One of the recyclers walked to Li's body, took out a specially made riot shield from his waist, and carefully reached his hand towards the duel disk that Li had buried in the mud.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the deck.

click -

A crisp sound, like glass shattering, rang out.

"Withdraw!" Qi Mengsi's expression changed, and she shouted sharply.

The [Voice of Solemnity] in the Duel Disk shattered with a deafening roar!
The two recyclers reacted extremely quickly, rolling backward, but they were still a step too slow.

"boom--!"

An indescribable golden torrent erupted from the shattered card, and the violent shockwave instantly sent the two shield-wielding ANBU agents flying.

Immediately afterwards, a thick golden beam of light tore through the rain curtain, pierced through the gloomy sky, and shot straight into the clouds!
All (quasi) epic cards have a strong sense of ownership; they will self-destruct when they detect that the duelist is dead and someone else has taken their place.

Unleash the final, and most dazzling, golden halo.

Wherever the halo reached, rain evaporated and dark clouds dispersed.

At this moment, everyone in Latia stopped what they were doing, whether it was the Pope on the run, the pursuers from the Soul Reaper, Imi X running wildly with Li Guanqi, or Chu Linfeng hiding in the shadows waiting for his chance.

They all looked up at the golden pillar of light that pierced the heavens and the earth, their expressions varied, but a single thought flashed through their minds.

"All epics deserve respect."

"because."

"I've really been through a lot."

——Bai Jianan.

Qi Mengsi watched the gradually dimming halo, then turned her head to look at the petite figure beside her.

"Qiqi, what will the weather be like next?"

"rain."

Qiqi tilted her head back, letting the cold rain hit her face, and spoke very softly.

"The rain hasn't stopped yet."

The rain hasn't stopped, and the damned people haven't died yet.

That golden pillar of light, piercing through the heavens and earth, was like a thorn stuck in the gray sky of Latia, lingering for a long time.

On the desolate wasteland, the Pope and his six remaining confidants emerged from a hidden door in the underground palace. They looked up, staring blankly at the light, their faces showing identical expressions of dazed disbelief.

“Reason…” The Pope’s chapped lips trembled slightly as he uttered the name in a hoarse voice.

“Fool…” the other confidants muttered to themselves, their eyes vacant.

They all knew what this light meant.

The epic card shatters, and the duelist falls.

"Here, the person has been brought to you." A flippant voice came from above. Immy X, riding a Shadow Dragon, slowly descended from the sky, holding Li Guanqi, who was just about to wake up.

The Pope shifted his gaze from the beam of light to Immi X, and two suppressed flames of anger ignited in his cloudy old eyes.

“Well,” he said in a low voice, “didn’t I tell you to bring her back with you?”

“You said that.” Immy X jumped off the dragon’s back, dusted off his hands, and pointed at Li Guanqi. “But you also said that if she had to choose between him and this kid, she would choose the kid.”

She spread her hands, looking completely innocent.

"As for how Miss Fool is doing now, I think the light in the sky has already made it very clear."

"Who did this?" The Pope's voice carried a chilling undertone.

"An unknown agent, I think her name was Qiqi." Immy X tilted her head and recalled for a moment, "The card deck she used was also very ordinary, it was [Weather].

"[Weather]?!" The golden-robed man codenamed Sun was the first to jump out, shouting angrily, "How could the Fool lose to this kind of deck! Witch, don't try to fool us!"

"Because they got the first strike." Immy X's casual remark was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing all of the sun's fury.

The entire scene suddenly fell silent.

Yes, attack first.

What a simple, yet perfectly valid reason.

When a group of people can't figure out who won the duel, the simple phrase "he got the first strike" can explain everything.

Seeing that everyone still looked doubtful, Imi X curled his lips and added, "[Weather] start with two [Sky Blue], one [Weather Forecast], one [Rust Red], and one [Super Magister - Black Magician Master and Apprentice]."

"Even after taking two bad moves, the opponent still managed to build four three-color counters."

"Four three-color Kongs, and the second player only has four cards in hand, how do you play?"

"Miss Fool went to great lengths to trick all four Kang Quan, and finally succeeded in activating the effect of [Prayer's Reason] and placing [Solemn Barrier]."

At this point, Immy X paused, as if preparing something, and the audience slowly held their breath.

"Unfortunately, the opponent still has a [Super Magus - Dark Magician Master and Apprentice] on the field, so I can draw a card."

"What I drew was—"

Seeing their tense expressions, Immy X's smile grew even more wicked.

"【Ghost Rabbit】".

These few words, like a heavy hammer, struck everyone's heart.

The Pope swayed, his heart sinking. He gasped for breath, then suddenly laughed: "Heh, heh heh heh, just because we didn't attack first, we lost to [the weather]."

"If... if someone attacks first, and the winner is right..."

“That’s right,” Immy X said mercilessly, “just because she didn’t make the first move.”

"And that domain card that would have given her the first strike, you didn't give it to her."

These words, like a poisoned dagger, pierced the Pope's heart with pinpoint accuracy.

His whole body froze.

“This is His Holiness the Pope’s last domain card! Of course… of course he has to keep it for himself…” A confidant hurriedly tried to explain, but as he spoke, his voice grew softer and softer until he could no longer continue.

Ultimately, it all boils down to a lack of trust.

They distrust reason, and even more so, they distrust [a solemn voice].

"It's all because of you!" Seeing this, the Sun immediately turned its anger towards Imi X, roaring, "If you hadn't boasted about your 'Stars,' how could the Emperor have fallen! And His Holiness the Pope's 'Barrier of Light' wouldn't have been..."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Imi X picked at his ear, looking impatient. "Back then, when the Emperor had the [Star], he beat up all of you cronies one by one. You didn't act like this when you won."

"What, you're blaming me for the loss? There's no such thing as a sure thing at the gambling table."

Imi X was too lazy to waste any more words on these useless people. She pointed to Li Guanqi, who was being held captive by Yingyilong, and impatiently urged, "Are you going to buy it or not? This kid is very shrewd. He has a transmitter on him. The people from the Spirit Control Division are on their way."

She wagged her finger. "If you want the person, hand over the card now."

"You didn't bring the Fool back, and you still want the card?!" The sun was furious.

"Do you even have the right to speak?" Imi X's eyes suddenly turned cold, and an aura of pressure enveloped him. "Who do you think you are?"

The sun was stung by that gaze, and its body trembled uncontrollably, the words stuck in its throat.

Ignoring his confidants' argument, the Pope's cloudy gaze slowly shifted from the gradually dimming pillar of light in the sky to Li Guanqi, scrutinizing him carefully.

"You caught him so easily?"

He was more confused than Qi Mengsi and Xia Sheng about Li Guanqi's arrest.

As someone with similar abilities, he knew all too well how troublesome this kind of spacetime power was.

Even though the Soul Reapers have him completely surrounded now, if he really wants to leave, there are ways for him to escape.

It's just that the cost is too high.

He glanced at his close associates beside him; they were part of the price to pay.

Judging from the previous video, this intern named Li Guanqi was very familiar with the time-space ability. He could tell at a glance that it was a time-space ability, and that it was at the same level as his own. How could he be caught so easily?

Is the ability failing? Or does the ability come at some hidden cost?
"Why are you asking so many questions? Is it really that hard to catch this kid?" Immy X glanced at Li Guanqi. "Hey, Mr. Hostage, let me ask you something. Are you really that hard to catch?"

Li Guanqi's face was grim, and he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "The hostage has the right to remain silent. My legal team will be here soon. If you have any questions, talk to them."

"Tsk, sigh—are you guys buying or not?!" Immi X was completely impatient. "The people from the Soul Control Division are almost here!"

Her urging prompted the remaining six confidants to exchange glances and simultaneously cast questioning looks at the Pope.

There was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

Ask – Should we rob them by force?

With the six of them, plus the Pope himself, it would be no difficult task for them to forcibly take the hostages from Immiel X's hands.

The Pope's gaze, however, fell upon the silent stone figure not far away.

dirt.

His mere presence was enough to extinguish any remaining hope.

"Quiet," the Pope said in a deep voice.

Then, he looked at Immy X, his voice hoarse: "You want my domain card, just to borrow it?"

“Yes.” Immy X immediately put on a smiling face. “I’ll return it to you when I’m done.”

What do you want to use it for?

"Flip a coin."

"Is it really that simple?" The Pope's brow furrowed even deeper.

"It's that simple, I'm very innocent." Immy X made a cute peace sign.

Those who believe this saying will have grass growing three feet tall on their graves.

The Pope remained silent for a long time, his cloudy eyes reflecting a constant struggle and weighing of options.

Ultimately, the instinct for survival and anger toward the Soul Reaper overwhelmed everything.

He slowly said, "I can lend it to you, but I want to see you flip a coin with my own eyes. Don't try to fool me."

“Of course.” Immy X spread her hands, smiling like an innocent child.

"Pleasant to work with."

The group soon arrived at the center of Latia, in front of a strange stone statue.

“An epic-level [Time Magician]?” Li Guanqi quickly recognized the stone statue.

But I was greatly impressed by that golden halo.

To help a card reach Epic rank, firstly, the card needs to be used frequently and appear often. This creates a story and allows the card to accumulate spiritual power.

However, cards that can be played multiple times are usually those that can be searched and have high card effects, such as [Solemn Barrier] or extra cards like [Black Rose Dragon].

How do you upgrade a Time Magician to Epic rank?

He doesn't appear often, but he always manages to hit the target and even manages to blow up six enemies at once? Or does blowing himself up count as part of the story?

Improving one's spirituality can be achieved through quantity or quality; theoretically, it's possible to reach epic status through a single duel.

As long as this duel is enough... enough holy crap.

"You mean...flipping a coin? Could it be..." The Pope looked at the Time Magician, a guess forming in his mind.

It should be said that everyone present had this suspicion.

"So clever~ You guessed it." Immy praised sweetly.

Unfortunately, this kind of sweetness doesn't apply to the two or three hundred-year-old people in front of us.

The Pope narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "What are the consequences of guessing the coin correctly?"

"This epic appears to be ownerless."

An epic without a master means that when things go berserk or something unexpected happens, no one can control the situation.

"They don't know," Immy X said sadly, covering her face. "They guessed wrong the first seven times."

After a long period of contemplation, the Pope struggled in his cloudy eyes. He slowly raised his withered hand, and a card shimmering with holy light appeared in his palm.

【Barrier of Light】.

His last trump card.

"Here's the card," the Pope said in a deep voice. "Hand over the person."

Immi X's eyes lit up instantly. She snatched the domain card without hesitation, afraid that the other party would change their mind. Feeling the immense spirituality contained in the card, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

She kicked Yingyilong, and the giant dragon let out a low roar, loosened its grip, and pushed Li Guanqi, who was tightly bound, away.

Sun rushed forward, roughly grabbed Li Guanqi's arm, and dragged him in front of the Pope.

The deal is done.

But in that instant, something unexpected happened!
laugh--

Without warning, a green vine covered in thorns burst forth from the ground, moving with lightning speed, precisely wrapping around Li Guanqi's waist, and suddenly pulling him backward!
"What is that?!" Sun's expression changed, and he subconsciously pulled back with all his might, only to find that the vine was incredibly strong, causing him to stumble.

Pulled by this force, Li Guanqi, who was originally dazed, suddenly perked up. There was no panic on his face, and a hint of surprise even appeared on his lips.

This is... my wife's, no, my boss's whip!
finally come.

Amidst the sandstorm, figures appeared from all directions: on the ruins, at the end of alleys, behind crumbling walls...

Qi Mengsi in a dark red trench coat, Xia Sheng holding a spear, Chu Chan with a serious expression, and dozens of members of the Dark Guard dressed in black combat uniforms, exuding a murderous aura.

An invisible net has been drawn in.

In the surrounding shadows, even more hyenas, drawn by the scent of blood, were staring greedily at the Pope in the arena.

"Protect the Pope!"

The six confidants, including the demon, reacted instantly, shielding the pope tightly in the center, but their faces showed little panic.

They had experienced this kind of encirclement and annihilation more than once.

Each time, the Pope was able to lead them away with ease, using that invincible "incomplete world."

It requires the sacrifice of two trusted confidants for each use.

They can use it three more times, each time for 100 seconds, which is enough for them to break through the encirclement.

"Darling!" Seeing this commotion, Immy X's smug smile vanished instantly. She screamed at Edo Tensei, "Protect me!"

In this situation, only the Impure World can hold them off.

But the face of the reanimated corpse, made of rock, was expressionless. He didn't look at the enemies around him, but simply spoke calmly.

"If I make a move against the Spirit Control Division, Nanyang Yuzi will be here in the next second."

Nanyang Yuzi.

Upon hearing the name, Immi X's screams abruptly ceased, and she froze in despair.

That Bilibili woman...

Nanyang Yuzi, half-sister of the Bureau of Spirit Capture and the leader of the Thunder Clan.

As an elemental being, she can also avatar, and she's the fastest of the Thunder Clan. If Biantana gives her coordinates, she can arrive at the scene in an instant.

If the two leaders were to fight, almost everyone here would die.

Edo turned his head, his pupil-less eyes staring at Imi X, his voice icy.

"And another time, if you shout anything again..."

"I really will kill you."

"If you don't do something, we're doomed!" Immy X screamed, stamping her feet in frustration.

She looked directly at the wicked earth, while the wicked earth looked at the members of the Spirit Control Division.

The members of the Spirit Control Division looked at the Papal Council and Li Guanqi. Li Guanqi looked at the vines holding him and the sun. The sun looked at the Pope.

The Pope looked at everyone.

The rain poured down, but the air was heavy and oppressive; no one dared to breathe loudly.

The Juling Division's encirclement and suppression force gradually retreated inward, on the one hand to guard against the Pope's abilities, and on the other hand to rescue Li Guanqi.

The Pope wanted both the person and his domain card.

ImiX was planning to conduct a successful experiment to obtain the hidden epic-level [Red-Eyes Black Dragon] and then leave the scene safely.

The surrounding hyenas all wanted a piece of the pie, whether it was from the Bureau of Spirit Control or the Papal Council. These four different forces were pulling at each other, maintaining a delicate balance while subtly pushing forward.

As for the hostage Li Guanqi, all he wanted was to survive.

"Sir, what should we do?" the Dark Guard captain said in the channel. "Save the hostages first, or get the card first, or surround and kill the Pope first?"

Hostages, domain cards, and the Pope are all things that need to be fought over.

After a long pause, Qi Mengsi's cold voice rang out: "First, we need the card. If the card isn't in the Pope's hands, he'll give up."

"Roger that!"

As soon as the order was given, the dark forces instinctively moved towards Immi X, their gazes unanimously aligned.

The Pope and his confidants raised an eyebrow.

The Bureau of Spirit Control made a concession, first by blocking the way.

The confidants looked at the Pope, awaiting an order. If the Prisoner's Office retreated first, the Pope would have a chance to save one of his abilities, allowing two more confidants to live.

The person we were looking for is already in our hands.

But this would mean losing the last domain card. The Pope was the most thoughtful person in the group; he wanted to escape, he wanted people, and he wanted the card.

He also wanted to kill that girl named Qiqi.

How should I choose?
He made the wrong choice last time; he didn't hand the domain card to Li.
"Withdraw," the Pope said in a low voice, unable to initiate the movement, as he retreated step by step.

The other confidants breathed a sigh of relief and followed suit.

Most of the Dark Guard members were currently watching Immy X, waiting for the two sides to start fighting and the hyenas around them to join the melee, so they could find a chance to escape.

“You—” Immi X looked at the retreating papal delegation, knowing full well that she had been abandoned.

Following the Edo Tensei, the Papal States also ceased their assistance to her.

Living people are unreliable!
"Go!" At Qi Mengsi's command, countless dark figures surged towards YimiX like a tide.

The remaining people kept an eye on the papal delegation, clearly not going to let them escape so easily, but instead targeting Immi X, the easy target.

"Damn it—!" Immi X screamed, realizing she had been used as a weak point, and she slammed the [Light Barrier] in her hand into the Summoning Machine.

Om-!
A sacred golden light barrier shot into the sky, enveloping her within it. Runes flowed across the barrier, isolating her from all killing intent.

"Come out, my little darlings!"

Immy X slammed his staff into the ground, causing the earth beneath his feet to churn violently. Rotting arms burst from the ground, and hundreds of zombies roared as they crawled out of the earth, forming a foul-smelling horde that rushed towards the members of the Dark Division.

But while she was fast, someone was even faster.

Qi Mengsi merely glanced at it coldly and gently raised her hand.

laugh!laugh!laugh!
Countless jet-black rose vines rose from the ground, even more frenzied than the zombies. With their menacing barbs, they precisely wrapped around the necks and limbs of each zombie, tightening their grip suddenly!

Click!

The sound of bones cracking was incessant. The once-mighty horde of zombies was quickly annihilated, turning into a pile of twisted fragments.

"Twin flowers!" Immi X's face turned green with anger.

She gritted her teeth and poured all her remaining leadership energy into the comical stone statue behind her.

Epic-level [Time Magician]!
"I've made the bet!" she cried out maniacally. "It doesn't matter if I guess wrong this time! They're all going to die—!"

If you guess wrong, it will be a widespread, indiscriminate explosion.

The clock hands on the stone statue time magician's belly began to spin rapidly, making a piercing sound.

The atmosphere in the air was stretched to its limit.

The dark forces fighting the zombies subconsciously slowed their movements, their eyes fixed on the wildly spinning pointer.

Just then, Li Guanqi, who was being pulled forward by the sun, suddenly frowned.

This feeling is...
He slowly turned his head, locking onto the Time Magician.

[The Time Magician] The hands on his belly slowly stopped spinning, and finally clicked, stopping at the 12 o'clock position.

"Time—" The Time Magician uttered in a cold voice, raised his staff, and slammed it heavily onto the ground.

"magic--!"

"Boom—!" An invisible time shockwave spread throughout Latia.

The surrounding scenes shifted rapidly, in fragmented pieces.

The raindrops falling from the sky all rolled back and disappeared back into the dark clouds.

(End of this chapter)