"Ahhhh!"
"Urg-urgh…i-is it…urgh…"
"Daddy! Mommy! Daddy!! Mommy!!"
The dreadful, spine-tingling wails of the citizens of the World Between the Fold were endless, filled with the pain of loss and injury. The Solar Star that granted them brilliance with each passing day had unleashed a torrential downpour of hellish rays that sundered the world, and the three cities' defenses had been erected too late. It was simply far too sudden and unexpected.
The consequences of their belated response were death, destruction, and hopelessness. Many died. More was hurt.
Out of the three cities, the City of Voyage suffered the worst, and the City of Guardians faced the least damage and loss of life. The City of Voyage had lost their Worldly Saint and leader, Xu You, so they were left unprotected after the backlash until Su Nianzu, the Lord of the City of Guardians, arrived to exert his secondary degree of authority to erect the barrier and defenses.