"Situ Yi and the Hidden Law Master..."
"They're truly dead," the man stated with certainty.
"Alandia's Impermanence Skill..."
"It can't be reversed," the man replied with the same assurance.
The morning sun shone into the hospital corridor, casting the white tiles in a golden hue. The hospital, both inside and out, buzzed with noise, and even in the VIP area where they were, the anxious sounds could be heard. The sound of crystals being struck blended with the human noise, as if echoing from the depths of a mine, with everyone being a miner carrying a pickaxe.
The man in black stood expressionless as Gongsun Ce sat on a bench in the corridor, head drooping, and asked once again, "What about everyone else?"
"It's just like that," Yan Qi replied with uncharacteristic patience, "They can't come back."