The explosion Ethan contained should have erased the city from existence.
But since he created the diamond-vine barrier, the blast radius was forced inward and upward instead of outward. Only a few surrounding buildings collapsed. Streets were torn apart. Windows shattered miles away.
But not even a single civilian was harmed.
Within minutes, the sky filled with news helicopters. Cameras zoomed in on the smoking crater.
Reporters shouted into microphones as emergency sirens wailed below. Civilians recorded everything on their phones, shaking hands with wide eyes, panicked breathing.
The footage spread instantly.
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Global News Network (GNN): "What you are seeing may be the largest unexplained energy event in modern history. Authorities are calling it an 'unknown experimental accident,' but eyewitness footage suggests something far beyond conventional technology."
