He, on the other hand, chose to do something he hadn't in a long time: "log off." He would temporarily leave the Lord World and return to his life in the real world.
Soon, a dizzying spell seized his senses. Everything around him was torn apart and reconstructed in an instant, without even a moment's buffer.
One second, he was enveloped in the profound tranquility of the Lord World—the gentle rustling of leaves in the forest wind, the soft babbling of a distant stream, and the crisp, clean scent of grass and trees in the air.
But the next second, that serenity was shattered, replaced by the overwhelming clamor of a modern city.
The sharp blare of car horns on the road, the roar of machinery from a distant construction site, the din of vendors from the shops below—even the air was thick with the smell of exhaust fumes and dust.
The two starkly different environments collided in an almost violent manner, instantly making one's heart clench and their breath catch.
