Clara similarly screamed, "Nobody knows what's behind the voice! You'll never know if it's lying to you! You guys know Shannon and how capable she is. With her here, she can surely get everyone out!"
Those who impulsively charged up to Shannon all hesitated upon hearing her name. They were all youngsters who had more or less heard about Sixth Sense and her competence.
Had they not been in such extreme circumstances, they would've never thought about sacrificing her. Or perhaps… this wasn't a sacrifice after all.
"L-Like you said… She's so capable. So, even if she stays, nothing should happen to her," one of them uttered weakly, slowly convincing themselves they were right with every word. Likewise, the others began to be swayed.
"That's right. Shannon is a mystic master. She definitely has a way to get out even if she stays." Unlike them, who were all ordinary humans.
"If she has a way, why doesn't she step up now? Tell her to face us!"
As if responding to that person, Shannon, who had been shielded in the center, finally moved. Then they saw a talisman, glowing with mystic light, rise from where she stood.
In the next second, three other beams of talismanic glow shot up from different directions, converging with the first. Everyone was captivated by the sudden beams. Within moments, the four beams connected in the air, forming a massive square-shaped barrier.
"Everyone, enter the barrier!" Shannon exclaimed, prompting everyone to reflexively do as she said.
The players who were already inside the barrier remained still, while others, not yet within the four corners, rushed in. However, they quickly realized that as soon as they touched the boundary of the barrier, something strange happened.
"Hang on—there are still ghosts in here!" someone screamed, pointing at the players with ghostly figures within the barrier.
Instantly, the people around them sprang away in terror.
Right then, a male voice rang loudly among the crowd. "They're not ghosts; they're living souls."
Another male voice sounded. "As long as we locate their bodies in time and return their souls, they'll be able to live."
Everyone turned toward the source of the voices, and there, emerging slowly from the crowd, were three familiar figures. It was none other than Skylar, Juniper, and Triston—the very teammates whom Shannon had parted ways with earlier.
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