"Hiss!"
"This... this is impossible!"
The few figures who had emerged from the shadows, along with the black-robed men surrounding them, stared in unadulterated horror, gasping in shock as they watched the scene unfold. The profound shock reverberated through them, their hearts thundering as if their entire beings had been violently overturned. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and their eyes were wide with unadulterated fear.
"Pfftttt! Cough..."
The old man, lying on the ground, twitched violently, his life rapidly ebbing away. His complexion was deathly pale, and his entire body quickly shriveled, becoming aged and emaciated. He spat out another mouthful of blood, coughing painfully. With each agonizing cough, more blood spilled from his mouth, and his body convulsed. No one dared to approach him, for everyone present knew he was on the precipice of death.
