This was a destruction foretold.
The entire city vanished in a flash, when the white light dissipated, the glorious City of Truth was reduced to ruins.
Simulation number 52 declared a failure due to an unexpected celestial phenomenon, as the 009 Observation stated, destroy all experimental facilities, there will be no more cycles from first-class citizens to third-class citizens, you may "go home" now.
However, it seems not everyone willingly accepted failure, accepting their fate.
A carefully chosen exceptional citizen convinced the simulation's host, persuaded them that it was not a failure, although the starship lost communication deep within the black hole, they also saw an opportunity to continue the simulation—the meteor falling from the sky, the black lotus blossoming upon the ruins.
Evening 19:41.
Fourteen hours after the destruction of the surface, a fully armed team in protective suits opened the doors of the shelter.
