Panic can spread among people, and it spreads much faster than a virus.
The soldiers stationed by the roadside raised the temporary barricade, and the convoy swiftly passed through, driving into the vast mountains.
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Sun Hang walked along the street, and he noticed that wherever he went, the lights of the buildings on either side would go out... as if he were a jinx, bringing misfortune and disaster...
"Damn it, Revolt the Heavens," Sun Hang cursed under his breath, "Clearly, you guys are the real weirdos, right? Can you have a bit of basic weirdo dignity?"
He walked a bit further, and a rather large courtyard appeared in view on his right side—compared to the dilapidated buildings on both sides of the street earlier, this courtyard was obviously more luxurious, with vermilion-painted wooden gates and stone lions at the entrance, all indicating to Sun Hang: this was a prominent family's residence in town.
