277 Concerto_2

In the silence akin to the deep cosmos, only one final pair of breaths remained.

Huff...

Huff...

Huff...

Huff...

Their chests heaved violently in place as though every blood vessel swelled with pleasure.

Just as everyone thought they were about to congratulate each other, they simply raised their left wrists to glance at their watches.

"[Time until the train splits: 14:17]"

Afterward, with an unusually calm demeanor,

"Cleanup complete," they said.

Clap—Clap—Clap—

Shen Jian solemnly stood up and, with a heavy and slow pace, began to applaud.

Like those two conductors, he too had abandoned all speech.

With everyone here, fully unleashed, and having had their fill, there was nothing left to say.

Yu Wangjun followed, rising amidst tears, her applause unceasing.

She didn't know why, but even though they had only killed a few monsters, without even any background music, she felt inexplicably moved.