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Its silhouette was illuminated by the afterglow of lightning, appearing pale and mysterious, as if a thin, unknown radiance floated upon it in the dark, easily reminiscent of the ancient creatures said to guard the churches; yet at this moment, it seemed eerily uncanny.
The Angel Sculpture's wings were folded behind its back, each feather soaked by the rain and drooping heavily, having lost the lightness of before, as if it had just weathered the assault of a violent storm.
From Mao Feiyang's perspective, Lin Yi noticed through the window glass that the Angel Sculpture seemed to be holding an hourglass, but from the reflection in the glass, it was impossible to tell whether the hourglass was real or part of the sculpture.
The grains within the hourglass seemed not to flow, as if seized by some power and solidified on the other side of the glass, forming a state of stasis.