Chapter 246: Bonfire, Fireworks, Long Time No See

The bonfire—a towering pile of wood as high as a mountain—was ignited.

The "Match Girl" gave it the middle finger, and it went up in flames.

Dense, impenetrable clouds closed in the sky, creating an artificial night. Lights illuminated the temporary barracks, casting the first flickers of starlight across the valley.

Everyone was invited to the square: all the children from the orphanage, the Council employees who had always cared for them, and the Special Service Bureau's engineering team that was set to leave the next day. Hundreds gathered around the bonfire, while the silent shadows of Thunderbolt Titans sat outside the circle of light.

An illusory gate appeared at the edge of the square. Yu Sheng pushed the door open from the inside, joyfully greeting Little Red Riding Hood and others waiting at the square, "Look who's here!"