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In dealing with the situation involving the H1 Department and Lu Xiang, the United Government finally demonstrated a proper level of secrecy, keeping any information from leaking while the two returned to the Seventeenth Region and took a connecting flight to the First Region.
Discussions about the Oasis incident remained fervent; the sudden outbreak of the pandemic and the week of reversed time had brought unusual changes to everyone's lives, making them aware of a world beyond their understanding. The two individuals who dueled in Lute City's square had clearly surpassed the category of Psychics as commonly perceived by the populace.
Having collected 149 shards and ascended to the upper world through his own power, "Corruption" became the most vicious and despair-inducing criminal in history. His ability could instantly sweep a plague across the entire Oasis, and during the square Ceremony, he even claimed he would usher in a new era to this world.
