As Martin's building plummeted towards the protagonists, it was abruptly halted by a sudden flash of golden light.
Surprised, Martin turned back to face Alan, who remained nonchalant and relaxed. "Feel free to try," Alan said coolly. "I'll let you make the first move."
Martin was momentarily stunned. He had used nearly seventy percent of his strength, but his attack had been completely neutralized by Alan's golden light.
Below, the protagonists were equally shocked, their feelings shifting rapidly from despair to hope.
Murmurs spread among them. "What's going on? Why did Alan help us?" they questioned, puzzled by the unexpected development. "Isn't he an antagonist? Or is he an NPC? But that doesn't make sense either..."
They looked up at the two formidable figures in the sky, their hearts filled with a mix of anxiety and indecision, acutely aware that their fates were in the hands of the powerful entities above.
