It wasn't until Shannon raised the question that Cale finally realized Adeela hadn't joined them inside the ghost building. Her presence was low, to begin with, and he didn't bother to think twice when she was left in the back.
While the group was confused by Adeela's situation, the livestream audience witnessed everything crystal-clear.
After the guests in the livestream separated, the screen would automatically split, allowing all viewers to continue watching what was happening with Adeela.
When Cale and Presley discovered the main body of the ghost building and entered, Adeela, walking at the rear, seemed to be blocked by something. She was stopped, unable to move forward, as if something was preventing her from entering.
While Presley made a scene about the bound Bella, Adeela paced outside in anxiety. "What do I do? They seem to be trapped inside the ghost building. I-I must help them get out!"
As Shannon publicly exposed Bella's true identity, Adeela outside quickly set up a divination array in front of the ghost building.
While the livestream chat was still jokingly reassuring her not to worry, Adeela seemed to be on another level. The divination tokens danced in the air in front of the ghost building, eventually landing on the building's wall.
To everyone's surprise, two lines of mysterious text suddenly appeared on the wall.
Then, Adeela seriously stated, "This is the incantation to break the barrier. My power alone isn't enough, so I ask everyone in the livestream to help strengthen the spell. Let's all chant the incantation together to break the barrier."
The audience was called an audience for a reason. As soon as they heard they could participate, they became excited, ignoring the fact that the ghost building wasn't dangerous and thus following her instruction.
With the natural inclination of Crisean, upon seeing the chant, they instinctively began to recite it.
At that very moment, nearly a million viewers responded to Adeela's call, chanting the incantation displayed on the walls of the ghostly tower in unison, facing their screens.
Black smoke began to rise from Adeela's body, forming a dense, fog-like wall that blocked the incoming "attacks" from Shannon and the group.
The livestream chat exploded with confusion and panic. The stream hadn't fully cut off, but something felt off. The viewers, already on edge, soon realized something was wrong when they noticed the number of active viewers in the top-right corner.
"Wait. Why is there a sudden drop in the viewer count? We were at ten million but now less than three million!"
"Damn! Where did they go?"
"Yo! Me and my LDR girlfriend were watching the livestream together, but she suddenly went offline!"
"Me too! I was watching the livestream during my online class, but my connection was suddenly disrupted."
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