Due to the sudden mysterious resonance initiated by Angel, the thoughts of both parties on the scene began to undergo a strange transformation.
The Observer was both surprised and pleased; while continuing to focus on the Mysterious Fruit, he redirected half of his attention to Angel.
On the other side, Polo Ye appeared to be entirely captivated by the Mysterious Fruit, but under the City Lord’s command, in reality, ninety percent of his attention was on Angel.
Even though much of their focus was on Angel, for various reasons, they dared not show it outright.
For a moment, the atmosphere felt slightly eerie.
However, this eerie atmosphere did not last long, and what broke it was the disordered progression of the Mysterious Fruit.
96%!
Though they had diverted some attention to monitor the progress of the Mysterious Fruit, they did not anticipate that the final 5% would trigger such an intense transformation.
When the crack on the shell reached 95%, they could feel the attraction strengthening, yet by manipulating the Law, it wasn’t overwhelmingly stressful.
However, just moving from 95% to 96%, an increase of merely one percent, resulted in a terrifying change.
The attraction suddenly doubled!
This 1% progress is much more significant than all the progress from 0% to 95% combined!
This was a result that neither the Observer nor Polo Ye had anticipated! They had initially allocated part of their attention to Angel, but in the face of this sudden surge in attraction, they had no choice but to retract their focus and resist this terrifying pull with all their might.
When they each exerted all their strength, their turbulent thoughts reluctantly rejected the "outside" temptation.
But the outside temptation had not yet reached its limit.
From 96% to 100%, there were still four progress levels remaining, and if each increase doubled as it had so far, even with their strength, they wouldn’t withstand the Mysterious Fruit’s attraction.
"Sho Rao! Lord of the City, things aren’t looking good if the attraction continues to rise. I’m afraid I won’t be able to withstand it," Polo Ye quickly communicated internally, "Should we change plans and retreat first?"
"The decision is yours to make," Gluz Deward said indifferently, "However, I will assess your next citizen evaluation and rating based on the tasks you’ve completed."
Polo Ye had the freedom to choose whether to stay or leave. However, Polo Ye had only completed the task of capturing 01; capturing Angel alive and retrieving the disordered object, which were of higher priority, had yet to be completed. Simply retreating seemed unwise.
Polo Ye pondered for a moment, slowly lifted its gaze, and looked at the figure not far away: "Observer, the attraction of the disordered object is becoming stronger. If we continue to stay here, the outcome might not be optimistic."
The Observer glanced at Polo Ye without responding.
Polo Ye continued, "Even if you don’t consider yourself, don’t you care about the one beside you? Sho Rao Sho Rao? You protect him so much; he must be important to you, right?"
Observer: "Whether you want to stay or leave is up to you. My matters have nothing to do with you."
Truthfully, the Observer was contemplating what to do next regardless of what Polo Ye said.
He initially thought this was a manageable disordered object. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the disorder’s upper limit suddenly increased significantly. Although it hadn’t exceeded his psychological expectations yet, if it continued like this, even a couple more increases, even the Observer might struggle to handle it.
Therefore, the Observer was considering leaving. However, he couldn’t help but wonder about another issue: Will the disordered object truly continue to raise its upper limit in such a regular manner?
Disorder itself represents irregularity, and such a regular increase in the upper limit seemed odd.
The Observer wanted to keep watching, observing how the disordered object’s next increase would unfold.
Perhaps next time, it would directly become disordered. After all, the current assumption that the crack progress was 96% was just an imagined figure, not a regular numerical progression.
Jumping directly from 96% to 100% was also possible.
Meanwhile, Polo Ye judged from the Observer’s expression and behavior that he had no intention of leaving.
Originally, Polo Ye thought that if the Observer chose to leave, he could leave as well. After all, his current priority target was Angel, and capturing Angel alive didn’t have to happen in this location.
But the Observer’s decision to stay made Polo Ye quite uncomfortable.
After a moment of thought, he quietly reassessed his own resources before ultimately deciding to stay alongside the Observer for a while longer.
He believed that the Observer’s abilities were probably on par with his own. If he couldn’t hold it, the Observer certainly couldn’t either. Being from the Orderly Guild, the Observer’s judgment concerning the disordered object would be more accurate; if any unpredictable incidents were truly imminent, he should foresee them ahead of time.
Since the Observer hadn’t left, it should be a calculated decision, so following suit posed no harm.
Upon making this decision, Polo Ye began waiting silently.
Waiting for new changes to emerge at the scene.
The wait didn’t last long. Soon, the cracks on the shell started spreading again.
The anticipated transition from 96% directly to 100%, as forecasted by the Observer, did not occur. Instead, 97% arrived as expected.
Nervously, they awaited the emergence of changes in attraction, but after waiting a minute, two minutes... up until five minutes had passed, everything seemed normal, allowing them a sigh of relief.
The attraction did rise slightly, yet the increase was not large. Only about 3% to 5% of the previous total attraction, which remained within their manageable range.
If the subsequent progress continued increasing with a 5% increment, there would be no issue at all. Even if the attraction doubled suddenly at the last moment, a grind of teeth would suffice to endure it.
Thinking of this, both the Observer and Polo Ye slightly relaxed their nerves.
However, their relief was premature.
As the cracks continued spreading, transitioning from 97% to 98%, an unexpected situation arose.
Initially, everything was still normal. The 98% increase wasn’t significant, still only about 5%. However, very quickly, an unforeseen scene unraveled.
A fruit shell area, marred by excessive cracks, suddenly... shed its shell!
In the blink of an eye, the shell in that area completely fell off, exposing the inside that shone with red light, its exact appearance indistinct.
The portion where the shell fell constituted about 30% of the fruit shell.