Half an hour later.
The Alliance officials and the International Spearhead Organization issued a joint warning, formally announcing that the Secret Realm Radiation had become active again, launching the long-absent Vanguard mobilization order, and pleading for people to avoid going out, especially avoiding crowded places.
Those who first saw the warning thought it was fake news or a false alarm, but as serious official statements from various Alliances followed one after another, no one was in the mood to doubt it anymore.
Within less than twenty minutes afterwards, the roads out of the city were congested, supermarkets were overcrowded, and the sound of sirens was incessant.
Airports were crammed with people shouting to take off immediately and offering to pay extra for tickets, even the original-priced business class seats were sold out, and the docks were equally crowded, with everyone on the boats clamoring to retract the gangway to stop more people from squeezing on.