Citizens fleeing the city suddenly realized that the terrifying storm enveloping the city center had mysteriously vanished.
The relentless thunderclaps that had tormented them for hours, like a nightmare, had also stopped.
Speculation and thoughts began to surface in many people's minds.
Soon after, more and more people received the latest updates from the battlefield via their smartphones.
"They're gone, they left!"
"It's finally over."
"We've been saved."
A growing number of residents felt a profound sense of relief, as if they had escaped a natural disaster.
So, they began to rush back, returning to the city they knew so well, to their homes.
But as more and more ruins came into view, and they saw the desolation of the city, a vast number of people fell into grief and despair.
Many wept as they stared at their collapsed homes.
At that time, a woman was running frantically through the shattered streets, looking for her husband from whom she'd been separated.