Many people were holding various terminals, recording and sharing the spectacle in real time, so the moment the amber embedded with a hand pierced by a steel needle dropped to the ground, it was quickly uploaded to public networks through advanced communication devices. The crowd gathered in the square grew agitated—living in the unusually peaceful Zone 019, and suddenly seeing something resembling a "corpse," people were naturally terrified.
But some bold ones moved in for a closer look.
"This person's hand looks fake. There are words carved on the stone slab next to it, too."
"The crimes of the government and the mining conglomerate—burying miners alive—will be passed down through generations. The souls of the dead, yearning for vengeance, will forever haunt us. Zone 019, forged from blood and corpses, will one day be annihilated in blood and corpses as well…"
Someone read this out loud, then asked in confusion, "Burying miners alive? Are there even miners in Zone 019?"
