Everything happened in a flash, and that strange black "stone" with eerie Illusion light had already fallen into the turbulent light screen at the center of the Gate of Eden.
In fact, the two high-tier priests and "Holy" closest to the catalyst had a chance to react and intercept it - for such powerful Spiritual Ability Users, even catching a bullet was not a difficult task.
However, they simply watched it happen - at this instant, the flow of time perceived by everyone seemed to be distorted, the fact that the "Angel Catalyst" fell into the gate felt like it happened in the distant past, and every person's perception of time in front of the Gate of Eden was stretched countless times in this moment.
