Byakuya was fortunate enough to escape the petrification beam.

Source: https://gamerant.com/dr-stone-father-byakuya-manga-facts-lore-trivia/

Constellation effect: Increases Zhongli’s Elemental Burst AoE by 20% and increases the duration of its petrification effect by 2s (From 4s to 6s).

Source: https://gamerant.com/genshin-impact-zhonglis-constellations/

Senku will dig deeper into the cause of the petrification in Dr. Stone: New World.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/absolute-best-anime-you-should-stream-april-2023/

With every petrification, the level of the monsters keeps increasing.

Source: https://gamerant.com/god-of-war-3-how-complete-challenge-of-olympus-tips-tricks/

With the petrification tool in their possession, Senku and the Kingdom of Science have executed their plan and controlled the situation.

Source: https://gamerant.com/dr-stone-new-world-joker-and-the-thief/