Chapter 904 – #197_Witches Exist (2)
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One.
A series of events and 48 hours have passed.
Only two days.
If it’s two days in everyday life, it’s a good thing, it’s a short time that goes by without any meaning.
However, at the time when an unprecedented existence that cannot be understood by human wisdom has destroyed the fleet and monsters have appeared all over the world, it is also enough time for tremendous news to pour out every hour.
Here is a brief summary of the most notable incidents:
First day first.
Homunculus that reappeared in various parts of the world after the ‘corps’ disbanded.
Unfortunately or fortunately, the homunculus did not immediately attack humans.
It just left countless photos and videos on the net while hanging around like a neutral monster.
However, she did not know how to resume her activities, so she relocated her witches gathered on the East Sea to locations around the world at point branches.
Here is a new fact revealed.
The witches opened a barrier to subdue the homunculus, but they tore the barrier and went outside.
Excluding speculation about the cause, just to say the conclusion, in order to subdue, a splendid magic show had to be performed in front of humans.
At this point, the Concealment Pledge has completely lost its meaning.
The heads of 182 countries around the world officially announced the existence of witches and homunculus after an emergency meeting remotely.
It is up to the discretion of each country how to announce it, so the nuances were adjusted according to each country’s position.
Western and pro-Western countries, centered on the United States, mentioned witch camps such as ‘Gehenna’, ‘Hexenacht’, ‘Witch Point’, and ‘Outcasts’, making it clear that the attack was Hexenacht’s arbitrariness, threatening the security issues of the international community. .
On the other hand, in anti-Western countries, the Middle East, South America, and the Third World, where the public influence is strong, they expressed regret over the misunderstanding, avoiding direct comments as much as possible so as not to offend Hexsennacht.
Needless to say, its ripple effect.
News was reported around the world, and information about witches spread rapidly through the Internet and SNS.
There were heated discussions about magic, the homunculus, and witches in particular.
An unprecedented event has sparked hoarding of basic necessities across the world.
Korea was no exception.
The government declared that it would respond by mobilizing its national defense power as much as possible, and asked not to worry and to work for a living because it is forming an urgent military training and emergency response team, but it did not mean much.
Canned food, rice, frozen meat, butane gas, toilet paper, and even the mild taste of gin ramen were sold out in an instant.
The second day was a bit more dramatic.
Until now, the homunculi, which had not moved unless they received a preemptive strike, resumed their activities.
This caused devastating damage.
The number of witches deployed at location points had to be limited, and most of them had already exhausted their magical energy through one battle, so it was all the more so.
Homunculus, which were not very strong, were subject to intensive fire from modern weapons and were subjugated.
Countries that succeeded in subjugating even one bird inflated it as much as possible and used it for propaganda.
However, there were too many tragedies that could not be dealt with to calm public opinion that was seething with small victories.
Even the U.S. Army, which was called the Space Defense Force, only confirmed that subjugation is virtually impossible without the help of nuclear weapons or witches the moment the number of eyes exceeds 10.
However, the burden was too great to fiddle with the nuclear card.
Homunculus appear near cities where most people are gathered, and flying nuclear weapons into their own territory where civilians are gathered is an act of burning thatch to catch fleas.
In the end, insufficient response personnel and unexpected disasters drew the beginning of post-apocalyptic works.
The tallest building in the world’s financial district collapsed, and airports and borders were crowded with refugees.
Hospitals with temporary tents because there are no seats, cities completely burned down by large-scale fires, nuclear reactors exploded, the Eiffel Tower collapsed, and so on.
Reports of major disasters and casualties lined the news, saying that an hour, not a day, was far away.
In the meantime, China, which had only adhered to closed exchanges with witches, announced that only about 10 deaths occurred due to the advanced crisis management capabilities of President Hyun and the Communist Party.
However, it was Korea, a small island peninsula to the east, that reported the least damage.
Due to the nature of the overcrowded population in the narrow land area and the metropolitan area, the damage could not have been small.
-Why don’t we have monsters?
-The snot-sized Josen Helvan is shunned not only by the international community but also by the monsters of the WWW
-I also live in Wolmi, but I saw a monster through the window until last night, but when I woke up, it was gone?
-I thought the world would be ruined soon, so I confessed to a girl at a convenience store, but she got dumped…
-People are fucking dying.
-The cumulative number of deaths exceeded 700,000 in one day
– Not very realistic
– House prices are too expensive, so monsters may go to other countries haha
-Today, I wake up to a playful life that does not disappear forever without any side effects, conditions, or costs, and no one or anything can rob or make it disappear.
Everyone was puzzled and unable to guess the cause, but Blue House spokesperson Cha scratched the spot he was curious about.
It is an official expression of gratitude to the guardian deity ‘Mr. Sua’ who has been protecting Korea since ancient times and her close friend and Duke Tiphareth who has been working hard for humans for 100 years.
This is all the circumstances that ordinary people can know, but in fact, there is no way that Mr. Sua could handle such a disaster alone.
There was another person who had the biggest influence here, so it was Shin Si-woo.
He was contributing greatly to the absolute defense while entrusting himself to the Seoul branch with Sharon and Amelia.
For reference, Leruhe and Linnaeus remained in the South Coast and Japan, respectively, serving as breakwaters to block the primary entry.
“Siwoo, you worked hard today too.”
“Master, haven’t you been sleeping?”
“How can I sleep comfortably when my disciple is suffering?”
In the middle of the streets of Myeong-dong, it was Master in a comfortable nightgown who welcomed Si-woo back to the Gwanghwamun branch, where he defeated a monster and made it his base.
Eloa’s contract magic requires a separate price as well as magical power.
Elroa, who had been greatly exhausted from the last battle, was taking her recuperation and conserving her strength.
Of course, in the midst of that, she was doing an excellent job as the head of the Emergency Response Headquarters.
“Come here. You have suffered a lot.”
“There was no such thing as suffering. It was a bit annoying, though.”
A scarecrow equipped with magnetic magic that repeatedly disappears and reappears in real time.
The homunculus this time was quite a tricky opponent.
However, due to all kinds of combat experience and magical growth, he was no match for Siwoo, who had a fighting power of the 21st tier.
“Are you going to embarrass the master when he has his arms outstretched? Come on, let me hug you.”
Master lifted her tiptoe and hugged her tightly.
The soft yet elastic feel was mixed with the good scent and swayed.
Warm welcome.
Normally, the corners of my mouth would be swollen, but I don’t feel comfortable.
Even now, the whole world is in an uproar in real time, but more than anything, there was something I was worried about.
“Have you still heard from Dorothy?”
“Yes.”
“Ha…”
Before Siwoo came out to the present world, contact with Dorothy, who had left for South America to spy on the ‘corps’, was cut off.
As Master let out a gloomy sigh, Master pulled the hem of his clothes as if noticing.
“I’m sorry, I asked you a favor…”
“No. How is that Master’s fault?”
It would have been the best option at that point.
I’m not ignorant enough to pass the blame on to Master just for the results.
However, it is still too early to determine the worst case scenario.
Perhaps it is simply difficult to communicate, and it may be a situation where Dorothy has to move more carefully as the world has become like this.
That’s not to say that it’s easy to send her search or rescue team for her.
“I’ll go directly as soon as I recover.”
“No. If you go, I have to go.”
“Siwu, that’s not okay.”
“Master can be in danger, but I can’t be left alone.”
Korea is not the only place where witches are active now.
South America, the front yard of Hexsenacht, was no different from a demon’s den.
Hexsenacht, which had already exerted influence on the underworld, is suppressing the opposition with force and seizing real power.
Just a few hours ago, a citizen who was holding a peaceful anti-witch protest in Mexico was burned alive.
It was difficult to guarantee her safety even if she set foot in such a place.
Elroa’s biggest weakness is that she is weak against one-on-one and long-term battles…
“If it were her, she would be doing well wherever she was.”
“… You have to believe that.”
Ultimately, there is only one option.
For now, he has no choice but to trust Dorothy and run around to minimize the damage caused by the homunculus.
-Diririring
Then the extension phone rang.
The sender is Mr. Sua.
[Prince Eloa, you get a call from Gehenna. Count Kohab wants to contact you urgently]
“Okay. Let’s walk right now.”
This morning, Gehenna had her lines restored first, as the Gates were being renovated.
Thanks to that, the Sephirot Tree and the Emergency Response Headquarters were able to hold a meeting, albeit remotely.
But to hear from Count Kohab after the long meeting was over.
Elroa tilted her head, but connected her remote crystal ball to Count Koharb’s personal contacts.
[Received. Are you Duke Tiphareth?]
Count Kohab received a call as if he had been waiting.
“Yes.”
[Sorry for the sudden contact]
“Tell me the main point.”
There was an unavoidable coldness in Eloa’s tone.
This is because she had a feud with the Duke of Erelim, and her loyal friend and lover, Count Kohab, didn’t look very pretty either.
[If there is someone around you, can you pass it on?]
Eloa glanced at Siu and replied.
“He is someone you can trust.”
After hesitating for a moment, Count Kohab resolutely bit his lip as if he had made up his mind and opened his mouth.
[There is a prophecy that can prevent the current situation. It is a highly reliable prophecy that has already been deciphered.]
“What do you mean? I didn’t hear anything like that at the meeting.”
[Yes, but still… It seems right to tell you. This is my sole discretion]
To Eloa, who was puzzled by the unexpected sound, Kohab confided in two prophecies that the Duke of Erelim had been trying to hide.
A foretold solution to solve this mess.
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