Chapter 459: Episode 87 – The Heart of Steel (1)
We headed back to Seoul right away.
The first thing we confirmed was the safety of the [Industrial Complex].
“We haven't detected any other strange phenomena after that event,” said Aileen, currently in charge of the central situation room.
The display panel in the room was showing the footage shot near the Pacific Ocean. A gigantic island was rising up from the part of the ocean close to the American continent. I had no doubt that this was one of the 'calamities' I knew of.
Back in the 'Ways of Survival', the master of that island was a very powerful upper-rank Outer God. Our issue now would be whether it was the same guy or not,
“My mother?”
“She's currently at the Eastern coastline.”
“….Eastern coastline?”
[The rise of the forgotten island has begun!]
As the system message resounded out, we witnessed the waves rushing in at the other side of the Pacific. An unprecedented scale of terrain alteration had occurred, so it was obvious that an equally-incredible volume of tsunami waves would crash into the various parts of the world pretty soon. Naturally, the one to bear the worst of it was the United States.
Horrible screams of Incarnation Bodies resounded out and the streets of New York were being swept away. Tsunami waves weren't the end – using the waves themselves, the lower-ranked Outer Gods, the 'Nameless Ones' were rushing in, as well. These low-ranked creatures were flooding in unchecked to tear and devour the American mainland.
There was no time to ask for help, either. Almost half of the continent had disappeared in less than thirty minutes after the calamity began. One hour later, the whole of the USA was covered in a jet-black aura.
The scale of this calamity was so great that the [Dark Castle] or the [Disaster of Floods] couldn't even remotely compare in the scope.
“Could it be that my mother….”
Aileen nodded her head and added something else. “I'm not… entirely sure if it qualifies as a good thing, but.”
Next up, the display panel switched to the eastern coastline of the Korean Peninsula. As expected, the tsunami wave had reached this far, as well. Although the height of the wave was much lower compared to the one that hit America, and there were no 'Nameless Ones' riding on it, a tsunami wave still presented an enormous natural disaster all on its own.
As soon as my mother's yell came to an end, powerful gusts of wind exploded out from the folding fan she was holding. Pungbaek who acted all stiff and uptight back in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons', was pulling his weight this time, it seemed.
Even Jo Yeong-Ran, who could be called my mother's right hand, was taking an active part in the event, as well.
[Great Fable, 'Shindansu', has begun its storytelling!]
While looking as if she just lost ten years of her life, Han Su-Yeong muttered dazedly. “….Anyways, isn't that woman in the United States, too?”
There was only one person that Han Su-Yeong would refer to as 'that woman'.
“Couldn't she have used her [Precognition] to predict that?”
“I was about to speak to you in regards to that matt….”
Even before Aileen could finish, the side door to the situation room opened up and a certain someone made her entrance. Confirming the visitor's identity, Yu Jung-Hyeok immediately reached towards the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword].
“We didn't come to fight, so stay your sword, Conquering King.”
Her [Eye of Great Demon] vibrated brightly.
They were the Prophet Anna Croft and the 'Zarathustras' she led.
“The alert has been issued five hours ago. Most have escaped to other parts of the world, but still, many failed to leave on time.”
“Why didn't you ask us for help?”
“We simply didn't have the leeway. And also, we couldn't fully trust the information gleaned from the Precognition, too. It was the first time that such large-scale information on the future had gone through such a sudden change, so I….”
Anna Croft looked quite troubled just then.
A sudden change in the large-scale information on the future – that would be a pretty good indication that even her Precognition didn't possess any merit when it came to the 'Final Scenario'.
Han Su-Yeong asked as if she wanted to nitpick. “What about
Anna Croft bit her lip hard as her head dropped lower. She then muttered softly. “….They told me to abandon the USA.”
The Final Scenario was about to begin. Most likely, not even
Because, Earth wouldn't be the only planet experiencing the signs of the impending apocalypse.
The “Ku-gugugu!!” exploding noise came out of the display panel.
The Heart of Steel,
This was the planet where the strongest metal found in the
Chapter end
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