RNP Page 81
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"Why?" Lucy Pallas didn't understand why Fingel was so calm.
"Because if it really happens, do you think the two of us will still be alive?"
"It seems to make sense."
Inside the highest-altitude residential building in Tokyo, Fingel and Lucy Pallas stood on the terrace, utterly dumbfounded by the apocalyptic scene outside.
It could be said that they had planned everything perfectly, except for the fact that when the legendary White Emperor awoke, all four elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—would sing praises to him at the same time.
As a result, there were earthquakes, tsunamis, gales, torrential rains, and even volcanoes joined in the commotion.
When the strange phenomenon first began to emerge, the two of them were constantly on their phones, receiving one call after another from the academy.
First, Principal Angers made a private phone call to inquire about the reason.
Next was the Executive Director, von Schneider, whose very words sent chills down one's spine. He immediately asked Cao Han where he was at that moment.
Both of them were people Cao Han specifically told him to reveal the details of the plan to before he left. What could Fingel and Lucy Pallas do?
They're both pretty panicked right now, aren't they?
This time it wasn't a joke about having someone tall to hold up the sky if it fell; it was a real situation where the sky was about to collapse, and they desperately needed Angers and Schneider to help hold it up.
"What?! You're saying Cao Han plans to kill the White Emperor alone?!"
"Holy shit! Fxxk! Beep beep beep—(various censored sounds)"
Heaven knows how many languages Angers, who has lived to such an old age, knows how many swear words. The fact that he could make such an old gentleman so unsettled shows just how shocking Cao Han's plan must be.
"You two better hide. I reckon this situation can't be kept secret from the Snake Clan at all. Sooner or later, they'll trace it back to you."
I've already boarded the plane to Japan. Once I arrive at the Japan branch, I'll take over operations there. I'll contact you again after that.
Angers was quite surprised to learn from Fingel that Cao Han had actually found his old friend Uesugi Kotetsu, whom he hadn't seen for many years. However, after calming down on the plane and carefully considering the whole plan...
To be honest, she's quite beautiful!
At least in that short period of time, Cao Han basically considered all possible unexpected events.
The only loophole, or "BUG," is that even Cao Han, the instigator, probably didn't anticipate that the awakening of the White King would cause such an exaggerated phenomenon.
In just a few short hours...
The once bustling metropolis of Tokyo was almost entirely submerged in the sea. Those who could escape fled as quickly as possible, while those who couldn't escape could only helplessly seek refuge in high-rise buildings, quietly praying that the disaster would end.
The United States is not far from Japan to begin with, and the driver's full-speed driving further shortened the time.
Even through the airplane window, Angers could clearly feel the extremely harsh weather surrounding them.
“Principal Angers, the Board of Directors requests to speak with you.”
"Connect."
Inside the aircraft cabin, there was a dedicated projector, which, in addition to several familiar faces from the board of directors, also included several members of the council of elders who were making an unprecedented appearance.
For example, Beowulf, the "Dragonblooder," whose massive and imposing body could hardly be contained by a chair, was the same age as Angers. Even though he looked gray-bearded, he still had a tough and ruthless demeanor.
The Beowulf family is definitely the most radical among the many families of the Secret Service!
In addition, Vice Principal Nicolas Flamel, known as "Flammel," a contemporary master of alchemy, also attended this emergency meeting of the Supreme Decision-Making Committee.
The Supreme Decision-Making Committee consists of eleven members from the Council of Elders and the Board of Trustees. It convenes when important events or crises occur in the hybrid world, and a few professors from the academies may attend as observers.
The awakening of at least a dragon king-level being is something that far exceeds this standard.
Before anyone else could question Angers, the principal of Kassel College, the arrogant voice of the modern-day Beowulf was the first to emerge: "Angers, you should let old guys like us be at the forefront of things like this, instead of letting outstanding young people take the lead."
To put it bluntly, none of the older generation of Secret Service members were afraid of death.
This is also the main reason why the Beowulf family parted ways after the Secret Service became the College of Kassel due to ideological differences.
He never hesitated to repeat what he had told Angers ten or a hundred times: "This way, we won't raise hyenas that dare to take a bite out of even a dragon, but a pack of obedient hunting dogs!"
Look at those newly emerging families, thinking that by spending the most money and resources and hiding behind the scenes, they can easily slaughter the Dragon King?
Ridiculous!
As the last captain of the Secret Society's "Action Team," Beowulf was the last man before Cao Han to personally lead a team to kill a second-generation species.
All eyes were focused on Angers, the "dragon slayer by destiny," or rather, on the screen with Angers' image on it.
With limited time, it was impossible to gather everyone in person, so a video conference was the only option.
Thanks to the advancement of technology!
The Secret Party exists to slay the dragon, and at this critical juncture, even Frost Gattuso, who is most at odds with Angers, will choose to stand on the united front.
"Everyone, I have learned the details of the plan from the students. Cao Han has full confidence and is well prepared for this plan to kill the White King."
"Does having sufficient confidence and being fully prepared mean secretly going to kill the White King alone without telling anyone?"
“Principal Angers, can you still contact your students? We need to fully understand the specific situation of the Dragon King’s resurgence!” This time, it was Akadullah Ahmed Mohammed Farrugh, director of the Watt Alheim Institute of the Equipment Department, who spoke up.
Only by understanding the Dragon King's resurgence can their equipment department more accurately determine whether the equipment produced by combining modern weapons with alchemy can kill the enemy.
"I regret to inform you that we have lost contact with this student. He is either currently facing the White King or is already dead," Angers said truthfully.
"Everyone, please watch this video first. It was just sent to my email by Pompeii Gattuso of the Gattuso family a few minutes ago."
Under Norma's control, the lights dimmed slightly, and the 3D projector started operating, first revealing a vast starry sky.
The darkness erupted, and a massive star cluster formed in a fraction of a second. Primordial matter spread at near the speed of light, and the dimensions of time and space expanded continuously. At this moment, the universe was officially born.
The applause from the Minister of Equipment, Akadullah, rang out alone. As a tech geek, I can't help but feel excited whenever I see the vast starry sky, no matter when or where.
The universe was born, and then the demonstration of how the Earth formed began: various volcanic eruptions, the solidification of the earth, and the formation of primordial oceans...
"Pompeii, that bastard! We're about to be in dire straits and he still throws in such a long opening! Norma, fast forward!" Angers finally couldn't take it anymore. If this continued, Japan would sink before they even saw the main content.
Frost Gattuso turned his head away nonchalantly.
It was as if he had absolutely no connection with Pompeii Gattuso, the bastard creator of this video.
To be fair, Pompeii Gattuso's eccentric personality was perfectly compatible with the lunatics in the equipment department.
The scene suddenly shifts, and the stars, the ocean, the evolution of life and DNA are gone. In their place is a water bungalow on a South Pacific island. Pompeii Gattuso, dressed in a white suit and exuding elegance, adjusts his selfie camera, fixes his hair, and reveals a bright, sunny smile.
"We should have skipped that boring opening long ago!" Angers took a deep breath.
“The video automatically redirected here,” Norma replied.
“Alright, alright, I imagine that by now, Angers, you’re already so angry you’d want to smash the projector, right?” Pompeii rubbed his hands together. “So let’s get straight to the point.”
There's just no way to deal with such a crazy player... Angers almost vomited blood.
"By the time you receive this email and read this far, the trouble in Japan must have already spiraled out of control, right?"
I deeply regret this, because I am now in the South Pacific Ocean, thousands of kilometers away from Japan, where even if Japan sinks, it will not affect this area.
As soon as he finished speaking, Pompeii demonstrated the entire process of the fragmentation and disintegration of the Japanese continent to everyone in the meeting via video.
His level of professionalism was so high that it was immediately apparent, and no one in the room questioned his statement.
In other words, not only Tokyo, but the entire territory of Japan may be facing the danger of collapse.
"At this point, some secrets may no longer be secrets. Our Japanese branch, the Snake-Headed Eight Families, is actually a descendant of the White King."
I'm certain that once God fully awakens, Tokyo will be the first place to be destroyed. Volcanoes within Japan and along its coast will erupt simultaneously, and tsunamis and landslides are inevitable. The most severe outcome would be the entire Japanese island sinking into the sea, because this land is far too unstable.
After recounting so much in one breath, Pompeii raised his goblet from the table beside him and drank it all in one gulp: "I really like the saying, if you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who raised it!"
The simplest way to solve Japan's predicament is to kill God—it's that simple and brutal!
The words may be rough, but the principle is sound. The expressions of the school board members in the video clearly show their agreement with Pompeii's statement.
This is precisely why they convened this meeting on short notice – to discuss and come up with a solution to the problem.
“It just so happens that someone relayed what your student said to me, and I agree with it. No one starts out standing in heaven, neither you nor I, not even God!”
We're the Secret Society, right? If the Secret Society doesn't slay dragons, are we some kind of professional chefs' association?
The only difference is that this time you are not facing an ordinary Dragon King, but the White King, whose exact level of awakening is unknown.
The equipment we conventionally use to slay dragons is no longer applicable when facing Him. For example, Principal Angers, your little knife. So what is a weapon that can completely destroy a god?
Please allow me to introduce to you all the ultimate weapon jointly developed by researcher Gattuso and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Our codename for it is—
Divine retribution!
The video then shifts again, showing a blue planet suspended in the dark universe – Earth as seen from space.
“I know you’re in a hurry, but please don’t rush this time.” The voice-over is Pompeii’s deep voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, at this moment, divine punishment is orbiting in near-Earth orbit 1020 kilometers above your heads, carrying the sword of Damocles that can save all mankind."
When that sword descends from the sky, the earth will be shattered, let alone a god.
No matter how ultimate a being it may be, it ultimately remains within the realm of life. Faced with the punishment from the vast cosmos, every single one of its cells will be incinerated!
A satellite swept across the corner of the screen, trembling slightly, and something detached from it for a fleeting moment, plummeting straight toward the ground.
The slender object pierced the atmosphere like a meteor hundreds of meters long, its light illuminating the night sky as if the sun had risen early.
The flames touched the ground without making a sound. A cross-shaped crack appeared on the blue planet, and flames at tens of thousands of degrees raged. A violent shockwave swept everything, turning everything within a radius of tens of kilometers into charcoal.
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by Jehovah as recorded in the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament may well be no different.
No one made a sound; everyone silently watched the destruction, experiencing the feelings of Jehovah, who had set his throne in the sky, as he destroyed all living beings with a wave of his hand.
Much later, they realized that the divine punishment had landed right in Japan. Fortunately, it was all just an animated demonstration; otherwise, that country might no longer exist today.
"Space-based kinetic energy weapons!" Minister Akadullah succinctly revealed the truth. "Logically speaking, this technology should still be on the drawing board!"
"What is a space-based kinetic weapon?!" Angers shouted angrily.
“As early as 1985, the United States had already begun a research project called ‘The Rod of God’… Simply put, it’s a man-made meteorite,” Akadura explained succinctly to everyone present.
"As far as I know, the biggest challenge of this technology lies in the aiming problem. Projecting objects from outer space is not something that can be easily controlled."
The White King's awakening has disrupted the chaotic celestial phenomena caused by the disturbance of the four elements, further complicating the aiming. Moreover, our target is alive; no one can guarantee that he won't flee upon sensing danger!
"Minister Akadullah, I just want to know if this technology is feasible?"
"Putting aside the aiming issue, if it were that kind of weapon, no living organism could survive. At its center of power, not only would cells not survive, but any biologically active chemical substance would be instantly destroyed."
The scene then shifts back to Pompeii Gattuso, who is sitting in a stilt house drinking an iced cocktail: "Slaying dragons is never a game; sacrifice is inevitable!"
I believe Principal Angers should have a way to obtain the location of the White King's awakening. Then, he can throw an iron rod down from space and smash the White King's great dream of returning to the world to pieces.