Chapter 283

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics." Rita wasn't very happy, but she still decided to tell Kallen what she knew so that she could be prepared.

"What I do know is that the government is aware of what happened here."

"And this is probably not an isolated case."

"Very likely at the same time."

"On the same day."

"Similar incidents have occurred in other areas of Changkong City."

"But the government did not give us any notification."

Upon hearing Rita's words, Kallen immediately sensed that things might really be in a very bad situation.

Just as that puppet said, they might really be planning a storm that would engulf the entire Changkong City.

"Did they also receive a warning?" Kallen suddenly thought of this question and said, "Was there someone... a very simple robot that only looked very realistic on the outside, who also gave a warning?"

"Tell them we're going to launch a Great Honkai throughout Changkong City?"

Rita did not answer this question.

Because she didn't know either.

Of course, Otto didn't know either; many things didn't directly reach him. From the time the school Honkai to the arrival of government officials, less than 48 hours had passed.

He was still considering whether to suppress the news and communicate with the government.

Then, where should we begin our investigation into this matter?

This artificial Honkai is a major threat to him.

St. Freya, who directly threatens him, has a foothold here!

Before he could find a better solution...

The government then came knocking on our door.

Otto was also confused, but through a brief conversation, he learned that this was not an isolated incident. On the same day and at the same time, at least five other places in Changkong City experienced the same thing as St. Freya.

However, St. Freya happens to be the Valkyrie's residence.

Therefore, the Honkai here was quickly suppressed.

The other places weren't so lucky.

The sudden Honkai caused severe damage in these areas, resulting in numerous casualties.

When something is serious, it's difficult for the government to suppress the news.

This is to publicly declare this incident as a terrorist attack.

The truth has not yet been revealed.

However, the government was still somewhat worried about the sudden and severe Honkai event. They sent people to the St. Freya Academy, given the nature of the Honkai.

Schicksal is more professional.

"Isn't this creating panic?"

MEI pushed open the door and walked in, her first words being. "It should be to create panic in the city."

Upon seeing MEI enter, Otto and the government officials stood up.

"Let me introduce you," Otto said. "This is MEI."

"Li Liang, Secretary of the Collapse Response Team"

The first person to introduce himself was a man who looked to be in his thirties.

He was wearing a black suit and small glasses, so he was probably in his 30s. His short hair made him look very energetic.

"Zhang Wuyi, deputy leader of the Collapse Response Team."

A man who looked to be in his forties standing behind Li Liang also introduced himself.

Wearing the same suit and with the same short hair, he appeared much more serious, exuding both the sternness of someone in a position of authority and the meticulousness and rigor of a science and engineering student.

"Liu Jianguo".

"Chief of the Collapse Response Team".

The person standing behind Zhang Wuyi appeared to be the oldest and only one there, dressed casually without a suit and tie, and didn't look serious at all.

A man in his fifties with a few white strands in his black hair.

He speaks rather slowly and has a slight accent.

Compared to Zhang Wuyi and Li Liang, he looked much more lethargic, as if he hadn't slept in a long time and was forcing himself to be energetic. He didn't even have the same energy as the two men from before.

"Collapse Response Team?" MEI pushed up his glasses and said, "A department I've never heard of."

"It's not a permanent organization," Liu Jianguo said, looking genuinely tired. "It's a temporary response team."

"In the temporary city?" MEI pushed up his glasses again.

"It has been established for more than 24 hours." Liu Jianguo seemed to see MEI's doubts and said, "Although the country has a special response agency for dealing with Honkai."

"But most of these institutions are engaged in research and preparation for war, and this is an unexpected event."

"Therefore, a temporary organization was set up to be responsible for unified command and dispatch."

"Mm." MEI nodded.

These matters were not investigated further.

How the state arranges things is the state's business; it has absolutely nothing to do with her.

"You mean... Doctor Mei, who specializes in studying Honkai?" Liu Jianguo countered.

"You look very young."

MEI shrugged.

"You just mentioned creating panic," Liu Jianguo quickly got to the point, "What exactly is going on?"

Can you explain this to me?

"Is it the same Herrscher from before?"

"Of course not." MEI shook her head and said, "If it were Hi-Fyūmaru, things wouldn't be so simple."

"Although things aren't simple right now either."

"A puppet just appeared over here," MEI explained. "It told me they're going to create a Honkai that could engulf the entire Changkong City."

"A puppet?" Li Liang asked doubtfully. "What kind of puppet?"

"A robot," MEI said. "A well-made silicone doll that looks almost exactly like a real person. The inside is very simple, with only the voice-making part being well-made."

"But that's not the point. The point is that the puppets they made have infiltrated my laboratory."

"It's a reminder that they want me to leave here as soon as possible; they've already scattered Honkai Crystal Fragment all over the city."

"It looks like a cataclysmic event that will soon erupt here and Honkai the entire Changkong City."

"Once he's finished helping out on his end, you'll be here."

"Now it seems the other party wasn't lying."

"We really intend to put on a show."

"Massive artificial Honkai!"

Chapter 302 The Situation is Grim

MEI really didn't expect that.

That puppet wasn't joking.

The situation may be more serious than anticipated.

The Collapse Response Team brought not only multiple small-scale Honkai events that broke out in Changkong City on the same day, but also items that other staff members had found on the streets after the team was formed.

Honkai Crystal Fragment!

It is housed in a special storage device.

Because it's unstable!

Stable, well-formed, Honkai Crystal are safe; their stability will not be compromised by fire, freezing, impact, or even blasting with explosives.

Only through specialized devices and methods can the Honkai Crystal be made unstable.

Unstable, Honkai Crystal are extremely dangerous.

Of course, this depends on the quantity.

If there are only one or two thumb-sized Honkai Crystal Fragment, even if they are unstable, there is no danger.

Even if such a large Honkai Crystal Fragment were to diffuse into Honkai Energy, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

But if it were the size of a fist...

Then you should be careful!

If more than three fist-sized Honkai Crystal are found in the same location and are all unstable, simultaneously spreading into Honkai Energy, it could potentially trigger an artificial Honkai.

And now...

They presented them with Honkai Crystal powerful enough to cause more than one artificial Honkai.

"So much..."

MEI was shocked.

She had expected there to be many, but she hadn't anticipated there would be so many.

"There's more than one person behind this, isn't there?"

So much stuff.

"Absolutely not." Secretary Li said with certainty, "It would be impossible for one person to obtain so many Honkai Crystal."

"After these several Honkai events occurred simultaneously, we organized a small-scale search in Changkong City."

"That's all we found."

"So we thought..."

There should be more.

It's like that saying about cockroaches: when you find one cockroach in your house, you actually have thousands. That's why a small search uncovered so many Honkai Crystal.

That can only mean that there are more Honkai Crystal in the entire Changkong City.

"Based on the information we have so far," Team Leader Liu said, rousing himself, "This is very likely a planned and premeditated incident."

This is no longer a possibility, it is a certainty.

Honkai Crystal are a controlled substance and are not cheap on the black market.

The discovery of so many can only mean that there must be an organization operating behind this, and it's not just one person. It's an organization deliberately releasing these unstable Honkai Crystal into Changkong City.

Do you have a goal?

MEI pushed up her glasses.

She had realized the seriousness of the situation; an artificial Honkai that would engulf the entire Changkong City could erupt at any moment.

"Not yet," said Team Leader Liu. "No organization has come forward to claim responsibility for this matter, and we have already inspected the site."

"The other party's operation was very clean; we found no clues."

"It's not some cult, and we didn't find any slogans."

"I have a feeling," Deputy Team Leader Zhang said seriously, "That the organization doing this seems to be doing this purely to induce an artificial Honkai."

"It just so happens that Changkong City has become their target."

MEI did not respond.

This matter has become quite serious at this point, if this kind of thing really exists all over Changkong City.

That would be essentially equivalent to dropping a nuclear bomb directly on Changkong City.