Outside the embassy in Washington.
The enormous crowd was whispering prayers. No amount of pulling could change anything unless they forcibly took the people away and sent them into the Two Elements Realm.
However, it had been proven that this was only effective for those who had just begun acting this way. Once someone had been trapped in this strange prayer mode for a while, sending them into the Two Elements Realm would no longer improve the situation.
"Their minds have already been controlled. It's as though they've been given some kind of command. They believe they won't stop until they complete it..."
"Is this the power of the Apocalypse? It's too bizarre..."
The contents of Lancelot's interrogation of the Apocalypse inside the embassy quickly spread... Naturally, the first to receive the news were the people stationed at the embassy.
"Could we use something like Buddhist Lion's Roar to directly shake them awake?"
"Impossible. These people's minds have become extremely obsessive and fragile. If we use that method, we'd probably shake them into idiots..."
"What about drugs? We could drug them unconscious, couldn't we?"
"I can cast a group Sleep Incantation!"
"What about setting up a barrier that isolates everything?"
Everyone discussed possible solutions intently... Even the Junior Agents on the front line couldn't help joining in. Ye Yan, of course, merely listened and had no intention of participating in the discussion.
Do what one was capable of doing, and no more... At most, one should only go twenty percent beyond one's capabilities—after all, it might make things worse.
That approach was only barely suitable for desperate situations.
"Ye Yan, we've just received a group of wounded. They seem to be from IERO... Do you want to go take a look?"
"...All right. I'll go over now." Ye Yan nodded.