Tao Yu's words left everyone at the scene feeling rather pessimistic.
They had to find some kind of weakness, then contain it?
But Tao Yu was so composed, and seemed to know so much. Before long, one of the more levelheaded hostages spoke up.
"I know a little about the supernatural, too, but this is the first time I've encountered anything like it. I used to think it was all just rumors. What should we do now? Does the Young Duke have a good solution?"
"The robbers on the top floor are gone now. Can we call for outside help?"
"That's right. The authorities should have ways of dealing with this, shouldn't they?"
"..."
Some people in the crowd held positions of influence and had heard of the supernatural. Right now, all they wanted was to find a way to deal with it.
"Do you want us to go out and spread it to everyone else? Once they know how it spreads, what do you think they'll do?"
Tao Yu's calm words plunged the scene into silence.
Compared with other supernatural entities that were impossible to deal with, this one actually had a relatively straightforward, quick solution: kill everyone who had been infected, cutting it off at the source. Then they might be able to capture the supernatural entity itself.
But that was a solution on a broad scale, one that took the big picture into account.
For the people who would have to be dealt with, it was absolutely unacceptable!
"Young Duke, please! You must have a way, don't you?"
"I don't want to die!"
"This is terrifying!"
"..."
Confusion and despair filled the exhibition hall.
Terrified, the crowd pressed their backs against the walls or lay on the floor, voicing one bleak thought after another. The atmosphere was