The supervisor said, "Activate the Level One Defense System immediately."
He instructed his subordinates to operate the backend.
A subordinate immediately went to the main console and entered a long string of commands.
"Confirm activation of the Level One Defense System? Please enter the correct password."
Finally, the supervisor stood before the instrument.
"Begin scanning!"
"Password correct!"
"The Level One Defense System has officially been activated!"
The basement doors opened.
Several bizarre-looking things emerged from within.
Their eyes were vacant as they roared and wandered aimlessly about.
Then, seemingly controlled, they headed upstairs.
Very soon, along the routes arranged for them by the system, they collided head-on with the "Black Mist" spreading through the company.
The supervisor and the others stood at the main control console, pulling up the company's surveillance feeds and displaying them on the screen.
"This is the 'Black Mist'?"
"That's right!"
The subordinate confirmed.
Looking elsewhere, the security guards, even all the employees on the lower floors, had vanished without a trace.
Wherever the "Black Mist" passed, not a single living thing remained.
"What exactly is this?" The supervisor's eyes darkened, as though he could discern that person's origins from that pitch-black mass.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Roar!"
Several frenzied ghosts, controlled by the system, charged out from a nearby passage.
This was the company's Level One Defense System.
Five ghosts with Doomfate Class strength.
They seemed to have caught the scent of an enemy and swiftly rushed toward the "Black Mist."
Layer upon layer of Ghost Domains appeared around them, squeezing the surrounding space until it twisted and warped.
Watching the scene, the supervisor measured the ghosts' combat strength inwardly while observing, "Their positions are still too close. Their Ghost Domains will repel each other and cancel out part of their power."
After all, they were