Chaos

Gilan stood by the roadside on the outskirts of Coburn, gazing at the growing number of red-skinned devils circling among the distant buildings, his expression grim.

It was as though a cloud of red mist had enveloped the city.

The Imperial soldier serving as driver sat upright in the driver's seat, staring straight ahead without asking any questions, quietly awaiting his officer's instructions.

Gilan stared into the distance and, expressionless, took the Alchemy Hotline from his coat before directly calling the Mystery Investigation Committee headquarters.

Almost the moment the call went through, it was answered.

It seemed Maive kept the Committee's hotline on her at all times and was always ready to take calls.

"Officer Gilan, this is Maive."

"Maive, something has happened in Coburn City."

Gilan spoke in a low voice.

"The Eclipse Society has made its move. Through dreams, they opened a gate between the mortal world and Hell, unleashing an army of devils... Coburn City has now been completely overrun by devils and plunged into chaos."

"?!"

Maive cried out from the other end of the line.

Clearly, she understood just how grave the situation was.

Just then, the sound of something cutting through the air came from above Gilan's head.

A red-skinned devil with a ferocious grin flapped its bat wings and descended from the sky, scimitar in hand. It seemed to have taken Gilan for prey, intending to invade his body, torment him to death, and then devour his soul.

Yet Gilan did not even raise his eyelids. He simply flicked his hand.

Bang!!

Silver arcs of electricity burst forth. With a dull thud, the attacking devil was instantly broken down and reconstructed into a glass bead, which Gilan casually slipped into his pocket.

Turning around, he spoke calmly into the receiver:

"Maive, relay my