Rescue

When the explosion happened, Ranger was patrolling the city.

Boom—!!

First came a blinding flash.

A crimson fireball rose from the industrial district, lighting up half the night sky.

Then the ground shook and a deafening roar reached her. Even the air hummed.

Ranger froze in midair.

Had someone fired a missile at Our City?

It was the first thought that sprang to mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

How could that be?

That was where Our City's chemical storage tanks were!

As soon as she realized it, Ranger turned into a streak of light and flew toward the city's chemical warehouse.

The scene was worse than she had imagined.

Flames towered over Hengyuan Group's hazardous materials storage area. Thick smoke billowed as one warehouse after another warped in the heat, and explosions rang out without pause.

Hengyuan Group again...

Ranger couldn't be blamed for having a bias against Hengyuan Group. For such a huge company, its internal inspections were utterly useless!

"Evacuate! Everyone, get out!!"

The plant's safety officers had begun evacuating the workers, and its dedicated fire department was already in action.

Some workers had blood on their faces. Others limped as they ran, clearly injured.

Ranger descended.

"What's the situation inside?"

Disaster relief wasn't her specialty. She was only at the Fluorescent Rank, so even if she was going to help, she needed to understand the situation first.

A flicker of hope crossed the plant manager's eyes when he saw Ranger land.

"It looks like a control system failure caused a massive explosion in the chemical warehouse."

"The roads inside are basically destroyed. There's still fire, extreme heat, and toxic gas... People must be trapped in there, but we can't get in!"

Ranger looked around.

The firefighters were preparing their equipment.

They were ordinary people. Even