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While Minho was discovering the core of the Cathedral of Silence and fighting, there was a heated debate about this matter in the ECHO conference room.
The reason was simple.
Because Emily didn’t ask for their opinion on this matter.
“That’s such a reckless decision!”
“The destruction of the Cathedral of Silence…!”
“You did something like that without consulting us!”
“What’s the problem?”
Emily said, looking straight into the eyes of the researchers who were criticizing her.
The researchers felt frustrated by his calm attitude and pounded their chests.
“The Cathedral of Silence is the most dangerous of the anomalies managed by our branch! Even though you are a senior researcher, it is not up to you, Emily, to decide on this alone… ”
“I didn’t make this decision on my own. It was a formal proposal that was presented to the managers, and they held a meeting and made a decision. I just followed their instructions.”
“… … .”
Emily’s words left the researchers speechless.
Considering ECHO’s decision-making process, there was nothing problematic about her actions.
Due to the nature of the organization, where accidents caused by abnormal entities can occur at any time and cause disasters, ECHO’s field staff had a considerable amount of discretion.
But that’s only when the decision from above has not yet been made, and it’s to fill the gap.
The principle was that direct orders from above had to be followed no matter what.
The researchers also had no choice but to agree with Emily’s words.
But the reason they rose up like this was not only because their opinions were excluded from the decision-making process, but also because they were worried about accidents caused by abnormal entities.
One rather serious researcher opened his mouth to voice his concerns.
“However, if you provoke that abnormal entity incorrectly, it may resume its stopped activity. Even if that is not the case, the Cathedral of Silence that has eaten new victims may expand the scope of its erosion.”
“You don’t have to worry about that part.”
“… Have you thought of any preventive measures?”
In response to the researchers’ puzzled reactions, Emily manipulated her tablet to display several photos on the conference room’s screen.
And the researchers who witnessed it gasped and let out exclamations of admiration.
“Ugh… !”
“Dimensional Resonance Generator!”
“That’s a concept decomposition device… ?”
“Those are the precautions I have prepared just in case.”
The Dimensional Resonance Generator was a tool that annihilated the dimensional anchor points of the location where the anomalous entity existed by severing space, and the Concept Decomposition Device was a device that literally interfered with the ‘concept’ of a specific entity, removing or blurring its meaning.
In some ways, these are devices that could be used more dangerously than nuclear bombs.
Emily said she prepared them as a precaution in case something happened.
The researchers, who had been gaping in surprise, soon poured out their opinions.
“… It is common sense that in order to destroy the core of an abnormal entity, special strategies and devices that combine the laws of reality and supernatural abilities are needed.”
“If we use the things prepared as preventive measures to destroy the Cathedral of Silence, it might be more feasible than using humanoid abnormalities… ”
“Since the Cathedral of Silence causes an abnormal phenomenon that silences sound, we additionally use an abnormal entity that produces noise that is the opposite of that phenomenon… ”
It seemed as if being a researcher was their calling, and they all seemed unable to control the new ideas that came to them.
Emily waited for a while for them to pour out their thoughts, then as they began to close their mouths one by one, she continued.
“If you use those, as you say, we could destroy the Cathedral of Silence. But there’s a reason we haven’t done that so far, right?”
“… Because the resources required to operate those devices at once are too many.”
The researchers nodded as they said so.
Emily added further to that.
“There may be an event that requires a change in perception targeting a single country. Don’t forget. The word common sense does not apply to abnormal entities. Even if you invest that much resources, there is a possibility that you will not see proper results. So these are just preventive measures in case an unexpected situation occurs. Nothing more, nothing less.”
“Then really that humanoid abnormal entity… ”
“Here, let’s call him Minho. Most abnormal entities are called by nicknames anyway.”
The researcher stuttered slightly, as if he felt awkward calling the humanoid abnormal entity by its friendly name.
“… Mr. Minho, do you think you can destroy the Cathedral of Silence?”
Emily responded positively to the researchers’ somewhat softened response.
“At least that’s what the admins and I thought. And don’t worry too much. If we don’t find the core, we’ll just go back. The kind of anomalies that encroach on an area like this tend to get stronger the closer you get to the center. Maybe nothing will happen. So… ”
But Emily’s words didn’t last long.
Before she could give the researchers a reassuring word, someone came running into the conference room with a panicked look on their face.
Bam!
“Emergency…! It’s an emergency!”
“… What’s going on?”
Emily, whose words were cut off, showed a sharp attitude, but the researcher who suddenly burst into the conference room was sweating profusely but remained faithful to his duties.
“Chi, there’s something strange in the Cathedral of Silence…!”
“… … !”
At those words, an exclamation mark appeared above everyone’s head.
Emily, too, couldn’t help but be flustered by the unexpected turn of events.
‘Really…? Is it really true that the Cathedral of Silence is being stimulated and expanding the scope of its erosion?’
But that thought was quickly revised.
This was because the researcher who brought the news displayed the video he was observing on the conference room screen.
The footage being played was a distant shot of the city with the Cathedral of Silence.
“That’s…?”
Those who noticed something strange in the video had their eyes wide open.
After the Cathedral of Silence encroached upon the city, a black fog, like smoke, that had been thinly spread over the entire city was slowly moving toward the center of the city.
Because of its scale, the slowly rolling fog looked like a tidal wave sweeping over the city.
Naturally, the centerpiece of it all was the Cathedral of Silence.
The black fog was endlessly absorbed into the cathedral of silence, as if it were the air it breathed.
The change didn’t end there.
“This is…!”
“Signals are coming in from detectors on the outskirts of the city!”
“Data collection that was suspended is now resuming… !”
Researchers observed the change with astonishment.
It meant only one thing.
The area of the city that had been encroached by the Cathedral of Silence is slowly shrinking in size from the outskirts.
“What the hell is going on?”
“No way… Did we really succeed in destroying the Cathedral of Silence?”
“No, that’s not it.”
Some researchers were tempted to jump to conclusions, but Emily shook her head.
Although the area of erosion has been reduced, it is ultimately only on the outskirts of the city.
The Cathedral of Silence, still in the center, retained its grandeur.
‘But something has definitely changed… Could it be that we have discovered a real nuke?’
Then, Minho might really succeed in destroying the Cathedral of Silence.
Even though she had devised the plan herself, even Emily wasn’t 100 percent sure it would succeed.
But now, there was a glimmer of hope.
A moment when Emily is lost in thought.
Kwakwakwakwang!
An explosion occurred in the silent cathedral, accompanied by a loud noise that could be heard by cameras installed in the distance.
A massive explosion occurred at the spire in the center.
As surprising as it was that an explosion was heard in the area of the Cathedral of Silence, another sight now piqued the researchers’ curiosity even more.
Everyone in the conference room turned their attention to the two giants who appeared with an explosion, destroying the spire.
It was hard to see clearly because the distance was too far, but one side was a giant with a body that seemed to be made of the burning sulfur of hell, while the other side was a giant with an angelic figure painted entirely in black.
Suddenly, a monster war breaks out in the Cathedral of Silence.
‘What on earth is going on…?’
Emily looked at the screen with trembling eyes.
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