Chapter 921 - 37: Welcome to the Clash Lane
"Such terrifying Spiritual Pressure, are you joking..."
"Is it truly a Forbidden Domain beyond Grade A? I, I always thought it was just a myth..."
"Why! Why is this happening? Weren’t we told the Killing Stone needs time to completely revive? Why has it cracked now?!"
Ministry of Environment Headquarters.
The situation now is completely chaotic, with countless people desperately running up and down in the headquarters building, exhausted like dead dogs, with no time to catch their breath. There’s no time for breath now, it’s as if their brain’s nerve cells no longer have the capacity to feel fear.
In the headquarters building, a huge map is displayed, clearly showing the Spirit Field reactions nationwide.
Like a massive satellite cloud map, it intuitively showcases the general weather situation; while it may not be precise in detail, it allows people to grasp the real-time dynamics of Spiritual Pressure changes within the country and understand the movements of Evil Spirits.
But precisely because of this, it instills fear and dread—
The entire map is already a blood-red expanse, an ominous crimson, like a deep ocean of blood, naturally submerging everything completely.
At first glance, one might think there is an issue with the map itself, but the people here all know what’s going on. They stand with difficulty, their legs stiff and strained from the night’s vigilance, feeling no pain or fatigue now, their eyes bloodshot and fixed on the map.
Ever since the alarm sounded last night, most of them have been watching this red area grow endlessly.
Tochigi Prefecture is located in the central part of Japan’s Honshu Island, part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, one of Japan’s three major urban areas. However, the vast vortex extends far beyond one prefecture, having long covered the entire metropolitan circle and is expanding toward the entire Kantou region.
After a night’s development, this vast vortex resembles a terrifying storm, extending beyond the national range, looming over all of Japan.
If only ordinary humans could see it, and if material technology could capture the unique ’wave’ of Spiritual Qi, the world might have gone mad by now. Because they would definitely be able to see an extraordinarily gigantic storm forming gradually on the planet’s surface.
According to the current situation, it seems it’s already covering the entire Asia region and continues to spread farther...
At this moment, many people’s eyes twitch unknowingly, feeling their scalp numb.
"Such power display, worthy of the origin of Evil Spirits..."
"What are we going to do..."
"Is there really a chance of victory? It seems to have devoured all other Evil Spirits..."
Everyone speaks with a heavy tone, seemingly discussing the next countermeasures and tactics, but in essence, they’re expressing fear and despair as self-talk. Regardless of whether they’re Demon Exorcists or government officials familiar with the Mind Industry, at this moment, they all realize the severity of the situation.
Evil Spirits are disappearing!
This is a confirmed phenomenon.
Especially with the formation of this vast vortex storm, spreading outward and sweeping the entire world, within the affected range, reactions from other ordinary Evil Spirits’ Spirit Fields are disappearing as well, they’ve all been swallowed and assimilated.
The map used to display countless densely packed small red dots, which now have become part of that blood-red sea.
The storm continues to grow, as Evil Spirits are continuously devoured. And as Evil Spirits are devoured, the storm continues to grow. This is a positive feedback loop, and everyone is now acutely aware of the concept behind the Root of Evil Spirits.
All phenomena of Evil Spirit infestation share a common origin!
And that is the Killing Stone!
The Demonic Power Crystal of the Nine-tailed Demon Fox!
It’s said that the immense power, transcending human intelligence, has been leaking continuously over millennia, like molecular circulation, merging into the world’s reincarnation cycle, ultimately leading to these results: the souls of the deceased are all corrupted by Demonic Power, falling into darkness...
The number of dead essentially equals the number of Evil Spirits, how can this not be disastrous?
The Mind Industry has relentlessly pursued the eradication of all Evil Spirits, hoping to see a clear world. Yet, everyone understands this grand goal is tremendously difficult to achieve... until today, when suddenly it seems they might have glimpsed a ray of hope.
But no one feels joy; only deep fears remain.
"Yellow Springs... how is it over there?"
In the corner, urgently summoned to discuss countermeasures, Jinguji Ayame, also with bloodshot eyes, gestures to the assistant girl to push her wheelchair aside, then connects to the Strategy Room members’ communicator, attempting to reach her team members.
"..."
"..."
No response, only a faint buzzing noise comes from the communication channel.
Jinguji Ayame patiently waits, but ultimately receives no reply, letting out a gentle sigh, somewhat worried and tiredly pressing her forehead, then raises her head to look at the assistant girl: "What’s the situation over in Kyoto now?"