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Illumi landed on the roof of a church, resuming his human form, but still completely covered by the black Strongest Shield.
"What do we do now?" Greed and King Bradley also came to his side and asked. It seemed that because they had no blood on them, unless they attacked the tentacles, the tentacles wouldn't actively attack them.
"The current situation is something we cannot resolve on our own."
"The Plegrocio government must have already detected the anomaly here."
Illumi and the two stood atop the church. This was the highest point in Biro City, besides the landmark building, offering a panoramic view of the entire city. Since it was night, the church was empty, so it hadn't been attacked. And Illumi's full-body Strongest Shield seemed to block the tentacles' "sense" of blood, stopping them from attacking him.
"Are Havel and the others still in contact?" Illumi asked King Bradley.
"He contacted me thirty minutes ago, but there's been no contact since."
"Given the static at the end of the call, I estimate he's met with disaster."
King Bradley's face was a little grim. Those people were, after all, among the first to follow him, yet now they had died inexplicably.
"It will probably be some time before Plegrocio's military arrives."
"In just thirty short minutes, the current death toll has already exceeded ten thousand."
"At this rate of death, in less than 48 hours, Biro City's million-plus population will all be wiped out."
Illumi gazed at the city before him, where explosions, screams, and wails ceaselessly echoed, his brow deeply furrowed.
"Plegrocio's army will certainly first attempt to suppress it. Only if they cannot resolve it themselves will they notify the Hunter Association and V5."
"But if this continues, it will only increase their food supply."
"Call the Hunter Association and see if they are willing to help."
King Bradley nodded, took out his phone, and dialed the Hunter Association Headquarters.
"It's moving." Greed suddenly spoke. Illumi's expression hardened, and his gaze followed where Greed indicated.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, the black sphere, which had already reached a diameter of ten meters, began to move, surrounded by numerous black tentacles.
"Is it heading for the city center?" Illumi judged its target based on the black sphere's direction and path, then looked at the landmark building in the city center, which was heavily covered by tentacles.
"This is... an altar?" On the city center's landmark building, a large number of tentacles had heavily stacked themselves on top of the building, forming a circular black and red altar.
"Rumble rumble rumble..."
As the gigantic sphere moved, it carried a massive black torrent with it, collapsing numerous buildings along the way, turning them into ruins. For ten minutes, Illumi and the others stood on the church roof, watching the giant black sphere slowly move above the city center's landmark building, settling firmly onto the altar.
At this moment, Hunter Association Headquarters.
In the Chairman's office, Netero, clad in white robes, sat cross-legged on the floor, palms facing upwards, middle fingers and thumbs touching, engaged in prayer.
"Thump thump..."
"Chairman, are you in there?"
A knocking sound came from the door, along with Bean-san's calls.
"Something's happened!"
Bean-san's knocking became more urgent, and the knocking grew heavier. Netero's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.
"Bang!"
The moment he stood up, Bean-san directly pushed open the Chairman's office door and entered the room.
"Bean-san, you're in such a hurry, what's happened?"
Netero stretched, twisted his neck, and asked lazily.
"Chairman, a major incident has occurred!"
Bean-san was still holding the microphone of a wireless phone, looking at him with an anxious face, and raised the microphone in his hand.
"Chairman, King Bradley called. A Class A dangerous creature has appeared in the Plegrocio United Nations."
"Currently, over ten thousand people have already perished in Biro City, Plegrocio United Nations."
Netero immediately stopped his stretching movements, his expression solemn, and took the microphone from Bean-san's hand.
"I am Netero. Describe the cause and course of the incident to me in detail."
King Bradley stood next to Illumi. Illumi nodded, indicating that he could tell the truth.
"To make a long story short, we discovered an ancient ruin..."
King Bradley simplified the entire cause and course of the event. In just a few words, Netero understood the situation.
"I understand. To get there as quickly as possible, I will take the Hunter Association's private airship."
"Before that, I ask that you observe as much as possible."
Netero's expression was grim. He could even hear continuous explosions and the sounds of collapsing buildings from the other end of the phone. He could even faintly hear people's screams and wails.
"That won't be fast enough."
But King Bradley interrupted him, his tone even heavier and more serious than before.
"From the ruins' revival to its encroachment on the city, and now."
"In just thirty minutes, over ten thousand people have been killed. Biro City's population is only over 900,000."
Netero's hand, stroking his beard, clenched tightly. Ten thousand people killed in thirty minutes. At this rate, in less than 48 hours, Biro City would be a dead city.
Bean-san looked at Netero, seeing his brows deeply furrowed, and said in a deep voice.
"Then I'll take a military fighter jet. It will take about six hours."
"I hope you can bring more people, preferably experts."
On the phone, King Bradley proposed another suggestion.
"This dangerous incident, although rated A-class, that's only for the current situation." King Bradley looked at the giant black sphere on the city center altar. Tentacles continuously plunged their heads into the black sphere, supplying energy and blood.
"Biro City right now is like a super giant altar. Once that thing completely finishes its ritual, the contents inside might surpass A-class."
Netero held the microphone, his eyes showing an unprecedented level of solemnity. After a moment of silence, he said, "I understand. But before I arrive, I hope you can quickly come up with a strategy against the enemy."
With that, Netero directly hung up the call, returned the microphone to Bean-san, and said sternly.
"Bean-san, I need you to contact Botobai and Ginta."
"Oh, and if you can reach Beyond..."
At this point, Netero suddenly paused, waved his long sleeve, and walked towards the door.
"Never mind, I'll figure out a way to get a few more people to go myself."
Bean-san looked at Netero's back. He had never felt such a solemn atmosphere from the Chairman before.
Netero strode through the hallway of the Hunter Association Headquarters building, came to the elevator, pressed the button, and entered the elevator.
"Ding."
The elevator opened, and Netero stepped out. He took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Moshi moshi, are you free today?"