Just as Weedy, who was walking last, was about to enter the door, Kanna suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to resupply the squad with Kanna Grenades.
Doctor had specifically stated that these should not be used casually by other members of the squad unless absolutely necessary. So, apart from Blue Poison and Misha, who went to support Kada and were each given one by Kanna when they left, no one else had been given any.
At this moment, most of the others were underground, with thick steel and stone separating them, making remote support inconvenient. So, Kanna felt that it was very necessary at this time.
After all, under a Calamity, under the pressure of death, all ugly faces would be revealed. Let alone Kanna Squad, an organization that possessed a large amount of medicine that could treat the Infected and suppress oripathy outbreaks, and appeared to be completely harmless.
She might believe that the authorities would remain rational in such circumstances, but as for civilians... Kanna's takeaway from Terra's long history was that after a Calamity, the people most to be wary of were often those who were usually honest and law-abiding...
Because under a Calamity, all economic and social foundations are temporarily destroyed. When the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation cannot be guaranteed, just a tiny spark or the incitement of someone with ulterior motives can lead to an obvious outcome.
Therefore, the two large carts of emergency supplies below must be protected by strong armed force. Since Kanna was not planning to go down, her clones, those Electro Seeds, were the most stable guarantee for the team.
After calling Weedy, Kanna quickly conjured a pile of Electro Seeds and put them into a backpack, handing it to Weedy, all while Weedy looked on in astonishment.
"Take these down and give one to everyone. Give the rest to Folinic. Nian and I will stay up here and won't go down."
Taking the backpack full of Electro Seeds, Weedy nodded and slipped into the passage.
"Hey, can I have one of those things of yours to play with?" Among Kanna's many abilities, what Nian was most curious about was the Thunder Punishment Evil Star Eye that she could bestow upon her teammates and the Electro Seeds that condensed from it.
She understood sorcery, and her two sisters were skilled at using spells to summon derivatives for combat. However, Kanna's ability, which could be triggered at will and was incredibly powerful, still made her eyes light up.
The crucial point was that others couldn't see it, but she, possessing divinity, understood very well: normally, Kanna's thunder was just ordinary thunder power. But once this spell was used, her thunder became imbued with the effects of judgment and condemnation. When dealing with evildoers, this effect would infinitely amplify the power of the thunder.
And this judgment of 'evil' was likely based on Kanna's own thoughts. That is to say, if Kanna deemed the opponent evil, then the power of her thunder would become even stronger during her confrontation with them.
If this deduction were told to Kanna, she would definitely scoff, "Isn't this just an altered version of Fiego's 'You are a Dragon' into 'You are Evil'?"... "You don't need this, do you! Besides, we won't even need it up here..." Kanna looked at Nian in confusion, as for someone of Nian's strength, her Electro Seeds would only serve as a minor enhancement.
"It's fun! And it doesn't affect you to give me one! We're taking huge risks to accompany you here, so you should give us some benefits!" Nian extended her hand towards Kanna.
"Uh, whatever makes you happy..." Kanna lightly traced her finger above Nian's palm, and then an Electro Seed dropped from the void into Nian's hand.
Seeing Nian excitedly leave with the Electro Seed, Kanna shook her head and went into the room where the equipment was stored. She retrieved a small collection device that Closure had kindly provided.
Because Closure knew that Kanna's strength allowed her to move freely through a Calamity, she had specifically prepared this device when she heard that Kanna was going out and might encounter one.
Once activated, it would monitor and record all readings in the surrounding environment. It also had an external ultra-high-definition camera that could capture the situation within the Calamity, recording everything in the machine's memory. Afterward, Kanna would only need to remove the memory unit and connect it to her personal terminal. The remote transmission function on Kanna's personal terminal would then activate, sending this valuable first-hand data from under the Calamity back to the Rhodes Island main ship.
Although these records were not of much help for the treatment of oripathy, the first-hand data from the Calamity could be provided to various organizations with whom Rhodes Island had connections, such as the Calamity Messenger, in exchange for intelligence Rhodes Island needed.
Just as Kanna activated the device, it emitted a 'beep' sound and began moving towards the street under Kanna's gaze, scaring Kanna into immediately grabbing it back. She then carefully held it by the doorway, preventing it from venturing onto the street.
After all, what was falling from above now was neither rain nor snow, but fist-sized active Originium crystals. This thin-skinned and precise instrument would likely be scrapped within ten seconds of going outside.
Cradled in Kanna's arms, though unable to move, the device continued to record the surrounding environment as programmed.
For a time, Nian squatted inside the house, oblivious to the crackling sounds outside, meticulously studying the mysteries of the Electro Seed. Kanna, meanwhile, cradled the instrument and squatted by the door. With every household's door tightly shut, the entire city, apart from the sound of active Originium hitting the ground and the 'beeping' of the machine, was devoid of other noises, sinking into a peculiar silence.
Meanwhile, in the safe zone below, when Weedy, carrying the Electro Seeds, handed the backpack full of gear to Anto, Anto was a bit speechless.
In her opinion, even if Kanna and Nian didn't come down, the combat strength of the Rhodes Island Operators currently stationed below was already sufficient to protect the convoy during the Calamity.
However, since Weedy had already brought them down, it wouldn't be right to send them back, especially since Kanna could produce as many of these as needed.
She could only carry these items and follow Tatyana to the convoy that had already arrived.
Anto mentioned this to Folinic, intending to complain about Kanna being overly nervous, but unexpectedly found Folinic looking at the nearby civilians with a deep, pensive gaze after hearing her.
Folinic was not like Anto, who was entirely focused on medicine. As Kaltsit's little secretary, she had handled many documents and knew the horrors that followed a major disaster. The moment she heard Anto's words, Folinic understood Kanna's intention.
"Perhaps Kanna's original intention wasn't to resist a Calamity that breached the defenses..."
Anto was not foolish; it was just that she had never considered this aspect before. Upon noticing Folinic's gaze, she felt a chill run down her spine.
At that moment, she also understood Kanna's meaning, and an indescribable discomfort welled up within her.
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