Chapter 153: Prophecy: The Disaster of Noah's Ark
After Yali and Director Amazon left,
Child Emperor grinned mischievously, teasing King, "King, you missed your chance to become the world's richest man!"
King: "..." *Go play on the side, you little brat who hasn't even grown all his hair yet.*
Puri-Puri Prisoner scoffed, "Hmph, if you missed it, you missed it. What's so great about being a big tycoon?" *How dare she tempt my King, that dead hag!*
He said to King, "King, don't worry. I will definitely work hard to earn money in the future, and I'm sure I can make you a big tycoon."
"If you don't want to die, get lost!"
*Hmph, you dead gay, you dead pervert.*
Child Emperor looked at Ainansi a few more times and curiously asked, "Romantic Killer, I'm very curious, why do you always leave a bouquet of roses and a proposal ring at the scene every time you kill a rich woman? Could it be that you developed feelings for the rich women who kept you, and deep down, you especially hoped to propose to her one day? But unfortunately, you killed her, personally killing your own lover. Was it because your inner feelings were twisted that you continuously harmed rich women, and left a bouquet of roses and a proposal ring at the murder scenes to express your love for the person you admired?"
Ainansi's pretty face darkened, her eyes flashed, and she remained silent.
Seeing Ainansi's lack of cooperation, Puri-Puri Prisoner eagerly suggested, "Child Emperor, do you want me to help you gouge out his eyes... Oh no, no, I mean rip open his mouth?"
"No need," Child Emperor said, shaking his head. "I don't have OCD, there's no need to get to the bottom of everything." He said to Ainansi with a smile, "Miss Ainansi, if I'm not mistaken, you used your identity as Miss Yali's secretary to trick those rich women, didn't you? Hmm, I remember you can imitate Miss Yali's handwriting. If you wrote those invitations in Miss Yali's hand and personally delivered them in your capacity as her secretary, I imagine those rich women certainly wouldn't doubt the authenticity of the invitations, nor would they guard against you, thus allowing you to easily succeed in continuously harming multiple rich women."
Ainansi's eyes flashed, and she flatly stated, "I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand. I'm just analyzing my thoughts for you to hear."
Child Emperor grinned as he waved his small hand, "Puri-Puri Prisoner, I'll leave him to you. I hope you treat him well."
Puri-Puri Prisoner immediately understood. "Don't worry, I'll definitely make him... wish he were dead."
"Since the matter has been resolved, I'll be leaving."
King waved his hand, preparing to leave.
Child Emperor chased after him, "King, you still haven't told me how you determined the Romantic Killer was in the dilapidated building!"
"Didn't you say you don't have OCD? Stop asking, just leave it at that!"
"...Even if I don't have OCD, it's killing me not to know!"
Child Emperor dejectedly watched King's retreating figure.
Gunman patted Chain Toad's arm. "Chain Toad, what do you think we accomplished this trip?"
Chain Toad said matter-of-factly, "Guarding the door!"
Gunman said helplessly, "Uncle, can't you have a little ambition? We're heroes, not security guards and doormen."
"I have a dream. I dream that one day the world will be at peace."
"..."
*Uncle, we already have a generation gap.*
...
Time flew by. The first day passed quickly, so the second day soon arrived.
Hero Association Headquarters in A City.
High-level meeting.
Maria, responsible for collecting Mysterious Being information, stood on the podium reporting the recent inspection results from various cities: "Department heads, according to the report from City F's coastal inspection personnel, recently, giant mysterious shadows have often been observed moving beneath the surface of the nearby sea. They suspect there might be large, unidentified Mysterious Beings active on the seabed."
"The seabed? Heh heh. There are manta rays in the deep sea. Perhaps the mysterious shadows the inspection personnel saw were just manta rays swimming by. There's no need to make a fuss. If we want to dispatch heroes, we must have sufficient evidence to prove that the opponent is indeed a Monster. You must understand, we are short on heroes, and manpower is insufficient. Spread across twenty-six cities, there are barely any left. Therefore, we must concentrate our resources, improve efficiency, and not act hastily, wasting everyone's time."
"Let's put this information aside for now. We'll talk about it when they have further discoveries. Continue to report the inspection results of other cities."
"Understood."
Maria nodded and continued her report.
Thump! Thump!
Just as the high-ranking officials were intently listening to the reports from various cities, the meeting room door burst open, and a staff member rushed in, panting, "Department heads, Lady Shibabawa has made a new Prophecy! This time, the Prophecy is about a colossal Disaster."
"What? A Disaster?"
"Lady Shibabawa's Prophecy? It cannot be taken lightly!"
"Lady Shibabawa has never been wrong with her Prophecies. She previously predicted several Disasters, allowing us to prepare in advance and minimize the damage from them."
When the high-ranking officials heard it was Shibabawa's Prophecy, each of them sat up straight, their faces solemn.
Shibabawa, a modern great prophet, had accurately predicted the timing of many Disasters and the appearance of Monsters, perfectly matching reality, with unparalleled accuracy. No one would doubt her Prophecies.
Sitch's heart sank. As the Director of Disaster Response, his mission was to eliminate Disasters. He calmly and deeply asked, "What is Lady Shibabawa's exact Prophecy?"
The staff member had regained composure, his face grave as he reported, "Department heads, Lady Shibabawa has prophesied that within one week, City D will experience the disaster of Noah's Ark."
"The disaster of Noah's Ark? Can you be more specific, more clear?"
The staff member shook his head. "Those are Lady Shibabawa's exact words."
"Exact words? Just 'the disaster of Noah's Ark'? Did Lady Shibabawa's crystal ball get dirty, making it unclear?"
A certain high-ranking official was very dissatisfied. It was known that Shibabawa used a crystal ball for her Prophecies and could accurately see future events at specific points in time. Logically speaking, Shibabawa should be able to state the specific Disaster; there was no need for her to be mysterious.
The staff member said with difficulty, "I'm not clear either. Lady Shibabawa did indeed only say 'the disaster of Noah's Ark'."
Sitch sighed. "Never mind. Lady Shibabawa must have her reasons for doing this. Let's discuss what 'the disaster of Noah's Ark' means."
Noah's Ark is a ship that God commanded Noah to build. Legend says that in ancient times, God saw the world collapse, with evil people running rampant, and only found Noah to be a good man. So God decided to cleanse the world and commanded Noah to build Noah's Ark, leading various animals onto the ship to escape the impending flood.
"Does 'the disaster of Noah's Ark' mean a flood?"
"It's possible. City D is near the sea, perhaps a tsunami."
"A tsunami is most likely. Coincidentally, City D was previously destroyed by an unidentified giant, and is currently undergoing reconstruction, with no one residing there temporarily. This makes it convenient for us to defend against the Disaster."
"Notify City D's construction workers to temporarily stop work and evacuate the city. They can resume work after the Disaster passes."
"The disaster of Noah's Ark? I hope we guessed correctly!"
Sitch felt a faint unease in his heart.
Thump, thump.
Another set of hurried footsteps came, bringing equally startling news.
"Reporting, Director Sitch, the evil organization—the House of Evolution—has been annihilated!"
(end of chapter)