Chapter 159: Evacuation (2/2)

The crowd swiftly moved and began alerting the rest of the city.

In a short moment, the peaceful celebrations transformed into a stampede of people evacuating the city further inland into higher ground.

'Now, comes my role.'

Alex approached the coast and triggered off a different Incarnation.

His muscular body became stout and slightly shorter, while his eyes became a beautiful orange color.

'I wanted to save up some faith energy, but life doesn't always go along our plans for it.'

Alex placed his two hands on the sand.

The sand gradually became hotter and hotter, as its consistency altered from a fine powder into a melty glass-like substance.

When he used the powers of Hephaestus, Prometheus turned into a solid hammer.

With that same hammer, he built up a tall wall of hot glass around the entire shore.

He could only do so much, but this would stall the full brunt of the waves and at least give the residents a better chance of escaping.

Meanwhile, the shoreline receded further and further outwards, and every single meter that it covered meant that the waves would be more disastrous.

The barrier he constructed was the height of five ordinary men, but it was unlikely to stop the immense forces of nature.

Perhaps Mazu could have stopped this disaster, but she lived on the coast of the East Sea.

*Whoosh*

An approaching loud noise suddenly replaced the deathly silence of the beach.

Alex knew this meant that it had commenced.

His appearance turned closer to Hermes' again, and he flew away.

In case any residents were too close to the coast, he would save them.

Fortunately, even though the bright lights of the city still illuminated the night, word had spread fast, and he didn't find anyone in the surroundings.

Until...

”Waaaaaaah!” A childish cry rang out in a narrow street.

Alex immediately flew at breakneck speed towards the source of the cry and found a small boy.

He was sobbing endlessly.

When he saw Alex, he exclaimed with tears and snot on his face, ”Where did everyone go??!!!”

”They escaped a big trouble, you should come too.”

Alex held out his arms to the boy.

Unexpectedly, the boy shook his head and replied, ”I-i'm not g-going anywhere without d-dad!”

”Where is your dad?!” Alex clicked his tongue, as the sound of the enormous waves was ominously approaching, and he had to be quick.

”In o-our hous-

”Where's your house?!” Alex took the boy and flew up.

The boy listlessly pointed at a run-down building in a nearby alleyway.

Alex flew into the balcony of the home and immediately entered.

On a straw bed, a man that was lacking a few limbs laid down and breathed heavily.

Alex didn't have any time anymore and flew back up with the man.

Then, he held his son and flew very high, holding tightly onto them.

On the horizon, an enormous mass of seafoam alerted him of the scale of this cataclysmic event.

Alex activated Link and looked for any other humans in the surroundings.

'There's no one here...' Alex sighed in relief.

Then, he flew further inland and searched for more people.

Fortunately, everyone was in the process of evacuating, and Alex left the amputated man and his child in the company of a strong man, who would help them evacuate.

”Now then, I hope there will be no casualties...”