Chapter 265 Someone Finally Noticed the Fact That the Horse Was Los (1/2)

In a vast expanse on the northwest of the Illgner continent, a plume of smoke was moving towards the south at a rapid speed. Right at its forefront, there was a small dot of gleaming red light, while the dusty fog by its back continued to spread in the shape of a cone.

Along with the moving dusty fog, thunderous roars were heard repeatedly, causing the earth to tremble, and the winds to howl. Every single living being in the surroundings of the moving dusty fog were startled by its presence. All of them were trembling in fear as they left their dwellings as if there was something enormous was running across the earth.

”The target has reached the middle point of the northwest plains at 257 km/h!”

”The target's travel distance is a straight line with a deviation of 0.01%. It is assumed that it has the ability to sense the direction where there is a presence of magnetic force!”

”If the target speed remains, the target will arrive at Babel province in approximately one hour twenty minutes. It shall arrive at the capital city of the Babel province in approximately two hours forty-five minutes!”

Right in the sky above Mount Sigma, a gigantic floating airship was slowly levitating higher into the air. Meanwhile, at the temporary office in the floating airship, numerous communication personnel were looking serious with their works and roles as they were busy transmitting various kinds of information. ”Chief commander! An emergency notice has been sent to the governor of Babel province!”

Meanwhile, the red-haired elf in formal clothing, the chief commander of the Bay Confederation Vulcan Ulla Knoll was sitting by the desk in his office. He was looking at all sorts of reports as he was frowning in frustration. After hearing the message transmitted from the communication device, he immediately nodded grimly. ”What's the situation with the evacuation of the refugees?”

”The evacuation of the villages in the province has been achieved. Only a small number of diehards were reluctant to leave their homes. We've imposed necessary enforcement measures.” The correspondent followed every single word of the message that appeared on the communication circle. He quickly said, ”As for the capital city, they have yet to take refuge just yet. Babel's capital is holding a local celebration. There are a large number of foreign tourists and refugees from the previous evacuation of Mount Sigma are stranded in the capital. It's extremely difficult to carry on with the evacuation!”

”God damn it. We did not make it in time…”

As he was frowning intensely, a glimmer of anxiety flashed across the eyes of Vulcan. He braced his chin on the backs of both of his hands. Then he seriously said, ”Connect me to the military base. I want to speak to the military, I must speak with Delan!”

”Roger.”

Soon after, the military's communication was switched on, the communication circle appeared on the desk, and the chief commander did not hesitate at all. He immediately spoke to the man on the other side of the communication circle, ”Delan, does our current weapon have the power to destroy the target?”

Meanwhile, on the other hand, a voice that sounded very full-hearted and strangely powerful was heard coming from the other side of the communication circle. ”Come in, chief commander. Regardless of the problem about the rate of hitting the target, with our current weapons, it is difficult for us to deal effective damage to a super being with an energy level that exceeded 20,000! We will only provoke the target and make it angrier if we're to attack it without having any countermeasures!”

After sighing so softly that no one noticed, Vulcan briefly thought about it and then added, ”Is it feasible to interfere with the target and to induce the target into going towards other directions? In other words, we don't have to think about killing the target. We only want to temporarily stop moving forward. We just need to stall the target and gain enough time for the evacuation to minimize the threat the target might pose to the capital city of the Babel province.”

”We shall try with our best then.”

The voice coming from the other side of the communication circle sounded very decisive. However, his tone had also suggested that he was not that confident to perform the requested task though.

When the communication circle was turned off, the red-haired elf could feel the abnormal rate of his heartbeat. He frantically placed his hands on his hair, rummaging it in frustration. However, his feelings of helplessness remained unchanged.

”I am really old now. I've started to feel so insecure and uneasy with such situation… I've never been so anxious even back then when I was in the war.”

A few seconds later, he scoffed and said, ”After all, the world has been peaceful for over seventy years. I've never seen too much bloodshed ever since… Now this is really a disaster that no one has seen coming.”

After letting off some steam for a brief moment, Vulcan remained calm once again. Meanwhile, servants around him had also smoothed his hair a little so that he did not look like a madman standing in front of everyone as he would command them for the remaining time of this event. After that, he continued to look at the numerous documents on his desk as he was giving orders to the other communication personnel at the sides. ”Has the news department prepared the notice for the emergency news bulletin? Send it out as soon as possible. We must also be ready to dispatch the relief supplies. Coincidentally we have prepared a large number of supplies for the eruption of Mount Sigma. There should be a lot remained unused.”

”We must also be well-prepared for anything that could happen to the surrounding areas of Babel. Even though the target might only pass through the places, the final target remained unknown to the people. We must not let our guards down on that matter!”

Since they could not destroy the target and could not evacuate the city in time, then they could only do their best to handle the aftermath. Encountering a monster of that sort of energy level, we need to inform the others as early as we can even if it could cause massive panic. Hence, while he was giving orders swiftly to his servants to get everything in place, his eyes were also fixed on the light dot on the magic map. That red light seemed to be pushing forward with an unstoppable momentum as it passed by the hills, the peaks, and the rivers. Vulcan could not help but sigh quietly deep in his heart.

”Volcanic dragon…”

The Bay Confederation, Babel's capital.

Countless tourist and local elves who were dressed in their festive clothing were laughing and cheering in joy as they were walking along with their relatives and loved ones on the streets in the city. In the most prosperous region of the business district in the capital city, the crowd was very huge. Even the shops were filled with tourists who wanted to buy some souvenirs and some local delicacies.

Colorful flags and gongs had been hung on high-rise buildings or landmark buildings on both sides of the street earlier on. The flags and other decorations were dancing along with the wind. Flowers and wines were randomly placed along the streets, allowing anyone grab them just like that. The kites and the sounds of wooden flutes were echoing through the entire city all the way up to the clouds in the sky.

That would be the carnival that Babel's capital would hold once in every ten years for the past 600 years. That carnival was held to celebrate the establishment of the city. In the day which had already become a part of their culture, everyone would laugh as much as they want, come together with their families and friends, giving flowers to each other, sharing wine and beer. Currently, the entire city had descended into the atmosphere where everyone was celebrating. They were completely closed off from the panic that was once brought about by the recent eruption of Mount Sigma.

A young child of the elves with sharp-edged ears was smiling carefreely as he was following his parents at the side. He seemed to be attempting to grab a glass of fruit wine to have a taste of it. However, he was immediately noticed by his parents. Because of that, his small little face was being rubbed so hard by his mother as if it would go out of shape. The little child could only frown in discontentment.

At that festive moment where everyone was enjoying the moment, suddenly, the loudspeakers across the entire city began to broadcast a crystal-clear sound that was being amplified with spells.

”This is the provincial governor's office in Babel. This is an urgent announcement.”

The voice sounded exhausted and yet very loud at the same time. ”According to the news coming fresh from the office of chief commander, a strange creature that seems to come from outer space has appeared at the mountain region in the northwest direction. The superior living being goes by the codename 'Volcanic Dragon'. It is believed that this was the culprit which caused Mount Sigma to erupt in the first place. And this creature is currently heading downtown at a very high speed. It shall arrive at the following towns and areas in sequence. White Wind Town, Canticles Town, and Yanan Business District…”

”The creature will arrive at the capital city of Babel Province in approximately 2 hours and twenty minutes. For your own safety, please be advised. Get to the nearest evacuation site now. The city is under evacuation. Please cooperate with the government officials to carry out the evacuation in an orderly manner as soon as possible. I repeat. For your own safety, please be advised. Get to the nearest evacuation site now. The city is under evacuation. Please cooperate with government officials to carry out the evacuation in an orderly manner as soon as possible…”

The crowd went silent for a brief moment. Almost instantly, the chatter started again. However, this time, the din was not filled with cheer and joy. They were the sounds of frustration and fear from the crowd. Truth to be told, the elves of the Bay Confederation were not unfamiliar with the attacks of monsters and the evacuations. However, this would be the first time the capital city went through this sort of incident. After all, those monsters from outer space would never land on populated places. They would normally choose the mountain areas and the forests as their target spot to land. Meanwhile, those monsters would usually be exterminated before they could make it to any city across the entire continent.

”Are you serious? Is this a joke or not?”

”Where are our government? And where are the army? How can they let that kind of monster to rampage across city by city?”

”This is an emergency… my plans are completely ruined…”

Some of them did not believed in the broadcast while the others believed. Those who believed in the broadcast were discontented with the news. Some of them were more concerned with their own plans instead of their own safeties. The festive mood across the city instantly disappeared. The crowd was beginning to panic. However, there were many military personnel appeared on the other end of the street. They were military soldiers and guards of the cities wearing their respective uniforms. They immediately came up to the crowd as they began attempting to maintain order of the crowd and initiated the first step of evacuation of the city.

In the meantime when the evacuation was being carried upon the city, right on the vast flatlands.