On the highway leading to Hama City, dense lines of vehicles had come to a halt.
A middle-aged white man driving a pickup truck stared at the shroud of darkness ahead, his face full of shock. “Good God, what on earth is that thing!”
His mouth hung slightly open as he opened his car door and looked toward Hama City. As far as his eyes could see, everything was blanketed by a profound darkness that reached over a thousand meters into the sky.
Just looking at the darkness made the middle-aged man’s heart race, a primal fear from his very genes flaring up.
“What the hell is this!” Behind him, a young white man got out of his car, his eyes wide as he stared at the darkness.
After only a few glances, his legs went weak, and he quickly turned away.
Beep! Beep! Honk!
More and more vehicles piled up behind them, their red brake lights glowing. Drivers stepped out one after another to witness this terrifying spectacle.
“Get out of the way! Move! My family is in there and I can't reach them! I have to go find them!” a loud roar came from behind.
A white sedan sped past the others, a middle-aged man inside shouting desperately as he drove straight toward the gloom. Although he was terrified of the dark, the thought of his entire family being inside made him disregard everything else.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the white sedan drove in, and its taillights vanished instantly.
Everyone looked at each other in stunned silence. Some were there for business or tourism, but most were residents trying to get home.
Vroom!
Soon, a few more vehicles occasionally drove inside. Their expressions were frantic; their families were in there. Even if there were monsters in the dark, they had to save their loved ones.
Of course, these people were the minority. Most stayed parked over a hundred meters away from the darkness.
Some called the Coalition officials, some took photos to post online, and others started live-streaming the scene.
9:10 PM.
Ten minutes after Hama City was swallowed by the darkness.
All communication with Hama City had been cut off. Simultaneously, a massive number of photos showing Hama City being engulfed by darkness appeared on the internet.
【Bizarre Darkness: Over Four Million People in Hama City Lose Contact with the Outside World!】
Eva Harris: “Oh my God, this is too much. I never thought something like this would happen in our Coalition!”
Rupert: “I’m not trying to be pessimistic, but with this scale of coverage, it’s probably reached the Calamity-level. Does our Coalition even have the means to deal with a Calamity?”
Adolf: “This involves four million lives. Has the military and the Demon Hunting Association not made a move yet? If it really is a Calamity, the entire city is doomed.”
9:15 PM. Public outcry on the internet grew louder and louder.
The military units stationed near Hama City finally mobilized, setting up cordons around the city’s perimeter. At the same time, aircraft and satellites were deployed to take reconnaissance photos.
9:20 PM.
Inside the Grey Castle, the headquarters of the Demon Hunting Association in Orca City.
The building was brightly lit. Juan Gerard sat at the head of the conference table. Only a few supernatural beings who had remained at the headquarters were present.
“Everyone, something has happened in Hama City, the capital of the Kingdom of Hama. I believe you have all seen the discussions and photos online,” Juan Gerard said, looking at the four supernatural beings who had arrived.
As he spoke, he turned and gestured to the female secretary beside him.
She immediately turned on a screen to the side, displaying aerial footage. In the footage, a profound black hemisphere was visible.
The secretary pointed at the black dome in the video. “According to information sent back by the local military, this darkness has a diameter of seventy-three kilometers. All electronic devices entering it will have their signals blocked. If a person enters, they will become instantly lost.”
“The people at the top are worried sick right now. They want us to resolve this darkness as quickly as possible. If we can’t, they might consider using a nuclear strike,” Juan Gerard said, looking at everyone present.
The expressions of those in the room turned strange upon hearing his words.
A young white man said angrily, “President Gerard, are you saying those useless higher-ups want us to deal with a darkness seventy-three kilometers in diameter? How is that any different from asking us to go to our deaths?”
In the Demon Hunting Association, even the strongest member, Juan Gerard, would at most be classified as a Tier 3 if measured by the ranking system of the Nanming Kingdom.
The rest of them were only Tier 2. This darkness was clearly a massive horror; no one was willing to throw their life away for it.
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