MMB Chapter 600 The Calm Before the Battle
Chapter 600 The Calm Before the Battle
"Please bring only the bare minimum of essential personal items, your ID card and communication device, and proceed to the evacuation point promptly."
The sound of the Heroes Association's evacuation horns blared throughout the streets and alleys of Chengdu.
The residents were already used to all sorts of strange attacks and evacuations, and they all knew very well the scale of this evacuation through various information channels, so they were not willing to risk their lives.
Of course, there are also internet celebrities and busybodies who are desperately chasing popularity, but the Hero Association's methods of punishing them are also unique: [Electromagnetic] Qi Yun used her psychic abilities to take over the entire Rongcheng's full-band radio communications. Even if the internet celebrities stayed, they couldn't connect to the internet or get a signal, so they had no choice but to leave with the evacuation team.
The experience gained during the evacuation of Hong Kong was now being applied to the evacuation of Chengdu, which left the people sitting in the command post quite moved.
"How do you think Xin Yuehu knows our modus operandi so well?" Messiah said to Meteor beside him.
She held the command center tablet provided by the association in her hands. On the screen was the latest video released by Magical Girl Fox Official, which was explaining the situation in a way that the public could understand and urging the citizens of Chengdu to evacuate immediately.
Messiah glanced at the video's view count and even felt that Xin Yuehu's video was more effective than the Hero Association shouting through megaphones everywhere.
Meteor calmly picked up the thermos and took a sip of the tea inside.
"But this is good too, isn't it?" Meteor said with a smile. "At least we saved a lot of time, she gained a lot of views, everyone evacuated to a safe area, and everyone benefited from it."
"That's true from that perspective." Messiah nodded, acknowledging that the meteor's statement made sense.
The two looked at the Chengdu map in front of them, which was flashing with countless points of light.
Each point of light represents a designated evacuation point for the corresponding area—Xin Yuehu deployed teleportation magic in those locations, greatly reducing the likelihood of traffic congestion and significantly increasing evacuation efficiency.
A few scattered points of light flickered and then disappeared. Gradually, the number of points of light on the map decreased until only a few faint lights remained, still shining softly.
[Shh... This is Qiyun. Can you hear me at the frontline command post?]
Qi Yun's voice came through the radio, and Messiah answered it casually.
"I can hear you. Are you done on your end?"
The evacuation process went smoothly; all personnel in the core area have been evacuated, allowing the frontline teams to withdraw in time.
"receive."
Messiah put down the radio and glanced at Meteor. The latter nodded slightly in understanding, stood up and stretched his limbs a little, and disappeared into the command tent in the blink of an eye.
She was going to pick up all the frontline teams and escort them to the central area of Rongcheng where they were about to be attacked. With her powerful spatial abilities providing support, she would be able to clear the entire battlefield for Red Rose and the others very soon.
Messiah thought to himself, but couldn't help glancing at the screen in his hand again:
Xin Yuehu's appeal for evacuation video has ended, and the app has started automatically playing her other videos—【Is it wrong to make maze food in the world of Grand Theft Auto?】.
"What an interesting little guy."
The white-haired girl grinned, turned off the tablet and put it aside, then picked up the walkie-talkie again.
"...Hey, Qiyun."
[Speak quickly, I'm busy here.]
"When do Red Rose and the others plan to start their operation? Is there any definite timeline?"
[...They said they would start their operation at 6 PM tonight, after dinner.]
"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing."
The radio call ended, and Messiah stood up from his chair to stretch, took out his cell phone from his pocket, and dialed a number he had memorized.
Although Qi Yun had unilaterally monopolized the entire radio communication network in Chengdu at that time, the call was still successfully made.
"Boss, are you listening?"
It's me.
A slightly deep male voice came from the other end of the phone.
Messiah straightened his posture slightly, stepped out of the command tent, looked at the now deserted modern city, and said:
"According to the plan, the entire area within a 20-kilometer radius of the designated area will be cleared. The children plan to start their operation at 6:00 AM."
"Yes, there were no mistakes."
"That girl named Sasha is supposedly the key figure in this operation, but I think she's just a reserve member right now. It's unreasonable to let someone who hasn't even entered the field yet..."
"Tell me I don't need to worry? Even if you say that, Boss..."
Messiah suddenly froze, his expression gradually calming down, his brows furrowing slightly.
The man on the other end of the phone didn't say anything more. He gave a few simple instructions and then hung up, leaving Messiah staring blankly at the call log of the unknown contact on the screen.
……
"Don't worry, Dad. You take that kid and work with the Hero Association staff. I'll fly over to find you later."
"Don't worry, I'm still helping the Hero Association with the evacuation. I'm using someone else's phone. I'll definitely come find you later."
"Okay, you be careful too."
The eagle-owl girl hung up the phone, let out a long sigh, and drooped down as if deflated. She handed the Divine Stone back to the marigold with a listless air.
"Hehe, your dad also gave you a long lecture."
Marigold chuckled and moved closer to the fluffy eagle-owl girl, speaking to her.
Sasha nodded.
"Yeah... Dad said his phone has no signal, and as soon as he connects to the internet, it pops up a message saying 'Please go to the nearest evacuation point,' and he can't contact me at all."
"It's quite normal that Miss Qiyun has taken over all the radio networks in Rongcheng," said Marigold.
"I can understand all that, but Dad... well, never mind, he's always been terrible with these electronic devices," Sasha replied with a wry smile.
This is the city center of Chengdu.
All personnel were evacuated, and the association's frontline support teams also withdrew, leaving the battlefield against the giant beast to the magical girls.
As Sasha was a reserve magical girl developed by Bai Ling and Yue Tianxin, and she herself was willing to participate in this operation, Red Rose, after careful consideration, chose to let her act with the newcomer Marigold—to do the final checkpoint work in the city.
Marigold and Sasha were quite familiar with each other, and as peers, they had a lot in common to talk about, so they became friends as they chatted.
"All done. That completes our inspection task here."
After leaving the barrier covering the office building rooftop and reporting the stability of this last node to Red Rose, Marigold finally breathed a sigh of relief, like a student who had finished their homework, and plopped down next to Sasha who was waiting nearby.
"Hoo...~, the skill with which my seniors set up barriers is truly amazing, no matter how many times I see it. When will I be able to become a magical girl as powerful as them...?"
"Um, Marigold-senpai, when did you become a magical girl?" Sasha suddenly asked.
Marigold was a little uncomfortable being called a senior, but she still wore a happy smile.
"Hehehe, I'm not really a senior. I've only been a magical girl for two or three months, so there are many things I'm not familiar with yet, and..."
Halfway through her sentence, Marigold felt a little embarrassed about what she was about to say, so she smiled wryly and clutched the hem of her clothes to cover it up, too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Sasha, a junior in the reserve, is now calling herself "senior"! At this point, I can no longer bring myself to say things like, "I'm sorry, I was just pulled in at the last minute to make up the numbers."
Fortunately, Sasha didn't know why she said that either; her focus seemed to be elsewhere.
"No way, I think you're amazing, Senior Marigold. Everyone says you gained the approval of the Guardian Stars and Star Gods in no time, but I can't even transform."
The winged girl gently flapped her wings, creating a slight breeze.
Sasha looked up at the cloud-covered sky, then suddenly seemed to remember something and whispered to the girl beside her who was relaxing:
"Senior Marigold, may I ask you a question?"
"Okay! Ask away! But I might not be able to answer..." Marigold said excitedly, but immediately realized her own limitations.
"It's not a very profound question, it's just... it's a very simple one."
The girl nervously tucked her wings in and whispered:
"Senior, what method did you use to successfully transform the first time?"