Chapter 523: Return
A sudden burst of fog hit the entire city. All the police, as well as the army, were lost in the fog. All the electronic instruments are out of order. The naked eye can't even tell the direction. Little by little, they made their way along the familiar buildings. But they don't understand that the fog is mixed with illusion.
Dozens of night watchmen, as well as nearly a hundred witchers, rushed to the battlefield using various means. But all they can do is reduce casualties as much as possible. The number of enemies is simply too many. So much so that they can be completely suppressed.
Demon hunters have been able to suppress dark creatures for hundreds of years, based on the fact that the other party is scattered. Now that they are united, the abilities of various supernatural beings once complement each other. Most witchers don't have enough to deal with this kind of large-scale battle. The battle was not one-sided, but it was the Night's Watch that kept it up.
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Caitlyn is now in a half-asleep state. She knew that everything in front of her was illusory. But I don't know how to leave.
That was the casting process of the sword in the lake. Some vaguely shaped, winged beings wield some sort of telepathic power. A crystal-like crystal is slowly plasticized. It is the crystallization of the consciousness and thought that overflows from human beings. It's been a long time. The crystallization was molded into the shape of a two-handed knight's sword.
The crystalline body, which was originally transparent, became more pure at this time. Pure enough to be able to pass through all the light. In other words, this home is not visible in the eyes of ordinary people. This is an invisible sword. The invisible sword, but it faintly reveals different rules such as sharpness, kingship, victory, oath, etc.
The origin of the scabbard of the knight's sword is even more peculiar. It was created out of nothing. In the void of the original empty thing, a phantom of a scabbard slowly appeared. And then it keeps on solidifying. It took an unknown amount of time for the scabbard to finally take shape. Unlike a longsword, the scabbard is in the process of forming. Caitlin clearly 'saw' some sort of complicated rule woven into it. Rules that are much more complicated than the sword in the lake. That's the very concept of 'defense'. It's a notch higher than the rules contained in the sword in the lake.
Extreme offense and absolute defense. This is what the sword in the lake represents. In the environment, Caitlyn slowly reached out and grasped the shaped sword in the lake. At that moment, all the surrounding environment shattered like glass. The perspective returns to reality.
She looked around and saw herself standing beside the lake. There wasn't even a trace of water on her clothes, and it seemed as if she had never dived into the lake. However, when she looked down, the sword in the lake was already in her hand. Along with it came the scabbard of the sword in the lake. This legendary lost artifact is now in her hands. However, the strange thing is that the development potion that Lin Xuan gave her on her body has disappeared.
Perhaps by the time she saw the Holy Lake, the test had already begun. Fantasy and reality are intertwined. There is no way to know whether it is true or false. Only the sword in the lake represents the final truth.
Caitlyn clenched the sword in her hand and turned to set out on the way back. In the illusion, she saw the casting process of the sword in the lake. She understood what kind of sword it was. And what exactly does his scabbard represent? With these two weapons, plus the support of certain conditions. Caitlin is sure to face any disaster.
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It's been two days since the night of blood. Almost all businesses across the country are on holiday. But the government has been caught up in unprecedented busyness. There are just so many things to deal with. Countless hotlines, as well as consultation calls from various departments, and police calls. The operator's throat was swollen and he couldn't speak.
The police throughout New York City, as well as the National Guard, are in a state of fear of seeing people. They even face accountability from the gendarmerie, as well as military courts. Accountability, of course, is nonsense. But I have to make an appearance for the people. Now the police in New York City are afraid to wear police uniforms on the streets. Because at any time, people will throw eggs, throw ice cream, puncture tires, spit in coffee, etc.
However, what is even more nonsense is that because of the indecency of the police, the number of crime cases across the country has increased dramatically. For a time, there was a mass resignation of police officers everywhere. It's not human work inside and out, and I can't do it anymore. And this situation has undoubtedly put more pressure on the government departments.
Whatever the reason, they failed to protect their people when disaster struck. This alone has led to the resignation of at least 20 of the top brass involved in this case. And the seats they vacated were of no interest to anyone. Kidding aside, it's clear to everyone that the government doesn't have an effective way to deal with those magical methods right now. So no one wants to come out and take the blame in this situation.
The only good thing is that the expected mass protests did not materialize. Between the tragedy of that night. Now the people of the whole country have a special fear of this kind of gathering activity. You know, that night was not a terrorist suicide attack like the usual news reports, or a thug who shot and killed himself and was shot dead by the police.
The above events will not be too fearful for the public. Because in any case, the violent apparatus of the state still has an overwhelming power in the face of those evil forces. The most complained from the public. Condemn the efficiency of government departments or something.
But the result of that night was that the other party rushed into the venue in a blatant manner. Hundreds of innocent masses were killed. And the police and even the army have not responded effectively to this. State power was suppressed that night. If it weren't for the appearance of those dark heroes known as witchers. More than half of the more than 2,000 people at the scene may have been killed or injured.
This situation frightened the population. They subconsciously began to reject all crowd activities. It's just a crazy swipe on the Internet and various social media. On the official website of the White House, more than 70 million people have already left messages. However, the top of the government is also at a loss for what to do.
In this case, the political elite of all stripes, all kinds of social geniuses, find that what they have learned all their lives is completely useless. No matter how high your education is, you can't learn how to crack a dark comprehensive spell. No amount of emotional intelligence can satisfy the anger of the people. Overnight, dozens of politicians even committed suicide. They have no way of understanding the world right now. Nor can I accept that my abilities are useless.
All the people hid in their homes, in front of the television, waiting for the further outcome of the matter. But the government has been slow to come up with a reasonable explanation. In fact, everyone knows that this kind of thing may not be blamed on the police and the National Guard. But the populace is like that, and in this case they need a target to vent.
"It's been forty-eight hours. We have never been able to give a satisfactory explanation to the people. It's going on like this. We're all going to have to resign. ”
"What do you want us to do. Who the hell knows how to deal with that kind of large-scale illusion. Is any of us a magician? ”
"Aren't we connected to the witchers? What do they say? ”
"Actually, we got a representative of the witchers. If there is any problem, let him introduce it. ”
The so-called representative is undoubtedly Bobby. He has always been the witcher in the Americas with the deepest connection with the government. This time, however, he really didn't want to get involved. He already had a hunch that this incident was not something he could touch at all. It's just that the government has already burned his eyebrows, so he can't help but say a word.
"I can give you a brief overview of the current situation. The Night's Watch, the team that fought off those monsters that night. They are a brand new group of witchers that has only risen in the last year or so. I've reported all the information I know. I won't say much here.
The only thing I know better than you is probably a piece of news circulating in the inner world? ”
"What kind of news, does it have anything to do with the current situation?"
"It's up to you to judge. It is rumored that this world is about to suffer a catastrophe of the level of annihilation. The formation of the Night's Watch was established by a powerful human mage to prevent this catastrophe. But the specific information, we don't know, and it may take an insider of the night watch to answer. ”