Chapter 523: The Deviating Disaster

"Lord Seitenshi, please issue an evacuation warning!" Faced with this crisis, Tendo Kikunojo was the only one present who could remain calm.

Seitenshi closed her eyes, her fists clenched tightly.

What good would it do to issue an evacuation warning now? The Scorpio had already closed in on the coast of Tokyo Bay. Although this distance was not short, for a four-hundred-meter-tall Scorpio, it was but a small distance.

In this amount of time, how many people could reach the shelters, and how many would die in the process due to potential stampedes? Even if they successfully reached the shelters, whether the shelters could withstand the Scorpio was also a huge problem. Countless problems of all kinds pressed down on Seitenshi's shoulders alone.

One could imagine how much pressure the Seikyo would face if the Tokyo Area were lucky enough to survive this disaster.

"Now is not the time for hesitation! As the leader of a region, one must have the responsibility of a leader! Regardless of what the future holds, letting the citizens evacuate now is the most important thing. As for the pressure the Seikyo might face when the time comes, I shall bear it alone." Recalling the contents of the books Chen Jing had given her, Seitenshi slowly opened her eyes, a glimmer of resolve flashing within them.

While making this decision, Seitenshi could not help but feel a trace of dissatisfaction toward Tendo Kikunojo. The Tokyo Area facing its current situation absolutely could not be separated from Tendo Kikunojo. Those who signed the plan were either part of his faction or had previously belonged to his faction. In short, these people all had significant ties to Tendo Kikunojo. To say this operation had nothing to do with Tendo Kikunojo would be a massive joke. Rather, if not for Tendo Kikunojo's tacit approval, they wouldn't have dared to do such a thing even if given ten times the courage.

Although Seitenshi called herself a vase, she was not a fool. On the contrary, she was an extremely intelligent person. Following by Tendo Kikunojo's side, she had also learned many things. It was just that she had always been unwilling to think about them, nor was she willing to use them.

The moment Seitenshi opened her eyes, Tendo Kikunojo keenly felt a sense of authority belonging to a superior emanating from the young girl beside him.

"I, in the capacity of Seitenshi, issue this order..." Seitenshi's voice was not loud, yet it made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts.

However, Seitenshi's words were interrupted as the liaison officer's urgent voice came through: "Lord Seitenshi, the Scorpio's trajectory has shifted!"

"Can you predict the direction and destination of the shift?" Seitenshi asked hurriedly.

"If it shifts according to this direction, the final landing point will be the Boso Peninsula!" After a moment, the liaison officer replied.

"Boso Peninsula? Is there anything special about that place?" Seitenshi asked quickly.

"If you ask what is special about it?" The liaison officer was silent for a moment before speaking. "On the Boso Peninsula, there is a relic from the end of the Gastrea War—the Ladder of Heaven! Moreover, according to the Scorpio's movement trajectory, it is heading straight for the Ladder of Heaven!"

"The Ladder of Heaven?" Those present looked at each other in dismay.

The Ladder of Heaven, also known as the Linear Railgun, was a railgun module capable of accelerating metal shells with a diameter of less than eight hundred millimeters to sub-light speeds. However, ironically, this powerful weapon had not even undergone a single test run before it was abandoned along with the entire position during the Gastrea War.

"No, an abandoned Ladder of Heaven could never cause a Stage Five Scorpio to change its trajectory. Can you check the situation around the Ladder of Heaven?" Seitenshi asked the liaison officer.

"I'll try. There should still be surveillance left from back then around the Ladder of Heaven. If we can gain control of them..." The liaison officer's ten fingers danced rapidly across the keyboard, and the large screen began to flicker. "There are still a few electronic eyes around there; they should be able to provide us with some intelligence."

Following the liaison officer's operations, the large screen divided into squares, and the images began to flicker.

Suddenly, a strange screeching sound came from the speakers, and then all the images on the screen instantly turned into static.

"What happened?" Seitenshi asked hurriedly.

"In the Boso Peninsula area, centered on the Ladder of Heaven, a powerful magnetic storm with an enormous coverage area has inexplicably occurred. All electronic equipment in that area has been destroyed!" The liaison officer's tone held undisguised astonishment.

"A magnetic storm? Why would a magnetic storm suddenly occur?" Seitenshi asked.

"The cause is unknown. Now all the electronic equipment there has ceased to function; we cannot investigate the situation there!" The liaison officer shook his head with a grave expression.

Pushing time back a little, Boso Peninsula, below the Ladder of Heaven.

"Lingyun, I've arrived!" Looking at Lingyun standing beside the Ladder of Heaven, Liuli, carrying a box, waved at him with a smile.

"So this is the legacy of the Seven Stars? It's just a dilapidated bicycle! I really don't understand how this thing could become a tool to summon such a dangerous creature as a Stage Five." Liuli said to Lingyun. "By the way, you said that if we brought this thing here, it would really make the Scorpio turn?"

"Whether it will or won't, won't you see for yourself?" Lingyun pointed at the sea and said.

"Huh, no way, it's really coming here?" Although the distance was not very close, for someone like Liuli, seeing the Scorpio's movements clearly was no problem.

A distance of fifty kilometers was definitely not a small distance for an ordinary person, but for the four-hundred-meter-tall Scorpio, this distance was not very far. The Scorpio, moving its body through the sea, kicked up waves that made the Self-Defense Force warships anchored on the sea surface sway incessantly.

"There seem to be a lot of eyes here!" Liuli frowned as she looked around. "Do you need me to destroy them? You wouldn't want others to see our next move, would you?"

"I'll do it!" Lingyun snapped his fingers lightly, and an invisible ripple surged out from his side.

Instantly, Liuli heard all the electrical appliances that could still be used in the vicinity make crackling sounds, and then the surroundings fell into dead silence.

"This is? A magnetic storm?" Liuli raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, a magnetic storm!" Lingyun nodded.

"Mr. Lingyun, are we going to face the Scorpio head-on now?" Senju Kayo, standing beside Lingyun, asked in a low voice.

"That's right, are you afraid, little Xia Shi?" Lingyun reached out and ruffled Senju Kayo's hair.

"Mm—" Senju Kayo shook her head.

"Lingyun!" Just at this moment, four other figures appeared beside Lingyun; it was Chen Jing and the other three who had arrived.

"Where are those children?" Lingyun asked.

"We found a group of injured Cursed Children in a hidden place. They were the Initiators of the Civil Security Officers killed by Hiruko Kagetane. They were badly hurt and had Varanium bombs strapped to them. I had Enju and those children take them to Lingyun Town," Chen Jing said.

"Those children weren't killed by that madman?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow.

"That's right. According to Enju, those children were originally meant to be a bargaining chip for him to escape from your hands, but before they could be used, Hiruko Kagetane was defeated by Rentaro!" Chen Jing shrugged and said.

"As a bargaining chip to escape from my hands?" Lingyun was somewhat puzzled. "I remember I never fought him, why would he do that?"

"This, it should be the intuition of a killer!" Akame spoke up. "Hiruko Kagetane might have extraordinary intuition in this regard, just like Leone when she activates Lionelle. When Leone first met Esdeath, she had this feeling too."

"Is that so?" Lingyun nodded. "Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. Our target right now is that big guy!"

"Mm, if only Saeko and Ye Xi were here too." Looking at the Scorpio approaching in the distance, Su Wanyue spoke up.

"Who said I wasn't here?"

Two figures descended from the sky; it was Busujima Saeko and Luo Yexi.

"The Scorpio has appeared; how could we not be here for such a major event?"