"What did you say?! The entire Far East has vanished!"
Suddenly hearing this disastrous news, Vill-V, who had been in high spirits just a moment ago, froze. Then, she questioned Irene with disbelief.
Her agitation was understandable. This was different from before. Cocolia and the children from the magic troupe were in the Far East. By her calculations, they wouldn't have even boarded their plane yet.
"I am very sorry, Miss Vill-V. While it is difficult to believe, it is the truth."
Irene was clearly aware of the situation. After offering a word of comfort, she went to Fu Li's computer and began typing rapidly.
In a moment, the computer screen flickered and an image of a vast, endless ocean appeared. Judging by the shaky camera, it was a live feed from The MOTHs' rapid reaction force.
In the bottom right corner of the screen was the satellite view. On it, the island nation that was once next to Shenzhou had completely disappeared, as if the Far East had never existed.
'The Second Herrscher... the Herrscher of the Void? Good grief, did she really pull an entire small country into a different dimension?'
'But, if it is the Herrscher of the Void, how did she make the island nation disappear? Was it a physical transfer? Or did she use a space-folding method to create a world bubble that cannot be observed from the outside?'
Fu Li frowned and asked, "Irene, with such a large island disappearing so suddenly, were there no whirlpools or earthquakes?"
Irene shook her head. "Nothing of the sort occurred. The sea where the Far East was located is remarkably calm, as if it vanished in an instant."
Vill-V interjected at this point, "How is that possible? I once thought about a magic trick that could make an entire continent disappear, but how could something like that actually be done? Unless the person responsible for this possesses abilities beyond human comprehension, just like the Herrscher of Reason."
After this brief moment to calm down, she had regained her rationality.
It wasn't that Vill-V had no feelings for the people in the magic troupe. On the contrary, it was precisely because she cared about them that she suppressed her usual 'enjoying the chaos' mentality and began to seriously consider what she could do.
And so, she now frantically searched her mind for any knowledge that could lead to a reasonable conclusion.
The current situation in the Far East was as if a magician had waved their hand and silently spirited it away.
In magic, the audience often sees tricks where objects are made to disappear. Low-level magicians typically use simple contraptions, while more skilled magicians use methods like optical illusions to make objects vanish.
And those illusions, without exception, are all related to space.
Furthermore, Fu Li had once shown her the blueprints for the thirteen Divine Keys. The first, Void Archives, clearly had something in common with Ashara's abilities. The Second Divine Key was divided into two forms—'Thousand-Worlds' and 'Void Hand, Soul Probe'—both of which were related to space.
"Could it be that this Herrscher wields abilities related to space?" Vill-V's mind worked quickly, proposing a theory before the MOTHs' research department had even reached a conclusion.
Fu Li, of course, had known this all along, but Irene found it somewhat amusing. She thought Miss Vill-V was being a bit fanciful. After all, how could such spatial abilities possibly exist in this world? It was completely unimaginable.
Space was a domain that humanity could barely even begin to explore.
However, just as she was about to object, Fu Li suddenly spoke.
"Space? Although it's fanciful, a Herrscher of Reason who can create things from nothing has already appeared. Why not open our minds a little?"
Fu Li issued his command: "Have the research department proceed in this direction. I will go to the Far East with Ashara and attempt to enter the area."
"This... yes, of course, Boss."
Although she felt it was somewhat improper, as Fu Li's loyal maid, Irene naturally would not object. She would only carry out his will with 100% perfection.
"I will arrange for the aircraft immediately. Estimated takeoff in ten minutes."
"Mm, understood."
Fu Li's calm and composure always had a way of reassuring people.
Irene, who had been internally frantic, had already calmed down somewhat. She cast a sympathetic glance at Vill-V, whose loved ones had been caught up in this incident, and then quickly departed.
The MOTHs' headquarters was in chaos, but as soon as Irene, Fu Li's proxy, appeared, she immediately took control of all base affairs and began to issue orders in a methodical manner.
Clearing the airspace, preparing the aircraft, imposing a media blackout, dispatching naval forces from the nearest branch for support, and notifying the United Nations to demand their full cooperation—she arranged everything perfectly.
But even with her meticulousness and extraordinary memory, Irene somehow failed to notice that on the list for the special support team, a strange, unfamiliar name had appeared: 'Elysia.'
She had appeared in the headquarters like a ghost. No one knew her, yet everyone instinctively accepted her.
Therefore, when the cheerful, pink-haired young woman boarded the transport aircraft and enthusiastically greeted these strangers, no one suspected a thing.
After all, she was the beautiful Miss Pink Elf. Who could possibly dislike her~♪
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