This time, I won't be the devil.

And the humiliation of living within its walls.

……

At 12 a.m. on December 19, following Frey's instructions, monitor Neo, employee number 1, stared at the monitor bored.

Considering the 10 times overtime pay, Neo's attitude was quite serious, but no matter how he observed, there was nothing abnormal in the data.

It turned out that the man was worrying too much.

Just as monitor Neo was thinking this, the display in front of him suddenly seemed to be broken, and all kinds of values ​​soared wildly.

Relying on his extremely high professional qualities, Neo immediately made a judgment and dialed Frey's communicator.

"The typhoon in the thunderstorm area suddenly turned and is heading towards Bondolim..."

Halfway through his words, he heard a laugh in his mind, followed by a huge noise.

Amidst the noise, Neo lost the ability to organize his speech.

However, before he could be shocked by this, something even more terrifying happened.

Bad news came from the detector near the coast. In the southwest corner of the city, a huge gap appeared in the Wall of Wind God that had protected Bondolium for nearly 400 years.

With the appearance of the gap, the atmospheric fluctuations around the Bondolim Sea changed suddenly, as if a vacuum container protected by an outer shell had a hole, and the surrounding gas rushed in frantically.

The rapid change in air pressure caused abnormal rise and fall of the sea level and severe disturbance of the sea water.

Before the super typhoon arrives in the thunderstorm area, the music capital will be hit by a tsunami tonight.

Neo turned on the magic radio and wanted to inform the citizens to evacuate, but he could not make any sound.

In desperation, the anxious Neo found a long-forgotten button in the corner of the monitoring station.

Since these monitors were originally set up to guard against the demons' cross-sea attacks, there is also an emergency alarm device in the monitoring station to deal with enemy attacks.

As Neo pressed the red button, a shrill alarm tore through the night. The high-decibel sound waves were transmitted from one station to another. For more than ten seconds, the shrill alarm echoed throughout the city.

This is the most serious city alarm, and in theory it will only sound when the demons invade.

Those who were awakened from their sleep were still a little dazed, while those who were partying in the downtown area were frightened. The sound of the alarm was so sharp that even the loud disco music could not drown it out.

Faced with this emergency, they hurriedly talked to the people around them, and then found that they could no longer speak.

People could only look at each other in horror but were unable to communicate.

This silence further intensified the fear and anxiety in people's hearts, shrouding the entire city in an eerie silence.

On the other side, the fishermen on Liufeng Reef soon noticed something was wrong. There was a faint sound of waves coming from the southwest on the sea, rumbling like thunder.

As far as the eye can see, heavy black waves are surging, splashing white foam on the shore, and the water surface is undulating, looking like an endless wasteland.

Suddenly, a branch of lightning fell on the water, like a giant golden tree growing from the black wasteland into the clouds.

……

By the time Frey had dealt with all the cultists and returned to the ground with Stella, the city was in complete chaos.

Due to the damage to the Wall of the Wind God, the cold and damp sea breeze raged through the city, making it difficult for people to stand steadily.

The streets were full of panicked pedestrians, but under the influence of the law of silence, they could not make any sound. The scene was like a crazy pantomime.

Theoretically, people could communicate using handwritten text, but even in Bondolim, the literacy rate of residents was only one-fifth, not to mention that everyone was at a loss for words in the face of such an unprecedented emergency.

Frey's magic communicator kept emitting beeps, and the 3000 little stars who were originally assigned to guard the manhole cover tried to contact him to inquire about the situation.

But at this time Frey had no time to take care of them. In order to find out the situation, he immediately went to the weather monitoring station.

During this time, dark clouds rolled in from the direction of the sea. Ten minutes later, the originally clear night sky was covered by rolling cumulonimbus clouds, which was a sign that heavy rain was about to fall.

The moonlight disappeared completely, leaving only sporadic lights flickering in the darkness.

By the time he arrived at the monitoring station, Frey was exhausted.

Since the city had lost order, he could not leave the unconscious Midori and the weak Stella there, so he had to carry one in each hand and bring them together.

When monitor Neo saw Frey coming, he felt like he had seen a savior. He quickly picked up paper and pen and reported to Frey.

After analyzing the current situation, Frey received good news and bad news.

Since he dealt with the cultists at the main altar in advance and destroyed the altar at the first opportunity, the ceremony was not complete.

The good news is that the law of silence that originally lasted for three days can now only last for two days.

The bad news is that the typhoon that originally took three days to arrive now only takes two days.

At this moment, they are facing an imminent crisis. In three hours, a tsunami will land.

That's why Neo activated the emergency alarm, but the result was counterproductive, and the people who didn't understand the situation fell into chaos.

[We must find a way to notify the residents to evacuate!] Neo wrote this line anxiously.

Although he usually slacks off, at this critical moment, he showed the sense of responsibility that a monitor should have.

The problem now is that no one can open their mouth to broadcast to the whole city, and this world has not yet developed a magical device that can convert text into speech.

However, because the effect of the Soul-Cleansing Light had not completely disappeared when the ritual was initiated, the Law of Silence on Frey and Stella was lifted early.

"I...I'll do it." Stella said with some difficulty.

Seeing that she could speak, Neo was overjoyed and quickly turned on the radio. Stella's beautiful voice spread throughout the city.

"Attention, citizens! Attention, citizens! In three hours, a tsunami will hit the southwest corner of the city. Please head to the east district or seek shelter on higher ground..."

After a while, Frey regained his ability to speak, and he quickly used the communicator to report his safety to Noelle and Didoris.

According to Neo's calculations, the area that would be hit by the tsunami would mainly be the southwest of the city, and the central area where they were located was basically safe.

Afterwards, Stella continued to guide the people through the radio, while Frey and Neo analyzed the data from the detector and thought about countermeasures.

When the tsunami arrived, Frey went to the observation deck above the monitoring station and used a telescope to observe the disaster situation.

The tidal wave came ashore from the southwest, and because the city was not built to cope with extreme climate conditions, the low breakwaters along the coast were of no use.

The water wall, tens of meters high, made a thunderous sound as it advanced. Wherever it passed, trees and sheds were lifted to the crest of the tide. Several-story buildings were like pebbles on the beach in front of it.

The water wall finally advanced to a point about one kilometer away from the city center. The sea water broke into a foamy torrent, pouring into the streets and alleys along the road. The mighty river flowed between the concrete high-rise buildings.

At this moment, Bondolim seemed to have returned to what it was like 100 years ago. The city turned into an archipelago, the buildings turned into small islands, and the black tides undulated between the islands.

When the waves finally stopped, nearly one-third of the city had been submerged in seawater. The drainage system began to operate at full capacity, but the tide was accompanied by strong winds and heavy rains, making it impossible to drain the accumulated water in a short period of time.

When the sun rose, the wind and rain finally stopped temporarily, and the surroundings were filled with a scene of doomsday.

Under Stella's guidance, most residents were able to evacuate successfully, and the casualties were not heavy.

After dawn, Frey left in a hurry, and Stella stayed in the monitoring station temporarily as an announcer.

Senior city officials, including the mayor, have gathered at the monitoring station and are talking with pen and paper.

The city government does not work at night, and the mayor was awakened from his sleep last night. Because he lost his voice, he was unable to make effective deployments for a while. He came here only after hearing Stella's broadcast.

At this time, the monitoring station was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

Because just now, Neo calculated the strength of the incoming typhoon.

The wind speed has reached level 17 and is still getting stronger. By the time it makes landfall, it will probably exceed the current measurement limit.

This is despairing information.

Normally, if it is a Category 15 typhoon, although it will destroy ground buildings, people can survive safely by hiding in sewers or underground shelters.

But the wind speed has reached this level, which is enough to directly destroy the foundation of the artificial island and cause it to sink completely into the sea.

If the Wall of Wind God is not repaired before the typhoon makes landfall tomorrow night, all the man-made land in the entire city will be destroyed, and only the island chain consisting of the original islands and reefs will remain.

However, now all the residents of the island have fallen into silence, and the law of silence deprives them of not only the ability to organize language, but also the ability to construct melodies and play musical instruments.

Although Stella, the performer, can still sing, the rest of the people responsible for the ceremonies and accompaniment required for the Fengling Festival are unable to work normally.

Although the Law of Silence cannot cause direct damage, it is an A-level skill after all, and conventional means such as purification magic cannot remove it at all.

However, a powerful miracle like the Soul-Cleansing Light requires more than two days to cool down, which is no longer possible.

Currently, the only two people in the entire city who can sing and play music are Frey and Stella, and the festival can no longer be completed as scheduled.

If you just want to play music, that can also be achieved through recording and broadcasting.

But the essence of the Fengling Festival is to convey the sound to the God of Wind through playing music, and then in this process, gather the faith of all the residents on the island to strengthen the Wall of the God of Wind.

In the current situation, no one can guarantee success even if the ceremony is forced to be held by taking shortcuts.

After repeated discussions, the mayor, who came from the Terra Federation, made a decision.

[You can't put all your hopes on a festival that may not succeed.]

[Now that things have come to this, it’s better to arrange for the evacuation of personnel as soon as possible.]

After calculation, it was found that after destroying Bondolim, the power of the typhoon would be greatly reduced, and they could escape by taking a boat to the port of Dunkirk in the Eastern Theocracy.

But the problem is that of Bondolim's two ports, the larger South Port was damaged in last night's tsunami and cannot be repaired in a short period of time. Currently, only the extremely small East Port can be used normally.

In addition, a large number of ships originally docked at Nangang were swept into the breakwater by the tsunami and sank. Currently, only one-tenth of the ships that can be immediately used in the entire city are left.

Due to its high degree of urbanization, Bondolim has a total population of over 100 million, but with current transportation capacity, less than 1 people can be successfully evacuated before the storm arrives.

Once this news was exposed, it would inevitably cause riots throughout the city, so the city government chose to conceal the news of the storm.

However, since a large number of dignitaries from other countries gathered on the island, in order to avoid diplomatic conflicts, we had to find a way to notify them to evacuate.

The city was about to be destroyed, but the first thing the city government considered was the diplomatic impact.

This is because the senior government officials present are among the 1% who can evacuate and they still have a future.

The remaining 99% can only wait silently for death to come.

Stella, who was listening in, immediately objected to this resolution, but as the only person present who could speak, her voice was swallowed by silence.

[Don't worry, Miss Stella, we've already booked your boat ticket. Your agent will be here to pick you up in a while.]

After seeing the words written by the mayor, Stella walked out angrily and came to the observation deck above the testing station.

And there, she saw Frey, it seemed that he had finished his business and returned.

In this silent city, they are the last two humans who can communicate with each other.

Stella told Frey about the mayor and their resolution, but Frey's expression remained calm, as if he had guessed the result long ago.

"It's not surprising they would do that," Frey said.