The members of Tpc immediately took action.

The performance, which was in full swing, was suddenly interrupted and the TPC evacuation alarm sounded. Upon hearing the siren, the audience, who were still immersed in Eden's singing, became excited in less than three seconds.

Everyone ran out of the venue in panic, and the whole scene was extremely chaotic for a while.

Although Tpc staff conducted evacuation guidance as soon as possible, it was completely useless.

Everyone was scrambling like crazy to get the first one.

Because that's collapse!

No one has ever forgotten the tragedy and destruction caused by the first Collapse. It was not a disaster like an earthquake or a storm. Everyone was afraid that if they ran too slowly, they would be killed by the Collapse, even though they had no idea what form the Collapse would take.

TPC only announced the existence of Honkai, and the information about Herrscher and Honkai Beasts was still confidential. But even so, after seeing the impact of the first Honkai, people still found it difficult to control their fear of Honkai.

Alicia stood there in shock.

"How could this happen? Why would they rather hurt others than follow the staff's instructions?"

Just now, everyone's emotions were connected by Eden's singing.

"Isn't this a matter of course? Humans are just such creatures."

Si was not surprised at all by such a result. The upper and lower limits of human beings are directly proportional, but unfortunately, most humans exist to lower the lower limit.

"You don't have time to doubt your life here. Our mission is to take Eden away, or do you want to go fight Godzilla with Ultraman Tiga?"

[Chapter 18: Necessary changes in the new era]

The second great collapse is coming!

The location of the outbreak was the Australian continent.

The concert of world superstar Eden.

"Confirmed that the Honkai reaction has occurred."

"The strength of Honkai energy is increasing—"

"2000! 3000......"

"It has been confirmed that the magnetic field of the Herrscher domain has appeared underground in Australia. The second Herrscher is emerging from the ground!"

"This reaction is so huge, it confirms that the Second Herrscher is a giant creature!"

"Evacuation guidance is being carried out at the scene, but the guidance operation is not going smoothly. The situation at the scene is now critical. Citizens refuse to cooperate and the scene is in chaos!"

Inside the combat command room, the reports were so urgent that people couldn't help but feel a headache. Although they had made preparations in advance, when the collapse really came, everyone was still nervous. After all, the first collapse happened three months ago, and people have not yet fully recovered from that tragedy.

"Can you stop the Herrscher from landing?"

"The Victory Team is trying, but the Herrscher itself is hiding under the Australian continent. I'm afraid it will be difficult to prevent it from landing."

"Have the people on the scene quickly complete the evacuation guidance!"

"Yes, but the situation at the scene is not optimistic. Even firing warning shots has no effect. Unless coercive measures are used, it may be impossible to stop the citizens from rioting!"

"To what extent?"

"I'm afraid...a portion of the citizens will need to be shot."

"..."

When the command center heard this, they were suddenly at a loss as to what to do.

The only option is to report this situation to the higher authorities.

And at this time at the headquarters.

Director Yoshioka shouted coldly: "Sawai, stop being soft-hearted. The current situation is not gentle enough for us to save everyone. If necessary, we should make a reasonable choice!"

"No, we can't point our guns at the people!"

This is the only thing that Director Sawai would never agree to. If it was just a threat or warning, he could understand it, but now it is more than that. If he nods here, then the TPC warriors will definitely point their guns at innocent citizens and shoot.

Because simply firing warning shots is no longer effective. Some team members on the scene have done so, but it still cannot stop the rioting crowd. Those people have already gone crazy at this point. The reason for this is that the impact of the first Honkai incident was too great. The credibility of Tpc has suffered a great blow due to the impact of the first Honkai incident. People no longer believe that Tpc can protect them.

Although Director Sawai can

I understand that if they don't do this, they won't be able to calm down the rioting crowd, but this is an act that absolutely cannot be crossed. TPC exists to protect human peace, how can they shoot at people? And if they can make such a decision today, will they make greater sacrifices without hesitation the next time they encounter a similar or even more serious situation? People's bottom line is a terrible thing. Once they choose to compromise, they can never stop.

That's why Sawai was unwilling to let go at this time.

"So are you just going to watch all of them die?!" Director Yoshioka roared angrily.

Director Sawai was speechless. Yes, although he knew that this was something that absolutely could not be done, it was like the unsolvable trolley problem. Before actually encountering such a thing, people could come up with all kinds of reasons, or even treat such problems as garbage, but when the choice really came, it was not something that could be solved by escaping. They had to make a choice, even if doing so would cause something to deteriorate.

Yoshioka looked at Sawai who seemed to have lost all his strength, and realized that his old friend actually knew the essence of the matter better than anyone else. But because of this, Sawai could not make a decision, because there was no right or wrong, and no justice. Choosing to shoot would go against the original concept of Tpc, but if he chose not to shoot, it would be no different from letting the citizens die. So there was no way. Under the threat of Honkai, Tpc must make changes. They cannot just continue to exist as a protective umbrella for mankind. They must transform into sharp blades and defeat Honkai. For this, neither justice nor gentleness is needed!

"Convey the order now and have the security team at the scene open fire to force the citizens at the scene to cooperate with our arrangements!"

While Sawai was still hesitating, Yoshioka took advantage of the moment when he was distracted, took over the command and issued an order.

......

The sudden interruption of the performance made Eden lose consciousness for a moment. Although she learned the news from Tpc in advance and held this performance knowing that there were risks, when the collapse really came, she found that she could do nothing and could only stand on the stage at a loss.

The tragedy happening below the stage quickly brought Eden back to her senses. She tried to ask people to cooperate with the TPC staff, but what made her feel powerless was that no one could hear her at this moment.

That crazy scene made Eden feel terrified.

People were pulling and scrambling with each other to escape the venue first. Although the TPC security team was trying to maintain order, most people did not obey, and some radical people even wanted to snatch the weapons from them.

That's right, in the face of disaster, stars like her are not needed. Eden felt the changes in the world at this moment, and she could only lament but there was nothing she could do.

"Eden!"

Alicia and Tsukasa rushed onto the stage.

Their mission is different from that of the Victory Team. This time, the Victory Team's mission is to stop the Herrscher, while the mission of the two of them is to protect the safety of Eden, a future candidate for a Fusion Warrior. However, at the beginning, no one thought that Honkai would really break out at the performance, and no one could have predicted that these audiences would cause such a riot.

Although Alicia also wants to help everyone, unfortunately, she does not have that kind of power. Moreover, the current chaos is not caused by the enemy. The Herrscher has not yet appeared, and the realm of destruction has not really arrived. The current chaos is entirely caused by humans themselves. In this situation, let alone Alicia, even if Tiga comes, there is nothing he can do.

Eden looked at the two of them and asked with a sad look, "Can Tpc prevent this disaster?"

"......" Alicia fell silent.

If possible, she would certainly like to reply to Eden affirmatively that it is possible, but the problem is that the reality is not that simple. Godzilla, the Herrscher of Fire, no one knows how powerful this King of Monsters will become after becoming a Herrscher. Even if Tpc knows the information about Godzilla in advance, he is not sure of defeating this Herrscher. In the final analysis, Tpc is just trying his best now, but no one is sure that he can prevent the collapse.

Si said, "The situation of Honkai is not as simple as you think. Besides, the problem now is not just Honkai."

Although Tpc had made all preparations in advance to deal with the collapse and to allow citizens to evacuate, even if all these were done in advance, if the citizens did not cooperate, Tpc would be powerless. This situation had actually been discussed internally within Tpc, and Tsukasa also gave his own opinion at the time, which was that citizens must be forced to obey, and tough measures could be used when necessary, but this suggestion was rejected by most people, including Director Sawai, as they abided by the principle of procedural justice.

Si had anticipated such an outcome, so she had no idea about the tragedy unfolding before her eyes, because this was the choice made by humans themselves. It was these people's own will that caused this chaos, and the reason why these people could not be saved was also the choice made by the Tpc members themselves. If coercive means were used, then even if there would be certain sacrifices, these citizens would obey Tpc's arrangements, but would the righteous Tpc make such a choice?

I'm afraid it's difficult.

after all

Even in the future she saw, Tpc was mostly an organization that held on to the last bottom line, so later on, even though Mei was the director of Tpc, she still wanted to set up a new organization. Because from the perspective of Tpc, there were many things they could not do, but if they wanted to defeat Honkai, they would never succeed by just relying on pretty methods.

in this war.

Justice is just a pretty symbol.

Insisting on so-called justice will neither defeat the collapse nor save more people.

The organization that was established later, the Fire Moth, was different. It was an organization created with the concept of eliminating Honkai. As long as they could defeat Honkai, they could do anything, let alone shooting at rioting citizens. Even more inhumane things could be done by the Fire Moth's warriors.

Later, in order to mass-produce fusion warriors, Mebius and May even chose to throw some recruits who had only received basic training into a city where a small collapse had occurred. Those who could survive in this city would become the new warriors.

Even in the future, the Fire Moth used something called [Discipline], which actually had the same effect as a thought stamp, forcibly changing the thoughts of all mankind and making all mankind focus on defeating the Honkai.

Compared to the fire moth that will appear later.

The current Tpc is still too immature.

In the face of collapse, people still pay attention to humanitarianism, law, and justice, but they don't know that if they want to fight against collapse, humans must be prepared to sacrifice everything.

Perhaps, she needed to facilitate the birth of the fire moth.

Because if we only rely on Tpc, even with the information she revealed, it is still too unrealistic to fight against Honkai.

In particular, the existence of Director Sawai is unnecessary. Perhaps this man is indeed great, a great man who promoted world unification and brought true peace to mankind.

But Director Sawai is an idealist.

His sense of morality is too high, and even if he can think clearly about many things, he will never be able to make a decision.

In prosperous times, he was an excellent leader.

But in the doomsday worldview, his approach doesn't work.

Just as Si and Alicia were about to take Eden away by force, gunshots were suddenly heard from below, and a group of soldiers in police uniforms opened fire.

And it wasn't just a warning shot.

He actually shot at people.

That man was the one who had been fighting for weapons with the members of the Victory Team. He fell to the ground, his face full of disbelief. Didn't TPC come here to protect them? Why was he shot? Why did the TPC Security Bureau shoot him? The man stared with unwillingness and doubt, and the breath of life disappeared just like that.

"Listen to me, everyone. If anyone disobeys orders like this again, this will be their fate!"

The crowd that was originally rioting stopped.

They were confused, frightened and angry.

But after seeing someone actually die, all of this emotion ended up being overwhelming.

But not everyone will be scared by this.

In particular, many of those who came to participate in this performance were people of high status.

If it weren't for the fact that people were not allowed to carry weapons into the venue, these people would not just be accompanied by bodyguards, but would be fully armed.

It was these people who disregarded orders and took the lead in running away at the beginning.

At this moment, I saw that the people from the Tpc Security Bureau wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.

They shouted among the crowd.

"Damn it, how could you do this? How could you Tpc kill people? How could you restrict our freedom?!"

"That's right! Tpc, you have no right to shoot us, nor do you have the right to restrict our personal freedom!"

"The people from the Supervisory Bureau will not let you go!"

Led by these people, the crowd that was about to stabilize began to waver again. However, the executive officer of the TPC Security Bureau was very ruthless. He rushed in and pulled out a person who was leading the trend, pointing a gun at that person's temple.

"Obey orders! Or die here and now!"

The man who was caught looked terrified.

Shouting that he was going to kill someone!

It seems that he thought that this could cover it up.

But the Security Bureau is serious this time.

Faced with such shameless behavior, the executive officer simply took out his electric baton and smashed it hard, beating the man so hard that he could no longer make a sound.

"continue!"

"If anyone still has opinions, please continue to speak out loudly."

The executive officer glanced around with a cold look.

At this moment, everyone fell silent.

The tough measures temporarily subdued these people.

Si was a little surprised when she saw this scene on the stage. She originally thought that Director Sawai would not make this decision, but she did not expect that the old man seemed to be more capable than she thought.

However in reality.

This was the decision made by Chief Yoshioka.

He and Director Sawai are complementary to each other. Sawai is too idealistic and gentle, while Yoshioka is too radical, but the two combined are the best combination.

Chapter 19: The King of Monsters vs.

Battle with Shining Tiga

Under the strong suppression of the guards, the crowd riot finally stopped.

The evacuation operation went smoothly.

Tsukasa and Alicia also left the venue from behind the stage with Eden.

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