Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 1084: Noah's Ark

Obviously, there was no way Nancy would immediately accept the red-haired woman's words. Instead, she even questioned the red-haired woman's identity within the IMF.

"I like your vigilance, but the fact that your message has instantly appeared on my device should be enough proof of my identity."

The tablet revealed that the red-haired woman's clearance was far higher than hers. Nancy finally believed the red-haired woman, and she was neither humble nor arrogant as she said, "May I ask why you couldn't notify me through official channels? As a member of the IMF, I'm always prepared to make sacrifices."

Seemingly hearing the resentment in her words, the red-haired woman smiled slightly. She extended her right hand towards Nancy, "Hello, I am the Overseer this month, and of course, I'm one of the higher-ups."

Nancy reached out to shake the red-haired woman's hand, but the latter's appearance changed instantly—transforming into a silver-haired elderly man. On the side of his neck was the Roman numeral "III" tattooed in pure black ink.

"You must understand that you mustn't be inflexible. You decisively mobilized an Anomaly to deal with a containment breach, and you made the correct choice, even though your actions violated the regulations."

"What do you want me to do for the organization?" Nancy asked, going straight for the point instead of dwelling on the reason behind the test.

The Overseer sat on the nearby sofa and calmly looked at her. "You must still be haunted by that incident a long time ago, am I correct? I just raised your clearance level. You can look at the relevant files now.

"Once you're done reading it, we'll talk."

Anomaly Name: Outer Dark

Anomaly ID: 0-50

Anomaly Description: According to hundreds of eyewitnesses, the object always appears to be a group of black meteors streaking through the sky. But unlike ordinary meteors, they don't make any noise.

When it hits the ground, it's always accompanied by a violent explosion. The members of our collection team obtained no debris nor fragments at the ground zeroes.

During the third incident in 2023, all IMF-affiliated observatories were given the task of observing those unknown foreign objects. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate which star system they originated from. They appear as suddenly as they disappear; they are like the wind—everywhere.

Every time they appear, our contained Anomalies undergo some changes, becoming more chaotic and dangerous. There is an increasing trend in their appearances. Every year, the IMF expends a ton of resources to cover up their existence.

The IMF's doctrines do not include pessimism, but 0-50's appearance is undoubtedly very close to the doomsday scenario described by ■■■. According to our estimates, a black meteor shower will soon be upon us, and it is a disaster capable of destroying human civilization.

We must all be prepared for it.

Recorded Appearance:

Target's first fall at 23.01°N 113.31°E on August 21, 2015.

Target's second fall at 0.11°N, 141.232°E on January 21, 2021.

Target's third fall at 42.31°N, 35.344°E on April 6, 2024.

Target's fourth fall at 65.00°N, 54.346°E on November 15, 2026.

Target's fifth fall at 23.1°N, 38.416°E on April 21, 2027…

Nancy scrolled down and saw the latest recorded appearance. It was last Sunday.

Target's 94th fall on March 9, 2041.

Nancy had been dreaming of reading the file before her, but now that she could access the file, she felt empty. It turned out that Robert was just one of the people killed by those things. His death was insignificant and was just a mere statistic.

"Has no one ever thought about stopping them? We could easily intercept them with our satellites! We could intercept and capture them," Nancy said, clearly unwilling to accept what the IMF had been doing so far.

"We've tried, but we failed. We still have more plans regarding that, but of course, you don't need to know about them. What you only need to know is the plan we need you to participate in—Noah's Ark.

"We know a place where time is moving in the exact opposite way. If the apocalypse truly comes to pass, then that place will probably be the one and only Garden of Eden. You're one of the chosen leaders to go there.

The Overseer paused and calmly looked at Nancy before adding, "Maybe you can find a way to address 0-50 down there, or maybe you can lead humanity to survive for the hopefully many years to come.

"It's a plan born out of extreme desperation and hopelessness. To ensure that they wouldn't break down, we need a lie—a convincing lie.

"With that in mind, we'll claim that we've found a great place—no, the best place to contain uncontrollable Anomalies. We will then recruit people from around the globe and tell them that they will go there as special agents.

"Only you will know the truth. Of course, this isn't mandatory. You can refuse. If you refuse, I will erase your memories and let you live peacefully until 0-50 has annihilated us all."

Faced with a major, life-changing decision, Nancy hesitated for a long time. She pondered over it for a long time and asked the Overseer many questions.

In the end, she agreed. She wanted to go there to find a way to address 0-50 rather than wait for her demise.

"Very well. From now on, you are K9. Please note that your next course of action is related to everything. I will take you to meet your new colleagues; you will need to work together in the future."

K9 soon met the others. Their names were unknown to them, but she didn't care and simply memorized their code names—O5, A2, D4...

They were collectively known as the GK Council, and they were the only ones who knew the true reason behind Noah's Ark. They were the core members of the organization.

Under their lead, a large group of people descended to the Subterranean Sea through a passageway in the ocean.

In addition to people, they also had to send down more things, such as Anomalies and pairs of animals like cattle, sheep, including lions as well as elephants.

They were like Noah in the Bible. Noah had built a huge ark according to God's instructions, and the ark was made to let Noah and his family—as well as the land creatures in the world—escape a flood caused by divine punishment.

The Subterranean Sea was their Noah's Ark.

K9 experienced many, many things in the Subterranean Sea. She went through so many things that she had almost forgotten the reason she descended in the first place.

Many years later, Nancy looked up at the rock layer being illuminated by Dawn Four.

As she reminisced about the surface world, traces of longing glimmered in her eyes. She had lived for a very long time, but her appearance hadn't changed at all. Naturally, her heart hadn't changed as well.

She lowered her head and looked at the arch bristling with various metal frameworks beside her. The silver arch was covered with a multitude of machines, making it appear futuristic. Naturally, it was massive, looking like a majestic mountain.

A dazzling halo emitting rays of sunlight was in the middle of the silver arch, and a triangle that seemed to be made of silver was suspended in the middle of the halo.

"OMEGA, start recording."