"she……"
"Forget it. I don't care about those crap."
Shizuku interrupted the black old man's answer.
"By the way, when I came back earlier, I saw half a dead body at the entrance of the supermarket. What was going on?"
"After you left, some people wanted to go out to seek help. They tied ropes and walked into the fog, and then..."
"I see."
Hearing this, Shizuku shrugged her shoulders and said nothing more. If you don't commit suicide, you won't die. She has made it very clear, but there are still people who want to die. Then it's their own business. Anyway, the life and death of these people has nothing to do with her, right? They can do whatever they want.
"Little girl, can you tell us what's going on?"
At this moment, most people came to Shizuku and looked at her anxiously. Although they didn't know Shizuku's origins, they could tell that this little girl was not an ordinary person just now when they saw her destroying those bugs and even summoning an ice wall to block the gap in an incredible way.
Now everyone in the supermarket was confused. They were not sure what had happened, but everything they had encountered and heard before had shattered their worldview and cognition. Obviously, this was not a factory explosion, nor was it related to any ordinary natural phenomenon. They were even more unwilling to believe the crazy woman's statement that God was punishing mankind, so the only choice was to listen to the explanation of this mysterious girl.
"Miasma, you can also think of it as a kind of fog. As you can see, it itself is not very toxic. However, the monsters living in the miasma are the biggest threat."
"But why? Why did this happen suddenly?"
"I don't know about that."
Shizuku shook her head.
"According to what you Americans say, this kind of thing should have been a product of living in another world. Since this kind of thing has never happened here before, it means that this thing should have been sealed off. As for why it appeared... maybe someone inexplicably opened up the closed passage connecting there and here? I don't know about this. After all, who knows what the situation is here."
"Oh right, the base!!"
Hearing this, several of the townspeople seemed to have thought of something and grabbed the collar of the uniformed soldier next to them.
"Is it you? Is it you who did this? I've heard that your base is researching some weird things! It must be you! You are the one who caused all this!"
"I don't know what you are talking about, I know nothing!!"
Faced with the indignation of the residents, several young soldiers were so scared that they shook their heads and stepped back.
"We just got here, and we don't know what that base is doing! Trust us!"
"Well, there's no point in saying this now!"
A man wearing glasses rushed forward and pulled the two parties apart.
"What we need to do now is to survive! So young lady, what should we do?"
"It's simple, just wait for rescue."
In response to the question from the man with glasses, Shizuku stretched and leaned against the wall.
"These monsters are quite troublesome for ordinary people who are unarmed, but not too much trouble for the army. As long as humans are serious, the existing weapons are enough to tear them into pieces. After all, these guys can only live in the fog, and they are not invulnerable, immortal monsters. Think about it carefully, many years ago, the ancestors of this land were able to drive these monsters back into the darkness and seal them up. There is no reason why the human army, with each person holding a rocket launcher, cannot do it now. So..."
Shizuku yawned again when she said this.
"We just need to wait for rescue."
After hearing what Shizuku said, everyone's expressions relaxed a little. And Shizuku was not lying. In fact, this was also the reason why the monsters all over the world were basically living cautiously. Indeed, humans nowadays are not as superstitious as before, and there are fewer people who can use mysterious powers. But on the other hand, the destructive power that humans possess is getting stronger and stronger. If it were a few hundred years ago, perhaps when facing some monsters, people could only force them to fall into a deep sleep and seal them.
But nowadays, if an RPG comes to you, it might blow you up so badly that even your mother can’t recognize you…
Unlike humans, monsters do not have systematic production and development capabilities. Even if they survived until now, they have not developed much, and many have even regressed. In this case, except for some mentally retarded monsters who were sealed for hundreds of years and resurrected, who are unable to keep up with the times and keep talking about wanting to rule the world, most other monsters have already recognized the facts and no longer resist.
Just like those bugs before, when they encounter the army, a flamethrower can basically solve the problem. It is only these unarmed ordinary people who find it so difficult to deal with them.
After everyone had dealt with everything, it was already late at night. Most people were exhausted and had gone to rest. But some people were whispering and talking in low voices. The crazy woman who had preached about God's punishment was also talking to a few people in a low voice. From time to time, someone turned around to look at Shizuku and Tamamonomae, and then quickly looked away.
Shizuku didn't care about this at all. After all, the life and death of these people had nothing to do with her. If they wanted to live, they would just obey her, but if they wanted to die, Shizuku wouldn't stop them.
On the other side, a group of people were huddled between the shelves, talking in low voices.
"What should we do? Is it just possible for us to stay here?"
A man holding a child whispered worriedly, while another blonde woman beside him looked confused.
"But where can we go? You also heard what the girl said. With the strength of our army, it is not difficult to defeat these monsters..."
"Who can say for sure?"
But the man didn't seem to agree with what the woman said.
"You saw how quickly the fog came. It's been almost a day now, and no one knows how many places the fog has covered. What if it has entered New York? Also, although there is still food here, who knows how long it can last? The electricity has been cut off, and we don't know when the water will stop. By that time..."
"I think the girl is right."
At this time, a white-haired old man on the other side also spoke.
"It would be best if we stayed here and waited for rescue."
"But who knows if they will come to rescue us? What if, as those people say, the military base here caused this disaster? Will they just destroy this place completely to cover up the evidence?"
"this……"
Faced with the man's rebuttal, the old woman was speechless for a moment, while the other old man next to her nodded.
"So what do you think?"
"I think we should get out of here as soon as possible."
The man made a decision again.
"My car is not far outside. We should be able to drive away immediately after daybreak when those monsters haven't attacked here. Maybe we can get out of this thick fog... In any case, I don't think it's a good idea to stay here any longer."
Shizuku neither cared nor concerned about what everyone in the supermarket thought. The main reason she returned to the supermarket was because there were snacks here to feed Tamamonomae - just like now, the little blonde loli was lying on her knees, grunting and chewing potato chips with a satisfied look on her face, and that was good enough.
Just at this moment, she felt someone approaching. She looked up and saw several men carrying travel bags coming up to her.
"Little girl, we have something to trouble you..."
"It's like this, my child... has a fever... We want to find some medicine, the pharmacy is next door, we..."
"You want me to go with you?"
“…”
The man hesitated, then nodded, and Shizuku yawned.
"It's late at night, I want to have a good sleep... Forget it, for the sake of the child..."
As she spoke, she put Tamamonomae aside, letting him continue eating potato chips, and then stood up.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
After hearing Shizuku's answer, several people immediately breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they were a little nervous when they went to find Shizuku. After all, she was too mysterious, and compared to that witch, the power displayed by Shizuku was even more terrifying - just look at the thick ice wall outside to know.
"Hey, where are you guys going?"
When the group of people walked to the entrance of the supermarket, they saw the crazy woman who was yelling just now came over nervously and stared at them. Her voice also woke up some people who were originally sleeping soundly nearby. They raised their heads uneasily and looked at the scene in front of them.
And the crazy woman just stared at the man who was talking to Shizuku before.
"Are you so anxious to let your children become orphans? You'll attract the devils from Hell here and kill us all!"
"Listen, we're just going to go to the pharmacy to get some medicine and then see if there are any survivors over there. We'll be back soon."
The man looked at the people around him and explained to them, but the crazy woman obviously didn't think so.
"Oh, no, young man, you will die there. As soon as you walk out of this door, you will be torn to pieces by the devils of hell."
"You talk like you've been there."
At this moment, Shizuku came out yawning.
"Since you are so sure, why don't you go out first and give us all a demonstration?"
"Ah, the Devil's Daughter!"
When the crazy woman saw Shizuku appear, she pointed at her and screamed.
"The devil's daughter! She is the culprit of everything!"
At this moment, the crazy woman screamed wildly, waking up more people. As she watched others gather around her, she waved her hands desperately.
"Everyone, it's her, it's her! She is the one who brought the disaster! You all know that they came here, and then the fog appeared!! It's her!!"
“Huh…”
Faced with the crazy woman's accusations, Shizuku yawned out of boredom.
"Oh, so what are you going to do to me?"
"It's simple. We will destroy you! By God's will!! Destroy evil!! Kill her! As long as we kill her! We can put an end to all this!"
Hearing what the crazy woman said, the others now gathered around, their eyes wandering between the crazy woman and Shizuku. The former stared at them with her arms spread out.
"You all saw it. This girl has a power that does not belong to humans! That is the power of the devil! She is the devil's spokesperson!"
Hearing this, those people seemed to become more and more excited. They gathered behind the crazy woman and stared at Shizuku, while the crazy woman turned around triumphantly and stared at her.
"So now, what do you have to say, witch?"
"I'm really weird."
Looking at the crazy woman in front of her, Shizuku sighed helplessly.
"Since you know my power, why do you dare to challenge me? Do you think you are tired of living?"
"I have God's protection, witch!!"
The crazy woman stretched out her hand, pointed at Shizuku and started yelling.
"Your evil magic has no effect on me!"
"Oh, then we can try it out and then we'll know."
Having said this, Shizuku raised her right hand and snapped her fingers. The next moment, frost suddenly erupted, freezing the surrounding ground. Then, hundreds of fully armed Scourge soldiers broke through the ice and surrounded everyone. Seeing this, those people immediately screamed and retreated, collapsing on the ground in fear.
And Shizuku gestured.
"Take this crazy woman out and deal with her."
Following her order, two natural disaster undead spirits soon strode up. Seeing them approaching, the crazy woman raised the Bible in horror.
"Don't come near! In the name of God! I command you to be destroyed immediately! Don't come near me! Destroy! Demon!!"
However, the Scourge Undead didn't care about this at all. They walked straight forward, grabbed the crazy woman, then turned around and led her out of the supermarket into the thick fog. Then, accompanied by a shrill scream, everything soon returned to silence.
"It's really boring. Sorry, we don't believe your nonsense."
Shizuku clapped her hands, then glanced at the people around her, and then gave orders to the other undead.
"Guard this place well and don't let anyone cause trouble. If anyone dares to cause trouble, arrest them directly."
After giving the order, Shizuku turned around and looked at the man and his group who were standing there in a daze.
"Okay, aren't you guys going to get the medicine?"