December 31, 4 a.m. federal time.
The Watcher Building was brightly lit, and all staff members were working overtime and on standby at their posts. The operations room was in constant contact with the defense department. But that was all; the Defense Department did not work overtime for this.
Not everyone believes in the future that the prophet Fina has seen. Even the Federation, which has already divided "supernormal" into "scientific", will not start a war just because the prophet says "a great disaster is about to happen". This practice of relying on one person for the entire national strategy can only appear in Hollywood heroic movies.
A country is a community of countless interest groups. They would rather accept the tragic result of "not listening to the prophet, the wolf's knife is in front of them" than let a prophet control the country's future. Sometimes they don't even recognize the president they elected.
However, the Watchers were already prepared. They judged that the disaster would most likely occur after the trial and would be closely related to dreams, so everyone had already slept with pay before work so that they would be energized to face the moment of the disaster.
"Oops, I'm a little sleepy."
In such a tense situation, Victor, who was in the operations room, couldn't help but yawn. The angel Zack tore off the wrapper of the gum and flicked the gum into his mouth, choking him and making him cough repeatedly.
"You're not sleepy anymore, are you?" Zach snorted coldly, his scarred face full of determination: "Dreams are the source of disasters. Anyone who feels sleepy should go drink some coffee to wake up!"
"yes!"
The watchers quickly agreed, and at this moment a voice suddenly rang out in the war room: "Milande's brainwave signals and physical characteristics are fluctuating!"
Everyone's heart tightened. There were ten men and women lying in the monitoring room on the screen. They were the watchers who took part in the trial.
"If it is really the source of external evil that wins the trial..." the prophet Fina said faintly, "it is impossible for them to leave the dream alive."
Seeing the ten watchers' bodies shaking abnormally, the leading D-rank watcher, 'Moon-slashing Beauty' Mirande, was sweating profusely and grimacing. It was hard to imagine how she was treated in her dream.
All the Watchers had mixed feelings in their hearts. When they became Watchers, they were already prepared to "face the mystery and watch over humanity." However, when they saw their companions caught in unknown mysterious phenomena, they could only watch from the sidelines and could not even provide any help. This feeling of powerlessness instantly made their pride in being "superhumans" disappear completely.
"Milande, the proud daughter of her parents, the proud watcher of the Federation, and our respected friend," Zach looked down at the manuscript and said emotionally, "Faced with mystery and danger, she never retreated. She was willing to burn herself to become the light of mankind and dispel the mysterious darkness...Milande, your smile is a memory I will never forget."
"And Vader, Yago..."
The struggles of the ten Watchers on the screen became more and more intense. Zack performed his duties as the Watcher captain perfectly, using words to dispel the Watchers' fear, cheering them up, and preventing them from becoming timid and cowardly because of Mirand's experience.
Zach didn't like this kind of work, but he had to do it.
Moreover, unlike his savage and brutal appearance, Zack truly cares for his teammates.
Seeing Mirande and the others about to die in the mysterious trial, Zack's heart ached, but he could not cry because he was the captain of the Watchers, he was the angel Zack.
He concluded with deep affection: "Mirande, Wade, Yago... please don't be afraid. We, the Watchers, will always fight alongside you..."
"Fuck, go to hell, you garbage angel, perverted Captain Zack! Don't come near me, get out! Get out!"
Mirande suddenly jumped up from the bed, screaming loudly while breaking free from all the lines for checking vital signs. She danced wildly as if madly, and casually slashed out her signature spell, Crescent Sky Strike, which directly hit the camera and cut off the video connection with the operations room.
As the screen went out, the operations room fell into complete silence.
Even Victor, the most daring and fearless character known as "You Jian on the Great Wall and Victor on Watchman", did not dare to speak.
Everyone looked at Captain Zach in silence.
Zach turned around calmly, looked around with a calm look, and whispered: "I usually don't have any private communication with Mirande except for work contact."
Victor silently turned on his phone and played a recording: "...Milande, your smile is a memory I can never forget..."
Zach resisted the urge and decided not to explain. He said seriously, "Milande and the others are awake. Send someone to check out what's going on. They just came back from the trial and don't know what happened. They may need treatment."
"Victor, Chtholly, Tullius, Ulfric, go to the monitoring room to pick them up!"
"yes!"
The four of them left the operations room upon receiving the order. Just before the door to the operations room was closed, the watchers heard Victor's voice very clearly: "I knew that the pervert must have taken advantage of his position to violate the rules...ah!"
When the door was completely closed, Zack looked back at the watchers. First, all the female watchers couldn't help but take a step back, and then the other male watchers also took a step back.
Zack looked at the surveillance screen very calmly, wondering where the catastrophe was.
Why hasn't it happened yet?
This is so embarrassing now.
At this moment, someone urgently contacted the operations room: "Captain, I just received news that something big has happened in the entire federation!"
Zach was shocked: "What a big deal! The Watchers can set off at any time!"
The contactor gasped: "All the sleeping Federation people, all, all..."
"What happened? Tell me quickly!" Zack's heart tightened, wondering if the worst-case scenario predicted had happened.
"They're all awake!"
There was silence in the war room for a few seconds before Zach continued to ask, "And then?"
"Nothing, but everyone is awake. It's very weird!"
"...Oh, I see. Well, thank you for letting me know."
After hanging up the call, Zack sat down in silence and suddenly asked the prophet Fina next to him, "Milande and the others woke up alive. What does this mean?"
"This means that the evil entity failed to steal the victory of the trial." Fina said: "The devastated future I saw all resulted from the victory of that evil entity. Since the evil entity failed, the devastated future I saw will not happen."
"That means humans are safe."
Zach nodded calmly, "Oh...that's good too. Nice."
Everyone is very nice, except him.
If Mirande didn't explain clearly, Zack felt that he would be complained by the Christians because "angels" were not allowed to commit the seven deadly sins, and his hero title would have to be changed to "fallen angel" or "birdman".
"But we can't let our guard down," Zach shook his head. "Everyone suddenly woke up, which means that powerful force can affect all of humanity. Although the evil failed, the Watchers didn't win. If the person who won the trial is a bad guy... humanity is still in danger."
Everyone nodded: "Yes." "What if the Xuan people win the trial..." "If people from other countries can master this power, it will be enough to change the international situation." "If that person acts recklessly, causing economic recession and the entertainment industry to shut down, then I may not be able to see the end of The Big Bang Theory..." "This may be the fuse of World War III..."
At this moment, Fina suddenly said, "You don't have to worry."
"Why...?"
Everyone asked the question subconsciously, and at the same time, everyone's cell phone vibrated.
Then, a mechanical female voice sounded in the operations room.
"The video author you particularly follow, 'Renesse', has just updated a new video, 'The Moon Singer'."