"Please let me act with you all. I want to help as many of the injured people outside as possible!" Saileach's young face showed a resolute expression as he spoke with a very firm tone.
"Even if these people were shunning you and throwing stones at you just a short while ago?"
"Just as you said, I can never stand idly by in the face of evil—it has nothing to do with where I choose to stand; evil must be stopped."
Outcast smiled, "Oliver, you heard him, right? So, as the person in charge here, do you agree to Miss Jane's temporary inclusion?"
"Of course, I have no objection. Little Janie, you choose for yourself. You can act with anyone."
"I…" Saileach looked at Outcast, then at Kanna, and then mustered his courage and said, "I'm going to the Central District too!"
"With Ms. Outcast? I thought after what just happened, you'd be afraid of her!"
"Grandma, she's always had a sharp tongue but a soft heart! Even sitting in the office, she's helped many Operators with their psychological issues. She's a visiting professor in Rhodes Island's Mental Health Department." Kanna had known his choice all along, and after watching this exchange, she couldn't help but praise, Outcast truly lived up to her reputation as a 'heroine' who only appeared in one chapter of the game but was full of charm!
Hearing Kanna's words, the tense atmosphere in the room was broken by a burst of laughter, easing everyone's anxiety.
Kanna first walked to the window and lightly snapped her fingers towards the outside, using the still-falling rain to directly cast the Pray for Rain spell.
Then, with a flick of her small hand, a halo appeared behind everyone. With another downward pull of her hand, as the eyes of the halo disappeared, an Electro Seed appeared in front of each person.
"Given that half of you here haven't used an Electro Seed before, I'll explain how to use this thing." Seeing the local Operators and Saileach all looking at the Electro Seeds floating in front of them with surprised expressions, Kanna clapped her hands and continued once everyone was looking at her.
"When you encounter danger, don't hesitate; just throw this thing out. The Electro Seed you throw out will form a clone of me. This clone has decent combat power and will last for one minute. During this minute, you can choose to cooperate with my clone to attack the enemy or retreat decisively. After the Electro Seed is consumed, stand in any place outdoors where you can get wet from the rain and say 'The grand path of eternity, the divine thunder everlasting' to get a new Electro Seed…"
Kanna very carefully explained the usage of the Electro Seed to everyone.
"Kanna's spell is very powerful. If you encounter danger, remember, don't be stingy; throw out this seed at the first opportunity. In this dangerous environment, there's a ninety percent chance it can save your lives. You should know that, given the current situation, both the mysterious organization hidden among the Tara people and the military are very likely our enemies." Fearing that the local Operators might not understand the power of Kanna's spell and make wrong judgments, Outcast spoke up to remind everyone again.
"Honestly, I thought Reunion Movement in Chernobog was insane, but compared to the two sides fighting now, Reunion Movement seems quite restrained…" Walking out the door and seeing the active Orirock clusters scattered all over the street, Kanna complained to Outcast beside her.
As she spoke, she casually broke off a piece of Orirock crystal amidst the horrified gazes of others and put it in her mouth. Accompanied by a teeth-grinding crunch, this piece of active Orirock crystal simply disappeared into Kanna's mouth.
"Tsk, compared to natural ones, these artificial active Orirocks really taste much worse." Kanna said with a look of disgust amidst everyone's shock. Back in Chernobog, during the Catastrophe, she had secretly snuck a bite of active Orirock crystals by the roadside. More recently, during the Wolumonde Catastrophe, she even stood by the door and caught several Orirock rain crystals in her mouth. However, compared to those, the taste of these artificially triggered active Orirocks was the worst of the three.
"This…" At this moment, Oliver and the others looked at Kanna as if she were a monster.
"Don't mind Kanna, everyone proceed with the plan! Kanna, Jane, come with me!" Outcast, worried that the abnormality here would attract more attention, immediately had everyone start acting according to the previous plan.
Upon arriving in the central district, seeing the tragic state of the streets, the three couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle. People lay everywhere, wailing. The lucky ones were knocked unconscious or even killed by the recent bombing. The unlucky ones were those with broken limbs, or even worse, covered in active Orirock crystals. They would not only face the risk of disability but also inevitably become Infected. The most terrifying thing was that with such close-range flesh contact with active Orirock, the Orirock concentration in their bodies would rapidly increase. If they didn't receive effective treatment, even if these people survived this war, they wouldn't last more than a few years due to the rapid onset of oripathy.
"Evacuate the lightly injured as much as possible, let them take shelter in the intact buildings nearby, and send the severely injured to the surrounding clinics. Remember to strictly implement isolation measures," Outcast said to Saileach as she walked towards the crowd.
"Clinic beds are very tight right now," Saileach pointed to another district not far away, "That's the seventeenth district where the Tara people gather, and it's also the most severely bombed area!"
"I went there earlier and, following your method, I explained it to the people who could still move. Everyone was willing to volunteer. At least for now, they've cleared a small area and set up a few beds to provide initial placement for those with less severe injuries. However, it's still raining, so these injured can only be housed in tents."
"You should be grateful it's raining!" Outcast looked up at the street. She pointed to the surrounding active Orirock crystals and said,
"The Orirock dust caused by these dirty bombs would normally float in the district for at least six hours, but in this rain, it's been carried underground by the rainwater, remaining in the air for less than half an hour. This has greatly reduced the chances of infection for the city's population."
After hearing Outcast's words, Saileach looked at the clusters of Orirock crystals around him, and his heart couldn't help but pound violently.
Outcast looked up at the scattered tents that had been set up and nodded, "It seems you're very good at rescue work. These people all seem to trust you."
"What I learned in the barracks was how to be likable…" Saileach couldn't help but feel a little awkward at this thought.
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