Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 422

Chapter 422: Damage Control
The clearing where Mark and Luna had been fighting was completely destroyed, and there was a large area in the center of the clearing where nothing had survived. There were dead anima corpses as well as multiple dead people lying around the area. And around that, there were overturned ships and broken cargo containers scattered across the ground, littering the pier.

After the fight ended, many superhumans finally came closer to the pier to take a good look at the result of the battle. They all knew the battle was too intense for them to take part in, so they didn’t dare to get too close to Luna or Mark while they were fighting the Eldritch class. But now that the fighting was over, they were no longer scared and wanted to see how the fight ended.

But all the superhumans who came to the scene of the battle were shocked when they saw the position that Luna and Mark were in—Luna pressed against Mark’s back, her forehead on his shoulder as they spoke in hushed whispers amidst a sea of dead anima.

The superhumans started to have many theories about what could be happening, but there was one thing that all of them immediately thought when they saw the two of them: They looked like lovers.

This was something anyone would think if they saw the intimate position that Luna and Mark were in. The members of Luna’s guild, who were the first to arrive at the scene, were all stunned when they saw Mark and Luna. They all knew Luna to be a very introverted person whenever it didn’t involve fighting, so they never thought they would see their guild leader acting like this.

The vice-captain of Luna’s guild quickly came to the conclusion that this was not something they wanted everyone to see. Their guild leader had a reputation to uphold, and if they allowed anyone to see her in such an intimate position with someone obviously younger than her, it would reflect badly on the Moonlight guild.

“Moonlight Guild! Form a perimeter around the area! Don’t allow anyone through, and make sure all the superhumans around are taking care of the stray anima that might still be attacking! Go!”

The vice-captain shouted out an order, and all the members of the guild quickly went to do as they were told, as they also understood what the vice-captain was trying to do. The superhumans there were immediately made to move back from the fight scene, and the reporters standing on top of another container and recording the scene were immediately blindsided by more than three superhumans who grabbed them and took them away, telling them it was for their own protection!

“The surrounding area is dangerous, and we don’t know what sort of damage the anima attack might have caused to the air. There could be toxins all around us right now that would seriously harm anyone who inhales them. Please retreat so we can ensure your safety.”

One of the superhumans from the Moonlight Guild quickly spoke up as she tried to make the reporters go back, but the reporter was not having any of it, shouting back that they were infringing on the public’s right to know what was going on!

“I don’t care about the fucking gas in the air! This is more important!”

The reporter kept trying to get a video of what was going on, but they couldn’t really do anything against the superhumans as they were forced back slowly until Mark and Luna were out of sight.

“Please move back. This area is off-limits until we can be sure there’s nothing dangerous in the surrounding air.”

The woman didn’t even listen to the reporter as she kept pushing them away. But even though the reporters were no longer able to get videos of what was happening, the reporter had more than enough footage, along with an active imagination, and there was no doubt they would use it!

…

The next day, news channels all over the world showed the same scene of an attack that devastated the port of City F. One of the news channels from City A had a pretty reporter with blonde hair and sharp yellow eyes reading out the news with a picture of the Octopus-based Elder Eldritch anima displayed on a mini screen beside her.

“A recent attack on the ports of City F has been recorded by the government as an act of terrorism that has shaken the very foundation of the country. At 11:57 p.m. late last night, festival-goers at the Tokyo Majin Festival, held in City F, reported sighting a suspicious group of aircraft passing over the island. The aircraft was shot down by unknown superhumans, but not before they were able to release their cargo upon the island. At 11:59 p.m., more than fifty disaster-class and calamity-class anima had landed on the island. Shortly after, another incident occurred at the island port where some sailors reported a bulge in the ocean that was—and I quote—’bigger than a goddamn skyscraper.'”

The image of the octopus on the screen changed to show a blurry picture taken by one of the sailors of the large bulge that the octopus made before it revealed itself. The image was tilted to one side, and there was a man shown at the edge of the image with his hands on his head and his mouth wide open in shock as he stared up at the bulge.

“This disturbance in the water turned out to be a large Eldritch-class monster that the locals are now referring to as ‘Cthulhu.’ Thankfully, multiple superhumans were on the ground and capable of subduing many of the anima before too many lives were lost. Along with them were two SOVEREIGNS, the most recently promoted GHOST, and the veteran Luna of the Moonlight Guild, who quickly responded to the cry for help and launched an all-out assault on the Eldritch.”

The image on the screen changed again, this time showing a graph of the number of attendees at the festival and the number of those who could be rescued.

“But even with their quick and heroic acts, the superhumans were only able to save eighty percent of the festival-goers, with a gut-wrenching seven hundred people dead or presumed dead due to a lack of evidence. A majority of the deaths were reported to have occurred during the short period when the superhumans were not available on the festival grounds after the anima dropped from the aircraft. The American government has quarantined the island of City F, and they are currently trying their best to uncover the truth of this incident. Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the family members and friends of all those whose lives were lost during this attack. We implore all citizens, as well as fellow reporters, to respect the privacy of the grieving family members during these trying times.”

The image on the screen beside the woman suddenly changed again. This time, it showed the NSA logo along with the words “National Superhuman Agency – American Branch.” The entire picture had a large red X drawn over it, making it obvious to anyone watching that the NSA was not being shown in a good light at all.

The woman picked up a new stack of papers at her side, arranged them properly, and then turned back to the camera to continue talking.