I'm The Only One With Cancer-Chapter 161: Real Life Superman

"Why a meteor now of all times!?"

Margareth could not help but shout as they saw what was indicated in the holographic image.

Ethan, Olivia, Blake, Sophie, and the others all had sweat running down their back as their eyes remained frozen on a specific part of the hologram.

In the image, it showed that a large meteor, roughly around thirty-five meters, along with other smaller ones, was currently heading towards the Eden Republic.

Events like this were even rarer than eclipses.

After all, although there were thousands of meteors that fell to Earth every year, they were negligible.

This was because they were often too small and burned before they landed on the ground, they got stuck in the stratosphere due to the change caused by the world war, or fell onto the very remote part of the Pacific or other oceans, which causes no damage to inhabited places.

Margareth hurriedly announced, "Can you tell me how long we have?"

"Thirty minutes..." Ethan replied, pushing up his glasses.

"Alright, continue monitoring the situation while I inform Commander Garren."

Hearing Ren’s name, the personnel, including Blake, Sophie, Ethan, and Olivia, all had visibly relieved expressions on their faces.

After all, Ren did not earn the title of "Clairvoyant Tactician" for nothing.

Even though the situation at hand seemed impossible, the belief that every person had here towards Ren could not be measured by normal means.

Seeing that she had delayed their panic, Margareth beckoned for Ethan and Olivia to follow her as the three of them exited the control room.

As they walked towards the meeting room exclusive to them, Margareth was the first one to break the silence, as a hint of worry could be heard in her voice.

"What do we do now?"

Hearing her question, Olivia and Ethan replied respectively.

"What do you mean?" "Right, didn’t you say that you would inform the commander first?"

Margareth glanced at them and sighed, "I lied."

"What?"

"The commander and his family are currently all in the Free World. We have no way to contact them."

Margareth’s serious tone made both Olivia and Ethan fall into deep thought.

They all felt dread in their hearts, but still stayed calm.

After all, facing dangerous situations like these was not their first time.

Each and everyone of them had proudly been a part of the Twilight Task Force— the most elite special force in the past.

"It’s not like we’re gonna die, but..." Ethan commented, but dared not speak any further.

The three of them knew— the meteor itself was not the problem.

Even though it was quite large in size, they had their weapons, artillery, and defense systems, which made it impossible for the meteor to pose a threat to them.

Not to mention that they still had the mana barrier they created using the strange energy of the meteorite.

The true problem lay in the fact that they risk exposing themselves.

Whenever there were incidents like these, the governments and space agencies around the world, like NASA, would monitor the meteors of this size that successfully bypassed the Earth’s atmosphere.

Thus, if they used drastic means, such as using missiles to break the meteor, it would not be long until their position was discovered.

Normally, whenever they were faced with sudden falling meteors, they would use their advanced defense system to redirect the trajectory of the said meteor until it could not pose a threat to them.

"The problem is its position..." Ethan said as he racked his brains about what to do.

Olivia nodded, "The meteor’s position is strange. Instead of moving at a wide angle, it seemed to be moving straight down towards us."

The two’s expression remained grave as they spoke to Margareth.

Meteors would often fall at an angle.

The chances of them falling straight down towards an area were extremely minuscule; it was not something that happened even once in a hundred years.

Olivia asked, "Should I call Veronica and Hassan?"

"Go ahead," Margareth answered with a sigh.

The three of them then entered the meeting room, but what greeted them on their side made their eyes widen in surprise.

At the center of the meeting room was a figure who was inspecting a holographic image of a map.

And no, it was not the map of Earth— but the map of the Free World.

"You... we thought you were still in the game," Margareth asked in surprise.

Behind her, Ethan and Olivia, who had a phone in their hands, also looked pleasantly surprised.

"Oh! Hi, Aunt Margareth, Aunt Olivia, and Uncle Ethan! I just logged out of the game earlier."

Who could it be other than Zen?

Zen scratched the side of his cheek with an embarrassed expression, "I’m just thinking about what to do next in the Free World. Are you going to use this room? If so, I’ll excuse myse—"

But before he could finish his words, Margareth rushed towards him and took his hands with sparkling eyes.

"My nephew!!!"

"Erm..."

Her liveliness made him unconsciously compare her to Adara.

Furthermore, due to her unexpected actions, Zen was at a loss for words.

"Is something the matter, Aunt Margareth?"

Hearing his puzzlement, Margareth facepalmed and dragged him by his hand, "I’ll fill you in on the way!"

She hurriedly got out of the room, passing by the still surprised Ethan and Olivia.

Olivia snapped out of her surprise a moment later and asked loudly, "Should I still call Hassan and Veronica over!?"

"Yes! Just tell them to head straight to the rooftop!"

Margareth’s voice sounded not too long after.

"Haha..."

Even Ethan, who normally wore a calm expression, could not help but chuckle at this moment.

Olivia glanced at him, "Why are you laughing?"

"Nothing, I’m just happy."

"Happy?"

"Yes, after all. Our problem was solved just like that."

Hearing his words, Olivia seemed to realize something.

***

In the control room...

Although the personnel were temporarily calmed down by Ren’s name, they could not help but still feel some trepidation.

At this moment, a prim and proper-looking middle-aged man stormed into the control room and shouted.

"Everyone! Lady Margareth ordered us to gather at the building’s rooftop!"

Hearing his sudden words, the personnel could not help but be confused.

"Why the rooftop?"

"I don’t know, maybe to watch the shooting stars?"

"Before it crushes us, you mean?"

...

Although they made some joking remarks, everyone moved swiftly in an orderly manner— as if this was not the first time they experienced such a situation.

And it was really so.

Every time they were able to alter the trajectory of a meteorite, they gathered at the rooftop to watch it.

It was what they did repeatedly until it became a tradition at present.

The cause of their panic earlier was none other than the meteor’s strangely steep angle, which they witnessed for the first time.

***

At the rooftop of the tallest skyscraper in the Eden Republic...

A group of people could be seen on it.

Due to the height of the skyscraper, some of them who did not bother to wear their jackets could be seen freezing.

Normally, at this altitude, it would be impossible to breathe and stand without difficulty.

Fortunately, the climate and weather inside the Eden Republic were being regulated by the mana barrier.

At this moment, Zen was standing in front of the group as they all stared up at the sky.

"Hmmm..."

He could not help but fall into deep thought as Margareth’s earlier words rang in his mind.

’To think that it’s possible for a meteor to fall at a very steep angle to the point that it looks like it’s heading straight for us...’

Zen could not help but feel a little amazed as well.

However, hearing the murmurs of the people behind him, he could not help but feel a little nervous.

’Is it really necessary to gather everyone here? I feel like I’m a clown in a circus...’

Due to the gazes prickling his back, random thoughts appeared in Zen’s mind.

"Haaa~"

He sighed after a few moments of thinking.

Looking at the bespectacled man on the side, he asked, "How much time do we have left, Uncle Ethan?"

"Fifteen minutes left," Ethan answered instantly.

Zen nodded and gathered the mana in his body, "It’s the first time I’m using this kind of magic, but it shouldn’t be too hard."

The mana that came from his evil energy surrounded his entire body as he slowly... floated upwards.

This phenomenon instantly shut the murmurs of the people behind him as they stared at him in shock.

’Alright, I got the hang of it now.’

As soon as Zen finished thinking, his figure immediately shot towards the sky at high speed.

Zoom—!

"W-What... was he really the commander’s son?"

"R-Right? If you tell me he’s a superhero, I’ll believe it!"

"He’s like a real-life Superman!"

...

The murmurs of the personnel, including Blake and Sophie, drifted towards Margareth’s ears.

Beside her, Ethan whispered, "Was this your plan from the start?"

"Maybe..."

Margareth answered carefreely, her eyes not leaving the figure shooting towards the sky.