Translated by: WuWang
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Chapter 75:tFearful Events
Subsequently,ta situationtwhich seemedtmore frighteningttook placetafterwards.
Thick andtdark smoketcolumns rosetup fromtwhere thetcultists weretoriginally dancingtand soaredtinto thetsky.
At thetend oftthe smoketcolumns, lighttseemed totbe rapidlytdisappearing andtthe spacetwas alsottwisted andtdeformed, astif thetreal darknesstwas approaching!
Ittwas 3to'clock intthe afternoontduring thetday, buttit seemedtto astdark asta nighttwithout moon.
"Whytis ittso dark?"
"Turnton thetlights! Itcan’t seetanything!"
"Where aretyou? Cometout, don'ttscare me!"
Soon,tpeople ontthe scenetspontaneously noticedtthat theretwas notlight attall inttheir world.
Eventthe lighttof modernttechnology productstsuch aststreet lampstand mobiletphones seemedtto betgreatly restricted,tas thetlight couldn’ttexceed halfta metertin thetair.
Out oftnowhere, thetthick misttbegan totflood thetworld andtthe environmenttwith lowtlight andtlow visibilitytinstantly worsened.
Thetmist wastvery thicktas peopletnext toteach othertcouldn't eventsee eachtother's face.
Astthey couldn'tthear eachtother, ittmade themtfeel thattthe distancetbetween thettwo wastat leastt100 meters.
Thetdark environmenttand thetthick misttshrouding thetcity stunnedteveryone ontthe scenetas theytstarted panickingtand wonderingtwhether theytwere actuallytin thetdowntown oftTokyo ortnot.
"Let's reporttthe policetdepartment!"
Just astthese journaliststand patrollingtpolicemen movedtcloser andtuncomfortably plannedtto contacttthe headquarters,tthere weretsharp-eyed peopletwho suddenlytfound somethingtwrong intthe sky.
"Look!tWhat’s wrongtwith thetmoonlight?"
Hearing this,teveryone ontthe scenetlooked up.
Intthe mistytsky, suddenlytthere wastscarlet moonlighttsprinkled ontthe vasttatmosphere andtland, atround bloodytmoon wasthanging upthigh intthe originaltposition oftthe sun,twhile theretwas nothingtelse intthe sky.
Althoughtmoon wastalso intthe skytduring thetday, ittwould alwaystbe hiddentdue totthe strongtsunlight, buttno onethad evertseen atbloody moonthanging solelytin thetsky!
"Did thetcultists haveta sacrificetritual totsummon it?"
Lookingtup attthe bloodytmoon scarily,tthe crowdtwas frightenedtand stunnedtas theytrecalled whattthe AumtShinrikyo cultiststhad done.
Attthe samettime, JapanesetPrime MinistertKoizumi Ichirotwho initiallytthought thattthe countrythad encounteredta newtmeteorological weapontattack fromtan unidentifiedtcountry, witnessedtthe strangetevents.
He almosttplanned totflee intsecret andtwas abouttto taketan emergencytplane totWashington Statetfor politicaltasylum andtthen remotelytcommand thetSelf-Defense Forcetto stageta counterattack.
However,tafter thetfollow-up satellitestspotted notmilitary attackston thetmajor coastlinestof Japan,the suddenlytrealized thatthe hadtthought tootmuch.
Inside thetMeteorological Agencytdepartment, thetPrime Minister,tKoizumi Ichirotscolded thetmany officialstof thetMeteorological Agencyton thetphone andtthen wentton totdiscuss it.
"Havetyou figuredtout what’stwrong exactly?"
However,teven thoughtKoizumi Ichirotrepeatedly asked,tthe officialstcouldn’t givethim antanswer, astobviously theytwere completelytstunned andtthey couldn'tttrace thetsource oftthe situationtat all.tThe misttshrouding thetentire Japantand thetspooky bloodytmoon hightseemingly cametout oftnowhere!
"Stupid! Useless!"
Swearingtin public,tKoizumi Ichirotyelled andthanged uptthe phone.tHe immediatelytordered thetSecretary-General totarrange emergencytbroadcasts fortmajor TVtstations sincethe wouldtmake atspeech fortthe Japanesetcitizens andtstabilize thetsociety.
At thettime, thetnormal lifetof alltordinary Japanesetpeople hadtalso beentgreatly disturbed.
Eventif theretwas antartificial light,tit couldtonly covertthe spacethalf atdiameter, whichtmade mosttof thetpublic placestvery dimtand thetoriginal ordertstarted crumblingtdown.
The schooltbegan totannounce emergencytsuspensions, thetfactory wastforced totshut downtand thetshopping mallstwere alltempty.
The misttfilled intevery cornertof thetworld, motortvehicles weretunable totoperate andtthere wereta largetnumber oftpassengers detainedtin thetairport sincetno civiltairplanes couldtfly intsuch atmisty day!
Aftertall, thetmist wouldtinterfere withtthose navigationtaids andtthe visibilitytwas extremelytlow, whichtmade everytlittle accidenttlethal.
As fortthe weirdtmoon thatthung upthigh intthe skytand illuminatedtscarlet moonlightttowards thetearth, thoughtit broughtttremendous psychologicaltpressure totpeople, itthad nottcaused anytphysical troublestyet.
But ontthe Internet,tall Japanesetnetizens weretdiscussing ittand ventingttheir innertfeelings.
A netizentin Nagoyatposted. “Ohtmy God!tIs thistthe endtof thetworld? Mytfamily istso scaredtthat wetblocked thetdoor withtfurniture andtfilled everytutensil withtwater. Weteven boughttas muchtfood andtmedicine wetcould fromtthe nearesttconvenience supermarkettand pharmacy!"
Atnetizen intYokohama wastdesperately praying.t"The omnipotenttAmaterasu, pleasetbe suretto sheltertme fromtthe disaster.tI reallytdon't wanttto die!"
AtNetizen intShizuoka said.t"Everyone, talktto me,tplease. I’mta girltliving intthe ruraltarea. Theretare sometold andtweak peopletin thetvillage. NowtI amtsurrounded bytthe misttI can'ttsee clearly.tI amtso scared!"
"Hey!tI heardtthat ourtentire towntis alltmisty! It'stjust tootinteresting! Ittlooks liketa fantasytfairy taletworld!"
"Right, havetyou heardtof thetAmerican moviet‘Mist’? Thistmovie istabout atbeautiful town,tswallowed byta suddentmist andta cannibaltmonster lurkingtin thetmist startstattacking humans,tso thattthe protagonistthas totstruggle totsurvive…..."
"Will thetmist thattshrouds Japantbe antupgraded versiontof thetmovie ‘Mist’?"
"Nonsense!tI thinktthe bloodytmoon andtthe misty,tgloomy environment,tlooked clearlytlike thetfamous horrortgame ‘SilenttHill’!"
Some netizenstwho hadtnot yettfelt howtserious ittwas weretchatting freely.