Chapter 47: Black Tears

"What did the Weather Bureau say?"

"They said it was due to an unknown reason."

"Unknown cause of shit! This cloud has spread to Washington, D.C. from the satellite!"

"But, but they really said this is unscientific."

To many people it was just a dark cloud before a heavy rainstorm, but in a short period of time it shattered many people's three views.

Without any warning, large areas of dark clouds began to form and gather, and then began to spread around Liberty Island.

The dark clouds in the distance began to circle around the center faithfully like an accretion disk.

The wind and waves began to surge and thunderstorms occurred frequently.

Due to flight delays and ferry bans, many people were trapped on Liberty Island.

The Meteorological Bureau's emergency meetings have been going on non-stop, but they have been unable to find a reasonable explanation for the current situation.

Finally, he just gave up and said, "Maybe this has something to do with supernatural powers."

Okay, okay, you are just trying to shift the blame, right? It’s a false accusation, right?

Just as his superior was about to overturn the table, he received an urgent joint notice from the FBI and higher superiors, telling them not to consider any causes and that all flights were banned. Sorry, those who wanted to come to New York should just find another airport to land.

“Is this really related to the extraordinary?”

The superior muttered to himself.

"This is definitely related to the extraordinary!"

Several powerful figures gathered at the FBI's New York office to listen to the intelligence that has been confirmed.

"At 2 a.m. today, this extraordinary person who once appeared in Tokyo and called himself a 'fake' appeared on Liberty Island. He drew patterns around Liberty Island that looked like ritual arrangements. We have destroyed the patterns, but it seems to have no effect on the current situation."

"At nine o'clock this morning, our time-lapse satellite image of New York captured a suspected 'fake' floating high above Manhattan, looking towards Liberty Island and reaching out."

"Almost at the same time, clouds began to gather over New York and gathered over Liberty Island."

"An hour ago, a supernatural being in Tokyo who claimed to be able to sense 'demons' informed us through the Special Affairs Bureau that she sensed an extremely powerful and terrifying demonic aura, and the direction was right here."

"At the same time, we have also been confirmed that the Shinjuku Monster incident a while ago is closely related to this 'fake'."

"So, we can conclude that the dark cloud floating above our heads is the masterpiece of the extraordinary, and it is likely related to monsters. We must prepare for the worst."

After listening to the report, Director Edgar rubbed his brows and put down the information in his hand: "In addition to being well prepared and vigilant, do you have any other suggestions?"

"Do we need to invite the extraordinary people from Tokyo to come over?"

"No, we can't do this unless we have no other choice. After all, the consequences are too dire."

"What is the purpose of the fakers? Is there something hidden under Liberty Island?"

“There are some things hidden there, but they are not unique to Liberty Island.”

"Is it for the tourists on Liberty Island? To turn them all into monsters?"

Edgar paused when he heard this, and opened his lips slightly, looking at everyone: "Is his target the Statue of Liberty?"

"But isn't there only copper and iron inside the statue? What does this have to do with the devil?"

"That's right." Edgar breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, acknowledging what the other party said.

"I am more inclined to believe that the faker wants to transform everyone on Liberty Island into monsters through a ritual, and the reason for choosing this location may be related to its unique geographical structure."

"But if you put yourself in their shoes, shouldn't monsters be most lethal when they appear in downtown areas?"

"Is it a flying monster?"

"That's easier to solve."

"If there are any important people on Liberty Island, bring them back for temporary control and observation. As for the rest, we can see what the results will be." Various arguments began to emerge. Edgar did not continue speaking, turned around and left the meeting room. He needed to report to the President and request assistance from the National Guard and the Army.

After receiving the information, the commander-in-chief attached great importance to it and quickly assembled a think tank to come up with ideas. They had no choice but to take it seriously. With the lessons learned from Tokyo, they had to deal a heavy blow to the extraordinary forces with ulterior motives as a deterrent.

So, the war machine began to move, a temporary combat command was established, the aircraft carrier formation officially set off, various military bases adjusted their status, and pilots were ready to attack at any time.

The National Guard moved into key locations in New York one after another and set up temporary defense lines. Evacuation alarms rang out throughout New York, shocking the people who had just been busy working.

But soon, they received information from mobile phones and television media that there was a supernatural riot in New York and all residents must strictly obey the orders of the nearest military and seek refuge in emergency shelters or at home.

Panic began to spread, but because of the presence of the guards, some hooligans who tried to take advantage of the chaos to buy things for free suffered the most brutal blow.

All of a sudden, public security became better than ever before!

However, the mood of tourists on Liberty Island was not so good at this time.

"What goddess statue are you looking at? What's so good about this ragtag pile of copper and iron? Look, we are trapped."

"Isn't this a symbol of America? You have to see it when you come here."

"Isn't there a telescope on the shore?"

"How can it be the same?"

The two young lovers were having an awkward argument, and a middle-aged Asian woman next to them suddenly interrupted in English: "Don't worry, our country's rescue speed is very fast."

The couple looked at her suspiciously: "Are you American?"

The Asian woman smiled reservedly and said, "Of course, can't you tell? I don't have an accent."

The boy curled his lips: "Quick rescue? Really?"

"Haha, don't be brainwashed by some media. Look at the speed of rescue in our country. The helicopter is coming soon."

The couple looked where she pointed and indeed saw several helicopters coming towards them, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Soon, the helicopter landed and several soldiers came out with guns, looking at everyone vigilantly.

"Those whose names I read, please come over to confirm your identity. The rest of you, don't worry, the ferry will be back to normal soon."

After barely calming the crowd, someone started reading out names. There were only seven or eight people in total, but there were dozens left!

"Sir! I'm an American too. I'm not a tourist. I got it a long time ago--"

The soldier shouted "Back off" and pointed his gun at her vigilantly. The Asian woman was so scared that she immediately raised her hands subconsciously, slowly retreated, and no longer dared to say anything.

The people named quickly boarded the helicopter and took off without any delay.

"What?" The couple glanced at the Asian woman and started whispering.

The Asian woman may have felt ashamed and left quickly.

The rest of the people would be better off going back to the restaurants or museums on the island to avoid the heavy rain that could fall at any time.

On the helicopter that had just taken off, a person who had just been picked up looked at the goddess statue in the distance, which was level with him, and said in surprise: "I didn't notice that the goddess statue's eyes are black!"

But the helicopter was so noisy that only the people next to him could barely hear what he said.

"How is that possible! Haven't you read the textbook?!" someone on the side shouted.

"But look!"

He pointed at the eyes of the goddess statue, and the others were attracted by his body movements and looked over subconsciously.

And the next second, the "black eyes" he mentioned, a drop of dark tear, slid down the corner of the goddess' eye, outlining a line of black tear marks on her cheek.

Rumble.

In the dark clouds, lightning snakes surged.

　Thanks for the reward "Come on, author"
　　Thanks to "Big Flying Man Panbit" for the reward
　　Thanks for the reward from "Meng Yu Xinghe Tongmian"
　　
　
(End of this chapter)