Awakening to a Special-Grade Explorer
Vol. 4 - Ch. 181 - Last Operation

Chapter 181 - Last Operation

"We're moving on to the Last Operation."

Illonica, while huffing, said this the first thing when she entered the main strategy room at the temporary base.

They all had heard Alex's message together---that 'Subjugation of Chief Monster Impossible'---and if they had any doubt in believing the news, Illonica's words just now confirmed its legitimacy.

The words were uttered by the leader of Russia's top guild after all, which means the rope of curtain over how this battle would end was no longer in their hands. However, not all were able to accept commencing the Last Operation.

"H-How can this be! What about Mallorca Republic!"

"Unfortunately, this is the end of it. This is the last resort we have......or we either seal this place for a time being until there appears any explorer capable of defeating that monster. However, the possibility is fleeting."

The voice of objection came from one of the officials governing Mallorca Republic.

Illonica fully understands the weight of her words even without him needing to explain it. But what other option they had if not to abandon the country if they're suddenly thrusted in front of an enemy to whom the government or a nation was mere pebbles on the sideway.

Besides, wasn't Mallorca established precisely with that assumption in mind? This small nation was actually no different from a spider hanging on a single thread.

------Last Operation.

It was the order to citizen to evacuate from this country at once, no matter what. They were to get in front of the teleportation gate with only their life---any sort of goods or valuable items were forbidden to carry---and get to the surface in order. A last ditch effort.

The command meant the country would be no more.

It wasn't surprising to see the top echelon raising their voice against. However Ursula Limey, and Illonica Monmon, said to be her right hand, were also the owners of tremendous authority in this Mallorca Republic.

A mere member of government could object till even his saliva dried out, he couldn't budge her once she had decided. Her words were the words of Limey.

"This is how it is. Please understand the predicament."

"......I-I see. Pardon my erratic behaviour, I had lost my calm."

"I empathise with you. This might be one ending......but no one said we can't try later to regain Mallorca. This place has already become my motherland after all."

The government official couldn't bring himself to say anything against Illonica's words, filled with her genuine melancholy toward this country. He was no different, and loved this country just as much as she does.

May this nation recover its glory once again...the official prayed, and with his fists tightly clenched in bitterness, as he looked up.

"Understood, I will support you with all my fibre!!"

"Thank you, Luise. Let's do our best together."

Illonica revealed a smile, a rarity to be seen, as she took out a tiny pendant hanging from her neck.

Her hand was slightly shaking. And as if to shake that grip of uncertainty away, she muttered 'This is work' to herself and confirmed the inside of the pendant.

Inside, a sequence of thirty-digit numbers followed by a series of lowercase English letters.

She momentarily memorised that sequence---the password---and opened the 'Last Operation' application on her tablet.

Once Illonica put her country code, and the password, in the required field in application, mechanical AI voice suddenly came out from Illonica's Orelina.

«LAST OPERATION shall now be announced following your country code. Are you sure you want to proceed with this?»

"Illonica Monmon grants her permission."

«Biometric Voice Authentication---Authentication confirmed. Last Operation will now be announced to all the citizen's of Mallorca.»

In the next moment the mechanical AI voice announced that, began the final march of a nation toward its end.

Orelina of each citizen was overridden to start automatically. Then click , a sound as if someone had pressed a switch ensues, followed by a 'zzzz' static noise that rattles the eardrum.

The sudden abnormality met with the startle response of citizens. They were all been told Orelina was nothing but a simple translation tool without a means of communication. So what was this mysterious communication link Orelina was picking up suddenly?

Regardless of the bewildered, mechanical AI voice began the Last Operation---official name «Last Orelina».

«Mallorca Republic is getting closed. I repeat. Mallorca is getting closed---»

In the beginning. Only the citizens on the first floor heard that mechanical AI voice. The communication was a stage-wise announcement to reduce the panic as much as possible. Thus it only covered the first floor in the beginning, the one with the highest population , then eventually toward lower floors.

The said announcement harked the beginning of Mallorca's Compulsory Emergency Evacuation.

Mallorca was the last bastion, created with the crystallisation of best technology available, and with that in name, it naturally had some insurance and one being to activate the refugee system at any moment. Soon, the nation was engulfed in chaos and panic.

In this way,, the curtain opened on the historical event that would was rumble the world in its wake.