We headed back to Seoul right away.
我们马上返回首尔。
The first thing we confirmed was the safety of the [Industrial Complex].
我们首先确认的是(工业园区)的安全性。
"We haven't detected any other strange phenomena after that event," said Aileen, currently in charge of the central situation room.
“在那次事件之后，我们没有发现任何其他奇怪的现象，”目前负责中央情况室的艾琳说。
The display panel in the room was showing the footage shot near the Pacific Ocean. A gigantic island was rising up from the part of the ocean close to the American continent. I had no doubt that this was one of the 'calamities' I knew of.
房间里的显示屏显示的是在太平洋附近拍摄的镜头。一个巨大的岛屿从靠近美洲大陆的海洋中升起。我毫不怀疑这是我所知道的“灾难”之一。
Back in the 'Ways of Survival', the master of that island was a very powerful upper-rank Outer God. Our issue now would be whether it was the same guy or not,
回到“生存之道”，这个岛屿的主人是一个非常强大的上层外神。我们现在的问题是是不是同一个人,
"My mother?"
“我妈妈?”
"She's currently at the Eastern coastline."
“她现在在东海岸。”
"….Eastern coastline?"
”...东海岸?”
[The rise of the forgotten island has begun!]
[被遗忘的岛屿开始崛起了!]
As the system message resounded out, we witnessed the waves rushing in at the other side of the Pacific. An unprecedented scale of terrain alteration had occurred, so it was obvious that an equally-incredible volume of tsunami waves would crash into the various parts of the world pretty soon. Naturally, the one to bear the worst of it was the United States.
随着系统信息的回响，我们目睹了海浪冲向太平洋的另一边。地形发生了前所未有的变化，因此很明显，同样巨大的海啸波很快就会冲击到世界各地。当然，最糟糕的是美国。
Kwa-gagagagk!
哇嘎嘎嘎！
Horrible screams of Incarnation Bodies resounded out and the streets of New York were being swept away. Tsunami waves weren't the end - using the waves themselves, the lower-ranked Outer Gods, the 'Nameless Ones' were rushing in, as well. These low-ranked creatures were flooding in unchecked to tear and devour the American mainland.
化身身体的可怕尖叫声回荡在空中，纽约的街道被清扫一空。海啸波并不是最终的结果——利用海浪本身，排名较低的外部诸神，“无名者”也在冲进来。这些低等生物不受限制地涌入，撕裂并吞噬着美国大陆。
There was no time to ask for help, either. Almost half of the continent had disappeared in less than thirty minutes after the calamity began. One hour later, the whole of the USA was covered in a jet-black aura.
也没有时间寻求帮助。灾难发生后不到三十分钟，整个欧洲大陆就几乎消失了一半。一个小时后，整个美国都笼罩在一层乌黑的光环中。
The scale of this calamity was so great that the [Dark Castle] or the [Disaster of Floods] couldn't even remotely compare in the scope.
这场灾难的规模如此之大，以至于(黑暗城堡)或(洪水灾难)根本无法与之相提并论。
"Could it be that my mother…."
“会不会是我母亲......”
Aileen nodded her head and added something else. "I'm not… entirely sure if it qualifies as a good thing, but."
艾琳点了点头，又加了点别的。“我不完全确定这是不是一件好事，但是。”
Next up, the display panel switched to the eastern coastline of the Korean Peninsula. As expected, the tsunami wave had reached this far, as well. Although the height of the wave was much lower compared to the one that hit America, and there were no 'Nameless Ones' riding on it, a tsunami wave still presented an enormous natural disaster all on its own.
接下来，显示屏切换到朝鲜半岛东部海岸线。正如预期的那样，海啸波也已经到达了这么远的地方。虽然海浪的高度远低于袭击美国的高度，而且没有无名之辈乘坐在海浪上，但是海啸本身仍然是一场巨大的自然灾害。
Oh, the Wind God of the Heavens!
哦，天上的风神！
As soon as my mother's yell came to an end, powerful gusts of wind exploded out from the folding fan she was holding. Pungbaek who acted all stiff and uptight back in the 'Great War of Saints and Demons', was pulling his weight this time, it seemed.
我母亲的喊声刚一停止，她手里拿着的折扇就吹出了一阵强劲的风。在《圣魔大战》中，庞贝克表现得非常僵硬和紧张，这次他似乎在尽自己的职责。
Even Jo Yeong-Ran, who could be called my mother's right hand, was taking an active part in the event, as well.
甚至可以被称为我母亲的得力助手的JoYeong-Ran也积极参与了这次活动。
[Great Fable, 'Shindansu', has begun its storytelling!]
[伟大的寓言“新丹苏”已经开始讲故事了!]
<Hongik> must've been paying attention to this event, because the [Shindansu]'s Fable had planted its roots deeply into the ocean and was blocking the disaster by using the Korean Peninsula's Probability.
本溪一定注意到了这个事件，因为[新丹苏]的寓言已经深深扎根于海洋之中，并且利用朝鲜半岛的概率来阻止这场灾难。
While looking as if she just lost ten years of her life, Han Su-Yeong muttered dazedly. "….Anyways, isn't that woman in the United States, too?"
韩素妍看起来好像刚刚失去了十年的生命，茫然地喃喃自语不管怎么说，那个女人不也是美国人吗?”
There was only one person that Han Su-Yeong would refer to as 'that woman'.
韩素英只会把一个人称作“那个女人”。
"Couldn't she have used her [Precognition] to predict that?"
“她难道不能利用自己的(预知能力)来预测这一点吗?”
"I was about to speak to you in regards to that matt…."
”我正要跟你说关于matt的事...”
Even before Aileen could finish, the side door to the situation room opened up and a certain someone made her entrance. Confirming the visitor's identity, Yu Jung-Hyeok immediately reached towards the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword].
甚至在爱玲说完之前，情况室的侧门就打开了，有个人让她进来了。于正赫确认了来访者的身份后，立即伸手去拿[黑暗天魔剑]。
"We didn't come to fight, so stay your sword, Conquering King."
“我们不是来打仗的，所以留下你的剑，征服国王。”
Her [Eye of Great Demon] vibrated brightly.
她的[大恶魔之眼]明亮地振动着。
They were the Prophet Anna Croft and the 'Zarathustras' she led.
他们是先知安娜·克罗夫特和她领导的“扎拉图斯特拉”。
*
"The alert has been issued five hours ago. Most have escaped to other parts of the world, but still, many failed to leave on time."
”警报已于5小时前发出。大多数人已逃往世界其它地方，但仍有许多人未能按时离开。”
"Why didn't you ask us for help?"
“你为什么不向我们求助?”
"We simply didn't have the leeway. And also, we couldn't fully trust the information gleaned from the Precognition, too. It was the first time that such large-scale information on the future had gone through such a sudden change, so I…."
“我们根本没有回旋余地。而且，我们也不能完全相信从预知中收集到的信息。这是关于未来的如此大规模的信息第一次经历如此突然的变化，所以我......”
Anna Croft looked quite troubled just then.
这时候，安娜·克洛夫特显得很不安。
A sudden change in the large-scale information on the future - that would be a pretty good indication that even her Precognition didn't possess any merit when it came to the 'Final Scenario'.
关于未来的大规模信息的突然变化——这将是一个相当好的迹象，即使是她的预知能力在“最后的情景”中也没有任何价值。
Han Su-Yeong asked as if she wanted to nitpick. "What about <Asgard>? They finished the 'Great War of Saints and Demons' successfully, so they should've started supporting you once more."
韩素妍问道，好像要挑刺似的。“那阿斯加德呢？他们成功地完成了《圣恶大战》(GreatWarofSaintsandDemons)，所以他们应该再次开始支持你。”
Anna Croft bit her lip hard as her head dropped lower. She then muttered softly. "….They told me to abandon the USA."
安娜·克洛夫特低着头，狠狠地咬着嘴唇。然后她轻轻地咕哝了一声。”他们让我放弃美国。”
The Final Scenario was about to begin. Most likely, not even <Asgard> would have the room to dwell on the fate of some continent from one of the many planets out there.
最后一幕即将开始。最有可能的是，即使是阿斯加德也不会有空间来详细描述来自某个星球的某块大陆的命运。
Because, Earth wouldn't be the only planet experiencing the signs of the impending apocalypse.
因为，地球不会是唯一一个正在经历即将到来的末日征兆的星球。
The "Ku-gugugu!!" exploding noise came out of the display panel.
“咕咕咕!!”爆炸声从显示屏上传出。
[GaGaGaGaGaGak]
[嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎]
[WeareWeareWeareWeareWeare]
[我们是我们是我们是我们是我们是我们]
The 'Outer Gods' that captured the American coastline began howling out.
捕捉到美国海岸线的外部诸神开始嚎叫。
I recalled the 95th scenario I experienced during the 1863rd turn. The invasion of the Outer Gods began sooner in that world-line than ours. And soon, we'd end up in a similar state. Because, that's the story the stinking <Bureau> wanted to see, after all.
我想起了我在1863年的第95次经历。外界诸神的入侵在那条世界线上开始得比我们早。很快，我们就会陷入相似的境地。因为，这就是那个臭烘烘的调查局想要看到的故事。
"…..Does South Korea have any countermeasures?"
“......韩国有什么对策吗?”
"Still thinking about it."
“还在考虑。”
"I heard that you secretly contacted a King of Outer Gods."
“我听说你秘密联系了外界诸神之王。”
It seemed that she was talking about the 'Secretive Plotter' here.
她似乎是在说这里的“秘密策划者”。
"Technically speaking, we have 'captured' him, actually."
“严格来说，我们已经‘抓获’了他。”
Anna Croft's eyes visibly quaked when she heard me. She didn't seem to be aware of that.
听到我的话，安娜·克罗夫特的眼睛明显地颤抖着，她似乎没有意识到这一点。
"I-in that case…. Can this calamity be stopped through him….?"
“那样的话......这场灾难能通过他来阻止吗......?”
"He's exhausted a great deal of Probability so that's not going to work. Besides, he's unrelated to this calamity."
“他已经用尽了很大的可能性，所以这不会起作用。此外，他与这场灾难无关。”
"You know something, don't you?"
“你知道些什么，是不是?”
I didn't reply right away and simply held Anna Croft's gaze.
我没有马上回答，只是盯着安娜·克罗夫特的目光。
One needed to offer up their information first if they wanted to learn something new from the others. That was the basics of information exchange.
如果一个人想从其他人那里学到一些新的东西，他需要首先提供他们的信息。这就是信息交换的基础。
She must've figured out what I wanted from her, because she suddenly sighed out softly and began telling her story. "I don't have a lot of info to give you."
她一定知道我想从她那里得到什么，因为她突然轻轻地叹了口气，开始讲述她的故事。“我没有太多信息可以告诉你。”
"You can start with those."
“你可以从这些开始。”
"….Firstly, the current locations for the 'Great Apocalypse Scenario' are a portion of the Pacific and the American continent."
“......首先，《大启示录》目前的拍摄地点是太平洋和美洲大陆的一部分。”
I already knew that.
我已经知道了。
[Applicable location is currently undergoing the 'Great Apocalypse'.]
[适用地点目前正在经历“大启示录”。]
I confirmed a transparent dome being generated over the American continent as well as the whole of the Pacific Ocean. The 'Nameless Ones' weren't allowed to leave outside the dome, it seemed. That was probably the extent of the Probability the Outer Gods had been permitted at the moment.
我确认在美洲大陆和整个太平洋上正在形成一个透明的穹顶。无名者似乎不被允许离开穹顶之外。这大概就是外界诸神此刻被允许的可能性范围。
"Secondly, the 'Nameless Ones' can't be hunted down with regular weapons. Obviously, the weapons of the past don't work, and even the Star Relics from lower-graded scenarios are useless, as well."
“其次，‘无名者’不能用常规武器来追捕。显然，过去的武器已经不起作用了，即使是低等级的星际遗迹也是无用的。”
Actually, the display panel did catch the sight of several Incarnations desperately struggling against the 'Nameless Ones'. One of them was the owner of a pretty well-known Star Relic, but his axe failed to cut the flesh of the 'Nameless Ones' properly.
实际上，显示屏的确看到了几个化身拼命地与“无名者”抗争的景象。其中一个是相当有名的星遗迹的拥有者，但是他的斧头没有正确地切断“无名者”的肉。
But, how….?!
但是，怎么...?！
The flesh of the Incarnation Body ripped apart by the sharp fangs splattered onto the screen, causing Yi Ji-Hye to frown and turn her head away. I didn't look away but continued to observe the scene closely.
道成肉身的肉体被飞溅在屏幕上的尖牙撕裂，伊智慧皱起眉头，转过头去。我没有移开视线，而是继续仔细观察着。
[Exclusive skill, 'Comprehension', is activating!]
[独家技能，‘理解’，正在激活!]
On the surface of the 'Nameless Ones' carapaces, I spotted faint letters floating around.
在无名者的甲壳表面，我发现微弱的字母漂浮在周围。
Yu Jung-Hyeok spoke up first. "It's a Stigma."
于重赫首先开口说:“这是一个耻辱。”
"It's not just any Stigma, either. If it can stay in an uninterrupted activation like that, then its already in the 'Visualised Fable' stage."
“这也不仅仅是个耻辱。如果它能保持这种不间断的激活状态，那么它已经进入了“可视化寓言”阶段。”
The Visualised Fable. Indeed, it was about time that such a level of Probability would be allowed.
可视化寓言。实际上，是时候允许这样的概率水平了。
Yu Jung-Hyeok nodded his head in agreement. "Most likely, the king of those 'Nameless Ones' must be a being possessing incredible defensive capabilities."
于重赫点点头表示同意。“最有可能的是，那些‘无名者’的国王一定是一个拥有令人难以置信的防御能力的生物。”
The dependents of a king would naturally follow their boss's Fable. Just like how the kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks, the dependents of the 'Secretive Plotter', had done so.
国王的眷属自然会听从他们老板的寓言。就像“秘密密谋者”的家属俞正熙(音译)所做的那样。
The 'Outer God' that raised the island in the middle of the Pacific was most likely one of the five kings mentioned in the book written by the Recorders of Fear.
在太平洋中央建起这座岛屿的“外神”极有可能是《恐惧的记录者》一书中提到的五位国王之一。
⸢The calamity of the western world, the 'Master of the Sunken Island'.⸥
西方世界的灾难，沉没岛的主人
I spoke up as if to reassure my companions. "Please, you don't have to worry too much. Upper level Constellations should possess weapons that can kill them."
我大声说出来，好像是为了让我的同伴放心。“求你了，你不必太担心。上层星座应该拥有可以杀死他们的武器。”
"However, no Constellations are participating in the battle."
“然而，没有星座参加这场战斗。”
For sure, I couldn't see any Constellations inside the display panel. Not even the common Historical Figure-grades.
可以肯定的是，我在显示屏上看不到任何星座，即使是普通的历史人物级别也看不到。
"We should start gathering them, then."
“那么，我们应该开始收集它们。”
I glanced at Biyu while getting ready to use my true voice. The channel was abnormally silent for some reason. Everyone must've seen that spectacle, yet there was not a single indirect message so far.
我瞥了一眼Biyu，准备用我真实的声音说话。由于某种原因，这个频道变得异常沉默。每个人都看到了这样的场面，但是到目前为止没有一个间接的信息。
….It was possible that they were fearful of the 'king' that hadn't emerged from the deepest part of the ocean.
...他们可能害怕那个还没有从海洋最深处出现的“国王”。
"Jang Ha-Yeong."
“张夏勇。”
Our gazes briefly met and she nodded her head. If it was difficult to talk to Constellations through the channel, then it'd be a good idea to borrow her powers. And a short while later….
我们的目光短暂地相遇，她点了点头。如果通过频道很难与星座对话，那么借用她的能力是个不错的主意。过了一会儿..。
"….No one's replying."
“没有人回复。”
"Not even one?"
“一个都没有?”
But, that was not possible. There were so many Constellations in the <Star Stream>, after all.
但是，那是不可能的，毕竟在星流中有那么多的星座。
"The Black Flame Dragon was the only one that sent me a reply, but…. even he said that he's too busy and can't talk…."
“黑火龙是唯一一个给我回复的，但是.....。甚至他说他太忙了，不能说话...”
"Did you contact <Olympus>? What about the <Underworld>?"
“你联系奥林匹斯了吗?地下世界呢?”
"I called them first, but no reply either."
“我先给他们打了电话，但也没有回复。”
Something was wrong here.
这里有些不对劲。
I could somewhat understand if it's the <Olympus>, but <Underworld> should've replied for sure. Not only that, what about Uriel or the Great Sage Heaven's Equal….?
如果是奥林匹斯的话，我可以理解，但是黑社会应该肯定地回答。不仅如此，乌列尔或大圣天上的平等...？
Han Su-Yeong next to me clicked her tongue and spoke up. "It's obvious what happened. This is the true nature of the creatures called the Constellations."
韩素英站在我旁边，舌头咔哒一声响了起来。“发生了什么显而易见。这就是所谓星座生物的真实本性。”
Each and every Modifier of all the Constellations that cheered us on brushed past my head. There were so many of them, yet none wanted to help us?
