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"Please board the train in an orderly manner. Repeat, please board the train in an orderly manner."
Mei listened to the broadcast and followed the crowd into an ordinary train in the teleportation area.
“5、4、3、2、1”
After the countdown ended, Mei didn't even feel anything. She saw that the view outside the train window had changed and turned into a train station, although there was only Mei's train in the station.
The train that had been transported to the continent of Mu departed from the train station and began traveling on the railway.
"You're back already?"
"Sigh, no matter how many times I try, I still don't understand how they manage to teleport over long distances."
"I've heard that many people are trying to study the teleportation device's data, but they end up with their eyes rolled back and foaming at the mouth, unable to understand a thing."
"Actually, there's more than just this; there are many, many more cutting-edge technologies."
The noisy conversation inside the train reached Mei's ears.
Mei was also very curious about how the teleportation device worked, but she didn't try to study it. She had her own things to do, but it seemed like she could take some time to find out.
Time and space are inseparable; if spatial teleportation is possible, then perhaps it can also affect time?
Mei suddenly realized that this whimsical idea had popped into her head, but she quickly put it aside and decided to go home first.
Oh, right.
Mei suddenly remembered her boyfriend Kevin. She checked the time; Kevin should have already finished school.
Mei dialed the number directly.
After a few rings, the call was answered.
"Mei! Are you on vacation?" Kevin's excited and happy voice made Mei unconsciously smile slightly.
"Um, I'm on two days off. Are you free to come pick me up?"
"Yes! Of course! I'll be right there! Same spot as usual?"
"Um"
Kevin didn't hang up the phone and kept in touch with Mei, occasionally telling her about the interesting things that happened at Chiba Academy.
Mei listened quietly.
When the train arrived at the capital city's train station on the continent of Mu, May learned that Kevin was already waiting for her outside the station on his electric scooter.
As Mei walked out of the train station, she saw a bright and cheerful young man with white hair who stood out from the crowd.
"Mei!" Kevin waved happily and strode over to Mei. But then he was a little stunned and didn't know what to do next. Should he hug his girlfriend?
Mei stepped forward and hugged Kevin, which made Kevin blush and not know where to put his hands.
"let's go"
May and Kevin hugged for a while before separating.
"Um"
Kevin nodded excitedly, then drove his electric scooter with Mei on the back, and happily left the train station.
Kevin didn't know exactly what Mei did for a living; it seemed to be a confidential matter. He also couldn't contact Mei often, but Mei took a vacation every month, so he always had a chance to spend time with her.
Kevin made up his mind that he would ask the school for leave to accompany Mei during her two-day vacation.
"Mei, look! What beautiful light! Is that the aurora?" Kevin suddenly saw a dazzling and colorful glow appear in the sky.
Mei was stunned for a moment, then looked up and saw an incredibly beautiful scene.
"aurora?"
Mei was somewhat surprised, not expecting the aurora to appear.
Aurora borealis occasionally appears in mid-latitude regions, which seems quite normal.
But soon Mei's eyes widened in disbelief at what she was seeing: the aurora borealis in the night sky was growing stronger and more magnificent.
But, but this is impossible! This is Mu Continent! Not Antarctica! The aurora couldn't be that intense! It almost lit up the night sky!
"What's wrong?" Kevin asked, puzzled by the shock in Mei's voice.
Isn't the aurora beautiful? What's wrong?
"Kevin, stop for a moment," May quickly told Kevin to stop, then stared intently at the aurora in the sky.
The aurora is not as beautiful as it looks! It is essentially a phenomenon caused by high-energy charged particles in the solar wind being guided to the poles by the Earth's magnetic field and colliding with the Earth's atmosphere.
But why does such a strong aurora phenomenon occur on the Mu continent?
Mei was completely baffled; why was this happening?
Solar wind, magnetic field, atmosphere.
magnetic field?
magnetic field?!
Mei suddenly had a terrible thought, and she quickly took out her emergency communicator to contact the laboratory at the Lighthouse Base.
"Quick! Check if there's anything wrong with the Earth's magnetic field!"
Mei hurriedly called out.
However, a noisy sound came from the other end of the communicator.
"Report our findings immediately!"
"There is a very high probability that there is a problem with the Earth's magnetic field!"
"That's very likely the work of the Third Witch!"
"That's impossible! How could it possibly affect the Earth's magnetic field!"
"Nothing is impossible!"
Mei breathed a slight sigh of relief; it seemed that someone had discovered the potential problem with the Earth's magnetic field earlier than she had.
Mei then quickly dialed another number on the communicator and contacted the Moth of Fire staff in the teleportation zone.
"This is Mei, ID number XXXX, emergency code name XXXX. I need to return to base immediately!"
Mei, disregarding everything else, quickly replied.
Personnel on leave who are part of the Fire Chaser team all have special emergency codes that allow them to return to base and resume their duties in an emergency, and Mei naturally has one as well.
"Understood!" The staff of the Fire Moth responded immediately after learning Mei's emergency code name.
Mei then hung up the call and looked at Kevin.
"Kevin, I need to get back to the train station right away!"
Seeing May's solemn and serious expression, Kevin knew what he needed to do.
"Yes!" Kevin nodded vigorously.
Kevin, carrying May, sped back to the train station. May immediately showed her emergency credentials and prepared to quickly enter the train station to board the special train back to the Lighthouse Base.
However, before leaving, May turned back and hugged Kevin one last time.
Sorry, Kevin.
Chapter 395 The Third Great Collapse (8) The Witch's Position
"Can you confirm that the Earth's magnetic field is showing signs of an unknown weakening?"
Muirsey asked the scientists before him with great eagerness.
"Yes, Director, we have contacted astronomical observatories and laboratories around the world, and they have all seen the aurora in the sky, even clearly visible during the daytime in their respective time zones."
"After simple calculations and observations, it was found that the Earth's magnetic field has indeed weakened, and it is getting weaker and weaker every once in a while."
"If this rate of decay doesn't slow down, Earth's magnetic field will completely disappear in three days! At that time, Mars will look like Earth's fate!"
"However, that's something for a long time to come. The disappearance of Earth's magnetic field won't have a significant impact on human civilization in the short term, at least not to the point of its extinction."
Many scientists have expressed their opinions.
However, this surprised Muirsay a little. The disappearance of the Earth's magnetic field would not cause the extinction of human civilization.
Scientists have offered explanations for Muirsey's confusion.
"Although a considerable portion of cosmic rays would indeed fall to Earth after its magnetic field disappears, the vast majority of cosmic rays would actually be intercepted by Earth's atmosphere. Furthermore, while the solar wind can blow away and strip away some of Earth's atmosphere, Earth's gravity is strong enough to bind atmospheric molecules. Therefore, it would take at least hundreds of thousands to millions of years for the solar wind to completely strip away about one-third of Earth's atmosphere."
"After Earth's magnetic field disappears, Earth will resemble Mars, which will probably be billions of years from now..."
Although Muirsey breathed a slight sigh of relief after learning that the consequences of the Earth's magnetic field disappearing were not so serious, she still dared not relax.
At that moment, Muirsey had a flash of inspiration. The strong magnetic field in Tokyo, the magnetic life forms, and the weakening Earth's magnetic field made her think of a certain possibility.
“The Third Witch…” Muels said solemnly.
Without a doubt, all these things related to the magnetic field are the result of manipulation by the third witch, who has yet to appear.
The power of the Witch of Reason is the principle of science, while the power of the Witch of Void is the void of existence. Based on the current situation, the power of the 3rd Witch is very likely related to electromagnetic fields!
"If the Third Witch could freely manipulate electromagnetic fields, what would be the consequences for Earth?"
Muirsay's sudden question stunned all the electromagnetism and physics experts present.
"Director... this, this is no joke," someone said, looking at Muirsay with trepidation.
Anyone with a basic understanding of physics can understand what it means to be able to freely manipulate electromagnetic fields. It's no exaggeration to say that if you're smart and willing to put in the effort to learn, you're practically a god!
“I’m not joking,” Muirsey said calmly, having already prepared for the worst.
"The Witch of Reason wields the principles of science, and the Witch of Void wields the power of existence—aren't both of these powers beyond imagination? It's only because these two witches weren't very bright and were too careless that we were able to kill them by sheer luck."
Bronya and Sirin, who were mentioned, sneezed at the same time, which annoyed them quite a bit.
"The Third Witch's power, if not the manipulation of electromagnetic fields, must be related to them. If her power truly is the manipulation of electromagnetic fields, then we must find a way to resolve this."
Muirsay's words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment. How were they supposed to fight? It wasn't about boosting the enemy's morale while diminishing their own, but the problem was that when facing a 'God,' besides hoping that this 'God' was mentally unstable, who could think of any way to defeat him?
As for how much energy this 'God' consumes to manipulate the magnetic field, such as magic power, who says it can only be powered by magic power? In fact, both the Witch of Reason Gem and the Witch of the Void Gem can be powered by other energies, but the energy required is extremely large and cannot compare to magic power at all.
If the Third Witch can truly control electromagnetic fields, then she could generate electricity using magnetic fields, or even simply use the Earth's magnetic field to generate electricity.
Nobody knows how to deal with a 'God'!
May, who had just returned to the lighthouse base, happened to hear Muirsey's words.
"Director, we may need to rely on the powers of other witches, such as the Witch of the Sky."
When everyone was quiet, Mei's voice immediately drew everyone's attention.
“What’s your opinion?” Muirsay asked.
"The power of the Sky Witch is extremely dangerous and destructive. If we use the power of the Sky Witch to deal with other witches, it might have a surprising effect."
Mei adjusted her glasses and answered calmly.
The Sky Witch's powers are actually extremely powerful. When May first came into contact with information about witches, she had no idea how Mules and the others managed to defeat the Sky Witch.
However, it was later learned that they were able to kill the careless Witch of the Sky by relying on the power of the Witch of Reason.
“I will seriously consider your suggestion,” Muirsey nodded. She also had the idea of using the Void Witch Gem to deal with the Third Witch, a thought that coincided with Mei’s.
"The most urgent task now is to find the location of the Third Witch! At the same time, we must contact high-ranking officials in various countries to ensure social order is maintained and to prevent too much information from leaking out."
"But Director, we've searched every corner of the earth these past few days, and we still haven't found any trace of the Third Witch."
"This is what the magical girl in charge of using the Law of Cycles asked with a doubt."
Since the Tokyo incident, Muirse and the four B-rank magical girls have been taking turns using the Law of Cycles to search for traces of the Third Witch, but they have found nothing.
The third witch seemed to have never appeared.
"That witch couldn't have just vanished into thin air; we just don't know where she's hiding."
"Where could she be hiding? The Law of Cycles' detection data covers the entire globe, practically scouring the earth, even extending to outer space, but they've found nothing."
"Where could that witch be hiding? Did she turn into a mouse and hide underground...?"
Just as everyone was whispering amongst themselves, several scientists, including Mei, suddenly looked at the magical girl who had said that witches turned into mice and hid underground.
"Why are you all looking at me like that?" The magical girl felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by everyone. She looked at herself in confusion, but there was nothing strange about her.
"She might really have gone underground..." someone said rather subtly.