Chapter 139: The Climate Crisis Is a Lie (4)
"Fire Punch!"
With a swing of her fiery fist, Flame, the magical girl of fire, sent flames swirling around her hand, consuming the relentless snowstorm. The snowstorm, which had painted the world white, began to lose its vigor under the heat of her flames.
Having subdued the storm, Flame panted heavily, muttering curses under her breath about the employer who had called her out at such a late hour.
"Ugh—! What kind of job calls someone out at this hour?! Especially when all buses and taxis have stopped running!"
─If you hate it that much, why not just stay home?
"Do you think I can, you bastard?!"
Flame swung her fist again, melting the snowstorm that bore down on her. After hours of battling, she finally managed to reach the destination her employer had summoned her to—the most dazzling fortress of the capitalist kingdom, the Evilus Building, showcasing the might of the Evilus Empire.
"Damn it... This place was ridiculously hard to find..."
Of course, it was no surprise. The night was so overwhelmed by the snowstorm that visibility was nonexistent. Even someone like Flame, blazing her way forward, couldn’t easily locate a specific building amidst the chaos.
Especially not with a smartphone that was utterly useless—its navigation and internet functions completely down.
"Scientist! Where are you?!"
Passing through the first floor buried in snow, melting her way forward, Flame glanced down at her smartphone as it suddenly buzzed with an alert. For some reason, while the phone remained cut off from the outside world, it began receiving messages within the building. The internet and news seemed inaccessible, but—