The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 926: Public Interview (2)



"Your Majesty, what kind of hidden threat are you talking about? Did you discover something in the sea of stars?" a quiet representative of the Silverwing Duchy hurriedly asked.

"Indeed, we did find something terrifying," Henrietta nodded before saying, "We found the ruins of an ancient super-civilization that once existed before us."

"However, what threatens the survival of our species is not this ancient super-civilization but whatever destroyed it. Based on our clues, we have also come to believe the destroyer of the super-civilization is still out there, within the sea of stars."

"More importantly, they are definitely not the friendly type; they are a type of anti-life existence we currently refer to as Outer Beings, existences that do not belong to our universe."

"We don't know how they came or why they are anti-life. However, we do know they will kill any life in sight. The Great Devils of Gehenna are only ants compared to them."

Boom!

Henrietta's claim was like thunder to everyone's ears, shaking up their minds greatly. It was too shocking to believe. In fact, most of the foreign guests preferred to believe Henrietta was just being an alarmist and feeding them false information.

After all, what better way was there to promote the unification of humanity than to say there was an extinction-level threat waiting to annihilate them?

"Do you have any proof to back up your claim, Your Majesty?" the Silverwing Duchy representative gulped.

Although he didn't want to believe it, his Silverwing Duchy was a small city-state that didn't belong to any alliances or unions. As such, it would be difficult for it to survive on its own if such a great threat really existed.

"Proof? I don't need to prove anything to you," Henrietta shrugged before stating, "The proof you seek has always been in the starry sky, hidden in plain sight."

"Astrology is a study of stars as old as time. Study records and paintings of the starry sky have appeared as early as the first stage of humanity's awakening of intelligence and pursuit of knowledge."

"You only need to dig them up and compare the starry sky of the distant past to the current era to realize how many stars have already disappeared through the passage of time. So many stars don't just vanish like this at once; they were destroyed by the Outer Beings."

"Moreover, this is only accounting for the dead stars we can observe. It's hard to say how many more stars in the skies seem like they are still shining but are, in fact, already dead," Henrietta stated.

Due to the vast distance between Pangea and other stars in the universe, the stars could have been dead millions of years ago and still appear to be shining in the night sky of Pangea due to the limits of light speed.

Nevertheless, it would be horrifying if all the observable stars in the night sky were actually dead stars.

That would be painting the illusion of the universe looking fine when it was actually not. Ka-cha!

A teacup fell on the ground and shattered as a representative from Freedom Federation's table stood up abruptly with a startling and horrific realization.

It was Director Gardner from the Starry Steel Research Tower. He had joined the interview to look for an opportunity to meet Henrietta for negotiations between their countries.

However, such ideas were already pushed to the back of his mind. At the moment, he only had a fervent desire for answers regarding the disappearing stars.

After all, he had studied astrology all his life.

The disappearing stars were something he had noticed a long time ago. He also understood the logic of dead stars still shining in the sky.

However, he never would have thought the disappearing stars would be a result of artificial destruction. He had only assumed the universe was nearing the end of its life span. Thus, more stars were suddenly dying of old age.

Unfortunately, that was only wishful thinking compared to the more terrifying possibility Henrietta suggested.

Her perspective was far too frightening to imagine.

"I am Director Gardner from the Freedom Federation's Starry Steel Research Tower. I can confirm what Empress Henrietta said regarding the disappearing stars is true!"

Director Gardner quickly introduced himself and vouched for Henrietta after attracting everyone's attention with the shattered teacup.

As an upright person, he had to point out the facts if they were true; he wouldn't hide them. "How can that be? It is actually true?!"

Anxiety and dread immediately seeped into the hearts of the foreign guests as they panicked.

Since an authoritative person from the Freedom Federation had spoken, how could they still doubt Henrietta's credibility?

"Your Majesty, the disappearing stars are undeniable events. I also have to admit your claim is reasonable if such powerful anti-life entities exist. However, how do you know for sure that these so-called Outer Beings are responsible for the stars' destruction?"

Director Gardner looked at Henrietta as a person sincerely seeking knowledge. He was not purposely making things difficult for her.

However, Henrietta shook her head.

"That's confidential information; I can't tell you how I know, as that's related to a secret of mine," Henrietta said. "However, I can tell you something else instead."

"My husband has already encountered one of these Outer Beings when he first visited the moon. Although it was only the weakest possible Outer Being, it was still an Outer Being."

"This kind of anti-life entity hunted him on sight and only stopped when it couldn't detect his life signals," Henrietta explained.

"Oh? Can you tell us more about this encounter with the Outer Being in detail, Your Majesty?" Director Gardner expressed his astonishment and curiosity.

"If you want to hear more about the Outer Beings we encountered in detail, you can wait for the outer space conference we'll be holding a week later," Henrietta calmly replied, adding, "Of course, only members of the United Nations will be invited to join."

"Non-members can only wait for the information within the conference to be released at a later date. However, if you can't wait for that, you can try searching for the Outer Beings with your own means."

"I believe with enough luck, you might just catch some sightings of one in the asteroid belt with a Stargazer-type Atomic Visualizer," Henrietta mentioned.