Crossing Illusion: Reflection (Book 1) #Wattys2017

Chapter 23: Capital in Crisis

Stockverst, the capital of Hessenstadt, Europe...

27 October, will be remembered as days of a certain massive incident. Regardless of the output, the city was in crisis at that time...

A slight difference between mere few seconds will result drastic result involving thousands of innocent lives.

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Almost twilight, mesmerizing gradient of bright layer of blue meet ominous orange, like a sign of an ending.

"Have you located them all yet?" The white haired man asked to the boy that still silently concentrating. "It's vague. The number is around 20, but they all had big firepower... Around 70% of them is plastic explosives, but the rest is a powerful explosives aimed to destroy the most crowded place of the city."

Danny take out his headset and seen Noir with worried face. "I can't exactly pinpoint them all in such range, but I could tell their location if we're nearby. At least I know all the coordinate, just don't know the exact location." He spoke still in his mature tone, as still under the effect of his Phantasm.

"I'll mobilize the every expert and anti-terrorism squad that we had. I'll also contacted my friends, and hope they willing to help us." Reynold speak, as he tried to dial a number. Since he had military background, the friend he mentioned must be someone from there.

Noir and the rest was restless, thinking hard, searching for any possible solution to help. Suddenly, Melisa spoke, seems to have an epiphany. "Wait.. The one that set the bomb is that jumper guy, isn't it?" Everyone look at her and nod.

"Then the bomb must be placed outside of a building! Maybe the big one. Because he only could teleport to any place that he could see.. And, you know.. Skyscrapers stand out the most. The bomb set in crowded place, right? Maybe park and mall also included."

Everyone stay motionless, unless Reynold that are smiling, and he rarely smile since he's a serious man. "Melisa, sometimes you're a genius." He even chuckled softly. Noir still in speechless awe, and Almerich, the one that always called her a numbhead, were dropping his jaw in shocked, disbelieve face. Melisa just concluded that? This Melisa? He can't believe this.

They underestimate her for being a simple-minded. The truth is, everyone else overlooked the case and forgot a simple details, a small, but important one. This what Melisa just realize, because she can't understand the heavy subject. Turned out her simplicity helped sometimes.

"Why don't I realize sooner!!" Danny screaming in excitement. Cheerfulness lit back in his face. "According to the coordinate, almost every bomb does located in big buildings, but I just realize that..."

Image of records play in his head in fast forward, heading to every direction of the city and reflect on each other like sonar to detect any unwanted object. "There!! They set in high places, so no one could reach it!" He take out his headset and smile brightly.

Almerich also now back to his composure. "He use his advantage of teleportation to put the bomb in places that not even an expert could touch... But because of that, we also could predict where he put the bombs!" Almerich never expect that the simple explanation from Melisa turned out to contain such crucial information.

"We don't had much time yet. Can you pull the bomb by using your Poltergeist?" Noir asked, and Almerich shook his head. "It's too risky. To levitate them are simple, but to pull it into our location are like suicide. Since the wind around the chopper will disturb the levitation slightly, and if anything goes wrong, it could crash into us. Even worse, we're moving right now, and by just a slight disturbance on the pathway, the bomb could ended up getting struck by the wing, and we're all dead. I could carefully levitate them all, but we need to move at slow speed and I need to take time pulling them one by one. However you know we didn't had the time..."