Chapter 203

Out of nowhere, an anonymous post appeared on the Academy of Marine Research's school forum. It warned that the academy would be invaded by monsters and urged everyone to leave before July 14th. The post garnered little attention, dismissed as just another clickbait stunt or an elaborate prank. Since the rise of giant sea monsters, doomsday conspiracy theories had flooded the internet. At first, people debated them passionately, but over time, they became numb to them. A so-called "prophecy" was especially laughable to those who clung to scientism, believing that quantum mechanics and relativity explained everything—despite those two theories contradicting each other. Like a pebble tossed into a vast lake, the anonymous post vanished without making a ripple. Miles away, at Aether Spire, Elara sat with her phone, submitting post after post. She barely managed a handful before the forum moderator banned her for "malicious spam". She was just about to explode when she suddenly p