Book Seven: Chapter 215

The monitor flickered and a cartoon depicting Eulalie’s human face appeared. She had refused to come in person, a decision which the others had agreed with. Besides, the internet connection in the Library was simply the best on Earth.

“Okay, I’ve got intel from the military,” the Arachne said. Tink stopped moving around placemarkers to look at the screen. “There’s already hundreds of pages of data coming in, but we can sum it up succinctly by saying they’re panicking. The Coast Guard made contact with one of the boats and were immediately attacked. We have the Navy in the area, but they aren’t sure what to do. It sounds like the Order has already gotten in contact with them and the chain of command is breaking down.”

“Breaking down how?” asked Beth.

“Have you ever watched a movie and thought to yourself, hey, the people in charge are really fucking stupid. Why are they wasting time arguing when they could be doing literally anything?”

Tink sneered. “Stupid fu