Chapter 528: Chapter 387: Return_2
Despite facing the assault of the insect horde on its western side, when they entered the inner five-ring area of Kyoto, the faces of the survivors living there did not bear any traces of panic, and the atmosphere remained peaceful and tranquil.
The situation differed from that in Saxon County, where the officials had insufficient control over defense forces, so in the event of an insect horde attacking their camps, they had to summon the Hunting Team members to assist in defending the city.
In Kyoto, however, as the capital city, the Imperial Court held absolute control over the military, and for this reason, even though the members of Kyoto’s Hunting Teams were elites, both the scale of these teams and their numbers were far lower than those of a small county town like Saxon County.
After entering the city center, Yara casually hailed several taxis, and the group went straight back to the villa she had purchased near the third ring.
Although construction of houses was rapid, because they still required interior decoration, the residence Dong Tianyu had bought was not yet ready. For the time being, they could only temporarily stay at the Yara family residence.
Unlike hunting prehistoric beasts, where at least one could sell the meat, perhaps because the Bug Race had not been on the scene for long, no valuable materials had been discovered on their bodies yet.
Other than the rewards posted on the official bounty boards, going out to kill Bugs did not yield much profit. Although there were bounties for killing Flame Bugs, neither Dong Tianyu nor anyone else had time to collect tokens from the Flame Bugs’ corpses during their breakout, so this expedition did not result in any tangible gains.
Once back at Yara’s villa, everyone finally completely relaxed their tense spirits. It’s well known that once tension eases, sleepiness tends to ensue. Seeing the weary expressions of the others around her, Yara promptly disbanded the team. After arranging a room for Dong Tianyu to rest in, she too could not resist the urge to sleep and went off to bed.
After taking a look around Yara’s room, Dong Tianyu did not feel sleepy at the moment. He opened the window, became invisible, and flew toward the battlefield with Sword Control.
Because he heard the roar of artillery fire, Dong Tianyu deliberately flew at a higher altitude during his Sword Flight to prevent accidents.
By the time Dong Tianyu arrived above the battlefield in the Kyoto area, it seemed that the city had already withstood this round of the Bug Race’s attack.
Looking at the pockmarked landscape of the remote suburbs, it was clear that Kyoto had commenced with carpet bombing before starting the artillery barrage at the very start of the conflict.
Indeed, as Dong Tianyu had speculated, when the insect horde was spotted preparing to assault Kyoto, several bombers at the airfield were already prepared. As soon as the first wave of Bugs crossed the warning line, the bombers lined up and initiated the first round of carpet bombing.
After the first round of bombing, virtually none of the Bugs that had just approached the outskirts of Kyoto survived. By the time the rear Bugs joined the front line and prepared to continue advancing toward Kyoto, the second wave of bombers arrived as scheduled.
Whether the Bug Race was brainless or the hidden Brain Bugs were deliberately exhausting Kyoto’s Ammunition, the bombers took off three times back and forth before finally shattering this massive insect horde.
However, during this period, suddenly a dozen Plasma Bombs were launched from behind the horde toward Kyoto.
Although these Plasma Bombs were fast, due to the technicians within the horde, Kyoto had already activated its radar. Facing the attack of Plasma Bombs, countless drones took off from the airfield, ready to detonate the Plasma Bombs mid-air.
Furthermore, Kyoto decisively dispatched members of the Rooster Group to eliminate the Plasma Bugs, for this type of Bug capable of ultra-long-distance attacks posed too great a threat to Kyoto,
So, to eradicate the problem once and for all, Kyoto not only assigned the Rooster Group, one of the twelve branches, to the mission but also equipped them with powerful gear to ensure the complete resolution of the threat.
Without the plasma bugs’ firepower support, the insect tide in Kyoto would only arrange for bombers to deal with most of the Bug Race after gathering a certain number of them.
For some unknown reason, even though the bombers inflicted such heavy damage on the ground bugs, the Flying Bugs didn’t appear; it was as if they had vanished. Besides their initial appearance, they never showed up again.
This was precisely why, even after the bombers achieved such great success, the expressions of the Command Headquarters’ staff remained grave. Upon learning of the insect tide’s appearance, they immediately discussed several defense plans, each containing methods to counter the Flying Bugs.
However, what they didn’t expect was that they had prepared contingency plans, but the winged insects never showed up from beginning to end, giving them the feeling of punching into cotton.
Because of this, they were not happy with the situation at hand but remained cautious, always waiting for the appearance of the Flying Bugs.
But they waited until the insect tide dispersed and still did not see any sign of the Flying Bugs. The atmosphere among the staff members of the Command Headquarters didn’t turn joyful but rather became more oppressive.
It was only when the Command Headquarters felt the insect tide had ended and arranged for Martial Artists to perform finishing strikes that the expressions of the staff members were still very heavy.
They were not foolish enough to think that the absence of the Flying Bugs was a good thing. After all, without facing an attack from the Flying Bugs this time, it was very possible that the Flying Bugs would appear in the next attack.
The Command Headquarters would rather the Bug Race increase the intensity of their assaults bit by bit with each siege than to allow them to gather forces for a major one.
Having confirmed the battle below had ended, Dong Tianyu had no desire to stay in the sky and watch the soldiers clean up the battlefield.
After returning to the room arranged by Yara, Dong Tianyu thought for a long time before dialing Ye Liuyun’s number. Before Dong Tianyu could speak, Ye Liuyun preemptively said, "Old Dong, how are things on your side? If you can’t hold out, try to get a flight back; it’s very safe over here."
Hearing Ye Liuyun say this, Dong Tianyu immediately understood that, like the last time, the insect tide had probably become nourishment for that towering tree in the center of Pengcheng. However, he didn’t know by how much the tree’s shade would expand this time.
Since he had already decided to settle down in Kyoto, Dong Tianyu wasn’t too worried about the growth of that tree but still subconsciously asked, "How many meters has the tree’s shade extended this time?"
Hearing Dong Tianyu’s question, Ye Liuyun, who was originally excited, immediately took on a somber tone, "It’s expanded by another 5 meters. It looks like your decision was correct. If this happens a few more times, I estimate that the inner third ring of Pengcheng urban area will soon be completely covered.
By the time we choose to move out, if we leave in a hurry, there will definitely be significant losses. So, I’ve been dealing with my business matters these past few days. Once I’ve handed over all my business, I’m planning to follow your lead and buy a house over in Kyoto.
By the way, what did you call for? Did you want to ask about your uncle and aunt? Since the insect tide was drawn to the tree’s shade, the camp here is still the same as before; no problems have arisen.
Having been spared from successive insect tides, quite a few survivors from other cities, having heard some news, have voluntarily moved to our camp. I won’t say much, but recent housing prices have indeed increased quite a bit.
Not only that, but with the number of survivors moving over these past few days growing, the camp is planning to build another wall.
