Chapter 560: Chapter 403: Contest_2
Hearing Yara say this, Zachary became even more puzzled. What could be so important now that it had to be discussed face-to-face?
Seeing Zachary’s clueless expression, Yara felt somewhat speechless, "Didn’t you hear the six emergency alerts that just sounded in Kyoto?"
"Heard it, so what."
Zachary’s retort made Yara realize that the other party didn’t understand the significance of the number of alerts that had sounded, so he simply explained to Zachary what the six alerts represented.
After listening to Yara’s explanation, Zachary still didn’t think the situation was too serious. Seeing Zachary’s completely unconcerned expression, Yara spoke again, "Things are more serious than you imagine. I have already received news that the officials have summoned the heads of various streets. Given the situation, it looks like they will mobilize the residents in the jurisdiction to participate in the battle.
This time I came to ask you, are you going to join us or are you planning to sign up at the street office?"
Upon hearing Yara’s question, Zachary didn’t answer directly but instead asked curiously, "What about Ye Liuyun? Weren’t you two going to buy a house? How did the house-hunting go, have you decided where to purchase?"
Hearing Zachary’s response that was beside the point, although he didn’t make it explicit, Yara understood what Zachary was thinking. But such matters couldn’t be forced; after all, it involved life-and-death battle. If they chose the wrong teammate, the cost might be their lives.
"We did go look at houses, but the ones here were too expensive. He picked a house near my place. Originally, the money was enough, even some to spare, but somehow, the housing prices suddenly started to rise.
Therefore, Ye Liuyun didn’t have enough money with him this time. I wanted to lend him some, but he didn’t agree and said he would go back for money. Just after he had returned, Kyoto was attacked by the Bug Race’s army.
It’s fair to say he was really lucky. If only I had agreed when he invited me to play in Pengcheng at that time, then I wouldn’t need to join this battle,"
Although Zachary knew Yara was joking, he felt the joke revealed some envy.
Just as Yara was thinking of ways to persuade Zachary to team up with him, Gavin came to the door and casually pushed open the gate, entering the compound and saw Yara sitting on the sofa.
"It’s you!"
"It’s you!"
As both showed their surprise with exclamations, Zachary was taken aback by how the two knew each other.
"You two know each other?"
"Who knows him" *2
However, hearing Zachary’s words, the somewhat awkward atmosphere eased a lot.
Seeing the two only verbally arguing and that it wouldn’t escalate to a full fight, Zachary swiftly left the battlefield to them.
Listening to the two take digs at each other, but nothing earth-shattering was disclosed, Zachary felt a bit of a headache, realizing from their banter that the two had a good relationship. While their teasing was just about embarrassing incidents, they were not too severe, signaling the two were likely more than just ordinary friends.
Watching the seemingly angry expressions of the two, Zachary found it difficult to intervene and could only ask Gavin, "Did you come looking for me for something?"
Hearing Zachary’s question, Gavin glanced at Yara sitting beside and, ignoring the murderous look Yara was giving him, still invited Zachary with a very firm tone, "After confirmation from the Imperial Court, only Kyoto and a few other ’major cities’ have experienced the new bug disaster. There have been no sightings of the Bug Race in the vicinity of other cities.
Therefore, the Imperial Court has determined that this bug disaster may very well be the Bug Race’s last counterattack following this round of natural calamities.
Actually, the Command Headquarters, based on past natural disasters, estimated that this should be the last bug disaster, hence the scale of this invasion by the Bug Race is unprecedentedly massive."
Before Gavin could continue, Yara, who had been standing by, suddenly interjected, "You’ve said so much, but isn’t the ultimate goal just to invite Dong Tianyu into your family’s defense team? Why the roundabout talk?"
Hearing Yara bluntly expose his intentions, Gavin didn’t hold back either and retorted, "Are you claiming that you’re here for any other reason than to invite Dong Tianyu to join your city defense team?"
Seeing the two once again at loggerheads, Dong Tianyu felt somewhat speechless, but since he was not too familiar with their relationship, he dared not rashly interrupt with advice. So, he could only change the subject by saying:
"Let’s not rush the matter of joining the team. Could you simplify the situation for me? At this point, I have no clue what’s going on, so I can’t recklessly decide to join any team."
Hearing Dong Tianyu’s words, Yara and Gavin looked at each other, then Gavin surprisingly took the initiative to speak, "There’s no need to delve into the reasons and consequences. I’ll simply explain the current situation.
The Bug Race has sent an exceedingly large force this time, causing the Imperial Court to feel quite a bit of pressure. Therefore, they have conditionally recruited Hunting Teams to participate in the battle.
Actually, my coming here is to ask you to join my team. Although there aren’t many people in my team, each member possesses considerable combat strength."
Hearing Gavin speak like this, Dong Tianyu guessed that the team mentioned was not one arranged by the Imperial Court but instead one organized by Gavin’s own family.
Yet considering China’s control over Kyoto, just how strong could Gavin’s family guard force be?
However, seeing that Gavin, a Martial Artist who relied on substantial resources, had managed to reach the Path Entry Realm, the team within his family that specialized in external conflicts must have a combat strength that was strong, if not formidable.
But from Gavin’s words, Dong Tianyu sensed that even such families needed to deploy members into battle, indicating a high probability that this might be the final battle. Once it was over, the victors would reap the benefits, while the defeated would face certain death.
After all, the Bug Race differed from the Human Clan. Aside from the frequently manipulated Brain Bugs, the rest of the Bug Race was exceptionally warlike; there was a fight to the death between them and the Human Clan, with no room for double agents or subterfuge.
Concerning the invitations from both, Dong Tianyu fell silent and didn’t respond. Since he had a reasonably good relationship with both, agreeing to one on the spot would certainly provoke jealousy in the other. So, faced with such a thankless task, Dong Tianyu habitually found a corner to sit down in, quietly observing the two’s performance.
However, the fierce competition Dong Tianyu had anticipated didn’t occur. After continuing to mock each other for a while, Yara took the initiative to leave. As she did, she intentionally remarked, "You might as well go help him. Actually, it’s not so bad on my side. But if nobody helps him, after the disaster ends, we might have to attend their family’s banquet."
Hearing Yara’s words, Gavin was so enraged he wanted to chase after her to ask what she meant by that remark, even considering a face-to-face confrontation if necessary.
Unfortunately for Gavin, Yara had likely anticipated his reaction, so she quickly sped away from Dong Tianyu’s place after leaving the room.
When Gavin returned, Dong Tianyu directly inquired about some specific details.
Gavin informed him that the main force of the war still consisted of official soldiers. The plan was not to let the non-officially affiliated Martial Artists in the city join the battle directly, but to replace some of the soldiers stationed across various locations.
After freeing up some military forces, besides the direction of the spatial channel, many forces poured into Kyoto from other directions.
Unlike ordinary citizen-led teams, which could only stand guard at various checkpoints, every Martial Artist in Gavin’s team possessed at least Energy Cultivation Realm. This small team belonged to the Sharp Blade Team. Although they had no specific defense location, the team leader needed to accept missions, with rewards given based on the number and success rate of completed missions.
