Chapter 66: Chapter Sixty-Six: Is This Collective Cautiousness?

As the words fell.

In Kamikawa Mitsu's mind, plan after plan, each maddening, surfaced.

Upon learning that this world possessed no supernatural powers, yet a supernatural otherworld was invading, at that moment, Kamikawa Mitsu's mind raced rapidly; one supernatural template after another appeared, epic plan after epic plan emerging ambiguously.

Without making a trace, he glanced sideways at Kamiko Chie, who sat beside him, watching television with great relish.

He had made a promise to take good care of Kamiko Chie.

This point had never changed.

Indeed, after spending day and night with Kamiko Chie these past days, her cuteness and innocence, her treatment of family and friendship, and every other aspect, had caused Kamikawa Mitsu to view Kamiko Chie not merely as a promise to protect, but from the bottom of his heart, as a younger sister.

An otherworld invasion, otherworld creatures being brutal; what would this world face...

Kamikawa Mitsu looked out the window; there lay the direction of Higashi-Osaka in the Arakawa Ward.

To take good care of Chie, he must let her live a good life, let her be happy every day, carefree and without worry.

Now, such a bloody future, a world where life and death are not one's own, is unsuitable for his sister Kamiko Chie to live in; she cannot be carefree.

It must be changed completely!

"Nii-san, what are you looking at?"

Kamikawa Mitsu was looking out the window, which was on Kamiko Chie's side; she mistakenly thought Kamikawa Mitsu was looking at her.

"Chie, if the world changes, what kind of world do you want?" Kamikawa Mitsu habitually reached out and ruffled Chie's head.

"What kind of world, you ask?"

Kamiko Chie tilted her head and thought for a moment.

Her Bai Xi face bloomed with a sweetness like a fairy's crescent moon.

"Any world is fine, as long as Nii-san is there."

Her smile, at this moment, was like a blooming cherry blossom.

Japan, Arakawa Ward, Higashi-Osaka.

On the road leading to Higashi-Osaka, rows of roadblocks were erected; surrounding traffic police cars were parked, their red police lights flashing, proclaiming emergency and warning; the lights flickered, and people's hearts could not help but grow tense, their spirits lifting in anxiety.

The road was completely blocked.

Traffic police directed vehicles to detour, forbidding passage through Higashi-Osaka.

"Mr. Officer, why won't you let us pass? My wife and child are still in there; let me through."

Looking out, vehicles on the road formed a long queue, blocked so tightly that not even water could pass; countless headlight beams illuminated this area, yet could not dispel the gloom in everyone's hearts.

The reason given by the traffic police was that there were wild beasts; to avoid injury to personnel, traffic control was implemented.

However, no one believed it; it was too fake.

They looked at the traffic police cars; there were clearly still numerous police cars there, with police standing by to prevent sudden incidents.

Looking further to the side, there was the only open road leading to Higashi-Osaka, yet ordinary vehicles were forbidden to pass.

Armed vehicles equipped with firepower, one after another, drove into Higashi-Osaka.

Above, propellers roared, jet engines screamed; armed helicopters and fighter jets tore through the night sky, charging into Higashi-Osaka.

Where did this look like wild beasts descending the mountain? It looked much more like terrorists descending the mountain.

"Move aside, everyone move aside!!"

Ambulance sirens suddenly rose, spreading from the direction of Higashi-Osaka; which ambulance was it? It rushed out from the emergency lane, speeding toward the nearest hospital outside Higashi-Osaka.

The ambulance moved very fast; as it sped away, it created a wind-like rush, stirring up a gust of wind.

Leaning close to sniff, one could faintly smell blood; the scent was coming from the ambulance.

It seemed that inside, the rescued personnel were severely injured, having lost a lot of blood; probably not just one person; several were lying inside, because the smell of blood was truly too strong.

The flickering warning lights, the armed vehicles, the armed aircraft, and the extremely severely wounded personnel formed a landscape of wartime alert status, making people uneasy, causing fear.

"What exactly has happened?"

Ambulances kept driving out, their sirens loud, echoing through this place.

This scene stimulated everyone's nerves.

There must be stability; it definitely was not some simple beast attack; in less than ten minutes, two or three ambulances had already driven out; the smell of blood was pungent; casualties were severe.

Many people panicked.

Higashi-Osaka had their friends and relatives; if the incident happened to friends and family...

The situation on the scene, in an instant, became chaotic; people inside cars began to get out, demanding the police reveal the truth, demanding the police let them enter; it became a confused mess.

At the very front of that traffic blockade.

A crowd of people crowded before the blockade line; they had been stopped by the police.

"Let us in."

"We are news reporters; we have the right to know and to enter."

"Mr. Officer, we are not here to cause trouble; we are reporters; I have my credentials."

Wherever there was news, they drilled toward it; Higashi-Osaka had implemented personnel control; various television stations keenly smelled that the incident was not simple; all dispatched reporters to come in the shortest time possible; unfortunately, they were all blocked outside.

No matter how well or poorly they pleaded, wearing their lips raw, and some even attempting bribery, the police refused to let them enter under any circumstances.

Not long after.

A large number of military vehicles drove in from the distance.

"Quick, photograph those military vehicles." The reporters blocked outside, missing no opportunity for news scoops, rushed to photograph the military vehicles.

"Dear viewers, look quickly at those military vehicles."

At the very front, several internet streamers, mixed in with the reporters, pointed their mobile phone cameras at the military vehicles.

Since the last time, when a streamer fearlessly livestreamed the Yunhu incident in Arakawa Ward, they leaped from small streamers to famous streamers known far and wide.

It was because of their filming of Yunhu that night that these streamers not only became famous but also made a fortune.

After tasting success, these streamers went mad; other streamers grew envious, and more and more streamers flooded into the Kawanakawa District, all seeking fame and fortune.

The vehicle sped forward.

The wind picked up.

Through the livestream feed, viewers could see that behind the large military troop transport, the wind tore away the tarp, revealing the interior.

Inside the vehicle, soldiers filled every seat, each clad in camouflage, faces grim, each holding a firearm and carrying a military pack on their back.

【That's right—it's the Ground Self-Defense Force uniform; they're Ground Self-Defense Force personnel!!】

【This is the Eastern Army, 1st Division】

【They're sending a division to hunt beasts? What kind of international joke is this? Has the government collectively lost its mind?】

【No need to think—this isn't just about hunting beasts】

Amid the flood of comments in the livestream, some knowledge-based viewers appeared, informing the audience that the military personnel arriving were from the 1st Division, stationed at the Nerima Garrison in Nerima Ward, Tokyo.

In Japan, the military organizes its forces by dividing the country into five regions: east, south, west, north, and central, each with stationed military units.

Tokyo falls under the eastern region, with stationed forces including the Eastern Army, the Ministry of Defense's direct-command units, and the special organization—the Central Response Group (special forces).

Among these, the Eastern Army's organizational structure includes the 1st Division, the 12th Brigade, the 1st Engineering Group, and others.

In terms of scale, according to Chinese standards, Japan's brigade is equivalent to a division, and its division is equivalent to a corps, but its weaponry is generally heavier than ordinary divisions and corps.

Verified by military enthusiasts in the livestream.

The Ground Self-Defense Force heading to Higashi-Ōku was from the 1st Division, stationed at the Nerima Garrison in Nerima Ward.

Even the military has intervened—sending division-level forces…

The scene exploded.

Reporters from all sides went wild, desperately trying to enter Higashi-Ōku to secure firsthand news.

Police tried to block them, but they insisted not to worry about their safety—they were war correspondents, and war correspondents fear no death!

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