Chapter 69: Japan Nationwide Level One Military Alert

Tokyo, Japan, Arakawa Ward, Higashi-Ogishima.

Under the gaze of countless people, the Six-Eyed Demon stepped out of the sea of fire without halting its stride; its eyes, cold and ruthless as snake eyes, bloodthirsty, swept across the frontline tank and armored vehicle formations, then it lifted its feet and walked forward.

The ground sank, cracks spreading in all directions, rushing toward the frontline tanks.

Spreading along with the ground fissures was a mighty, overwhelming pressure.

Countless gasps.

Inside the buildings, anchors and reporters knelt and crawled on the floor, their hands and feet trembling uncontrollably, terrified to the point where their souls seemed ready to leave their bodies, frightened away; they felt that terrifying pressure, and even though they were more than ten kilometers away, the pressure swept toward them, forcing them to their knees.

Everyone, not only those on the scene but also those watching the live broadcast, trembled from the depths of their hearts.

In the live broadcast footage, the Six-Eyed Demon simply walked; although it was still over a kilometer away from the tank formation, the tanks, heavy steel beasts weighing several tons, were crushed inward as if struck by a meteor, the hard, thick armor flattened as easily as soda cans.

Click-click-click-click-click.

It was not just one vehicle; all the tanks ahead were struck by the impact.

"Run! Run fast!!"

"Abandon the vehicles, everyone abandon the vehicles!!"

The officer roared, ordering them to quickly abandon the armored vehicles; the soldiers present frantically jumped down from the armored vehicles and ran out of the tanks.

"Ahhh!!!"

"Save me!"

"No!"

Everything happened too fast; the speed at which the tanks were crushed flat was too fast, as if invisible, colorless hydraulic presses had appeared atop the tanks and suddenly pressed down; in less than two or three seconds, the tanks were crushed into flat steel blocks, becoming a pile of scrap metal.

The steel-reinforced armor plates emitted a dull sound, as if wailing in grief.

Too many soldiers inside the tanks failed to escape; they were crushed flat along with the tanks, buried within them. Their fate was miserable; their bodies were crushed and burst open, flesh and blood splattered everywhere, bones shattered into fragments.

The scene was gruesome; pieces of flat "scrap metal" either shot out or flowed with large amounts of fresh blood, staining this terrifying sight.

"No!!" The soldiers' eyes bulged with rage; they watched helplessly as comrades who had once shared laughter died inside the tanks, yet they could do nothing.

The live broadcast room.

Watching the footage, seeing the miserable scenes where some died alongside the tanks without even escaping, with only bloody water flowing out, or others who had barely escaped halfway but were trapped by the flattened tank, resulting in their bodies being severed at the waist and killed, everyone trembled, chilled to the bone, their souls numb.

Can it be defeated?

Can human power truly defeat such terror?

Countless people raised doubts in their hearts they did not wish to entertain.

"No... it's impossible to win." The reporter's hands gripped his scalp tightly; his eyes held only fear, his expression helpless, filled with a deep despair.

The armored vehicle formation, known as the flood on land, was completely annihilated; even if the soldiers survived, what good was it? The tanks were all destroyed, turned into a pile of scrap metal, unable to be driven at all, and this... was caused merely by the Six-Eyed Demon walking forward.

It, it, it hasn't even acted yet!!

Simply by walking forward, relying on a mere aura, an aura with no warning whatsoever, arriving so suddenly that no one was prepared, it annihilated the tank formation.

This aura cannot be detected by instruments, yet humans can feel it; a terror that is indescribable, oppressive to the point of suffocation.

Everyone shivered with cold fear.

If this pressure, which easily destroyed the tanks, were applied to humans... I'm afraid... not even dust would remain.

"Monster..." The officer, terrified, instinctively retreated, trying to get away from the Six-Eyed Demon; he stepped into a pool of blood flowing from the nearby tank, slipped, and stumbled to the ground.

Various negative emotions, named fear, horror, and so on, spread among the soldiers.

Tokyo, Japan, Metropolitan Police Department conference room.

With a thud, Minister Saito sat down heavily in his chair as if drained of strength, his eyes vacant, his hands trembling, signaling inner turmoil.

"It was destroyed like that?"

The tone sounded like a question, yet carried certainty.

Although the fighter jets were all destroyed, ten tanks and more than a dozen armored vehicles were annihilated, and military casualties approached one hundred, the First Division still had remaining forces, and the 12th Brigade of the Eastern Army was also rushing to the scene, which could quickly make up for the lack of firepower, but it was useless; even if more tanks arrived and fighter jets filled the sky, it would be useless, as the Six-Eyed Demon simply could not be killed.

Moreover, even if the firepower was fierce, what good was it? They could not get close to the Six-Eyed Demon at all; a single wave of pressure would detonate the shells and cannons before they even touched the target.

"We must change the strategy, we must change the combat strategy!"

Minister Saito stared fixedly at the screen.

Judging from the destructive power the Six-Eyed Demon has displayed so far, a simple human charge or tank artillery is useless; we must strike unexpectedly, annihilating the enemy before they discover us, and the firepower must be fierce enough to kill the target.

"Firepower, what kind of firepower can strike unexpectedly and yet be sufficient to annihilate it?"

Minister Saito thought rapidly.

Landmines buried under heavily armored tanks? Deploy chemical poison gas? Biological viruses? Thermobaric bombs? Or perhaps use...

Tokyo, Japan, Nerima Ward, Eastern Army Headquarters.

General Suzuki and other generals stood in silence, staring fixedly at the screen; this military operation against the Six-Eyed Demon was under their complete command.

Facing the gruesome scene on the screen, while blaming themselves, they shared the same thoughts as Minister Saito.

"Retreat! Order all military forces to retreat! Change to single-point firepower annihilation! Change to ambush annihilation!"

Go, notify the Maritime Self-Defense Force at the fastest speed, order them to prepare to launch cruise missiles! Yes, cruise missiles! This monster must be stopped with large-scale precision strikes to prevent it from destroying our firepower.

Notify the police; have them evacuate the Higashi-Ogishima target area within the shortest time possible. Tell them the combat zone has expanded; it is no longer just the border between Higashi-Ogishima and Tachikawa Village, but the entire Higashi-Ogishima!!

All troops, listen to orders!!!

Enter the highest level, Level One Military Alert!! Notify all branches of the military to prepare for immediate support; all troops stand by at all times! Remember! This is not a drill! This is not a drill!"

"Hai!!"

All officers and messengers present were busy; everyone's faces were extremely tense, serious and solemn.

Dense orders were issued one after another, but General Suzuki and the other top generals felt it was far from enough.

The next moment.

They looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

"Pass the order: whether already developed or still in the research phase, the latest landmines, remote-detonated bombs—anything with massive, devastating power—get them here on the fastest transport aircraft immediately! I will turn the entire Higashi-Osaki into a battlefield cage! Even if we cannot kill the Six-Eyed Demon, we must wound it, or at least halt its advance! Under no circumstances must it leave Higashi-Osaki and expand the threat zone!!"

"Yes!!"

Just as the order was issued, an officer ran over, saluted, and reported, "Report! The United States has called again, asking how our deliberations are proceeding and whether we require support."