Chapter 549: Bombs Around the Small Town

Outside the Seikyo, the voices of the people were deafening.

A large crowd of Tokyo Area residents held high banners of opposition and protest, shouting loudly in the direction of the Seikyo. It was evident that they even had the intention of storming the Seikyo, but faced with the fully armed guard, they did not dare to act rashly for the time being.

In front of the Seikyo, a large group of reporters holding microphones and staff carrying cameras were pointing their microphones toward the Seitenshi. Their voices were no quieter than those of the crowd on the perimeter.

"Seitenshi, according to what you said previously, the Cursed Children have a list of personnel eligible to enter the underground shelters. May I ask what explanation you have for this?"

"Seitenshi, some say the list for entering the underground shelters was predetermined and that there is corruption involved. Is this true?"

"Seitenshi, the vast majority of the public now opposes including the Cursed Children in the selection list for the underground shelters. They believe this move of yours goes against the will of the people. Do you have any thoughts on this?"

"Seitenshi, what are your thoughts on the fact that the people of the Tokyo Area are currently dissatisfied with your decision?"

"Seitenshi..."

"Seitenshi..."

If not for the human wall formed by the many guard officers in front of the Seitenshi, these reporters would likely have rushed directly to her.

The Seitenshi wore her usual holy expression, responding with composure.

"I can understand the current feelings of the people of the Tokyo Area. It is my failure that I cannot protect all the people. However, we must believe that this is not an unsolvable, desperate situation; we will certainly do everything in our power to overcome this crisis."

As the Seitenshi spoke, the image of Lingyun Town could not help but appear in her mind. She had once secretly left the Seikyo to observe Lingyun Town from afar. On that day, she saw a scene she had never witnessed before. Under the setting sun, the entire town was shrouded in a colorful halo, and seven-colored light flowed over the outer walls, as if it were a castle from heaven.

In the past, with the Seitenshi's charisma and influence, it would not have been difficult to calm the people of the Tokyo Area. But now, the Tokyo Area was facing a crisis of extinction; everyone had a blade hanging over their heads, and they were in no mood to understand what the Seitenshi was saying.

Now they only knew one thing: the list for entering the underground shelters contained Cursed Children. These monsters they despised were occupying the space meant for their own survival.

To be honest, the Tokyo Area was indeed very dangerous now. If they were to evacuate people to other regions, it would be a drop in the bucket; after all, the Tokyo Area had limited aircraft, and it was impossible to transport many people at once. If they used cruise ships, it would be no different from sending rations to the Gastrea in the sea.

Under the immense pressure of a life-and-death crisis, many people in the Tokyo Area had actually fallen into a state of frenzy. Once this state exceeded the threshold that the current police force of the Tokyo Area could handle, the entire Tokyo Area could fall into a state of riot. Then, there would be no need for a Gastrea invasion; the Tokyo Area would destroy itself.

"If Lingyun were here now, he would surely be able to find a proper solution!" the Seitenshi whispered to herself in her heart.

Just at this moment, a burst of urgent screeching brakes suddenly sounded on the scene. The crowd surrounding the Seikyo hurriedly dodged, narrowly avoiding being hit by the vehicles.

Seeing vehicles rushing straight toward the Seikyo, the guards around the Seikyo instinctively raised their guns; after all, these were extraordinary times, and anything could happen. If some people lost their minds and attacked the Seikyo, things would become very serious.

However, these cars clearly had no such intention and stopped directly in front of the Seikyo. The people in the cars opened the doors and stepped out.

"Mr. Lingyun?" Seeing the person who stepped out of the car, the Seitenshi could not help but let out a soft exclamation.

However, when she saw Lingyun's expressionless face, her heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition arose. Although Lingyun's complexion was calm, the oppressive aura permeating around his body caused the voices at the scene to quiet down.

Lingyun glanced at the Seitenshi indifferently, then waved his hand. The trunks of the cars opened simultaneously, and the contents inside were ejected, scattering all over the ground.

"Mr. Lingyun, what are these?" looking at the pile of things on the ground,

"These are explosives we found around Lingyun Town. Their combined power is enough to level the entire Lingyun Town," Lingyun said indifferently.

Looking at the explosives piled on the ground, the people at the scene could not help but take a few steps back, looking at the items on the ground with horror.

Lingyun's gaze swept over the people present, and he spoke slowly: "I just want to ask you one thing now: do you really want those children to die that much?"

Hearing Lingyun's words, the people present went silent, and then, someone immediately began to roar.

"Those monsters all deserve to die!"

"That's right, those monsters shouldn't exist in this world!"

The roars of the crowd converged, almost scattering the clouds in the sky.

Seeing this scene, the Seitenshi could not help but close her eyes; she knew things had become serious.

"Is this the answer the Tokyo Area gives? Good, very good!"

Lingyun's voice was not loud, but it eerily suppressed the voices of all the people present. His gaze swept over the people at the scene, and everyone he looked at felt an uncontrollable chill rise in their hearts.

"Since you have all said so, how could I not fulfill your wishes?" Lingyun's voice was very calm, without a trace of fluctuation, so calm that it made people's hearts go cold.

"Your Excellency Seitenshi, all members of Lingyun Town will withdraw from the selection sequence for the underground shelters. As for the Cursed Children of the Tokyo Area, you don't need to draw for them either; they have all been taken in by our Lingyun Town!" Lingyun said. "As for the extra spots, give them to the residents of the Tokyo Area!"

Hearing this, the Seitenshi was stunned. The crowd present was stunned for a moment, and then erupted into earth-shattering cheers, as if they had achieved some major victory.

Watching the cheering crowd, a mocking smile curled the corners of Lingyun's mouth: "At the same time, all members of Lingyun Town will withdraw from the Tokyo Area defense battle sequence, and Lingyun Town will enter a state of lockdown. Anyone who approaches without authorization will be killed without mercy!"

A terrifying killing intent erupted from Lingyun's body, instantly shrouding everyone present. The terrifying killing intent made everyone at the scene tremble, and some people were even frightened to the ground.

"What—" the Seitenshi let out an exclamation, her beautiful face turning pale instantly.

Even Tendo Kikunojo, who was behind the Seitenshi, had an extremely ugly expression.

Because of the special nature of Lingyun Town, it was destined that there would not be many Civil Security Officer pairs within it. But the Civil Security Officer pairs that came out of it were all powerful existences. Now that Lingyun Town had withdrawn from the Tokyo Area's defensive operations, it meant that the Tokyo Area's Civil Security Officer strength had been cut by at least two-thirds, and the ones cut were all powerful Civil Security Officers.

Under the current circumstances, having lost the assistance of the top-tier Civil Security Officers belonging to Lingyun Town, the Tokyo Area's Civil Security Officers would inevitably be stretched thin when special operations were required. This statement by Lingyun could very well become the final straw that destroyed the Tokyo Area.

"Mr. Lingyun, why have things come to this?" the Seitenshi asked loudly, unable to help herself.

The killing intent on Lingyun made the Seitenshi feel like a small boat in a stormy sea, with the possibility of capsizing at any moment. She only now realized under what kind of circumstances Qi Wu Zongxuan had negotiated with her back then.

"Why have things come to this? I once told you that whether Lingyun Town protects the Tokyo Area is not decided by you or me, but by the Tokyo Area. The choice of the people of the Tokyo Area will ultimately affect the choice of Lingyun Town," Lingyun said calmly. "Those children are monsters to you, but to me, they are rare and irreplaceable treasures. Since the people of the Tokyo Area hate those children so much that they want them to die, what obligation do they have to risk their lives for these people against the Gastrea?"

"But, aren't there still some people who do not agree with their actions?" the Seitenshi seemed to want to persuade him to stay.

"Acquiescence and indulgence are even more terrifying things," Lingyun responded.

"But what is the point of doing this? If the Tokyo Area is destroyed, how can Lingyun Town continue to exist?"

"No, Your Excellency Seitenshi, I think you may have misunderstood one point: Lingyun Town has never existed by relying on the Tokyo Area! As for the defense of Lingyun Town, you don't need to worry; just relying on those Gastrea to try and break through Lingyun Town's defenses? A joke!" Lingyun said coldly.

"Also, don't think about continuing to pull any tricks. The fish in the river around Lingyun Town haven't been fed for a long time!"

After dropping these words, Lingyun turned and left the scene directly. Chen Jing and the others looked at each other, then followed behind Lingyun and also left.

Looking at Lingyun's back, the Seitenshi's face was pale; why, why did things turn out like this?