Chapter 559: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

"Aldebaran's army is already closing in on this place!" Lingyun said, looking into the distance.

"We are already prepared on our end!" Xiaona stood beside Lingyun, not a hint of fear on her face despite the incoming Gastrea army. "As long as they arrive, we will definitely be able to turn them all into ashes!"

"Brother, Brother..." Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, and a little girl burst into the room.

"Enju, why aren't you properly recovering from your injuries at home instead of running over here?" Lingyun frowned slightly as he looked at Enju Aihara, who had appeared in the room.

"There was no other way. As soon as Enju heard that Aldebaran's army had turned its target toward Lingyun Town, she jumped right off the bed, saying that no matter what, she had to come to Lingyun Town!" Following behind her was a helpless-looking Rentaro.

"You!" Lingyun looked at Enju Aihara with a helpless expression.

"Lingyun Town is everyone's Lingyun Town, and I am also a part of Lingyun Town. Now that Lingyun Town is facing a crisis, how could I hide in the Tokyo Area all by myself!" Enju Aihara said, grabbing Lingyun's sleeve.

"But your body hasn't fully recovered yet!" Xiaona said, frowning.

"It just means I can't use Overclocking State; it doesn't have much of an impact on me!" Enju Aihara waved her hand dismissively.

"In other words, you insist on participating in this defensive battle?"

"Yes!" Enju Aihara nodded vigorously.

"Tsk, there's really no helping you!" Looking at the insistent Enju Aihara, Lingyun shook his head with some helplessness.

"Xiaona, I'm putting you and Enju in the same group; remember to look after her when the time comes!" Lingyun said to Xiaona.

"Understood, Brother!"

"Lingyun, is there really no problem?" Rentaro, standing to the side, asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, Rentaro, Lingyun Town will absolutely not have any problems!" Enju Aihara, standing to the side, was full of confidence. "Don't be surprised later, you are about to witness the true Lingyun Town!"

"The true Lingyun Town? Could it be that there's a fake Lingyun Town?" Rentaro asked, feeling a bit strange.

"It's not like that. I can't explain it all at once, Rentaro, just watch, and don't be scared when the time comes!"

"Brother, we are ready. The Gastrea have already approached Lingyun Town; the current distance is six kilometers!" Tina's voice rang out in Lingyun's earpiece.

"Then, move out!"

Outside Lingyun Town, hundreds of Cursed Children had gathered. These Cursed Children were carrying all sorts of weapons, and the expressions on their faces were very serious.

"Sisters, now is the time for us to defend our own home, move out!" Xiaona waved her small hand and said loudly.

"Lingyun, you must be careful of that extremely dangerous Flash!" Rentaro said to Lingyun. "That thing not only crushed the Self-Defense Force's defensive line but also caused huge casualties to the Civil Security Officer auxiliary troops!"

"I have long been prepared for this thing!"

"Roar—"

A strange, roaring sound came, and on the distant horizon, the massive figures of the Gastrea had already appeared.

"The number of these guys seems to have increased again!" Rentaro couldn't help but grip the pistol in his hand tightly.

"Fire!"

At Xiaona's command, the dozen or so Cursed Children standing in the front row simultaneously raised the rocket launchers in their hands. Rocket after rocket tore through the sky, bombarding the Gastrea's formation.

"Boom—"

A dazzling flash erupted from the Gastrea's phalanx, and Rentaro once again witnessed the power of Lingyun Town's unique secret weapon. One Gastrea after another collapsed in the flash, finally turning into a pile of wreckage on the ground.

Even those Gastrea mixed with individuals capable of resisting Varanium were of no use; after all, this special bomb was effective against the Gastrea Virus.

"Hum—" A black shadow appeared in the sky. Flying-type Gastrea appeared in the air, clutching smaller Gastrea in their claws.

"Pop!"

Suddenly, a flying-type Gastrea exploded mid-air and then plummeted toward the ground.

This situation seemed to be a signal; one after another, flowers of blood appeared on the bodies of the flying Gastrea.

Tina held a sniper rifle, coldly watching the Gastrea in the sky through the scope. Beside her was a group of Cursed Children also holding sniper rifles.

"Brother, the flying-type Gastrea have been cleared!"

Looking at the last flying-type Gastrea in the sky, Tina covered her earpiece and reported to Lingyun.

"So strong, is this the strength of Lingyun Town?"

Watching the Gastrea start to suffer losses before even approaching Lingyun Town, Rentaro couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This battle situation felt completely different from when he fought on the front lines before. Here, every order had a clear purpose and was executed correctly and quickly, completely unlike the chaotic state of the Civil Security Officer troops.

Suddenly, Rentaro caught a glimpse of a silver light flashing in the distance, and his expression changed drastically.

"It's the Flash, everyone watch out!"

A figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, the Samurai Sword in her hand tracing a brilliant trajectory through the air. A blood-red blade aura swept out, instantly shattering the speeding Flash into pieces.

"That is, Miss Saeko? This, how is this possible?" Looking at that figure in the sky, Rentaro couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

"There is nothing impossible; this is the true trump card of Lingyun Town!"

The Flash continued to strike from the sky, but Busujima Saeko stood in mid-air, waving her Samurai Sword and tearing the incoming Flash to pieces one by one.

"Big sister, that must be the Pleiades that Master mentioned, the one capable of firing the Flash, right?"

In a dense forest, Kurome pointed to a massive figure in front and asked.

That massive figure looked extremely bloated, its limbs severely atrophied, and it even relied on other Gastrea for movement and feeding. Right now, this huge Gastrea was continuously spraying streams of high-speed compressed mercury toward the sky. Surrounding this Gastrea were large numbers of other Gastrea, protecting it tightly.

"To deal with this guy, one slash is enough!" Akame slowly drew the Samurai Sword from her waist.

"Blood Moon Funeral."

The blood-colored moonlight instantly enveloped this small clearing in the forest.

After the moonlight passed, only a pile of Gastrea wreckage remained in this clearing.

Aldebaran's army's subordinate Stage Four Gastrea—Pleiades, dead!