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Itogami Island...
Beneath the darkened sky, with all the residents evacuated, the streets of Itogami City looked somewhat desolate...
A fierce wind swept through street after street, sending scraps of paper and trash dancing through the air. Coupled with the gloomy weather, if one ignored the intact buildings, Itogami City at that moment resembled an abandoned ghost town, enough to make anyone walking its streets feel a chill in their heart.
Fortunately, now that all the residents had evacuated, the only ones walking the streets were powerful Demon Slayers and demons. To them, such an environment was not enough to unsettle them.
Of course, aside from those Demon Slayers and demons who were not under Itogami City's upper management, the organizations belonging to Itogami City had not evacuated either. For example, the Management Corporation responsible for overseeing the artificial island, and the Special District Garrison, the mid-tier force stationed on Itogami Island!
After all, Itogami Island still belonged to them. Even if the ordinary residents and demons had evacuated, they could not leave. Otherwise, if their own territory turned into an empty city and something went wrong, who would be responsible for handling it?...
The excuse the Lion King Organization had given Itogami Island's upper management for ordering ordinary residents and demons to evacuate was that the Dragon Vein had undergone an abnormal change and required a full investigation. That might fool some people, but it certainly could not deceive the staff managing Itogami Island.
They did not know why Itogami Island's upper management had still agreed to the Lion King Organization's proposal despite knowing there was no such thing. But