At the Da Shun Delegation's compound, all security personnel had been mobilized, both to protect the compound itself and to guard against another attack on the Great Shun Settlement while the city was in chaos.
The City Guard hired from Central City had also assembled here, posting patrols at the entrances to the settlement's main streets.
They certainly did the job they were paid for. No matter how much commotion came from the Lockdown Hall area, they paid it no attention.
After realizing how serious the situation in V Asia Central City had become, Chen Chuan moved to the rooftop terrace of the compound's main building.
He looked up into the sky. Within the ribbons of light, the faint outlines had now faded somewhat. It was difficult to say exactly what this ancient ritual did, but at present, it was certainly preventing anything from the other side from entering this world.
With that mental power intercepting them as well, there should not be any problems.
He looked toward the Lockdown Hall. The compound's building was tall enough for him to see something of what was happening there. A mass of fog shrouded the entire area, with a hazy glow hovering above it. Specks of light dotted the sky as well; those should have been Combat Airships.
For so many Airships to be deployed at once, the situation had to be critical.
His brow flickered, and he looked through his Heavenly Eye. Almost immediately, the fog became transparent. The ritual field domain revealed vast patches of shimmering light, erupting from the ground and spreading into the vault of the sky, strikingly vivid against the night. It was like an aurora from another world, making the neon lights pale into insignificance.
He could now see three major points of impact. At two