When the Tide Receded, the Clamor Fell Silent

Over in the Garrison Family Area, although the battle by the lakeshore had ended, everyone still stared blankly. The scene displayed by those two after their fight had been far too shocking.

Even though many people here had been to war, and a few had even watched recordings of Fighters, watching through a screen was completely different from experiencing it firsthand at such close range.

After quite a while, a gust of wind swept through. Several people whose heads and faces had been splashed by falling droplets shivered involuntarily.

They still could not make sense of what had happened, but they vaguely sensed that Central City's upper echelon was carrying out some kind of operation. What had happened here was only one link in it. Yet with so little information available, they could only make wild guesses.

In fact, many people had been trying to call outside from the very beginning, but they had received no response. The lines had clearly been deliberately cut off, making even more people panic.

Quite a few people also tried driving away, only to discover that the roads leading into Central City and toward the garrison had been blocked. The roads to the outlying cities were still open, but those places were farther away, information was even more restricted there, and there was even less assurance of their safety.

This situation left most of the people in the family area deeply uneasy. Beyond worrying about themselves, they were even more worried about their relatives serving in the military.

At this moment, some people suddenly recalled something and could not help looking toward Han Kuang, seemingly wanting to ask him for information. Yet when they started forward, they hesitated. After a long while, someone finally forced himself to gather his courage and walked up to