At night, Fuyuki was engulfed in artillery fire, the flames threatening to turn the entire city as bright as day.
The whole city seemed to tremble beneath the bombardment.
Countless civilians let out terrified screams, hiding in their rooms and shaking.
Air-raid sirens wailed continuously, while evacuation notices blared over the broadcasts.
The streets were already completely empty.
Fortunately, the thunderous bombardment was concentrated within a small area and had not caused any fires.
Meanwhile, major radio stations across Japan and the world were broadcasting live coverage of the explosive incident in Fuyuki.
Towering mechs—some brimming with science-fiction aesthetics, others plain and unadorned—appeared across Fuyuki's streets and skies.
Five or six of those mechs were continuously bombarding a hotel at the same time.
Yet every attack and shell was blocked by layers of multicolored defenses surrounding the hotel.
Though the defenses were steadily being pushed back and the hotel building itself had begun to suffer damage, it still stood firm.
"Viewers, this is unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable!"
A reporter with no regard for her life, accompanied by her cameraman, crazily kept moving closer to the battlefield.
In the shaking footage, even with an ordinary building blocking the view ahead, the upper half of a mech could still be seen, along with the heavy fortress equipment mounted on its shoulders.
The trembling ground and deafening explosions made it impossible to hear what the reporter was babbling about.
But there was no need to hear her clearly!
Aside from the residents of Fuyuki and nearby cities, most people watching the emergency live broadcast initially assumed it was some movie promotion.
Only when the live broadcast label appeared, along with the astonished commentary of familiar hosts from various countries, did they gradually realize what was happening.
What was this? Aliens? Japan's Black Technology?
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