"Every reconnaissance team we sent to investigate has disappeared?"
Because the base had been completely razed to the ground, the elite US military unit that had previously come out to rescue the minister had now set up a temporary camp in tents outside Okinawa Prefecture's capital.
With the cover of numerous armored vehicles and even tanks, along with more than a dozen armed helicopters parked in the middle, this remaining force was still the dominant power in the region, far surpassing the city's guards.
So when mysterious disappearances began occurring in the city, and even the police sent to investigate lost contact, the city turned to them for help.
Yet the fully armed squad of soldiers they sent out had vanished as well!
"Report the intelligence back. We'll follow the fleet's arrangements."
The fleet had now relocated to Hikari Island for rest and reorganization. Its core nuclear-powered carrier was even preparing to return to the mainland for maintenance.
However, command over the personnel remaining here still rested with Hikari Island Base.
After hearing the temporary supreme commander's order, the communications officer could only go carry it out with a bitter expression. Before long, he turned back with an unsurprised look on his face.
"They still said we should use our own judgment, but avoiding trouble is the priority."
When the county capital had first requested support, they had already reported the matter once and received the same vague order. That was why they had arranged for a team to go over on their own.
But now that an entire squad had disappeared, they had received the same response. The temporary commander could not help grinding his teeth.
Still, he had heard rumors that the country's upper echelons were currently focused on dividing up the cake and eating it, with neither