The safe house was anything but safe. Several civilians Mo Qiong had rescued had just run inside when they found it riddled with damage.
There were bloodstains, bullet holes, and collapsed walls everywhere. The entire first-floor hall was practically open to the outside.
"What did you lead here?" a stern voice rang out from above.
The High School Student looked up and saw a temporary lighthouse built atop the ruins. A man holding a gun stood on it, staring grimly at the swarm of insects.
He had spotted the swarm long ago and pressed the alarm, but he had been unable to provide support.
Inside Safe House Number One, aside from twenty thousand civilians and the Self-Defense Forces, who had barely taken part in the fighting, there were only a few old, weak, injured, and disabled members.
Every member had suffered severe injuries and was recuperating underground. He was one of the least injured and had been assigned to patrol outside at night.
When he saw the enormous, densely packed swarm of insectoids surging over, his mentality nearly collapsed. He had only just endured a huge wave of Inner Demon Insects, and now another one was coming?
"Insects! Say they're insectoids!" the High School Student hurriedly said.
"Insectoids..." The member swallowed.
At the same time, an underground passage opened, and more than a dozen members rushed out. They all carried cold weapons. As for firearms... they had run out of ammunition long ago.
Whatever had come, they still had to hold the line.
But upon hearing the word "insectoids," his heart still sank.
"Insectoids? How could there be insectoids here?"
"They're said to be Izuki's Inner Demon..." The High School Student quickly summarized some of what Mo Qiong had said earlier.
The members exchanged glances. This was bad. An Inner