In Kyoto, no one had time to wait around after Jiang Nan's mysterious disappearance!
Xiao Chuihuo and the others had gone to clear out the spirit beasts at the top of the Beast Tide rankings, while everyone else had set out on their own missions.
After all, there were still large numbers of people hiding in the Starfire shelters who needed to be evacuated!
There was far too much to do!
Zhong Yingxue and the others were about to leave, too. But they were worried about Jiang Nan, and with the network down, they couldn't get in touch with him.
They didn't plan to go far, either. They would take on missions around Kyoto.
They were just about to set out that morning when someone reported that Senbonzakura and the others had arrived, looking for Jiang Nan with urgent business.
Zhong Yingxue and the others froze, then hurried straight outside the city.
They wouldn't have come all this way at such a time unless something important had happened!
Just outside Kyoto, Senbonzakura and her two companions stared in terror at Xing Cheng, whose enormous body stretched over a hundred kilometers as she rested among the mountains.
Their eyes nearly popped out of their heads!
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Holy crap! A Star Devouring Giant Insect?
Had China brought a Star Devouring Giant Insect in to fight the Beast Tide? No wonder they'd managed to hold Kyoto!
Just how many trump cards did Jiang Nan have?
Rikka's eyes shone with excitement. She tugged at Senbonzakura's sleeve.
(????) "Hey, hey, Sakura-chan! If we could borrow the Star Devouring Giant Insect and take her to Rainbow Country for a lap around the place..."
"The Beast Tide would be eaten up in no time! Our country's tiny, after all!"
Senbonzakura nodded repeatedly, wholeheartedly agreeing. The Star Devouring