Although Ting City had already been "gifted" to the painted woman, as a symbol of the friendly relationship between the country, Xu Huo, and the painted woman, its basic defenses were exceptionally strong. The Special Defense Department had also given Team Leader Wu some leeway in certain areas. So when the Attack Incident occurred, the instrument barriers inside and outside the city had been activated well in advance, and the heavy weapons and personnel were already in place.
With the whole city on alert, the people living there were highly nervous, but no chaos broke out. Even when two new Random Instance entrances appeared, the Special Defense Department quickly sealed them off, and the losses were not great.
Meanwhile, Yan Jiayu, Zhou Ning, Yuan Yao, Liu Jia, and Shen Xin had all gathered in Ting City at the Special Defense Department's arrangement.
Liu Jia and Shen Xin had been temporarily reassigned, while Yan Jiayu and the others had just returned from a Dungeon.
The Special Defense Department branch where Shen Xin and Liu Jia worked wasn't very far from Ting City. Neither was a top fighter, but they couldn't simply leave the department and go home, either. Team Leader Wu had pulled a few strings to have them transferred here. He wanted them to lend a hand, but he also wanted to protect them.
Xu Huo's original residence had been close to the branch. But after the last Attack Incident, the Special Defense Department had designated a new place specifically as his personal residence. To make things convenient for both sides, it was right in the center of the city. After the old commercial street was destroyed, the area had been cleared out. The Special Defense Department built and installed several important facilities there, surrounding the residence they had prepared