[Earth United News Agency: Special Report on an Emergency.]
On camera, the host wore a professional smile, but a trace of lingering shock remained deep in her eyes:
"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to this special edition of Horizon. I'm sure the shadow of the alien fleet's invasion, which hung over the entire planet for the past 24 hours, terrified everyone. That overwhelming tide of steel once triggered the highest-level red alert in our near-Earth orbital defense systems..."
The holographic screen behind her displayed footage of the Mechanical Legion fleet, provided by Earth's Joint Operations Command.
But soon, it switched to the calm starry sky as it appeared now.
The metallic dust that had once encircled Earth like a ring had also vanished without a trace.
Confusion colored the host's voice:
"What we find hard to believe is that this crisis, which seemed capable of bringing catastrophic destruction, has once again ended without a sound." "Yes, once again," she emphasized.
With a light tap of her finger, she brought up footage of the floating giant beasts that had appeared during the Lingxi Clan's invasion, and began to explain what had happened in detail. After discussing the sudden, inexplicable end to the unusual invasion—the Lingxi invasion—the host continued:
"As we've seen, for the various members of the Earth Alliance, the arrival and invasion of outside forces is no longer news. It happens several times almost every year, and small-scale clashes are commonplace. We've gone from initial panic to taking it in stride. There's even a joking phrase within the Alliance: 'monthly invasion quota.'"
"But an invasion is never a game, and we're grateful to have survived another calamity."
The footage switched to random street interviews.
A member of the Fa Huan Clan, whose hands resembled octopus tentacles, spoke casually to the camera: