Chapter 272: Unimaginable power
At the ruins of the television station in the East Tokyo metropolitan area.
The smoke and dust had yet to settle completely, and the violent explosions had thrown the surrounding area into chaos.
Many residents who had not evacuated in time panicked. Farther away, the streets were just as chaotic, and countless people had been startled awake.
Huateng Dao Yi and his two companions had lost track of the Puppeteer Demon Spirit, but they could hardly stand around doing nothing.
Taking advantage of the confusion among the local residents, they slipped out of sight of the Japanese authorities.
In their current condition, they would probably struggle even to escape if they ran into the Puppeteer Demon Spirit again. Almost none of the Sage's magic power remained. Most of it had been spent protecting them from the Demon Spirit's corrosive magic power, and the last trace could, at best, activate a few demonized seeds.
Several squads of Self-Defense Forces soldiers cautiously surrounded the ruins from every direction. Helicopters overhead swept the ground with searchlights while illumination flares kept rising into the sky.
On thermal imaging equipment, the ruins were gradually cooling everywhere except at the center, where residual heat from the explosions lingered.
Some soldiers carefully climbed through heaps of reinforced concrete, reaching the remains of an elevated platform whose original purpose was unclear. A huge blast crater lay at its center.
Despite the helicopter searchlights, the soldiers still lit several glow sticks and tossed them down.
Whether viewed through night-vision equipment or the naked eye, the crater was empty.
"Reporting to headquarters. This is Search Team One. No suspicious targets found. The enemy appears to have been destroyed by the missiles."
The lieutenant leading the team reported over the radio.
"Stay alert and continue searching the