Police sirens drifted faintly from the distant streets of the capital, but not a single police aircraft dared approach.
Residual smoke rose from the breach in the Military Command Building. Now and then, fragments of alloy doors fell from above, scattering bits of rubble with dull thuds.
Hundreds of armed mechas hovered in the sky, looking like a dense flock of birds. The low hum of their engines sounded much like beating wings.
Their gun barrels and launchers were trained on Jing Jiu amid the thin smoke. No matter how the mechas moved, their aim never wavered; they could unleash unimaginable firepower at any moment.
Several warships outside the atmosphere had also locked onto Jing Jiu, but the greatest threat actually came from the warship on the ground-the Military Command Building.
The Military Command Building had suffered considerable damage, and its internal weapons systems had never truly come into play.
Now the Gravitational Force Field Generator was ready and could seal off that area at any moment.
When that happened, there would be no need for the warships' Laser Main Cannons, or bombardment from the armed mechas and automated platforms. The nuclear bombs inside the gravitational force field alone would suffice to blast Jing Jiu to death at close range. Under the present circumstances, however, Shen Yunmai would inevitably die with him.
No one could bear such a price. They could only hope Jing Jiu would surrender of his own accord.
Jing Jiu ignored the mechas in the sky and the heavy weapons capable of threatening him, quietly watching the young gentleman before him.
Several warships in space and countless soldiers of the Galaxy Alliance were waiting for his answer.
He was waiting for the other man's answer.
Shen Yunmai coughed twice and said, "Everyone will be released. For sixty