Chapter 2805 The City Falling from the Sky

Xu Huo also planned to go out for a walk.

Although there were a lot more Law Enforcement Players patrolling the streets, there didn’t seem to be an increase in genuinely suspicious people. The first day of the celebration wasn’t much different from the previous days—there were simply more people out and about.

For the district-wide celebration, merchants handed out free gifts as if they didn’t care about money: celebration trinkets, amusement entry tickets, free samples to try, some even gave out hair clips, hats, and other easy-to-carry accessories.

It didn’t matter if you were from this district or not—anyone passing by could get something.

Even the kids let loose today; usually they weren’t allowed too much candy, but today they carried bags of sweets to share everywhere, trading with other kids, giving them to adults they liked, and filling the streets with their laughter.

Xu Huo strolled through two streets, hadn’t spent a penny, but his hands were already full.

Zhan Erliu had gotten “separated” from them halfway through; Zhou Juanjuan and Levi were still with him, also carrying loads of stuff. Zhou Juanjuan sighed, “If every district could live like this, so prosperous and peaceful, who would ever start a war?”

“Yeah,” another Player resting nearby grinned while watching the river of people passing by, “with such a good life, only an idiot would start a war.”

Xu Huo turned to look—the pale-faced Outer Zone Player adjusted a merchant-gifted hat as he walked along the street, still talking: “My hometown was like this too: prosperous, peaceful, everyone had food, everyone could go to school, you’d enjoy national welfare from birth till adulthood. Everyone lived well…”

“Is he… a bit off?” Zhou Juanjuan frowned.

Levi was eager, “Want to follow and see?”

“Forget it.” Zhou Juanjuan hesitated. “There are plenty of weird Players out there.”

You can’t just suspect someone of attacking the district because they seem a little strange.

The celebration had gone on for hours, and the crowd didn’t shrink at all. Xu Huo and the others couldn’t even squeeze into a restaurant outside, so they had to return to Eternal Star Hotel. But just as they put their food on the table, a giant shadow suddenly fell over the city.

The Spatial Power fluctuations couldn’t be ignored; the three immediately rushed to the balcony. Looking up, they saw the clear sky replaced by massive upside-down structures—not just a few buildings or neighborhoods, but a vast, continuous cluster. Amid sonic booms and objects raining down, you could clearly see the torn streets and overturned lakes in the parks between buildings!

This was a city!

A city tumbling down from the sky!

Under the shadow, shouts of surprise and cries for help echoed nonstop. All Defensive Barriers on Capital City’s streets activated in unison, warning residents to stay put and not run, as Law Enforcement Team Players flew up one after another to intercept!

Once Players entered the Inverted City, the falling speed slowed to nearly a halt, but even a light collision between two cities would be devastating. Ordinary Defensive Barriers were useless here—devices, props, and even entire cities would be wiped out!

Zone 022 had clearly prepared in advance. A Player left the main group, appearing between the ground city and the Inverted City, and when he touched a broken building falling from the sky, a black line as long as a city appeared. Anything dropping past this line vanished, like falling into an invisible, bottomless pit—no ripple, gone without a trace.

“Damn! That scared the shit out of me!” Only now did Levi finally let out a breath. “That’s some serious investment—came in straight with a city slaughter!”

Not just him; Capital City residents also breathed easier and even burst into cheers, celebrating their Players!

But none of this made the Law Enforcement Team Players relax—the city had already emerged from the spatial fold, and once it’s out, it’s nearly impossible to put it back. No matter how fast they moved, they couldn’t just bundle the whole city up and send it away!

Sure enough, the next second, both spatial boundaries overhead vanished, and worse still, all of Capital City’s Defense Instruments failed under interference. Large-scale spatial props and devices for defense weren’t spared either; as Law Enforcement Players rushed up to intercept falling buildings, their tools kept sporadically failing, becoming unexpected hazards instead.

Among scattered screams, Super Evolvers pushed forward, their main job to block the falling buildings. Other Players weren’t idle: all over the city, they activated counter-interference devices. If they couldn’t restore instruments and props, at least they could ensure Super Evolvers’ Spatial Barriers stayed unjammed. More Players entered the Inverted City, quickly cutting up the city itself.

The chopped segments were then carried away piece by piece by Players.

This method looked inefficient, but it was currently the safest choice. Using an energy weapon to blast away a whole city would inevitably affect Capital City, and other types of explosions would create uncontrollable dust and debris—just what the attackers needed.

“From now on, nobody moves!” A trenchcoat Player arrived overhead Capital City, his voice amplified by a prop, reaching far: “Anyone walking without permission will be killed on the spot!”

“Why not evacuate the crowd!” someone shouted, “There might be attackers among the adults, but the kids are innocent—send them away!”

The voice was familiar; Xu Huo looked over—sure enough, it was Bo Chunfeng from Righteousness Teaching, wearing his homemade religious outfit, surrounded by two families from the forest park outing. They’d obviously come to Capital City for the celebration.

No one answered Bo Chunfeng. Law Enforcement Team members were already dealing with Outer Zone Players trying to escape and ordinary people fleeing. Seeing this, Bo Chunfeng shouted even louder: “If you can’t use the Teleportation Device, use container props! Didn’t you prepare container props? Take the kids away!”

“Sir, calm down.” Before the Law Enforcement Player could respond, someone else advised, “If Law Enforcement Team hasn’t arranged an evacuation, it means it’s under control. Look, the city above is getting smaller, and nothing’s actually fallen on anyone. Don’t make things harder for the government right now, okay?”

Bo Chunfeng gave up, but he stared fiercely and sorrowfully at the trenchcoat Player.

This wasn’t about lacking the ability to evacuate civilians, nor was it about minimizing urban losses. Law Enforcement Team left everyone in the city simply to increase bargaining power—using the whole city’s people as chips to draw the attackers’ attention!

“The District Government… really acts like they’re untouchable,” Zhou Juanjuan’s brow never relaxed, “How can they guarantee no attackers slip out mid-crisis? Dropping a city isn’t a joke—the impact is no less than a meteor strike or an earthquake-tsunami.”

“They’re doing it on purpose,” Xu Huo said, eyes gloomy, “There must be attacks elsewhere. Not disposing of the fallen city immediately is meant to tie down attackers pre-embedded in Capital City.”