Chapter 514: Return

City K's northern suburbs.

This area was originally a desolate stretch of mountains and ridges, which had been further ravaged by a recent massive tsunami, making it even more barren, with no sign of a human for miles around.

But right now, this place, which should have seen little human activity, was teeming with a large number of soldiers.

Hundreds of armed servicemen were gathered around a certain spot on the mid-mountain slope, each one on high alert.

From within their ranks, a heated argument could be heard.

"So we're really our own people, officer! Please, let us go..."

Encircled by the crowd were three individuals, two men and a woman. The one who had just spoken was the tallest and most burly of the trio, wearing an exaggerated scarf in the scorching summer heat, with dark circles under his eyes and a fierce look on his face that suggested he was not to be trifled with.