Tao Yu sat in Misato Katsuragi's car, and they had just rushed into the dedicated cargo elevator leading underground when the metal door behind them began to lower.
The entire city seemed to tremble.
At this time, it was still the early hours of the morning, The Sun had not yet risen, and most people were still in their dreams.
But the shrill alarm in this environment triggered a conditioned reflex in people who had gone through numerous evacuation drills.
By now, Tao Yu and Misato had already started their descent into the underground city.
Compared to the daytime, now it seemed like only the two of them were there.
Tao Yu looked sideways, the combat modules twenty-four floors beneath the steel plates were already making subtle adjustments for ascension, while the civilian buildings above began to slide down, intertwining with each other.
"What's happened?" Tao Yu asked, his voice deep, though he had predicted this.