Yang Yi turned around and revealed a mysterious smile: "As long as you have me in your hearts, I will be everywhere."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot in a flash.

Meanwhile, along the coastline of Kyoto in the Land of Cherry Blossoms, the seawater grew increasingly dark. Upon closer inspection, countless grotesque creatures, each the size of a child, could be vaguely seen swimming within it.

Not only that, but there was no trace of any other creatures on the surrounding coastline, as if all the fish and seabirds had instinctively fled the area.

According to the pioneers' plan, these monsters' initial landing point was not Kyoto. After all, traveling from Kyoto to Mount Fuji would require a detour, which would be detrimental to their plans.

However, after arriving on Earth, they seemed to be affected by some unknown force, changing their planned route and placing their landing point in Kyoto.

In the coming period, the land of cherry blossoms will face an unprecedented crisis.

Chapter 162 Strange Fish

In the waters of Kyoto Bay, the warm sun shines on the sea. A fishing boat has been fishing in this area for a whole day, but the captain is frowning as he looks at the empty fish hold.

"Today's harvest is too meager." The captain shook his head and picked up his binoculars to scan the surroundings.

The unusually calm sea stirred a sense of unease within him. Twenty years at sea had given him an intimate knowledge of this area, and such unnatural tranquility often foreshadowed some kind of danger.

"Was it influenced by the monster a few days ago?" He subconsciously recalled the frequent Kaiju attacks in recent years.

"Last haul, then return to port immediately!" the captain shouted to the crew on deck.

The veteran crew members and several young crew members immediately sprang into action, skillfully operating the fishing net equipment.

A huge fishing net was thrown into the sea and slowly sank into the deep water.

Ten minutes later, the crew began to pull in the net.

"Captain! This net... is too heavy!" The old crew member exclaimed with delight, the muscles in his arms bulging as he vigorously cranked the winch.

The captain's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to the edge of the deck to help the crew crank the winch.

"A school of fish! We've definitely encountered a large school of fish!" a young crew member shouted excitedly, rowing with all his might, sweat streaming down his forehead.

Everyone on deck was beaming with joy, pulling hard on the fishing net ropes. The resistance from the net assured them that this haul would be plentiful.

The captain could feel the weight and shape of the net—an intuition honed by years of fishing experience. He quickly estimated the potential catch in his mind, a smile spreading across his face.

"Push harder! Push harder!" the captain shouted, encouraging the crew.

The fishing net was finally pulled onto the deck, the net was opened, and a large number of fish poured out, piling up in one corner of the deck.

The captain looked into the distance, and his smile froze on his face.

Something's not right.

The fishing nets can catch a wide variety of fish.

This is almost impossible. Different kinds of fish don't usually congregate together, much less appear in the same area in such a chaotic way.

"What's going on?" The old crew member scratched his head, looking completely confused.

The captain did not answer; he stepped forward and carefully observed the fish jumping on the deck.

"These fish... are a bit strange." His voice turned serious.

The crew members gathered around and began to tally up the day's catch. Suddenly, a young crew member let out a cry of surprise.

"What...what are these things?" he asked, pointing to a fish, his voice trembling.

Everyone looked down, fear spreading across their faces.

The fish had protrusions resembling worm limbs on both sides of its body, and strange bony structures near its gills, making it look like some kind of mutated creature.

"Damn it!" the captain cursed. "Nuclear wastewater! It must be that damn nuclear wastewater they discharged!"

"It's also possible that the monster's blood polluted the sea!" the old crew member added.

"The government definitely knows about this! They've been hiding it from us!" the young crew member added angrily.

A commotion broke out on deck as the crew stared at the mutated fish with a mixture of anger and fear.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly, a young crew member calmed down, a thoughtful expression on his face. He was the youngest member of the crew, and also the most thoughtful.

"These...may fetch a good price." He pointed to the mutated fish.

"What?" The captain looked at him in disbelief.

"There are a lot of collectors who are particularly interested in things related to strange creatures and monsters," the young crew member explained. "If we can sell these mutated fish to them, we might make a good profit."

"This wave might just surpass our income from the previous few months!" he added, his eyes brimming with excitement.

The crew members fell into thought, and the young crew member's words made them reconsider their current situation.

"You're right, buddy," the old sailor nodded. "Since we've already caught these fish, let's see how much we can sell them for."

Convinced, everyone picked up their tools and headed toward the pile of strange fish, preparing to sort and pack them into boxes.

Just then, a scream filled with terror rang out.

"They...they've stood up!" A young crew member backed away in alarm, pointing at the pile of fish.

The captain stared wide-eyed, finding it hard to believe what he was seeing.

The fish that had been limp suddenly struggled to their feet, their limbs popping out and sharp points piercing the deck.

The most terrifying thing is their mouths. Their original fish mouths split open, revealing a dense array of sharp teeth inside, like a mini meat grinder.

"My God! They're not fish! They're monsters!" the old sailor yelled, grabbing a harpoon.

The strange fish let out piercing screams, like a swarm of hungry demons, and pounced on the crew.

The captain reacted quickly, kicking away a strange fish that lunged at him and drawing a fish knife from his waist.

"Pick up your weapons! Protect yourselves!" he shouted, trying to organize a defense.

But there were too many of these strange fish, and they quickly dispersed and began to attack the crew.

A young crew member brandished an iron bar and fought off a few strange fish, but was quickly overwhelmed by even more. His screams lasted only a few seconds before abruptly ceasing.

Another young crew member tried to escape to the cockpit in hopes of calling for help via radio, but he was tackled to the ground by an unusually large fish after only a few steps.

"No! Help me!" His desperate cries echoed across the deck, but everyone else was barely able to save themselves.

The old crew member and the captain stood back to back, barely managing to fend off the attacks of the strange fish with harpoons and harpoons. But there were just too many of them; they kept swarming at them.

"Captain...we're finished." The old crew member gasped for breath, several gruesome wounds already appearing on his body.

The captain didn't answer; he just gritted his teeth and continued wielding his fish knife, thinking only of killing as many monsters as possible in hopes of gaining a chance of survival.

But fate did not give them any chance.

In less than five minutes, all the crew members on the fishing boat were devoured by the strange fish, leaving only mottled bloodstains and mutilated limbs on the deck.

The waters of Kyoto Bay grew increasingly dark, and careful observers would discover countless creatures swimming beneath the surface, their shapes bizarre and their movements swift.

Crew members of passing fishing boats and cargo ships noticed the unusual activity on the sea.

But before they could examine it closely, the ship had already become the target of the strange fish.

Ship after ship was attacked, monsters emerged from the bottom of the ships, devoured many crew members, and sank to the bottom of the sea along with the wrecked vessels.

Some ships sent out distress signals before being attacked, but no one responded.

As the sun set and night fell over the sea, the strange fish began to swarm toward the shore.

They quickly occupied the Kyoto coastline.

The rescue team rushed to the scene, only to be overwhelmed by thousands of strange fish.

Police officers, firefighters, Self-Defense Force soldiers—everyone seemed so powerless in the face of this sudden disaster.

In just a few minutes, the once bustling Kyoto coastline was transformed into a veritable hell on earth.

Screams, gunshots, and explosions mingled together, but were eventually drowned out by the hoarse screams of the strange fish.

The rescue team suffered repeated defeats; their weapons were of little use against the endless stream of strange fish.

Nowadays, the Self-Defense Forces can't even protect themselves, let alone rescue civilians.

As night fell completely, the Kyoto coastline had been overrun, and countless strange fish surged inland like a tide.

Chapter 163 The Fall of Kyoto

The strange fish are rapidly hunting down creatures in Kyoto, targeting both humans and other animals.

The most terrifying thing is that these creatures are not simply swallowed after being hunted, but are absorbed by the strange fish and fused into their bodies.

A strange fish that was originally only half a meter long swelled to one-third of its size after devouring several pet dogs, and its back grew canine-like hair and muscle tissue.

Bloody screams echoed through the streets of Kyoto.

Less than 20 minutes after the Self-Defense Forces received the first sighting reports, three squads had arrived in the urban area near the coastline.

"Target spotted! 12 o'clock!" a member of the self-defense force shouted.

The squad leader raised a hand gesture to signal a halt to the advance, and then made an attack gesture.

The soldiers raised their weapons and fired at the swarm of strange fish ahead. Bullets pierced the fish's bodies, splattering blue liquid everywhere.

"Good shooting results! Keep going!" the squad leader calmly ordered.

The strange fish fell one after another under the orderly suppression of fire, and the soldiers showed relaxed expressions, as if they thought it was just a simple mopping-up operation.

"Don't let your guard down, keep the formation!" the squad leader reminded them.

People were fleeing frantically in the streets.

"Please remain calm! Follow instructions to evacuate!" Self-Defense Force soldiers shouted in the crowd, attempting to organize an orderly evacuation.

A young mother, holding her baby, approached the soldiers in fear.

"There are still people over there!" she said, pointing tremblingly to an apartment building.

The two soldiers immediately broke away from their unit and rushed towards the apartment building, rescuing several trapped people.

The team continued forward, eliminating wave after wave of strange fish.

"Even if ten times more of these monsters came, we could wipe them all out!" a soldier said confidently.

Just then, one of the observers suddenly exclaimed, "Captain, look at those strange, dead fish!"

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