"I won't leave, the Iron Curtain is our home, I won't leave..." someone said while holding a magnetic rail gun.
Many others also remained silent, actually sharing the same thought—the Iron Curtain was the place where they grew up all their lives, and they were unwilling to leave their homeland.
"Then stay with me. Everyone else evacuates, and we will cover your retreat," General Ikaka said, making the final announcement to everyone, "Let's begin, time is short, we are all in this together."
"And remember, if you lose the land, you lose the people, and if the people are lost, everything is lost!"
...
The last group of pilots, who had received the broadcast earlier, also prepared to evacuate.
Dusk was approaching, and the entire New Castle was eerily silent, but at this moment, at the horizon in the distance, countless swarms of insects began to fly, so dense they seemed endless.
