In these preliminary exchanges, Night City, with its home-field advantage, had clearly not come off worse.
Not only did they avoid significant losses, but they actually managed to destroy a considerable number of the corporations' troops and weapons through several rounds of bombardment.
After all, Night City was the main base of operations for the Yunxiao Group.
Li Chang'an had deployed a substantial number of anti-air systems throughout the city, making its defenses incredibly comprehensive.
The various corporations, on the other hand, had come from afar. While they had also prepared plenty of anti-air equipment, it was no match for Night City's seamless, comprehensive defensive coverage.
After several probing attacks failed to achieve the desired results, the corporations realized just how tough a nut Night City was to crack.
They couldn't help but slow their offensive, preparing to dig in for a long siege and force Night City's hand.
