At this very moment, over fifty masters from the Banks Family on the plane were taken aback!
With the plane preparing for takeoff, everyone anticipated a swift retreat from Japan, eager to return home and receive their accolades.
Xion had even received a series of praises from Zayne over the phone. Who could have foreseen that, in an instant, the situation would take a drastic turn!
Suddenly, a dozen helicopters from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, accompanied by more than thirty armored vehicles, surrounded Xion and her companions!
The Japanese Self-Defense Force, essentially the nation’s military, was established after Japan’s defeat in the war. Due to regulations imposed on defeated countries, Japan restructured its military into what is now known as the Self-Defense Force.
Despite the name, the Self-Defense Force is equipped and trained to standards that align closely with a regular army.
The masters of the Banks Family are undeniably formidable; however, regardless of their martial prowess, they pale in comparison to the firepower of a trained military force. Their martial skills seem almost childlike against the might of firearms.
Moreover, the units deployed by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were elite anti-terrorism special forces, numbering between six to seven hundred personnel—an impressive show of strength!
This substantial force represents some of the best in the Japanese Self-Defense Forces!
Equipped with advanced technology and having set a trap in advance, the odds were stacked against the Banks Family masters!
Xion, who usually remained composed, now found herself gripped by panic.
She exclaimed to those nearby, “What’s happening?! How did the Japanese Self-Defense Force find us?! Who leaked this information?!”
Everyone around her was filled with dread, unsure of who might have betrayed them. They all realized the gravity of their situation. The commotion they had caused in Tokyo had drawn the ire of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and the Japanese government, which were determined to track them down at any cost.
As a result, exit controls had been implemented in Tokyo and surrounding areas to capture them swiftly.
Now that they found themselves at the mercy of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, it was clear they were in deep trouble!
Meanwhile, Zayne’s call remained active.
Hearing the chaos on the line, he quickly asked, “Xion, what’s going on?!”
Xion, her voice shaking, responded, “Patriarch… our plane is surrounded by the Japanese Self-Defense Force…”
“What?!” Zayne felt a wave of dizziness wash over him at this revelation!
He thought to himself, “This is disastrous! The Banks Family sent nearly a hundred individuals to Japan this time. Aside from some support staff, all the core masters are on that plane!”
“The more than fifty people aboard represent at least 80% of the Banks Family’s fighting capability!”
“And then there’s Xion, a general among them!”
“If these individuals fall into Japanese custody, the law dictates that the principal offenders could face the death penalty, while accessories could be sentenced to life imprisonment…”
Overwhelmed by the implications, Zayne felt like he might lose his composure. He nervously asked, “Xion, what happened?! Did someone leak information, or is there a traitor among us?!”
Xion, equally anxious, replied, “I don’t know… we were just heading home…”
At that moment, an announcement blared from outside the plane: “This is the Japanese Self-Defense Force. You are ordered to immediately shut down the aircraft engine and open the door for inspection. Failure to comply will result in aggressive action!”
The captain and co-pilot in the cockpit were the first to panic.
They could see the gunship hovering above them, with a large-caliber cannon trained on their aircraft.
Faced with such military firepower, the civilian airliner stood no chance of resistance. If they failed to shut down the engine, the helicopter could easily turn the plane into Swiss cheese.
Without seeking further instructions from Xion, they promptly shut down the aircraft’s engine.