▁B ung ie ' s ▁attempts ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁story ▁ar cs ▁of ▁secondary ▁characters ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁no ▁opportunity ▁to ▁go ▁explained ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁story line . ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁stories , ▁" Bre aking ▁Qu ar antine " ▁contains ▁no ▁dialog ue , ▁only ▁weapon ▁sound ▁effects , ▁which ▁are ▁rendered ▁in ▁Japanese . ▁Both ▁art ▁and ▁story ▁were ▁provided ▁by ▁Ts ut om u ▁Ni he i , ▁a ▁m anga ▁artist ▁and ▁architect ▁who ▁based ▁his ▁illustr ations ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁structures ▁found ▁within ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Second ▁Sun r ise ▁over ▁New ▁M omb asa ▁ ▁Near ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁H alo ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁st umble ▁upon ▁human ity ' s ▁best - guard ed ▁secret — the ▁location ▁of ▁Earth — and ▁launch ▁a ▁direct ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁M omb asa , ▁Ken ya . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁players ▁arrive ▁at ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁H alo ▁ 2 , ▁it ▁is ▁desert ed ; ▁" Second ▁Sun r ise ", ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁attack , ▁explains ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁always ▁the ▁case . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁told ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁rep orter ▁who ▁creates ▁propag anda ▁for ▁the ▁U NS C . ▁When ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁in va de ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁rep orter ▁and ▁fellow ▁citizens ▁take ▁to ▁its ▁defense , ▁until ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁faces ▁ru in . ▁ ▁B ung