Tokyo Area · Outside the Monolith
"Roar! Roar!"
"Awooo! Awooo!"
"Sizzle… Sizzle…"
On a plain outside the Monolith, a large number of Gastrea were fighting each other, and the bodies of dead Gastrea covered an area of several miles.
While the Gastrea were fighting, a huge white Dimensional Gate suddenly appeared in the center of the plain.
After the Dimensional Gate stabilized, teams of Orcs and members of the Garrison filed out.
"Is this the New World? The air is so polluted! Are those Gastrea? They're no different from those low-level monsters!"
Benimaru, who had just walked out of the Dimensional Gate, frowned as he looked at the barren plain and the Gastrea everywhere.
"Benimaru! You must not underestimate these Gastrea. They are divided into five stages."
"Gastrea in the fifth stage have atomic-level regenerative abilities. Although your Black Flame can destroy them, you must still handle them carefully!"
Zhong Chen, who had walked out, heard Benimaru's words and reminded him.
"Yes, I understand! Lord Chen!"
"Good! As long as you understand! However, our friends around here don't seem to welcome us!"
The surrounding Gastrea, seeing the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of people, all stopped fighting.
Then, as if they had discussed it, they suddenly launched an attack on the position where Zhong Chen and his group were.
"Roar!"
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…"
"Roar! Roar! Roar…"
Zhong Chen looked at the various Gastrea rushing over and said to Benimaru beside him indifferently:
"Benimaru! The main force is yours to command. Eliminate all the Gastrea here and then establish a camp."
"After entering the city, all the Cursed Children you find will be sent here. I'll go to the city first to take a look!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's order, Benimaru bowed and accepted:
"Yes! Rengoku Kyoujurou! Kurut! You two lead the troops to clear out these Gastrea!"
"Understood! * 2"
As Rengoku Kyoujurou and Kurut left to carry out their orders, the main force, which had been maintaining a defensive formation, finally began to move.
"Trample! * n"
The Orcs in the first row of the main force all raised their right feet and stomped heavily on the ground.
"Boom…"
The ground in front of them was cracked by the Orcs, forming a small canyon several thousand meters long and more than ten meters wide.
The Gastrea rushing at the front all fell into the canyon.
"Black Flame!"
"Boom…"
As Benimaru threw a Black Flame into the canyon, a huge explosion occurred throughout the canyon, creating a small mushroom cloud. The flying dust completely obscured the situation inside the canyon.
"Stone Breathing · First Form: Serpentinite!"
"Wind Breathing · First Form: Gale Slash"
"Flame Breathing…"
"Water Breathing…"
Members of the Garrison who had mastered enhanced Breathing Techniques left the main force and rushed into the Gastrea swarm.
As the Garrison members freely charged and killed among the Gastrea, they quickly cleared out a vacuum zone.
Zhong Chen flew in the sky, watching the Gastrea being easily slaughtered by the main force below. He no longer paid attention to the aftermath and flew directly towards the city… "Quick, help! Catch that guy!"
Two men dressed as convenience store clerks were chasing a little girl who looked about 10 years old, wearing a tattered brown hat and ragged clothes.
The little girl was holding three cans of food in her hands and running frantically.
Satomi Rentaro and Aihara Enju, who heard the call, happened to block the little girl's escape route.
[A Cursed Child from the Outer District!]
Satomi Rentaro thought in surprise as he looked at the little girl with red eyes in front of him.
Aihara Enju, standing beside Satomi Rentaro, stared blankly at the little girl, who was also a Cursed Child.
The little girl looked at the two people in front of her and said anxiously:
"That…"
Before the little girl could finish speaking, the clerk behind her had already grabbed her head and fiercely pushed it down.
"You damn thief!"
"You guys let go of me!"
The two clerks tightly gripped the struggling little girl, continuously spewing malicious curses:
"You're just Tokyo Area's trash!"
Seeing this, Satomi Rentaro couldn't help but ask:
"Hey! Why are you grabbing this child?"
One of the clerks, who was still pulling the little girl, replied:
"This damned brat not only stole things but also severely injured the guard who questioned her!"
Aihara Enju looked at the little girl reaching out to her for help. Her tightly clenched right fist slowly relaxed, and she raised it, continuously reaching out towards the little girl.
Just as her hand was about to grasp the little girl's.
"Slap!"
Satomi Rentaro reached out and stopped Aihara Enju's movement. He then gently shook his head at her.
Just then, two police officers ran over from a distance. Seeing this, Satomi Rentaro hurriedly said:
"Please protect this child!"
"Hey! Behave yourself, you bastard!"
However, the police officer ignored Satomi Rentaro and instead shouted at the captured little girl:
"Hey! Behave yourself, you bastard!"
The restrained little girl also shouted angrily at the police officer:
"You don't even know what I did!"
Looking at the angry little girl, the police officer sneered with disdain:
"I know everything you guys are capable of!"
After speaking, he grabbed the little girl's collar and dragged her away, cursing as he walked:
"Damn brat, walk faster!"
Aihara Enju looked at the little girl being dragged away, lowered her head, and asked Satomi Rentaro softly, her eyes vacant:
"Rentaro! Why didn't you save her?"
"Idiot, what are you talking about!"
Satomi Rentaro hurriedly interrupted Aihara Enju's words.
"If your identity is exposed, even you…"
Hearing this, Aihara Enju suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with tears, and questioned Satomi Rentaro:
"She was clearly asking me for help! Why…"
Satomi Rentaro looked at Aihara Enju, whose eyes were filled with tears, and asked in surprise:
"Do you know her?!"
"I saw her before when I was in District 39! Although I never spoke to her, she remembered me!"
At this point, Aihara Enju, her face covered in tears, continued to shout at Satomi Rentaro:
"Rentaro is a hero! There's nothing in the world Rentaro can't do! Wah wah wah…"
Seeing Aihara Enju sobbing uncontrollably in front of him, Satomi Rentaro's heart tightened, and then he said:
"Enju, wait here!"
After speaking, he ran in the direction where the little girl had been taken.
In an abandoned unfinished building, two police officers were punching and kicking the little girl.
"These damned guys should all just die!"
"Ugh ah…"
The beaten little girl curled up on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood, but the abusers showed no sympathy.
Instead, he pulled out a pistol from his waist and aimed it at the little girl.
"Bang!"
"Ah ah ah!"
The bullet hit the little girl's body, and painful groans continuously emanated from her mouth.
"Still alive!"
He said, raising the gun again and aiming it at the little girl's head. Just as he was about to fire.
A cold voice, filled with intense killing intent, entered their ears:
"I advise you not to pull the trigger, otherwise, I guarantee you will die a miserable death! No! I will make your life worse than death!"
"Who is it!"
"Who's there!"
The two hurriedly looked towards the source of the voice, only to see a handsome young man staring at them with icy eyes…