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"Yu, how is it? Any discoveries?"
Following behind Nakano Yu, Tachibana Gen, wearing a bulletproof helmet, asked.
"I have good news and bad news."
Standing in front of the huge spider web, Nakano Yu shrugged and said. This was the murder scene discovered this morning. As before, it involved corpses and a massive spider web.
He was picked up by Tachibana Gen right after school. Yes, picked up. That guy drove a police car to get him, and a group of heavily armed police officers surrounded him and shoved him into the car. Nakano Yu estimated that it wouldn't be long before Sobu High School started spreading rumors that he had done something bad and had been arrested.
However, this was understandable. If this thing continued to kill, who knew how many people would die. Although he didn't care about that, Tachibana Gen was quite worried.
"Let's start with the good news."
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen frowned slightly. If Yu called it bad news, could it be that this case was particularly difficult?
"I found the culprit behind this incident."
Nakano Yu looked relaxed. The troublesome culprit this time was a monster, but it shouldn't be from the Nura Group. Secondly, Nakano Yu was somewhat unsure whether it was a monster or some kind of urban legend. According to the body analysis report, the person who was eaten seemed to have been torn to death by a wild beast, and only their genital parts were eaten.
The remaining parts of the body were only gnawed into rotten flesh, without signs of being swallowed. This style of action made Nakano Yu think more of an urban legend than a monster.
But if it was an urban legend, why would such a large spider web remain at the crime scene?
And… it seemed that this time it wasn't just one.
"Oh? Yu, what's your bad news?"
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen smiled. If it could be found, that was the best. But since the culprit had already been found, why did Nakano Yu still have bad news?
Could it be that Nakano Yu couldn't defeat that monster? No, no, that was impossible. Then why would it be bad news? Wait, could the bad news be only for him?
Thinking of this, Tachibana Gen's expression gradually became uneasy. Seeing Nakano Yu's relaxed posture, Tachibana Gen immediately placed his hand on his shoulder and said:
"Dear Yu, you'll help your future father-in-law to the end, right?"
"What? The hierarchy is messed up, and, Uncle Tachibana, weren't you against me and Marihana being together?"
Seeing Tachibana Gen trying to get closer, Nakano Yu quickly put his hand between them, speaking irritably. No wonder Tachibana Gen could become the chief of police; his face changed abnormally fast.
"...Marihana... forget it, I, an old man, won't interfere in your young people's matters. Let's talk about today's issue first, Yu, what did you find?"
Tachibana Gen's expression darkened, and he waved his hand, asking with a smile.
"This thing is a bit troublesome for the police. It's not just one, as you think."
Seeing Tachibana Gen like that, Nakano Yu also lost the mood for joking and said.
"What?! Yu, are you saying there are two monsters, or even many more?"
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen's face changed, and he asked seriously. If it was just one or two, this matter would be easy to handle, because Nakano Yu was here, and the police only needed to block the news. But if there were many, causing a large impact, it would be difficult to resolve.
"Hmm, something like that. There should be dozens, and they are nearby."
Nakano Yu nodded as he spoke, his gaze sweeping around before finally stopping at a busy shopping mall not far away. He pointed and said:
"Seal off that shopping mall. It's best not to let anyone out."
"Quick! Call for reinforcements, seal off that shopping mall! Send a small team inside to investigate!"
Hearing this from Nakano Yu, Tachibana Gen's face changed and he immediately took out his radio to issue orders. Soon after, several police cars with sirens surrounded the shopping mall, and the entire street where the mall was located was also blocked.
"Chief Tachibana, the blockade is complete, and the scouting team has also reported, but..."
Soon, Tachibana Gen's radio received the voice of his subordinate. However, the subordinate suddenly stopped in the middle of the report, stuttering and not daring to continue.
"But what?"
Tachibana Gen frowned. He didn't like such procrastinating types who kept him in suspense.
"We, we found a large number of bodies and… hatched eggs in the warehouse of the shopping mall! We currently estimate there are several hundred."
"Click."
As soon as the subordinate finished the report, the radio slipped from Tachibana Gen's hand, and he himself was completely stunned, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, his face extremely pale.
He thought that dozens would be terrifying, but… several hundred! This, what should be done?!
"Chief Tachibana? Chief Tachibana, please quickly call Master Nakano to help. We have already brought the situation under control."
The police officer on the other side of the radio didn't know that Tachibana Gen had already been shocked by the news and continued urging him.
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen quickly regained his composure, hurriedly picked up the radio and replied:
"Keep the situation stable, we're coming immediately."
After saying that, Tachibana Gen put away the radio and looked at Nakano Yu with a serious expression:
"Yu, this time we can't make mistakes. The police have found a large number of bodies and hundreds of broken eggs in that shopping mall. We suspect that those monsters have already hatched and spread throughout this area. We… need your help to clean up this zone."
"There's no need for complications, not a single one will escape."
Nakano Yu waved his hand, then looked at the system panel that suddenly appeared in front of him.
That's right, the daily task had refreshed. The target of this task was, as expected, the thing that needed to be dealt with today.
[Daily Task: Broodmother—Spider Woman!]
[Task Description: Possesses extreme parasitism. The larvae can attach to humans after hatching and completely kill the host within thirty seconds, then control their bodies, becoming another "them."]
[Origin: She thought she had merely crushed a spider in passing, but until six eyes grew on her face...]
[Task Target: Spider Woman!]
[Task Reward: Roulette Attempt +1]
[Ding! Task Location: Near Yuiigahama Yui! Please act quickly, Host!]
Not to mention the system description, was the mother of this thing actually following Yuiigahama Yui?
He guessed that the monster Yukinoshita Yukino asked him to help with this morning was exactly this so-called [Spider Woman]. Interesting, the broodmother had produced quite a number, but for now he should help Tachibana Gen clean up this mess.
Raising his head to look at the sky, which had already half darkened, Nakano Yu stepped forward and placed his hand on Tachibana Gen's shoulder.
"Yu, I knew I could count on you! Let's go there immediately!"
Seeing Nakano Yu place his hand on his shoulder with a smile, Tachibana Gen immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After saying that, he wanted to pull Nakano Yu to run toward the shopping mall, but Nakano Yu showed no intention of moving.
Just as Tachibana Gen wondered what was wrong, the young man snapped his fingers. Tachibana Gen only felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, he realized that he was already at the entrance of the shopping mall.
"Chief Tachibana! The people inside the shopping mall have suddenly become restless, should we continue the blockade?"
As soon as he regained his senses, a fully armed man with a mask and a rifle ran over and asked.
Although he understood the seriousness of this incident, the people in the shopping mall were clearly people. They were not searching for hatched monsters; instead, they were causing trouble for the public. Was this really okay?
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen frowned slightly. Before he could answer, Nakano Yu beside him gave a clear response:
"Maintain the blockade. Don't let anyone out…"
After saying that, Nakano Yu walked toward the entrance of the shopping mall.
"Chief Tachibana, that person..."
Looking at Nakano Yu's back, the man was confused, unsure whether to listen to him.
"Are you new here?"
Tachibana Gen looked at him and asked.
"Yes, transferred two days ago."
The man replied honestly. Hearing this, Tachibana Gen nodded, but did not answer the question, only waved his hand for him to follow.
"Let us out! You have no right to restrict our freedom!"
"Let us out quickly!"
"My daughter is waiting for me at school! Just let me go!"
"Back! Everyone back! Dangerous entities have appeared inside the shopping mall. The police have sealed the mall. Please do not panic, citizens. The police will release you after the danger has been eliminated. This is my fourth warning, please do not make my job difficult."
Inside the shopping mall, a large crowd blocked the exit and shouted that they wanted to leave.
In response, the police officer in charge of the blockade spoke through a megaphone. However, seeing the crowd's lack of cooperation, his expression was clearly unpleasant.
Five minutes ago, these people were very cooperative, but now, for some unknown reason, they suddenly demanded to leave, completely different from their earlier calm behavior.
The more they behaved like this, the more the police officer felt that something was wrong. And the one who said her daughter was waiting, regardless of whether it was true or not, in terms of time, they hadn't even checked what time it was. They couldn't even lie properly about the time.
With a cold sigh, the police officer ignored the crowd and took out his radio. Just as he was about to ask where Nakano Yu was, a cold voice from the young man sounded behind him:
"Kill all these people."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, the police officer turned around, preparing to scold someone so inhumane, but saw that it was the young man.
Seeing him, the police officer immediately smiled, quickly approached and introduced himself:
"Police, Megure, greetings to Master Nakano."
"Hmm, kill all these people."
Nodding, Nakano Yu repeated.
Hearing this, Megure's body stiffened. He looked at the restless people and asked incredulously:
"All, all of them?"
"They are no longer human. You noticed it yourself, didn't you? When they speak, their logic is always disconnected, full of holes. They are no longer human."
Nakano Yu looked at the group of "people." In his eyes, they were already monsters. Human heads were attached to the bodies of enormous spiders, and on their heads were four pairs of eyes, horrifying.
"…Yes!"
Swallowing hard, Megure looked at Nakano Yu, gritted his teeth and replied. Then he ordered everyone to open fire:
"Shoot all living beings inside the shopping mall. Leave nothing… Fire!"
However, when the order was given, no one fired. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
At that moment, within the crowd, the body of a girl suddenly twisted. Spider legs grew from her back, her cheeks split open, and from them emerged hairy mouthparts, along with four pairs of red eyes.
As soon as the monster appeared, before the police could react, in the next moment, it turned into a massive pillar of salt.
"Come at me all at once, don't waste my time."
Stepping out of the police cordon, Nakano Yu swept his gaze over the people in the shopping mall hall, his voice cold. After that, [Sodom's Eyes] activated, and all living things within his field of vision turned into pillars of salt.
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