While Luke was on his way, the Moon Demon Company had already encountered Ferid and Crowley.
However, the reinforcements from Shinjuku had not yet reached the airport.
It wasn't that Guren was impatient, but that Ferid and the others had found them first.
Guren felt frustrated.
It was one thing for the intelligence to be swapped, but now that the plan had gone awry, Ferid, you brat, are taking advantage of my weakness to finish me off?
Fortunately, while the Vampires were out in the open, the Moon Demon Company was in the shadows, and they could occasionally take out a few Vampire squads. Since the central area was left unattended at first, the Moon Demon Company's greatest loss was Aiko Aihara's squad, which was completely wiped out.
"Lieutenant Colonel, there are traces of Vampires at the entrance of the Central Tower's underground parking lot."
The Shinoa Squad, which had gone to scout the Central Tower, returned to the main group and reported the news.
Guren thought for a moment and then instructed.
"You guys keep looking for scattered Vampire squads. If you encounter Nobles, run away. We'll go take a look."
Guren took four teammates and moved toward the Central Tower.
"Norito, if we're discovered by that Noble later, use your illusion technique immediately!"
"Don't worry, I'm in tip-top shape right now!"
Yukimi Shigure cut him down.
"Because the Nineteenth Progenitor was smashing things everywhere, your illusions weren't very useful, so you didn't consume much energy, right?"
"Little Shigure, you're really sharp-tongued."
Sayuri followed everyone with her head down, not saying a word.
Guren noticed this and asked casually.
"Are you unhappy?"
Sayuri shook her head quickly.
"No, no! I just feel like I'm not being very helpful."
Guren sighed, thinking it wasn't a big deal.
"Why would you make such a low-level mistake? Every comrade on the battlefield is indispensable; you don't need to take it to heart."
Then Guren ruffled Sayuri's hair.
"Cheer up."
Hiiragi Mahiru floated beside Guren and pointed at Sayuri, shouting.
"You home-wrecker!"
Guren was speechless and said to Hiiragi Mahiru in his mind.
"What are you talking about? I'm just encouraging a subordinate."
Hiiragi Mahiru flew backward in front of Guren, cupping his face.
"It's over, Guren has gone bad, starting to learn this kind of rhetoric! You won't be thinking about other women when you're in bed with me too, will you?! Quick, tell me, how many other women do you have!"
Guren was getting annoyed by the noise and tapped the hilt of his sword, sending Hiiragi Mahiru back into the blade.
"Shut up!"
"Guren, what's wrong?"
Only then did Guren realize he had accidentally spoken aloud.
"Nothing, we're almost there. Stay on guard!"
After a while, Guren's squad arrived at the Central Tower.
They found the underground parking lot entrance Shinoa had mentioned, but the situation on the scene was a bit different from what Guren had imagined.
The Vampires who should have been guarding the entrance were gone, leaving only a small amount of ash and cloak fragments on the ground.
Guren examined them and frowned.
"There's residual Demonic Aura. Who could it be?"
According to Shinoa's report, the Vampires here weren't killed by them, so it must be someone else. The reinforcements from Shinjuku hadn't arrived yet either... "Everyone be careful, let's go in and take a look."
The others nodded, indicating they understood.
But when they sneaked into the underground parking lot, they found that there wasn't a single Vampire below, only a group of humans.
As Guren and the others approached, someone noticed them. Although they were wearing Imperial Demon Army uniforms, no one saw them as saviors or ran to them for help.
In their minds, humans would sooner or later be ruled by Vampire monsters.
Guren could understand these people's feelings. He found someone who had been staring at him and approached to ask questions.
After a few questions, Guren had a general grasp of the information here.
"A white-haired Vampire came by half an hour ago, but he just took a look around and left. Could it be Luke?"
Luke's weapon carried Demonic Aura, so the residual Demonic Aura at the entrance would be easy to explain.
But he also thought of another guy.
"Shinya?"
Guren shook his head to clear his mind and keep himself from panicking.
Guren turned and walked out.
"Let's go back and regroup."
The others looked at the hundreds of people here with some hesitation, but in the end, they followed Guren and left.
Under the current circumstances, they weren't in a position to protect the humans here. On the contrary, staying here would be much safer; they could only be rescued after the battle.
Guren's squad returned to the main force and contacted Hiiragi Kureto's side. Hiiragi Kureto insisted on luring the Vampires to the airport; otherwise, the sacrifices needed for that thing would be hard to collect.
Guren had no choice but to brace himself and deploy the battle plan.
Guren first used binoculars to look toward the City Hall from a distance. Most of the Vampires had been sent out to search for human traces, so only a small portion of Vampires should be left at the City Hall.
"Yoichi, shoot through that wall where the Noble is!"
"Yes!"
Yoichi drew his bow and aimed. A formation formed by the power of the Cursed Gear appeared before his eyes, making it easier for him to see the distant target.
"Moonlight Rhyme, pierce through it!"
Yoichi let go. Unlike his usual Cursed Gear arrows, this arrow transformed into a large bird.
At the City Hall, Crowley and Ferid were chatting.
Suddenly, Crowley noticed something and turned to look out the window, seeing a large bird already crashing through the glass and lunging at him.
Dust rose everywhere, obscuring the situation.
Yoichi was somewhat expectant of the result; even a Noble would be heavily wounded if hit directly by this shot!
But when the smoke cleared, the scene that appeared left Yoichi extremely shocked.
Crowley had actually caught the arrow that had transformed into a demonic bird in his hand.
"What's this?"
Crowley curiously looked at the strange bird in his hand and then casually tossed it away.
The power of the curse was barely felt through his gloves.
Ferid also walked to the window, looked over, and waved with a smile.
Yoichi was a bit nervous, not knowing what to do next.
"What should we do, Lieutenant Colonel?"
Guren reassured him.
"It's okay, you did very well."
But in his heart, he also felt that Crowley's strength exceeded expectations.
He had to find a way to deal with him; the chances of winning in a direct confrontation were very slim.
"Hide for now!"
But Crowley didn't seem to want to let them go, heading toward them directly by jumping across the rooftops.
His speed was extremely fast, causing Guren's pupils to shrink sharply. He had still underestimated the strength of a Progenitor.
"Squads, split up and run! If you encounter a Vampire squad, fight if you can, and retreat immediately if you can't. Finally, regroup at the airport!"
Guren's squad chose to stay behind to cover the retreat. They had to stop this monster for a while, or else not many of the other squads would be able to escape.
"Lieutenant Colonel, be careful!"
The other Moon Demon Company squads had no choice; staying behind would only hold back their superiors.
Shinoa Hiragi wanted to lead her teammates away quickly, but she realized that Yuichiro, who had been beside her just now, had disappeared. She immediately looked toward Guren's direction, searching for Yuichiro.
In this situation, Xiao Yu would be thinking about going up to help the Lieutenant Colonel... Huh? Where is he?
"Hey! Shinoa, what are you dazing off for? Leave this place quickly!"
Shinoa Hiragi heard the voice and turned her head, only to find that Yuichiro had already moved a considerable distance away.
Is this still Yu?!
Yuichiro was actually a bit speechless at this moment. When he heard the command, he wanted to grab Shinoa Hiragi's hand and leave with everyone, but after running a distance, he realized he was pulling Narumi Makoto!
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