Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes.

Chapter 217, Section 215: The Prisoner on a Rainy Night

Bang!
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky and pierced the forest, and the rain suddenly poured down.

A deep, loud crash echoed through the rainy night along with a clap of thunder.

Inside the car, Shengdou and Xiaolin felt as if they had been hit by a giant hammer. At the moment of impact, the airbags violently deployed.

"Ugh!"

The airbags squeezed their chests, and their ears were filled with a sharp, piercing buzzing that echoed continuously. Their bodies felt like they were falling apart, and they couldn't even breathe properly.

Shengdou suppressed his dizziness, staring intently with wide eyes, unwilling to blink even once; he had to see the giant bear's condition with his own eyes.

In his shaky vision, the giant bear that his car had hit was sent flying backward more than ten steps by the high-speed impact, slamming into a tree trunk on the side.

chap!
Trees collapsed, groaning as they snapped. The giant bear struggled on the ground for a few moments, then stood up, panting heavily.

On its enormous head, from the side of its face to its throat, a large patch of fur was torn open, revealing dark red flesh and stark white bones underneath.

One side of his body was noticeably constricted inwards, indicating that he had suffered at least a serious injury.

It swayed unsteadily, but there was no sign of retreat in its scarlet eyes; instead, the intense pain fueled its rage even more fiercely.

“Woohoo!!”

Thick saliva mixed with blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. Dragging his half-impaired body, he approached Sheng Dou's wrecked pickup truck, which was deformed and emitting white smoke, like a behemoth that had been unleashed.

Shengdou kept trying to start the car, but the old buddy had burned out and couldn't move.

He was in excruciating pain, his ears were ringing, and he was slow to react. To make matters worse, one of his legs was stuck in the deformed structure!

Xiao Lin's condition was equally bad; his face was pale, with bloodstains from the broken windshield, and his eyes were dazed and unfocused.

"Kobayashi! Wake up! Grab your gun and get out of the car!"

Shengdou shook him with difficulty. The guns in the car were in two bags; Xiaolin's bag was at his feet, and Shengdou's bag was in the back seat.

Given Sheng Dou's current predicament, he can't get his hands on any of the bags; the only thing he might be able to use is his revolver.

But that's for close-range finishing shots, so you can imagine how powerful it is.

Unless you can shoot inside the bear, but how is that even possible?

"Woof! Woof! Awooo—!!"

Just then, the hounds, still dazed from the violent impact, erupted in unprecedented barking, and a Shikoku dog and two Kai dogs jumped out of the shattered car window.

They forcefully suppressed their instinctive fear of the giant bear, trembling as they stood guard in front of the vehicle, letting out threatening roars.

The giant bear lacked even the strength to threaten these karami; in its eyes, they were no different from panting kittens.

Now all it wants is to tear the two culprits in the car to shreds.

As the giant bear approached, the three hunting dogs had nowhere to retreat. They glanced back at their master, who was trapped inside, but ultimately charged forward without hesitation. Following past experience, one lunged at the bear's injured foreleg and tried to bite it, another leaped high to try and bite the bear's vulnerable throat, and the third circled around to find the bear's rear end.

"Roar—!" The giant bear was completely enraged by this reckless harassment. Ignoring the excruciating pain in its body, it swung its large paws like swatting flies and grabbed the hunting dog that was rushing towards it.

"Woo!"

Hiss.

Flesh and blood tore apart, and the hound's screams vanished instantly.

Immediately afterwards, the hunting dog that had bitten the leg was pinned down by the giant bear and fell silent.

The hunting dog that had circled behind was kicked hard by the bear's hind legs, shrieking pitifully as it rolled a long distance away, its internal organs spilling out of its ruptured belly. After whimpering a few times, it stopped moving.

"Kobayashi! Wake up!"

Shengdou's eyes were bloodshot. He had no time to grieve for the sacrifice of the hunting dogs. He had to make the most of the time they had gained.

"Master, that's me."

Kobayashi finally regained his senses and, seeing Shengdou's condition, panicked and tried to help him pull his stuck leg out.

"It's too late! Quick, give me the gun, get out of the car and run as far away as you can!" Shengdou interrupted him, pointing to the gun holster in the back seat, where there was his Sakho sniper rifle and bullets.

Other guns posed little threat to the giant bear; he could only hope that the landmines would cause damage.

Kobayashi instinctively grabbed the gun holster, but quickly reacted: "What about you, Master?"

"I'll buy you some time, you bastard! Now get out of here!"

Shengdou's hands were unusually slippery, making it somewhat difficult for him to load the bullets.

Kobayashi looked at the giant bear that had finished dealing with the hounds and was walking towards them. After a few moments of struggle, he pulled out the shotgun from his feet.

"The forest at night is dangerous. It won't let me go, Master." Kobayashi suppressed his fear and raised his gun to aim at the giant bear right in front of him.

Shengdou understood this as well. Given the speed at which the giant bear had chased cars, even if it was injured, humans would most likely still be unable to outrun it. But there was still a glimmer of hope.

boom!boom!
The gunshot echoed in the driver's cab.
"He's unkillable, Master! He's an unkillable monster!" Kobayashi's voice finally broke into a sob.

The four slugs were blocked by the giant bear's arm, and he even suspected that the bear wouldn't have been able to cause any damage even without the shield.

We're out of ammunition.

"Master! Bullets!" He pulled out his revolver, his voice trembling with tears, and turned his head, trying to find shotgun shells from Shengdou.

Bang!
The entire vehicle bounced back to its original position due to the immense force of the impact.

The bear paw, like a battering ram, suddenly seized Xiaolin's head, which was frozen in shock and twisted in fear, with perfect precision, accompanied by a gust of foul wind.

next second.

*Splash!*
It's like squeezing a ripe persimmon.

Xiaolin's entire head exploded instantly under the terrifying grip of the bear's paw!

There was no scream, only a muffled, wet thud as flesh and bone were instantly squeezed out.

Blood and tissue gushed out violently, covering the driver's cab and Shengdou's face, which was inches away.

Kobayashi's arm, which had just been raised to grip the revolver, twitched, and his headless body collapsed limply like a puppet with broken strings.

Blood gushed from the severed neck, quickly soaking the seat and floor mats.

"You deserve to die!!"

The warm blood and bits of flesh that splattered on his face were like an adrenaline shot for Shengdou.

A force dominated by extreme anger completely blocked out the pain in his body, exploding wildly from deep within his chest to every cell in his limbs.

Reason was evaporated, fear was burned away, and the whole world was partially shrouded in a hazy, blood-red hue.

"You beast! Give me blood for blood!!"

Amidst the roar, Shengdou couldn't feel whether the foot that had just been stuck was experiencing muscle tearing or bone shattering; in any case, he had forcibly pulled it out with brute force.

Just as the giant bear withdrew its blood-dripping paw from Kobayashi's shattered corpse, its blood-stained, ferocious head approached the broken car window, baring its gleaming teeth at the last remaining prey inside the driver's compartment, preparing to repeat its previous attack.

Shengdou sprang up from the driver's seat, using it as a fulcrum, his movements as swift as lightning, carrying a sense of resolute determination to fight to the death.

Once fully loaded, the Sakho sniper rifle requires no aiming whatsoever; the enemy is right at your feet.

The gun barrel, like a thrusting spear, brutally pierced the wound in the giant bear's throat, reaching all the way to its trachea.

At the same time, the giant bear's massive paw, which had just smashed Kobayashi's head, swung down fiercely towards Kashin's upper body with a whooshing sound.

All of Shengdou's emotions coalesced into an incredibly clear thought—pull the trigger!
boom!
The landmine exploded at point-blank range in the giant bear's throat.

The giant bear's body stiffened, its neck exploded, and blood gushed out violently.

Its massive claws, which had been swinging down, instantly lost their power, leaving only inertia to strike Shengdou.

The terrified bear was probably dead, but Seung-do didn't dare to relax at all. Without pausing his movements, he grabbed the bear's hand, and from the footage, it looked like he had tackled the bear off the front of the car.

The giant bear's body swayed on the ground, seemingly about to fall but not quite.

Taking advantage of the moment before the surge of emotion had completely subsided, Shengdou threw down his gun, pulled out his revolver,
The flames of slaughter have not yet been extinguished!

"It's not over yet!!"

Driven by madness, Shengdou shoved his severed arm, along with the revolver he was holding, deep into the ripped throat of the giant bear. He could already feel the warm, slippery tissue inside.

boom!boom!
Pull the trigger, then pull the trigger again.

Until the ammunition ran out, a clicking sound could be heard.

Shengdou slowly regained consciousness.

In sight, the giant bear lay motionless on the ground.

"Ho ho."

Cold rain poured down my face, mixing with blood as it slid down.

As the tide of emotions subsided, his vision slowly returned from the blood-red blur. His ears rang incessantly, and excruciating pain shot through his body, especially his left foot, which had been forcibly pulled out, and his right hand, which was spasming from excessive force.

He lay limp on the corpse, his arm still tightly wedged in the bear's ripped throat, each breath aggravating his injuries both inside and out.

After about a few minutes, the sharp tinnitus subsided slightly.

An idea suddenly popped into my head.

He fought this giant bear for so long, and the old hunter's side was even one man behind him. How is he doing?

Cold sweat instantly broke out, and he clenched his teeth, trying to ignore the intense pain in his injured leg, every muscle screaming.

He groaned, using all his strength to pull his hand away from the gradually cooling bear carcass, and struggled to roll onto the muddy ground.

Pick up the Sakho sniper rifle from the ground; there's only one bullet left inside.

Taking one step at a time, the distance of a dozen meters felt as long as traversing an entire forest.

Suddenly, he stopped, suppressed his breathing, braced himself, and raised the muzzle of his gun.

He heard a voice coming from the darkness on the other side.

The outline of the giant bear was slowly emerging from the darkness. It moved sluggishly, its body riddled with crisscrossing, deep wounds that revealed the bone. Dark red blood mixed with rainwater dripped from its fur, pooling at its feet.

One eye was still tightly closed, and a bloodstain had congealed on the hair on its face.

Without a doubt, it went through a life-or-death struggle.

But what's most glaring is what it's carrying in its mouth—

A sparsely haired head.

Even if Shengdou couldn't see the blurry face clearly, he could still guess whose head it was.

The giant bear stopped, its red pupils piercing through the rain, facing Shengdou, who was standing less than ten meters away, staggering.

In the silence, Shengdou spoke in a hoarse voice.

"You can't kill me."

His gun was always aimed at the giant bear.

The giant bear, which was holding the old hunter's head in its mouth, let out a deep growl. A few seconds later, it released its grip very slowly.

thump.

The head fell to the ground.

The giant bear's only remaining eye glanced warily at Sheng Dou, showing neither anger nor fighting spirit.

Its massive body slowly retreated, step by step, gradually blending into the dark forest background.

Shengdou stood frozen in place like a stone sculpture.

He won.

He survived.

Can.
Shengdou's gaze fell on the old hunter's head, soaked in the mud, and he felt no sense of relief.

He knew clearly that
His soul will be trapped in this rainy night forever.

In the night sky, a streak of light, like a shooting star, fell towards the resort hotel.

There are still many survivors inside the complex.

They scattered and fled, but gradually, without realizing it, they gathered together.

No matter what method they try, people will find that those who are hiding are easily caught, and those who play dead eventually die.

So the only way out left was to run away.

In the end, however, the group was surrounded by four or five giant bears, cutting off their escape route.

"Amitabha, Allah Amen, please help me."

Some people collapsed to their knees, praying to every god and Buddha in the sky, hoping to gain the attention of one or two of them.

If it works, he guarantees he will become a devout believer in the future.

But when East Asians face such a desperate situation, they rarely pray to the gods.

Well, except perhaps for a certain major cult country, it wouldn't be surprising if they prayed for Cthulhu to possess them.

Several people tried to form a human wall to leave, but everyone wanted to be on top and didn't want to be at the bottom. Before the human wall was even set up, a fight broke out.

"Let go! I promise, I'll definitely help everyone up once I get there!"

"Nobody believes that! If we're going to die, we'll all die together!"

Chaos erupted within the crowd, and fists flew everywhere.

The giant bears lost interest and were about to wipe out the group when a red, three-dimensional halo suddenly appeared on the ground, like a holographic projection, enveloping the approaching giant bears.

The bears were intelligent; they stood up and looked around, searching for any possible source of threat, but found nothing.

Until the meteor fell.

bang——

In an instant, billowing smoke and dust filled the air, leaving the survivors dumbfounded and halting their actions.

The person praying, in particular, had his jaw so agape it was almost dislocated.

Did his prayer really come true?
In the center of the red circle, a figure slowly rises from the carcass of a giant bear.

".Bear?"

Oshima, dressed in a tight-fitting suit, looked around at the three giant bears that had just been blasted back by his shockwave, as well as the corpses beneath him, and felt that he had discovered some important information.

His parents had brought him to Mount Fuji for a holiday, but he received an unprecedentedly strong distress signal that evening, mostly concentrated in one place.

After some consideration, he chose to make a grand entrance in a place where most people were eager for help.

He can only sense the intensity of a plea for help; he has no way of knowing whether the person seeking help is good or evil, or what their reason for seeking help is. So each appearance is actually similar to opening a blind box.

But no matter how much I drive, I've never encountered a scene like this before.

These bears are nine-tenths off.

"Watch out! It's a deity!"

The praying man actually believed that the big island was a god, and when he saw the giant bear pouncing on him, he quickly warned him.

"."

Oshima paused his thoughts, entered battle mode, locked onto a giant bear as his duel opponent, gathered some gratitude points, and unleashed a punch that pierced the air with a gale-force wind.

"Ow!!"

Despite its thick hide and resilient body, which is highly resistant to kinetic weapons, the giant bear's face was dented in half when it faced Oshima's serious punch. It staggered back ten steps, letting out a pitiful howl.

"It's a bit hard."

Oshima waved his hand, but he could still manage.

(End of this chapter)