A person in Tokyo becomes a demon god

Chapter 278 Virus Research
"Advanced application of the Weidou technique,"

Amidst the constant gunfire and battles raging on the streets of Manhattan, New York, Inoue Kaoru is watching a live broadcast.

"It's still a bit difficult to use 'Weidou'."

She learned the complete cultivation method of 'pointing, tongue, and refining' from Brother Lu: but knowing it is one thing, truly mastering it still requires a certain amount of practice.

"However, perhaps we could practice using the 'Absolute' technique first—"

Kaoru Inoue is still a middle school student, so she lacks the necessary aggressiveness; however, she has already grasped some of the tricks of the "round" technique.

Theoretically, she can control the clones she creates at will: previously, her perception was insufficient, meaning her Observation Haki was inadequate. Now, through constantly controlling various 'Kaoru' clones in battle, her perception has been greatly improved.

Just like Robin, the first thing she awakened was Observation Haki.

Users of Devil Fruits who can manipulate clones are constantly honing their senses.

Learn how to make a circle first!
With the number of her clones, they can easily cover a large area by using the 'Circle' technique.

While Haki is powerful, Devil Fruits are equally important.

In the world of One Piece, Rocks, the strongest man of the previous era, was defeated by Im because he failed to find the two 'Legendary Devil Fruits'.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

On the other side of New York,
"Advanced methods of using psionic energy?"

Amidst the bloodstains, corpses, and stranded cars in the Bronx, Smith looked up at the billboard, lost in thought.

His body was parasitized by a virus, but he could still feel the presence of 'ki': in the world of One Piece, not only humans, but even animals like the 'Kung Fu Dugong' can master Haki.

In theory, any intelligent being with a soul can learn Haki.

Smith closed his eyes and sensed the flow of 'qi' within his body, which made him thoughtful.

Besides absorbing other 'mutants', it seems that one can become stronger in this way?
"what happened?"

A questioning voice came from ahead, belonging to the blonde beauty Karen Parker.

"Nothing, I was just attracted by the live stream content."

Turning his head, Smith, dressed in a jacket and jeans, with a similar sense of style to his sister Dana, nodded slightly to the two beauties.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting."

"See? I told you my brother is like a completely different person."

Dana spread her hands. If it weren't for the fact that she was wearing her brother's face and occasionally recalling fragmented memories, this calm and reliable man would have absolutely nothing in common with the former 'Smith'.

He's a really good man.

"yes,"

The American-style blonde bombshell nodded with a complicated expression.

If the old 'Smith' was like this, how could they have ended up getting a divorce?

Despite America's seemingly carefree lifestyle, it still places great importance on family traditions: many politicians bring their families along when running for office, precisely to promote their harmonious family life.

Ultimately, the mainstream belief in America is Yahweh; whether one believes it or not, one still yearns for the idea of ​​'heaven'.

Moreover, America in the last century truly deserved the title of 'beacon of civilization'.

While other places were filled with horseback riding and sword fighting, there were already skyscrapers, cruise ships, and light rail.

It's completely different from other countries.

Now he is old and frail.

"Let's go, you two."

The 'ex-wife' named Karen turned around.
“Go to my company; there should be some researchers there who might be able to try to solve the ‘virus’ crisis.”

The Karen family owns a pharmaceutical company that collaborates with several medical research institutions; of course, it certainly doesn't dare to compare itself with giants like Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Merck.

"let me,"

The next second, a hand reached out from behind and gentlemanly put its arm around Karen's waist.

"Tell me which direction it is, and I'll take the two ladies there."

These words made the blonde girl's expression even more complicated.
This 'ex-husband' has completely changed. Even after hearing about his past misdeeds from me, he still maintains a calm and serious demeanor.

On his way out of the upscale apartment, he also killed all the zombies and mutants that approached.

Now they're even offering to take them with them as they move around.

Just like Dana said,

He's a good man.

unfortunately
"there,"

As Karen pointed the way, the world in her eyes suddenly began to recede.

Wuwuwu——

The wind blowing on her face made the blonde bombshell instinctively hug Smith tighter, snuggling into his arms.

A few minutes later,

"Is this the place, Miss Karen?"

Smith, who had effortlessly carried the two women over skyscrapers, then put them down.

"Huh? Ah, yes, yes."

Now that she was on solid ground, Karen, blushing, left Smith's embrace and raised her hand to smooth her blonde hair to hide her embarrassment.

Before the three of them lay a construction park.

"This is it, let's go in."

"I'll walk in front, ladies, please don't stray too far from me."

With that, Smith walked towards the pharmaceutical company first, and behind him, his sister Dana raised her chin.

"Miss Karen, you're not already considering remarrying, are you?"

"N-no."

The way the brother's 'ex-wife' frantically denied it made Dana even more annoyed.

What do you mean?
They shot my brother before, and now they think it's okay?

Hey, woman.

“There’s no best.” After saying that, Dana followed, forcing Karen to take a step as well: right now, the whole of New York is full of zombies, battles, and looting. As a rich young lady from an old money family, the consequences of being alone would definitely not be pleasant.

"who?"

"Stop!"

"If we go any further, we'll have to open fire!"

As soon as he entered the company, someone shouted from upstairs, and at the same time, a red laser sight landed on Smith.

"stop!"

Seeing this scene, the blonde beauty quickly stepped forward.

“I am Karen Parker. Get your supervisor out here to see me!”

?

"Isn't that the boss's daughter?"

"How did you end up here?"

The security personnel hiding upstairs looked at each other in bewilderment, but immediately notified their superiors. Soon, a manager wearing a suit jacket and bulletproof vest personally opened the main door at the bottom of the building.

"Miss Karen, why did you come all the way here in person?"

The manager looked surprised; New York was in complete chaos.
The fact that he stayed here with his men already shows that he has done his duty.

Of course, it's also related to the large amount of bills: leaving the company and running away means no money, which is extremely difficult in America.

"I came here to see if there are any ways to deal with the virus."

? !
These words left the manager speechless.

Who do you think we are?
They were just an 'ordinary' pharmaceutical company: well, in America, those who could conduct pharmaceutical research were the privileged class. But with the current 'biohazard' supernatural disaster looming large, they were lucky to even protect themselves, let alone have any means of coping.

What's more -

"Miss, we've never even come into contact with zombies, how could we possibly have a way to deal with them?"

The company manager wore a wry smile.

This young lady,
Have you been watching too many Hollywood popcorn movies?
"If you have zombie samples, could you start research?"

Smith's words surprised the company manager.

"Theoretically yes."

If the original zombie form really exists, the company's researchers say: it's hard to say what they'll discover, but they'll definitely be ecstatic.

This is a zombie virus; anyone in the medical field would be curious about it.

He's way more attractive than a beautiful woman!

"alright, please wait."

He gestured for his sister Dana and his 'ex-wife' Karen to stay there.

Smith strode out of the company, and amidst the puzzled expressions of the manager and security personnel, he made a downward thrusting motion at the company entrance.

BOOM!

With a loud bang, the ground caved in and cracked, and a ring of smoke and dust spread out.

When I looked again, the hooded man was nowhere to be seen.

It has already flown into the night.

???

"This, this is."

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know."

Dana's words silenced the shocked manager.

He's reached the position of manager, so he must know the saying that curiosity killed the cat.

Only supernatural beings could accomplish such a thing: perhaps it's even related to this supernatural disaster?
But what does that have to do with him! He's just a professional manager in a family business; he just needs to do his job.

Without keeping everyone waiting long, Smith soon returned carrying a 'zombie' and leaped back.

"Roar~~"

This zombie is not 'dead'.
He was still growling, which caused the security personnel to raise their guns.

"Put down your weapons,"

As he approached, carrying the zombie by the neck, Smith spoke calmly.

“I have broken his cervical spine. With the regenerative ability of such a low-level ‘zombie,’ he will not be aggressive for a short period of time.”

You can study it with confidence.

! !
"Great, that's wonderful!"

Witnessing this scene,
The manager, wearing a bulletproof vest, suddenly saw a glimmer of hope.
This is a supernatural existence: regardless of whether it is the most basic form of existence, it is something that surpasses current technology.

If he can achieve any research results, it will greatly enhance his status!

The zombie virus is terrifying, but humanity's ambitions are even greater.

As long as it's not airborne, those traditional zombies—even the Lickers and Tyrants in movies—are nothing but trash in the face of human technology.

Most disaster movies assume that the military doesn't appear: that's because if the military were to appear, the zombies wouldn't stand a chance.

How can carbon-based organisms withstand the onslaught of steel?

Even though this "biological crisis" is essentially a supernatural disaster, in America's propaganda, the disaster has been "controlled," and citizens are told not to panic, not to run around, and to stay home and wait for rescue, etc.
In short: America can handle it.

As a result,
Many people think:
How to profit from this disaster!
Those who run "zero-yuan purchases" are just at the bottom; this manager's mind is completely occupied with researching the results and then reaping both fame and fortune.

"Quickly, move the 'experimental subject' inside."

Amidst the unpleasant expressions of the security personnel, Smith strode forward.

"I'll take it over for you."

"Thank you very much, sir. This way, please."

Under the manager's guidance, the group quickly arrived at the company's research and development department: upon hearing that there were "live" zombies, the researchers rushed over one by one, displaying a frenzied attitude reminiscent of "I can die content if I hear the truth in the morning."

After a period of chaos,
This zombie, paralyzed from the waist down, lay on the operating table.

(End of this chapter)