I'll kill you after I finish this game!

The sumptuous meat dish in the large bento box in front of her seemed to shimmer with an irresistible glow. The rich aroma made Aihara Enju swallow hard, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the unfamiliar food before her.

"I...can I eat this?"

Lan Yuan Yanzhu suppressed her hunger and the drool welling up in her mouth, looking timidly at the older brothers and sisters in front of her.

This was the first time since she was born into this terrible world that she had been treated kindly by someone other than her own kind, which left Aihara Enju feeling quite bewildered.

Why is he, who isn't the same kind of person, being so kind to me? I...I...I...

Enju Aihara was in a state of great turmoil, but she couldn't control herself because of the delicious food.

You can eat them all.

Lei Zhe smiled, took the little guy's hand, and placed the bento box containing the meat dish into his hand.

"......"

Lan Yuan Enju carefully held the lunchbox, picked up a meatball with her hand and put it in her mouth. The next moment, the little girl's eyes immediately lit up with excitement. It was the first time she had ever eaten such delicious food.

The aroma in her mouth excited her greatly, but just as she was about to continue eating to fill her stomach, hesitation arose in Lan Yuan Enju's eyes. She thought of her companions in the outer district.

I've thrown away all the food I found this time. If I give it to my companions, they'll be happy for a long time.

In Xiaoyou's deep gaze, the little girl's hunger was like a black hole, tempting her to swallow the entire lunchbox in one gulp, but in the end she resisted.

She ate two meatballs and then stopped, carefully closing the lunchbox and hugging it tightly to her chest.

With the help of Lei Zhe and Xiao You, who could read minds, they naturally understood why the girl was enduring hunger and refusing to eat.

There are countless children like her in this world.

P.S.: In the novel "New World Black Bullet," I personally don't dislike Matsuzaki and the children; I can't like anyone else in the entire world, including the male protagonist.

I was originally very rational. After all, Rentaro was just an ordinary person in that terrible world. The real reason I hated him was Enju. No matter who defended him, it was useless!

In the original light novel, Rentaro is cleared of his name and returns. Koenju's corruption rate has always been very high, to the point where she's basically advised against participating in battles. However, Rentaro doesn't tell her the truth, lying to her that his corruption rate is lower.

At the end, the animal had only 496 days left to live, and the in vivo erosion rate of the gastrulator virus was 43.8%.

What the hell?! Letting a child fight with their life on the line?! Stop pretending to be virtuous with me!

Chapter Seventy-Six: Let the scumbags devour each other!

What are gastrulation organisms?

It was a creature born from a terrifying virus that could penetrate the bloodstream and rewrite the DNA of living organisms.

In 2021, this phenomenon suddenly broke out in various parts of the world, and in a short period of time, it destroyed the human world to the point of near annihilation.

Infected organisms mutate rapidly, mixing the infected organism's DNA with that of other animals to become terrifying and ferocious monsters.

This type of infection is usually parasitic, where the virus parasitizes an organism and rewrites its genetic material in a very short time, causing it to become gastrulate.

Moreover, it retains the characteristics of a parasitic organism, making it enormous and ferocious without causing physical collapse.

The route of infection has been confirmed to be caused by the injection of the virus into gastrulated organisms. It does not spread through the air, but it can contaminate the land and plants and animals.

There is currently no medication that can treat it; the only option is to slow down its growth.

Furthermore, the more different species' DNA a gastrula mixes, the stronger and tougher its outer skin becomes, and it can basically be divided into classes I to IV based on strength.

This creature can only be subdued and destroyed using a special metal called chromium, because Gastrea possesses terrifying self-regenerative abilities depending on its strength level.

Level 1 and 2 Gastrea have acceptable regenerative abilities and can be killed by decapitating or destroying them with colored weapons.

However, Gastrea at level three and above start to go crazy.

They are the kind of creatures that can regenerate or return to their original bodies even after their arms are cut off; it seems that their cells respond to each other.

Level four can regenerate even after losing most of its internal organs; to kill it, you need to completely destroy it, leaving no trace.

Then, at the final level five, even if Gastrea is thrown into extremely low temperatures, a vacuum, or magma at thousands of degrees, it can regenerate as long as it adapts to the environment.

Moreover, it's regeneration at the molecular level!

Razer was astonished by the Gastrea's self-healing ability; it was simply outrageous.

He and Yu were led by Enju Aihara to the outer perimeter of the area where the cursed children lived.

Previously, because his companion refused to eat properly, Reiji simply gave the little guy a few more bento boxes.

Xiaoyou and Leizhe had a meal with this sensible little girl, even though it was Aihara Enju who was eating like crazy the whole time.

Even in this world, the little foodie Xiaoyou doesn't have much of an appetite. She is more concerned about the little girl's experiences, so she takes good care of Yeonjoo during meals.

Feeling the kindness of her older brothers and sisters, Lei Zhe and Xiao You, Lan Yuan Enju shed tears of excitement and, without any girlish reserve, stuffed food into her mouth with both hands.

After eating her fill, the little girl, carrying the fruit and food that Razer had given her on her back and a plastic bag full of lunchboxes in both hands, led Razer towards the outer area.

Xiaoyou walked silently beside Lei Zhe toward the outer area, which was covered in ruins.

She had a really bad feeling about this world. She also knew from the clothes that Yeonju wore and the experiences of her companions that they, as "cursed children," had encountered very bad treatment.

From Yeonju's pure yet ravaged heart, Yu felt a heavy numbness within herself, a numbness to her own experiences and the state of the world.

As Enju walked and explained, and as she released her vast magical perception to cover the entire globe, Xiaoyou roughly understood this post-apocalyptic world.

Like Yeonju, there are many other children with pure hearts who have suffered malicious attacks from all over the world.

Xiaoyou's regained anger has been reignited by the cowardly and ugly behavior of the humans who have survived in this world.

Lei Zhe, who had a close connection with Xiao You, immediately reached out and grabbed her small hand. Looking into the girl's bright, unhappy eyes, Lei Zhe said softly:

"I'm here for you. Don't be angry about this ugly world."

"Zhe..."

Looking into Lei Zhe's gentle yet firm eyes, Xiao You murmured softly, trusting the person she cherished.

To be honest, after learning about this world, Xiaoyou had the urge to use her Word of Power, but she felt relieved after seeing Lei Zhe.

She trusted Lei Zhe and believed that he had his own opinions on how to deal with the world.

Based on her understanding of Lei Zhe, her method would likely cause pain to many people, but for a world so terminally ill, drastic measures should be taken!

What an ugly world.

Silently gazing at the surrounding ruins, Rei Zhe showed no trace of tenderness. Echoing the anger within his soul towards the unclean, he had already formed an idea.

Such a world needs a "great purification"—all impurities must be eliminated!

"Big brother, big sister..."

Just as Raiji was contemplating a rather extreme problem, Aihara Enju, with a smile on her face, returned to him and Yuu's side carrying a bag of food. She looked up at them with a smile, pointing forward with the hand holding the food, and said:

"The place where my friends live is just ahead. Everyone will be happy to see the older brothers and sisters!"

"I'm really looking forward to meeting them."

Upon hearing Aihara Enju's words, Xiaoyou looked at the little guy with a gentle smile.

But Rei Zhe didn't reply. He looked up at the distance with a cold expression, as if there was something there that made him very unhappy.

At the same time, Xiaoyou also sensed Lei Zhe's emotions and followed his gaze forward, her brows slowly furrowing.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the older brothers and sisters in front of her, Aihara Enju turned her head to look ahead with great curiosity.

This sight made the little guy's eyes widen.

"Huh!? Why are there soldiers over there...?"

Not far in front of the three, dozens of fully armed soldiers were holding riot shields and holding guns, surrounding the intersection. Soon, one of the soldiers stepped forward, opened the manhole cover, and threw in a tear gas canister containing chromium and a hand grenade.

"boom!!"

With a muffled explosion, Lei Zhe and Xiao You soon saw thick smoke billowing from the sewer.

Then the soldiers quickly retreated, and soon after, several petite figures crawled out from among them. Most of them were six or seven-year-old girls, and each of them was dressed in tattered and worn clothes.

Each little girl was coughing violently, her eyes burning and watering uncontrollably, and the chromium in the smoke was causing them extreme pain.

"Fire! Prepare to capture them!"

However, the girls' pitiful appearance did not elicit any sympathy from the soldiers. At a single command, the soldiers pulled the triggers on the children before them.

With the sound of gunfire, tranquilizer darts were fired one after another.

"Buzzing sound—"

With the sound of gears turning, just as they were about to strike the poor little girls, everything around them lost its color, and everything came to a standstill.

Reiji nodded to the few other children who were still able to move, and then acted swiftly by himself, moving all the children who were about to be hit by the tranquilizer darts to Enju's side, including the children who were still underground and had not yet run out.

Then it showered the children with holy light, dispelling the chromium they had just inhaled.

After finishing, Lei Zhe looked coldly at the group of fully armed soldiers and gave Xiao You some instructions:

"You look after them first, I'll take care of these guys."

"Ah."

Xiaoyou nodded obediently to indicate that there was no problem, and then used her magic to move quite a number of children a little further away, as it was definitely not suitable for the little girl to continue watching.

The moment when time stood still has come to an end, and the world has returned to normal.

"Da da da da da da!"

"Stop! Stop! The target has disappeared!!"

The little monsters that were right in front of them just moments before vanished the moment the gun was fired. All the soldiers felt a strange sense of unease and unease about this bizarre phenomenon.

What exactly happened? How did those cursed children suddenly disappear?

"Huh? Who are you!?"

One of the soldiers, who was on guard and wondering what was going on, was startled when Rai Zhe suddenly appeared in front of him. He immediately raised his gun and aimed it at the cold-faced young man.

Upon hearing the commotion, all the other soldiers simultaneously raised their guns and aimed at Lei Zhe, who had suddenly appeared without a sound.

"Who are you? Where did those little bastards go...?"

The soldier, who appeared to be the team leader, was wearing tactical goggles and asked Razer in a wary and unfriendly tone.

"Hmm, I've decided how you'll die. You'll be eaten."

Rezhe ignored the nonsense. He had been silent because he was thinking about how to make these guys die, how to make them die a painful death.