The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

Seeing that Wu Teng was still hesitant, Tina added, "Since you were the one who wanted to save him first, then take responsibility to the end."

"I understand." Wu Teng smiled knowingly, nodded, and then took J's dirty yet soft and gentle hand from hers, leading her further and further away.

"Eh, eh??"

The cursed child felt both panicked and bewildered by the feeling that "others were vying to protect him."

Because she was reluctant to part, she kept turning back to look at J every three steps, while J just smiled faintly and waved goodbye to her.

With a whoosh, the flying card sliced ​​through the air, embedding itself deeply into the wall like a sharp blade. Gravel flew everywhere, and then, a burst of purplish-blue light erupted from the card's surface. Magic, like viscous molten purple flames, rapidly spread upwards and downwards from the embedded seam, forming a small door with a golden border and a protruding "?" symbol in the center on the wall.

The door was pushed open, and Wu Teng led the little girl through it. Then, the magic door shrank and disappeared as the two figures, one big and one small, vanished.

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Surrounded by a mere group of ordinary police officers? Not a chance.

The reason Tina and J stayed was not because of the police, but because they sensed something far more dangerous than the police.

Just a short while after Wu Teng and the Cursed Son left

bang bang-

Dust billowed up as a tall, slender figure and a petite, delicate figure leaped from the ten-meter-high rooftop onto the ground, like the most agile mantises.

"Yo yo yo, little Hina, what a pity, I thought there would be no one in a place like this."

The man who spoke adjusted the brim of his black, round-brimmed hat, which resembled a magician's hat. He was slender and tall, dressed in a bright red tailcoat. Most strangely, he wore a white, smiling mask, beneath which his narrow eyes darted about, scrutinizing the two people before him.

...But that "smiling face" looks a lot like the "comical" style that's popular in a certain country, so let's just call it the comical man for now!

"Daddy, Daddy! These two people look weak, should we kill them?"

The petite Yuying was a little girl with dark blue curly hair, dressed in a pretty purple princess dress. She looked to be around 10 years old, but lacked the innocence expected of her age. When she looked at Tina and the other girl, her pink tongue licked her lips, and her reddened pupils and expression revealed a utterly yandere-like, bloodthirsty nature.

...It's basically the kind of person who might pull out a knife and try to stab you at any moment.

"Hina, that won't do. This is just an ordinary police team."

"Ah~~"

The yandere loli reluctantly dragged out the sound, then pouted dejectedly.

"However, those ignorant and arrogant police officers actually caught up with us..."

Suddenly, the screech of screeching brakes echoed from all around.

The ground, screeching from the tires, kicked up clouds of dust. Police cars surrounded the abandoned factory from all sides, and officers quickly and orderly filed out of the open doors, guns at the ready, and rapidly closed in on the man in the comical mask.

"Well, without experiencing death, humanity will never know how weak it truly is..."

As the comical man watched the growing number of police officers surrounding him, he mocked them in a peculiar tone. Beneath the eye area of ​​his mask, a pair of green eyes darted about, revealing a glint of malice more sinister than the most venomous snake in the world.

"Daddy! Can I kill them?" the yandere loli asked, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Not yet, you'll have to wait a little while."

As her hair was being gently ruffled, Hina pouted again, turning her face away in frustration, like a child who hadn't bought the toy she wanted.

"shot--!!"

A voice came from the surrounding crowd.

In an instant, a barrage of gunfire erupted, one after another.

The police didn't waste any time, and even disregarded the two 'innocent civilians' behind the comical man. Because their attention was entirely focused on the comical man, they didn't even notice the two corpses on the ground.

Of course, they will never notice again.

At this moment, it was as if an invisible barrier surrounded the comical man. The power contained in those whistling bullets was resisted by an unseen force, and the shell casings, emitting wisps of smoke, were strangely suspended in mid-air.

...It's practically like an "AT field"

Because of their positioning and the fact that the repulsive barrier was large enough, Tina and J were positioned behind the comical force, as if they had found a safe haven. So the two could only look at each other and wait and see what would happen.

After a round of attacks, the comical man, standing at the center of the bullet storm, still stood ramrod straight, his hands behind his back. The police officers, seeing the unscathed enemy, looked as if they had seen a ghost, instinctively halting even their magazine reloading, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Is that all?" He stretched out one hand, which was wearing a clean white glove, and snapped his fingers.

*Puff puff puff puff puff*

Hundreds of black bullets, lodged in the "repulsive force field," bounced off at an astonishing speed at the same time, like bursts of light, as the terrifying force field expanded.

Although only the bullet's buttocks hit them, the explosive power in that instant was enough to pierce through the fragile body of an ordinary human.

Screams of terror, wails, and agony filled the air. The dozen or so police officers who had surrounded them all collapsed, bleeding profusely; those hit in vital organs, such as the heart, were instantly killed.

Seeing the ground suddenly covered in crimson blood and the heavy casualties of the vanguard squad, the other police officers who arrived late quickly took cover behind cover, not daring to show their heads.

A policeman hiding behind a patrol car grabbed the communicator hanging around his neck and growled repeatedly: "First squad wiped out! Requesting fire support..."

Thud!

Before the word "support" could be uttered, a head was already falling amidst a shower of blood, followed by the three policemen behind the police car, who were also horribly decapitated by a flash of gleaming blade.

Blood dripped continuously from the tips of the two small katanas in her hands. Kohina excitedly licked the warm blood that landed on her lips, murmuring softly as she searched for her next target.

"It really is too fragile to be cut..."

Just as they were getting excited, they heard the sound of rotors approaching from overhead. Looking up, they saw several helicopters rapidly descending from mid-air.

“There’s the aura of a powerful Initiator here. Hina, let’s retreat.”

The comical man called out to the little girl from afar, then pulled down his hat brim and took the lead, heading deeper into the abandoned factory.

Tina and J witnessed a spectacular massacre.

While exciting, the excessively graphic and gory scenes were undeniably repulsive and nauseating.

"Zhizi·Yingyin."

Hearing someone call his name, the comical man suddenly stopped and turned his head to take a deep look at the silver-haired girl who had been indifferent until now.

“…I bloom amidst the carnage, like a flower in the dawn.” Tina gazed at him and murmured softly.

What does it mean? ...Walking in darkness, serving in the light?

In Hiruko Kagetane's heart, this filthy world is darkness, and he wants to destroy and end it through killing. He sees himself as a flower blooming at dawn, a noble beauty that all fools cannot comprehend.

Yingyin's deep green pupils flickered continuously. Although his expression was not visible, his silence suggested that he was quite fond of the girl's sudden remark.

"It's a beautiful sentence. Can I have it as my motto?" Yingyin asked with a smile.

Tina shook her head expressionlessly: "No, because before this, a guy named Li Gaosi already took it from me as his motto."

"Li Gao is dead?"

Tina, always eager to help, raised her slender arms and gestured exaggeratedly in the air: "He's probably this... this tall! This... this strong! His sword is this big! And he wears a mask just like you."

Hiruko Kagetane turned around with a cold laugh: "Just kill him, right? Heh heh, got it."

"Daddy! Hurry up!"

Kohina also sensed the aura of a powerful figure from the helicopter, and quickly ran over, pulling Kagehime away to escape.

Hiruko Kagetane, as if possessed, kept repeating Tina's words to himself as he walked: "I bloom amidst slaughter, like a flower at dawn..."

It's utterly addictive; the more someone reads it, the more it seems tailor-made for them. Li Gaosi? What an unfamiliar name. So he really is some nobody whose death would go unnoticed...

J, standing next to the girl, was utterly shocked, staring blankly: "What? There's such a thing?!"

Tina didn't feel like she had done anything significant, and said calmly, "Yingyin thinks he's very strong, but against him... he probably doesn't stand a chance."

J thought about it and realized it made sense. However, it would be quite a mess if "Hiruko Kagetane," a supporting character who appeared throughout half of the anime, were eliminated because of this one sentence.

So, it turns out these police officers were chasing Yingyin here?

At this hour, Rentaro shouldn't have met with Kagetane yet, right? As expected, in this cycle world, the timelines of events unrelated to the main plot are completely disrupted.

Two helicopters landed on the abandoned rooftop of the factory. Two police officers and four bodyguards armed with submachine guns—a total of eight people—surrounded a girl with short white hair as she descended the unfolded folding staircase.

The remaining police officers, about eleven or twelve, who had been lurking under the police car, hurriedly crawled out and emerged, eventually gathering in front of the girl like a defeated and disorganized army.

"Your Majesty! I...I'm so sorry! The enemy possesses very strange abilities, as well as powerful Initiators. We are no match for them...so, so we let them escape!"

The highest-ranking policeman stood before her, bowing deeply at a 90-degree angle with immense fear, and explained in a trembling voice.

“After all, they are the ‘Strongest Shield,’ so there’s nothing we can do.” The white-haired girl looked around at the wounded and dead scattered on the ground, her eyes lowering sadly. Then she said to the leading policeman, “Let’s call it a day. Take the bodies back for a high-level burial, bestow upon them the honorary title of ‘Immortal Flame,’ and remember to comfort their families… Oh, and in the future, don’t pursue anyone indiscriminately before confirming whether the enemy is a Promoter or an Initiator. You are no match for them.”

"The strongest shield" is her evaluation of Hiruko Kagetane's repulsive force field.

"Yes... Your Majesty the Holy Emperor!"

The police began cleaning up the mess. Because they had rushed to the scene, they hadn't had time to count how many people were involved. So when they saw the two bodies that had been stabbed to death with cards, the already demoralized people didn't think much of it and simply assumed it was another of Hiruko Kagetane's methods of killing.

Tina and J, two people who have nothing to do with this battle, naturally stand out here.

Is she a police officer? Because Tina's beautiful red eyes were so striking, the Holy Emperor subconsciously overlooked her slightly older age.

"Hello."

The Holy Emperor moved gracefully to the two of them and greeted them with a smile.

Her bodyguards followed closely behind, protecting the girl and, in turn, the rulers of the Tokyo area.

Yes, the girl in front of me, who looked no more than 16 years old, with purple eyes and white hair, was wearing a long white dress that revealed her collarbone and snow-white shoulders. Her hat was decorated with a few pure white petals. She was like a noble beauty who had stepped out of a painting, with a gentle and pure temperament.

If it weren't for word of mouth and firsthand experience, it would be hard to believe that the beautiful young woman, just reaching marriageable age, is the supreme ruler of the entire Tokyo area—the Holy Emperor.

Despite the Holy Emperor's gentle greeting, Tina remained expressionless. J, on the other hand, stepped forward, standing in front of Tina and responding with a smile that was neither humble nor arrogant.

“Hello, Your Majesty.” J handed over a brand-new work ID with both hands. “...We are police officers from the Tiantong Civil Security Company. We were passing through this area when we happened to witness a comical force killing two police officers with cards... Fortunately, the police officers and Your Majesty arrived in time, otherwise we would have been silenced... It was an extremely dangerous situation.”

"Oh?" The Holy Emperor shifted his gaze from the photo and name on the work permit J. "So, Mr. J has already sparred with that masked man?"

"Um...yes." J scratched his head, feigning ignorance, and admitted as the Holy Emperor had said.

"So, if I may ask, what is your IP ranking...?"

"Insufficient number of teeth, 52w".

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