Well……

Unable to resist turning his head away, his azure eyes fell once again on the girl Tina.

Loli Tina felt a strange, inexplicable fondness for this silver-haired, weapon-wielding girl. Though she couldn't quite explain why, before the girl's figure completely disappeared from her sight, she called out from afar, "Hey! I still don't know your name?"

"Tina—"

After a slight pause, the girl responded in a melodious voice, which startled the little girl.

Only after the girl's figure disappeared did she inexplicably turn her head, glance back, and her delicate crescent-shaped eyebrows furrow in confusion.

She even thought she was asking, "Do you remember my name?" instead of "I don't know your name yet?", otherwise why would she have answered "Tina"?

Somewhat bewildered, Tina Sprantt, feeling inexplicably depressed, lay prone on the grass again, picked up her MSR sniper rifle, and began to aim.

She was the cursed child of the owl factor, reaching her peak at night. Now was almost the time when her consciousness was clearest and sharpest, but her mind was still confused by the girl's answer before she left.

(Could it be that her name is also Tina?... Oh dear, what a coincidence! I must have misheard.)

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The central area of ​​Chiba Prefecture is a rare place where no trees grow. Low-rise buildings stand side by side, and in the very center, a small church with only three stories high is the tallest building here.

On the highest roof of the church, the sky was dark, and an eerie, pale moon hung in the sky. Beneath the moon was a rough wooden cross. The scene resembled a funeral procession.

On either side of the cross stood Hiruko Kagetane and Hiruko Kohina, who held a knife in both hands and had a yandere-like expression.

Beneath the cross lay a silver-white box. The silver light reflected in the moonlight caught the eye of Rentaro and his companions, who had only just arrived in a hurry.

"The box!" Asako exclaimed excitedly upon finally finding the box after a long and arduous search.

"Looks like there are two more formidable opponents." Guangye's gaze sharpened, and he said in a deep voice.

“Hiruko…Kagetane!” Rentaro’s gaze fell on the masked man on the roof. His voice was low as he slowly clenched his fists, the knuckles of which made a muffled sound like popping beans.

“And…and that cursed child!” Enju also saw Kohina. Her brief encounter last time had already made her deeply aware of her opponent’s strength, and she said with a solemn expression.

"Wow...that's really surprising."

Hiruko Kagetane and Kohina jumped to the ground together. The masked man, with his hat brim pressed down, slowly rose from his half-crouching position. Dressed in a black tailcoat, he stood up straight and elegantly appeared in front of the group at eye level.

"I've been waiting here for ages! If all the police are this inefficient, how can they protect Tokyo... how can they protect those ugly people who think they're so noble, yet vent their fear on you?" Yingyin said with a smile.

"Enough with the nonsense! Your scheme... ends here!!" Rentaro suddenly roared.

Before he could finish speaking, with a 'whoosh,' Rentaro's figure had already dashed out, his eyes fixed on the masked man.

"Tendo-style Combat Technique Type 1, Number 3 - Rokuro-shiki Fuki!!" With a loud shout, he twisted his body in a circle based on the momentum of a hundred years, creating a hurricane on the ground, and then unleashed a punch with all his might, which exploded out like a cannonball.

Hiruko Kagetane could only sneer at his opponent who was blindly throwing the ball without understanding the difference in skill level. He remained standing still and snapped his fingers in front of him with his right hand, which was wearing a white glove.

"Proverb Pain" expands the repulsive force field, transforming it into a massive repulsive wave that inflicts extremely strong compressive damage on the enemy! ...This is the skill that was used by Andersen with magic before it could be used in the last commission meeting.

Dust and leaf fragments were instantly kicked up, flying out rapidly along with a clearly visible repulsive wave, colliding fiercely with Rentaro's fist!

Thump thump thump...!

The deafening sound of air explosions echoed through the air, and Rentaro's body, as well as his punch, could not advance an inch, locked in a stalemate with the gray light wave.

In the stalemate, the vortex that erupted from the collision stirred up a strong wind around them. Yingyin's expression changed slightly, and suddenly, Rentaro shouted again.

"Ughhhhhhh!!!"

The skin on that arm seemed to be burning, revealing the dark, gleaming metal beneath. Suddenly, a purplish-blue light burst forth from the metal joint—the cartridges embedded inside the prosthetic arm were burning!

The entire arm seemed to be engulfed in a huge burst of brilliant purple flames, instantly unleashing the power of a 50mm cannon. The destructive force it unleashed shattered and dispersed the repulsive wave with overwhelming force!

Bang! Click!

Amidst the explosion, Rentaro's fist, like a black hawk released from its restraints, slammed into Kage's mask with terrifying force.

Yingyin's body was undoubtedly sent flying, his face beneath the mask contorted with disbelief and rage: "He actually managed to break through the Proverb Pain..."

Then he looked up and saw Rentaro's right hand and right foot, his skin burning rapidly in the purple flames, revealing a complete steel prosthetic limb, and his left eye's pupil splitting open to reveal a mechanical prosthetic eye.

"A colored prosthetic limb...! Could it be that you are one too...?!!"

Rentaro had learned from the information provided by Kisara that Hiruko Kagetane was a mechanical soldier created under the "New Human Creation Project," so he did not intend to hide his identity from the start. If he did not go all out, he would only be courting death if he faced Kagetane as an ordinary person.

His defiant gaze lowered slightly, looking at Hiruko Kagetane, who was still kneeling on the ground, stroking his cheek beneath the mask, and he spoke each word heavily:

"Let me also introduce myself, Kagetane. Former Ground Self-Defense Force Eastern Unit—787 Mechanized Special Forces, New Human Creation Project…Rentaro Satomi!!"

Seeing Kagetane get humiliated once again, Kohina immediately erupted. Her two small curved swords separated with a clang, and she leaped high into the air, the cold glint of the swords like the sharpest forelegs of a mantis, slashing down in a cross pattern from mid-air.

The yandere loli's childish voice cried out angrily, "Don't you dare bully my daddy—!!"

Behind Rentaro, a petite little girl suddenly leaped over at an even faster speed. Her small body twisted in mid-air, creating a strong wind, and her spinning kick transformed into the sharpest and most deadly blade!

Clang!

The steel shoes and the scimitar clashed and separated in a heart-pounding metallic clang. The two shadows bounced back at the same moment, and without the slightest gap, they collided with each other again as soon as they hit the ground.

Rentaro's gaze never left Kagehira, because they had agreed beforehand that while he and Enju were holding off the enemy, Mitsuhiro and Asako would go and steal the box.

Yingyin, however, seemed completely unconcerned about the box on the roof. Instead, he slowly rose, his orange-yellow eyes beneath the mask beginning to scrutinize Rentaro once more, while simultaneously seducing him...

"Rentaro! We were created to be killed. If the Gastrea were to erupt again, it would prove the meaning of our existence... Would you be willing to die to bring peace to those foolish humans?!"

"Is that all you wanted...?!" Rentaro said.

"When your originator was discovered to be the 'Cursed Child,' how did those around her react? Was she blessed? Was her soul cleansed amidst endless cheers?! The world they desired is different from ours. We are a chosen one... Come, Rentaro Satomi, come with me! Destroy... this world!"

Rentaro had just recovered from the grief of Enju's disappearance and could almost empathize with her pain of being rejected by her classmates and even by society. Therefore, Kagetane's words struck a chord deep within him, and he slowly lowered his head in a struggle.

But destroying the world and causing mass extinctions... those are things that even one's own evil side would find difficult to do.

Her voice trembled, suppressing her anger, "What a joke, you bastard..."

He suddenly raised his head, "The future you've described, I absolutely will not allow it to exist!!"

Within the ornate prosthetic leg of his right foot, Rentaro silently activated a hidden valve. A dazzling, righteous purple flame once again engulfed the prosthetic leg. Then, with a whirlwind, he instantly charged towards Hiruko Kagetane, unleashing the Tendo-style fighting technique, whose power depended on the volume of his roar.

"Hidden Zen - Black Sky Wind—!!"

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Rentaro and Enju have already entangled Hiruko Kagetane and Kohina.

The silver box sat quietly beneath the cross, reflecting light under the moon, so striking that Asako even suspected it was a trap.

Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why Hiruko Kagetane would rather leave the box somewhere than hide it somewhere else.

Or has the summoning ritual already been completed? ...Or has the ritual already started and is still in progress?!

Although I don't know much about them, now is not the time to be cautious, because judging from the current tense battle situation, Hiruko Kagetane and Hiruko Kohina are indeed much stronger than Rentaro and Enju.

Yingyin reveres destruction and is ruthless and vicious. Although he was modified to be "good at defense," he somehow managed to develop extremely powerful offensive methods from a perfectly normal repulsive force field...

Rentaro, however, seemed to have not used it for many years. Due to his unfamiliarity, he was knocked to the ground several times by Hiruko Kagetane, and almost had his body pierced by the force field compressed into a spear shape.

Enju, who has never killed anyone under Rentaro's influence, has no advantage over the yandere and bloodthirsty Kohina.

Therefore, regardless of whether there are traps at the chest, you must fight to retrieve it before the battle ends.

“I’ll go,” Asako said.

"Yes, please be careful." Guangye said gently, "I will be there to support you."

"Yes." Asako nodded seriously.

She is a cursed child with canary genes, inheriting a melodious voice that is almost useless in battle, but the Gastrea virus also grants her strength and agility that are far superior to those of ordinary humans.

The lithe girl in red leaped a few times and successfully reached the top floor of the building. The box was right in front of her, seemingly within reach.

Her heart was racing, her gaze darting around warily, wary of any potential trap, while her hand trembled as she reached out to touch it.

Hong—!

With a sudden, heavy whooshing sound, a massive black sword flew through the air. Asako was startled and quickly ducked back to dodge.

"Kid, there's an order to things! I've been watching you from the shadows for ages!"

The wooden cross on the roof shattered with a loud crack. The greatsword flew past, its broad yet sharp blade shattering the old rock and embedding itself deeply into the stone.

Along with the greatsword appeared a tall figure dressed in simple cloth armor.

Standing over two meters tall, his body was covered in exaggeratedly bulging muscles, each one seemingly containing immense power.

"It's Yi Xiong Jiangjian," the masked man said, looking at the box at his feet. He couldn't help but burst into laughter, his eyes filled with fanaticism. "I'll reluctantly accept this reward of ten billion."

The large hand lifted the box. He paused, noticing it was unlocked, and suddenly became curious about what could be worth a billion. Driven by curiosity, he opened the box.

……

Empty? ! !

Suddenly remembering something, he looked up abruptly and saw the girl in red from before, who was also carrying a similar box. She had jumped back to the ground and was running towards the forest on the outskirts of the county with a man not far away.

Damn it! I actually got tricked!?

The greatsword was suddenly pulled out by a giant hand, the ground cracked open, rocks flew everywhere, and the terrifying blade flashed by.

Driven by the enormous bounty, Jiang Jian, filled with deep-seated malice, unleashed an unprecedented speed as he pursued Asako, like a raging black whirlwind.

In his enraged state, Jiang Jian was incredibly fast. With a single leap, he plunged three stories to the ground and quickly closed in on Asako, his black, ornate greatsword sweeping towards her waist.

A sense of crisis loomed over her in an instant. Although tense, Asako remained calm and decisively tossed the box far away, shouting at the same time, "Mitsuhiro!!"

Although the real box wasn't locked, it had a snap-lock closure, preventing anything from falling out if thrown into the air. The box arced through the air and was caught by Guangye a distance away, before he resolutely ran towards the forest ahead…

Asako swiftly drew her delicate, slender sword from her waist and slashed at the greatsword with all her might.

After a crisp clang, the force transmitted from the sword in an instant even caused her internal injuries. Blood spilled from her clenched hands and the corner of her mouth. Fortunately, using this force, Asako leaped far away. As soon as she landed on the ground, she disregarded her injuries and ran as fast as she could towards the dense forest in another direction.

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