The Infinite World of Weapon Girls

"Annoying thing!" The heavy sword, with a muffled thud, had already struck the dark figure.

Although the commander's extensive combat experience was evident at this moment, the sheer number of shadowy figures was simply too overwhelming.

Hiss!

The first four, risking their lives, crashed into the sword one by one in less than half a second, their bodies exploding and splattering out disgusting, viscous liquid. The last two, using the force of their dive, smashed down the burly general.

At close range, Xia Shi finally saw the true face of the shadowy figure—it was a flea-type Gastrea, magnified countless times and the same size as himself.

Bang! Swish!

Jiang Jian fell to the ground in a disheveled state, and behind him, Qian Shou Xia Shi also suddenly fell to the side. Immediately afterward, the girl heard a roar.

"No! The box—!!"

Scorpio has already been summoned, is the box request still valid...?

Jiang Jian didn't know that the box he had obtained after going through so much trouble to kill all the other police officers and even at the cost of Xia Shi's serious injury was also the box that carried the beautiful future that Jiang Jian and Xia Shi had planned together. It was grabbed by two giant fleas and jumped into the dense forest on the other side.

The box, or rather the billion dollars, was too important to him. This guy, whose brains were made of muscles, was driven by passion and grabbed the greatsword, plunging into the jungle in hot pursuit.

"Brother Jiangjian! Come back—!!"

Weakened, Xia Shi shouted with all her might, but Jiang Jian, who usually listened to her, unexpectedly rushed in, yelling, "Are you kidding me! My future... and Xia Shi's future are both in that box!!!"

The dark shadows swallowed up the tall figure of the prison guard.

Scorpio's cry aroused all the Gastrea within a hundred miles, awakening even the Stage III and Stage IV tentacles, who surged wildly toward Scorpio.

After chasing for hundreds of meters, the madman actually managed to catch up with the flea that had taken the box, despite the immense danger around him. He slashed left and right with his greatsword and carved a bloody path through the flea.

Jiang Jian's eyes flashed violently as he swung his greatsword down at the giant flea that was within arm's reach, revealing a triumphant smile of impending recapture.

laugh--!

A sharp, lava-colored tail pierced the prisoner's chest with terrifying speed.

The scorpion's tail, as thick as a wooden barrel, shredded all the internal organs, and along with the scorpion's tail, a large gushing of blood spurted out.

The man's tall body remained frozen in place, his life fading in the blink of an eye. The sword he held high fell limply to the ground. With a flick of his scorpion tail, his body was lifted up and sent into the dark, malevolent maw ahead, its blood-red pupils, the size of millstones, flashing in the darkness.

A passing Stage IV, scorpion-like Gastrea, finished off the human, and crawled away with its mountain-like body.

Without the threat of being imprisoned, the rampaging Gastrea became even more unrestrained, leaping out and surrounding Xia Shi.

With his elder brother gone and nowhere to be found, Xia Shi, despite his desperate situation, took out the USAS shotgun from his back and prepared to put up a last stand.

The biggest regret in my heart right now is wanting someone's forgiveness, which now seems like an impossible dream.

The restless beasts had already closed in step by step, including gastrulation animals such as ants, cockroaches, earthworms, and bees, each one terrifying in size, appearance, and aura.

Um……?

With his heart pounding, Xia Shi unexpectedly spotted a beautiful girl rushing towards him through the gaps between the bodies.

Ahhh—that shadow looks so familiar.

She came... she must have come to save me, right? Even if I did something bad, it's okay?

But looking around, Xia Shi felt that she wouldn't last long enough for her to come and save her. If the Gastrea swarmed her, she might also turn into a Gastrea because the rate of viral erosion in her body exceeded 50%.

Squeak! Buzz! Roar—

One sip of poison milk, and sure enough, they all swarmed in!

Surrounded on all sides and in the sky, the weakened Xia Shi could only make a final, desperate counterattack.

Just then—

The distant, silvery-white figure vanished, and she appeared out of thin air before him, clutching a fleeting golden thread in her hand.

She was like a female warrior descending from the heavens; her imposing, pure white figure almost inspired awe and reverence.

Two silver-white automatic pistols twirled beautifully in the girl's delicate hands, and amidst the surging flashes, bullets poured out in all directions at supersonic speed.

"Fire like crazy—!"

This wasn't ordinary random shooting; it was highly skilled shooting achieved with the support of a supercomputer's prediction and automatic aiming system. Surrounded by ferocious beasts, every bullet could hit a head.

Although they weren't bullets, Tina's bullets were far more powerful than those in this world.

Even if they weren't killed, the Gastrea that suffered the horrific head-explosions all let out painful and terrifying howls. They couldn't even escape, let alone injure anyone. Several giant bees in the sky also had their brains explode and fell down.

While Xia Shi was still in a daze, a hand was suddenly pulled up, and he jumped into the air with the girl.

Peng—!

God knows where this giant refrigerator came from, crashing down from mid-air into the Gastrea swarm below. The refrigerator door opened, releasing a large, frosty white vortex. Then, the refrigerator shook like a wildly vibrating washing machine, radiating an astonishingly cold aura. At the same time, the vortex's attraction pulled the Gastrea inside.

The girl pulled Xia Shi away, and Xia Shi let her lead him like a puppet, his gaze leaving the refrigerator. Two seconds later, a huge explosion came from behind them.

The shockwave from the explosion carried an astonishing chill, as if it were the dead of winter in January, which seeped into the bones and rushed towards my back.

...

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————[Three chapters in a row!]

【Ta71 The Redemption of Summer (Part 2)】

In a wide-open space, where there was not a single Gastrea in sight, the two women stood still.

……

After a three-second silence, the girl broke the silence by slightly opening her mouth and softly asking:

Does it hurt?

If it refers to Tina's shot—

He had clearly fainted from the pain, how could he not be in pain! Xia Shinan couldn't understand what he meant, so he could only tell the truth: "It hurts..."

“But he’s dead,” Tina interrupted her. “…His originator, Chizuki Natsuyo, also wanted to die. Why?”

Xia Shi lowered his eyes: "I cannot disobey the orders of my elder brother, Jiang Jian. Tina is so smart, she must be able to guess it too... I don't want to be seen as this in your eyes."

He raised his head slightly, his gray eyes filled with guilt, self-reproach, and pain, as well as a deep longing, as he secretly glanced at the girl:

"Well, since you've come back to save me... Tina, I hope you can forgive me. If you can forgive me, even if the Initiator of that Facilitator wants to kill me... I won't complain."

Do you forgive me?

The Gastrea converged towards Scorpio, intending to protect the Sky Ladder in Xia Shi's place. If Xia Shi were alone, without the threat of Gastrea, he could easily return to the human area by taking a longer route.

If my initial goal was simply to save Xia Shi's life, then I should consider it a success.

The tragic death of Otonashi Mitsuaki and the profound emotional trauma that drove Asako to despair and suicidal thoughts—such things are not so easily forgiven. If she were merely a robot AI, she would have already designated Natsume as an enemy target.

“Scorpio attracts all Gastrea, and with your intelligence, it won’t be difficult to avoid them.”

Tina never managed to say she forgave him; she simply turned and left indifferently, leaving behind the final words: "...Go back."

"Tina—!"

Xia Shi called out from behind, but the girl remained unmoved and quickly left towards the distant Heavenly Ladder, disappearing into the jungle.

“Tina…”

He murmured something to himself, and the gloom in his eyes was even more poignant and painful than when he was surrounded by Gastrea.

yes……

Tina only harbored resentment over killing her partner and causing another to contemplate suicide; it was good enough that they hadn't become enemies. How could she possibly forgive someone she'd only met once?

but--

From the day the girl drew the shape of a question mark in Tina's palm, Xia Shi had a strange feeling.

Because of her exceptionally high intelligence, Xia Shi is more mature and intellectual than other girls her age. The harsh realities and unfair treatment she experienced in her childhood made her spirit stronger than ever, and few things could shake her resolve.

But that day, that sudden feeling of my heart racing—according to her explanation—should be called…

love at first sight--?

It was a feeling he had never experienced before. Otherwise, Xia Shicai would not have been so eager for forgiveness from others, but only from Tina.

…………

Looking in the direction Tina left, Xia Shi suddenly thought of something.

If all Gastrea are converging towards Scorpio, why is Tina heading in that direction?

Looking up, Xia Shi could see the massive body of Scorpio at all times. Then, quickly shifting his gaze westward, he saw a tall, tower-like building standing in the darkness.

Xia Shi learned from various sources that this was not a tall tower at all, but a 'linear electromagnetic projection device', which could almost be called the most powerful weapon in the world for 'targeted strikes', bar none.

If it were equipped with 'Super Flower Cannonballs' to attack Scorpio, it might actually destroy Scorpio and save the entire Tokyo.

However, this weapon was originally designed for use in space, and if it were to be used on land, it would be rendered unusable due to irreparable damage.

But who has the time to launch it into space right now? The threat of the Tokyo mass extinction looms large, and even at the cost of its destruction, Scorpio must be eliminated first.

Xia Shiyin had already vaguely guessed what was going on, and she also knew what she should do at this moment, such as persuading her elder brother Jiang Jian to activate or protect the 'Heavenly Ladder' together... with Tina.

Whether she forgives me or not, it's just wishful thinking on my part, so I can do whatever I want.

Having made up his mind immediately, Xia Shi quickly turned back the way he came. Sure enough, just as Tina had said, he only vaguely saw some Gastrea passing by, converging in one direction, and passing by at his level.

When Xia Shi arrived at the previous location, the high-tech refrigerator was gone, replaced by a pile of broken Gastrea carcasses, their bodies covered in thick frost.

Following his memory, Xia Shi went in the direction the girl had chased after, carefully venturing deeper into the jungle. It was safe until the girl stopped, her gaze finally settling on the black light reflected from the ground.

That was the giant steel sword that General Yi Xiong never parted with.

"Brother Jiang Jian..."

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Having already wasted a lot of time comforting Asako and saving Natsume, Tina could only rush to the Heavenly Ladder as quickly as possible.

Activating and launching the Sky Ladder is something Rentaro can't do himself; only he can 'intervene' in such matters. In the anime, the Sky Ladder's chamber wasn't loaded with chromium armor-piercing rounds, so in the end, Rentaro had to forcibly rip off his 'super chromium steel' right prosthetic arm and use it as a shell to annihilate Scorpio.

When Tina arrived at the Heavenly Ladder, Rentaro had already activated this super-powerful weapon device.