Knight Asylum

For her who already holds the Spade Q Golden Fruit, the Spade J Golden Fruit is indeed a very attractive thing.

But the vulture was also staring at her, maybe... the King of Spades was also staring at her.

Until her idea was verified, she had no intention of leaving [S·L] and taking any risks.

It wouldn't matter even if Vulture Undead took all the golden fruits from Meteor Academy, but the Category J Vulture Undead had no way to integrate those golden fruits, nor could it use them to truly evolve.

Seeing that Yoshinaga Miyuki was planning to sit back and do nothing, Soka Masato took a deep breath and turned away.

Yoshinaga Miyuki snorted twice.

Masato Kusaga didn't go anywhere else. He got on his motorcycle and went straight to Montana's base in [S·L].

"I need a stronger belt—"

Montana, who was observing the ruler's stone tablet, raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay."

As he said that, he took out a belt and a card from his pocket and threw them to Kusaga Masato.

Masato Kusaka raised his hand to take it, and looking at the symbol of club category A on the card, his brows gradually frowned.

"This is?"

"The strongest knight, all the belts you use are mass-produced versions of this belt."

Hearing the word "strongest", Masato Kusaga immediately clenched the card and looked up to follow Montana's line of sight.

The broken stone tablet is now covered with moss that has grown from nowhere. Under the cover of the moss, the stone tablet seems to have become a complete body.

Chapter 1162 [Redundant Existence]

When Aikawa Hajime opened his eyes again, he heard a voice coming from the other side.

"What? Why should Chalice give the body back to you?"

Aikawa Hajime was startled and immediately stepped back, staring warily at the man in a black windbreaker squatting on the steps.

"This aura, you are Category J, do you want to fight?"

"Fight? Me and you? Why? Your body belongs to Chalice. Besides, please call me after the fact. Chalice said that a name is a symbol of the soul. Only objects have code names. My name is Takano. Of course, it doesn't matter to me if you can't remember it."

Takano stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth along the stairs. His nonchalant attitude did not make Aikawa Hajime feel hostile, but Aikawa Hajime did not dare to let his guard down.

"You know me...in the past?"

"In the past? Did you misunderstand something? You are not Chalice, you are just..."

Takano frowned unhappily, tilted his head to look at Aikawa Hajime, paused for a moment, and clicked his tongue in displeasure.

"I don't know, and I don't care. You are just Chalice's body. I don't know what Chalice is thinking, but to me, you are a superfluous existence, so get out of here right now."

As he spoke, Gao Ye no longer concealed the hostility in his heart.

Aikawa Hajime clenched his fists, but finally gave up and unclenched them.

There was no trace of him in Gao Ye's eyes from beginning to end.

"You and Chalice, are you good friends?"

"Of course! We are best friends and best rivals. We have agreed that after we get rid of the other undead beasts, we will have a one-on-one duel. No matter who loses, neither of us will hold a grudge against the other—"

When Chalice was mentioned, Takano's tone suddenly became high-spirited.

"No matter who loses, neither will resent the other. How about a duel?" Aikawa Hajime muttered to himself, remembering Arai and Kawachi fighting for the power of the golden fruit.

Not only are they of the same race, they also seem to be friends.

"Is it really possible?"

"Huh? How dare you doubt the friendship between me and Chalice?"

Takano glared, walked up to him, grabbed Aikawa Hajime's collar and stared coldly into his eyes. Aikawa Hajime did not dodge but stared back at him, which made Takano even more unhappy.

"It's really unpleasant. What do you understand?"

Aikawa Hajime moved his mouth, but ultimately did not refute Takano.

He really didn't understand.

"Okay, now I have to go hunt for the remaining golden fruits. Chalice will be back soon anyway."

Aikawa Hajime's reaction made Takano feel like he had hit cotton with his fist. He was very annoyed, so he pushed Aikawa Hajime away and turned to leave. But after a few steps, Takano stopped again and turned around. Although he kept a certain distance, Aikawa Hajime was following him.

"what do you want?"

“…To stop you—” Aikawa Hajime turned sideways, and a belt emerged around his waist.

“Ha—what’s the point?” Gao Ye rolled his eyes. “Haven’t you seen what they look like? Even if I don’t kill them, they’ll all die soon because of infighting.”

"Don't tell me you want to protect them?"

Aikawa Hajime moved his fingers.

He recalled the ugly expressions on Arai and Kawachi's faces when they backstabbed each other over the golden fruit.

How could he possibly want to protect someone like that?

Seeing that Aikawa Hajime was frozen in place and not moving, Takano knew that Aikawa Hajime would not stop him anymore and turned and left.

Looking at Takano's receding back, Aikawa Hajime raised his fist and slammed it hard on the wall. The burning pain spread along his knuckles, and the green blood oozing from the wound pierced deeply into Aikawa Hajime's heart. Aikawa Hajime immediately hid his hands in his pockets and walked towards the jacaranda tree as if escaping.

At this moment, a member of Meteoric Academy took the initiative to find Reid and Sonoda Mari.

"Rina!?"

Looking at the woman in front of her, Mari Sonoda was very surprised. She went forward and wanted to hug Rina Abe. However, when she thought of the serious information gap between her and Meteoric Juku, Mari Sonoda hesitated and subconsciously hid behind Reid.

If Rina Abe came to accuse her, then if she approached without permission, she might get slapped in the face.

Seeing that Sonoda Mari was as cautious as a hamster, Abe Rina felt helpless and guilty, "Mari, I came to apologize to you. I'm sorry, we should have believed you!"

As she said this, Rina Abe bent down very solemnly.

"Rina!!!"

Only then did Sonoda Mari react, she shouted excitedly and then went forward and hugged Abe Rina.

Red pinched his nose and tilted his head, observing the situation around him.

Rina Abe can be said to be the only person besides Kusanagi Yato who has seen Mari Sonoda alive.

After some pleasantries, Rina Abe stated the purpose of her trip.

"The ones who killed Asami were probably Arai and Kawachi."

The explosive information left Mari Sonoda dumbfounded.

"The ones who killed Asami...why? Why did they kill Asami?"

"The golden fruit of the undead beast," Abe Rina said with a wry smile.

"In the beginning, everyone was just trying to survive, but after using the belt and absorbing the undead beast's golden fruit, things started to go wrong."

"They are actively looking for the undead beasts, trying to steal the three belts."

"But, there are no more undead beasts that we can defeat, so..."

Abe Rina closed her eyes in pain.

"They targeted their peers."

Sonoda Mari's face turned pale instantly. She took a step back and covered her mouth tremblingly. "Why? We grew up together... We are family."

Reid frowned, "Any evidence?"

If it was Arai and Kawachi who killed Ito Asami, then the scene they saw would represent something different.

"Asami thought one of us was planning to kill our companions, so she decided to go find Arai and Kawachi... She kept hiding her phone and talking to me, and I kept the recording."

Rina Abe took out her cell phone from her bosom and handed it to Red.

Red took the phone and connected the headphones. Mari Sonoda also wanted to listen, but Red held her hand down.

The first half of the recording was normal, with Asami Ito conveying information to Rina Abe by talking to herself, but with the noise, the content of the recording became wrong.

【why? 】

【Why you! We trust you so much! 】

[Aren’t we… a family? ]

After a scream, the recording ended.

The other party is not only a member of Meteoric Juku, but in Asami Ito's opinion, he is also trusted by all Meteoric Juku members.

Speaking objectively, compared to Arai and Kawachi, the probability that this person is Masato Kusaka is much higher.

Red's eyes flickered for a moment before he handed the phone back to Rina Abe.

Rina Abe subconsciously wanted to take the phone back, but found that Reid was holding the phone and had no intention of letting go.

"how about you?"

Chapter 1163 New Victim

After a brief moment of surprise, Rina Abe reacted and her smile became even more bitter.

"You're doubting me."

Sonoda Mari was startled and immediately waved her hands anxiously, "No, no, no, Red didn't mean that."

But Abe Rina's next words left Sonoda Mari stunned.

"You should indeed doubt me. I also have the Undead Beast's golden fruit in my body. Perhaps because it is a low-level Undead Beast, I can clearly feel that I am controlling it freely, as if it belongs to me, but..."

Rina Abe pulled up her sleeves, and the hideous and distorted skin occupied her arms.

Sonoda Mari opened her mouth and looked at Abe Rina in surprise, "Rina, your body..."

"The Undead Beast's Golden Fruit is bringing people closer to the Undead Beast," Red pinched his nose and felt his head swell. "It's not that you are controlling the Golden Fruit, but that the Golden Fruit is transforming your body."

"So... it's not impossible that I was the one who killed Mami," Rina Abe pulled down her sleeves, "Recently, I've had the urge to kill Mami and dig the golden fruit out of her body from time to time."

"That impulse is getting stronger and stronger. Maybe in a few days, I will really attack other people, so——"

"I see. I understand the situation now," Red sighed helplessly, "I will find a way to remove the golden fruit from your body, but I can't guarantee whether there will be any sequelae."

"Thank you—" Rina Abe breathed a sigh of relief.

"Also, do you know the location of the other Meteor Academy members? In order to avoid more casualties, we must remove the golden fruits from their bodies as soon as possible," Red paused and added, "Category J is tracking you now. It's a high-ranking undead beast. You can't defeat him."

"I know where Tokumoto and Inukai are. They, Asami and I were originally acting together. The belt should be in Tokumoto's hands now. I'll take you there right away," Rina Abe also knew the seriousness of the problem at the moment and immediately nodded in agreement.

"it is good--"

When they were about to leave, Red found that Sonoda Mari was standing there with her lips pursed, not moving. Knowing Mari Sonoda's character, Red immediately guessed what Mari Sonoda was thinking at the moment and reached out to rub Sonoda Mari's face.

"It's okay. If Deben and Inukai are also affected by the Undead Beast Golden Fruit, I will beat them both to the ground without any hassles."

"...Thank you," Sonoda Mari subconsciously relaxed her body. Even though she knew that Abe Rina was watching her right beside her, Sonoda Mari was too mentally exhausted to have the energy to be shy.

"Let's go!"

Led by Rina Abe, Reid and others came to an old apartment building located in the corner of Spica.

"They should be upstairs. I'll go up and talk to them first to see if I can convince them."

Before entering the apartment building, Abe Rina hesitated for a moment and spoke.

"They probably haven't yet..."

Before Abe Rina finished her words, a black shadow fell and hit a car on the side heavily. The violent impact dented the car on the spot and shattered the windows.

Rina Abe and Mari Sonoda were both startled, and Reid immediately protected them behind him and looked over.

The other person was completely trapped in the roof of the car, with his head just hanging down and facing them, his face full of surprise and despair.

"Inukai!?" Abe Rina's pupils shrank and she screamed, and Reid immediately looked up. In the corridor on the sixth floor, a young man was looking down with the help of his handguards.

That person was another companion of Rina Abe, Tokumoto, the person that Sonoda Mari initially considered contacting besides Mihara.

Deben's body trembled and he met Red's gaze. He also saw Sonoda Mari and Abe Rina behind Red. His face suddenly changed and he immediately fell down from the sixth floor.

Even an action double wouldn't dare to jump down from the sixth floor so casually, but Deben not only did it, but also jumped out flexibly as if he was not affected by gravity.

"Deben!? Don't run!"

Seeing Deben running away, Abe Rina immediately roared, burst out at an astonishing speed, and chased in the direction of Deben's escape.