However, in this moment of utter silence, across Tokyo Bay, at an abandoned dock in a crescent-shaped harbor once filled with countless fishing boats and small vessels, a bloody battle was erupting... no, to be precise, a grand and bloody massacre.

Countless screams and the sounds of flesh being torn apart and bones being crushed rose and fell like a symphony.

They didn't know what attacked them, only that each time death approached, a circular black shadow would swiftly pass by.

Whether they are the initiators or the promoters, they will be crushed in an instant without any mercy.

Blood soaked the soil, and bits of flesh were used to repaint the walls of the abandoned building.

Everything was happening in this city before me, shrouded in the pale moonlight, so quiet it was eerily quiet.

The two climbed a hill overlooking the city, and Mahiro gazed down at the city below.

He clearly sensed the faint smell of blood carried on the wind, and the horrific scene below was now fully visible to him.

"Let's go, the goal is right in front of us."

With no reason to stop, Shinji called out and continued forward.

However, after taking two steps, he quickly overtook Chishou Natsume and left her behind.

Chishou Natsuyo did not move, but instead turned her back to him and refused.

"No, you go first, I want to stay."

"...There's no use in you staying."

No sooner had they finished speaking than a wild beast, crawling on all fours, sprang out of the forest and charged at them with the speed of a bullet.

At the same time, Chizu Natsuyo's eyes also turned red, clearly indicating that he had unleashed his power and was preparing to collide head-on with that thing and suppress its advance.

However, the next second, the four-legged beast was instantly dismembered, and Xia Shi, who had pounced on it, was covered in white ash.

"...Are you really human?"

After landing back on the ground and finally regaining his balance, Xia Shi turned around somewhat disheveled, his gaze towards him seemingly carrying a hint of resentment.

"From a biological taxonomy perspective, I am indeed human."

Mahiro replied dismissively, but unfortunately, Natsume Senju didn't quite believe him.

Along the way, whether it was the Gastrea they encountered by chance, the Gastrea lurking in the forest trying to ambush them, or the Gastrea that suddenly appeared and followed them.

Without exception, they all turned to ashes in a flash of light.

"...Perhaps, in reality, I am the human being, and you are the cursed child?"

"Haha, I didn't expect Xiao Xia Shi to be joking like this. But you're right, I am indeed called the Cursed Child."

Although the concepts are completely different.

"Alright, stop standing there in a daze, let's go."

Mahiro continued forward while calling out to them.

Phases one, two, and three are relatively easy to handle, as they can be activated directly to dispel the clouds and mist. However, starting from phase four, things become a bit more troublesome because the genetic components within the body are too complex, and even analyzing their information takes a certain amount of time.

It takes about five seconds.

I wonder what Phase 5 will be like. I guess it will be very difficult to analyze the intelligence body.

Makoto rubbed the bridge of his nose to relieve some of the fatigue in his brain.

"As expected, I'm still human, otherwise why would I get tired...?"

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Soon, they arrived at the outer perimeter of the destination harbor that General Yi Xiong had mentioned.

Limbs and severed bodies were scattered everywhere, and a quick glance revealed a head with neatly combed short black hair standing next to the bushes, facing this direction and looking extremely horrifying.

The face, filled with astonishment and fear, had eyes that were almost bulging out, staring intently at this side, with a freshly minced piece of flesh that had just been crushed into a QR code not far away.

It felt like being crushed and rolled over by a steel coil.

Perhaps because we were downwind, the thick, pungent smell of blood that had been emanating from us since earlier was overwhelming.

only....

"...Mr. Mahiro, what are you doing?"

Xia Shi couldn't understand Zhen Xun's actions again.

Judging from his appearance, it seemed as if he was collecting the belongings of the dead, picking up each item and carefully cleaning off the dirt and bloodstains. But it didn't quite seem like that, since Makoto only picked up weapons and equipment from the ground, leaving everything else behind.

And just like magic, they made those weapons disappear.

"Of course it's scavenging. Hasn't Xia Shi ever played online games? You know, those battle royale PVP games, like the one where you're the sixth brother who scavenges corpses on the battlefield."

"..."

Of course she knew this.

But the problem is, didn't they come to take back the box?

"Mr. Zhenxun, are you very poor?" This was the only possibility Xia Shi could think of.

"I wouldn't say I'm poor, I just don't have enough money."

No amount of money is ever enough, since Arcadia's expenses are a bottomless pit.

As Mahiro spoke, he picked up a standard katana from the ground, looking at its thin, straight blade, muttering things like, "It's completely intact, lucky."

This was hard for Xia Shi to believe, that a police officer with the highest influence in the Tokyo area would live such a frugal and impoverished life.

Is the president of Tendo Police Company someone who only knows how to exploit his subordinates and not pay them wages?

Just when——!

Just then, a commotion came from the side of the bungalows.

But when he saw the person's appearance, Xia Shi, who was usually the most composed, widened his eyes slightly, his face full of disbelief.

"The supervisor... sir?"

Xia Shi wanted to go over, but Zhen Xun stopped him, saying, "Don't go over there, it's too late."

"My sword...where is it?"

The man slumped on the grocery store stool, wearing a skull mask, seemed to have heard the conversation and slowly stood up and limped over.

His eyes had become blind, riddled with bloody holes.

"Excuse me, do you... know... where my sword is? With that, I can still fight..."

It seems that Ikuma no Shōken did not recognize Xia Shi's voice, or perhaps he was no longer able to recognize it; he was simply searching for his weapon in the last moments of his life.

only.

The weapon he was looking for was now stuck in his back.

Xia Shi stared at that scene for a long time.

"Mr. Jiang Jian..."

Suddenly, a dark figure descended from the sky.

With a loud crash, the descending figure stomped heavily on the sword hilt, forcefully forcing Yi Xiong Jiangjian to his knees. At the same time, the heavy greatsword pierced through Yi Xiong Jiangjian completely, pinning him to the ground.

This ended the life of Ikuma Shōken.

He looked like a criminal being judged.

As the clear moonlight shone down from the sky, the two of them were able to see the true face of the person on the giant sword.

He was a boy, about the same age as Rentaro, and was wearing a navy blue stand-up collar uniform.

The boy had a friendly smile on his face, not the kind of smirk, but the kind of friendly smile that was so friendly it was nauseating.

"You're Yuuka, right?"

Zhenxun stepped forward and shielded Xia Shi behind him, while revealing the other's name.

"This is truly... incredible, truly incredible...!"

The boy seemed surprised, his eyes widening slightly, as if he had some kind of performing desire. He looked down at him from above while calmly opening his arms.

"I never expected that the famous Yotsuba Mahiro from the Tokyo area would remember my name. I am truly flattered."

It's confirmed.

This guy is definitely a lunatic, just like Hiruko Kagetane.

With that leisurely and composed attitude, and with her hands outstretched in a gesture that was both polite and humble yet tinged with arrogance, she bowed to him in a deliberately elegant manner:

"Nice to meet you. As you said, my name is Yuuka Miki, and my code name is Dark Stalker."

Before the prologue begins, on behalf of our leader, I extend to you our highest respect and a formal invitation.

Would you be interested in joining our Five Flying Stars Club?

These words not only reached Yotsuba Shinji's ears, but were also clearly heard by the Holy Emperor and the others.

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4:10 a.m.

An electronic eye silently surveys the battlefield in the harbor from 800 meters above.

The live video and audio were clearly transmitted to the operations headquarters in the Tokyo area. As everyone watched the scene on the screen, a deathly silence fell over them.

"The Five Flying Association..."

The Holy Emperor's pure white figure stared at the monitor with worry, but upon hearing the words, he couldn't help but murmur, "It's... the Five Flying Soars Association..."

The other ministers also looked extremely grim.

They originally thought that Yuuki Mitsuki was just a high school student, a forgotten cyborg soldier, but they never expected that he would be the Five Sho Association who wanted to rule the world!

They didn't know much about the Five Flying Association; they had only heard of it.

Only Kikunojo Tendo truly understands this, because he has clashed with this organization several times and is one of the few who can make the Five Sho Association suffer losses.

Simply put, this is a terrorist organization.

That's right, even in this terrible world, terrorist organizations still exist, like dogs fighting each other.

However, the Five Flying Society is different from ordinary terrorist organizations. It is very mysterious. No one knows who their leader is or who their internal cadres are.

The only known fact is that they are secretly controlling the heads of state in multiple regions.

And he has always wanted to eliminate Kikunojo Tendou.

At least for now, the people at the operations headquarters, even Kikunojo Tendo, who was once the mastermind behind it all, have understood the whole story, and the incident has completely spiraled out of control.

It seems that the Five Stars Society will use the relics of the Seven Stars to summon Stage Five, thereby causing a mass extinction in the Tokyo area!

"What has your decision been? The organization's top leader is very pleased with you. So, will you join our great evolutionary glory, participate in the New World Creation Project and undergo transformation, or will you fade into the dust of history along with the Tokyo area?"

"Time is running out."

Every word that Si Jiyouhe uttered was clearly heard by everyone.

"Is the Tokyo area... beyond saving...?"

Many people were already feeling cold all over, and trembled as they collapsed to the ground.

It's already a dead end.

When they were informed that Phase Five would arrive, they were already able to foresee the future of the Tokyo area.

"No, it's not time to give up yet."

At such a time, only a holy emperor could utter such words.

"We still have our last trump card!"

Her gaze was fixed on the familiar figure on the screen. In the past year, she had entrusted Yotsuba Mahiro with six escort missions, and each time it was just like now, leaving her only with a back view, a back view that made her feel extremely at ease.

Even though everyone else was pessimistic, she still chose to believe in that figure!

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Meanwhile, at the harbor.

A salty sea breeze blew gently by.

Yotsuba Mahiro and Mitsugu Yuuka gaze at each other from afar.

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