Manager, give me a membership card too!

Gently patting the little head in front of him, Luo Xia's mood improved slightly. Looking at the innocent little face before him, fragments of memories about the child flashed through Luo Xia's mind.

Enju Aihara, an infected person with rabbit genes, possesses speed, jumping ability, and strength far exceeding those of ordinary people.

However, looking at the little girl who looked to be only eight or nine years old, Luo Xia simply couldn't connect her with that energetic little guy.

Looks like I'm too early? But it's good that I'm early, it's good that I'm early, it's good that I'm early, it's good that I can prevent more tragedies from happening.

Recalling the horrific scene in his mind, Luo Xia's touch on the girl's hand became even gentler.

They are all lovely, good children.

"Um, big brother, may I ask you a question?"

The girl's timid figure brought a gentle smile to Luo Xia's lips, and his gaze towards her was full of tenderness.

"What's the problem?"

"Why are you helping us, big brother? Why are you helping us...cursed children?"

She cautiously glanced at the man's expression, then lowered her head dejectedly and continued in a weak voice:

"Everyone hates us, says we're man-eating monsters, is afraid of us, and says we shouldn't have been born into this world. Big brother...don't you hate us?"

Looking at the girl's trembling body beside him, Luo Xia smiled slightly, reached out his warm hand again, and gently patted the cute little head.

"Big brother, why would I hate Yeonju and the others? Cute girls are treasures of the world and should be protected and cherished. I care about you all too much, how could I hate you?"

"Cute? Is Enju cute?"

"Yes, it's very cute."

Like a little rabbit yearning for its owner's warmth.

Looking at the girl beside him, her face slightly flushed from his words, Luo Xia didn't voice the rest of his thought, because he didn't know what these children truly felt about the viral gene infecting them. However, no matter how he thought about it, it certainly wasn't a positive emotion.

"Hehehe, big brother, you flatter me. I'm not as good as you say."

The girl with long, crimson hair smiled, her mood greatly pleased by Luo Xia's praise. Her slender legs, which were resting on the edge of the ceiling, began to sway involuntarily, making her look like a younger sister being praised by her older brother.

However, the happier Rorschach looked at the girl in front of him, the heavier his heart became.

'The cursed child' or 'the child of curses'.

That's how the adorable child in front of Rorschach is referred to by the other humans in this world.

Eight years ago in this world, a terrifying parasitic creature called 'Gastrea' suddenly appeared. They possessed enormous size, terrifying strength, and a terrifying regenerative ability that allowed them to quickly recover even when exposed to heavy firepower.

Caught off guard, humanity fought these monsters for a long time, but was ultimately defeated by the Gastrea's almost endless numbers and terrifying destructive power. After losing nearly 80% of their territory, they huddled together within a metropolitan area protected by megaliths, barely surviving.

The black megalith that Rorschach saw earlier was a "barrier" built in a certain proportion from holmium (or halite), a special metal that can suppress Gastrea's fluctuations, to maintain the safety of the metropolitan area.

The war ended in utter defeat for humanity, but the wounds it left behind could not be healed in eight years. As time passed, the fear of being dominated by Gastrea continued to brew, grow, and give birth to the most evil and vile 'demon' in the hearts of all the surviving humans.

The appearance of the cursed children becomes the best channel for these 'demons' to vent their resentment, tyranny, anger, and malice.

These children are infected with gastroenteritis in the womb. Due to unknown and special reasons, all infants infected with gastroenteritis will eventually grow into girls.

After these girls were born, their fates were such that, apart from a very few who were carefully hidden away by their families and dared not be seen by others, the vast majority were abandoned or even killed, because those parents simply did not acknowledge that these 'monsters' with bright red eyes were their children.

And the girl in front of us, Aihara Enju, is just one of the most ordinary examples of these abandoned children.

They were left unattended, lacked food, and had no shelter from the wind and rain.

These 'Cursed Children,' abandoned on the outskirts of the metropolis, have exhausted themselves just to survive. Even in this state, they still have to be wary of Gastrea attacks that slip in from outside the megaliths and waves of malice emanating from within the metropolis.

Given all these difficulties, a child who has grown to Yeonju's age is already considered lucky.

Keep going, keep going!

Chapter 77 Inhibitors

Chapter 77 Inhibitors

“Lord Rorschach, I have visited all the settlements Miss Enju mentioned in District 39. More than half of the children are willing to come with us. The rest are still observing. Many of them have suffered attacks and abuse from humans and are very wary.”

"Really? Thank you for your hard work, Medusa."

With a long sigh, Luo Xia nodded to the purple-haired woman. She had already done her best. The children here had suffered oppression from the people of Tokyo for many years, and the fact that half of them were willing to go with him was beyond Luo Xia's expectations.

But we can't abandon the other half either; those are living, breathing human lives. If we leave them here unattended, something bad will happen sooner or later.

After a moment's thought, Rorschach changed his original plan.

He originally planned to take these children away from this world, sending them all away one by one. But cruel reality told Rorschach that he was overthinking it.

These children infected with gastroenteritis are human beings, living, breathing human beings with their own thoughts, feelings, and ideas. They won't follow you just because of a few words or empty promises. Those children who easily trust others have long since been abducted or died in some unknown corner.

As for reckless and forceful arrests? What's the difference between that and human traffickers? Even if the outcome is just and the purpose is good, some of the process still clashes with Rorschach's values.

Just as IISO arrests these children to combat anti-Venom, from a human perspective, IISO is righteous and an excellent organization protecting its citizens. But in Rorschach's eyes, these people are scum who deserve to be shot ten times over, one of the culprits responsible for the current dire situation of these infected children.

Rorschach even speculated that the reason why human society is so hostile and contemptuous of infected children is partly due to these organizations stirring up hostility behind the scenes.

Because only cursed children have no human rights, no legal protection, no sympathy from others, and are treated as outcasts by everyone, these organizations can feel at ease capturing, enslaving, and training these poor girls, making them the first line of defense and the most effective weapon against Antigurus, or even expendable resources.

Humans are being killed in large numbers by monsters, and the public will protest and march.

Monsters fight and die, and no one feels sorry for them; in fact, they might even applaud.

This is a very harsh fact.

That's why Rorschach abandoned his original plan for a quick victory, because if he took one less girl, she could easily be captured by someone else. If Rorschach didn't know, it wouldn't matter, but now that he did, he couldn't ignore it.

Since a quick and decisive approach won't work, we'll have to proceed cautiously and steadily.

First, establish a base, then gather all the children willing to accept his protection around that base. As long as he spreads his reputation among these children, Rorschach believes that those who were initially hesitant will eventually come to his side, and even children from other areas will spontaneously gather here.

However, before that, Rorschach needs to solve a problem.

Erosion rate

This is a term specific to "cursed children," representing the infection rate of the virus within their bodies.

Unlike other individuals infected by Gastrea later in life who rapidly mutate into a twisted monster, children infected with Gastrea virus have a certain degree of resistance to this potent virus because they were modified by the virus while still in the womb.

However, this innate inhibition is not unlimited. From birth, these viruses are constantly eroding the girls' bodies. This erosion intensifies rapidly when the girls use superhuman powers, and once the erosion rate exceeds fifty percent, and the Gastrea portion of their bodies surpasses the human portion, the girl will become a killing monster devoid of human emotions and will.

The extremely harsh living conditions they experienced from childhood led almost every one of these children to use superhuman strength to some extent, resulting in a dangerously high rate of viral infection within their bodies.

In the past, these children, sensing their impending doom, would choose to commit suicide or flee outside the monolith to fend for themselves, so as not to trouble their 'comrades' remaining inside. But now Rorschach has arrived, and he will not allow such things to continue.

Every little girl is a treasure; how can we just give them up?

But here's the problem. If you're asking Rorschach to fight, he's fine; he could easily destroy the entire Tokyo district by himself, summoning lightning to plow through it several times. But if you ask a rough guy like Rorschach to do scientific research and develop vaccines, he'll be scratching his head.

Fortunately, someone had already come up with a way to temporarily delay the problem, allowing him to free up time to deal with the erosion rate issue.

This brings us to the world's largest human trafficking organization, IISO (International Organization of Initiators). This organization, funded by various global powers, has grown to its current size and become a large group capable of influencing the world order. Besides its official background, it mainly relies on something else.

Enterovirus inhibitors

Specifically developed for infected children, it can slow down the rate of viral infection to some extent. While it cannot completely stop the virus's progression or cure gastrovirus infection, the inhibitor has significantly extended the effective survival time of infected children under IISO's management.

Although Rorschach felt that this was a special method developed specifically to control and restrain infected children, making them obediently become his weapons, it did not prevent him from using this ready-made result.

Light footsteps sounded from behind, and Anna, wearing a purple cat-ear hooded cloak, slowly walked out from behind Rorschach. At this moment, the half-grown girl was quietly carrying a silver-white suitcase in her hand.

"Was the operation successful, Anna?"

"I have accomplished my mission, Lord Rorschach. Those human devices were completely unable to detect my presence, and the guards watching the warehouse were dealt with with a simple hint magic spell."

Luo Xia's nose suddenly twitched, and he asked in confusion, "The smell of blood, did you kill someone?"

Anna's face darkened, as if she had thought of something unpleasant. Her voice was low as she replied, "I'm sorry, Lord Rorschach. Anna saw many girls like Enju in that facility...they...I couldn't help myself..."

A suppressed rage flashed in the man's eyes. Even though Anna hadn't explicitly stated what she had seen, Rorschach could easily imagine the scene. Gently stepping forward and embracing the dejected teenage girl, the man calmly asked, stroking Anna's back:

Where are they?

"I don't have the spatial ability that Lord Rorschach has, which can carry many people. I'm afraid there might be accidents if I use group suggestion or attack directly, so I'll put them in an abandoned warehouse for now."

"Great, take me there."

Olivier

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Spread Your Wings and Soar!

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Spread Your Wings and Soar!

Atop the rows of buildings, two figures, one tall and one short, were moving quickly. The shorter figure, leading the way, narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had spotted something familiar. He slowed his pace and spoke to the taller man behind him:

"Lord Rorschach, we're almost there. Several of them are seriously injured. I've stabilized them for now, but they still need treatment as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, Anna, leave it to me."

Hearing Anna's slightly anxious words, Rorschach smiled reassuringly. With his system space available, as long as the children weren't dead, they could be easily saved.

Thinking this, Luo Xia slightly raised his head to look ahead, and the smile on his face instantly turned cold. At the same time, Anna, who was leading the way, seemed to have noticed something as well, and her pace, which had slowed down slightly, quickened again.

"Damn it, what are they trying to do?!"

Not far in front of the two, dozens of fully armed soldiers were cautiously approaching the closed warehouse door, holding tall riot shields. The soldiers were also carrying a variety of fully armed firearms.

Soon, one of the soldiers stepped forward, holding a cylindrical object that Rorschach recognized very well, and made as if to throw it into the broken window of the abandoned warehouse.

The familiar attire, the familiar faces, and the unmistakably familiar attack method. Almost instantly, Luo Xia recognized the people before him.

That scumbag deserves to be shot for five minutes!

Seeing the cylindrical object that had begun to emit green smoke, Luo Xia, who was still more than a thousand meters away, no longer held back his strength. He waved his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning, and at the same time, his whole body disappeared from the spot with a sonic boom that cut through the air.

A terrifying flash of lightning pierced the air, and the crimson lightning struck the target a kilometer away with pinpoint accuracy, turning the soldier who was about to throw the gas bomb, along with the gas bomb in his hand, into gray-black charcoal. Only a 'black shadow' with an arm raised on the wall half a meter away proved that a living person had just been there.

A fierce gale, accompanied by a piercing whistle, caused all the soldiers present to clutch their heads in agony and kneel on the ground. By the time they finally recovered from the excruciating pain that reached their brains, a tall figure had appeared in front of the warehouse door.

"Damn it, has a disruptor appeared?"

"New high-tech weapons?"

"Which company does this guy belong to, that he dares to attack us? Doesn't he want the Initiators anymore?"

Luo Xia, who had been observing these people's actions, narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a cold voice:

"Have you... said enough?"

"We are currently on official business. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to approach. State your company name and leave immediately. We will seek compensation from your boss. Get out of here!"

Looking at the scumbags yelling at him, Luo Xia's lips curled into a cold smile. His sharp eyes swept coldly around, and every soldier whose gaze fell upon him felt as if their heart had been squeezed tightly by a merciless hand and then crushed without hesitation.

Their powerless bodies collapsed limply. Dozens of fully armed soldiers lay neatly on the ground like harvested ears of wheat. Their blank and terrified eyes and their long-ceased breathing revealed the twisted lives they had lost.

"I wouldn't even want to kill you with my hands, it's dirty!"

Rorschach calmly exchanged a glance with Anna, who had arrived shortly after. He then raised his hand and opened the heavy roller shutter door of the abandoned warehouse.

The dimly lit warehouse was filled with a strong stench of blood. Dozens of pairs of eyes, their dim red glow gleaming in the darkness, warily looked toward the open door, only relaxing their guard when they saw Anna wearing a cat-eared hood.

The dense darkness could not obstruct Rorschach's eyes; the scene in the warehouse was laid bare before him, revealing the full extent of human evil. Looking at the frail figures shielded behind the relatively healthy children, Rorschach clenched his fists tightly, very tightly.

There's not much time to waste. The construction of the base must begin immediately, and the children wandering around the area must be taken in and sent away as soon as possible. We can't stay in this damned world any longer!

Gently approaching the children who still harbored some wariness towards him, the man tried his best to show kindness. These little ones had already experienced the most terrifying things in the world, and Rorschach didn't want to provoke them further.

"I can heal them. Can I see them?"

Several children, clearly the leaders, looked at Anna beside Rorschach. The purple-haired girl nodded slightly, and the children slowly moved away.

Her pale face was devoid of color, and her dim eyes stared blankly at the sky. If it weren't for her faint breathing, Luo Xia would have thought that there were several corpses in front of him.

With a heavy heart, Luo Xia glanced at the dying children, raised his hand, and gently snapped his fingers.

The dim space instantly transformed, with soft light illuminating the pristine white room. The previously filthy and dilapidated abandoned warehouse had vanished, and Rorschach led the group of children rescued by Anna from the laboratory facilities into the system space.

Ignoring the children who were slightly agitated by the change in their surroundings, Luo Xia almost instantly granted temporary memberships to the young girls who had been subjected to inhuman medical experiments the moment he entered. Watching their faces gradually turn rosy under the power of the system, the man's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

It's good that he's not dead. It's good that he's not dead. As long as he's alive, everything can be salvaged.

After calming the somewhat confused children, Rorschach asked Anna to look after the young girls who had just escaped death for a while, then snapped his fingers again and returned to the Black Bullet world.

Rorschach had some scores to settle with certain people.

As if he had stepped off a staircase and missed a step, a sense of spatial displacement washed over him. Luo Xia opened his eyes, and the scene before him had changed back to the dilapidated warehouse he had seen before.

His keen ears picked up on the approaching, chaotic footsteps, and a cold smile curled at the corner of the man's lips. He raised his strong arm slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, he grasped a gleaming golden rein.