Knights Don't Need a Youthful Romance Story

Although he himself may not be very happy about it.

"Alright, alright, then I'll take my leave now, Director."

With a slight bend, Rita took away Theresa's comic book under Theresa's desperate gaze.

Leaning back in her chair with vacant eyes, Theresa felt her authority gradually fading away.

"No, no, now is not the time to be discouraged!"

After a moment of blankness, Theresa suddenly jumped up from her chair.

I grabbed a document and started working hard.

Today, Theresa continues to strive to maintain her authority and prestige.

Chapter 18 ALPHA

"Damn, what the hell is this?"

Inside a factory on the outskirts of Chiba, the factory manager secretly observes a sparrow statue that is being vandalized through a window.

That's right, in his view, this thing is a moving statue.

"This is not something you should be considering."

A young man holding a tablet gently patted the person in charge on the shoulder and gestured for him to return to his office.

With a somewhat helpless shrug, the person in charge had no choice but to return to his office and sit down as instructed.

Before leaving, he glanced casually at the tablet being held by the young man.

A logo resembling a sniper rifle scope is printed on the back of the tablet.

After the person in charge entered the office, the research institute members began to contact the members of the Nine-Tailed Fox Squad.

Although manpower is somewhat tight, there is still some free time for one small team.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox Squad will arrive in three minutes, and Luo Zhen will arrive in one minute."

After hanging up the phone, the research institute member muttered to himself.

Although those above always treated Luo Zhen as someone who needed protection, for ordinary members like them, Luo Zhen's fighting power was something they could only look up to.

Even those warriors equipped with the standard exoskeleton armor developed by the research institute could not compare to Luo Zhenzhen in a head-on battle.

If someone like that comes, there shouldn't be any unexpected problems.

Thinking of this, the research institute members breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Generally speaking, E-level members of such research institutes would not have access to such detailed information.

But he was an exception; he had already passed a series of internal tests at the research institute, and becoming a C-level member was just a matter of a transfer order.

Therefore, much of the information was no longer kept secret.

Of course, this only applies to some unimportant information.

For example, the research institute's new generation of standard exoskeleton armor is about to be developed.

It'll probably be fully equipped by the time he takes office.

One minute later, Luo Zhen arrived at the factory on time.

"Thank God, you've finally arrived."

Upon seeing Luo Zhen's arrival, the research institute members finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The sparrow statue became even more agitated in the past minute.

Although the opponent's attack power is not strong, a team of soldiers equipped with normal special forces can contain it.

The problem is that they are just a few outsourced members with little to no fighting ability.

The strongest among them was actually an office worker who had been practicing boxing for a year.

Boxing at this level is so bad that even someone in a research institute would be embarrassed to say they've trained.

Is that the statue?

Luo Zhen casually put his schoolbag aside and took out his belt from behind him.

He had a vague recollection of this containment object.

AO-6264

It is a general term for a group of crudely made sparrow statues with a wingspan of no more than five meters.

These items are mostly made of scrap metal and polyester fabric.

Each individual may have some differences in its composition.

If I remember correctly, the letters 'CTM' are also engraved at the bottom of the statue.

"According to the person in charge of the factory, they dug the statue out of the nearby ground a week ago."

"The original plan was to slightly till up the wasteland behind and plant trees."

"But I never expected to dig up this thing."

"They didn't pay any attention at the time, they just tossed it aside."

"The statue was quite well-behaved for the past few days, but today it suddenly started moving like a living creature."

"Currently, its aggression towards humans is generally low."

The research institute member, holding a tablet, explained the current situation to Luo Zhen with rapid but clear speech.

It is said to be generally not aggressive towards humans, but this is based on the premise that no one disturbs it.

If anyone is nearby, it wouldn't mind destroying the building and killing a few humans along the way.

This has been proven by several workers who were previously taken to the emergency room by members of the research institute.

Luo Zhen strode towards the sparrow statue that was being vandalized, while attentively listening to the words of the research institute members.

Memories that were not very clear before are being awakened little by little.

As one of the few containment objects that Rōjin remembers very clearly, 6264 does not have any particularly special abilities.

The reason I remember it so clearly is simply because it was one of the earliest contained objects that Luo Zhen came into contact with.

When Luo Zhen got close enough to the hummingbird statue, music started playing.

The research institute members around him couldn't help but lower their voices and say:

"This is the piece of music 'Night on the Barren Mountain,' which is coming from the loudspeaker on it. As of now, it doesn't seem to have any special effects."

That's what they say, but even the member himself wasn't sure.

What if this thing has some unknown special effects?

Such containment mechanisms are not uncommon in our missions.

Although in Luo Zhen's memory, there was really no dangerous place in this sparrow statue.

But he still very cautiously placed his hand on the transformation device.

What he was facing was no ordinary monster.

Rather, it is a mysterious and unpredictable containment object.

"Crack!"

By casually knocking over an electric scooter, the sparrow sculpture noticed Luo Zhen's presence.

He turned around and stared at Luo Zhen for two seconds, seemingly considering Luo Zhen's threat.

"Go back first, and remember to keep an eye on those people."

After giving a few words of advice to the special task force soldiers beside him, Luo Zhen turned his attention back to the sparrow sculpture.

A few seconds later, the sparrow sculpture finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The music from the loudspeaker suddenly became louder, and although it wasn't even at the climax of the piece, it inexplicably gave people a feeling of excitement.

To the accompaniment of melodious music, the sparrow sculpture launched an attack on Luo Zhen.

Seeing this, Luo Zhen also turned the grip without hesitation.

"ALPHA!"

The indicator light in the middle of the belt lights up, like a sleeping beast being awakened.

Some lines, resembling meridians, spread outwards from the center to both sides.

"Amazon."

The familiar scorching heat emanated from Luo Zhen and spread outwards without restraint.

The sparrow sculpture that was rushing towards them was blown away by the force of the impact.

When it landed, Luo Zhen, who was wearing a school uniform, had already disappeared.

Instead, a warrior exuding a wild aura appeared.

"Ha~"

Luo Zhen opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of mist, then slightly moved his wrist.

"Get yourself ready before they arrive."

Seemingly having made a decision, Luo Zhen's compound eyes blazed with a scarlet light, like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

It stood out so clearly in the lingering fog.

Chapter Nineteen: Buried, Buried

After slightly flexing his wrists, Luo Zhen strode towards 6264.

Ultimately, it's just a moving sculpture.

It has neither the ability to move at the speed of light like Peanut nor any other incomprehensible abilities.

The 6264, which had been overturned on the ground, flapped its wings made of polyester fabric and metal and stood up.

The previous blast wave knocked it down from the air to the ground.

The music from the loudspeaker continued to play quietly.

The man and the sculpture are like cowboys dueling in the West, engaging in a duel to mournful music.

Leaves flutter in the breeze, and when they fall to the ground, it's time for the cowboy to draw his gun and fire.

In that case, only one person will be able to stand.

Weird.

With a sudden stomp of his foot, Luo Zhen transformed into a streak of crimson lightning and charged toward 3428.

An ordinary person's naked eye can barely catch a glimpse of a red figure rushing out, let alone react.

"Gah-"

3428 flapped its wings rapidly, attempting to evade Luo Zhen's attack by flying.

Its body is not as hard as you might imagine.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that its body is actually quite fragile.

"Get down here!"

Just a little over a meter off the ground, 6264, flapping its wings, had a pair of black claws pressed down on the base of its wings.

With both hands pressing down hard, Luo Zhen firmly pinned the 6264 to the ground.

"Oh!"

6264's body made intimate contact with the ground.

The suppressed 6264 struggled frantically, trying to break free from Luo Zhen's control.

The bird's claws and beak, gleaming coldly in the sunlight, flailed wildly, attempting to harm Luo Zhen.

Because of the superior positioning, most of 6264's counterattacks failed.