The story we started

[“…Why is this totem white? And it has four horns instead of two?”]

……

[Nagano Prefecture, in a forest not far from the ruins of Kuroyama. 】

[Sasha——]

[Amidst the hoarse and mysterious spell, the soil on the ground began to rise and a small black stone tower slowly emerged from the ground.]

[A shaking hand wearing a black glove grasped the stone tower, pulled it out of the ground, raised it in front of his eyes and turned it until the tower surface inlaid with a strange golden fragment appeared in front of him.]

[“Finally… I finally got it!”]

[The golden fragments were reflected in the dark eyeballs with bloodshot whites, and Gooma slowly smiled. His face, which had originally looked gloomy due to his personality, was now filled with crazy and wanton emotions.]

[“As long as you have it——just wait! I will definitely repay you for all the bullying you have inflicted on me!”]

[“Especially you! Baruba! And…”]

【Thinking of the scene he found when he returned here yesterday, Gooma's body trembled violently, and his palms squeezed the stone tower, making it creak.】

[It was precisely because of that discovery that the timid creature did not hesitate to do what it is now, which is tantamount to betrayal in the eyes of its own kind—because it wants to survive! Survive and participate in its own game!]

[“Just wait! Even if it’s you! Don’t think of stopping me from playing my own game!”]

……

【Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Scientific Police Research Institute. 】

【09:57 PM】

[A small stone was placed under the microscope with tweezers, and then a white-gloved hand took a glass slide and lifted it over the stone and turned it slightly.]

[As the slide flipped, some kind of fine black powder could be seen falling from above, sprinkling onto the stone.]

[After doing all this, Ebina Hime placed the slide on a table, closed her left eye and put her right eye in front of the microscope, concentrating on watching the next changes.]

【"This is……!?"】

[After a while, the pupil of her right eye, which was the only one that was open, shrank as she saw the scene under the microscope, and she muttered to herself.]

[From the perspective of a microscope, some black particles like plankton are floating on the gray and uneven carrier. They keep moving their bodies and crawling towards the similar particles closest to them.]

【Then, a strange scene appeared. 】

[Under the microscope, the two closest black particles seemed to be aware of each other's existence as if they were alive, and quickly stuck to everything. As they touched, the other black particles continued to gather towards them like metal attracted by a magnet.]

[But when those particles gathered into a dark color, Ebina quickly adjusted the viewing distance of the microscope to the maximum. ]

[Then the scene she saw was the reason why she couldn't help but lose her voice just now. ]

[The completely gathered blackness spreads out from the edge of the block in all directions like nerve tentacles. These tentacles will continue to split into smaller branches as they spread, and continue to flow on the block.]

[Finally, the entire surface was completely covered in black, and the original color could no longer be seen.]

【“…”】

[Ebina raised his head and stared blankly at the stone under the microscope.]

[At this time, the original gray stone could no longer be seen in its original color, but became as dark as obsidian, with tiny red lines looming under the dark surface. The ordinary stone now gave people a strange feeling.]

[Ebina used tweezers to pick up the stone that had changed greatly and placed it on the workbench on the other side. He reached out and took a hammer from the table. After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth, held the hammer with both hands, raised it, and aimed it at the stone on the chopping board.]

【"--drink!"】

[She took a deep breath, then swung the hammer down with all her might.]

【clang--】

[A sound like wood hitting an ancient bell echoed in the laboratory. Ebina held the hammer with numb hands and looked at the position of the hammer head in disbelief.]

[Fine cracks spread across the hammer, and crackling sounds rang in my ears one after another. Finally, when the hammer was covered with cracks, it suddenly broke apart, and the fragments fell at the feet of Ebina who was wearing high shoes.]

[“This ability to corrode and assimilate, and the strength and toughness that is shown after assimilation… Kosaka-kun, you’ve really discovered something incredible this time!”]

[Ebina's eyes moved back and forth between the hammer with only one handle left in his hand and the stone on the chopping board, and finally he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other table behind him. ]

[On that table, a similarly dark stone was placed on the workbench, and an electric saw was lying next to it. That was the mysterious stone that Kousaka Kyosuke had found at the explosion site on the 26th.]

[After discovering it, Kousaka Kyosuke took the opportunity to hand over the stone to the search team's headquarters personnel who came to Niigata City to bring back the GO, and put the stone in the empty space of the armored battery pack, and told the handover personnel to make sure to deliver the stone to Ebina. ]

[After receiving this shipment, Ebina saw at first sight that this stone was not simple. Driven by her curiosity as a scientist, she did not hesitate to conduct experiments with it.]

[The result surprised her greatly.]

[“The properties of this stone are completely different from any known natural or artificial materials. From the perspective of materials science, it can be said to be a groundbreaking discovery. Moreover, the characteristics it demonstrated in the experiment... is simply the most perfect material for making weapons!”]

[“If we could get more stones like this and process them into materials…”]

[Thinking of a project that has not made any progress so far due to a lack of materials, Ebina's heart couldn't help but beat faster, and he spoke with uncontrollable excitement. ]

[“——The G1 plan may no longer be a fantasy that can only remain on paper!”]

Author's message:

ps: I couldn't sleep the whole night, it felt like there was a wild beast roaring outside the window. When I woke up in the morning, the whole street was flooded, and the electric poles were broken and soaked in water. As a result, the whole block has a power outage today and it is terribly hot.

The network is completely gone. I had to use data to write this chapter, and I was worried that my computer would run out of battery halfway through.

The next chapter that everyone is eager to see is coming.

Chapter position: 194 / Chapter price: 22 / Word count: 4688 / Update time: 2023-07-30 02:49:25

14. The Plague of the Giant Serpent (4K)

[In this world, the past is forward, the future is backward, and the story is the segment in between.]

[Someone once said that time is like sand in the palm of your hand. Although you can clearly see it slipping away in your hand, once you are slightly distracted, it will slip away in a moment without you noticing.]

[Human history is very long. If we calculate it from the perspective of the whole world, including the recorded history or the myths and legends passed down orally, it is at least 7,000 years old.]

[During this period of time, countless major events have taken place in history, and generations have continued to change until we reach the present era.]

【And what is happening in this era may be very special for the entire history of mankind. 】

[Because in this era, humans first discovered evidence of the existence of another civilization before their history, and the invasion of the present era by the dead from the distant past.]

[In this event that is destined to be recorded in history, two people chose to stand up to the invasion of the undead and led mankind to declare war on the fate that has been passed down from that distant era to the present day.]

……

[Since the incident on the 26th, the speed of time passing seems to have inexplicably accelerated, and before I knew it, it was already a month later.]

[During this period, the offensive of those unidentified life forms has become faster and faster. In just this month, three Gurongi from the "GO" group have started their own games. They are far more powerful than the unidentified life forms in the past, causing great suffering to the police, and the number of casualties has been rising steadily.]

[The number of victims killed in the incident finally broke through the four-digit mark and reached the five-digit mark on the first day of the 29th crime.]

【Ibaraki Prefecture, Mito, Hitachi Seaside Park. 】

【02:23 P,M】

【boom--! ! ! 】

[A violent explosion resounded throughout the park. The sound caused people outside the cordon to raise their heads and look in the direction of the explosion. They were shocked to see a water column as tall as a building bursting out from the beach side of the park. They could vaguely see the broken ship in the water column.]

["Officer Kosaka!?"]

[With a cry of surprise, a hand covered in armor quickly stretched out and grabbed the edge of the cabin. Kousaka Kyosuke, who was hanging on the edge of the hull, gritted his teeth and stretched out his other hand to grab the guardrail on one side, thus avoiding falling into the water.]

[“Hmm!”]

[He exerted force with both hands, and used his palms as a fulcrum to flip onto the boat, squatting on the boat and panting loudly.]

[“Officer Kosaka, are you okay? Are you okay?!”]

【At this time, the suit-wearing police officer Sakurai quickly stepped forward, holding onto Kyosuke Kosaka's shoulders and asking with a worried look on his face.】

[“I’m fine, but…”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke shook his head and took off his helmet with a broken horn, revealing his resolute face with sweat on his forehead.]

【"hateful……"】

[He stood up and looked around at the messy scene. His face became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye. He clenched his hands into fists, and dazzling electric sparks burst out between his fingers due to excessive force.]

[In addition to the boat that Kousaka Kyousuke was on, there were several other boats that formed a circle around them. All the passengers on the boats were armed police officers, and the boats were also filled with various high-powered thermal weapons. The formation they formed was enough to completely block this beach, and the firepower network they possessed was expected to be enough to cut off all roads leading to the outside sea.]

[But at this moment, except for the cruise ship where Kousaka Kyosuke was, which was barely intact, all the surrounding ships were now ablaze with flames and slowly sank into the sea accompanied by thick black smoke, like the Titans in myths and legends who fell into hell but were unable to struggle because of their dying. The screams of the sinking ships were deafening.]

[The burning air raised the temperature to an unbearable level, and many people jumped into the sea one after another from the sinking ships. They were all police officers participating in this operation.]

[“Officer Takasaka…Except for our ship, all other ships have been confirmed to be silenced in the attack just now!”]

[“This——Do we need to send people for rescue now?”]

[Officer Sakurai held the guardrail in front of him tightly with both hands. There was fear and disbelief in his eyes as he looked at the tragic scene in front of him, as if he was still in shock about what had just happened.]

[“…I reject this application. This is not the more important thing right now.”]

【Glancing worriedly at the police officers who fell into the water and swam towards the shore, Kousaka Kyosuke forced himself not to think about the number of casualties this time, and instead scanned the surrounding waters with a serious look.】

【"But--"】

[“If we don’t get rid of the culprit who caused this tragedy, it will be useless even if we save them now. We will all die here.”]

[“Instead of dispersing our manpower to rescue people, it is better to concentrate the remaining manpower to guard against the enemy’s next attack!”]

[Officer Sakurai wanted to say something, but Kousaka Kyosuke directly blocked his words with a clear and concise sentence, and he lowered his head in silence.]

[“Where’s number 29? Where did that guy go?”]

[After scanning several times and failing to find the figure that caused this tragic situation, Kousaka Kyosuke asked with a frown, and Sakurai shook his head. ]

[“I don’t know. After launching the attack just now, No. 29 dived into the water and has not appeared since then. Could he have escaped?”]

[“Is there any response from the sonar detector?”]

[“I’ve just checked, but there’s still no signal coming from the other party. I guess it’s really—wait!?”]

[Sakurai picked up a tablet and opened the screen to check. When he was halfway through his words, his voice suddenly changed.]

[He looked at the red signal that suddenly appeared on the empty screen in disbelief, his voice trembling a little.]

[“The 29th signal has reappeared, very quickly! And its location is now——”]

[“…Where?”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke, who had already anticipated the answer in his mind, stretched out his hand and grabbed the pillar beside him before he finished speaking, and spoke in a gloomy tone.]

【“Right below us!”】

【boom--】

[The next second after Sakurai finished speaking, the entire cruise ship began to shake violently. Many people on the ship were shaken by the sudden strong impact and their bodies were swaying unsteadily. They subconsciously grabbed everything around them to stabilize themselves.]

[“How did this guy manage to hide himself from sonar detection?”]

[Kousaka Kyosuke held the pillar tightly with one hand, thinking about this question with a grim expression.]

["Gao...Police Officer Kosaka."]

[“…Tsk!”]

[Before he could think of an answer, Sakurai's trembling voice beside him brought him back to his senses, and he turned to look at the person who made the sound. ]

[The policeman, whose personality was as cold and stern as his appearance, now looked as pale as a corpse that had been frozen in a freezer for seven days. Cold sweat was dripping from his forehead like a faucet. He stared at the front with his eyes wide open, and his pupils were filled with fear that needed no words.]

[Kousaka Kyosuke's heart sank when he saw his colleague's reaction. He lowered his head and looked down at his feet. After a moment of silence, he uttered an unwilling smacking sound.]

[At some point, the huge shadow had covered the bodies of the two people, along with their shadows. A creepy sound of scales rubbing against each other rang out in the air, like a poisonous snake moving on the sand.]

[A huge black shadow swam under the water, its dark and dense scales reflecting the firelight that penetrated the waves and shot into the azure water, flashing a mysterious and dangerous temptation.]

[The black shadow became clearer and clearer as it approached the water surface. Finally, a long black tail with a red tail fin emerged from under the sea, bypassed the entire cruise ship and plunged into the sea on the other side. Frightened screams echoed on the ship.]

[This scene was like the Norwegian sea monster that attacked the Black Pearl in Pirates of the Caribbean 2, revealing its true form in front of Captain Jack. The fear of giants that is deeply engraved in human genes was easily triggered by this long tail. Some diving police officers who had already swam to the shore felt their legs trembling as they watched the terrifying sight of the giant tail circling the cruise ship. Some of the timid ones even fell to the ground.]