Hikigaya Komachi would never accept this until she saw the cruel reality fully unfold before her eyes.
"Hello~ Xiaoqi!"
When Hikigaya Hachiman opened the door, he saw the silly girl holding a familiar-looking dog, and she started the conversation by greeting him in a way that was very consistent with her personality.
"No one? Looks like I heard it wrong."
When he saw the dog in the girl's arms and the backpack on her shoulders that was obviously for travel, Hikigaya Hachiman had a premonition that if he continued to communicate with Yuigahama Yui, something very troublesome would happen, so he planned to kill it before it happened so that it would not affect his life.
The action of closing the door was only halfway completed when a white small hand blocked the door. When I turned around in confusion, a face with puffed cheeks and dissatisfied eyes staring at me appeared in front of me.
"Xiaoqi..."
"Alas~"
Realizing that he couldn't escape, Hikigaya Hachiman opened the door and said, "Come in!"
"Hehehe~"
Yuigahama Yui smiled and said "excuse me" and walked in, following the boy into his home. At the same time, she looked around the place where he lived with curiosity, and her face turned red unconsciously, as if she had thought of something.
"Hello~ Komachi, are you making breakfast?"
When he saw the figure standing in the kitchen, he finally came to his senses, smiled and greeted him.
"Hello~ Sister Yui, Komachi is busy right now, so you should talk to your brother about Sabre first."
After saying hello, Hikigaya Komachi gave her brother a warning look and quickly turned around to prepare the food that actually didn't require much attention.
What's the point of doing this?
I can only say that those who understand will understand.
It's nothing more than finding a girlfriend for my brother and a sister-in-law for myself, that's all.
"Arrange Sabre?"
Hikigaya Hachiman murmured in confusion, but before he could think about the specific meaning of his words, he heard a slightly high-pitched dog barking, followed by a slight thumping sensation at his feet. When he looked down, he found Yuigahama Yui's beloved dog, Sabrel, circling around him excitedly.
As if noticing his gaze, Sabre stopped running, barked at him a few more times, then squatted down and wagged his tail wildly.
"It seems like Sabre really likes Xiaoqi!"
Yuigahama Yui didn't tell him the real reason why she stuck to him. She knew it was a taboo and she didn't want to go through that experience again.
"So, what's the matter with arranging Sabre?"
Ignoring Sabue who kept acting cute with him, Hikigaya Hachiman stuck to his original strategy and nipped the trouble in the bud before it was completely resolved.
"Hey hey~"
Judging from the boy's behavior, Yuigahama Yui knew very well what his subtext was, but in order to have a reason to interact with him during the summer vacation, she could only pretend not to know what he meant and use the setting that she was stupid in his eyes.
"Well, my family is going on a trip, so I asked Komachi to take care of Sabre for a few days."
She knew very well that this would not be of any use to the boy in front of her, so she squatted down, picked up Sabre, put him next to her pitiful face, opened her big tearful eyes, and asked carefully: "Hey~ Xiaoqi, is it okay?"
"Woof woof~"
As if it understood what its master meant, Sabre let out an adorable cry and looked at the boy who decided whether to keep it or not with tearful eyes.
[Alas, Yuigahama-san, you have learned bad things! ]
Hikigaya Hachiman, who was completely helpless about the tears and being asked to do so, nodded helplessly, "Put it here, and remember to write down the precautions and other things, otherwise I will not be responsible if anything goes wrong."
"Hey, hey, don't worry..."
Yuigahama Yui showed a satisfied smile, took out a notebook with a cute dog from her bulging backpack, and handed it to Hikigaya Hachiman, whose mouth was twitching slightly, "I wrote down everything about Sabre here..."
Then, she stuffed the backpack into his arms, "It also contains dog food and snacks for Sabre, shower gel for taking him for a walk, toys for him to play with, and so on."
Hikigaya Hachiman felt the heavy weight in his hands and could not help but look up at the white ceiling, with crystal tears hanging in the corners of his eyes.
[So, why should I agree to such a troublesome thing? ]
"By the way, Xiaoqi, has anything happened to you recently?"
The sudden change of topic brought him back to his senses from his regret. "No, it's just like usual."
"But you look very tired..."
As if she felt that she hadn't made it clear, she added: "It's not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue. I always feel like you seem to be troubled by something recently."
Yuigahama Yui knew that she shouldn't ask this question now, because even though they had not been together for a long time, she still understood what kind of person the boy in front of her was.
He had an extremely deep inferiority complex for unknown reasons, and at the same time he resisted contact with other people.
When she asked this question, she knew she would not get an answer, and it would also easily make the other party feel resistant, which would further widen the already distant distance between them and they might even become strangers.
But she still asked.
Because she wanted to share the pressure with him, just for this simple purpose, so even if she would regret it to death later, she still asked.
But the result was completely different from what she had expected.
"Heh~"
Hikigaya Hachiman smiled faintly and gave her a thumbs up. He no longer had the decadent look he had in the past. He seemed to be emitting a dazzling yet gentle light like the sun. "Don't worry, everything will be fine soon."
"…"
That smile that had never appeared in her sight made Yuigahama Yui stunned for a moment. This time there was no love filter, but a real and intuitive feeling.
"Oh, I'm glad you're okay. I'll go help Komachi-chan first! Bye~"
As if she realized that he had been staring at her, the girl felt ashamed and quickly found a unreliable excuse and ran to the kitchen not far away.
[Although the purity is not enough, but Yuigahama, you are becoming more and more like the real thing.]
Hikigaya Hachiman sighed and put the things in his hand on the sofa.
[It is because of people like you that I cannot continue to slack off!]
He lay down again and began to think about how to change his fighting style to ensure that he could do better next time.
As for why not actually do it?
Of course, that was to prevent her sister from getting suspicious. Otherwise, what would she do if her brother, who always stayed at home, went out every day and relied on her extraordinary connections to find her?
If you then have to waste time hiding from people, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?
Moreover, he also needs to rest, otherwise fighting while exhausted would be very dangerous.
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"Is this the new weapon?"
Sato Jin stood at the secret base that belonged to Shikuma Rika, where Hikigaya Hachiman once admired. His eyes revealed deep love as he looked at the weapons that were being made.
Upon hearing this, Zhixiong Li Ke rolled his eyes at him and said, "Cousin, you've asked me this several times, can you please stop asking?"
"Isn't this too happy?"
Faced with this dialogue that had been repeated countless times, Shixiong Li Ke sighed helplessly, "With this, you are no longer just a support, you can also help No. 4."
"After that, I will make some equipment when I have time. Then we won't need No. 4 anymore, and we humans can protect ourselves with our own hands."
When she said this, her tone was very strange, so Sato Ren couldn't help but ask: "Rike, why do I hear the tone of your voice, it seems that you don't want No. 4 to fight."
"Is there?"
"have."
"Then if you say yes, then yes."
"…"
Having to ask for help from others and considering his identity as the "unreliable cousin of a big liar", Sato Jin could only respond with an awkward smile.
[However, Riko is right. We humans cannot always rely on No. 4 for protection.]
[Our human lives should be protected by ourselves.]
A raging fire of fighting spirit burned in the police officer's eyes.
"Ding-ling-ling~Ding-ling-ling~"
When the phone rang urgently, Sato Jin's face changed and he quickly took out his phone to answer it.
"What? We found traces of Unidentified Lifeform No. 11. Okay, I'll rush over right away."
Sato Jin put his phone away and was about to drive his motorcycle to chase the murderer when a belt flew towards him and he subconsciously caught it.
"It's already been modified, remember not to lose."
Looking at the girl who turned her head away with an awkward expression and a slightly red face, Sato Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry, with the science equipment, I will definitely win!"
After saying this, he put the belt around his waist and rode the pursuer towards the place where the phone call said.
"You must be alright, cousin!"
Shixiong Li Ke looked at his receding back and murmured softly.
Chapter 44: Unbalanced Strengthening, Hikigaya Hachiman Still Struggles
The sun was still baking the flesh and blood of the people on the ground, making them feel like salted fish.
The difference is that the former is dried salted fish, while theirs is dried human meat.
But for the people who are fleeing frantically beside a river at this moment, they would rather the sun in the sky were several times hotter, so that their bodies, which are cold due to fear, can be relaxed and they can move at a normal speed, instead of being stiff and a little softened, so that they will be caught up by the god of death behind them and have their lives ruthlessly harvested.
"Hahahaha~ Go ahead and run, Lindos!"
A hideous monster that looked like a piranha dropped the corpse in his hand and looked at the crowd that was fleeing in panic with a happy expression.
Its hands have long spines like blades. The sunlight shines on the densely packed scales on its body, reflecting a cold metallic glow. The rest of the scales do not glow because they are covered with a thick layer of blood.
And this piranha Gurongi is obviously the contestant of this year's Kiruru - Mei Bilan Ji.
After enjoying the various "comedies" that happened as Lin Duo fled in panic, it wiped the blood from the corner of its mouth, and its forest green pupils searched for a prey that suited its taste.
Soon, it set its sights on a chubby little kid. "You're the one. A kid's skin and tender flesh must be delicious to eat."
After selecting the target, Mei Bilan Ji pressed his legs down slightly, and with a light leap he crossed the distance that the prey thought was very far away from him, and came in front of the little fat man who fell to the ground because his legs went weak when he saw him.
"Don't hurt my son, you monster..."
Seeing the monster in front, the middle-aged woman who had been holding the little fat boy's hand, her love for her child overcame her fear of the monster. She suddenly rushed forward and stood in front of Mei Bilan Ji, staring at it fiercely.
"Heh~ You alone can't stop me, but it would be fun to eat your son in front of you."
Even though Mei Bilan Ji had learned the language of Linduo, it still disdained to communicate with them.
Of course, the more important point is that it prefers to watch Linduo die in ignorance and fear.
In its heart, that kind of Lindo is the ultimate delicacy.
It opened its mouth full of sharp teeth stained with blood, and a fishy and disgusting smell mixed with rotten flesh gushed out. Combined with the hideous and terrifying image of the monster, the little fat boy was scared to death.
"Mom~"
He instinctively threw himself into his mother's warm arms, sobbing softly.
"It's okay, it's okay, Mom is here, don't be afraid, Kenta..."
The middle-aged woman knew that she couldn't escape now, so she didn't plan to run away. Before her life was about to come to an end, she hugged her child tightly in her arms and whispered comfort, as if she was just comforting her crying child as usual instead of facing death.
However, God did not fulfill such a simple wish of the poor mother. Mei Bilan Ji forcibly pulled the fat little Kenta out of her arms, ignored the wailing middle-aged woman, opened his mouth and bit Kenta's neck under her desperate gaze, and tore off a large piece of flesh. The hot blood gushed out and poured on its body, which made its terrifying image rise to several levels.
"Kenta~"
A shrill cry came from the middle-aged woman's mouth. She suddenly stood up from the ground and ran towards her son who was looking at her with aggrieved eyes. She stretched out her hand to grab her son's hand that was also stretched out to her.
Just as the two were about to hold hands, Kenta's hand fell down weakly at the last moment.
"No~ Kenta...my Kenta..."
The middle-aged woman watched the light of life disappear from her son's eyes. She lost the strength to run and fell to the ground. When she looked up again, her eyes were filled with blood and she could see nothing.
"Sure enough, the tender little fat guy tastes delicious. It's even more delicious with the feeling of despair, hahahaha..."
Not realizing how cruel what he had done was, Mei Bilan Ji grabbed Kenta's broken body and expressed his thoughts on the "food".
"You bastard..."
A roar carrying the owner's anger came from behind Mei Bilan Ji. Before he could turn around, he felt his body hit by a huge force and flew out in the direction of the force. His hands relaxed at this moment, causing the delicacy in his eyes to fall into the arms of Hikigaya Hachiman, who rushed over as soon as he received the call.He looked at the breathless and broken little boy in his arms for a long time without saying a word.
"Kenta~ my Kenta~ that's my Kenta... give it back to me, you monster... give Kenta back to me~"
Hikigaya Hachiman handed the body to the middle-aged woman who had punched and kicked him. Seeing the woman's actions as if she was comforting a crying child, she whispered "I'm sorry."
Then, he passed the mentally ill middle-aged woman and walked towards Mei Bilan Ji with heavy steps, and his pace began to slowly speed up, until finally he jumped up while running quickly and gave it a powerful punch as it just stood up.
"Heh~ Is that all you can say, Kuuga?"
His face endured the angry punch without moving his head. It was obvious that Mei·Bilan·Ji had no effect on Hikigaya Hachiman's angry attack.
[As expected, they have all been strengthened. I can only use the Titan form to deal with them. Otherwise, the almighty defense will not be able to withstand their now strengthened attacks.]
"Go to hell, Kuuga!"
Just when he completed the almighty transformation into a Titan, Mei·Bilan·Ji's attack followed. The long thorns came at him at a high speed, and Hikigaya Hachiman had no time to react. He felt a flash before his eyes, and blood-red liquid flew in the air, followed by a burning pain that spread to his brain.
Losing focus naturally means slow movements, which is unconsciously fatal to the war-loving Gurongi clan.
"Hahahaha~ Rick actually found a useless successor like you. I'm sure he will regret it if he knew. Let me take you to apologize to him!"
With his hands waving quickly, the hot blood and flesh were peeled off from Hikigaya Hachiman's body.
"Remember when you go to hell and see Rick, tell him that it was me, Mei Bilan Ji, who killed you!"
The spines, like blades that could easily cut through the Titan's hard skin, fell down, and were about to hit Hikigaya Hachiman's head, possibly decapitating him, when a hand blocked it.
"Don't worry, Rixon will know that I'm weak, but you'll be the one to tell him, not me!"
It felt as if his entire left hand was about to be cut in half. Hikigaya Hachiman could clearly feel that his finger bones were stubbornly resisting the cutting of the sharp weapon, and the pain nerves in his brain were feeding back the wailing sound of his left hand to him.
But he suppressed all of this with reason.
He clenched his right hand into a fist and smashed it into the eyes of Mei Bilan Ji, who was a little dazed after seeing his action.
It turns out that no matter which creature it is, as long as it has eyes, as long as your strength is strong enough, it is easy to cause critical damage when hitting its eyes.
Just like Mei Bilan Ji who is now covering his bleeding left eye and keeps retreating.
"Ah~"
However, the attack was far from over. The hunter transformed into a stag beetle mode and knocked it into the air at a speed that the beast could not react to. As if bullying it for its inability to fly, it kept hitting its much weaker body in the air.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hikigaya Hachiman quickly walked to the side, picked up two wooden swords, and transformed them into Titan giant swords through molecular analysis. Then he felt his recovered left hand, raised the two swords and killed Mei·Bilan·Ji who had seized the opportunity to injure the hunter and fell to the ground from a high altitude.
When he arrived in front of the enemy, the opponent had already stood up from the ground, and seemed to have suffered too many injuries, making it very angry.
"Kuuga, Golem, you are dead!"
Pitch-black mist spread out from its body, and its body became visibly thicker. It was obvious that it had become stronger again.
[This time we are in trouble!]
Just as the bad thought appeared in his mind, Mei·Bilan·Ji, who was originally in front of Hikigaya Hachiman, had disappeared. Then he felt a burning pain in his back, and it was obvious that he was injured.
However, this is just the beginning.
Completely unclear afterimages kept attacking him. Even the golem above couldn't keep up with the short-distance and high-speed movement of Mei·Bilan·Ji, so it couldn't help him with his troubles.
For a moment, Hikigaya Hachiman was once again in crisis.
Chapter 45: The second rider whose protection period has not yet expired, his new equipment has made a difference
This is on the top of a relatively tall building among the many high-rise buildings in the Chiba area. A blurry black shadow is looking at Hikigaya Hachiman, who can only passively watch his flesh and blood being peeled off in the hands of Mei Bilan Ji, and then restored to his original state in the blink of an eye.
"My love for you is truly the most special, but it's not hard to understand. Even I am moved by your presence, let alone that person."
The blurry black shadow said in a complicated tone, "It's just for my own sake, I have no choice but to let you suffer. Don't worry, I won't hurt the people you care about, otherwise I will be gone by then."
"This is quite suitable for your approach, isn't it?"
The voice was filled with a hint of pity. "That so-called [a world where no one is hurt is complete] is actually a twisted idea of [a world where only you are hurt is complete]."
The blurry black shadow seemed to have noticed something, and looked behind Hikigaya Hachiman, and said in surprise: "Are you the backup? Otherwise, why are you the only one who is not affected?"
Then he shook his head again, "Forget it. It doesn't matter to me whether you have a backup plan or not. Hikigaya Hachiman will follow my script and he can't resist at all."
"Also, the power in him is almost completing the first stage. I just don't know what kind of ability will be born. This makes me quite curious."
After he finished speaking, the blurry black shadow no longer paid attention to Hikigaya Hachiman's battle and disappeared directly on the roof.
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[Damn it~ It's too fast, the Titan form can't keep up at all, but when it switches to Blue Dragon, its defense is as weak as paper, and it's seriously injured in an instant.]
[Almighty has no weapons on him, so he will die faster if he uses his hands to catch it.]
[So, Rixon, why can't you come up with a balanced form? There are so many weaknesses that are not friendly to a novice like me!]
Hikigaya Hachiman struggled to use two Titan swords to resist the invisible attack, and after failing to think of a solution, he decisively chose to give up.
[Hachiman, let's retreat first. We won't win if we continue.]
The hunter's voice rang in his mind.
This suggestion is undoubtedly the best solution for Hikigaya Hachiman, who is currently at a disadvantage.
Mei Bilan Ji was too fast, and if he defended himself, he would only be slightly scratched by the hunter's sneak attack. This kind of injury was not important to him at all.
Therefore, facing an enemy that was suppressing him in all aspects, the hunter chose to retreat strategically for the sake of Hikigaya Hachiman's safety, and then think about how to attack the enemy.
[I refuse.]
However, its proposal was immediately rejected.
[Why? We can't win now. It's too fast. I can't keep up with it. I can't even provide support.]
[If I quit, someone will die.]
[But if we don't retreat, won't people still die after you, Hachiman, are killed? That way, more people will die, right?]
The hunter has no idea of Hikigaya Hachiman's thinking.
Whether it's the golems created in the ancient times to assist Riku in battle, or the artificial intelligence created by the Institute of Science in modern times for the safety of drivers.
Both of them are concerned about the safety of the host. In their cognition, the safety of the host comes first, followed by the safety of others.
Therefore, there will be no conflict when the two are integrated.
That's why they now express their incomprehension towards Hikigaya Hachiman's rejection.
[I can't control what happens after I die, but as long as I am still alive and can touch any life with my hands, I will never let it pass away even if I die.]
The image of his mother's devastated eyes when Kenta died just now appeared in his mind, and a surge of rage spread throughout his body, allowing him to ignore the burning pain in his body at the moment and focus all his energy on the battle in front of him, even though his resistance was useless.
[Besides, I have other helpers.]
[helper?]
Just as the hunter began to wonder, a familiar roar entered its hearing range.
"Number 4!"
The moment Sato Jin arrived on his pursuer, he saw Hikigaya Hachiman, who was completely at a disadvantage, do a handsome drift to the ground, and his body landed steadily on the ground due to the effect of gravity, and he took out a different pistol from his belt with both hands.
It was a blue and black pistol with a numeric keypad, giving it a sci-fi feel.
He pressed a few number keys on it.
"Smoke bomb."
A cold electronic sound rang out, and Sato Jin fired several shots at the ground where Hikigaya Hachiman was.
The bullet exploded suddenly when it hit the ground, and the pungent smoke that blocked the vision instantly spread all around.
"Ahem, ahem ~ What is this?"
Mei Bilan Ji stopped, covered his mouth and nose, and coughed in pain.
"Smoke bomb?"
Unlike an antique, Hikigaya Hachiman, as a modern man, instantly understood what it was. He held his breath and swung the Titan sword with both hands, making the two blurry black shadows in Sato Jin's vision become clearer.
"Over there?"
Sato Hitoshi pressed a few more times on the numeric keypad.
"Machine gun mode."
"Bang bang bang~"
It was as if endless bullets were spraying out from the muzzle, and under Sato Jin's abnormal control, some of the bullets fell on the same position of another blurry black shadow, making up for the shortcoming of only having a scraping effect and not enough damage.
"Number 4, close your eyes!"
As he spoke, he once again used his hand speed, which had improved from being single for many years, to quickly type on the numeric keypad.
"Flash bomb."
As the electronic sound rang, Sato Jin pulled the trigger, and a pure white light bullet flew out of the muzzle and landed on the ground in front of Mei Bilan Ji.
In an instant, a scorching and dazzling incandescent light suddenly exploded, burning its eyes and taking away its vision. What followed was an extremely uncomfortable noise to its ears, making it cry out in pain.
"Uooaaaaaaaaaaaa~"
The monster's screams did not interrupt Sato Jin's actions, he pressed the numeric keypad again.
"Burst bomb."
The helmet is designed to be able to seamlessly switch to a perfect field of vision according to the on-site environment, so the bright flash as bright as daylight at this moment did not cause any negative impact on Sato Jin, and the same goes for his ears.
He aimed at the figure that was shaking his head in pain and pulled the trigger.
The bullet was ejected at a faster speed than any previous bullet, and hit the target directly according to the owner's wishes.
"Bang~bang~bang~"
The sharp bullet was not enough to break through the fish scale armor covering Mei Bilan Ji's body, but as long as the subsequent propulsion force was sufficient, that would be a different story.
"Machine gun mode."
The continuous bullets fell on the next one, and the constant propulsion force, coupled with the rotation of the bullets themselves, finally succeeded in piercing the muscle after several bullets were consumed.
The explosives inside the bomb exploded instantly. It was obvious that Mei Bilan Ji was not immune to the damage from within. With a cry of pain, a mouthful of hot blood and some internal organs were sprayed out of his mouth.
At this moment, the dazzling light disappeared.
"Number 4, take advantage of now."
When Hikigaya Hachiman heard the electronic voice saying flash bomb and when Sato Jin closed his eyes, he understood what the other party was planning, so when he closed his eyes just now, he also let the hunter take him into the air, and naturally he was not hurt by the noise of the flash bomb.
Now hearing what Sato Jin said, he immediately understood what the other party meant, and ordered the hunter to rush down and use his huge upper jaw to clamp Mei·Bilan·Ji, while at the same time using the bandages that had bound Zi·Chain·Da to restrain his body.
"Uwaaaaaaah~"
The sealed energy, which was of the same origin as it but could only bring negative effects, tortured it. However, as a member of the Gurongi clan who loved war, Mei Bilan Ji suppressed the pain with his strong willpower and controlled the thorns on his arms to expand outward. The sharp thorns immediately caused cracks in the hunter's bandages, and it seemed that if it lasted another one or two seconds, it would have completely broken.
But Hikigaya Hachiman would not give it any chance at all. He directly stabbed the two-handed Titan sword into its legs where the fish scale armor had the weakest defense.
"Uwaaaaaaah~"
A shrill scream came out of its mouth again, but this also aroused its ferocity, and it directly cut off the bandages on its body and fell to the ground from a high altitude.
"It's not over yet!"
With the help of the bandage on his waist and the cooperation of the hunter, Hikigaya Hachiman flipped over and landed on top of the hunter. The Yamdum Spirit Stone on his waist sensed his will and switched back to the fiery red almighty form.
He mobilized the sealed energy in his body and gathered it in his right foot. After it reached the critical value through the leg control ring, the hunter, who was in telepathic communication with him, immediately threw it towards Mei·Bilan·Ji who was falling.
"Julia~"
His right foot, which looked like a golden flame, fell into the air with no support, so he could only raise his hands to block the Mei·Bilan·Ji in front of him.
Hikigaya Hachiman stepped on it and fell to the ground with a loud crash. Mei Bilan Ji's back hit the hard concrete road hard, creating a deep hole in it.
"Ahem~"
A mouthful of blood spurted out of its mouth again along with the fragments of its internal organs. When it wanted to say something, it felt that the familiar energy that made it fall into horrible memories was converging from its limbs to the source of its power - the Kidru Belt where the magic stone Kibolon was located, destroying its body as it passed.
Strands of golden energy emerged from its body like a dense spider web. When they reached the dark ghost face and shattered it, Mei Bilan Ji, like his previously dead compatriots, exploded and turned into a gorgeous spark, leaving behind his own fragmented body.
At this point, the Gurongi who had previously caused Hikigaya Hachiman a tough battle was completely dead.