Okay, I'll let him know, but Sato promised me one thing..."
"Don't worry, I will try my best not to let him get hurt."
Although Sakaki Gami hadn't finished his words, Sato Jin, who knew him to a certain extent, also understood what he wanted to say next.
But the enemy's strength is unknown, and he is still an auxiliary staff member, so he cannot guarantee that Hikigaya Hachiman will not be injured. But he can still guarantee that he will not be injured by trying his best to suppress the enemy like he did yesterday.
He won't promise something that is impossible to accomplish, but once he makes a promise, he will do his best to complete it.
The reason why Zhixiong Li Ke would help him, a person who often "broke appointments", was not only because he was a policeman and his cousin.
What's more, he values commitment and responsibility.
Once he makes a commitment, he will take responsibility and do his best to achieve it.
Therefore, she believed that he would not use the black-tech armor for bad things, but would become a good policeman who protected the citizens.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Sato."
So, when Sakami heard him make the promise, he hung up the phone.
"You still refuse to tell me No. 4's identity. It seems that his identity is a bit sensitive, or it is an identity that I cannot accept."
Without thinking about this problem any further, Sato Jin focused his attention on the surrounding roads, so as not to accidentally miss the trace of Mei Garito Ji.
Chapter 49: The Second Rider's Protection Period is About to Expire
"So boring~ Let's just finish the game quickly, Ge Group?"
Mei Galido Ji glanced at the promotion task on his wrist, which only required a hundred people to complete. When he thought about stepping into the Ge Group, he lost the desire to continue playing.
Because if you play a game for too long, you will get bored. Plus, you can't change the rules at will, so you can only keep playing the game that you're bored of, so you don't plan to continue playing.
"Then let's finish the game here all at once. There are quite a lot of games anyway."
Mei Galido Ji looked at the dense crowd in front of him, a cold smile on his face, "There are still many people, how lucky!"
It completed the U-turn silently, changed gears, stepped on the accelerator pedal, and the truck sped backwards again. Behind it was a crowded commercial street.
"Wuwuwu…"
A roar like the roar of a wild beast sounded on the right side of Mei Galido Ji. He turned around with some confusion and saw a black, still spinning tire.
"Clang~"
The car window was smashed and flying debris splashed towards it, but it did not panic at the sudden situation. Instead, it showed a happy smile.
"Is it Kuuga? This way it won't be so boring, and I can also try out my new power!"
An amber halo flickered on its body, and when it faded, it revealed a terrifying monster with a giant dark green claw on both hands and a layer of pitch-black hard armor covering its body, similar to a hermit crab.
He clenched his right hand into a fist, accumulating tremendous strength in it, and punched out like a heavy artillery piece, bringing with it a layer of strong wind pressure, which suddenly landed on the tire in front of him.
"Sizzle~"
The soft armor on the fingers and the rapidly rotating tires scraped against each other, producing a series of huge sparks. It was obvious that the grip of the rear wheels alone was not enough to compete with a punch that weighed tons. After a moment of stalemate, the wheels were knocked out of the car window.
"Anaesthetic bomb."
A cold electronic sound rang out.
"Bang bang bang~"
At the moment the wheel left the road, several bullets took advantage of the gap and flew in, hitting Mei Galido Ki who was completely unaware of it.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~"
The projectile broke apart after landing on the hard armor, and the powerful anesthetic gas trapped inside immediately spread throughout the entire driver's seat.
"Ahem~ What is this?"
The pungent smell made Mei Galido Ki cough uncomfortably. He had not learned much modern human knowledge and was completely unable to understand the current situation. While he was still thinking about what this thing was, he found that his body was a little slow in accepting the brain's commands.
"The gas is slowing me down?"
It was very confident in its own strength and had never thought that this would have any disadvantages on it. On the contrary, it was quite interested in the changes at the moment.
It's not that it's stupid, but it has always been in the position of a hunter, which makes it feel that weak humans cannot hurt it.
This has been its long-standing perception, and it has never heard of any of its kind being injured by human weapons, so it doesn't take it to heart.
Of course, the most important point is.
Who would care when they can kill the insects with just a flick of the hand at any time, since the insects are powerless to fight back?
If you think about it this way, Mei Galido Ji's behavior is actually very normal.
"Everyone, I am a police officer. I have now controlled the unconfirmed life form. Please evacuate in an orderly manner."
Sato Jin didn't know how effective the anesthetic that Shikuma Rika said could make an elephant unconscious for three days and three nights would be on this unidentified life form in front of him that looked like a hermit crab.
However, looking at the crowded commercial street in front of him, he, who was alone at the moment, had no better solution. He could only use the loudspeaker system of the murderer to convey the evacuation request to the people present, but he was not sure how effective it would be.
"What? Unconfirmed life form?"
"No way? An unconfirmed life form has appeared?"
"Run away~"
Just as he had imagined, when people heard that an unidentified life form that killed people indiscriminately had appeared, they began to run away like crazy.
In an instant, the commercial street was in chaos.
The only thing he could be thankful for was that no foot-trampling accidents had been found so far.
Perhaps this is due to the frequent earthquakes in this country.
It's not that Sato Jin didn't think of other response plans, but for humans who are in a disadvantaged position, they are always in a passive position.
Even if he asked Shixiong Riko to keep informing the Metropolitan Police Department of the location of Mei Galido Kei so that the Metropolitan Police Department could notify nearby residents to hide based on real-time positioning, it would be useless.
Because, if the citizens heard it, it means that Mei Galido Ji also heard it.
So, at this time, does he have to bet that the other party will be kind-hearted and drive directly into the house, crushing the citizens who are hiding in the house and dare not go out?
Obviously, it is a very foolish thing to pin your hope of survival on the kindness of your enemy.
Indeed, it is very likely that it will suddenly attack and injure people on the road, but Sato Ren has at least discovered through observation that after it kills someone, it will only start killing after driving a long distance.
A guess that has been proven by facts is obviously more worth betting on than an unknown and high-risk guess.
So, Sato Jin could only gamble.
He is a man, not a god.
He can only try his best to do his best, but he can never be perfect.
This is the tragedy of being in a disadvantaged position.
Even if his conscience would be cut into pieces, he could only grit his teeth and choose the approach that carries the least risk for the citizens.
Fortunately, his bet was right.
"Then, the next step is to delay the actions of No. 12, try to buy time for the citizens to evacuate, and wait for No. 4 to arrive."
Sato Jin pressed a few buttons on the digital keypad of the multi-function pistol.
"Flash bomb."
While Mei Galido Ji was still studying the anesthetic gas that filled the driver's seat and could make his body react slowly, another bullet landed on him. Curious about the unknown, he opened his eyes wide and observed carefully, ready to see what strange effects this small piece of iron would have.
"Wow~"
Then it saw a white-hot light that was enough to blind its eyes and a buzzing sound that almost deafened its ears.
"Uooaaaaaaaaaaa~"
Mei Galido Ji instantly lost awareness of his surroundings.
"Flash bomb."
"Flash bomb."
"Flash bomb."
"…"
Lacking an attack that could defeat the enemy in one blow, and with Shixiong Rika clearly stating that the current armor could only withstand attacks of less than 10 tons without damage, Sato Jin had no plans to go up and test the opponent's strength himself when he had no idea how powerful the unconfirmed life form No. 12 was.
Because he is now the only one who can delay its pace. If the other party starts killing because of his momentary risk, it will be useless even if he dies a hundred times.
Therefore, he still chose the safest method and used the flash bomb with the idea of delaying as long as possible.
As for explosive bombs and the like, he looked at the unknown hard armor covering the opponent's entire body and said the same thing - play it safe.
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"It seems that the police officer can't defeat the unidentified life form, or does he have a weapon of mass destruction, but can't use it because of our presence?"
Yuigahama Yui in the crowd frowned and looked at Sato Jin who was constantly using flash bombs in the distance, with a look of struggle on her face.
"If it was Xiaoqi at this time, he would definitely not think so much and would directly choose to sacrifice himself, then..."
A silvery-white light spread in his eyes.
"I can't lose too much to him either."
The invisible force quickly spread around her.
"Otherwise, how could I win his favor?"
There was a slight tingling sensation in the brain.
"Besides, I don't want to just think about my own survival and watch so many people die!"
People on the commercial street suddenly felt that their bodies had become much lighter, and they were able to run much faster. They also had enough time to pay attention to the situation around them, avoiding pushing and shoving, and evacuating efficiently at high speed.
In just one and a half minutes, the entire commercial street had completed the evacuation, leaving a wide open space for Sato Jin to move freely.
"Eh? Why does it feel much better than last time? Is it possible that the more you use your superpowers, the more powerful they become?"
After taking back her superpowers, Yuigahama Yui found that she didn't feel dizzy and didn't have a nosebleed this time. This made her, who had prepared herself for coma and tried to comfort her parents, feel a little uncomfortable.
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"Oh? There is actually an Agito who is willing to sacrifice himself? This really surprises me."
The blurry black shadow stood on a high place as usual, watching everything happening in the commercial street at the moment. When he witnessed Yuigahama Yui's selfless dedication, he said with some emotion.
"However, Agito is still Agito after all. No matter how kind he is now, it will be useless. Once he fully awakens, he will still become a slave to power."
There was deep disgust in his voice.
"So, it's better for this kind of existence to die."
Invisible energy flows through him.
"If you find them, let the angels kill them."
"After all, Agito doesn't belong to the human category, so I'm not breaking the agreement, right?"
At this moment, Yuigahama Yui doesn't know that her selfless act did not bring her good luck. On the contrary, she still faced the misfortune that she had always feared.
"Well, let me see how you get through this time, Hachiman."
The blurry shadow's tone was quite complicated.
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"Now that most people have left, the other side has started to get used to the flash bombs."
Sato Jin looked at Mei·Gallido·Ki, who had already gotten used to the effects of the flashbang and was blocking the negative effects of the flashbang through the eyepiece of his helmet, and was already preparing to rush out.
He clipped the multi-purpose pistol to the buckle of his belt, and took out another much larger rifle with a numeric keypad from the pursuer's weapon box, and entered combat commands on it.
"Machine gun mode."
"Now we can only gamble and see."
He pulled the trigger, and a bright blue light bullet shot out from the muzzle, accurately landing on Mei Garido Ji, who was still in the habitual blinding state.
"Boom~"
Black smoke that seemed to cover the sky and the sun spread out from the driver's seat, mixed with the monster's screams of pain.
Without any hesitation, Sato Jin kept pulling the trigger until the electronic sound of "Cooling" sounded. He put down his most lethal weapon at the moment, picked up the multi-functional pistol again, and carefully aimed at the driver's seat of the truck where there was no explosion but black smoke filled the sky.Swoosh~"
The electronic screen only captured a black shadow, and then Sato Jin's vision turned into the blue sky and white clouds, and the intense pain that began to slowly spread from his body to his brain.
"You seemed to really enjoy beating me just now, Linduo~"
Mei Galido Ki, speaking a language he was familiar with, appeared in front of the fallen Sato Jin unharmed.
"This is bad..."
Chapter 50: The second rider whose protection period has expired, Hikigaya Hachiman arrives
"Hahahaha~ What a terrifying enemy. He can actually develop resistance to the same attack or something."
Sato Jin said somewhat depressedly while hiding behind a broken wall.
Sensing the sound of breaking air, he quickly lowered his head, rolled forward, and then pulled the trigger backwards. The explosive bullets were able to break through the fish-scale outer armor of Mei·Bilan·Ji. This time, even with the subsequent thrust, they could not break through the black hard armor on Mei·Galido·Ji's body. However, the power released by the explosives hidden under the bullets also stopped the opponent's advance a little, giving Sato Ren time to conduct guerrilla warfare.
Otherwise, he would have been dead the moment it stood in front of him.
"Wait a little longer. Li Ke said that he will make me a melee weapon tomorrow. He also said that it can guarantee to break the defense, and it will not only have the effect of scraping like it does now."
Thinking about all these random things is not actually a distraction in this critical moment, but rather a way for Sato Jin to relieve his tension in a crisis. Otherwise, the shadow of death that follows him like a shadow will really drive him crazy.
Death, only those who have experienced it know how terrifying it is.
The reason you are not afraid of death is either because when you face death, you lose the opportunity to make new choices.
Or, you have lost the meaning of living.
Otherwise, all living things would be afraid of death.
Sato Jin fired a few more shots behind him without even looking back, not hoping to hurt Mei Galido Ki, but just hoping to stop its advance. As for the flash bomb, he had already used it when it stood in front of him, and it was useless. As a result, he was hit by the opponent's punch again, and even now he felt his breathing was burning.
"I remember that No. 4's sword couldn't even break No. 11's defense. No. 12's defense is obviously stronger. What should we do then?"
He ducked to avoid the fist coming towards his head, then rolled over to avoid the kick that followed. Sato Jin aimed at the fire extinguisher not far away from Mei Galido Ji.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~"
The fire extinguisher shattered into pieces, and the gas inside suddenly spread out, bringing with it a slightly pungent smell, which made it feel uncomfortable for a moment and it covered its mouth and nose and coughed.
But this time it learned its lesson and jumped out of the gas coverage, catching up with Sato Jin who was staggering away.
"The game is over, Lindo."
It punched Sato Jin, who realized the crisis and protected his chest with his hands, and knocked him flying amid sparks. He hit the wall hard and was embedded in it with such a fierce force.
"Ahem, this is troublesome~"
No matter how good the shock absorption system was, after being hit several times in a row, Sato Jin felt that his internal organs were instantly displaced and his whole body seemed to be numb. His brain tried desperately to give the body instructions to act, but it did not get any feedback.
"But..."
Mei Galido Ji might have felt that Sato Jin was now a lamb to be slaughtered and there was no need to pay too much attention to him, so he walked towards him slowly, perhaps also appreciating the despair of his prey.
But it was destined to be disappointing.
"I can't fall down yet. Without me to stop you, those citizens who haven't run far will be in danger."
My whole body felt as if it were filled with lead, and every movement sent a protest to my brain.
"No. 4 can't defeat a monster like you without my support!"
Protests can be suppressed by willpower, and the body can still move as long as it is not disabled.
"Riko said there will be new equipment tomorrow, equipment that can kill you."
If you can move, you can continue fighting.
"How can I be killed here by a guy like you!"
With his strong will, he suppressed the pain that affected his actions, pulled his right hand out from the wall, and punched Mei·Galido·Ji who was looking at him in surprise.
"Bang~"
The punch was filled with Sato Jin's determination not to give up and his anger towards the unconfirmed life forms for slaughtering humans. Under the power system of the armor itself, it was completely knocked away.
"I still have a lot of things to protect..."
Sato Jin broke free from the wall, discarded the multi-functional pistol that was definitely useless against Mei Galido Ji, and used his fists and feet, with the blessing of his inner emotions, like a storm, to hit it hard.
"To die at the hands of a guy like you who takes people's lives at will..."
An uppercut hit its jaw, and the powerful force lifted it off the ground and lifted it upward.
"I can't find peace even as a ghost~"
A beautiful spinning kick hit the abdomen like a cannonball, smashing it into the wall on the other side, avenging itself for being embedded in the wall.
Sato Jin pulled out the multi-purpose pistol from his waist and aimed at Mei Garido Ki who was now temporarily unable to move.
With his field of vision and time much better than before, he displayed his qualities as a sharpshooter to perfection, and after firing an explosive bullet, he immediately switched to machine gun mode and fired dozens of bullets from two magazines into the explosive bullet that was at the heart of the weapon.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss~"
The bullet in the front turned into a drill and spun wildly, trying to penetrate the solid armor blocking its front. The collision between the two created a series of sparks, and the subsequent bullets fell behind the explosive bullet to increase the propulsion force, allowing it to break through the defense of the armor.
"Crack~"
A slight shattering sound was heard, and after consuming more bullets than before, the explosive bomb at the front finally lived up to his expectations and penetrated the enemy's hard armor.
With a loud "boom", the explosive bomb exploded, and black smoke instantly enveloped the figure of Mei Galido Ji.
"There's so much smoke again, it looks like there's probably no damage."
Sato Jin understood that the current disadvantage in the battle situation had not been reversed by the brief outburst just now, so he immediately fled without looking back, intending to continue his guerrilla warfare with Mei Galido Ki, so as to buy more time for the citizens who had been running for who knows how long, and for Hikigaya Hachiman to arrive.
However, after running a few steps, his vision turned to looking up at the ceiling again, and the protests of his body became louder, so loud that he could hear Shixiong Riko's crying voice asking him not to die.
"Ahem…"
The helmet smelled of rust, my vision began to double after turning red, and all the sounds I heard were shrill beeps.
[It seems like this time it really won't work.]
Not to mention using his will to overcome the pain, Sato Jin's brain was now completely dull and he was unable to muster a clear consciousness to give his body instructions to act.
"Linduo, you have angered me, Mei. Galido. Ki, so I will make you watch the Linduo you are protecting being killed in front of you, and then I will kill you."
Mei·Galido·Ki lifted up the limp Sato Jin with his right hand and walked towards the road outside where his beloved truck was parked.
Not long after it walked out of the now deserted commercial street, a figure flying rapidly from the sky hit it directly. The sudden attack caused its right hand to loosen in severe pain.
A pitch-black bandage stretched out, caught Sato Jin who was about to fall to the ground, and gently placed him on an open space relatively far away.
"Hunter, take Officer Sato to the hospital first."
A calm voice came out of Hikigaya Hachiman's mouth.
"But, Kuuga you..."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, and you're pretty fast back and forth, aren't you?"
"Okay, I'll come back as quickly as possible."
The hunter knew the boy's personality well. Once he made a decision, there would be no room for negotiation. So for his safety, the first thing to do now was to send Sato Jin to the hospital immediately instead of arguing here about their respective opinions, which would do nothing but make things worse.
"Well, let me meet you now, Mei Galido Ji!"
Hikigaya Hachiman switched into Titan form, holding the Titan giant sword in his hand and spoke coldly.
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"You've become stronger again. This time you should be able to generate new power. Otherwise, even you can't defeat it now."
"I'm really looking forward to your growth, Hachiman!"
The blurry black shadow said this while looking at Hikigaya Hachiman in the distance.
Chapter 51: Not as fast as the enemy's growing strength
The commercial street is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. All that can be heard is the fight between two monsters and their roars.
Hikigaya Hachiman held the Titan Sword in his hand and blocked the giant pincers that were coming towards him from Mei Galido Ki. A large amount of hot sparks burst out from the collision of metal.
Then he clenched his free left hand into a fist, and before the opponent's other giant pincer could have a chance to smash down, he attacked its wide-open belly with lightning speed.
"Bang~"
The fist with tons of force slammed heavily on the hard armor on Mei Galido Ji's abdomen, and the ferocious force created cracks in the indestructible armor.
Hikigaya Hachiman retracted his fist, with some fragments of hard armor and bits of flesh and blood stuck to it. He ignored Mei Galido Ki who was retreating while holding his stomach, and quickly turned around and gave it a powerful kick in the face, sending it flying.
After landing, he didn't stop at all. He rushed forward quickly and slashed at the enemy in the air who couldn't dodge with his sword.
But for the Gurongi clan who love killing and seem to exist only for killing, Mei Garido Ki is obviously not that easy to fall into the trap.
As it adjusted its body posture, it raised the huge pincers on both hands to block the Titan's giant sword that was chopping towards its head, and used the enemy's force to stand on the ground.
After finding the fulcrum, it quickly adjusted the strength around it, steadily stopped the force of retreating backwards, and wrestled with the enemy.
"Kuuga, you've become stronger too."
Mei Garido Ji knew very well that the Kuuga in front of him was not the Riku who defeated the Gurongi clan in the ancient times. Except for the king, Daguba, no Gurongi could survive a single blow from him.
He also knew that the Kuuga in front of him was being beaten the whole time when facing Mei·Jiiga·Ji and Mei·Bilan·Ji, and he couldn't even break the defense. If it weren't for the help of the Linduo warrior just now, he might have become the score of those two fellows.
Based on this, it understood that the other party had become stronger.
Mei Garido Ji did not speak Gurongi, but Japanese.
Of course, Hikigaya Hachiman understood what it said, and also understood the subtext of its joking tone.
The Yamdum Spirit Stone has the ability to enhance the host's physique according to the host's wishes.
In the past, he was afraid that his strength would increase too quickly and he would forget his original intention and become a slave to power.
In addition, there is an ultimate dark existence.
He didn't dare to allow the Yamdum Spirit Stone to transform his body, otherwise he didn't know whether he would still be Hikigaya Hachiman at that time.
However, the scene the day before yesterday made him realize it deeply.
The weak have no right to choose at all.
So, from that day on, he allowed the Yam Damu Spirit Stone to transform his body.
The effect is quite significant, otherwise he wouldn't have broken the floor.
Thinking back on this, he felt a little blocked in his heart for some reason, and his voice became a lot hoarser.
"Yeah, if I don't become stronger I won't be able to kill you."
The strength gradually increased, and the advantage began to slowly lean towards his side. Mei Galido Ji only felt that the opponent's strength had increased a lot. Under the suppression of the huge force, its right leg could not help but be forced to bend, otherwise it felt that its leg would be crippled.
"In the long battle with you Gurongi, I found that any conspiracy or trick is useless. Only real force can defeat you."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked down at Mei Galido Ki, who was struggling under his sword. There were already spider-web-like cracks on his right knee, and it was obvious that he was having a hard time holding on.
"Since the opponent is not human, and human power cannot defeat you..."
He clenched his left hand into a fist and smashed it down on its hideous face like a cannonball, causing it to spit blood from its mouth and fly backwards like a kite with a broken string.
He looked at the blood on his left hand and said slowly, word by word: "Then I will not be a human being anymore."
He rushed forward and slashed at the enemy with his sword just as Mei Galido Ji got up, but the enemy blocked his attack with his giant pincers again.
The ferocious force was transmitted from his hands to his whole body, causing Mei Galido Ji, who was already retreating in mid-air, to fly backwards at an even faster speed.
Hikigaya Hachiman pushed the ground hard with his right foot, and flew into the air to catch up with the flying enemy. He held the Titan sword high above his head with both hands and chopped down at Mei·Gallito·Ki with the force of splitting Mount Hua.
"Boom~"
Even though Mei Galido Ji once again raised his giant pincers in time to block the fatal blow, the heavy force still smashed it into the ground. Dense spider-web-like cracks spread out in all directions with its back as the center.
"Ahem…"
The surging force was like an endless wave, constantly washing over its limbs and bones. Its relatively weak internal organs were immediately damaged to varying degrees, causing it to spit out a mouthful of hot blood.
However, the effect of Hikigaya Hachiman's sword just now was not just that simple.
"Crack, crack, crack…"
The giant claw that was still wrestling with the Titan's sword made sounds like glass breaking, and fine cracks spread rapidly in it, covering the entire claw in the blink of an eye.