Chapter 295: Dying Struggle
“Tsk, what a boring will.”
On the rooftop of the TV Tower, enveloped in green mist, the young girl under the wide black robe crossed her arms, her face etched with a mocking expression as she indifferently watched Asakusa Ryuuya and the other struggling against the ghoul onslaught.
As for Oyama Gōzan, who was skilled at long-range throwing, only a headless corpse lay on the ground, with a few shrewd Corpse Crows perched on it, pecking at the flesh and blood.
Kazumi’s hidden trump card also played a decisive role at this moment. While it wasn’t unmanageable, she understood the principle that the more her capabilities were revealed, the more intel would be exposed.
The current situation was temporarily under her control, and Kazumi didn’t want any unexpected events to occur due to her carelessness, as compared to the main objective of her baiting mission, these street heroes weren’t even appetizers.
Thus, the Corpse Crows, which had been acting as scouts and guards all along, now served a new purpose. A surprise attack from behind directly blew off the head of the robust thrower, allowing Kazumi to focus more energy on controlling the ghouls to围剿 the other two.
Actually, Kazumi didn’t quite understand the reason behind their actions. To protect the people? To prevent the seal from being broken?
The girl’s mission from beginning to end was only to pretend to break the seal, forcing the powerful hero in charge of the entire area to reinforce here. As for the others, they posed no significant threat.
Although there was a Psychic outside of the intel, in terms of the capabilities displayed, he wasn’t even as good as that little girl Mai Shinomiyai. He couldn’t even break through Little Black’s shell. She didn’t know why they had to go to such lengths.
Street heroes were actually only responsible for general area security and ordinary superpowered criminal issues. If they encountered a relatively strong superpowered criminal organization, they would have to seek help from the Association’s superiors, and this so-called hero identity was merely being a bit stronger than ordinary people.
In the eyes of the girl who had always only considered herself, undertaking such a known impossible task at the cost of her own life, such a heroic belief.
It was truly foolish!
…
“Gōzan!!”
At this moment, Asakusa Ryuuya’s entire body was surging with transparent air currents. The azure light on his spear repelled the terrifying monsters lunging at him with every strike. Yet, even so, the encirclement by the dense horde of corpses made it impossible for him to break free. He could only watch helplessly as his friend of many years of fighting side-by-side had his head pierced by a large black bird, his headless body crashing heavily to the ground.
The air currents on his body erupted again, and Asakusa Ryuuya’s spear directly cleared a space in front of him, scattering severed limbs and bloodied flesh everywhere.
“Ryuuya, calm down!!”
An ink mark slashed out, blocking an attack flying from the distance. The two ink beasts at his feet leaped up, intercepting the ghouls lunging at Asakusa Ryuuya’s opening. Saemon Kiyo shouted at Asakusa Ryuuya, who was attacking with red eyes.
This kind of frantic attack that disregarded stamina consumption might have a good effect on normal people, but for the undead horde before them, if they lost their previous precise repulsion method, the loss of body parts would not hinder their advance. Conversely, the openings exposed by their wide, sweeping movements would hasten their demise.
“Hoo—”
He let out a long breath. The death of his close friend was not something that could be calmed by a few words. However, Asakusa Ryuuya also knew that with their current situation, they didn’t have much time to be angry or sad.
The previously erratic moves became agile again, like a cunning poisonous snake, utilizing the spiritual energy attached to the spearhead to precisely cleave the ghouls in two. Asakusa Ryuuya, panting, asked Saemon Kiyo behind him.
“Kiyo, can you still hold on?”
Saemon Kiyo was also breathing heavily, and such rapid breathing indicated his poor condition for a spellcaster. With a horizontal stroke of his brush, he erected a wall of ink between them. Saemon Kiyo wiped the sweat from his forehead, his eyes fixed on Kazumi, who stood nonchalantly in the distance.
“I can still manage, Ryuuya, did you notice?” “Mm, he hasn’t made a move on the seal.”
Taking advantage of the ghoul’s retreat, the two quickly exchanged the information they could gather.
“Then his objective…” “Is Master Yuzawa!”
Asakusa Ryuuya kicked a ghoul away with a heavy foot, then thrust his spear into its head, but his expression was one of extreme shock. With an angry look, he stared at Kazumi, who stood in the distance watching them like monkeys.
The other party’s objective was not just to break the seal on the demon snake’s fragmented limbs, but also to catch all the heroes, including Yuzawa!
“Hoo—”
After figuring out the other party’s intention in his mind, Asakusa Ryuuya slowed his breathing. Regardless of how much confidence he had in the abilities of the high-ranking heroes, he still knew that one party was in the light and the other in the dark. If targeted preparations were made, it was not impossible to kill a stronger enemy.
“Kiyo, since the other party has no intention of attacking the seal now, our plan needs to change.”
Although the two of them now had virtually no hope of escape, Asakusa Ryuuya never gave up any hope. This was because the longer the two could stall for time, the more residents could be evacuated from the dangerous area. This alone was enough for him to try his best to hold on.
“Mm, you command.”
Saemon Kiyo nodded with his eyes closed. The excessive spiritual energy output had begun to make his head feel dizzy, but he was still willing to believe in his teammate’s persistence. He bit his left thumb hard, smearing the bright red blood onto the tip of his brush, and his previously declining spiritual energy surged explosively at this moment.
“Then, let’s hold on with all our might until Master Yuzawa arrives.”
“I must, I must deliver the enemy’s intel to him!”
…
Ten minutes later, on the TV station rooftop.
Kazumi still stood in her previous posture, but the battle in the distance had completely ended.
The remaining few ghouls, under Kazumi’s control, dragged the two damaged bodies towards her. At this moment, the young girl finally got a clear look at the faces of these heroes who had been fighting her.
Asakusa Ryuuya’s face was contorted in pain, and the heaving of his chest proved that a flicker of life remained, but the ghoul arm inserted straight into his chest also indicated that he was not far from death.
“Still couldn’t control it well…”
Kazumi sighed softly, feeling a little helpless. The ghouls’ intelligence was too low; they could basically only follow basic simple instructions, and with their nature, it was too difficult to ask them to preserve a complete corpse.
Her gaze swept over Asakusa Ryuuya’s semi-dead body, and Kazumi shifted her attention to another Psychic wearing a long robe.
This Psychic who used ink techniques seemed to be preserved quite well. This way, the sacrifice priority could be increased a bit.
But suddenly, Kazumi’s steps forward halted. The mocking smile on her face had not faded.
“Die!”
A shout erupted from the lifeless body. A giant tiger imbued with spiritual energy flew out from the scroll hidden in his sleeve, charging directly at Kazumi.
“Dying struggle.”
With a slight wave of disinterest, she dismissed the attack as a meaningless resistance from a dying person. Dark green Death Aura appeared in front of her, ready to block the final attack.
And just as the energy within the girl began to release, a dark blade appeared beside Kazumi like a ghost.
Ethereal energy flowed around the blade, and it ruthlessly stabbed towards her neck.
