Chapter 440: Seriously XX
“What?!”
Sato Shinichi had imagined countless possibilities regarding the opponent’s so-called intel, but he couldn’t help but exclaim upon hearing the actual content.
The main reason was that the news was too unbelievable, to the point where everyone present hadn’t considered this possibility. However, when such news was actually spoken by the enemy, it seemed utterly absurd.
“Are you kidding me? Everyone around felt the energy burst earlier, how could you have possibly left someone inside?”
After a brief shock, Sato Shinichi quickly regained his composure. Both the intel brought by Mizuki Tomohisa and the instrument readings after Kawakawa Hiroshi arrived indicated a strong energy burst around the cage, which did not align with what the person in the black robe said.
But the problem was that the black-robed enemy in front of him now seemed very astute and cunning. To brazenly offer such a completely nonsensical reason, Sato Shinichi found it genuinely difficult to discern the truth of the information for a moment.
“…”
The information revealed in [Takeru Kamikami]’s words truly caught Kazumi off guard for a moment. So the reason they were pursuing her was also for their own purposes. If only she hadn’t been so reckless to experiment at the time. Now they had triggered an energy burst and couldn’t save anyone, and it was impossible to explain it clearly no matter how she tried.
“You can contact them first, no matter what, it won’t cost you much. I have no ulterior motive, I just want to leave here safely.”
Kazumi, too lazy to offer further explanations on this matter, bluntly analyzed the situation for them.
“Mhm.”
Sato Shinichi nodded, understanding the importance of this intel. As the other party said, confirming this matter would not incur significant losses for them, and if it turned out to be true, the gains would be immense.
He took out his communication device and exchanged a few quick words with the other side. Sato Shinichi suddenly raised his head, looked at the black-clothed person still standing in the shadows, and said loudly.
“I don’t know what your true purpose is, but thank you anyway.”
The young girl, who was setting something up nearby, heard the voice from the other side and looked at the giant, who seemed to have shed its hostility. A smile rose to the corner of her lips, and a green light gate appeared again, as she replied.
“We each get what we want. Can I leave now?”
“No!”
“????”
As Kazumi was about to step into the [Kimon], the decisive voice that came again caused the young girl to stumble uncontrollably. With an incredulous expression, she turned to look at that resolute and honest figure. What was going on? Was this a trick to get something for free?
“While the information you provided might be true, the instruments that can verify the actual situation haven’t arrived yet. I can’t let you leave so easily based on such a possibility.”
Sato Shinichi’s face was firm, his eyes staring directly at the black-robed monster not far away, his body tense, as if he were about to attack at any moment.
“Then what do you want to do?”
Listening to those grand pronouncements, the young girl’s expression gradually turned cold. She had initially thought he was someone easy to deal with, but now it seemed he was truly being stubborn.
“You can temporarily rest at our place. If the accuracy of the information is confirmed, we will let you go.”
“Heh, do you believe what you’re saying yourself?”
A cold laugh interrupted the other party’s words. What good could come of a member of a villain organization being invited to the association for tea? And letting them go? If she were really captured, wouldn’t she be at their mercy?
Kazumi, seeing the current situation, was too lazy to engage in further pleasantries with [Takeru Kamikami]. She knew that after hearing about the energy burst, it was completely impossible for them to believe her. However, the young girl didn’t care about this. All she wanted was to convey this information to them.
As long as they verified it and discovered that the real culprits were still in their hands, any potential reinforcements or encirclement operations would naturally cease.
And now, what Kazumi needed to do was to resolve the trouble in front of her!
Countless Corpse Crows flew out from under the girl’s cloak, scattering into the shadows of the trees. Kazumi turned around and disappeared into the [Kimon] again, not giving them any chance to attack.
“Gone?!”
Instinctively maximizing her perception, Sato Shinichi sensed a powerful energy source moving west at extreme speed. He leaped forward to pursue, but in the next moment, as if remembering something, his powerful physique caused him to change direction mid-air. He turned and accelerated with a stomp, rushing towards the direction he came from.
His massive body, like a speeding train, grabbed Mizuki Tomohisa, who was still standing there seemingly out of the loop, and rolled out of their original position.
“Boom!”
The moment the two rolled away, the accumulated energy erupted at the spot where Mizuki Tomohisa had been standing. The burst of dense Death Energy kicked up countless amounts of soil, creating clouds of eerie green mist. The environment enveloped by the mist instantly withered, revealing a large expanse of ghastly white, rotting soil.
“You still figured it out?”
Hidden in the shadows, Kazumi looked with some regret at Mizuki Tomohisa, who was saved by [Takeru Kamikami]. She couldn’t help but admire that he had seen through her misdirection at the last moment and forcefully saved the person with his physical strength.
The young girl was no saint. Not to mention the international convention of “taking out the support first” in team fights, but the mere fact that he possessed the ability to track her was enough for Kazumi to want to kill this priest-like figure many times over.
Moreover, these psionic users, in any sense of the word, were disgusting to the point of wanting to kill!
Seeing that her attack failed this time, Kazumi was not discouraged. She stepped into the [Kimon] again, preparing to seek her next opportunity. Regardless, she needed to deal with this priest first, otherwise, no matter how much she ran, it would be meaningless.
“Hmm?”
As the young girl changed her position and continued to make arrangements, she discovered that new developments had occurred in the battlefield not far away, disrupting Kazumi’s thoughts at the moment.
It seemed that [Takeru Kamikami] said something to Mizuki Tomohisa. The young priest nodded, took out a large seashell to protect himself, and then slowly retreated towards where he had come from.
Seeing the situation, Kazumi was too lazy to think about what the other side was planning. The Kimon flickered, and her figure quickly left her original area, decisively heading towards the planned escape route.
[Takeru Kamikami], meanwhile, slowly walked to the edge of the large pit that had been created. He looked back at Mizuki Tomohisa, who had already moved a considerable distance away, and then sensed the energy traces left by the black-robed person. He didn’t mind the speed of their departure, only confirming a general direction.
His tall body slowly crouched down, hands hanging down his back, and forcefully gripped the edge of the sunken ground. His muscles writhed continuously with his breaths, and finally, they tensed completely, as if he were a giant human spring compressed to its limit.
His waist, hips, and arms exerted force simultaneously, as if lifting a table, forcefully releasing that terrifying great power.
The next second, the earth moved and the mountains shook!
