A day before the meeting in Tokyo Conference Hall,
IISO Tokyo Branch,
Heavy rain continued to fall over the entrance of the IISO Tokyo Branch.
The security forces stationed outside remained frozen in place. Their rifles were still raised, and their fingers rested against the triggers, yet none of them could move even slightly.
Throughout the assault, they had heard gunfire, explosions, and terrified screams echoing from deep within the facility. The ground had shaken repeatedly beneath their feet. Then, little by little, every sound from inside had disappeared.
After some time, footsteps came from beyond the destroyed entrance and all the guard present felt his heart tighten.
Xiao Feng slowly emerged from the ruined building. His white robes spotless and Kurogiri hung on his waist.
Despite everything that had happened inside, he looked no different from when he had entered.
But none of the guards could see him as an ordinary child anymore.
Xiao Feng stopped before the immobilized security forces. His star-like eyes calmly swept across them then he raised his hand.
The invisible force restraining them suddenly disappeared and several guards immediately collapsed onto the wet ground.
A few others staggered backwards, gasping heavily as control returned to their limbs.
One frightened soldier nearly pulled the trigger out of instinct but his commanding officer hurriedly grabbed the rifle and forced its barrel toward the ground.
"Don't fire!"
Xiao Feng merely looked at them and no one dared to move again.
After a brief silence, he finally spoke. His young voice was cold, "Go back. Tell the senior officials of the Tokyo Area that the Cursed Children are under my protection from now on.".
"If anyone imprisons them, experiments on them, or treats them like disposable tools, I will come for them.".
"Remember those words."
Xiao Feng turned around and walked back through the destroyed entrance.
The surviving guards remained standing in the rain for several seconds.
None of them understood why they had been spared. However, they understood what was expected of them.
Their commanding officer slowly lowered his weapon.
"Withdraw."
The security forces began retreating from the facility.
At first, they moved cautiously, afraid that the boy might suddenly change his mind.
Once they had gained enough distance, their retreat turned into a desperate run.
They immediately contacted their superiors and reported everything they had witnessed.
The IISO Headquarters soon obtained the surviving surveillance footage from the Tokyo Branch.
The recording showed Xiao Feng entering the facility, destroying its defences, killing every person who resisted him inside, and releasing the imprisoned Cursed Children.
The guards' testimony confirmed that the footage was real and they also repeated the message Xiao Feng had given them.
The Cursed Children were now under his protection.
By the end of the night, the footage and the survivors' report had been delivered to the senior officials of the Tokyo Area.
Soon afterward, the IISO Headquarters distributed the same information to every surviving government in the world.
Xiao Feng had deliberately allowed the security forces at the entrance to survive. Through them, his message reached the people he wanted to hear it.
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Next Morning,
Warm sunlight entered through the narrow windows of the underground hall.
For the first time in years, the rescued girls slept without restraints around their wrists, armed guards outside their rooms, or the fear of being taken away for another experiment.
Dozens of children lay beneath blankets spread across the floor. Some slept beside their friends, while many of the younger girls had gathered around Xiao Feng during the night.
When Xiao Feng opened his eyes, he found Koharu holding his left arm while a red-haired girl slept against his shoulder. Several others were curled up close to him.
Their breathing was soft and peaceful.
Xiao Feng remained still for a moment, unwilling to disturb them. The cold expression he had worn while slaughtering the IISO personnel was nowhere to be seen.
He carefully freed his arm from Koharu's grasp and pulled the blanket over her shoulders.
Koharu murmured in her dream, "Onii-chan…"
"I'm here," Xiao Feng whispered.
Hearing his voice, she relaxed and returned to sleep.
Xiao Feng looked around the hall and smiled.
The previous night had been unexpectedly lively.
Once the girls overcame their fear and realized that no one would hurt them again, they surrounded Xiao Feng. Their curious voices, calling him "onii-chan" with such innocence, had melted his exhaustion.
Unable to resist their charm, he had answered every question, indulging their curiosity.
He could not resist the temptation of Loli calling him onii-chan and started answering all their questions.
Can you imagine an Otaku being able to resist a cute loli?
No, right?
"Onii-chan, what food do you like?"
"What is your favourite colour?"
"How did you cut the bars?"
"Do you like long hair or short hair?"
"Do you already have someone you like?"
"Are you really a lolicon like Koharu said.
The last question had immediately caused the entire group to become quiet as dozens of curious eyes stared at him.
Xiao Feng, who was happily enjoying being called Onii-chan by a group of lolis, was immediately speechless then he glared at Koharu who shrank behind Rem and Ram.
The little girl ruined her reputation.
Xiao Feng then gave Koharu a long lecture and explained he wasn't a lolicon. Unfortunately, the little girls didn't believe him ans few even promised to marry him no matter how much he explained.
Kisara had watched from the side with an amused smile.
"You defeated an entire branch by yourself, but this is what makes you nervous?"
"Those are completely different situations," Xiao Feng rolled his eyes. .
The conversation didn't continue for long because, Xiao Feng taught them the cultivation methods he has taught Koharu.
Same as Koharu, after practicing the Chaos Devouring Art, .
By circulating it, the girls devoured the Gastrea factor within their bodies and refined it into pure cultivation energy.
Most of them reached Da Dou Shi because their infection rare wasn't strong and the amount of Gastrea virus within their body was small. A few however were promoted to Dou Ling because they were severely infected and almost about to turn into Gastrea.
Although the entire process took several hours, the result were worth the effort. Their corrosion rates had now fallen to zero and the Gastrea virus had disappeared from their body.
Looking at their peaceful faces, Xiao Feng smiled softly but then looked towards the outside.
"Are you here already?"
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