Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gunshots echoed through the silent night.
Shinobu Kocho, who was flying over the ruins, suddenly stopped.
She looked towards the source of the gunshots.
"Gunshots?"
Shinobu Kocho frowned slightly, "Why would there be gunshots nearby?"
As Shinobu Kocho wondered, something occurred to her.
Her eyes instantly turned cold.
"Oh no!"
Shinobu Kocho quickly flew towards the direction of the gunshots.
Because Abel had said that those guys from the city would irregularly come to the outer district to capture Cursed Children.
Then take them back for training.
After completing training, they would become Initiators.
They would then partner with Promoters and protect the city, and if they were no longer useful, they would be destroyed on the spot.
On the other side.
The leading captain slapped the shooter across the face.
"Baka! Why didn't you use a silencer!!"
"Are you trying to get everyone killed!!"
The shooter kept apologizing with his head down.
Around them, other IIOS organization members watched coldly.
After all, one idiot could really wipe out the entire squad.
"What are you all looking at? Go search! Go find those damned things, and then go back!!"
"Yes!!"
The people around quickly dispersed and began searching for the Cursed Children.
As the crowd scattered.
The squad leader grabbed the guy in front of him by his collar: "Remember, there won't be a next time!!"
"Yes!"
As the squad leader left, the man's expression instantly turned vicious.
His gaze fell upon the Cursed Children in front of him.
It was all because of them!
He was scolded by the captain and slapped in front of his teammates.
He slung the gun from his hand behind his back, then pulled out a katana and walked towards the injured children in front of him.
"It's all you guys!!"
"You monsters!!"
With that, he directly swung his sword at the children.
Just then, a shadow enveloped him.
As he looked up, he saw Shinobu Kocho descending from the sky.
The katana at her waist instantly unsheathed.
The man didn't react, only feeling the world begin to turn upside down.
Thud ~
A head fell to the ground.
Shinobu Kocho turned around, smiling as she said.
"Moshi moshi, little ones, are you alright?"
The children's eyes showed no sense of relief from being rescued; instead, they felt like they had fallen into the hands of an even more dangerous person.
Looking at the children, Shinobu Kocho felt a pang of heartache.
Such wonderful children.
Reduced to this state by this so-called world.
"Big sister is a good person, you know ~"
Shinobu Kocho said with a smile, then continued: "Big sister rushed over as soon as she heard the gunshots."
One of the girls with crimson hair stepped forward.
"Are you really not here to catch us like those people?"
"Of course not, big sister is here to take you home."
Shinobu Kocho gently stroked her head, "Cute little one, what's your name?"
"My name is Aihara Enju."
The crimson-haired girl said earnestly.
"Aihara Enju... what a lovely name."
Shinobu Kocho smiled gently, "Then big sister will take you all away from here now."
Just then, a commotion came from afar, as if other IIOS organization members had discovered the situation here.
"It seems we can't leave just yet."
"Then, little Enju, take your sisters and hide well."
Aihara Enju looked at Shinobu Kocho, then nodded and led the little girls to hide.
Before long.
IIOS members surrounded them.
Upon seeing the head on the ground, those members' eyes widened in fury, and they all drew their weapons.
They encircled Shinobu Kocho.
"Who are you, daring to kill our comrade!" the leader snarled.
Facing these people.
Shinobu Kocho chuckled lightly.
"I killed him because I wanted to, just as you treat those children, I will treat you."
As she spoke, the katana in her hand gleamed with a cold light.
Upon hearing this, the IIOS members roared and charged forward.
Shinobu Kocho's movements were light and agile, like a ghost, as she weaved through the crowd.
The katana in her hand was as graceful as a dancing butterfly.
As the blade flashed, people continuously fell.
Blood splattered, dyeing the surrounding ruins red.
The leader, seeing the situation was dire, pulled out a special handgun from his waist and fired several shots at Shinobu Kocho.
Shinobu Kocho lightly tapped her foot, sidestepping the bullets, and in the blink of an eye, she was in front of him.
She raised her hand and struck with her blade.
Another large head floated high into the air.
The other members, seeing this, dared not move, fearing they would be next.
The smiling woman before them was like a monster.
Just then.
The ground began to shake.
A massive Gastrea opened its enormous maw and emerged from underground, then swallowed all the IIOS members in one gulp.
Shinobu Kocho looked at the Gastrea in front of her.
At this moment, Aihara Enju ran to Shinobu Kocho's side.
"Why did you come?"
"I... I came to help you!"
Aihara Enju said with a trembling voice.
After all, she had never seen such a large Gastrea.
Shinobu Kocho smiled slightly upon hearing this, then ruffled her head.
"Don't worry, big sister is very strong, you know ~"
Saying this, Shinobu Kocho pulled out Jörmungandr's Fang.
It was a katana, entirely snow-white, emanating an ominous aura.
The Gastrea sensed the threat and let out a roar, shaking the surrounding ruins, causing debris to fall.
Its thick forelimb slammed towards Shinobu Kocho, stirring up a gust of wind.
Shinobu Kocho's movements were agile, like a light butterfly, as she sidestepped it, simultaneously swinging Jörmungandr's Fang, carving a deep wound on the Gastrea's forelimb, and dark green blood splattered out.
At the same time, wisps of black gas emerged from the Gastrea's wound.
The characteristic of Jörmungandr's Fang — poison.
How could the fang of a divine beast be blocked by a mere Gastrea?
The Gastrea cried out in pain, roaring furiously, the wound on its body agonizingly painful as the poison spread.
It twisted its body wildly, its massive form crashing through the ruins, trying to shake off the deadly poison.
Aihara Enju nervously clenched her fists, her eyes fixed on the battle scene.
Shinobu Kocho, however, remained calm. She seized the opportunity, leaping up again, Jörmungandr's Fang in her hand gleaming with cold light, and fiercely stabbed towards the Gastrea's neck.
As Jörmungandr's Fang pierced its body.
The Gastrea struggled even more violently, its movements gradually becoming sluggish as the poison had permeated its entire body.
Finally, its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, and before long, it dissolved into a pool of blood.
Shinobu Kocho landed, sheathed her katana, and smiled as she looked at Aihara Enju.
"How was that? Big sister is very powerful, right?"
Aihara Enju's eyes were full of admiration, and she nodded vigorously. "Big sister, you're really strong!"
Afterward, Shinobu Kocho led Aihara Enju and the other children away from the dangerous ruins.
Under the moonlight, their figures gradually receded.
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