Luke sat to one side, watching the Four Horsemen of John and the Imperial Demon Army slaughter each other.
The Imperial Demon Army's reinforcements were significantly stronger than the first batch; Luke did a quick sweep and saw that the highest-grade cursed gear present was Child-rank.
The reinforcement units that had just arrived were also extremely bewildered at this moment.
Wasn't it supposed to be Vampires? Why were there Four Horsemen of John, and three such massive ones at that!
But there was no time for second-guessing; the Four Horsemen of John had already engaged them. To protect the citizens, they had no other choice but to fight!
The Imperial Demon Army's division of labor was clear: one part drew fire while the other provided flanking output. For a moment, they actually managed to stall these three behemoths.
Lacus was somewhat surprised.
"I didn't expect these humans to have some skill; those three monsters haven't caused them any casualties yet!"
Mika stared at the Imperial Demon Army in the field, involuntarily tightening his grip on the longsword at his waist.
Luke saw through Mika's thoughts, placed a hand on Mika's shoulder, and advised him.
"Wait a bit. Let them take down the monsters first before you go vent on them. Why not use free labor?"
Mika shook his head, rejecting Luke's suggestion.
Without saying another word, Mika walked toward the combat zone.
Seeing that Mika seemed a bit off, Lacus asked curiously,
"Mika, what are you doing? It's not our turn to take the stage yet. What's wrong with him?"
Seeing Mika continue walking forward without acknowledging him, Lacus questioned Luke.
Luke shook his head. Mika had seen the experimental site, and the hatred for the Imperial Demon Army had already taken root in his heart; he could only work through it himself.
"His hands are itchy; he probably wants to fight."
Lacus watched Mika's retreating figure as he approached the combat zone and nodded, half-understanding.
"Ota, shoot its eyes! Ito, heal! Hold on, everyone!"
"Good! This one has lost its mobility. Let's go help Guxi's side first; their squad is about to break!"
Luke couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw that this squad didn't immediately follow up with finishing damage.
"Pfft, this captain is truly a 'benefactor' to his team members."
At that moment, one of the Four Horsemen of John broke free from the restraint of the Curse Talismans, bit off someone's head in one gulp, and then lunged at the nearest Imperial Demon Army soldier with its sharp forelimbs.
"Take the drugs, quick!"
That Imperial Demon Army soldier performed a side roll to dodge the attack, hurriedly pulled a blister pack of medicine from his chest, took out a pill, and crushed it in his mouth.
With a groan of pain, the Demonic Aura on this Imperial Demon Army soldier became increasingly dense, his strength now worlds apart from before.
The squad that had finished off one Four Horsemen of John also rushed over.
"Watch out, Miya! That guy is coming over!"
Everyone looked over and found that the fastest Four Horsemen of John had broken through the encirclement and was charging toward them.
The female member named Miya didn't have time to react before she was tossed into the air by its head, and then her abdomen was pierced by the Four Horsemen of John's forelimb.
"Miya!"
Miya knew she wouldn't survive, so she pulled out an Explosive Curse Talisman from her chest and said to her boyfriend through tears,
"I'm... sor... ry..."
Then she resolutely detonated the talisman.
The Four Horsemen of John's forelimb was blown off, but it felt no pain and continued to rush toward the others.
"You bastard!"
Miya's boyfriend roared in anger and also swallowed a cursed gear booster drug.
Lacus leisurely analyzed the battle situation with Luke.
"That girl seems to be his lover. What are they eating? Why does it feel like they've suddenly become much stronger?"
"It's likely something to assist them in using cursed gear."
"A method I haven't seen before. It seems this trip out wasn't just for play. By the way, was there anything fun in Shibuya today?"
"Actually..."
Luke suddenly stopped speaking and frowned. Lacus followed Luke's gaze, and a look of confusion also appeared on his face.
Mika had slowly walked up to the Four Horsemen of John that had left the combat zone and hadn't been finished off; with a lift and fall of his sword, he ended its life.
What is he doing?! Helping the humans?
This was the question currently in Luke's mind.
Even though he knew the Imperial Demon Army had done such things to his family, was he still choosing to stand on the side of humanity now?
He saw Mika raise his sword again and run toward the other two Four Horsemen of John.
Kamiya was currently in a daze. His girlfriend had just died right before his eyes, and he was no match for the Four Horsemen of John. His cursed gear had been knocked away, and he closed his eyes to accept death, but he didn't feel any pain for a long time. Opening his eyes, he saw a beautiful blond youth slicing his sword through the neck of the Four Horsemen of John; the exhausted monster died just like that at his hands.
But the problem was that no matter how one looked at him, this beautiful youth was a Vampire. How could he possibly be helping him?
Mika ignored him and instead headed toward another Four Horsemen of John without stopping.
Then, under the bewildered gazes of both the Imperial Demon Army and the Vampires, Mika pierced the head of the last Four Horsemen of John.
A captain from the Imperial Demon Army side stepped forward, not daring to let down his guard.
"What do you want to do?"
Mika didn't pay any attention to the other party, instead wiping his sword on his cloak before glancing at the humans remaining on the field.
"Thirty-one."
"What?"
The captain didn't understand what Mika meant.
"Captain!"
At that moment, Kamiya, who had almost died to the monster, prepared to pass by Mika to return to the squad.
"Pfft! Cough... cough cough... how can this be..."
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Mika's sword pierced through Kamiya's heart without any warning.
"Thirty."
Mika's voice was cold, and his face held no expression whatsoever.
"You bastard! I'm going to kill you!"
The Imperial Demon Army side finally realized that this guy wasn't here to help them! Vampires really were the mortal enemies of humanity!
Someone from the Imperial Demon Army immediately charged forward.
Facing the remaining thirty people, Mika showed no fear.
"Sword, drink my blood!"
Vines grew from the hilt of Mika's sword and wrapped around his hand, the thorns on the vines piercing into Mika's flesh. The blade turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Mika met the charge, his speed much faster than when he was fighting the Four Horsemen of John just now. These Imperial Demon Army soldiers couldn't block Mika's sword at all, and casualties appeared in no time.
"Twenty-nine..."
Lacus nudged the dazed Luke with his arm and asked,
"Mika has started fighting the humans. Aren't we going to help?"
Luke snapped out of it; he both understood and was confused by Mika's strange behavior.
He understood the hatred for the Imperial Demon Army, but he didn't understand the point of helping the Imperial Demon Army kill the Four Horsemen of John first.
Luke shook his head at Lacus.
"Look, those humans can't beat Mika. We'll just watch the show."
Lacus nodded. Looking at Mika, whose cloak was splattered with blood, and smelling the drifting scent of blood, he showed a somewhat envious expression. But there was nothing he could do; the Cute King wouldn't allow it.
Mika's sword became faster and faster; the human blood spraying around was like a natural stimulant for a Vampire.
"Three, two..."
Amidst the despairing wails of the last person, Mika ended the slaughter.
"Zero!"
Mika panted heavily, looking at the fallen Imperial Demon Army soldiers all around him. The anger in his heart had been calmed to a certain extent.
With the battle over, Mika's instinctive desire to drink blood rose. He subconsciously wanted to grab a corpse from the ground to feed, but his remaining humanity still struggled against it.
Luke looked at the blood-soaked Mika and muttered softly,
"Damn, Mika looks cooler killing people than I do!"
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