Chapter 445: Groundless Malice
"Godzilla... It's actually Godzilla?!"
The Tokyo Black Ball Team stood on top of a building in Ginza, Tokyo at this moment, looking down at the monster below that had already routed the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
Kei Kurono found it somewhat unbelievable. Even though they had faced many kinds of aliens under Gantz's dominance, seeing a monster like Godzilla really wreaking havoc in the Tokyo urban area without any scruples still gave him a sense of disillusionment as if his worldview had collapsed.
At this moment, Gantz had announced the cancellation of the rule [Black Ball Team members will be killed if witnessed by ordinary people]. The Black Ball Team officially became members who could stand out to save the world.
This change once made Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato very excited.
Previously when ghouls ran rampant, due to the restrictions of Black Ball rules, the two were overly cautious even when protecting the women and younger brothers they liked.
Especially Masaru Kato, he was a "saint" who would always lend a helping hand to those in need. Seeing Tokyo suffering a great disaster now, he felt it was his bounden duty.
At this moment, his strengthening suit was fully activated. He panted heavily. His body instinctively felt fear towards this giant beast capable of destroying the city. Survival instinct curbed his actions.
But his constantly beating heart repeatedly pumped hot blood into his limbs, making him feel as if he would jump down to fight the giant beast in the next moment.
"Calm down, Kato. For a guy of that size, we must prepare thoroughly. You saw it too, that breath attack just now..."
Kei Kurono unexpectedly showed the responsibility of a captain at this time. He noticed his good friend Masaru Kato's state and stopped the opponent's impulsive behavior. At the same time, he also knew that after [Bonnie], who joined in the last mission, was judged as a [Reincarnation Alien] and became an enemy, the morale of everyone in the Tokyo Team was quite low.
"Miss Reika, can you contact Bonnie?"
Kei Kurono's words startled the Tokyo Team members. The robust legendary fighter [Daizaemon Kaze] and the psychic master and disciple [Hiroto Sakurai] and [Kenzo Sakata] all realized something.
These few were the strongest combat power of the current Tokyo Team after losing Bonnie.
Especially Daizaemon Kaze. As a legendary fighter traveling the world, proficient in Chinese martial arts Bajiquan, combined with those terrible muscles, wearing a strengthening suit was enough to confront quite a few alien BOSSes head-on.
"Isn't Bonnie already judged by the Black Ball as a target that must be killed..."
Reika Shimohira didn't understand Kei Kurono's meaning. But because of Kei Kurono's heroic performance in missions, she secretly admired him. Even though puzzled, she still subconsciously dialed the communication number Bonnie specially left behind.
"Hello, is it Miss Bonnie... Where are you now?"
Listening to the voice on the phone, Kei Kurono's eyes were exceptionally clear, a rare sight. Although he once became muddle-headed due to his life these years, losing the courage and wit to fight, he would always show that special aptitude at critical moments.
Facing that giant beast more terrifying than any alien before, what appeared in Kei Kurono's mind was actually the target they must kill at this time, the Reincarnation Alien—Bonnie.
Bonnie's strength was clear to everyone in the Tokyo Team.
Moreover, that woman was not only strong but also constantly rescued others in missions. Such a kind-hearted powerhouse was the strongest help he could think of when the city was about to be destroyed.
And although Gantz would deduct points or even issue penalty missions when squad members failed to complete missions and were retrieved.
But that was ultimately a matter for the next mission. And the opponent wasn't necessarily a powerful [Reincarnation Alien] like Bonnie!
Kei Kurono found a loophole where Gantz's mission penalty wasn't absolutely unbearable, wanting to find a powerful help for the Tokyo Team and even all Japanese in Tokyo at this time.
This idea made Masaru Kato, Hiroto Sakurai, and others who understood show excited expressions.
Actually, before this, Kenzo Sakata and Hiroto Sakurai already had the thought of desperately trying to kill the giant beast using psychic powers.
Kenzo Sakata was a weirdo who independently mastered [Psychic Power]. Not only could he control liquids and heart rate, but he could also resist bullets. At the same time, he possessed the ability to teach psychic powers to others through some method.
Hiroto Sakurai obtained the psychic powers of clairvoyance and psychokinesis under Kenzo Sakata's endowment, and his intensity surpassed Kenzo Sakata, ultimately becoming a great killer of the Tokyo Team.
The intensity of these two's psychic powers wasn't enough to directly kill overly powerful aliens. Forced use would also suffer backlash. Attacking the giant beast almost meant planning to sacrifice themselves. Hearing Kei Kurono's plan at this time, the two faintly breathed a sigh of relief.
Reika Shimohira's face suddenly changed, telling the others:
"Miss Bonnie is injured and is encountering attacks from other Reincarnation Aliens. What should we do?!"
Kei Kurono got the answer almost without thinking.
"Reincarnation Aliens are our hunting targets. Of course, we are going to support Miss Bonnie!"
The few immediately turned to prepare to go to Bonnie's coordinates. When they went down from the building, they brushed past many humans hiding in the building. Without Gantz's frequency modulation invisibility, their existence was directly witnessed by these ordinary people.
But what made Kei Kurono feel strange was that no one showed them a good face. Even the big star Reika Shimohira wasn't greeted by anyone. Everyone just looked away.
"The atmosphere is a bit strange."
The good-natured Yoshikazu Suzuki, standing in the elevator with the Tokyo Team all in black strengthening suits, gave such a reminder. Actually, being well-versed in the ways of the world, he knew very well that the eyes of those people looking at their group were full of fear and disgust.
Whoosh~ Bang!
Just as they walked out of the building, a huge explosion sounded from afar, followed by the angry roar of the giant beast. In the next moment, a burning armed helicopter spun and smashed onto the roof of the building they were just on.
A huge deflagration ensued. Terrified screams came from the building. Those humans hiding in the building swarmed out like ants again.
In the chaos, the smell of blood pervaded due to trampling.
Amidst this chaos, Masaru Kato turned and rushed into the crowd, wanting to help up those who fell. But wherever he looked, everyone glared with red eyes, cursing and telling him to get lost.
"Do you want to kill Godzilla protecting us together with the damn government!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted at Kei Kurono and the others.
The Tokyo Team didn't understand the opponent's meaning for a moment. In the next moment, someone took advantage of the chaos to shout loudly.
"It's these guys who destroyed Tokyo together with those monsters!"
Boom!
Chaos erupted consequently. The tide of people changed direction, rushing towards them. Daizaemon Kaze blocked in front like a wall. But in the next moment, he saw in the crowd, a boy desperately pushing the crowd in front of him; another girl had already fallen.
Daizaemon Kaze's anger flared up. His body suddenly shook.
Bang!
Strong force immediately knocked the crowd in front flying. The chests of the nearest few caved in, blood spurting wildly.
This scene immediately made the fleeing crowd panic even more.
"These people in black clothes killed someone!"
Noisy, chaotic. Daizaemon Kaze could no longer see the figures of those two children in his eyes. The smell of blood became increasingly rich. He wanted to explain, but didn't know how to explain. He wanted to save people, but in front of him were all people calling for help.
At this moment, Daizaemon Kaze also fell into bewilderment.
Boom!
A strong roar ruptured eardrums. Something exceeding the speed of sound smashed down from the sky ahead with a blazing white wake with a boom.
The speed was so fast there was no way to react.
Kei Kurono only had time to pounce on the teammates beside him before hearing a loud bang. A blazing white shockwave struck from behind.
All of them were overturned, rolling and smashing into the street.
Severed limbs all over the ground, blood plasma seemingly turning into a river.
Terrible sounds kept coming from the building, as if it would collapse in the next second.
Kei Kurono staggered to his feet.
"What exactly... happened..."
In the next second, he saw a tall man, covered in bloodstains, shaking his head and standing up from the corpses.
Kaito didn't expect the power of this giant beast to be so strong, able to knock him flying with one blow.
In the next moment, Kaito bent his knees, accompanied by the cracking sound of the ground.
Bang!
Amidst flying blood mist, sonic boom clouds exploded one after another. In the next moment, the giant beast's pained roar rang out from Tokyo city again.
From beginning to end, this tall man didn't look at their Tokyo Team even once.
Kei Kurono watched the scene before him, trembling all over. The crowd as dense as ants just now was only left with flesh and blood remains. Daizaemon Kaze was embedded in the wall by the shockwave, and Masaru Kato was blown a dozen meters away.
Among the corpses, a boy crawled out from the blurry rotten meat. He dug out his sister from the corpse pile on the other side. Because the two were squeezed in the pile of people by other adults, they luckily survived.
The boy looked at the defeated Black Ball Team members and the street that was no longer crowded because so many people died, a weird smile appearing on his face.
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