Published at 22nd of January 2021 10:51:51 PM
[Collapse of War]
We don’t miss the opportunity .
The surviving members run through the passageway at once and go out to the parking lot .
Thanks to Utsusemi-san and Roll at the lead cut down the enemies, the formation collapses in no time .
The number of enemies slightly exceeds 100 . Perhaps 150… no, maybe more?
Having rushed into the parking lot, I immediately leap to the side and hide behind the cars and pillars .
However, long-term defense would be difficult when half of us have died at this point .
Was there no one who could deal with the attack like the one from earlier positioned here?
Since it was a straight passage, they should be able to predict that such an attack would come .
Kemuri-san’s clone stands in the same place as before .
Was there a misplacement…?
“13th person! C’mon, c’mon, are there only small fries here!?”
I peek from the behind the pillar, and see Utsusemi-san jumping about the parking lot and cutting down enemies one after another .
Come to think of it, there was the contest, huh .
However, now that it has come to this, I have no leeway for such a thing .
I lower my posture and look around from behind to see the surviving members .
In the melee, there are Roll and Getsuri-san fighting in order to protect the entrance to the passage .
The other members are in the center, killing the enemies from the SDF one after another .
The number of corpses rolling on the ground is increasing at a fast rate .
Utsusemi-san dispersed the enemies, so it would be easy each person to deal with them .
I couldn’t stay still here, so when I see the opportunity, I jump out of the shadow, approach a soldier from behind, and cut off his neck with a knife .
“First person,” Let’s count it for the time being . Thinking so, I speak out .
Using the ultrasonic waves currently emitted by Utsusemi-san, I also grasp the space .
Currently, the number of enemies is over 80 . Utsusemi-san’s success is the main reason why the number has decreased so much in such a short time .
By combining the Sound Control (Dominant) and the Superhuman (Braver), he kills enemies in a more efficient order .
Utsusemi-san marks the enemy and allies with sound, making it easier for me to move .
I modified the sound markings so that I could further differentiate our allies .
Of course, I couldn’t fire the Sound-Shot, so I erase my presence, go around behind the enemies, and then stab their vital with my knife .
The number of enemies was steadily decreasing .
“There sure is nothing but small fry here . ”
“Ahh . ”
I lean my back on Roll’s back who is near the entrance of the passage . But feeling the gaze of Getsuri-san, I widen our distance a little .
There are no reinforcements of the Self-Defense Forces; with the remaining about 10 members, or rather, I feel that Utsusemi-san alone could annihilate them .
“Shion, how many people have you got?”
“…6 people . ”
“What? Do you even have the motivation to do this?” Roll says .
“Well, after all, the terrain is unfavorable for me…”
I think I shouldn’t have been placed here because I’m not suitable for melee .
If only I can use Sound-Shot, I can wipe them out in an instant .
“Then, how many have you got, Roll?”
“Twenty-two . ”
“Heee… well done . But . ”
“Fifty-seveeen!! C’mere you maggots!!” The screams of Utsusemi, who is leaping about happily, echoed .
“He’s about to get 3 times yours, it seems . ”
“He sure is ridiculous… Then, I’ll leave this place to you,” Saying that, Roll breaks into a run . *Pyokon* and cat ears spring up on top of her head .
I look at Getsuri-san who is standing next to me .
“What!”
I’m already used to his usual oppressive attitude, so I don’t hold animosity for this person .
And there was that time when he saved me once .
“No, just that the number of enemies has decreased, hasn’t it?”
The members who are rampaging in the parking lot have driven the Self-Defense Forces to a corner . And many corpses are rolling near the entrance to the passage; I believe that Getsuri-san and Roll were the ones who killed them .
There are no more soldiers who could come this far, and the remaining enemies are being chased by Utsusemi-san .
“Seems so,” A brusque reply returned .
There is no reinforcement of the enemy, only light shining through the entrance of the underground parking lot that was blown up and expanded .
“Withdrawal! Withdrawal!” It was probably the enemy commander who shouted . I am surprised that he’s still alive .
Perhaps he wasn’t actively giving out commands, so he hadn’t been targeted .
“No way I’d let you gooo!!”
The twenty or so remaining enemies start withdrawing to the opened doorway . They immediately gather together, turn this way and restrain us while heading to the doorway to the outside
Utsusemi-san approach them in an attempt to kill every single one of them .
Seeing it as an opportunity, I start running .
After running through a distance of about 50m in a moment, I shout,
“Please back away!”
The members, led by Utsusemi-san, who are trying to chase after the enemy, turn this way and open the path .
Then I shoot a Sound-Shot .
Clean sweep . The twenty or so enemy soldiers are blown away, each made blood flowers bloom on the walls or floor .
I immediately head to a person who is still breathing, and stab him to death .
After that, I sigh .
When I feel a gaze and turn around, Roll is looking at me with a dispassionate face .
“Wasn’t that cheating?”
“No, it was not . ”
I point my finger at the corpses I made and count; there are 15 corpses .
Well, it’s just this many probably because several people were killed when I was running this way .
“I got a total of 21 . How about you, Roll?”
“…28 people . It’s unfair . ”
“Then, it’s my win . ”
I grin and head toward the passage, and Utsusemi-san hit my shoulder .
“I got 63 people, y’know . It’s exactly three times the difference . ”
Utsusemi-san throw his arms wide open, showing off his haori, which was muddled with blood .
“I didn’t accept the contest against Utsusemi-san to begin with . ”
Dammit, I should have done my best and killed one more person .
“Haha! That doesn’t matter!”
What doesn’t matter? I don’t want to be involved with you .
While thinking about that, we return to the underground passage and check the surviving members .
“9 people, huh . Even though we were able to annihilate them, we lost quite a lot of people,” Getsuri-san says with a sad face .
“If I wasn’t there, everyone would have been annihilated,” Hikisaki-san says . I thought that’s exactly the case .
At that point in time, half had died, and about two more died in the melee .
The members I’m particularly close to did not die, but there are many familiar faces for people who have belonged to the organization for a long time, such as Roll, Getsuri-san, and Hikisaki-san; they don’t hide their sadness .
Only Utsusemi-san is wandering aimlessly while looking murderous, and saying “Are the next enemies not coming soon?”
When I look at the parking lot again, a miserable scenery spread out there .
The corpses of the enemies are in a quite grotesque state, there is one whose head stuck in the windshield of a car, one with its neck twisted, one with only half of it’s face left, and one with its limbs cut off .
I wish they would have killed them in a little tidier way, but it is also unavoidable due to each ability .
“Kemuri-san, what should we do?” When I ask for instruction from Kemuri-san, he tell us to wait saying, “Wait as is” .
“Is anyone hurt?” I ask the members . Everyone shakes their heads .
At first glance, there are many people who are slightly injured, but it seems it wouldn’t affect their battle power .
“How’s the situation over there?” Hikisaki-san sitting on a corpse asks me .
“It seems that most of the enemies have been annihilated and the invasion of the enemy has stopped . ”
“Hee~ . Same as here, huh . ”
The enemies are regrouping, I think .
“Have our reinforcements arrived yet?”
“Kemuri-san?” I can’t answer Roll’s question, so I pass it to Kemuri-san .
“They should take a little while longer . ”
I louden Kemuri-san’s voice from the end of the passage and convey it .
They’re not here yet, huh . It’s been a little over an hour since the request for support was sent, so they should have been ready for the pincer attack though .
“I wonder what Boss and Shido-san are doing,” Roll says, that is probably the biggest question everyone has .
Originally there should be an executive meeting today, so it was strange that those two weren’t here .
I wonder if the enemy aimed for the absence of those two people .
However, there’s no way that those two would make a blunder such as letting the information of their absence be known by the Self-Defense Forces . No, to begin with, why was this hideout found…?
Dammit, I don’t know .
Since it is Boss we’re talking about, there is a possibility that he have arranged various measures behind the scenes .
The worst-case scenario is that they are being forced to stay somewhere by the Self-Defense Forces… I hope they come back soon .
“Hm……?”
While I’m thinking about various things, Utsusemi-san mutters and turns around .
My reaction is late by a second compared to Utsusemi-san . He has inhuman reflex due to Superhuman, so it can’t be helped .
Anyway, I also notice the sound .
*Step, step* I hear the sound of military boots coming down the distorted stairs of the blasted doorway .
Footsteps of seven people . They are new enemies no matter how you think about it .
“Their number sure is small . I hope they got some bones . ”
“Well, with this number, they are definitely elites…”
“Since there are seven of them, it might be good to propose one-on-one fight to death to decide the winner . ”
I take my eyes off Utsusemi-san, who is saying something incomprehensible .
Then, I see the seven men who had just come down to the underground parking lot .
I can see a three-star badge shining on each of their chest .
“It’s a joke, right? …seven lieutenant generals…?”
“OHHH!” Utsusemi scream in joy next to me, who lightly despaired .
Is the one coming not only the Anonymous Countermeasures Department?
Even as a reinforcement, to gather so many lieutenant generals in one place, is the enemy’s military strength that massive…?
“You guys have done well coming here… Let’s play a game, Self-Defense Forces,” The loudened voice of Utsusemi-san echoes .
Utsusemi-san said such a villain-like, or rather a scoundrel’s line, as if he doesn’t care about the enemy’s military force .
If they are lieutenant generals belonging to the center of Saint Celia, only in terms of combat power, they might be at general class .
Of course, I don’t think they’re undefeatable enemies . However, we you fight, there is no doubt that this small force we have here will be further reduced . There’s also a good chance of defeat .
It might be better to withdraw and block the entrance here .
However, although Kemuri-san should be informed of the situation, he hasn’t instructed us to withdraw .
It means he want us to fight .
In that case, Utsusemi-san’s one-on-one battle proposal might be a rather good idea…
Aside from whether the other party will accept it .
“Your evil deeds end here . Anonymous,” A lieutenant general standing right in the middle of the seven says .
It seems that they have no intention of amuse themselves with the game that Utsusemi-san said .
“Haah?” Utsusemi-san, the temporary leader of this group, stare at the lieutenant general . He puts his katana on his shoulder and slowly moves forward without hesitation .
Utsusemi-san also seems to have realized that the enemy is not going to play the game, and he is already ready for battle .
“Are you sure?” Utsusemi-san slowly lower the tip of his sword to the side and stop after 10 steps .
“Of course . ”
*gun* I feel my vision shook for a moment .
It wasn’t just a feeling, it was some kind of interference, which meant the activation of the enemy’s ability .
And when I notice it, an enemy is standing behind me, and when I look back, he is swinging up an imposing thorned iron block toward Roll . Everyone is taken aback .
Contrary to my body that does not move, my head spins well .
He could get pass Utsusemi-san . Was it an ability of the coginitive interference system? How about the other six people…? It’s better to withdraw . Roll is in trouble…!
Although I’m able to react, my body doesn’t move . It seems that Roll is the same, as she is just standing still and looking at the iron block .
Immediately after that, a dull sound is heard .
“Wha…!”
The one who raised a surprised voice is the lieutenant general .
And the one who received that iron block with his body is Getsuri-san .
Immediately my body become able to move, and in reaction, I jump away from the spot .
“Hah, hah… you bastard… what the fuck were you going to do to my angel…”
Blood is dripping from Getsuri-san, who blocked the iron ingot with his left hand and the back of his neck .
His right hand is firmly clutching the lieutenant general’s arm .
“Getsuri…!”
“Move, you guysss!!” Utsusemi-san’s voice echoes over Roll’s voice .
The tension runs in an instant, and each side starts to move . I grasp the position of the six lieutenant generals of the Self-Defense Forces who have spread .
I approached the lieutenant general who is firmly caught by Getsuri-san from behind and stab my knife in the back of his neck .
At that moment, there is an enemy who aimed my back, but Roll repel him, protecting my back .
Two sounds that had been marked on allies had already disappeared . Since the mark work by sensing the changing frequency of one’s heartbeat, the disappearance of the mark means their heartbeat stops . In other words, two people died in an instant .
“Shion! Take care of Getsuri!”
“I know!”
Due to the death of the lieutenant general with an iron block, Getsuri-san collapse to the ground along with his body .
I immediately remove the iron block and check on Getsuri-san’s injuries .
“Tsk… you, huh… If possible, I want my angel to take care of me though…”
“We don’t have time for that! I’ll carry you to the rearguard, so please stand up…!”
“…I can’t . This can’t be cured even by Chiyaku-san…”
Looking at it, the back of Getsuri-san’s head is severely injured . I lose words .
Then, I notice the approach of the enemy and jump out of that place .
Running as is, I immediately hide in the back of a pillar . The enemy approaching me changes his target and heads towards Utsusemi-san .
Looking at the battle situation, the number of surviving 9 people has decreased to 5 .
If excluding Getsuri-san, there are 4 people .
Roll, Hikisaki-san, Utsusemi-san and I .
It seems that one of the enemy lieutenant generals was killed by Utsusemi-san, so there are five left .
The underground parking lot has become stormy battlefield .
“We should we withdraw…” When I mutter, I hear Kemuri-san’s voice from the other side of the passage .
“Withdraw,” Hearing that, I immediately raise my voice .
“…! Withdraw! Withdraw!”
“Hah! We’ll withdraw only after killing these guys!”A disobedient reply come back from Utsusemi-san immediately .
At that time, I sense more footsteps from the other side of the doorway . Enemy reinforcements .
Crap . If we don’t withdraw now, we’ll be annihilated .
No, that’s wrong… Even if we withdraw now, we will still be wiped out…
I look at the battlefront from the shadow .
The hands of Roll, Hikisaki, and Utsusemi are full and they couldn’t afford to withdraw . If they show their back, they will die . That’s the situation .
Utsusemi-san is dealing with the enemies while supporting the two .
Utsusemi is thinking about it properly .
If we don’t defeat them, we can’t withdraw .
——Silent World .
I quickly decide .
The sound in the place disappears .
The surviving enemies are, five people…
Can I do it…? No, if I don’t do it, I’ll die…!
Stretching out my palm as if to grasp the empty space, I concentrate .
I aim for each of their hearbeat .
The inside of my head is hot as if it is boiling .
But endure it . Endure and survive .
“The first one…”
With the image of crushing a heart, I squeeze my fist .
*Bdump, bdump* Such sounds echoes from my chest; and they jumps around for no apparent reason . It’s no use running away .
This technique cannot be avoided unless your speed exceeds the sound .
Die…!
*Burst* The lieutenant general that Roll was dealing with bursts open .
“The second person! The third person…!”
*Burst, burst* The two who are highly mobile burst and scatter .
Due to overusing my ability, blood is dripping from my nose .
“Hah… hah…”
After a few seconds, I target the fourth person . My blurred vision is irrelevant .
I only have to listen to the sound .
“The fourth person!!”
*Burst* Blood fireworks .
The blood and flesh stick to the nearby Roll and Hikisaki-san .
“Hah… hah…”
I chase the fifth person with my eyes that were congested with blood .
In practice, I had never shoot more than 3 Heartbeat-Shots though, will my body hold for the next one?
“It doesn’t matter…! Die!”
The Heartbeat-Shot misfired . It’s because Utsusemi-san cut the enemy’s body in half before I fire the Heartbeat-Shot .
At that moment, I feel like I’m about to collapse, but I shout,
“Withdraw!!”
The enemies are annihilated . But more reinforcements are invading the underground parking lot .
I manage to carry the collapsed Getsuri-san and proceed through the underground passage .
Utsusemi-san and Hikisaki-san go ahead, and I have Roll, who caught up, carry Getsuri-san and run after them .
A new Self-Defense Forces reinforcement have just entered the underground passage .
At that time, the pillars of the underground parking lot explode one after another .
The blast and dust cloud invaded the underground passage, and we are pushed and blown into the hideout at the end of the underground passage .
Then, I collapse on the spot .