Tokyo Detective

Chapter 539 Mercenary Naoki Hanyu

Following Arandi's remarks, the top listed biotech companies named immediately hit their daily limit down, and other similar companies in America were also greatly affected, turning red across the board (red in America indicates a decline).

Even biotech companies in other countries have been affected, making the world realize that some research is definitely Pandora's box.

On the same day, some countries initiated draft resolutions on issues such as biological research. Although these resolutions were not perfect, they demonstrated that most countries were taking them seriously.

They are not America; they have 140 million soldiers and 130 million reservists and National Guard members. If a man-eating fungus were to break out, there would be a real possibility of national extinction.

On the highway from Dallas to Waco, Naoki Hanyu was riding in a military vehicle heading to the front-line base. Even though they were hundreds of kilometers away, they could still hear the sound of artillery fire.

Fortunately, Ivanka helped him obtain a legal status to visit the front lines.

Twenty-eight hours after the fungal outbreak, more than 200,000 troops have been mobilized to Texas, gradually compressing the overall defensive line.

At the front-line base, a legion of 5 men completely surrounded Wako from three directions. It wasn't that they didn't want to surround it all, but there were also many fungal corpses to the east.

Moreover, Waco, a city of 30 people, proved to be a very difficult place for America's army to conquer.

There are still 2 people remaining in the city. Last night, they were attacked by fungal zombies while retreating halfway through the retreat. Under Arandi's control, the 2 people were deliberately allowed to hide back in the buildings, with the aim of making America hesitant and timid.

Under various pressures from public opinion, does America really intend to launch a full-scale attack and lose more than 2 people in the crossfire?
In terms of warfare, as long as the hundreds of thousands of fungal corpses that Waco has regrouped are eliminated, the sacrifice of 2 people is not unacceptable.

But with the cameras of the assembled reporters and videos deliberately filmed by Arandy, America couldn't do anything.

Waco can take action, but what about Houston?

As America's fifth largest city, with hundreds of thousands of survivors detected through various means, scattered throughout the Houston metropolitan area, can the American government really abandon them?

If you dare to criticize, you'll be stepping down tomorrow.
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On the outskirts of the city, artillery fired cautiously to avoid hitting buildings where there were still survivors.

Large numbers of troops gradually built defensive lines and penetrated deep into the city, engaging in a brutal street battle with the fungal zombies.

Inside the command room, King Ying's roar echoed.

"Is it really not possible to just destroy the city?"

Army Commander-in-Chief, Zachary Moore, four-star general.

As the supreme commander of this Texas siege, he certainly wanted to bombard and destroy everything, but this war was being watched by the whole world. Not to mention ordinary reporters, who knows how many satellites were watching overhead.

Damn it, as citizens of America, don't those guys have any sense of humanity? Wouldn't it be better if they all just died so the military could take action?

Zachary thought so, but he couldn't say it out loud.

"Mr. President, please rest assured, we also have trump cards for urban warfare."

"trump card?"

"Yes, please follow me."

The two arrived at a military camp, where they saw two Thor Power Armor 1.0 and one Thor Power Armor 2.0.

Nearly half a year has passed, and Raytheon has successfully delivered three power armor units to the military, which were originally intended to be used against the YMCA.

In addition to the three Raytheon power armor suits, there are also Americana First Arms Company and Martin Company power armor suits, each 2.8 meters tall, named Titan, and there are a total of four.

In addition to true powered armor, the two companies also provided the military with 45 sets of semi-powered armor, namely the Blade II and the Cheetah I.

Seven powered armor units and 45 semi-powered armor units—this represents America's total production for more than half a year.

King Ying stepped forward and touched the enormous, metallic object, becoming excited.

"With these great young men here, I am full of confidence."

"They won't let you down."

The operation began quickly, and these state-of-the-art individual weapons entered the battlefield in an orderly manner. However, as aces, they could not be deployed at the very beginning.

King Ying quickly noticed an unexpected figure not far away: Naoki Hanyu.

"That stupid daughter."

King Ying knew what was going on without even guessing. His daughter had been completely infatuated with a yellow-skinned man, and even when injured, she would go to great lengths to call him over.

This time, it's probably because my stupid daughter pulled some strings to bring a foreigner in.

Although the two sides already knew each other, King Ying did not intend to go over and greet them.

Naoki Hanyu did the same, simply pretending not to see it, even though he had a close relationship with the other party's daughter.

The purpose of observing from the sidelines is to clearly observe the strength of the fungal corpses; otherwise, relying solely on videos could lead to being surrounded and killed by the fungal corpses.

Two hours later.

As the front line gradually pushed into the center of Waco, Arandi's counterattack began.

"Roar"

Tens of thousands of fungal corpses surrounded them from all directions. The second-stage fungal corpses can run at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, so thousands of second-stage fungal corpses were first subjected to the baptism of the metal storm.

In an instant, limbs and severed bodies littered the ground, and even the first-stage fungal corpses behind them suffered heavy casualties. However, there were simply too many fungal corpses, and after one wave died, the second wave surged forward, stepping over the corpses.

Of course, the most dangerous ones are not these low-level fungal corpses, but monsters of stage three and above.

The third and fourth stage giant corpses advanced like tanks, acting as meat shields for the fungal corpses around them. The most terrifying were the fifth stage giant corpses following behind, standing taller than chickens at over 6 meters, completely devoid of human appearance, which was chilling.

"A fifth-stage giant corpse has appeared. Fire!"

Although the military's artillery had already been aimed, the high-rise buildings made it difficult to aim, and only a small number of shots were hit.

"Boom boom boom boom boom"

Explosions continued, and most of the third-stage giant corpses fell. Only the fourth-stage ones continued to advance despite their injuries, while the low-level fungal corpses filled the gaps once again.

The fifth-stage monster actually grabbed a fourth-stage giant corpse to use as a shield.

High up in the building, the spore-jumping zombies, who had been waiting for a long time, jumped into the army formation one by one.

The monstrous creature was close at hand, its claws and teeth causing casualties among the soldiers.

This caused quite a stir, especially among the fourth-stage Spore Jumpers, who were unable to be seriously damaged even by heavy machine guns.

"You monsters, you bastards!"

The machine gunner on the infantry fighting vehicle fired all his bullets in terror. Seeing a fourth-stage spore-jumping zombie open its blood-filled maw, he immediately closed his eyes in resignation.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed, and the hand of the fourth-tier Spore Leap Corpse was severed. The Spore Leap Corpse sensed the danger and hurriedly jumped back, but a fast figure followed.

This is a Thor 1 powered armor, and the person wearing the armor is also a martial arts master.

"You beast, go to hell."

The spore-jumping zombie trampled a soldier who couldn't dodge in time, and seeing that it couldn't get rid of the enemy, it pounced on him as well.

"click"

After a brief exchange, the fungal corpse, which had already lost an arm, was cut in half at the waist, while the power armor only had a clear claw mark on its chest.

At the same time, the giant corpses arrived, and these giants smashed through the tanks in front of them.

The most terrifying one is the fifth-stage giant corpse, which can lift a nearly 60-ton tank and throw it more than ten meters away.

"Roar."

Behind the army, the power armor squads that had been prepared in advance also officially entered the fray. Their mission was also decapitation. As long as the high-stage fungal corpses were eliminated, the remaining mid- and low-stage fungal corpses would be no match for the army.

The captain of the power armor squadron is Nicholas, a man with the rank of major general and known as the strongest man in the American military.

With a monstrous physique, a master-level martial arts skill, and now the added boost of power armor, this nearly 50-year-old man is brimming with fighting spirit.

"Let this old man deal with you monsters."

When the long knife is drawn, the blade, because it is embedded with a single layer of carbon atom chains, can be excited by piezoelectric ceramics to generate a 10Hz high-frequency oscillation, achieving a micro-vibration cutting effect.

This is the latest type of armored weapon, but the battery can only be used for two minutes at full load, so it should only be used when you are confident in its ability to operate.

Nicholas dodged the oncoming giant corpse's fist, then used his longsword to cut off the head of the fourth-tier giant corpse.

Even Nicholas felt his arms trembling at this moment. The bones of a fourth-tier giant corpse were comparable to steel and very thick. What about a fifth-tier one?

At this moment, the fifth-tier giant corpse also saw the outstanding performance of the steel little giant, so it once again lifted the infantry fighting vehicle and threw it over.

The two, one human and one corpse, charged at each other with perfect coordination. Even a 155mm cannon couldn't seriously damage the giant corpse, so other firearms were out of the question.

A fist thicker than a bucket swept towards him, and Nicholas quickly ducked to dodge it, taking the opportunity to use his long knife to slice open the giant corpse's jaw.

Although it appeared to be a successful strike, Nicholas actually felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

It's so hard; I can't even cut through the jawbone completely, let alone other parts, like the spine.

The giant corpse, wounded, went berserk, each punch creating a large crater in the ground. Although its body sustained numerous injuries, they were merely superficial to the giant corpse; it only needed to strike the food bouncing around in front of it. "Bang!"

With no way to avoid it, Nicholas was punched and sent flying more than 20 meters away, his power armor bearing a clear fist mark.

"Hoohoohoo."

Nicholas felt his breathing become a little more difficult, but it was still within acceptable limits.

"Looks like I need to change my strategy. I never thought I'd be so helpless against a beast."

By this time, his companions had already dealt with many Tier 4 monsters. In actual combat, an armored warrior was stronger than a Tier 4 fungal zombie. As long as the fight dragged on, even a Tier 5 monster would perish under the siege of 7 power armors.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Arandi quietly watched the battle below, with a giant corpse over 6 meters tall crouching beside him, and a spore-jumping corpse over 4 meters tall.

The two fungal corpses were Arandi's trump card, and the source of his confidence to fight against tens of thousands of troops.

"Now that the enemy has revealed their hand, we don't need to wait any longer. Let's make our move."

Three figures jumped down from the building, and the fifth-tier giant corpse crashed directly onto the semi-powered armor, crushing the armor and the person inside.

"Roar"

The sudden attack threw many soldiers into a panic; one monster was already terrifying, but there was another one.

No, it's both ends.

The fifth-stage spore leaped several times to a powered armor, its claws, several tens of centimeters long, slicing through the metal body like sharp blades. If the armored warrior hadn't dodged in time, it would have been cut in half.

"Three heads and five stages?"

What about the fungal corpse?
Fourth order, fifth order?
The next second, several tentacles extended from Arandi's body, instantly piercing through several semi-armored soldiers, who quickly turned into fungal corpses.

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Four heads.

Moreover, they could instantly kill semi-armored warriors who were not weak. Now everyone in the armored squadron felt a chill. One was already so difficult to deal with, and now there were three.

The command was also shocked. Seeing the situation deteriorating, the theater commander Zachary could no longer care whether the full-scale shelling would affect innocent people or what kind of public criticism he would face in the future.

"We're under full artillery cover; there's no time to worry about anything else."

The order was given, and hundreds of cannons aimed at the front-line positions and poured fire. In an instant, the city shook violently, mushroom clouds rose continuously, many buildings collapsed, and thousands of ordinary people who were hiding in the buildings died in the artillery fire.

The survivors still remaining in Waco were stunned, and they all filmed the incident and posted it online.

They didn't know how hard the army was fighting; they only knew that if they kept firing like that, they would definitely be killed.

Upon seeing this, King Ying frowned and looked at the man who had been watching from the sidelines. He disliked mere yellow-skinned people, especially given the current international situation.

Inside the lines, Arandi looked at the drastically changed landscape around him and couldn't help but consider retreating.

As a fungus, he considered survival and reproduction to be more important than anything else.

If humans continue their saturation attack without regard for the fighting soldiers, it might even perish.

"Humans are really ruthless."

Several tree-branch-like tentacles formed spears that pierced through the power armor's body, and it only lost one arm, which could be picked up and restored in a few minutes.

As the armored warrior screamed, the martial arts master detonated his armor before turning into a zombie. The force of the explosion reached Arandi, making it even more determined to retreat.

Only four human powered armor units remain capable of fighting, and half of the semi-powered armor units are also gone. The remaining soldiers have already retreated considerably.

"I should be able to wipe out humanity with just three children, so there's no need for me to take the risk."

Seeing dozens of Apache helicopters closing in again, Arandi picked up stones and steel and threw them, shooting down two of them. However, machine guns and missiles also came crashing down.

Just then, a thunderous sound rang out. Arandy turned his head and saw a human running towards them at a very fast speed, a full 200 kilometers per hour.

"A human expert? Go and stop him, my child."

The fifth-tier spore-jumping corpse abandoned its already severely injured prey and charged towards the new enemy at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour—none other than Naoki Hanyu.

He had just taken in the entire battle from the bald eagles overhead, especially the strength and tactics displayed by Arandi.

Its formidable strength, the culprit behind fungal infections, makes it a formidable enemy of humankind.

Even though Naoki Hanyu doesn't consider himself a good person, he still harbors a strong desire to kill Arandy.

If Arandi doesn't die, then human society will be destroyed.

Then the King of Wins approached him, hoping to entrust him with a favor, and the reward was a Titan armor.

Naoki Hanyu agreed to the new armor and temporarily serve as a mercenary.

Naoki Hanyu bypassed the soldiers and faced the fungal corpses that moved like lightning.

"Try it out."

Super Internal Organs Open
Martial Arts Master Title
Full muscle control

【Strength: 712】

[Endurance: 836]

[Agility: 642]

【Spirit: 748】

Naoki Hanyu transforms into a 3-meter-tall miniature giant, crushing cement as he goes; he's quite experienced in dealing with fungal corpses.

Electromagnetic pulse

A powerful electromagnetic pulse, unlike anything seen before, spread for over ten meters. The fungal hyphae on the surface of the spore-jumping corpse became listless, and even the fungi inside the body were affected, their movements becoming stiff.

"Dragon Fist, 200%"

Naoki Hanyu clenched his fist, his veins bulging and throbbing like a swimming dragon.

This punch is equivalent to the weight of a fully loaded truck concentrated in an area the size of a fist, with a speed of up to 120 meters per second.

The punch creates a high-pressure air cone, which then triggers a sonic boom.

The spore-jumping corpse, unable to react in time, could only watch helplessly as the fist enlarged before being struck.

"boom"

The spore-jumping zombie's head, which was as hard as steel, exploded, and its body flew dozens of meters away.

[Ding! Top-tier title quest activated: Fungal Hunter]

[Slayed 3 high-level fungal corpses: 1/3]

[Fungal source eliminated: 0/1]

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The atmosphere seemed to freeze. As Arandi watched his only Tier 5 Spore Leap Corpse be instantly killed, a feeling of fear arose within him, as if he had already vanished.

Seeing Naoki Hanyu charging at him again, Arandy ran away.

Now there are only two Tier 5 giant corpses and dozens of Tier 3 to Tier 4 elite fungal corpses.

Naoki Yuzuru wanted to give chase, but the fifth-order giant corpse blocked his path as if it had received an order.

"Stay out of the way."

The fungal corpse roared in response.

"Roar."

Naoki Hanyu's speed increased again.

"Lei Bu"

"Dragon Fist 300%"

Thunder roared, and Hanyu Naoki's speed instantly increased to 400 kilometers per hour, striking the giant corpse's head like a missile.

A fist with the power of a 105mm cannon struck the giant corpse's arms that were protecting its head. The enormous force created a shockwave that sent the giant corpse flying back several meters, even twisting its hands.

But this thing actually withstood the strongest attack.

Naoki Yuzuru shook his hand. At 200%, it would take a few seconds to recover, but at 300%, it would take at least a minute. He hadn't expected that the Tier 5 giant corpse would be so tough; he couldn't be killed with a single punch.

(End of this chapter)