I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

When Li Mo shared the Shadow Soldier's vision with Yotsuya Miko, she opened and closed her eyes in surprise, sighing softly. According to Li Mo's introduction, the Shadow Soldier was a shikigami he created. Given the vast number of anime works in Japan, Yotsuya Miko was not surprised by this statement at all. What surprised her was that the Shadow Soldier's actions at Kisaragi Station were completely like ghosts, making it difficult for anyone to detect.

"Kiko-chan, look closely, those American soldiers are stationed at that station. It seems they've made defensive preparations. Let's go in and take a look!"

As the Shadow Soldiers followed the tram tracks and entered the tunnel of one of the small hills, Li Mo, through the Shadow Soldiers' shared vision, saw the temporary camp next to an abandoned station and the fully armed American soldiers.

The temporary camp wasn't very large, but it was laid out quite systematically. It had a perimeter of barbed wire and trenches, the roar of diesel generators, and the light of searchlights. The American soldiers stationed on high ground and around the perimeter proved that they would not hesitate to fire on anything that appeared out of nowhere. However, this decent level of vigilance was useless against the Shadow Soldiers who could operate in the shadows. They couldn't detect the Shadow Soldiers at all.

Soon, the shadow soldiers controlled by Li Mo stealthily entered the temporary America army camp. Then, Li Mo and Yotsuya Miko quickly discovered something that surprised and angered them!

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"Damn it! Captain York, you guys actually killed those two Japanese schoolgirls?!"

"Sorry, sir, we didn't expect them to be that weak. But we've had them for over half a month, and they've been completely worn out. I think even if nothing had happened today, they probably wouldn't have lasted more than a few days."

"Alright! Then get rid of it quickly. It's said that the dead who die in places like this will come back to life. I don't think you want to see their ghosts, do you?"

"But, sir, without those two captured Japanese female students to play with, the soldiers might experience even greater mental stress. They might have a mental breakdown in this godforsaken place and be unable to try to find a way out. Or is there really no rescue force from the outside world?"

"We've searched for a way out so many times without success, and dozens of people have died. All we can do now is hold our ground and buy more time, hoping for reinforcements from the outside world!"

In the American Marine Corps' temporary camp, which was clearly still under high alert, shadowy soldiers moved swiftly through the shadows, stepping into a large military tent, bypassing the American soldiers who were on guard and patrolling.

Inside this large military tent, a middle-aged American officer with the rank of major was yelling at several American lieutenants in front of him. He then quickly dealt with the matter of the two Japanese female university students who had been killed. Moreover, they did not care about the deaths of the two Japanese female university students at all, but were more concerned about their current terrible situation.

Upon hearing the message from the shadow soldier, Li Mo remained unfazed, while Yotsuya Miko's golden eyes widened in disbelief. Her mood had clearly soured. The conversation among the American officers had sent chills down her spine. They seemed to disregard the fate of the two Japanese female university students, believing that their deaths would only increase the psychological pressure on the soldiers.

Or rather, in the eyes of the American officers, the lives of two Japanese female university students were merely expendable objects to relieve their mental stress, not worth paying much attention to at all. They were things that would be wasted if they died. Li Mo didn't say anything about this, while Yotsuya Miko was greatly shocked and continued to watch the Shadow Soldiers' actions in a daze.

Under Li Mo's orders, the Shadow Soldiers followed an American officer out of the tent. They saw him walk directly to the back of the temporary camp, where he berated a dozen or so American soldiers gathered outside a large tent, and then ordered them to dispose of the two Japanese female college students who had just died.

The last scene shows the bodies of two young women, their bodies covered with various wounds and bruises, being thrown into a hastily dug pit like garbage, and then, along with their tattered clothes, being doused with gasoline and burned to ashes!

"This...this is what those monstrous American soldiers are like..."

Miko Yotsuya gritted her teeth as she witnessed the situation at the American Marine Corps' temporary camp from the perspective of the Shadow Soldiers, and the fact that two Japanese female college students, clearly older than herself, had been turned into corpses and their bodies destroyed.

To be fair, Miko Yotsuya had heard of Soldier America's prowess. In Japan, she was practically an emperor, and things like running someone over with her car or having sex with a Japanese female student were commonplace for her. However, living in the Tokyo metropolitan area, she had never witnessed Soldier America's rampant behavior firsthand before, but now she understood that her actions truly deserved to be called monstrous.

Regarding Yotsuya Miko's resentment and indignation, Li Mo calmly confirmed the identities of the two deceased Japanese female university students through the perspective of the Shadow Soldiers. They were none other than the female protagonists of the new anime series "Hidden World Outing." He then stated directly:

"Heh, this is the most real and terrifying side of Soldier America!"

Chapter 7 Harsh Reality and Unexpected Visitors

Li Mo knew exactly what kind of discipline American soldiers were. They were probably comparable to the Japanese soldiers in World War II. Compared to the war criminals of the Third Prussia, American soldiers in World War II were no less disciplined. The Rhine Camp was a clear example of this.

At the very least, neither America nor the Fourth Prussia dared to excavate the former Rhine Camp to see how many Prussian prisoners of war died when they were captured and thrown into these camps, and what the causes of their deaths were. This would give you an idea of ​​how cruel the conditions were when America's soldiers guarded the POW camps. Any claims that glorify America's POW camps would seem pale and powerless in the face of such bloody examples.

As for the military discipline of American soldiers, the scenes in "Band of Brothers" already greatly romanticize American soldiers' military discipline. However, situations such as going out of the camp to find women, looting spoils to send home, shooting surrendered prisoners of war, and even accidentally injuring civilians were common occurrences for American soldiers, which gives a glimpse into their actual military discipline.

Of course, you might say that the discipline of American soldiers was relatively good on their home soil, but that's because American soldiers are more likely to be court-martialed for their crimes on their home soil. However, when fighting abroad or even in their own colonies, they are constantly crossing the line of human morality.

As you can see, during the Korean and Annam wars, the actions of American soldiers were similar to those of Japanese soldiers in World War II. Massacring civilians, abusing prisoners, and looting property were not uncommon and continued into modern warfare in Central Asia and the Middle East. In South America, East Asia, and Europe, American troops stationed there were already commonplace businesses such as smuggling arms and selling flour.

In fact, even on American soil, American soldiers have done their fair share of outrageous things, such as certain weapons appearing in active communities. At most, compared to the situation of American soldiers stationed at overseas bases or on overseas battlefields, American soldiers on the mainland are still subject to a certain degree of military discipline. However, in a place like Japan, which has the de facto name of a colony but not the actual name of one, it is easy to imagine how domineering and tyrannical American soldiers, acting as de facto rulers, can be.

Just by looking at the scene at Kisaragi Station, where the American soldiers were completely unconcerned about the deaths of two Japanese female students, it was clear that this was definitely not the first time they had done something like this. Li Mo was quite certain that even if word got out about the American soldiers' actions, the Japanese side wouldn't be able to do anything about it. At most, there would be some pressure in terms of public opinion, and the American soldiers who committed the offense would be transferred back to Japan or stationed in another country, and that would be the end of it.

Li Mo was very clear about this, and Yotsuya Miko probably could have figured it out as well. After all, this wasn't the first time Japan had encountered something like this; it was something that happened to Japan every year. The only question was whether it would be reported by the news media.

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Seeing the bonfire burning outside America's temporary camp, Yotsuya Miko's beautiful eyes glistened slightly as she silently clasped her hands together in prayer for the two innocent female college students who had died. Li Mo's expression was also somewhat complicated as he looked at the bonfire; he hadn't expected that the content of the post he had seen online would actually come true.

To be honest, before Li Mo transmigrated, he watched the first few episodes of the new anime "Hidden World Outing" and thought it was alright. Later, he saw some complaints on online forums, saying that the two female protagonists actually dared to rescue the American soldiers who had fallen into the Otherworld. The American soldiers acted like saints and did not violate them. Instead, they respectfully thanked the two female protagonists who saved them. Knowing what kind of people the American soldiers were, Li Mo simply stopped watching the new anime.

After all, there's no need to elaborate on what kind of person Soldier America is. Expecting them to be restless and, after spending those days in the Otherworld, not to do anything excessive when faced with two young and beautiful Japanese female college students is like expecting a dog that hasn't eaten for days to resist a piece of fat meat—it's completely impossible. Continuing to watch that new anime would be a pure insult to one's intelligence.

What Li Mo is seeing now is the most realistic development of the situation. The two female protagonists of the new anime "Outing to the Otherworld" died tragically. They died directly at the hands of these American soldiers, which is really not surprising.

"…Mo Jun, what do we do now?"

After several seconds of silence, Yotsuya Miko finally shook off the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox grieving. However, when she looked at the American soldiers' temporary camp with hostility and asked her god, she had already shown her attitude.

Before setting off, Yotsuya Miko still had the idea of ​​helping the victims trapped at Kisaragi Station. But now that she had witnessed the American soldier committing such a heinous act, wanting to save people would truly be a sign of a saintly mentality. Unfortunately, while Yotsuya Miko is indeed kind, she did not truly become the kind of saint who would sacrifice herself and her comrades to save others. At least, she had absolutely no pity for the American soldier who had just committed a heinous crime and had a long criminal record.

If Yotsuya Miko didn't still have good intentions, she would probably have directly persuaded her god to abandon these American soldiers and leave. What Yotsuya Miko didn't expect was that she didn't know her god well enough and had no idea about Li Mo's way of doing things!

"It's simple, just make it cold!"

Upon hearing Yotsuya Miko's question, Li Mo simply waved his hand and said, "My impression of the American soldiers is equally terrible. They have no intention of rescuing anyone but are prepared to kill them outright." To Yotsuya Miko's astonishment, shadow soldiers materialized around him and darted out: "Since those American soldiers don't care about the lives of others, then we don't need to care about theirs either. Let's just deal with them here..."

Whoosh!

The shadow soldiers, resembling black figures, darted out and ran towards the hills like ghosts. Their speed was comparable to that of a cheetah hunting its prey, and an ordinary person could be killed by them at close range if they were not careful.

In particular, the Shadow Soldiers are special shadow life forms whose stamina is completely inexhaustible. They can run at full speed for an entire day, fight to the last moment with weapons, and can also be transformed into Shadow Soldiers with different ability templates such as cooking, repair, and driving. Moreover, these are only the initial level Shadow Soldiers. Li Mo felt that the [Shadow Legion] shared with him by himself and others in the Jackie Chan Adventures world was very practical, and could be described as a group of loyal subordinates who could summon all kinds of useful skills.

However, when the hundreds of Shadow Soldiers rushed to the front of the hills, they all disappeared into the shadows. Then, when they entered the temporary camp of the American soldiers, they immediately began to kill without hesitation, killing hundreds of American soldiers in one fell swoop!

"Fire! There's a monster! Fire now!!!"

"Da da da——————!"

"boom!"……

When hundreds of Shadow Soldiers began their slaughter, the American soldiers in the temporary camp reacted immediately. Officers and veterans retaliated against the Shadow Soldiers, and the sounds of gunfire and grenades were deafening.

To be honest, the American soldiers' behavior was quite bizarre, but their combat effectiveness was still quite good. Even after staying in this godforsaken place for almost half a month, the American soldiers always picked up their weapons and fought back against the Shadow Soldiers the shortest time they were attacked, preparing to eliminate these newly encountered monsters to ensure that they would no longer be threatened.

The problem is, after Soldier America fired, she immediately saw the bullet pass through the Shadow Soldier's body without causing any damage?!

Okay, Shadow Soldiers are no longer considered normal life forms. In a fantasy world, they would be considered shadow-type elemental creatures. In this supernatural anime world, they are special spirits that can weaken most of the simple physical attacks they receive.

The weapons used by American soldiers are mostly ordinary firearms or grenades, with occasional use of rifle grenades. However, they are not enough to deal with the Shadow Soldiers whose individual abilities exceed the limits of humanity. They may not be able to dodge the guns firing at them, but by transforming from physical to ethereal form a split second in advance, they can avoid being harmed. Even in physical form, they are immune to most attacks.

Of course, if you switch to firearms with superhuman strength or powerful modern weapons, the Shadow Soldiers still can't hold out. However, American soldier America, who has been trapped in this station for almost half a month, has also encountered the monsters created by Kisaragi Station. They don't carry much ammunition. Even with a dozen or so cannons and armored vehicles, the enemy has already stormed into their own camp for a melee. Trying to take advantage of heavy firepower is a dream. Being able to use grenade launchers is the limit.

Throughout the camp, hundreds of shadow soldiers were slaughtering indiscriminately. They would emerge from the shadows from time to time, some using their shadow weapons to kill the American soldiers, and others picking up guns and opening fire. The American soldiers were extremely frustrated in the face of these elusive and inhuman creatures. Even when they were lucky enough to hit their opponents, they could not kill them.

Suddenly, several American soldiers threw flashbangs around them. Then, an American soldier carrying a flamethrower pressed the start button and unleashed a fireball that swallowed an unlucky Shadow soldier whole.

"The flamethrowers and flashbangs are working! Everyone, hurry... Ah!"

Seeing that their attack was effective, a Marine Corps lieutenant commanding the soldiers shouted a warning to his comrades. However, before he could finish his sentence, a 5.56mm bullet pierced his skull, killing the Shadow soldier who fired the shot and several American soldiers who had gathered there. The scene of the flamethrower being blown up was like a dazzling firework.

Of course, the dozen or so American soldiers who were incidentally set on fire as fireworks certainly didn't find it beautiful. They struggled frantically, and some even shot themselves. Meanwhile, in a key location in the temporary camp, several Shadow Soldiers threw in multiple grenades!

"NO! Our ammunition and fuel reserves!!!"

A surviving Marine captain witnessed the scene. He was firing an M4A1 assault rifle when his eyes widened suddenly, and he let out a scream. A deafening explosion and a burst of fireball engulfed the Marine captain and hundreds of American soldiers in the surrounding area.

As an reinforced battalion of the American Marine Corps, the temporary camp they constructed, though seemingly large, was not actually that big, at most the size of a few football fields. Originally, they encountered an attack from the Shadow Soldiers, forcing the American soldiers to retreat and form firing points. Unfortunately, their stored ammunition and fuel were located in the rear half of the temporary camp. The explosion caused by the destruction of these supplies resulted in heavy losses for the American soldiers who were still resisting. Less than a hundred of them were killed.

After all, while American soldiers couldn't withstand the impact damage from the explosion of ammunition and fuel, the Shadow Soldiers were much less susceptible to such attacks. Apart from a few Shadow Soldiers who got too close and were destroyed in the blast, most of the remaining Shadow Soldiers survived. Dealing with the disoriented or even injured American soldiers was a piece of cake, and they easily dealt with the surviving American soldiers.

A dozen seconds later, the American soldiers' makeshift camp returned to calm. Apart from the still-burning tents and the wreckage of equipment, hundreds of American soldiers had died in this place and were buried just like the innocent people they had killed!

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On the other side, Li Mo leisurely enjoyed the battlefield spectacle created by the Shadow Soldiers. The scenes of those American soldiers being ambushed and even wiped out were just a game to him. The various large-scale scenes he had seen were much more exciting than this.

The memories shared by Li Mo in other worlds are numerous, including large-scale war scenes such as feudal-era cold weapon wars involving hundreds of thousands of people, hot weapon wars involving millions of people, and even space wars between the Earth Federation and Zeon involving tens of millions of people. There are also many war scenes in fantasy worlds. Compared to this one-sided battle involving a few hundred crickets, they are nothing.

From any perspective, Li Mo didn't think his Shadow Soldiers could possibly fail. Several hundred American soldiers might seem like a formidable force, enough to stage a coup in a small African or South American country, but compared to hundreds of Shadow Soldiers, they had no chance of winning. The entire battle lasted less than five minutes, with fewer than ten Shadow Soldiers lost, and an entire reinforced battalion of American Marines was wiped out, proving Li Mo's judgment correct.

Li Mo didn't think it was a big deal and remained completely calm. However, through the perspective of a shadow soldier watching from a distance, Yotsuya Miko's beautiful eyes widened in shock. She never expected that her god would act so swiftly, directly attacking a temporary camp of American marines and wiping out several hundred American soldiers. The shock was exceptionally strong.

For the Japanese, after two mushroom bombs shattered their spines, the American soldiers stationed in Japan became a symbol of invincibility. The scene that Yotsuya Miko is now witnessing is absolutely shattering the established values ​​of ordinary Japanese people!

"Um... Mo Jun, shouldn't we clean up the mess?"

Several minutes passed before Yotsuya Miko finally recovered from her shock. She looked at her god with a mixture of awe and admiration, then at the battlefield where a few embers still burned. After a moment's hesitation, she voiced her opinion. It wasn't that she felt pity for the American soldiers whose behavior was nothing short of monstrous; she was simply considering whether to clean up the traces they had left behind.

"Don't worry about it. The corpses and souls of those American soldiers will be used as food by Kisaragi Station!"

Faced with Yotsuya Miko's cautious inquiry, Li Mo waved his hand to indicate that it was not a concern at all. The cleanup would naturally be handled by Kisaragi Station. Looking at the battlefield where the flames were gradually dying down and the stiff figures rising again, his tone carried a hint of disdain: "In fact, the supernatural essence of this Kisaragi Station is that it squeezes out the despair and fear of any intelligent life that enters it, devouring even their souls..."

Well, the reason why Li Mo looked down on the urban supernatural tale of "Kisaragi Station" was that once he entered "Kisaragi Station" and discerned its situation, he naturally lost interest in this kind of urban supernatural tale that belonged to the evil and crooked path.

Hearing Li Mo's explanation, and considering what had just happened at Kisaragi Station, Yotsuya Miko sensed the danger of urban supernatural tales and realized that some humans might actually be more dangerous than supernatural monsters. Therefore, when Li Mo said he was going to leave, she wisely refrained from asking why her lord didn't resolve the urban supernatural tale at Kisaragi Station, and silently followed behind him.

As Li Mo led Yotsuya Miko out of the Kisaragi Station's main area and was about to have the elite soldiers prepare to drive away from this urban supernatural tale, he suddenly stopped, staring in one direction with surprise:

"Huh? Are there any other people here today?"

Chapter 8: Ministry of the Environment's Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Office!

More than half an hour later, several off-road vehicles that were clearly military models and had special passes arrived at the vicinity of the Kisaragi Station at high speed. They stopped and a rather strange group of people got out of the off-road vehicles.

What's a bit odd is that the people who got out of these military off-road vehicles weren't fully armed soldiers or officers in crisp uniforms, but included a pair of black brothers in suits carrying suitcases, two seemingly recent college graduates from Japan working overtime, a middle-aged man who was obviously tall, strong, and not young, and finally two girls who were obviously young and dressed in JK and JC uniforms.

If you only look at the first few men, you might think they are mercenaries or members of some secret service. After all, the black brothers and the middle-aged strong man look like they are not to be trifled with. They are the kind of people who can become prominent figures in Japanese yakuza groups just by having tattoos on their bodies. The two young men, who look like they are just starting out in the Japanese workplace, are not simple people. The fabric of their suits and the briefcases they are carrying prove that they are not simple people.

At least, ordinary newly hired Japanese office workers belong to the bottom of the food chain of the entire company or organization. Their first lesson upon entering society is to learn to read the atmosphere around them. They dare not stand next to others to smoke and chat rashly. However, the two young men in suits are chatting and even smoking very calmly.

The two black brothers, who looked very similar, were carrying suitcases that looked more like luggage. Just by looking at the sound they made when they were placed on the ground, you could tell they were quite heavy. The middle-aged man even had a gun holster on his waist, and the gun, which gleamed with the luster of an industrial product, proved that it was not a toy but a real weapon. The scars on his face and his fierce demeanor further proved that he was definitely a person with real skills.

In contrast, the two beautiful girls dressed in school uniforms seemed a bit out of place. Both JK girls were carrying katanas, and their close relationship would be perfectly fine for them to be at a kendo dojo or a cosplay event. But their presence here, compared to the young men or burly men around them, made them seem somewhat out of place, yet no one raised any objections.

At least, the middle-aged strong man who was clearly in temporary command looked at the two beautiful girls with black hair with a hint of respect in his eyes. It was not respect for their status but for their strength. He had personally witnessed the power of these two beautiful girls who were less than half his age. He could say that he would be very likely to lose if he fought them head-on.

As for the others, apart from one young man whose expression changed slightly, the others looked at the two black-haired beauties with a hint of awe. They knew the strength of their two companions and naturally would not underestimate them!

"Gentlemen, I won't say anything more. Our main mission is to find the American soldiers who are trapped at Kisaragi Station!"

Seeing his teammates standing casually in front of him, a hint of helplessness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes. However, he knew that these teammates were not his former soldiers and he could not be too harsh on them. So he straightened his expression and reiterated the mission to his teammates.

"Understood!"

This time, the group still gave the middle-aged man face and agreed in unison. Perhaps some of them didn't care about the target they wanted to find, but they still had to give their own people some face on the surface.

The middle-aged man simply ignored the response from his group. He was only relying on his experience in modern battlefields and his age, which made him the temporary commander of this operation. He was afraid that he would be no match for the others in a real fight, especially the beautiful girl with long, straight black hair that reached her waist and a good figure who was being intimate with another girl. The middle-aged man doubted that even if his group attacked together, they would be easily defeated by her.

After the middle-aged man suppressed his own thoughts, he instructed the other staff members carrying equipment to get busy. After some effort, they successfully opened a hole in the main body of [Kisaragi Station], and the group stepped into it!

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Within the area covered by Kisaragi Station, the group that followed looked at the spacious area without any surprise. Instead, they followed the tram tracks and headed towards the temporary camp where Americana had once been stationed. However, the group was clearly on high alert, and everyone was prepared to fight at any moment.