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That's not some kind of radiation protection suit! That's a fucking chemical protective suit!

Kazuma recalled what he had said to Kerry when they were joking: "If a Paradox Interactive player came, he would definitely burn this place to the ground and reduce the population by two thousand."

But... but isn't this place supposed to be researching medicine to cure diseases? They used infected people during the research, so why the sudden mountain closure at this critical time? Was it a deliberate attempt to lure us here and then deal with us? Well, there's no need to worry. Hinamizawa's water source leads outside. As long as Kerry escapes underwater, they can commit suicide...

It all happened suddenly because Pear Blossom was kidnapped by them.

Fragmented pieces of information were piecing together in Kazuma's mind, and a possible hypothesis was presented to him.

Then he smiled with relief.

[Sato Kazuma: There are troops in hazmat suits blocking the mountain road. I think we can abandon our investigation of this village. Let's four of us gather and attack the clinic!]

[Kerry: What's going on?]

Kirito: ?

[Sato Kazuma: I think I guessed it]

[Sato Kazuma: Didn't we talk about why the government doesn't burn this place down?]

But isn't the answer quite obvious? This pathetic country without nuclear weapons is trying to develop a biological weapon using a virus that is difficult to detect with conventional instruments and has an extremely unique mode of infection.

As someone in the know, Pear Blossom's kidnapping by outsiders could lead the higher-ups to believe that the matter will be exposed, damaging their international reputation and potentially drawing sanctions and investigations from major powers. Therefore, the simplest solution would be to burn everything down, claiming it was a natural disaster, leaving unreported events as an unverifiable and unverifiable place.

He Zhen's inference is correct in terms of the result. Although the reasoning is slightly off, it can still fully prove the value of his amazing wisdom.

[Toyokawa Shoko: What? They're going to kill all the villagers here?]

Kerry: I'm afraid so.

Kerry smiled with relief.

[Kerry: So, if we hand over that pear blossom, might the problem be solved?]

[Sato Kazuma: How could we possibly hand it over? War!]

[Kiritani Kazuto: Kill!]

[Toyokawa Shoko: You're right!]

[Kerry: Rape!]

Kerry explained why there was a sense of incongruity when Kazuma suggested burning the place down, because that's something only ruthless Paradox Interactive (P社) players would consider. P社 players are simply pursuing efficiency, but real-life players are willing to take high-risk actions for profit.

"Xiaochun, we might not get the bounty this time."

Kerry looked at the horizon gradually sinking in the distance, feeling somewhat sentimental.

"Enough of that. Let these villagers find a safe place."

Toyokawa Shoko put Rika down and untied the ropes binding her.

Xiangzi pursed his lips.

She also realized that she might not get the bounty this time, because she remembered Kerry's description that a big shot didn't want certain things to happen during his term.

However, according to Rika's information, Hinamizawa Syndrome is treatable, and Dr. Irie at the Irie Clinic has even developed a way to suppress the disease and a vaccine.

If they left now and let those people burn this place down, then things wouldn't have escalated, and there wouldn't even have been a fight. Besides, they really didn't need to fight; there was nothing to eat here except for the little girl—it was all people.

But they couldn't. She couldn't just stand by and do nothing, and neither could Kerry, nor the other two.

Although the villagers in this village are ostracistic and scoundrels, that's their problem, and it doesn't warrant killing them all, good or bad.

They also cannot tolerate the politicians in the ditch killing two thousand people to cover up the truth about human experimentation, and they might even... no! They definitely will continue to collect data and do it elsewhere.

Then the only option is to let things escalate.

"No food to eat, no money, and facing a modern military force... Hopefully they haven't deployed drones... Are you regretting coming here?"

Kerry was also deeply moved.

"I never regret it."

Toyokawa Shoko used a small sickle to cut the ropes binding Rika and took out a black lace mask from her bag, covering her own face.

"What...what are you talking about?"

Pear Blossom stared blankly at the two people who were having this inexplicable conversation, completely baffled.

"Run, kid, find a place to hide."

Xiangzi's tone turned cold as he said something to Lihua.

"Let's go, let's go to the car and get some equipment first."

Kerry covered his face with a gas mask.

143

Chapter 143 The Melody of War.

Pear Blossom watched the two people rushing down the mountain, hesitated for a moment, and then chose to follow them from a distance.

She is not afraid of fighting.

She had no idea what these people, who seemed to be able to communicate using methods she didn't know, knew.

But she also wanted to do her part for Hinamizawa's future.

20 minutes later……

"Take my equipment for now."

After Kazuma, acting as an advisor to the Sonozaki family, ordered the villagers to immediately move to the mountains, he and Kerry successfully met up.

"Well, actually, after talking to them, those villagers aren't so annoying."

Kazuma waved his hand and handed the microphone bag he was carrying to Kerry.

"Remember this, this was the first brilliant shot fired by me and Grandpa Zhen."

As he spoke, Kazuma waved his hand.

"Snapped!"

Kerry, unusually, didn't interrupt the guy's show-off act. Instead, he reached out and gave He Zhen a high five in the air.

After clapping, Zhen got into a car, a car he had taken from a villager, which he had filled with four gas cylinders.

"By the way, I can't drive. Can you teach me how to start the car?"

……

On the other side, Takano Sanji was standing by the bed, looking down over the entire Hinamizawa.

The signal has been blocked, and everything is ready.

The troops that had been brought down the mountain had already blocked the mountain roads, and the politicians, as expected, approved the plan.

She knew that once the road blockade at the foot of the mountain was completed, it would be time to execute the plan. The Hokuriku Self-Defense Force would mobilize 300 special soldiers to enter Hinamizawa. They would use guns to demand that all the villagers gather together, claiming that a disaster had occurred and asking them to take refuge.

Then, they filled the room directly with a toxic gas similar in composition to volcanic gas.

Finally, they destroyed houses and buildings, claiming that a dormant volcano near Hinamizawa had mutated and spewed out large amounts of harmful gases, poisoning all the villagers.

That will be the time for her divine punishment to descend. Not only will these annoying villagers suffer, but those who do not take her and her grandfather's research results seriously will also be in trouble!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Takano Sanji couldn't help but grin, spreading out his white-gloved hands as if to embrace this little village that wouldn't exist tomorrow.

"Om..."

The sound of cars approaching from afar.

"Hmm? Are you trying to escape? But the way down the mountain is already..."

Takano Sanji was stunned, because she realized that the sound of the car was getting closer and closer, and finally it emerged from the country road at a speed of more than 110 miles per hour, and then stumbled and rushed towards the clinic.

The staff below realized what was happening and immediately closed the clinic door.

"A suicide attack? This is a blast-proof building, and it's been reinforced. There's no point in ramming it."

Inside the car, Kazuma frantically lit a detonator, then steered the car to lock onto the hospital door and crash into it.

"boom!"

"Look, the car is dented..."

Before Takano San could finish speaking, he was engulfed by a huge flame.

Damn it! What did you do?!

"boom!!!"

In Hinamizawa, where natural gas was unavailable, the gas cylinders in the homes of four villagers exploded in unison, sending flames soaring into the sky and accompanied by a terrifying roar.

The explosion of a single gas cylinder was enough to burn off the hair of a person 7 meters away. Combined with the detonator, gasoline, and mechanical parts of the car itself, it unleashed a force that made one feel as if their heart had suddenly stopped, as if they had been directly hit by an old-fashioned cannon. The walls collapsed inward under the light of the fire, and the car parts and wall fragments flying everywhere became deadly weapons, scattering in all directions.

At the beginning of this long night, burning flames, accompanied by smoke that turned from white to black, rose into the air, as if Heimdall on the Rainbow Bridge had sounded the twilight horn, announcing the arrival of war.

Kazuma Sato is dead...

Pear Blossom, who was hiding in the distance, and some villagers who were still in their homes all watched the burning clinic with fear and felt a suffocating tremor.

"What the hell! What's going on?!"

The captain of the Mountain Dog Squad, Kojiki, rushed to the door in a panic. What he saw were the burning corpses of his men, along with their severed limbs. He heard the screams of some of the men who were still alive, writhing in the flames.

In front of the clinic, which had been blown open and was filled with smoke, was an old car with all its windows shattered. In the driver's seat, one could still see a humanoid figure that had been blown to pieces, leaving only half of its body.

But strangely, he felt that the burning bits of flesh were smiling at him.

"Are these villagers crazy?!"

Xiao Cimu couldn't care less about anything else now. He knew he couldn't stay in this house any longer, so he picked up his gun and called out to the dozen or so people remaining in the building.

"Break through with me!! Quick!!"

He had already anticipated that a fierce battle was about to break out outside.

He didn't care about camaraderie anymore; in this situation, it would be best to find as many people as possible to take the fall with him!

He and the others gathered together and led the way, stepping out of the inferno together.

However, contrary to their expectations, the people standing in front of them were not a large group of villagers, but just a man and a woman.