Special effects: Saving the world starting from becoming a Zergling

Just as Yuuma had predicted, the two walked around the shrine for less than two hours before discovering a spot where someone had clearly passed by.

"There are pieces of clothing here, but they don't seem to be Misaki's clothes."

Kagami discovers torn pieces of clothing on the wildly growing branches of a tree.

"They must have broken through here and are heading deeper into the territory."

Yuzhen held a standard-issue gun in melee mode, constantly destroying obstacles in their path to allow them to pass smoothly.

As the two continued forward, fragments of clothing mixed with bloodstains were discovered from time to time, causing Kagami to feel increasingly worried.

"The last trace is here."

Yuzhen stopped in her tracks and looked around as she saw the bloodstains on the ground.

"Kagami, shout! They walked together; one of them must have helped the other to get here."

"Not much time has passed, so some of them may still be conscious."

Kagami was extremely anxious and immediately shouted, "Miss Misaki, where are you?"

After shouting around a few times, instead of attracting anyone, it attracted some strange things.

Looking at the few green-skinned birds hiding behind the leaves, Yuzhen twitched the corners of her mouth.

"An alien insect!"

Kagami naturally noticed these alien insects as well. He pulled out his small pistol from his waist and quickly fired several shots at the green-skinned creatures.

Yuuma stood behind Kagami, transformed into his Worm form, and activated his acceleration.

In accelerated mode, the green-skinned creatures were powerless to resist and were directly gutted by Yuzhen.

After doing everything, he returned to his original spot and deactivated his Zerg form.

Several bullets had only just hit the Zerg at that moment.

Kagami watched the exploding Zerg, gripped her small pistol with delight, and pumped her fist.

"Yes, we've eliminated a few more Zerg!"

Haha, Kagami is so cute!

Yuuma stood behind Kagami, amused by his reaction.

"Kagami..."

After the churning green explosion dissipated, a weak voice came from the nearby bushes.

Kagami was overjoyed: "Miss Misaki, where are you? I'll rescue you right now!"

"No need to save him."

After a rustling sound in the grass, Misaki emerged, dragging her weary body.

Her clothes were covered in scratches, her hair was disheveled, and she looked tired. This was a Misaki that Kagami had never seen before.

"cape!"

Just as Kagami was about to step forward, he was stopped by another figure.

"I must wipe out all the alien insects!"

Even with his body covered in wounds and the blood still dripping from his lips, Shindai Ken's will remained unwavering.

He looked at Kagami and summoned the sword scorpion without hesitation.

A scorpion burst from the ground and crawled up the body of the Shindai Ken, onto his shoulder.

Kagami's expression changed, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.

"Looks like there's new trouble."

Yuuma scratched his head in annoyance, raised his gun, and aimed it at Shindai Ken. The atmosphere between the two sides froze instantly, and a great battle was about to break out.

"Sword, wait!"

Misaki grabbed Ken's clothes, causing Ken's imposing aura to weaken.

"Pangolin, don't worry. I will absolutely not let the alien insects harm you!"

Shindai Ken tilted his head slightly, his face full of confidence.

"I am the man who will wield the sword in place of the gods!"

"Pangolin?"

When Kagami heard Kenjiro call Misaki that, she scratched her head, somewhat at a loss. Was that Misaki-san's code name?

"Ahem..." Yuma whispered in Kagami's ear with a mischievous grin, "He's actually illiterate; he doesn't know many complicated characters."

"What? They're not Zerg."

Misaki finished explaining to Kenjiro, leaving Kenjiro extremely embarrassed.

"This guy, like Kagami, isn't exactly bright, and he's caused you trouble!"

Misaki bowed shyly to Yuuma and Kagami.

"Let me tell you about your situation first. I was assigned by ZECT to bring you and Mr. Tadokoro back."

Seeing that Misaki was being so polite, Yuuma quickly helped Misaki up.

"The alien insects at the shrine have been cleared out. Let's talk again when we get back. This isn't a good place to chat."

Yuuma and Kagami held up the Kamishiro Sword, which they were barely holding together, and the four of them slowly walked back.

…………

"It started when I received a phone call from Kagami that afternoon."

The fire crackled and popped, its warmth soothing, as Misaki began to tell the whole story.

"At the time, I was extremely anxious, but I didn't completely lose my mind."

"After a brief exchange with Mr. Tadokoro, we picked up our weapons and equipment and successfully arrived at the mountain forest."

"For the next two days, we didn't dare to venture too far, and only gathered information in the area outside the mountains and forests."

The first half of the story begins with a perfectly normal scam, but Yuuma knows there must be another reason that would truly draw the two of them in.

He didn't speak, and listened with the others as Misaki continued.

"Originally, we didn't plan to enter this dangerous mountain forest; we planned to contact our logistics team before entering."

Misaki's expression gradually turned gloomy and terrifying, and then she changed the subject.

"But—we found Kagami, standing at the entrance to the mountain path, pleading for our help!"

Misaki looked up and suddenly stared at Kagami: "But when we got closer, we realized that thing wasn't Kagami at all, but rather Kagami's mimicry insect!"

"A Zerg that mimics me?!"

Kagami pointed at himself in shock.

"It's not just the Worms that mimic Kagami; there are also quite a few that mimic people I know."

Misaki was feeling down; this was a blatant trap designed to lure them in.

"Fortunately, at the critical moment, Mr. Tadokoro and I encountered Ken, but he was still no match for the large number of alien insects and could only break through with me under Mr. Tadokoro's orders."

No wonder there are so many strange insects here. Just one shout from Kagami is enough to summon several little green creatures.

Yuzhen seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that the shrine was in a very important location. You had to walk several hundred meters before you would encounter a small group of green-skinned people.

The area within several dozen meters of the shrine is likely an absolute no-go zone for those little green-skinned spies.

Yuuma was deep in thought, but Misaki didn't stop telling the story.

"After hiding for a while with my badly wounded sword, I encountered Kagami and Captain Yuuma."

"At the time, I thought you were also mimicking alien insects, so I didn't say anything."

"Only after seeing you destroy the Zerg did I realize that you are real humans."

She was a little tired after telling the story and leaned against the wall to rest.

"I was worried that you were also Zerg, which is why I summoned the Sword Scorpion."

"sorry!"

As a descendant of a prestigious family, Kenjiro Kamishiro sincerely apologized under Misaki's watchful gaze.

He also needs to reach the pinnacle when it comes to apologizing!

"These are minor matters. The important thing is, where exactly was Mr. Tadokoro taken?"

Kagami let Kamishiro Ken lean on him and asked about the most important thing at the moment.