Crossover: A Different Inuyasha.

Chapter 190 The Black Bullet

The collapsed building lay askew in the cracked asphalt road, with steel bars protruding menacingly from the broken concrete.

The wind whistled through the hollow window frames and the half-collapsed eaves.

The streets were littered with the wreckage of rusted vehicles, their tires burned into charred metal rims.

The vehicle was torn apart by some enormous force, like a cookie being broken in half.

A group of little girls followed behind Kanna, walking barefoot on the gravel and broken glass, their dirty little feet unharmed.

Most of the little girls were dressed in tattered clothes, some only wrapped in a dirty cloth.

Some wore T-shirts that were clearly not their size, with the hem dragging below their knees, and followed closely behind.

His hair was matted into clumps, and his face was covered in mud and dried scabs.

But their eyes—every single one of them—were red, beautiful like frozen sunset clouds, or like embers sealed in amber.

The lolis gazed at the adorable and petite Kanna ahead, their eyes filled with hope and faith. Her pristine appearance made her seem like a holy angel descended to earth, walking barefoot on a world stained with filth.

Monsters, ruins, and little girls combine to create an extremely bizarre scene.

A ferocious-looking Gastrea emerged from behind the collapsed building.

Its body was the size of a truck, its dark gray skin covered with cracked, shell-like patterns, and its six thick, pillar-like legs extended from its sides, making a dull crushing sound as they stepped on the ruins.

A pair of curved tentacles grew on its head, slowly rotating in the air.

Compound eyes occupy most of the face.

The countless tiny eye-shaped faces pieced together to form two dark gleams, reflecting the gray sky and the ruins scattered everywhere.

It stood atop the half-collapsed building, gazing down at the group of tiny "kindred spirits" below.

Its antennae reached out, then retracted.

It lowered its head, its gaze passing through the broken floorboards and crooked window frames, landing on a huddled corner inside the building.

A little girl was huddled in the corner.

Smaller, dirtier, and thinner than those following behind Kanna.

Her knees were pressed against her chest, her arms were tightly wrapped around her legs, her forehead was buried in her knees, and her whole body was trembling.

Only one eye peeked out from between the arms, glowing red and reflecting the enormous head that filled the entire window.

His face, covered in scars, was filled with fear.

"It's so scary, so scary, don't kill me, don't kill me."

The sound was thin and fragmented, cut into pieces by the chattering of the teeth.

She huddled even tighter in the corner, her back pressed against the cold cement wall, as if trying to embed herself into it.

The gastrula lowered its head.

The head squeezed through the window frame, shattering the remaining glass and window sills. Broken wooden strips of the window frame, along with shards of glass, flew around the one-eyed girl's feet with a clattering sound.

Its mouthparts are slightly open, revealing rows of sharp teeth arranged inwards.

"Mom, I'm so scared!"

The little girl's screaming sound was stuck in her throat.

Because she knew that her mother, who hated her, wouldn't come to her rescue.

The fear in her red eyes had reached its peak, like a bow stretched to its limit, ready to snap at any moment.

The gastrula's mouthparts extended forward again, and then stopped.

Its antennae twitched.

The compound eyes stared at the tiny creature that was just a delicious "snack" but in the next second it turned into a tiny creature that needed protection.

The sudden change almost caught its small brain off guard.

These terrifying compound eyes, which would scare everyone in a horror movie, actually convey a sense of bewilderment, but that doesn't matter.

The gastrula retracted its mouthparts, exited the window frame, and jumped off the roof of the building. Its six legs cushioned its landing, and it then turned and hopped away in the direction it had come from.

Its body rose and fell among the ruins, disappearing behind the collapsed overpass after a few times, leaving only a series of fading crushing sounds.

Inside the building, the little girl huddled in the corner slowly opened her eyes.

Sunlight streamed through the shattered window frame, landing right in front of the corner where she was curled up.

Fine dust particles floated in that light, like shattered gold foil, drifting slowly and quietly. Someone had somehow appeared there.

She had short white hair, wore a white robe, and was holding a white mirror in her arms.

Only in those clear, black-and-white eyes, when the small, dirty figure in the corner of the wall was reflected, was there a fleeting flicker of emotion.

Shenwu raised her hand and stretched it out towards the one-eyed loli, her fingers slender and clean.

"Don't be afraid, it's alright now."

The sound was very soft and faint.

Like a feather drifting from a great distance, it landed in the ear of the one-eyed little girl.

She raised her head, and in her single red eye was reflected the image of the god who had saved her.

"Newcomer, come this way."

The blonde loli who had been rescued not long ago and was now acting as the squad leader waved and smiled at the one-eyed loli.

"Where is Master Kanna taking us?" The one-eyed loli who had joined the group asked curiously as she felt more at ease under the kind gazes of those around her.

Her voice was still soft, but the deathly stillness in her red eyes was gone from when she was curled up in the corner.

Like pebbles washed by rain, they are wet and shiny with a clear light.

"The Kingdom of God".

The blonde loli said reverently.

Her hair was tied haphazardly with a strip of cloth, and she carried several cloth bags on her back. Her face and body were very clean, and when she spoke...

His back was ramrod straight, and his chin was slightly raised.

The one-eyed girl's eyes blinked, and she agreed, "It must be true."

Only God can save them from the curse and the rejection of humanity.

These children were born after their mothers ingested gastritis viruses during pregnancy, leading to the accumulation of the virus in the fetus.

They possess certain Gastrea abilities, are all girls, and are hated and persecuted by the majority who hold high the banner of justice.

The group walked quietly, barefoot, over gravel and cracked earth, over abandoned railway tracks and rusted drainage ditch covers.

"Come quick, we found a lot of things here." The blonde loli, looking left and right, seemed to have discovered a treasure, and ran to the ruins of a half-collapsed shop.

She expertly pried open the slanted metal roller shutter, poked her head in, and quickly pulled it back out, exclaiming happily.

Shenwu stopped and watched as the little girls ran out of the group in twos and threes, scattering into various corners of the ruins.

The metal door was pulled open completely, revealing the dimly lit interior of the shop.

Most of the shelves were overturned, and goods were scattered all over the floor, covered with a thick layer of dust and cobwebs.

The blonde loli was like a little mouse sneaking into a rice barn. She quickly scurried inside and found several intact glasses with cute little animals printed on the walls.

She wiped it with her sleeve, held it up to the sunlight outside, and then stuffed it into the cloth bag behind her with satisfaction.

"We're just a few more gathering places away."

The one-eyed girl, who was no stranger to collecting trash, was also rummaging through the dimly lit shop.

"This little dress suits you well; you can wash it and wear it right away."

"Even when we're scavenging outside, we can't forget that we're human beings, and we have to be clean." A silver-haired loli, who was also a squad leader, tilted her head and held up a little skirt she had found in a store in front of the one-eyed loli.

Seeing the one-eyed loli with red eyes and tears streaming down her face, the silver-haired loli put her little skirt into her sack, handed the sack to her, and said with a smile.

"I used to be blind because my mother didn't like my eyes."

Her tone was gentle and smiling. "So, I poured the lead I found into my eyes, and that's how I met Master Kanna."

How did your eyes get damaged?

The one-eyed girl paused for a moment.

She looked at her gentle companion and nodded softly, "—Mm."

The images that flashed through her mind included rampant laughter, cold metal objects, and excruciating pain from her eye sockets that still makes her weak to the touch.

"They dug it up—"

His body began to tremble involuntarily.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a warm embrace.

It smelled of sweat and earth, which wasn't pleasant, but it warmed her heart.

"It's fine."

"Your eyes will recover under Kanna-sama's healing, and we will live in the outer city from now on. With Kanna-sama's protection, Gastrea will not harm us."

A voice broke in.

"Gastrea are warriors of God; they will kill all the villains who harm and bully us, and I will become stronger too!"

A black-haired loli with a commanding presence walked over, making the one-eyed loli both afraid and fascinated. After being released by the silver-haired loli, she asked in a soft, sweet voice.

"Can I become a warrior too?"

"We inherit the blood of a new era; we are warriors bestowed by God." The black-haired loli proudly raised her head. "Private, let me train you!"

The one-eyed little girl, who thought it was amazing, blinked her eyes and nodded obediently.

The silver-haired loli smiled to the side.

After packing up all the usable items from the store, the group continued forward.

Dusk crept in from the edge of the gray sky, and after turning past a commercial building that had collapsed halfway, the view opened up.

The lolis saw the city walls that separated them, and also the mountains in their hearts.

Dozens of massive defensive walls, each 1.6 kilometers high and 1 kilometer wide, made of metal, stand on the ground like a row of silent black giants, resisting external attacks.

These are megalithic monuments surrounding various human settlements to prevent Gastrea from invading; they are also known as barriers.

There have been cases where higher Gastrea destroyed the megaliths, causing the barrier to collapse and allowing other Gastrea to invade.

Such cases are known as "mass extinctions," a situation that can only be described as hellish for humanity.

"It's so dark—"

Shinnami gazed at the towering stone monument, its shadow covering the entire land, and closed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, it was from the perspective of spiritual vision.

Use your own soul as a mirror to reflect the true nature of all things in the outside world.

The world seemed to change color in her eyes.

Above the city, dark clouds churned like boiling water, a heavy weight of fear, hatred, greed, and prejudice pressing down on the city like an invisible net.

The shadows of the dark clouds were reflected on the metal surface of the megalith, making the already somber black even darker.

But amidst the churning dark clouds, several golden rays rose from the ground into the sky.

The light wasn't strong; it even seemed somewhat faint amidst the dark clouds filling the sky.

But it grows straight upwards without hesitation, like a spear pierced vertically into the clouds.

It pierced through layers of dark clouds, parting them to the sides where it touched the black clouds, forming a faintly visible ring-shaped gap centered on a golden pillar of light.

Shen Wu watched the beams of light representing fortune quietly, his expression unchanged.

Then she turned her head, her gaze shifting from the city skyline back to what lay behind her.

Thousands of blue lights shimmered in the vision of the spirit.

The innocent, pure, and young souls that died without cause appeared as pure blue in the vision.

Like the unpolluted seawater beneath the deep sea, like the night sky washed clean after the rain.

Every soul surrounded the little girls, as if rejoicing for their bright future, and gathered together closely.

In the vision of the divine, it became the brightest light source in the entire dark world.

Flawless and pure.

This made the equally pure-hearted Kanna feel an irresistible urge to do something for them.

But what else could I do besides saving them?

If Kagura were her younger sister, Kanna probably would have risked the shrine's punishment to kill them all.

Kagura never hesitates, never internalizes questions like "should I?", "can I?", or "is this right?"

The wind is free.

The wind never asks which way it is.

They didn't even ask about the mud section.

Her mirror also contains the souls of many abusers.

From their memories, they saw a multicolored "black," exuding a rotten, decaying smell.

But if innocent people are affected, wouldn't that be a step below those evildoers?

How can this be allowed?

Previously, the workload of indiscriminate killing and then resurrecting the good people was too great, so it was simply put on hold. Now, killing is selective.

Targeted killing, purposeful killing.

The little girls also gazed at the barrier separating them, their red eyes filled with hatred, fear, and longing in the twilight.

There are so many different things.

However, Xie had no attachment to the city he called "home".

In my memory, my mother's face was indifferent, my father's face was angry, and everyone around me had a look of disgust that said, "You shouldn't exist."

Therefore, they do not cherish it.

There's nothing to be nostalgic about.

They want to live in a beautiful world.

In a world protected by the clay figures of the gods.

There are clean skirts and food, warm yellow lights, and a place where you don't have to be afraid of Gastrea or bad people.

There are days when you can laugh and run in the sunshine without being stopped by anyone.

Suddenly a cloud appeared.

The figure of the Egg-like Beast jumped down from above.

"God has no clay figures, the divine punishment you requested to be created has been completed, but we, the clay, have wasted our strength."

Under the influence of spiritual magic, Mantian, with his long, flowing hair, spoke with boundless energy.

"It can accurately punish people according to their good or evil nature, destroy their bodies, and send them to the underworld to atone for their sins."

As for good people who use killing to stop killing, they will also be punished. Those who have the right to kill according to the rules are only the Fuli government.

This is something that others should not do.

There was no question of appeasement.

If you have the ability, you can prove yourself in the Wheel of Reincarnation or the Prison of Hell.

"Start it up."

Shen Wu tilted his head slightly.