The Legend of Level 0 in Academy City

Despite the bruises on her back from being hit by the mechanical dogs and the scratches on her arms, Inoue Hideka had already thrown most of the dozen or so mechanical dogs into the water.

Water flowed into the mechanical dogs' bodies, causing a short circuit and preventing them from climbing out of the water.

but……

Seemingly under orders from Baba Yoshiro to launch an attack, the remaining seven or eight mechanical dogs swarmed towards Inoue Hideka.

Boom!

After knocking away two mechanical dogs in succession, Inoue Hideka was immediately restrained by the claws of four mechanical dogs.

The remaining mechanical dog seized the opportunity to pounce on Misaki Shokuhou.

"Senior!"

Upon seeing this, Inoue Hideka shouted anxiously.

With tremendous power bursting from his legs, Inoue Hideka managed to forcefully flash in front of Shokuhou Misaki while carrying four mechanical dogs, using his body to block the attack of the last mechanical dog.

Bang!

Inoue Hideka was sent flying by the impact of the mechanical dog and crashed heavily to the ground.

However, thanks to the force of the impact, Inoue Hideka was freed from the constraints of the four mechanical dogs.

Getting up from the ground, Inoue Hideka ignored the pain in her body and quickly ran in front of Shokuhou Misaki, blocking the several mechanical dogs that were eyeing her menacingly.

"Are you alright, Shokuhou-senpai?"

Without turning her head, Inoue Hideka, while keeping a watchful eye on the mechanical dog, asked Misaki Shokuhou behind her with concern.

"I'm fine... Hello? I understand, thank you everyone!"

Misaki Shokuhou was speaking when she suddenly received a phone call. After hanging up, she continued in a flippant tone:

"Hehe~~ Found the little mouse~~ Junior, it's at the ten o'clock direction, on that building two kilometers away. Let's go. Once we're within a kilometer of that building, I have a million ways to make this mouse suffer a fate worse than death~~"

"Ten o'clock..."

Inoue Hideka judged the direction and saw that the mechanical dog was about to pounce again. She immediately turned around, picked up Shokuhou Misaki in a princess carry, and quickly dodged the mechanical dog and rushed out.

Fortunately, there are now far fewer mechanical dogs; otherwise, if they were surrounded, escaping wouldn't have been so easy.

Hey! What are you doing!

Shokuhou Misaki was caught off guard and was suddenly picked up in a horizontal embrace, screaming in embarrassment and anger.

"Hey, Shokuhou-senpai, do you really think you can outrun those robotic dogs?"

Ignoring Misaki Shokuhou's struggles, Inoue Hideka held her tightly and ran forward at high speed.

"There's no need for this, is there? With you here, those other few lousy dogs can't even get close to me! Put me down!"

"My electrical stimulation is almost time, and it would be best to get you there first before then. So, I'm afraid I'll have to make do with you, Shokuhou-senpai!"

"Humph!"

Misaki Shokuhou was held in Inoue Hideka's arms. She looked up at Inoue Hideka's apologetic expression, the pungent smell of blood filling her nostrils. She snorted coldly but did not say anything more.

Inside a building that is more than ten stories high.

A slightly overweight figure sat in front of the screen, staring gloomily at Inoue Hideka, who was running on the screen, and Shokuhou Misaki in Inoue Hideka's arms.

"Damn it! We've been discovered... Don't think I'll just sit here and wait to die! T.MT, get moving!"

Inoue Hideka ran about five or six hundred meters with Shokuhou Misaki in her arms. The mechanical dog behind her kept chasing relentlessly, but it couldn't keep up with Inoue Hideka's speed and was left far behind.

To save distance, Inoue Hideka took a shortcut.

While passing through a narrow alley, I was suddenly blocked by a giant praying mantis that fell from the sky.

呲呲呲!

With his feet scraping the ground, Inoue Hideka abruptly stopped his forward momentum.

"T.MT..."

Inoue Hideka muttered to himself, unlike those mechanical dogs, this giant mantis had real killing power.

Although he stopped, Inoue Hideka had no intention of retreating or seeking other paths forward.

Even disregarding the mechanical dogs tracking them, given Baba Yoshiro's personality, he would definitely have already deployed Cancer Mantises along every route.

boom!

A giant praying mantis descended from the sky once again into the narrow alley.

boom!

boom!

Four giant praying mantises completely blocked the narrow alley, leaving Inoue Eika with no chance to get through.

As the tingling sensation within his body gradually weakened, Inoue Hideka knew that the acceleration of the electric current was about to end, and he became increasingly anxious.

"Shokuhou-senpai..." Inoue Eika's voice was somewhat suppressed, "Hold me tight, I want to...force myself on you!"

"Hey……"

Before Misaki Shokuhou could finish speaking, Eika Inoue had already rushed out.

Running to within a meter of the giant praying mantis, Inoue Hideka leaped high into the air and landed directly on the mantis's back.

puff!

puff!

Two sharp sounds rang out as they pierced the skin.

"kindness!"

Inoue Hideka felt the pain in her back and thighs and let out a soft groan.

boom!

Jumping off the giant praying mantis's back, Inoue Hideka endured the pain and continued running forward.

Stab it!

The giant mantis was much faster than the mechanical dogs. Inoue Hideka had only run a few dozen meters forward when he felt his back being slashed by the giant mantis's blades again.

He paused for a moment, then sped off again.

boom!

He was struck hard in the back, but it wasn't a cut or stab; rather, the immense force of the impact sent Inoue Hideka flying.

In mid-air, Inoue Hideka twisted her body and landed on the ground, catching Shokuhou Misaki who was also impacted.

"Hey! Are you alright?"

"Don't speak!"

Inoue Hideka did not answer Shokuhou Misaki. He glanced at the giant praying mantis behind him, which had stopped in place after being impacted by the recoil, picked up Shokuhou Misaki again, and then ran off in the predetermined direction.

That is, after running less than 50 meters, the pain in my back returned.

puff!

Feeling another cut on her back, Inoue Hideka frowned, clenching her teeth and remaining silent.

She was afraid that Misaki Shokuhou would worry, and she was also afraid that her fragile consciousness, which she was holding onto, would break down.

Almost there! We're almost there!

There are less than 200 meters left, you must hold on.

Da da da!

The sounds of mechanical impacts and the dragging of the giant mantis's heavy body on the ground grew closer and closer, making Inoue Hideka increasingly irritated.

With her eyes slightly narrowed, she silently prepared herself to endure the pain once again.

boom!

He heard the sound of a heavy object being knocked away behind him. Before Inoue Hideka could turn around, he heard the thumping sound disappear and breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't stop walking.

Misaki Shokuhou was being held by Eika Inoue. She was unaware that Eika Inoue had just been slashed and stabbed by Riki. However, the increasingly pungent smell of blood in her nose made her frown more and more.

The way she looked at Inoue Hideka was filled with concern and worry.

"Your Majesty! Who are you? Release Her Majesty at once!"

The sudden sound from the side made Inoue Hideka stop in her tracks and look in the direction from which the sound came.

Two girls, about seventeen or eighteen years old and dressed in casual clothes, were standing in the corner, their hands outstretched towards the direction behind Inoue Hideka.

It seems that the giant praying mantis was taken care of by these two girls; they must be subordinates of Misaki Shokuhou's faction.

Inoue Hideka looked at the girl thoughtfully.

"Put me down, junior~~ I asked them to come and get me~~"

Upon seeing the two girls, Misaki Shokuhou turned and smiled at Eika Inoue, her tightly furrowed brows relaxing slightly.

Upon hearing Misaki Shokuhou's words, Inoue Hideka's tense expression finally relaxed, and she breathed a sigh of relief, then put Misaki Shokuhou down as instructed.

Suddenly, Inoue Hideka's vision blurred, and she swayed, reaching out to support Misaki Shokuhou standing beside her.

"what happened?"

Misaki Shokuhou felt the weight of Inoue Hidekazu's body and asked worriedly, while holding Inoue Hidekazu's swaying body with her hand.

A sensation came from her palm, and Misaki Shokuhou looked at it in confusion—there was a large patch of bright red blood in her palm.

"Ugh...you...you've lost so much..."

As Inoue Hideka relaxed, all the fatigue rushed into her mind at once. She felt that Misaki Shokuhou's figure was becoming more and more blurred, and the sounds around her were becoming increasingly indistinct, until she was engulfed by boundless darkness.

"Hey! Come quick and help him up, he's so heavy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The girls rushed over and helped Inoue Hideka up.

"Qianmo, take him to the affiliated hospital of a university, and then go back to the artificial insemination room."

"Yes, Your Majesty."