A supporting character in a romance anime? I became a god using a rat talisman.

It's unlikely. These days, suppressing a news story globally is as difficult as getting Hachiman Hikigaya to volunteer at a social gathering.

It's impossible for just a few of the US and Russian media outlets, who are bitter rivals, to have a unified narrative.

That leaves only one possibility: something is preventing the information from flowing out.

For example, what if the entire expedition team was wiped out, and no one could get the news out?

Chapter 153 The sky over Shenshui City... has darkened.

Qianyu was pondering whether or not to use the Shadow Kingdom's intelligence network to investigate the underlying reasons.

Sitting next to him, Akane Shinjo seemed completely immersed in another dimension, showing no reaction to anything around her.

"Garn Q's energy reserves are almost full... Reijubas has grown another 3%... Super Goblin seems to be moving towards Earth, could it be trying to go home?"

Qianyu glanced at her, then looked back at her phone screen.

This girl has been fiddling with that laptop ever since she joined the club; she's like a hardcore internet addict who's hopelessly addicted to online games.

I've seen people so engrossed in their phones that they forget to eat and sleep, but I've never seen anyone so absorbed in a notebook.

However, if Chiba knew what Shinjo Akane was doing right now, she would be chopped into mincemeat within three seconds.

As mentioned earlier, Golza is the fourth monster that Akane Shinjo keeps.

Her first three monsters were Garen Q, Reijubas, and Super Gob.

The reason these three monsters weren't as unlucky as Golza, who was spotted and instantly killed by Chiyu, was simply because their lair was spawned in such a remote location.

Garen Q is in another dimension, Reijubas is in the deep sea, and Super Gob is directly in outer space.

Akane Shinjo still doesn't know that the monster she keeps as a virtual pet is actually real.

The reason she raised so many monsters in the book was entirely to try and synthesize the ultimate BOSS, the Five Emperors, in the encyclopedia.

Unfortunately, Golza and Melba in the synthetic materials are all dead now, the Five Emperors Project has completely failed, and Shinjo Akane can only treat the remaining three as a pastime when she has nothing else to do, and continue to raise them out of boredom.

Just as the atmosphere inside the club was peaceful, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Chiba and Akane Shinjo both looked up at the same time.

A thin figure stood at the door.

"Um... I... I'm here to see Kazama-kun..."

The person who arrived was none other than Asagiri Aya.

After much internal struggle, she came this time to formally express her stance to Qianyu, stating that she was ready to accept the power.

Qianyu saw through the other party's thoughts at a glance.

This girl has finally figured it out.

However, before he could even speak, Akane Shinjo had already stood up from her chair.

"Excuse me, have you come to the wrong place?"

"This is the Monster Research Institute. Only people with a 'special interest' in monsters, like the club president and I, are allowed to enter. If you're here to cause trouble or want to join some boring club, please leave."

Wu Cai was taken aback by her sudden aura and subconsciously took a half step back.

"Um... I'm here to see Kazama-kun..."

"Looking for the club president?" Akane Shinjo's eyes sharpened. "What's your relationship with the president? Friends? Classmates? Or creditors?"

"N-none of them..."

Asagiri Aya stammered, "I just have some things I want to talk to him about."

"Something wrong? What is it?" Akane Shinjo pressed. "Is it about the club? If so, you can tell me. I'm a full member of this club."

Qianyu leaned back in her chair and watched the farce with great interest for a while.

One is a crazy, nerdy girl who loves monsters, and the other is a reserve agent with the power of Zetton.

What is this? A monster girl's chaotic battleground?

Chiba completely ignored Shinjo Akane's pleading look.

"Let her in."

Akane Shinjo's expression instantly became quite interesting.

"Huh? No way, President!"

"Yesterday when I wanted to join, you came up with a whole bunch of excuses to refuse me! Like it was full, it was haunted... How come you let me in today just because it's a different girl? That's such a double standard!"

She stomped her foot in exasperation.

"Why should I? Is my monster record really inferior to this guy who looks like he can only be bullied?"

Qianyu spoke a very true statement.

"Because her status is more special than yours."

"..."

Akane Shinjo was speechless after hearing that.

What do you mean by "more special than her"? In what way is she special?

In terms of looks, Asagiri Aya may be considered pretty, but she can't compare to a stunning girl like Asagiri who gets 100% attention on the street!

In terms of figure, Akane Shinjo's ability to force Chiba to unlock the door simply by puffing out her chest proves its value, doesn't it?

As expected, the new love won over the old.

Akane Shinjo turned her head slowly to look out the window, her tone carrying a strange sense of melancholy.

"The sky over Shenshui City... has darkened."

Qianyu almost spat out the water she had just drunk.

Goodness, this girl is putting on a much bigger show!

It's just letting a girl in, isn't it?

Is it really necessary to use this kind of poignant metaphor from literature about trauma?

Why don't you say "It's getting dark" instead of "My heart is dead," "My dreams are shattered," or "It's the end of the world"?

Should we add "From then on, there was no more light in Akane Shinjo's world" to complete the three-part punchline?

You really overact.

Chiyu shook his head speechlessly, only to see Shinjo Akane staring at him with an extremely speechless look.

"President."

"Um?"

"I'm not using an analogy."

Akane Shinjo pointed out the window.

"Look, it's really dark outside."

Chiyu and Asagiri Aya followed the direction she pointed.

The clear blue sky that was just moments ago cloudless has now been completely swallowed up by a thick, almost tangible layer of black clouds.

Chapter 154 Newbie Gift Pack Arrives

As soon as Chiyu, Asagiri Aya, and Shinjo Akane stepped out of the activity room, they saw dark clouds looming over the horizon, completely extinguishing the midday sun.

"What...what is this...?"

Students on campus stopped in their tracks and looked up at the sky. Some took out their phones to take pictures, some whispered about whether a typhoon was coming, and others had already started running into the school buildings.

Meanwhile, Michiyo Urushihara was weaving through the crowd, holding the videotape, searching for Chiba's figure.

She had planned to ask about what happened last night after school today, but she ran into this strange celestial phenomenon as soon as she left the school building.

Looking at the dark clouds, an extremely strong sense of fear rose in her heart for no apparent reason.

"I have a feeling that something terrible is going to happen."

She clutched her chest, the despair of being shrouded in a huge shadow washing over her again, but this time, it seemed that no light pierced through the darkness.

Meanwhile, in the CBD area of ​​Shenshui City.

A middle-aged office worker, dressed in a wrinkled Brazilian suit and carrying a briefcase, stood in front of the pedestrian crossing, looking at the sky with a worried expression.

"What's going on? The weather forecast said it would be sunny today. If a downpour delays the tram, my perfect attendance bonus for this month will be gone again. Ugh, this damn life."

Before he could finish his complaint, the dark clouds overhead suddenly churned violently, as if some enormous creature was breaking through the dimensional barrier.

"boom--!!!"

With a deafening roar, it was as if a corner of the sky had collapsed.

A massive black shadow, accompanied by a destructive shockwave, crashed into the CBD plaza in the city center.

The asphalt road surface cracked instantly, scattering everywhere like shattered cookies.

Several private cars waiting at a red light, along with their drivers, were crushed into metal discs by the terrifying impact.

The office worker felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by a violent gust of air that instantly blew him away, sending him crashing heavily into a flower bed several meters away.

When he scrambled to his feet, spat out the dirt from his mouth, and looked up, he froze instantly.

As the smoke and dust cleared, a ferocious monster, fifty or sixty meters tall, with enormous pterosaur-like wings and covered in jet-black armor, slowly straightened up from the crater.

The ancient, first-strike monster – Zoga.

"Roar—Gah—!!!"

Zoga opened its massive beak, which was covered in sharp teeth, and spat out a crimson beam of destructive energy that struck the waist of a skyscraper.

Countless shards of glass rained down, and the building snapped in half amidst the screams of tens of thousands, collapsing down with billowing smoke and flames.

"A monster!!!"

"Help! Run!!"