Tokyo: The Player Behind the Scenes

The already flimsy sheet metal body was instantly pierced and deformed like paper, becoming as brittle as a wafer.

The side door shattered, and the entire car was violently lifted up by the force, tumbling and crashing into the shop windows on the street.

The moment the airbags deployed, even more wild boars had already engulfed the car, crushing it into a sheet of metal with their hooves.

"Where did all these wild boars come from?!" The police officer was on the verge of collapse. What kind of wild boars were these? They looked like tanks!

"Fire! Fire! Stop them!" the commander shouted, pulling the trigger and opening fire first.

Gunshots rang out, but judging from the scene, the dozen or so police officers seemed so small and powerless in the face of the raging charge.

Bullets passed through the gaps between the imposing wild boars in the front row and hit the smaller wild boars in the back, which were not as tough, causing them to lose strength and fall to the ground.

Its companions trampled over it mercilessly, crushing it into mincemeat like cavalrymen.

However, most of the bullets hit the thick, rough hide and muscles of the wild boars in the front row, failing to penetrate effectively.

"Scatter—!" the commander shouted hoarsely.

Too late!

The ferocious wild boar stomped its hooves on the ground, even trampling potholes into the asphalt road, causing cracks to spread.

They lowered their heads, their sharp fangs aimed at the police car, and crashed into it with a thud.

A terrifying shockwave rushed towards us.

The sickening metallic twisting accompanied by a deafening roar overturned several police cars with the brutal mass charge, one of which was even thrown off course and crashed into vehicles behind it with a bang, causing chaos and panic among passersby who scattered and fled.

"Ugh!"

A police officer was hit in the thigh by flying debris from a car door and fell to the ground screaming.

Another officer was knocked out of his cover by an enraged wild boar, its hooves trampling his gun-wielding arm, the clear sound of bones cracking drowned out by the chaos.

Before the commander could even turn around, the fangs that had pierced through the vehicle's body were lodged directly in its abdomen, smearing heavily onto the wall and turning it into a two-dimensional image.

Many more police officers were trampled into mincemeat during the escape.

This hastily assembled second line of defense collapsed completely the moment it came into contact with the enemy.

Helicopters in the sky could see this hellish scene from afar, but were powerless to do anything about it.

Due to treaty restrictions, these helicopters cannot be armed at all, and the crew's sniper rifles are insufficient to meet their needs.

From their perspective, the path trampled by the wild boars was not only cracked in large areas, but also covered in blood, which stained the entire road a dark red.

"Let's catch up! We must track down the wild boar herd!"

The driver took a deep breath. The wild boars had begun to disperse along the road, and he chose to chase after the largest group among them.

At this time, all residents of the city received a text message notification.

[WARNING! Suspected supernatural event! Your area has been designated a danger zone! Please seek immediate shelter in a nearby sturdy, underground, or tall building! Avoid direct contact with wild boars.]

Alarms sounded, and chaos spread under the cover of night.

Police headquarters was in complete chaos.

Everywhere you look, there are running police officers, executives yelling into their phones with their collars ripped open, and employees wiping away tears and breaking down.

"The situation is clear: this is an extraordinary event! The Extraordinary Countermeasures Department is aware of the situation here, but the fastest support will take half an hour!"

"Gentlemen, we can't just sit here and wait to die for the next half hour, letting wild boars harm civilians! That would be dereliction of duty!"

"Based on the view transmitted back from the helicopter, the wild boars are currently divided into three groups."

The commander pointed to the combat screen and gave instructions to the demoralized crowd below for the next half hour of defense.

Many people lowered their heads, afraid of being chosen; this was practically a suicide mission.

Just as the minister was about to call out the names and make arrangements, his assistant burst through the door.

"Minister! They...they say there's a faster way to provide support!"

".ah?"

Chapter 219: Teleported In

The unrest spread throughout Kofu city.

The roars of wild boars, the collapse of buildings, and the wailing of alarms intertwined, creating a cacophony that disturbed the ears and drove one to the brink of nervous exhaustion.

Inside a certain house, however, the atmosphere was eerily quiet, with only faint chanting echoing in the room.

More than ten ordinary-looking office workers and housewives knelt on the tatami mats, their heads bowed low to the floor, their lips moving.

In the dimly lit room, the only light source came from the red spider lily standing quietly on the low table against the wall, like a lamp with a filter, emitting a dark red glow.

The wailing of the alarm, after passing through the tightly closed doors and windows, turned into a dull, muffled noise.

The people inside the room, however, paid no attention to this and prayed devoutly to the divine flower.

This spider lily was naturally a seed flower sent by the divine flower, and its distribution was originally limited to the Tokyo area. However, not long ago, after receiving a warning from the divine flower from Hirosue Eri, Leon wrote a report overnight and submitted it to the President.

That evening, the president issued his instructions.

Permitted diffusion test.

As a result, with Tokyo as its core, the influence of the spider lily has spread outwards, gradually attracting some attention from society.

However, under the cover of the authorities, many people simply regarded it as yet another church that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere to join in the fun after the extraordinary emergence of the supernatural.

These cults are as adaptable as a certain neighboring country; nothing is surprising about them.

They murmured obscure words, their eyes vacant yet burning with fervor, as if they had already offered their flesh and blood, along with their souls, to that swaying, vibrant red flower.

"Divine Flower: Guiding Paradise"

Bang!

A loud bang suddenly shattered the peace.

The fragile front door, along with its frame, was smashed inward by a violent force, sending splinters flying everywhere.

Three mutated wild boars, their eyes bloodshot, appeared behind the door after smelling the strong human scent inside.

They drooled foul-smelling saliva, growled, and burrowed into the entrance hall. Their skin, covered with hardened, cracked mud, made them look like moving shadows in the dark.

"Blasphemer!"

One of the believers closest to the door suddenly looked up. His eyes, blinded by faith, held no fear, only furious anger at being offended.

He spread his arms to block the corridor leading to the room, his voice hoarse as he screamed, "Those who offend the divine flower will suffer divine punishment and be dragged into a sea of ​​blood! You beast, get out of here now!"

"whispering sound!"

The lead wild boar spewed a foul stench from its nostrils, clearly unable to understand a word, and showed no interest in the roars of the weak.

It roared, stomped its front hooves, lowered its head to lock onto the target, its fangs aimed, and rammed into the one who dared to challenge it, just as it had crushed the others outside.

The believers remained undaunted, even rising up in groups and launching a counterattack with roars.

Just then, the spider lily on the low table, which had only been emitting a faint red glow, suddenly unfolded and bloomed rapidly as if it were alive.

A red light burst forth in an instant, filling the entire room with an eerie and oppressive atmosphere, as if a candle from the underworld had been lit within the room.

laugh! !

Countless black roots, as fine as hair and as strong as steel wire, burst forth from the low table at an imperceptible speed.

This isn't spreading, it's erupting!

In the blink of an eye, it coiled into a huge black spider web.

The entryway, the hallway, the ceiling—all spaces are occupied by roots.

Puff puff!

The three charging wild boars were immediately captured and entangled in a web of black roots, just like mosquitoes caught in a spider web.

The roots slid over the rough mudstone armor and burrowed into all the exposed orifices of the wild boar, including its mouth, nose, and eyes, penetrating all eight orifices at once.

"Awooooo!!"

The wild boar let out a mournful cry, a mixture of pain and fear.

But the wailing only lasted a few seconds.

Wow.

With a muffled thud similar to a soaked cloth being forcibly torn, three burly wild boars, bound and pierced by roots, deformed in mid-air, their flesh and bones peeling away and bursting apart.

Blood rained down, and organs and chunks of flesh flew everywhere.

Like Shang Yang, who was torn apart by five horses, his remains were violently scattered in all directions.

The walls of the entire house were covered with thick red paint, and the stench was nauseating.

The air was still filled with residual blood mist.

"The divine flower has manifested! Divine punishment is descending upon the world!!"

The hot, pungent liquid splashed on their faces, but instead of being frightened, the believers erupted in an even more indescribable fervor.

Facing the still-blooming red spider lilies, they, like the most devout pilgrims, slammed their foreheads hard against the blood-stained tatami mats, repeating their prayers with hoarse voices.

Amidst the frenzied wave, the enormous spiderweb formed by roots did not dissipate.

The roots move and converge silently.

Above the still-warm pool of blood and fragments of remains, within just a few breaths, countless roots coalesced into a clear human figure.

The red light suddenly subsided.

The red spider lily has returned to its previous silent state.

The blood mist that filled the room slowly settled.

puff.

The roots that wrapped around the humanoid figure unraveled and slid off like living snakes, revealing a girl in casual clothes with twin ponytails wrapped inside.

Her blonde hair was slightly disheveled due to the tangled roots, clinging tightly to her pale, sweat-stained cheeks.

Her eyes seemed to be filled with a mosquito coil-like dizziness, and she was tightly pursing her lips to resist the uncomfortable feeling.

"It's alright." She gave a forced, dismissive snort. "Just teleportation, what's so special about that? Ugh—"

I could have managed to hold it in, though.

Before the fishy stench could dissipate the herbaceous scent inherent in the vines.

Once those chaotic smells entered her nasal cavity and activated her olfactory nerves, she immediately couldn't hold back.

These smells were like an 86 going up a mountain, playing Mario Kart in her brain, crashing and throwing things around, making her vomit uncontrollably.

The believers' fervor intensified, and without the slightest disrespect, they began to prostrate themselves in worship towards Hirosue Eri.

Without a doubt, this is definitely a goddess descended to earth!

"Ms. Hirosue, can you receive this?"

Hirosue Eri squinted her eyes as much as possible, slowed her breathing, and allowed herself to gradually accept the impact of the scene and smell before wiping the corner of her mouth: "I can receive it."

"Understood. We have received your location signal and are sending you the locations of nearby tagged mutant wild boars."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Suppressing her nausea and avoiding the large mass of tissue, Hirosue Eri glanced at the kneeling worshippers behind her, ignored them, and walked straight through the gate that had been blasted open.

She glanced at her wrist.

There is a seed-like pattern on it, with dark green veins radiating outwards like blood vessels from the center of the seed.

When the power of the divine flower is not used, the pattern and color are not obvious, but once the power is used, the wrist will emit green light, and the patterns will slowly extend.

The more lines she has, the stronger she is, but it also means she is more severely tainted.

Once the scales cross a certain equilibrium line, the contamination will continue spontaneously even without using any abilities.

Therefore, if she loses her balance, she may suffer the same fate as Dr. Mila, being assimilated by spiritual power.

The only thing that could reassure her slightly was that she didn't sense any malice from this power; on the contrary, she felt extremely close to it.

She tried to break down and absorb this power, and it wasn't that it had no effect; it's just that she hadn't found the trick yet.