Nearby, a police inspector who still had some conscience shouted anxiously, "Deputy Chief! There are seventeen hostages inside. If we don't come up with a solution quickly, the hostages may be in danger! At least we need to confirm the safety of the hostages first!"

"You've crossed the line! I'm the commander-in-chief on the scene!" the deputy minister snapped. "Besides, this matter hasn't been definitively classified as a kidnapping, and the search warrant hasn't been issued yet. Will you be held responsible if anything goes wrong?!"

Yes, the orders from the Public Security Bureau and the Headquarters were to resolve the hostage situation at all costs, to break into the area and arrest Kira. He was already on his way to doing that; didn't you see how quickly he assembled the troops? It was just a delay; it was all for the greater good. By the time the mobile team arrived, oh my god, there were taller people to support them.

"Damn it, asshole!"

The police captain's face flushed, and he stepped back, cursing under his breath.

Hayakawa Aki had already put on a bulletproof vest and other equipment, and looked at the deputy minister coldly in the formation of his department.

How could anyone hide his thoughts? He simply feared responsibility, preferring to do nothing rather than make a mistake. Not doing anything was a minor mistake, but making a mistake was truly a major one. Furthermore, he could use this opportunity to curry favor with the "True Party" far away in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo.

Without a doubt, it's a great deal.

Hayakawa Aki's mind resurfaced with Kawada Ichiryu's dying words: "This Metropolitan Police Department, this law... it's not worth it." Yes, it wasn't worth it at all. With such a completely corrupt scum at the head, it only caused the innocent people to continue to harbor sorrow and anger, and made the conscientious police endure the torment of not having justice done...

What to do...

Hayakawa Aki narrowed his eyes and subconsciously looked at the "Kira Note" stuck in his pocket. If the situation became desperate, he would try to use this note to kill the abdominal leader.

'No, don't be so impulsive.'

"Based on the number of people Kira kills every day, there should be a limit to how many times the Kira Note can be used."

"If... Kira is really here, he should need it more than I do right now."

Hayakawa Aki raised his eyes and suppressed the thoughts that were about to stir in his heart.

At this time, there was a lot of commotion outside the police team.

A short-haired woman in a red vest showed her short blade and tried to break through the fence.

"Danger! Ma'am, there's a special operation going on here, you can't go in."

"Get out of the way! I want to go in and save someone!"

Ryougi Shiki, who received Light Yagami's call for help, happened to be nearby. She used an astonishing speed she had never seen in her life, killing many dead creatures along the way and opening up a straight line to the outskirts of the Truth Church venue.

Her demonic eyes were already shining brightly, and the murderous intent in her heart was gushing out uncontrollably.

Want to kill someone——!

The policemen who were blocking her in front of her seemed to be responding to Ryougi Shiki's inner thoughts. Dense lines of death appeared on their bodies. Ryougi Shiki could easily take their lives with just a slash of the short blade in her hand.

But she couldn't do that.

The gentle Light Yagami had commanded her that even someone with blood on their hands like Kira couldn't be arbitrarily killed, let alone these police officers. On the other hand, the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception ultimately relied on the strength of the human body. Even if Ryougi Shiki were incredibly agile, she couldn't possibly survive surrounded by so many firearms.

Dodging a few pistol shots with agility, or even slashing a bullet's path with a knife, was easy for anyone with a well-trained body. But completely evading this dense web of fire… required transcendence beyond the human realm.

At least...Ryougi Shiki can't do it.

"Are we going to stay here like this?"

"Ye Shen has never sent me such a distress message... No matter what, I will go to him!"

Gentle and righteous people are the most difficult to survive in this terrible world. Light Yagami is the purest white moonlight in Ryougi Shiki's heart. No matter what the cost, even if it is her own life, she must protect this purest gentleness and light!

As if she had made some kind of decision, she slowly raised the blade in her hand, her face stern, "Even if this is an order from the police, you won't let us go?"

"This..." The policemen in front of the fence looked at each other. Seeing the dangerous look of Ryougi Shiki, they were already on alert, but they didn't expect that Ryougi Shiki would actually use the name of the police.

"This is the order from the Public Security Bureau!" The Deputy Minister approached with a righteous look on his face. "The Public Security Bureau's order is for us to arrest Kira at all costs. The safety of the hostages is secondary."

"We are making a careful plan now. If it's because of you..."

The Deputy Minister's words got stuck in his throat before he could even finish his words. As for the reason...

A .37 revolver, emitting a cold and deathly aura, was pressed against his temple, the revolver turning, clearly loaded. The slightest movement of the wielder's finger would take the Deputy Minister's life.

It's Hayakawa Aki! Hayakawa Aki is moving!

He hadn't known when he'd gotten around to the deputy minister, and with the skills only an elite police officer possessed, he quickly put a gun to the head of his boss's boss.

There is a saying that goes, bad guys deserve to be pointed at guns.

At this moment, the policeman beside the deputy minister finally realized the situation and hurriedly drew his gun, pointing it at Hayakawa Aki and the director who were in the center of the chaos.

"Be bold!"

"Inspector Hayakawa! Do you know what you are doing?"

"Put the gun down now!"

In an instant, more than ten pitch-black gun muzzles were pointed at Hayakawa Aki.

Hayakawa Aki felt that it was time for him to do something. Coincidentally, the appearance of Ryougi Shiki gave him this opportunity.

Who was Ryougi Shiki? What abilities did she have? Hayakawa Aki didn't know, but judging by the attitudes of both Makima-san and Inspector Himeno, whom he had always trusted, Ryougi probably possessed "special abilities."

He had no ability to force the corrupt deputy chief of the Chiba Police Station to order a rescue, nor could he ignore the will of ordinary police officers who "risked their lives for a few dollars." He could only use this extreme method to pave a way for Ryougi Shiki.

"Hayakawa Aki! Don't be impulsive! Don't forget that you are a professional police officer from our team! Let go now, and I can forgive your mistakes!"

The deputy minister was so frightened that he almost peed himself. Cold sweat soaked his bloated and fat body, and he spoke stiffly.

"Then please give the order to lift the blockade and let this lady in." Hayakawa Aki said lightly.

"But, but this..." The deputy minister struggled to say something else, but when he heard the terrifying sound of the bullet, he immediately changed his words and said, "Get out of the way! Everyone, get out of the way! Let this lady pass!"

At this time, Hayakawa Aki raised his head and said to Ryougi Shiki, "Ms. Ryougi, please."

"you……"

Ryougi Shiki's expression was somewhat complicated. He recognized him as the young police officer from Araki Financial Company that day. He nodded solemnly, "Thank you."

Then, Ryougi Shiki rushed towards the tightly closed door of the dojo. Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, she chopped open the heavy door lock with a sword and broke in.

Only the policemen were left behind, looking at each other in bewilderment, their hair disheveled in the wind.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Hayakawa Aki simply let go of the fat pig. He threw the gun away carelessly and then let the police, who were eager to show their loyalty to the deputy minister, rush towards him and pinned him to the ground.

……

……

"What kind of monster is this!"

Light Yagami's pupils suddenly shrank, and he looked outside the house in the direction from which the purple crystal arrow came.

A hideous, humanoid monster, its original appearance unrecognizable, was seen approaching the room where their hostages were. Its body was covered in purple crystals, and it raised its hand and slowly lowered it, revealing a large hollow in its palm.

Obviously, the arrow-like flying object just now was shot out from the monster's hand.

"That crystal is..."

Yagami Light's pupils shrank, and he subconsciously looked down at his palm. The blood that was slowly flowing out had already changed from red to purple. Just a simple rub, and...

'Apocalypse virus.'

Light Yagami's face was heavy. From the information Kawada Ichiryu had obtained at the cost of his life, it seemed that the Truth Cult had been secretly kidnapping people for human experiments. The main content was to inject the Apocalypse virus into the human body in an attempt to create living weapons.

This is just a record. As to whether it was successful or whether a living weapon was born, these materials do not show it.

But now it seems that the Truth Cult's plan to create living weapons has undoubtedly succeeded. First of all, a living person has been transformed into that appearance, and the Apocalypse Crystals emitted by them have such terrifying infectious power.

However, Light Yagami didn't show much panic about being infected with the Apocalypse Virus. From the onset of the disease to death, it would take at least three days. As long as he could survive until Ryougi Shiki found him, she could use her magic eyes to easily kill the virus in his body.

The most important thing now is how to survive from the monster in front of us.

“Ahhhh——!!”

"There are monsters!"

The shaky paper door finally collapsed, and the full appearance of the apocalypse monster was revealed to the hostages. For a while, shrill screams were heard.

Seeing so much of the "influence" he needed in the room, Nakagawa Tomomasa's face, which had already lost its human form, grinned with joy and shouted in a hoarse voice, "This is truly... great!"

"If all the hostages were killed here, it would surely be a case that would shock the entire East!"

"No, it will be upgraded from a regular criminal case to a wide-area designated incident."

"By then, Asahara, the legal representative of the Shinrikyo, will definitely be investigated. Forget about the House of Representatives election. Just expect to be arrested and imprisoned by the police for investigation! I will wait for you in hell."

Nakagawa Tomomasa felt the surging power in his body, raised his head and let out a shrill roar towards the sky.

What a wonderful power! This power seemed to sense the desires of the heart, allowing flesh and blood to evolve into the desired form. He loved playing with firearms, so he evolved the ability to fire crystal arrows...

Flesh and blood are weak, and the apocalypse will ascend!

At this moment, some subtle changes occurred in Nakagawa Tomomasa's heart. He became a little reluctant to drag Asahara Shoko to hell. He wanted to live!

With this surging, invincible power in his body, he might... be able to become the master of the new world!

"Let's try it first~"

His gaze shifted to the side, passing Light Yagami, who stood in the front row. This kid had been infected with the Apocalypse virus. Doing nothing, letting him quietly experience the passage of his life, the fear of knowing he would die and being unable to stop it, was the most torturous thing!

He wanted to make Light Yagami feel the same mentality as he did at the moment!

"It's up to you!"

Nakagawa Tomomasa raised his hand and pointed it at the woman who had initially communicated with Light Yagami: "The lady in the corner who was screaming the loudest."

“Get down—!”

Yagami Light's pupils shrank, and he shouted subconsciously. In his sight, the hollow palm of the Apocalypse Monster reappeared, and the crystal arrow shot out at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye. That speed was probably comparable to that of a pistol bullet.

Yagami Light followed the arrow's trajectory and quickly turned to look. The woman's heart had been pierced directly, and her body flew backwards, impaled on the wall along with the seemingly indestructible Apocalypse Crystal.

Her expression was dazed, and she stiffly lowered her head to look at the arrow lodged in her heart. Her hands grasped the shaft of the arrow with reluctance, trying to pull it out. Her movements grew slower and slower, the noises she made becoming less and less...

She used up her last bit of strength to raise her head and look at Light Yagami. Her helpless eyes seemed to say, "Didn't you say everything would be fine? Didn't you say the police would come to save us?"

But the laws of development ultimately don't change with human will. The light in her eyes completely dimmed. Her hands drooped limply, hanging in mid-air. Her body swayed in mid-air like a rag.

With the chest as the origin, the Apocalypse Crystal seemed to have a life of its own, continuously extending and transforming flesh and blood into Apocalypse Crystals...

Dead... just like that...

Light Yagami watched this scene in silence.

He never lied to women, and his words of comfort to her earlier were more or less sincere. The appearance of a flesh-and-blood monster transformed from the Apocalypse virus was truly unexpected.

He could sense that the monster before him was no longer human. Even if he could still use the Death Note, without the highest authority, there was no way he could kill it by writing its real name.

Perhaps only Ryougi Shiki and the public security can deal with this kind of monster.

"If I hadn't thought of going to Araki Financial to kill those criminals from the very beginning, or if I had killed them in the most ordinary way, wouldn't this have happened?"

Light Yagami fell into deep thought.

Probably not.

If the hall hadn't been so mysterious, those sixteen people wouldn't have stopped to watch. They wouldn't have been captured by the Truth Cult's clairvoyant. And they wouldn't have encountered this apocalyptic monster...

Everything seems to be destined, and the fates are connected from beginning to end, forming a Möbius loop that no one can escape from.

Everyone is a slave to fate.

"Imagine an iron house without windows, absolutely impenetrable, with many people fast asleep inside, soon to suffocate, yet they will perish in a deep sleep, feeling no sorrow of death. Now you start shouting, waking up a few of the more awake ones, and subjecting these unfortunate few to the irretrievable agony of death. Do you think you are doing them justice?"

"But now that a few people have risen up, you can't say there's no hope of destroying this iron house."

Use the cruelest means to awaken the fear in the hearts of these evil people and let them die in torture. This has been the path we have determined from the beginning, hasn't it?... If we waver now, we will deny our past selves and deny those who survived indirectly under Kira's influence!

Is everything the best arrangement? No, the best arrangement is to eliminate everything.

"The more the enemy shakes me, the more I've done the right thing. The more the death of passersby makes me feel guilty, the more I've done the right thing."

"Enemy and passersby are making me waver, which only proves that I am on the right path."

'Her meaning will be given by me! Those brave dead, those tragic dead, will entrust the meaning to the next living! The reason I can think this way is because I am Kira!'

"My biggest mistake wasn't taking this path. It was that I was too conservative in my approach and didn't arouse the fear in my heart. From now on... it won't be like that again!"

Light Yagami clenched his fists, his eyes instantly breaking free from his confusion. All his guilt towards the deceased turned into anger towards the sinner.

Without even a moment to grieve over the death of the passerby, Light Yagami's eyes flashed with a dangerous red light as he stared closely at the apocalypse monster's every move, trying to gather intelligence on it.

"The kinetic energy of the crystal arrows fired from the palm is the same as that of a pistol. It seems there is no other means of attack. I don't know the strength of the main body, but you can try to hit it."

"A rifle's speed is about 1000 meters per second. In comparison, a pistol's speed is only one-third of that, about 350 meters per second."

"The distance between its palm and my face was approximately four meters, leaving me with approximately 0.09 seconds to react... I couldn't react instantly, so I had to dodge the moment it activated its ability."

'We have to wait until he's closer.'

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