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Yuki is very busy, so busy that she hardly has any rest time, which is probably why the mastermind behind the scenes summoned so many small monsters.

Keep him busy and exhausted.

Yuki knew its purpose, and the mastermind probably knew that Yuki knew its purpose as well, but there was nothing Yuki could do but fall into the trap.

If Eriri hadn't stood up for him back then, he probably wouldn't be so tired or have had such a hard time.

The mastermind behind the scenes got one thing wrong from the very beginning. Everything it did, pushing Yukiri to the opposite side of everyone, was never meant to hurt him. On the contrary, it would have helped Yukiri escape from the predicament called the shackles of morality.

Once Yuki is freed from the constraints of morality, he wouldn't be moved in the slightest even if he watched those human children starve to death right before his eyes.

He has his own ultimate goal and will not sacrifice his life for a group of ungrateful people.

It's estimated that even the mastermind behind it all didn't understand when Eriri, who was delirious with a high fever, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It was her delirious talk that actually strengthened Yuuki Riki's resolve to stick to his original intentions.

Since you say I'm a good person, then even if it's just for you, I'll still be a good person this once!

That's just the kind of person he is. When he gets angry, he can ridicule a child without any limits, but once someone touches his soft spot, what's wrong with giving up his heart?

The entire process was wrong, but the result inexplicably matched.

This has led to the current situation.

"Waaaaah, I don't want to die..."

The little boy huddled in a corner, trembling, completely unaware that a chameleon monster behind him had begun to curl its tongue.

呲!

The sound of a sharp blade tearing through flesh rang out, followed by a pop, and the chameleon monster vanished into thin air.

"Let's find somewhere to hide!"

Aki Tomoya stared blankly at Yuki Risa, who was leaving with his sword, and a strange feeling suddenly welled up inside him.

Also in danger are Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi, a masked... locust monster that keeps jumping and chasing after them.

The monster didn't seem to want to eat them; instead, it seemed to be playing around them, hopping and jumping around them, each jump creating a small crater in the ground.

Of course, it's also possible that the summoned monsters aren't intelligent enough to judge the jump distance, which is why they always narrowly missed the two of them...

Even though the locust monster could never stomp on them, the rubble it kicked up still hurt them terribly, turning their faces pale.

"I...I can't walk anymore..."

After all, she was still a child. After being hit by a piece of gravel, Kato Megumi twisted her ankle and sat on the ground. No matter how much Kasumigaoka Utaha tried to pull her up, she was too weak to get up.

Bang!

The locust monster leaped high into the air once more, but this time it landed squarely, directly on top of Kato Megumi sitting on the ground below and Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was struggling to pull Kato Megumi along.

The two little girls could only watch as the shadow on the ground grew larger and larger...

shhhhhh...

Nine dazzling sword lights flashed, and the locust monster vanished like a bubble.

The Nine-Headed Dragon Flash appeared again, and Yuuki liked this move more and more. Although it looked like just a burst of nine slashes in different directions, there were many small techniques involved. Slashing was not just about slashing. To be precise, the key to the Nine-Headed Dragon Flash was the technique of cutting.

Cutting requires less force than slashing, yet causes more damage. Of course, this doesn't mean slashing is completely useless compared to cutting; in normal circumstances, slashing is more efficient.

The Nine-Headed Dragon Flash is a unique technique that perfectly combines slashing and cutting.

'It seems that it would be entirely beneficial for Kenshin to learn powerful techniques from his master as soon as possible.'

Swinging his sword to wipe away non-existent blood from the blade, Yuuki looked at the two little girls staring blankly at him.

"Stop spacing out, quickly find a place to hide."

"Don't worry, I'll be able to take you home soon..."

He mentally estimated the time; there should be about an hour left before the new week started. He lightly tapped his feet and disappeared from the spot again.

Yuki Ryo constantly fought against the monsters, giving all the survivors a glimmer of hope, but as a result, his physical strength was rapidly declining.

Normally, he can fight enemies all day long, like Captain America, but when he's at full power, he loses more than half of his energy in just two hours.

As physical fitness declines, mistakes are inevitable.

"careful!"

Eriri, who was watching him closely, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

She knew the other person couldn't hear her, but she still instinctively gasped.

laugh……

During a rescue attempt, Yuki made a mistake. Although he had predicted the opponent's attack trajectory, he was still just a little too slow due to his physical limitations. The giant bee monster's mandibles pierced his right shoulder blade.

Blood spurted out and splashed onto the face of the little boy behind him.

His eyelids twitched violently twice, and he threw the knife from his right hand to his left, then swiftly cleaved the bee monster in two.

The bee monster shattered and disappeared with a pop, leaving a bloody crater in its shoulder blade.

"You...you're bleeding..."

The little boy stammered, "We need to stop the bleeding quickly..."

"Let's go, let's quickly find a safe place to hide."

Yukiri gritted his teeth and growled, then a spray-like substance appeared in his left hand and he sprayed it onto the bloody hole in his right shoulder, instantly stopping the bleeding that had been flowing wildly.

The little boy noticed the words "dry ice" written on the spray bottle.

"But I don't know where there's a safe place..."

The little boy looked around in confusion, surrounded by the cries of children and the roaring sounds of monsters wreaking havoc.

"Then run, run until you can't run anymore, run with all your might, and if you're in danger... I'll save you."

He moved his right hand, and another knife appeared in his right hand.

Holding the knife in both hands, he had exhausted all his physical strength; now he was going to... fight with all his might!

呲!

With the knife in his left hand, he held the upper jaw of a beetle-like monster, while with the knife in his right hand, he thrust it into the monster's mouth and then pulled it in two.

With one strike for defense and one strike for attack, Yuuki Risa, who had never learned dual-wielding, wielded the swords with incredible skill. To put it simply, dual-wielding was just replacing the shield with more powerful blades. The increased attack frequency naturally resulted in higher damage and more unpredictable moves.

Someone like Yuki, whose physical abilities are beyond the level of an ordinary person, doesn't need any special moves when using dual swords; his stats are his best moves.

Even with the Flying Sword Style, the most advanced sword technique among mortals, he only absorbed the techniques. Ultimately, he didn't need those various moves, and his opponents might not be suitable for those sword techniques.

puff!

His declining physical strength gradually slowed his movements. After killing a monster, he was attacked by its dying counterattack. It was a mantis-like monster with its two forelimbs as its sharpest weapons. In its dying counterattack, its sharp forelimbs ripped a piece of flesh off Yuki Risa's leg.

"Oh shit……"

Yuki was breathing heavily, his eyes were bloodshot and almost filled his entire eyeballs, the wound on his shoulder started bleeding again, and blood was gushing out of his leg.

That is to say, his physical condition was amazing; an ordinary person would have died long ago.

He took out the dry ice spray again, gritted his teeth, and sprayed it onto the wound. The wound was visibly frozen, and the blood stopped gushing out.

This is a dry ice spray that he had specially made; it works remarkably well.

But this was only a temporary measure; as long as he continued fighting, the wound would soon start bleeding again.

but……

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon..."

Looking at the three monsters remaining in the arena, Yuuki Ryo muttered to himself.

There are less than twenty minutes left until the start of the new week...

P.S.: Thank you everyone for your continued support! Seeing your comments gives me even more motivation to write, hahaha ^_^(^O^)/~

A City of Ghosts and Monsters: Chapter Twenty-Four - The True Purpose

Humans are social animals, and this applies not only to the social level but also to the instinctive gathering of people when faced with danger.

The parking lot was initially being rampaged by monsters, and everyone was terrified and running away in all directions. However, as Yuuki Risa eliminated the monsters one by one, the human children gradually gathered together.

They were huddled together, about a hundred meters from the parking lot.

They met up at the edge of a platform.

"122, 123, 124..."

The only surviving teacher counted the students one by one, and with each student she called, her anxiety grew.

Having spent so much time together, it's impossible for feelings not to develop. Although there's not much she can do in this environment, she should at least do what she can.

"131."

The teacher's face turned pale: "Three people are missing..."

The adults nearby also looked rather grim. One of them, a middle-aged man with a receding hairline, asked, "Do you know who's missing?"

"The Sawamura mother and daughter are missing, as is that bearded guy... wait?"

The young teacher's expression suddenly changed, and he asked somewhat confusedly, "Um... does anyone know the bearded man?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, the group looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

Being an adult, I thought of many things in an instant.

“That guy…” the bespectacled young man gritted his teeth, “The mastermind behind all this must be that guy!”

"We were misled by that guy, which is why we misunderstood Yuki!"

"Yes, that guy is really cunning!"

"What a seductive bastard!"

…………

In an instant, the adults became agitated and began cursing the bearded man, no longer paying attention to where the Sawamura mother and daughter had gone.

"Really? Do you really think I've bewitched you?"

A slightly mocking voice rang out behind them.

In an instant, everyone fell silent.

They were all too familiar with that voice...

clap clap clap...

Stepping on the gravel, the bearded man approached the survivors with a smile.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Huan, and I am the owner of this space."

He bowed politely, appearing extremely courteous, but everyone, including the children, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Because Sawamura and her daughter were hanging in the air behind him.

Their eyes were closed, and their hands were bound by ropes extending from the void, leaving them suspended in mid-air, creating an incredibly eerie scene.

"What...what are you trying to do?!"

The bald man swallowed hard, stepped forward, and asked a question while simultaneously gesturing behind his back.

The adults quietly began to disperse, each standing in front of the child.

Huan raised an eyebrow, a teasing look on her face: "No, you're all suddenly becoming the good people who protect children, aren't you?"

"It's only right for adults to protect children." Although the bald man's face showed a hint of fear and his legs were even trembling, he did not back down.

"Really?" Huan smiled and casually pointed to Yuuki Risa, who was fighting a monster in the distance: "What did little Yuuki Risa say?"

"He... seems to be a child among you humans, right?"

"That's not what you said when you were forcing him to hand over the food!"

"Or... do you really see him as a monster from the bottom of your hearts?"

In the distance, Yuuki Risa was still fighting a bloody battle. His physical strength was completely exhausted. The monsters he used to be able to kill instantly could now only be fought to a draw. His body was covered with countless wounds.

"That...that was just you bewitching us!"

The bespectacled man mustered his courage to retort, but his voice trembled, and he sounded very unsure of himself.