Reawaken the World

Suspicious People Underground (Part 1)

"The next day, Akira quickly packed up his equipment and headed to the underground city of Kuzusuhara ruins again, the headquarters assigning him to install the illumination in the underground city."

 

"Illumination also doubles as an information gathering device and a communication relay. It allowed the Hunters to contact HQ as long as they were close to him. Some of them are also equipped with cameras and motion trackers to keep an eye on the monsters around the area."

 

"Most of the illumination installed underground is just ordinary illumination, so Akira's job is to replace that illumination with this new high-tech illumination starting from the area around the headquarters."

 

"The underground city was much larger than people expected from the city of Kugamayama and the number of monsters inhabiting it was also more than expected. At first, the city only planned to destroy the Yarata Scorpion's nest underground until none of these monsters could surface, before exiting from there. But now the city has decided to change its stance and explore the underground city completely to gain complete control over the area."

 

 

"Akira and the other Hunters carried handcarts filled with high-tech illumination and replaced the old illumination. Once their handcarts are filled with old illumination, they will return to headquarters to get a new set of high-tech illumination before coming out again."

 

"When Akira changed the illumination, something appeared in his mind."

 

(“I wonder why they didn't use this high-tech illumination in the first place. ”) 

 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

"Alpha thought carefully about her question before answering. Rather than telling Akira the truth, she prioritized telling him answers that could convince him. He wanted to observe how he would react to his answer to ascertain how much he understood how his mind worked."

 

"Alpha answered back with a smile."

 

[The whole operation cost more money than originally thought, that's all. If the underground city isn't this big and if there aren't this many monsters here, I'm sure they'll keep the old illumination.]

 

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

(“I see.”) 

 

"About sure of the answer, Alpha is slowly but surely getting closer to fully understanding his mind."

 

"There were other Hunters around Akira, some of them were also working to replace the old illumination, some of them were pushing carts, some of them were watching monsters. From time to time, some Hunters left after completing their tasks and were replaced by new Hunters."

 

"Since the area where they need to replace the old illumination is considered a fully controlled area, they are in a relatively safe area. But there is no guarantee that nothing will happen, the Yarata scorpion could have exploded from a new hole at any time. The debris strewn around the narrow passageway may also be Yarata scorpions. This was the reason why the headquarters sent many Hunters just to replace the old illumination."

 

"About continuing to work for some more time. Since some of the other Hunters were about to complete their tasks, he thought of returning to the headquarters with them. So he contacted the headquarters, but instead, the headquarters told him to continue working and staying there until the new Hunters sent from the headquarters met him. So he had no choice but to wait there."

 

"In the hallway lit by the illumination he had just installed, Akira was waiting for the new Hunters sent by the headquarters. But no one came even after some time had passed."

 

(“No one came..”) 

 

[Let's wait a little while longer, I'll handle the detection of the enemy, so there's no need to worry about being ambushed by monsters. Just count it as your luck because you just have to stand here doing nothing while waiting for your turn to end.]

 

"Alpha smiles at Akira to reassure him that there is no danger around him. Seeing that, Akira endured all her displeasure, but she was still bored of having nothing to do."

 

"Alpha's face suddenly turned stiff."

 

[Akira, to be safe, prepare your weapons.]

 

(“What's wrong?”) 

 

"Aware of his sudden change, Akira immediately prepared. Alpha never made such an expression when he detected the Yarata Scorpion far away from him. So in short, it must be something more dangerous than that."

 

"Alpha pointed her finger towards the passageway. There was a small opening not far from where Akira was standing and there was a shadow of someone in that opening."

 

[There was an armed man there.]

 

"About looking confused when asking Alpha."

 

(“Wait, this isn't something strange, is it?”) 

 

"Including Akira, all the other Hunters in the underground city were armed. So, there's nothing strange about carrying a weapon in this area."

 

(“You know that the terminal lent to the Hunters here sends a signal to ascertain their position so that the Hunters will not one-shot each other, right? But nothing came from that guy. There are only a few reasons for that, either the terminal is out of battery or has been destroyed, or maybe he doesn't have it.”) 

 

"If it was because their terminal ran out of battery or because the person did not bring the terminal at first, it would make the person suspicious. In short, there is a 66% chance the person is suspicious and he or she is also armed. Akira quickly understood the situation and prepared his rifle."

 

"About focusing his gaze on that person, his vision was enhanced to look at the area around that person. Looks like the guy's alone. Since she was quite far away, she seemed to have not noticed Akira."

 

"About hesitating for a moment before contacting the headquarters. There was a chance it would turn into something troublesome. Although she had the option of ignoring that person because it seemed like that person had not noticed him yet, Akira thought that the current situation was enough of a reason to contact the headquarters."

 

(“This is number 27. HQ, can you hear me?”) 

 

(“This is headquarters. We have sent some Hunters and sent them towards you. Wait a minute.”) 

 

"Staff thought that Akira called the headquarters to ask about the Hunters, so he just said that and would disconnect the call."

 

(“Not that. Don't disconnect the call. I found someone who didn't give out Hunter signals. Tell me what to do . Otherwise, I will leave that person alone.”) 

 

(“Serious?”) 

 

(“I won't lie like that just because I'm bored.”) 

 

(“I saw . Maybe due to some kind of error in the terminal. Can you check on the guy? If he turns off his terminal by mistake, tell him to turn it on again and call the headquarters immediately.”) 

 

(“What should I do if that's not the case?”) 

 

(“Bring that person to headquarters if possible. If he retaliates, you are allowed to use violence to deal with him. Work with other Hunters around you and report to me his progress later.”) 

 

"Ts: This code is the sign → (“..... ”) to show the conversation bubble."

(“...Accepted.”) 

 

"About severing his call and sighing long."

 

"Alpha hovers in front of Akira and warns him."

 

 

"Ts: this code → [....... ]mark to indicate special speech bubble 'nano' or mechanical device."

(“I guessed it, that's what the staff actually meant, huh ..”) 

 

"In short, the situation might actually turn into something troublesome even making the headquarters give him that permission."

 

"About looking around and making mental notes about the position of the surrounding ruins and ruins. It was so that he could quickly jump behind them to hide if that person suddenly started shooting at him. Akira then moved and positioned himself better before taking a deep breath."

 

(“Alpha, I will count on you if things get worse.”) 

 

[Don't worry, just leave it to me.]

 

"After hearing her answer, Akira calmed herself down and made her determination."

 

(“You're there!! Your terminal is dead, you know !!”) 

 

"Akira's voice echoed along the passageway. The person in front of him started to look around in confusion, but it didn't take long for him to notice Akira."

 

"The man smiled and waved at Akira, he then pointed his finger at his terminal a few times before waving to Akira, urging him to come closer."

 

"The person indicated that the terminal was broken, so he had Akira come over because he wanted to contact the headquarters. But the man did not take a single step towards Akira."

 

"About just stand there and watch how the man acts. The man's face suddenly changed from smiling to confused and started walking towards Akira."

 

('. I think I'm too worried.') 

 

"Ts: this code is the sign → (‘......’) to indicate a thought or word bubble that appears in someone's mind."

"About thinking that the reason the man didn't approach her was because he was trying to persuade her. But now that the man started walking towards her with a confused face, Akira stopped suspecting her."

 

"About began swinging his legs towards the man, leaving ruins all around him. The man smiled as he saw Akira walking towards him."

 

"After a few steps, the man pointed to his terminal again. Akira lowered his guard while slowly lowering his weapon he was holding, the muzzle of the AAH rifle in his right hand shifted from pointing the man to the ground."

 

"The next moment, the man pulled out a gun and fired several shots at Akira."

 

"The sound of gunfire echoed along the passageway. Akira could not react exactly at the moment when the gun was suddenly aimed at him or the bullet was released from the gun. The first bullet touched his cheek, the second bullet hit the information terminal in his left hand, and the third bullet hit the nearby ruins of Akira."

 

"All the bullets were accurately aimed at Akira. He could not react at all, it was Alpha who operated his additional suit and forcefully moved his body from the trajectory of the bullet."

 

 

"Alpha controls Akira's right hand through his augmented suit to immediately grab his AAH rifle and begin shooting back at the man. A sharp bullet flew straight from the muzzle of the rifle, but the man had already hidden behind the cover and escaped from the trajectory of the bullet. So the bullets would just hit the walls and floor and bounce."

 

"AAH Akira's rifle aiming tool is connected to its terminal. Alpha uses it to capture images and analyze data from him, he then makes sure that no bullets hit the man."

 

"Even after learning that, Alpha made Akira shoot him, it was to prevent the man from retaliating. It was also to buy more time until Akira returned to his senses."

 

"About moving behind the ruins amidst the chaos, he finally regained consciousness. Thanks to Alpha moving his body through his extra clothes, he was able to hold on."

 

"Because Alpha moved Akira's body forcefully, his body was under tremendous pressure. But even so, it was still a thousand times better than having a hole in his body. That man's skill was the real thing, if Alpha didn't get rid of Akira, he would have been killed right there."

 

"About asking Alpha while enduring the pain."

 

(“.... Alpha, what happened here?”) 

 

[That guy was good at using a gun and he just shot you a few times. I controlled your body through your extra clothes to dodge bullets and make you retaliate, but nothing hit it. I'm also using the terminal to protect your body, so it might now be damaged. That guy was so fast that I didn't have much leeway. Seeing how fast he was moving, it seemed that he was a physically enhanced human. That's why he can do accurate quick-draw. I believe that his skills and equipment were designed to kill another human being, basically, a skill set for an assassin. I'm sure he used a gun to maximize speed in exchange for firepower because he was very understanding about the difference between fighting monsters and fighting other humans.]

 

"From Alpha's explanation, he understood that his opponent was someone higher than him, and it was someone who would not lower his guard even when fighting against a boy like Akira."

 

 

(“I saw . Is it possible to win against him?”) 

 

[Of course! When he couldn't finish you off with that surprise attack, the man lost his luck.]

 

"Alpha smiled as she said that. Hearing her confident answer, Akira smiled lightly."

 

(“That's great news. My whole body hurts a lot, it's not a bad thing, is it? ”) 

 

[Don't worry. Take the medicine while you're hiding here, make sure to drink an expensive one, okay?]

 

(“Yang cheap will not work?”) 

 

"Alpha smiled."

 

(“Sure, if you don't mind your arm or leg being torn.”) 

 

"That means there might be a need for him to perform extreme maneuvers that would put his body under tremendous pressure, Akira smiled bitterly knowing this fact."

 

(“I'll choose the expensive one.”) 

 

"About having just a little leftover from the medicines he found in Kuzusuhara ruins, but it would be foolish if he were killed here just because he didn't want to use them. He took the drugs out of a small pouch hanging on his hip and swallowed them. He also stuffed some into his mouth and held it there."

 

"After Akira had finished all his preparations, Alpha said to him."

 

[It's fine then . Akira, let's start fighting. Prepare your resolve.]

 

(“Ya, however, it is my responsibility.”) 

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