Reawaken the World

Suspicious People Underground (Part 2)

"Solvency is Akira's responsibility. He had decided on his own that he would kill to survive, it was something he had always done until now. He smiled lightly while thinking that he might have to continue doing that from now on."

 

"Yajima, the one who shot Akira, was shocked by what had just happened, but he was calmly looking for Akira."

 

('It is not wrong, the surprise attack was perfectly carried out. His face did not show that he was acting. My shot really caught him off guard and my quickdraw was perfect, as usual... So how could he avoid it? !! He has the reflex to dodge my shot !! Does he always use an accelerator that only Chrome can buy? !! Or does he have an enhanced brain?!!') 

 

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

"Eastern districts have analyzed all kinds of old-world relics to create drugs and medicines, some of which provide temporary physical improvements, some of which enhance cognitive abilities. There are a variety of drugs ranging from just curing fatigue to healing from a serious wound."

 

"Among all these drugs, there are types of drugs that make users feel time moves more slowly, this drug is known as an accelerator. Many Hunters use these accelerators so that they can make important decisions faster than their opponents during dangerous situations. Among the relics of the old world, there was an accelerator that would even allow users to follow bullets flying with their eyes."

 

 

"On the other hand, using such a drug will put the user's brain under enormous pressure. If it was a high quality expensive drug, it would barely leave a reaction, at most, it would only make the user a little tired. But if it is a powerful drug or a low-quality cheap drug, it may leave the user paralyzed after using it or even cause brain death."

 

"In addition, there is a group of people in the eastern district who are dubbed as brain enhancers. These people make modifications in their brains to speed up their brain function. Some of them use nanomachines to do that, while some of them incorporate mechanical processing units into their brains. They do that to speed up their cognitive processing abilities or to add new functions into their brains and get a better brain than a normal brain."

 

 

"But of course, it's very dangerous to mess with the brain. Not only with money, but they would also have to pay for the increase with their flesh or even soul. Each and everyone has different opinions on whether such an increase is worth the sacrifice or not."

 

"Since Akira could connect to the old world domain, it could be said that he was already included in that group. Without his ability to connect to the old world domain, Akira would not be able to enjoy all the support he received from Alpha. So Yajima's guess that Akira has an enhanced brain is, in a sense, actually true."

 

('There should only be Hunters assigned to replace the old illumination around this area, there is no way someone who can explore the inner part of the underground city is assigned to this place. So why is someone like him here…? Don't tell me he's a secret agent from Kugamayama City? Did the city find our plan ?! He may be a child-type cyborg with someone who is truly skilled at controlling his body. Whatever it is, it's not good. I need to take care of him as soon as possible.') 

 

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

"Yajima decided to contact her friends. Since he was using a communication device installed inside his brain, he did not make any sound at all."

 

(“It's me . How's it going in there? Have you already opened the hole to the surface?”) 

 

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

"Friends Yajima answered."

 

(“We haven't even started yet, didn't you tell us to wait until all the relics were collected?”) 

 

"Yajima clicked his tongue."

 

(“We have a change of plans. Start digging a hole now and tell the truck to hurry up. Also, send Kain and Nelia here.”) 

 

(“What- ?! What's going on there?”) 

 

(“City may have noticed our plans. There was someone who could avoid quick draws by wandering around this place. It's very suspicious that someone like him is here. In the worst case scenario, that person might be an agent sent by the city.”) 

 

(“.... An agent from the city ?! Are you kidding me? I have no plans to fight against the city, you know? !! Didn't you say it would be okay? !!”) 

 

(“Just be quiet. We were already fighting with the city when we decided to seize their old world relics. It won't be a problem if I can kill him and escape from this place, quickly make the hole.”)

 

"Yajima then disconnected his call."

 

"Yajima and his friends plan to smuggle old world relics from deep underground ruins to the surface. They had worked in exploration teams before and had explored the underground city. During that period, they discovered a large number of expensive old world relics. They knew that they could definitely earn a lot of money if they sold the relic."

 

"But it was almost impossible to carry all the relics through the entrance located at the headquarters. So, they hid all the relics in a certain place in the underground city and devised a plan to carry them out."

 

"And from then on, Yajima and his friends continue to explore the underground city while filling their hidden relics warehouse. They found more relics than they expected and their plan went well."

 

"But then came a great threat to their plan, the headquarters decided to replace the old illumination with a new one."

 

"The new "advanced illumination is equipped with surveillance cameras and motion detectors, making it nearly impossible to carry all the relics discreetly once the new illumination is installed. It was already quite difficult for them to move the relics from their hidden repositories. And if their hidden storage is found, Yajima and his friends who were assigned to explore the surrounding area in the past will be the first to be suspected. Therefore he decided to carry out his plan sooner than they originally planned."

 

"Yajima was monitoring the area around their hidden relic warehouse. He turned off his terminal so that the headquarters could not trace his position. Although it might make the headquarters suspicious of him, it would at least prevent the headquarters from showing its location. He already knew about this when he turned off the terminal."

 

"In addition, Yajima is also careful not to be found by other Hunters. Because if someone finds him, the headquarters will soon realize that he has left his station without permission and that might jeopardize his plans."

 

"The reason why Akira was able to find him was because of the superior Alpha detection ability and Yajima who was in the middle of executing his plan felt anxious and nervous."

 

 

"In Yajima's eyes, Akira looked like an ordinary young Hunter. He bets that Akira is a Hunter from Drankam and that he can only join the Yarata Scorpion's nest extermination request due to the gang's influence. Which means he only needs to kill Akira if Akira realizes it."

 

 

"Akira hid behind a pile of rubble while Yajima hid behind a pillar. The two peeked at each other and checked."

 

"About using his right hand holding an AAH rifle to peek. A viewfinder from his AAH rifle that is already connected to his information terminal sends a picture of the pillar where Yajima is hiding to Akira's information terminal. Then the data was reflected to his enhanced vision, it was so that he could make a hole in Yajima's body as he leaped out of the pillar. Thanks to the superior Alpha detection ability, he could even clearly see what Yajima was doing behind the pillar through his improved vision."

 

(“So what do you want to do? Want to try approaching it?”) 

 

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

"Because both hide behind an object, they must move if they want to be able to clearly target others. Akira sent Alpha a picture of himself moving quickly from one ruin to another while pointing his rifle at the pillar following the route he had planned."

 

"Thanks to telepathic training that began with Akira sending out images of Alpha dresses over telepathy, she can now send accurate pictures."

 

"Saran Akira was sent perfectly to Alpha, but he refused."

 

[No, let's take advantage of your equipment first. Take out the CWH anti-material rifle.]

 

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

(“Accepted.”) 

 

"About swapping the AAH assault rifle in his hand for a CWH antimaterial rifle loaded with special ammunition. Of course, he never thought that he would use it against humans."

 

"But suddenly Yajima shouted."

 

(“I'm so sorry!! A lot of things happened to me so I thought you were the enemy !! Please don't shoot! Let's talk !! I'm sure you'll understand if you just listen to me !! I am a Hunter assigned to the exploration team around this area !! My terminal was destroyed by another Hunter and I was unable to contact the headquarters !! So can you contact the headquarters? !! I'm sure it will dispel any misunderstanding if you call headquarters !! ”) 

 

"About answering the request with a simple answer. He started releasing the CWH special ammunition into the pillar. Loud explosions echoed throughout the underground city with each shot followed by a huge crack in the pillar. But the bullet couldn't penetrate it."

 

(“It is one of the strong pillars, as expected of the destruction of the old world.”) 

 

[Let's keep shooting.]

 

"About continuing to fire at the pillar and all the bullets he shot hit the exact same spot on it without the slightest mistake. The special ammunition will instantly kill Yajima once it is able to penetrate the pillar. Even if Yajima jumped out of the pillar in a panic, Akira who could fully see his shadow would immediately shoot and kill him. But if he stays there, Akira will eventually destroy the pillar and kill him. That's checkmate."

 

"Yajima can measure the situation from the vibration of the pillar."

 

('. He didn't say anything and started shooting. It seemed like he was using some kind of anti-material weapon, which meant that this pillar would not last long. But he didn't contact the headquarters or try to tell the headquarters what was going on here. In short, his terminal was damaged due to the surprise attack or he suspected me because I told him to contact the headquarters. Whatever the case, it's a good thing, I just need to kill him here to hide my plan.') 

 

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

"Yajima laughed, she thought the situation wasn't that bad. His face showed a crooked expression as if he was enjoying the situation he was in."

 

"About seeing something flying from behind the pillar, he thought it was some kind of explosion and quickly shot it down. But instead of exploding, it was spreading some kind of smoke. Yajima quickly moved behind the other ruins as it happened while pointing his weapon at Akira."

 

"CWH anti-material shots are not made for continuous shooting. Therefore, Akira could not shoot Yajima as he jumped from behind the pillar. But it wasn't enough to open up an opportunity for Yajima to reach behind other ruins as Akira directed his next shot at Yajima, ready to pull the trigger and shoot through the smoke."

 

"But suddenly the image of Yajima from the viewfinder blurred. Akira was surprised but managed to pull the trigger. The bullet spit out of its muzzle but did not hit Yajima, it stirred smoke and flew straight before disappearing into the dark passage."

 

"Yajima fired several shots at Akira to hold him back while still running. Akira quickly dodged and hid behind the ruins, Yajima also used that small crack to hide behind the other ruins."

 

(“Alpha, what was that?”) 

 

[It was disturbing smoke. This reduces the effectiveness of information collection devices. It was created using technology obtained from analyzing the colorless fog. The reason why your vision is blurred is because your improved vision is based on the data collected by the information-gathering device affected by that smoke. Normally, this was used to reduce the detection ability of mechanical monsters, but since most of the monsters in the underground city were biological monsters, it meant that he was expecting to fight other Hunters here from the start.]

 

(“Really sucks. As expected, fighting against others is different than fighting against monsters.”) 

 

[But that's the reason why humans have survived this long.]

 

(“Well, you're not wrong. ”) 

 

"I think a bitter smile. He thought that he would mostly fight monsters after obtaining his additional suit, but instead, he would have to fight against other humans now."

 

"Because of their tenacity and cunning, humans were able to survive in the monster-infested eastern district. Even though they had to deal with all those monsters, they still had the leeway to fight and attempt to kill each other."

 

"Humans are still trying to kill each other even now. This might be the one thing that won't change even after they exterminate all the monsters."

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