apter 153
Author: Captain of the Youth First Crazy Squad
In order not to make a U-turn when the road is blocked, Luo Mo has become a scout for the migration team, even though he said he was only accompanying him for a while, checking the road conditions at the front to select the most suitable road conditions.
On the first day, they encountered three waves of attacks.
No need for anyone to say anything, Yuna took the initiative to destroy the scattered monsters, and the group finally came to the city of Ikoma at the edge of Nara at night.
Limited by sight, there is no way to move forward at night, and people who are very nervous when crossing an urban area can only rest for one night and hide in the subway station collectively to relax a little.
Although being in a ghost town full of bones makes people shudder, but Luo Mo, who is used to these things, doesn't care, and takes over the deer legs specially given to him and Youna by the witch.
And Yuna just ate the food silently, and was obviously influenced by the atmosphere of the ghost town.
After going deep into the city and discovering the situation inside the city, other people who are more miserable than those observed on the edge of the shrine in the past, although they are relieved in this underground subway station, they are also afraid of the silent city, and their spirits are tense. There was no way to relax.
The next day, the migration operation continued.
The group traversed Osaka but failed to make it all the way through, encountering only two attacks, though the number of stardust seems to have increased.
On the third day, they arrived at Amagasaki City. The team was attacked five times. Seven people died when Luo Mo was exploring the road, but they only traveled a third of the way.
And the number of star debris is directly doubled, obviously.... The star debris around Jasper has been found in the wild.
On the fourth day, they reached the edge of Kobe. During the process, the number of star dust did not double or even decreased, and the process of travel became very smooth.
It rained again on the fifth day, but people were confident that there should be no more sacrifices, but on the highway with no hiding place.... surrounded by three complexes with hundreds of stardust.
The number of stardust yesterday seemed to be due to the fact that they were gathering their companions around here.
The hope that just arose disappeared, despair enveloped everyone's heart, and the smile on Yuna's face became reluctant.
Only Luo Mo was on the tree trunk by the road as if it had nothing to do with him, looking at the girl at the front of the crowd.
He has long understood that sacrifice is inevitable, so now he is just looking forward to how Yuna will face this encirclement.
Chapter 9 "You protect the world, I protect you" · Nara specialty hero Yuuna
Looking at the scale of star dust far exceeding the previous one, even Takashima Yuna couldn't help but be swept away by anxiety, and subconsciously turned his attention to Luo Mo on the tree trunk.
To be honest, she had expected Luo Mo to help her, but she also understood that he paid more attention to rationality than emotion. It is very likely that he would not take action in the end, and would only choose to save his own life, which means that he was deliberately in danger. He will take the initiative.
But intentionally taking risks is inherently risky, and taking advantage of others' goodwill touches her bottom line, which is not the same as Luo Mo's flexible bottom line, but her bottom line is dead, and she can't do it. Feel free to adjust.
If she runs away, of course she can escape, and the other party will not give priority to attacking herself, but will only choose the easy target first, but such a choice was not in her options from the beginning.
"—Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"
There was no other choice, she roared and rushed up, her body jumping into the air like the wind.
The multicolored rays of light suddenly bloomed in the air, but the white monsters surrounded them without fear of death. At the same time, many monsters flew down, screaming and fleeing the crowd.
People want to go to Luo Mo's side to seek shelter, but... Luo Mo has disappeared from the tree trunk at some point.
As a result, screams, curses and screams instantly resounded through the jungle on the side of the highway.
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More people means more trouble.
Luo Molai is basically a straight line, and it can be done with a distance of more than 100 kilometers, but many of these roads are impossible for them to walk. , it is impossible to finish in ten days and a half months.
But if the number of people is reduced, the speed of travel will inevitably be improved, and the troublesome things will be reduced a lot.
The larger the number of people, the bigger and more dangerous the target will be. Conversely, if only a small number of people die, the scale and probability of being attacked will decrease as the target becomes smaller.
That is to say, only by dying the excess can we reach the vague safety line, and the pace of progress can be faster... As for who is left, we can only rely on luck.
Although it is cruel, this is the truth. Even if Luo Mo joins the battle, the casualties can be reduced to a minimum, but... what's next?
The number of people has not decreased, and the action has not been accelerated. It will only attract more and more star dust. The longer the delay, the risk will naturally increase geometrically.
When it reaches a certain critical point in the end, the two cannot support too many numbers, and it is not impossible for everyone to die.
If you can't bear the little things, you will make big plans. If the woman is benevolent, it will only harm everyone.
Luo Mo, who knew this truth, did not show any sympathy, excluding all emotions and watching indifferently, the death of people in the distance and the battle of Youna.
However, there are still a lot of stardust, perhaps thinking that he wanted to escape, and chose to attack him first, which forced him to participate in part of the battle.
Facing the stardust, which was still in its initial form, Yuna still won this time, but she also suffered some injuries, and the number of casualties increased to thirty-nine.
This has also made Yuna criticized by many people. Even if they rationally think that this is a helpless thing, not everyone can be so rational, especially the families of the victims who are more difficult to accept, why their own family members died.
The people who had stood firmly by Yuna's side also fell silent for the accusations of the crowd and the appearance of a large number of dead people, as if nothing was found, and only Yuna, who couldn't help apologizing, went to bear it alone.
Of course... the one who was accused the most was actually Luo Mo, the person who saw death on the side and couldn't help, and even some people couldn't help but want to fight with him.
There is no way.... In the face of stardust that is as big as a truck, they can't muster the courage at all. The difference in size makes them instinctively feel that the stardust is invincible. It's not invincible, or.... Luo Mo who won't be angry with them.
However, Younai opened her hands to block Luo Mo, so they immediately stopped others who were ignoring them. After all, it may be understandable to accuse them, but if it hurts Younai, who they depend on for survival, they will not be able to. The law continued to endure.
"—Why! Why are you standing on that guy's side! You really are the same raccoon dog! You didn't even think about helping us!!"
The man who was held up by two people tried his best to scold Yuna with tears on his face, but Yuna just bowed his head and apologized:
"sorry....."
"—What else would you do besides apologizing!? From a while ago, it was just an apology, I'm sorry, I'm sorry? Is sorry useful?! I'm sorry... Maiya, Hase... Can they survive?!"
"I'm sorry..." She didn't know what to say or what to say, and she felt sincere guilt for the appearance of the deceased, so Yuna could only repeat her apology.
"So you—!!"
The man broke free from the restraints of his companions, rushed over and punched Yuna.
Youna didn't dodge or counterattack, just closed her eyes and prepared to take it, but Luo Mo casually stretched out his hand and grabbed his fist.
"Shouldn't your enemy be Stardust?" He looked impatient, and said in a sullen manner, "In the end, protecting your family should be your own responsibility, not someone else's, let alone a child's responsibility. Don't just vent your incompetent anger on children, okay?"
"This is a brave man! It's your responsibility! You have such a strong power..."
"—You really love to joke." Luo Mo interrupted him with a smile: "Who said that if you have power, you must protect someone? Can't I just use my power to protect myself? In the end, if I have power, I must do something, it's just Slaves of power."
"Isn't that all given by God?! We also share in the power God has given to mankind!"
"Part of it is, but it has nothing to do with your gods. In the end, what I get is not power, but a 'key' to power. The process is controlled by myself. In a word - I have no responsibility or any obligation. Helping anyone, in turn, my power always urges me to kill more people, which may be my responsibility; sending someone like you to accompany your relatives... I am very happy to fulfill this responsibility?"
"You, you...kill me if you have the ability!" Luo Mo's eyes were cold as if he was not looking at a person, but the smile on his face did not change in the slightest, which made men instinctively fear, but it was still the wife and daughter. Under the death of maintaining a cavity of blood.
"Very good~ Then I will fulfill you now."
Without any hesitation, he raised his hand without changing his face to summon the wind blade, but Yuna turned around and hugged his waist:
"—don't! He just temporarily lost his balance."
"Hurry up, hurry up! Don't you have a child at home? Don't be stupid!" Seeing that Luo Mo really looked like he was going to kill people, the others on the side quickly pulled the man away.
When other people were swept by Luo Mo's icy gaze, they had the illusion of facing death, and instinctively avoided him, who seemed to be more dangerous than Stardust.
Only Yuuna, who had a lost face, still stayed by his side and didn't even let go. She buried her face in his chest, and apologized again with a choked sob that she couldn't hide:
"I'm sorry... Can you keep it like this for a while? I don't want everyone to see my expression now."
"Well, whatever you want."
"thanks....."
Even if you don't want to understand, Youna also understands Luo Mo's thoughts, knowing that a large part of the people present will die... After all, Luo Mo explained this very clearly to her from the beginning.
So she didn't say much, and she didn't want to blame him for being cold-blooded, although she also thought that such a bystander was cruel.
But there is no way out. The reality of this world is much heavier than imagined, forcing people to make a decision.
Many of the people present were several times older than her, but there were quite a few who couldn't understand the truth, but there was a way.... The position determines a person's perspective and attitude towards a problem.
She is a guardian, she needs to look at the overall situation, she will understand after being explained, but everyone else is protected, only expecting the other party to protect herself wholeheartedly, no matter what Luo Mo says, she will not believe... Therefore, Luo Mo did not say yes.
Of course, some people are actually understandable, but they cannot calm down when they are the objects of sacrifice.
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After burying the deceased hastily, due to the harsh reality, everyone had no way to mourn, and immediately continued to move forward.
That night they stayed in Amagasaki City temporarily, eating and eating, mourning, and praying.
In the early morning of the sixth day, the migration continued.
The encirclement consumed the nearby star debris, so that they only encountered a small wave of star debris and arrived in Kobe with no casualties, but this time everyone understood that the star debris was hoarding power again.
So, the seventh day...
Hundreds of stardust and six complexes emerged, along with a larger-than-normal complex, apparently a more complete "multicellular organism".
"This is really over..."
"Why is this?!"
"Ah....ah, escape!!"
People's faces were once again stained with despair, and this despair was much deeper than before.
Even people who have confidence in Yuna don't think she can defeat so many stardust, and some people even run away subconsciously.
"Let's lie..."
He didn't even have the energy to stop people from fleeing casually and prevent them from becoming the primary target of stardust, Yuna swallowed with a bitter expression, feeling a little desperate.
On the contrary, Luo Mo glanced at the fleeing crowd and counted the number in his heart. He felt that the number of deaths should be almost the same after this time, so he took the initiative to take down the giant sword behind him.
"It's okay, this time I will also fight actively."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mo.... This is obviously my responsibility, and I have also agreed. I should let you not interfere, but..."
"I'm not protecting others, I'm just protecting you." To the girl who was full of guilt, he seemed to think of something, and said solemnly:
"You want to protect the world, right? Then you protect the world, and I protect you. The me standing behind you will always be where you can see when you turn around. As long as you are willing, one day I will be shoulder-to-shoulder with you. down the road."
"Hey? Hey, hey? This, this... proposal?! I-I haven't prepared myself yet..."
The anxiety and guilt on her face disappeared. The flushed Yuna waved her hands and stepped back nervously and shyly.
"Ah, don't get me wrong, this is one of my top ten lines."
"Taiwan, lines? Yes, is there such a line? No, it means..."
"Cough, don't care about such details, here you go?"
Even though the lines were shameful, he also felt surprisingly handsome, so he always wanted to find a suitable opportunity to talk to his partner. Now there is a girl who just wanted to protect the world. After he was satisfied, he immediately changed the subject and pointed to the direction not far away. They come flying stardust.
"Woo~~~" Even if she said a line, Yuna still felt unable to let go, but she could only blushed at the moment of the enemy, trying to let go of the distracting thoughts in her heart and shouting: "--Go, go!"
"Well, let's go."
"—The Brave Flying Kick!!"
Yuna, who was still wearing a bandage on his hand, charged at the forefront, jumped into the air, and turned into a cannonball to kick at one of the small complexes.
And Luo Mo closed his eyes on the spot, and borrowed the power of the divine tree through the giant sword that was turned into a sacrificial device.
There was a strong wind on the ground, and he also rode the wind in an instant, and the latter rushed towards the largest complex. When the opponent entered the attack range, he suddenly swung the giant sword in his hand.
An unbelievable scene followed.
The slash formed by the convergence of wind and golden light flew out in the direction of the blade.
The next second, the larger-than-usual complex was actually dislocated with a heavy twisting sound.
—Bah! !
The huge body was split into two and exploded, turning into countless colorful balls of light.
"Well, the constellations in the early stage are probably at this level, right?"
He had heard from the divine tree that the star debris sent by the gods would evolve into a roughly complete "twelve constellation" in three years, but he was not too worried about this initial "constellation".
After all, in addition to the light halberd matrix, his abilities are more suitable for dealing with single monsters than groups. Stardust flying all over the sky is not easy to fight, but it is very convenient to deal with a single monster.
But just as he was thinking about these things, he suddenly felt a chill on the back of his spine.
He instinctively looked in the direction that caused the crisis. It was an unremarkable building without any stardust around it.
--boom! ! ! !
Just when he was confused, a blue and white light beam with a diameter of about half a meter suddenly penetrated the entire building and shot straight towards him.