Chapter 63: Bait
"No, this is too dangerous!"
When faced with Kirataka's proposal of a bait operation, Anna's first reaction was to oppose it.
Going alone to lure those Honkai beasts away was almost equivalent to seeking death.
It might not be difficult to attract them to leave in a certain direction, but after that, how to get rid of the overwhelming monsters and return smoothly was a very difficult task!
"I think it would be better if we wait here for the rescue team to arrive," the girl suggested.
"With so many people staying here, it will only be more dangerous," Kirataka shook his head and said.
This was not a random speculation, but a predetermined future.
In the future he saw, if they continued to wait here, an Honkai beast would pass by in about thirty minutes and discover the survivors.
Even if they kept moving their shelters, they would eventually be discovered. After all, traveling with a group of ordinary people would greatly reduce their speed.
Although he and Anna could escape with their own strength and their lives would not be in danger, these survivors who had just been rescued could not escape together.
After considering it for a while, Kirataka added:
"...Moreover, many of them need urgent medical treatment, and they cannot get effective help if they stay here."
For example, the little girl named Chen Tianwen, who was rescued at the beginning, was still in a coma.
If they wanted to save her, they needed to retreat to a safe place and seek medical assistance.
This obviously moved Anna. The chestnut-haired girl was silent for a while before she said:
"Kirataka, you're right, but... it should be me who attracts them."
As a member of the Snow Lotus Team, her duty was to protect the people in this city.
In this case, such a dangerous task should be assigned to her, not Kirataka.
Even if her life was in danger, she should be the one to shoulder the responsibility.
Kirataka smiled and shook his head, insisting:
"Let me do it. I have a way to attract their attention and a way to ensure my survival."
As he said this, a few streaks of lightning flowed through his fingertips.
In the previous rescue operation with Anna, she had already witnessed his special ability.
The ability to manipulate electromagnetics allowed him to create noticeable noises to "taunt" the group of Honkai beasts and also provided the ability to move at high speeds to help him avoid their attacks.
These were things Anna couldn't do now.
"I..."
The girl pursed her lips and didn't continue speaking.
On the other hand, regardless of whether she could survive, she really had no good way to attract the attention of the group of Honkai beasts and was unable to fulfill this responsibility.
So, she knew that Kirataka was right.
"On the battlefield, reasonable division of labor and cooperation is the most important thing. Anna, you are stationed here and are familiar with the terrain of Manila. Only you can evacuate the survivors now."
Kirataka continued to persuade:
"Also, you should know that I am a survivor of the eruption in Nagazora last year. I have some experience in escaping."
"I see..."
After several words of persuasion, Anna finally agreed to the plan of having him act as bait.
But before she took any action, the girl suddenly reached behind her neck and took off the necklace she had been wearing.
It should be said that it was half of it.
It was a part of an ice-blue heart-shaped necklace. The girl handed it to Kirataka and said:
"Kirataka, this is for you."
"This is..."
Kirataka was slightly stunned when he felt the cold touch in his hands.
"...This is the most important thing I have. Take it with you. If you come back alive, return it to me."
The chestnut-haired girl said this very seriously.
Similar to a token of agreement, it wished the other party a safe return.
Kirataka did not refuse but put it in his arms, then smiled and said:
"Don't worry, I still have a lot of things to do. How could I die here?"
He had managed to survive in Nagazora as a mortal before, so he would not be killed in this disaster now.
......…
A moment later.
Kirataka left the place where Anna and the survivors were staying and moved stealthily until he was some distance away from there, before climbing up a relatively high ruin.
Well, this location was also very particular. After repeated attempts, he found that only by starting a "group mockery" here could the rioting Honkai beasts avoid destroying the location of the survivors because of their movement paths.
He stood where he was and looked at the Honkai beasts wandering around him, near and far.
If you wanted to attract their attention, he needed to make enough noise and cover as large an area as possible.
This was indeed not difficult for him.
Kirataka snapped his fingers, and bright light gathered at his fingertips.
"...Let's listen to the sound of thunder."
A loud thunder exploded out of nowhere. In this gloomy weather, it was definitely eye-catching both visually and audibly.
After the first few seconds of pause, the roars of the Honkai beasts began to rise one after another, and at the same time, they quickly looked toward the source of the sound, trying to find its origin.
Soon, they found Kirataka standing on the ruins.
——It is their instinct to kill all organic life forms. Soon, this group of monsters locked onto him and gathered from all directions.
Kirataka glanced in all directions: the sky, the ground, east, south, west, north...
They were everywhere.
After confirming that no stragglers had escaped, he nodded with satisfaction, jumped down from the ruins, and started running away from the airport with the group of Honkai beasts.
With the performance of this group of Honkai beasts, they are far from being able to catch up with him at full speed, and their beast-like intelligence will not let them choose to give up halfway, but will only stubbornly keep chasing him.
At the same time, after hearing a loud noise like thunder coming from the outside world and the sound of Honkai beasts running past, the chestnut-haired girl also led the survivors to start moving.
The direction they are heading is towards the airport. Kirataka will attract the surrounding Honkai beasts to go in the opposite direction, which will buy them enough time to transfer to the airport.
However, while running forward, the girl couldn't help but turn her head to look at the group of Honkai beasts that were gradually moving away behind her.
She couldn't help but clench the half-remaining necklace in her hand.
Hope he can return safely.
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