Chapter 18: Restarting the Game

Chapter 18: Restarting the Game

Chapter 18: Restarting the Game
04:15pm.

Mizumoto Park in Katsushika Ward.

The roar of the motorcycle stopped abruptly. Kawahara stopped by the roadside and looked at the vast forest park beside the water.

He didn't know the way very well, so when he saw some people, he asked about the location of Shuiyuan Park and it took him some time to get there.

However, from the occasional exchanges on the communication signal, Kawahara learned that the Gurongi seemed to have not been caught yet.

Is it really that hard to catch?!

——Where is Godai Yusuke?

Kawahara doesn't even have any memory of "Unconfirmed Life Form No. 7", which shows that it must be a cannon fodder Gurongi who was only briefly mentioned in the play.

He took off his helmet and walked towards the square in the park.

Almost in an instant, Kawahara caught an unusual scent here, a decadent and irritating smell.

Kawahara's eyes deepened and he stopped wandering around. He turned around and ran towards Mizumoto Park.

After he passed through a small woods and reached the river bank, he heard a shout not far away. The policeman who had already found this place was looming in the woods.

Then Kawahara saw a very fast creature quickly rushing out of the woods and diving into the water along the river bank.

He ran over quickly, and the first person he saw was a patrol policeman who had fallen at the edge of the woods, holding his neck. Although he looked like he had been attacked, he did not look like he had died. At least he was still lying on the ground wailing and struggling.

"How are you?" Kawahara quickly helped the man up.

"I don't know either. It's very uncomfortable..."

The policeman seemed to be having difficulty breathing. Kawahara moved his right hand away from his neck and saw a pool of purple-red sticky liquid at the place where his shoulder connected to his neck.

A pungent smell came from the liquid area. The shoulder covered by the police uniform was fine, but the collarbone that touched the skin had turned black and purple.

It's like being poisoned.

Kawahara frowned as he looked at the mutated skin and touched it directly with his hand.

——Toxins from aquatic organisms.

The next moment, Kawahara suddenly turned his head to look at the river bank behind him. He stood up and walked two steps over, and saw a circle of ripples slightly on the river surface.

There is something...

The policeman was still wailing on the ground, and Kawahara didn't look at him any more. He quickly returned to the policeman, took out a walkie-talkie from him and randomly pressed a switch. Soon a voice came from the other side.

[“Katsushika No. 6, where are you now?”]
It was a hurried, unfamiliar voice.

Kawahara thought for a moment and responded, "Go left from the main entrance of Mizumoto Park. Pass a flower bed and see a small forest. Continue through. It's by the river in this area. Look left and right. You should be able to see a person lying on the ground—"

opposite:["……"]
Opposite: [“Wait! Who are you?!”]
Kawahara didn't need to explain any more, he pulled out the police gun from the policeman who was unable to move.

It's a revolver.

Although he had never used a gun, just like he had never really driven a vintage motorcycle before, he just learned it.

Such simple information acquisition seemed to be much easier than "language" and "memory". At least he did not feel how much mental energy he had consumed. Even the last time he acquired "language", he did not lie down directly after spitting out a mouthful of blood.

At most, you'll get hungry faster.

Kawahara walked to the river bank with a gun in hand, and glanced calmly at the seemingly calm water surface.

The surface of the river was algae green, and it was unclear whether it was ripples caused by the wind or something else. Under the water, a pair of eyes looked at the figure standing on the river bank through the turbid and distorted water.

And then the next moment.

A spinning bullet suddenly passed through the water, rushed towards it at super speed, and before it could react, it had already pierced its head!

——Hit it?

Kawahara, standing on the riverbank, narrowed his eyes slightly.

However, at this moment, ordinary pistol bullets may not be able to cause any harm to Gurongi, so his action was just to provoke the other party to leave the river.

Seeing that there was no movement under the water, Kawahara fired two more shots in that direction.

The trajectory of the bullet penetrated the water, and he could vaguely sense that he had indeed hit something, but there was no shadow of the object emerging from the bottom of the water.

After standing there for a while and not seeing anything coming up, Kawahara turned around and walked down the river bank.

At this moment, ripples appeared on the water surface, and a wriggling ball of water climbed up from the stone wall of the river bank and attacked directly behind Kawahara.

"boom!"

Kawahara suddenly turned around and fired a shot.

The bullet hit the water ball accurately!
At the same time, the moment he turned around and raised his gun, the pool of water condensed from a translucent water ball into a creature with purple-red skin, called Gurongi.

The bullet passed through Gurongi's arm, creating a pool of water stains, and blue blood flowed out from the place where the bullet pierced.

Kawahara paused when he saw this.

Are the Gurongis he is dealing with 100% capable of receiving shots?
Moreover, it can actually be injured by ordinary bullets. This Gurongi seems to be a bit weak. Is that why it has been in a state of escape and hiding?

But soon, Gurongi's arm that was pierced by the bullet began to surge like water, and then the wound healed.

It stared angrily at Kawahara opposite it, and then pounced over with a squeak!

Kawahara dodged swiftly, raised his pistol and pulled the trigger, but after the shot, only two dry "clicks" were heard, and it was obvious that there were no bullets left.

Gurongi was hit again, and blue blood spurted out from his abdomen.

This made Gurongi even more alert and cautious. He no longer attacked rashly, but he didn't run away either. He just circled around Kawahara with a fierce look in his eyes.

It seems that neither of them can do anything to the other now.

Ordinary bullets can injure Gurongi, but cannot completely kill it, not to mention that this Gurongi has the ability to regenerate for a short period of time.

And this Gurongi seemed to be too cautious. Kawahara stared at the strange-looking Gurongi, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, and his fingertips tightened around the pistol.

sizzle...

Lightning flashed around his waist, and a black Agur belt appeared, but this did not transform him into a Kuga.

The lightning raging from the belt wrapped around his right hand, transforming the gun into a crossbow painted in golden green. It was the "Pegasus Crossbow" owned by Tenma Kuga!
After the Pegasus crossbow was transformed, Kawahara seemed to realize something and looked at the thing in his hand in surprise.

--How is this going?

He quickly looked down at himself again.

Although the belt and Pegasus crossbow appeared, he still maintained his human form.

Didn’t become an empty self!

Kawahara looked at the Pegasus crossbow in his hand thoughtfully.

At this moment, Gurongi, who discovered his transformation, suddenly took a step back, then turned around without hesitation and rushed towards the river behind him!

Kawahara suddenly looked over, his eyes like lightning, and suddenly raised his hand to fire the crossbow!

call out--!
An energy crossbow arrow pierced through Gurongi's chest, leaving a mark on its body as it leaped into the air. Then, a golden seal symbol slowly emerged from its back.

Gurongi struggled in pain, and the next moment, its entire body exploded like a salute!

"boom!"

A strong explosion was released, and the water column in the river exploded high. The Gurongi was directly exploded into a pool of blue-green liquid, which fell "patter".

Then the liquid slowly turned into a transparent stream, half of which fell back into the river with the water column, and the other half fell on the rocks on the river bank.

Kawahara watched this scene calmly. After he put down his hand, the Pegasus crossbow in his hand turned back into a revolver, and the Aguru belt around his waist also disappeared.

Looking at the puddle of water on the ground, Kawahara walked over, reached out and touched it to feel it.

——It turned into ordinary clear water.

But that Gurongi should be dead too.

I just don't know - what race of Gurongi is this that can be perfectly invisible in the water, has the ability to regenerate, and returns directly to nature after death without having to clean up?
There is a feeling of being both weak and strong.

"Cough cough..."

At this moment, a weak voice suddenly came from behind. Kawahara turned his head and looked over, then he remembered the injured policeman who he almost forgot.

"How are you now?" Kawahara walked over again.

However, the policeman lying on the ground did not respond and remained unconscious with his eyes closed.

Kawahara checked his neck and found that the purple-red toxins on the skin that had been corroded and discolored before had turned into a pool of clear water, but the injury on his shoulder was still somewhat shocking.

These police support is so slow...

Kawahara picked up the intercom that was thrown on the ground and was about to urge someone when a loud shout came from not far away.

"Stop! Who are you?!"

"Oh~ You are finally here. Don't worry, I am not a bad person. I was the one who conveyed the communication to you just now." Kawahara looked at the people who ran over and smiled.

This was a young policeman. After hearing these words, he looked at Kawahara who was smiling, then looked at his fellow policeman who was lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive, and finally looked at the police gun that Kawahara was still holding in his hand.

After a pause of one second, the policeman suddenly raised his gun and pointed it at the person in front of him!
"Put down your gun first!"

Kawahara: "..."

Kawahara dropped the gun, raised his hands innocently, and pointed to the body on the riverbank (a puddle of water) and tried to explain: "I borrowed the gun because I found Gurongi attacking him."

The young policeman in front of him frowned and quickly glanced at the river bank he was pointing at, but there was nothing unusual except the messy scenery.

He immediately sternly rebuked, "What Gurongi? What nonsense are you talking about! Before we figure out what's going on here, please cooperate with our investigation first!"

Kawahara: “…” Why did it turn out like this?

So if I just run away, will I be blacklisted?
Although he seems to have no identity.

……

While following the young policeman away, Kawahara looked at the water stains on the river bank again.

And the next moment, he suddenly sensed something and turned to look at the grove across the river. His eyes passed through the layers of tree shadows and fell on a red figure.

She was a fashionable woman wearing a black tight dress and a red velvet cloak scarf. When he looked over, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

There is no malice nor any kindness in it, it can be called a meaningless habitual smile.

——No. B1.

Kawahara's eyes narrowed. So, the Gurongi just now was indeed playing a game?
It's another hunting game for "Linduo"...

His fingers tightened slightly, but after a moment, B1 on the opposite side calmly turned around and left.

Kawahara paused, but still decided not to chase after him.

Let’s talk about it after we finish dinner.

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