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It's not about how strong the power is, but that humans have a dark side. They will be attracted and assimilated.
"I'm sorry, I should have noticed it sooner."
"No, this has nothing to do with the assistant officer!"
This matter would not implicate Assistant Officer Oshima in any way. Not to mention, now that Kirarasawa has defected, the position of Assistant Officer cannot be replaced.
Kirarasawa was originally an alternative to Oshima as a backup combat commander.
But it’s actually not that important.
As the son of Prometheus, Kiraraze is the only one who can communicate with the "Visitors". In the past, he was the only channel for humans to obtain technical support from the "Visitors".
But since the emergence of the association, the importance of "visitors" has been downgraded from the only straw to one of the optional directions.
Compared to the group of jellyfish in the aquarium, the leader of the association who appears in human form is obviously easier to communicate with and more trustworthy.
"Oshima... um, nevermind."
Togo originally planned to have Lingye sort out the information that Kirarazawa had access to and assess the harm his defection would cause to TLT.
But after thinking about it, this really doesn't make much sense. Because Kiraraze is exposed to almost all confidential information, as a staff officer, TLT is defenseless against him.
He even has the authority to enter SECTION-0 and contact the River Lethe.
The Forgotten River can be said to be the top priority of TLT. The reason why the island country is particularly attractive to alien beasts is because of the existence of the Forgotten River. The barrier set up by the "visitor" prevents alien beasts from approaching the big city for the time being.
Kirarazawa is well aware of these secrets. If he were to destroy the barrier, the entire Tokyo would likely fall.
Now the three decision makers have to consider one thing: whether the 'Association' can replace the 'Visitor' to provide a barrier-like technology to fill this loophole.
This is certainly enough to test their judgment. Even if the "Association" really has such technology, doing so means handing over the lifeblood of Tokyo to the other party. Can they really trust the association so much?
After all, the word 'trust' is too heavy.
What is stored in the River Lethe are the negative emotions and fears that all human beings have extracted in the years since the appearance of the alien beasts.
Once it gets out of control, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Now, with Kirasawa Yu's defection, they have no other choice.
"Well, let's decide now whether to entrust the Kanto barrier to the association."
The three of them voted on the proposal put forward by Togo. In the end, except for Soma who vetoed it, Togo and Koyanagi both voted in favor.
The motion was passed by a vote of two to one.
Of course, this is just wishful thinking on their part. It is still unknown whether the association has technology similar to that of a barrier.
The next step of communication is needed, and it must be done as soon as possible, before the defecting Kirarasawa Yu takes action.
"Assistant Officer, please contact Mizoroki and have him contact the association immediately to discuss the issue of Tokyo's underground barrier."
"But Vice Captain Mizoroki is currently on a mission, and they are searching Saita Riko's residence."
"Let Goroki temporarily leave the mission. This is more important."
A mere Saitama Riko certainly cannot have a higher priority than the great barrier.
"understood."
The night raid team was indeed searching the Saita residence.
Komon still remembers that Lizi invited him to her house for Christmas and would introduce him to her family.
The excitement and anxiety I felt then have now turned into absurdity and emptiness.
How could this be possible? How could Lizi have died a year ago?
It was Kenshin who had saved them and killed the alien beast. Komon remembered the date very clearly.
The real report that was covered up stated that Lizi's family was killed only the next day. That was the day he joined the association.
After that, when we met the second time at the zoo, was she no longer “her”?
It was too absurd, and I refused to admit such a possibility. But what could he do if he didn't admit it?
Lizi hadn't told him her home address yet, but of course the Night Raid could find it easily.
It was an old apartment building. There were many such apartments in Tokyo, most of which were built before the collapse of the economic bubble.
The promotion of economic prosperity and the massive construction of high-rise buildings have left behind a legacy of the Showa era that has lasted for decades.
After that, the real estate industry never recovered. Now in the first decade of the 21st century, there is no such large-scale development. As an antique of the time, the occupancy rate is pitifully low.
It was already nightfall, and there were only a few houses with lights on. After the night raiders issued an evacuation order, the few lights that were left were turned off.
The reason for evacuating was that there was a gas leak in the building and it could explode at any time.
"Gumen, if you are not feeling well, you don't have to participate in this operation."
Standing at the entrance of the building, several people were preparing to break in. Goroki was well aware of how cruel this action would be for Komon, so he began to advise them.
"No, please let me participate! I must confirm it with my own eyes."
So Goromu looked at him deeply and said nothing more. Some things are indeed only known by the person who has experienced them, and an outsider like him has no right to say anything.
"Mobile Ultra Team, everyone get dressed!"
Following Goroki's order, he himself put on the Seven armor, and Komon, Himeya, and Saijo also finished dressing.
Compared to holding a Deweyt rifle, this is much safer and can handle almost any situation.
"Captain, the Mobile Ultra Squad is ready."
Hekura nodded. He felt a little regretful that he couldn't put on the Ultra Armor. He always liked to lead by example, but now he had to hide behind the vice-captain.
He was about to give the order to start the operation, but paused.
"Goroki, open the communication channel. The assistant officer needs to contact you one-on-one."
It required a single line of communication, which meant that it was something that needed to be kept secret even within the Night Raid Team. He Cang and Mizoroki could probably guess what it was, and it was probably about the association. The assistant officer knew very well that they were in combat at the moment, so there must be an emergency.
"Gorumi has withdrawn from this operation. The Mobile Ultra Squad will be commanded by Nishijo for the time being. Is there any problem?"
Nishijo was a little surprised. She was just an ordinary team member and it was the first time she was designated as the commander of a battle.
However, she did not doubt her abilities, so she did not object.
Of course, Himeya Jun has no problem with that either.
When He Cang asked this question, he was actually asking about Komon.
"It is also a form of responsibility to withdraw from the operation voluntarily after realizing that there is a problem. Ikki Komon, if you insist on carrying out the mission, you must obey orders under any circumstances and not bring in personal feelings. Can you do this?"
Komon heard Captain Kazukura's words clearly, but his consciousness was still hazy. He felt that it was irrational. This kind of thing was totally impossible. How could Lizi be a monster?
It's just an irresponsible joke.
He couldn't figure it out, the only thing he knew was that he had to see it with his own eyes.
"I understand, Captain. I will not back out of the operation."
Hekura looked at him deeply and said nothing more.
"Then start the action. Saijo, Komon, and Himeya will break in through the main gate. Ishihori and Hiraki will stand guard outside the door to provide support. I'll be downstairs to prevent the target from escaping through the window."
Although Lizi's house is on the high floor of an apartment building, and an ordinary person would have no chance of survival if he jumped out of the window, if she is really an alien beast, this height is nothing.
The three men wearing Ultra Armors quickly gathered at the door of the apartment building.
"Infrared scan, there is no life sign in the room." Nishijo Nagi came to the conclusion after scanning outside the gate with an infrared detector.
Following behind the three people, Pingmu, who was in charge of guarding outside, opened Bereg and also confirmed the scan.
"After detection, it was confirmed that there were no alien beast vibration waves in the house."
No one's here? Not surprising, the night raid team had already guessed that this place was probably empty. Since he had escaped from the hospital, there was no reason for him to return to his registered address and fall into the trap.
But we still have to go in and search it.
Nishijo Nagi was about to kick the door. With the power of the first generation armor, even a bank's alloy door several meters long could be kicked open. But Komon stepped forward first and twisted the door handle with his hand.
The door was open and not locked at all.
Nishijo retracted the foot that was about to kick out and glared at him fiercely.
have a finger in the pie.
There was no light on in the house, and it was pitch black at first glance. But not only for this reason, Nishijo discovered that the structure of the house was problematic. Opposite the door was the entrance hall, and the narrow entrance hall was a dead end. From what they saw before they entered the house, the right side of the entrance hall was the wall with the neighbor, and the rooms were all on the left side of the entrance hall.
Was this the design of houses thirty or fifty years ago? It's too weird. The apartment building is not big to begin with, and wasting a porch like this seems to have no value.
She walked to the nearest door, because all the doors were the same and locked, and she couldn't tell whether it was a bedroom, a living room, or a bathroom. This time she didn't kick it rashly, and she didn't really like to kick doors.
I twisted it with my hand and found that the door in the room was not locked and it opened with a twist.
He thought the room was empty, but when the door opened, the scene in front of him surprised Nishijo and he immediately raised his gun.
Saida Riko is actually inside!
Judging from the layout of the place, it was a restaurant, so she just sat quietly at the dining table.
Chapter 541: Zhaitianzhai
After staying in the hospital for two days, I finally received the discharge notice.
Lizi breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed. As expected, the hospital was unable to find out what disease she had.
She took a taxi home and didn't ask Gu Men to pick her up. Gu Men had his own work, and unless it was necessary, Li Zi didn't want to trouble him for anything, as it would make her look like a burden.
When she returned to the Saita residence, Lizi felt a little nervous for some reason when she first entered the house. But as the door opened, her parents, and her younger brother Saita Takashi all came to celebrate her discharge from the hospital, and her nervousness disappeared.
She even forgot she had ever been nervous.
"Welcome back, sister. You're discharged so early. Mom said yesterday that you would stay for several days."
"Well, the doctor couldn't find any problems, so he discharged me early."
Should this be the case? It seems so.
Because I didn't tell my family in advance, I didn't prepare enough ingredients for dinner. But it doesn't matter, as long as the family is together, it doesn't matter what we eat.
When the night raid team entered the restaurant, what they saw was a one-man show by Saita Riko.
Nishijo Nagi was immediately ready to subdue Riko, and if she showed any resistance, she would be killed without mercy.
Something that doesn't even react as a heat source through infrared rays, no matter what it is, has nothing to do with humans.