i'm really only human

Chapter 24
"More than a month has passed since the first Gurangi murder. Today, the relatives of the victims will hold a three-day prayer in the central square to commemorate their loved ones..."

central square.

Before dawn, many people gathered. Chrysanthemums were placed in front of a photo wall, and weeping and crying could be heard from time to time, but the scene was still orderly. The families of the victims seemed to have a tacit understanding, no matter how sad they were. Or leave the place for the latecomers.

Asami Hiroko and her partner Takahashi Kazumi stood on the edge of the square, watching the crowds going back and forth in the oppressive atmosphere, feeling heavy.

"In just one month, more than 100 people were killed. This is still the result of me solving Gulangji in time every time, otherwise..."

Seemingly infected by the atmosphere, Hiroko Asami's eyes were slightly moist, and she twitched her nose a few times.

Unlike the numbers in the report, only the scene can feel the tragedy of the incident.

Every life represents a family.

"Really," Takahashi Kazumi complained, "The higher-ups don't think about how to deal with Gurangi to reduce casualties, and they are still urging us to track down Sora. I wanted to beat them up at the meeting yesterday, but they said that seniors are useless. ..."

"Okay, I'm the one who was blamed, why are you angry?" Asami Hiroko breathed out speechlessly.

In the past Ultraman period, she was asked to investigate Ultraman, and now she is investigating Kura.

got used to it.

"Of course you have to be angry, senior and I are two different bodies!"

Takahashi Kazumi showed all her unhappiness on her face.

"Actually, it's very strange for me to say it. It always feels like I know what we are doing. Every time there is no clue. Maybe those guys have internal agents..."

"Have you watched too much TV?"

Hiroko Asami glanced at her partner.

"It's not a gangster movie, where did you get any internal support from?"

"That's what it feels like." Takahashi Kazumi whispered.

Asami Hiroko ignored her partner, but looked at the commemorative crowd in surprise, and accidentally found Xia Chuan in front of the photo wall.

"God forever?"

"Wow."

Xia Chuan put down the chrysanthemum amidst the low-pitched cries around him, his eyes paused for a moment on the photo of the mother and daughter, and his memory briefly returned to the day of the Mantis Girl incident.

A qualified fighter needs to go through the baptism of blood.

Whether it is the fusion of the memory of Shen Yongxin II, or the experience of the extremely tragic killing game of the super ancient Gu Langji, it has made him different from ordinary people, and his warrior's heart is extremely firm.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't take human life seriously like Grunge or Sophie.

Even if he continues to evolve in the future, and even becomes a higher life form like Sophie, he will still not give up his human identity, and he will still not forget the sadness and tears at the scene.

After engraving the smiling face of the girl in the photo into his eyes, Xia Chuan silently stepped aside.

In terms of dealing with Gu Langji, he has encountered many problems now.

First of all, he didn't have the ability to catch the traces of Gu Langji. Basically, he was lucky every time, and was almost blocked by the enchantment several times.

The Kamen Rider seems to have a special device for crossing the barrier, and I still have to get one if I have a chance.

The other is to hurry.

Without the knight locomotive, he has to run in the blue dragon form every time. Although the degree of secrecy is higher than that of the locomotive, he always feels that it is not the case.

There is no way to do this for the time being, unless the ability similar to the mirror space can be obtained.

There are mirrors everywhere in the city. If you have the special ability to travel through the mirror space, you can go anywhere conveniently.

"The latest news," the plaza's morning radio suddenly blared, "Mysterious Gu Langji appeared in the Central Tower of Ota District..."

"Bang bang bang!"

Ota Ward.

Because of the "crime warning", the police evacuated the crowd in advance and sealed off the central tower area. A large number of police cars gathered, the police officers were on standby, and gunshots rang out.

After only one round of shooting, not only was Gu Langji nowhere to be found, on the contrary, several policemen were killed or injured in succession by their own side.

He couldn't even see the opponent's attack clearly. The police officer who was still shooting was suddenly pulled into the air, as if his face was sucked by something. When he fell, his head was broken and his face was flushed.

"hateful!"

"Where? Get out!"

The old criminal policeman at the scene hid behind the police car and observed the surroundings. Facing the invisible and unknown enemy, sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Hehe," the silhouette of the chameleon Gulangi emerged above the tower, "The next time will be at 10 o'clock in the morning tomorrow, and the location will be in the central square."

"what?"

The police followed the source of the sound and fired again, but the chameleon Gulangi seemed to leave the scene after speaking, and did not move again.

"Hoohoo!"

The old detective walked out of the police car bunker panting.

"I really left a notice, and it was still in Japanese. What's going on with that guy?"

"Last time Mantis Gulangi was the same. Many passers-by heard 'don't look back'. These guys are learning from us humans."

"Study? But it's getting more and more difficult to understand. The last time Mantis Gurangi specifically killed people, this time there was an announcement to kill them. What are these guys thinking?"

"Let's leave it to Kamen Rider and the special forces." The old detective put away his pistol and turned his gaze to the police officer who died at the scene.

Many police officers looked dejected, with the sadness of a rabbit dead and a fox in their daze.

The role of the police has also changed since the age of chivalry.

"What are you doing standing there stupidly?" The old detective yelled loudly, "Cheer up, even if we can't deal with Gu Langji, we still have something we can do! Don't give up easily!"

"Officer Kudo..."

"Okay, let's clean up the scene first."

The old detective bent down to pick up the bullets that fell on the ground.

The higher the Gurangi level, the less effective ordinary bullets are. Unfortunately, the higher-ups seem to have never thought of strengthening the police's equipment, and defaulted that special forces are the main combatants.

But with so few special forces personnel, it is the police who are really in charge of city security.

……

evening.

Xia Chuan made a rare trip back to Leo's House.

As usual, the boss handed over a cup of hot milk and asked curiously, "Why are you free to come here today?"

"The school has sent all the students to the front line. I have nothing to do for the time being. I will come back and stay for two days." Xia Chuan responded casually.

In fact, the base is too remote, and it takes a lot of time to go back and forth every time, so it is not convenient for him to hunt and kill Gu Langji.

It just so happened that today I heard that Gu Langji had announced the murder, and the location was still the central square where commemorative activities were being held. Of course, it would be more appropriate to stay in the urban area.

"Ding dong!"

The bell rang at the door, and an old criminal policeman with a coat on pushed the door in, found a corner seat with a sullen face and sat down.

"Boss, a glass of sake."

"Officer Kudo seems to have something on his mind. Is it because of the Gu Langji who foretells the murder?"

The boss asked familiarly.

"Since the appearance of Gu Langji, the effect of enchantment seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Is it also useless this time?"

"No way, the enchantment was originally just to deal with the infected body."

The old detective said tiredly.

"Instead of putting hope on the enchantment, it's better to find a way to find those guys' lairs. If this continues, Gu Langji may not be able to notice that he is around in the future."

"Oh?" The boss became interested, "How do you say this?"

"I can't tell you too much," the old detective sighed, "I can only say that those guys are getting better at disguising now."

Hearing this, Xia Chuan glanced at the old criminal policeman, and was about to say something, but some blurred images flashed in his mind accompanied by the sound of howls. At the same time, his waist also felt slightly warm, and Kuwo's ​​belt vaguely appeared automatically.

Is there a Gurangi nearby?

Xia Chuan pressed Kong and my belt restlessly, talked to the boss and walked out of the izakaya quickly.

"Buzz!"

Ota Ward.

Fujiwara Saiji was driving a locomotive along the river, and was worrying about how to find the trace of Gulangi, when suddenly a locomotive sped by.

Although it is an ordinary model, the speed is astonishingly fast.

"Humph."

The knight glanced back at Fujiwara Saiji, his eyes bloodthirsty and excited under the helmet.

"It's going to be a game of darkness soon, and then you will be my first prey."

"what?"

Fujiwara Saiji was startled suddenly, but felt a chill in his heart, and when he realized it, the locomotive in front had disappeared into the night.

"The prey...is that guy Gu Langji?"

(End of this chapter)