"Ambushed" Shinjuku A light rain fell, shrouding Shinjuku in mist. The sounds of distant fighting punctuated the quiet. A loaded truck rumbl
"Ambushed"
Shinjuku
A light rain fell, shrouding Shinjuku in mist. The sounds of distant fighting punctuated the quiet.
A loaded truck rumbled past the ruins, carrying Aoki and the others towards the western front line to repel the vampire invasion.
"Fifteen minutes until we reach the defense point. Get ready. This will be a tough fight," Corporal Nagai said, lifting the curtain to address Aoki and the others in the truck bed.
The group braced themselves. This was their first large-scale battle against vampires, and a certain amount of tension was understandable.
"Can I borrow a moment before we reach the front, Aoki?" Shinoa Hīragi asked, breaking the tense silence.
"What?" Aoki looked up.
"It's sudden, but Aoki's training starts now," Shinoa Hīragi announced, raising an arm with a bright, forced smile.
Everyone in the truck thought Shinoa Hīragi was remarkably upbeat for the circumstances, but Aoki knew she was merely masking her true feelings, hiding her anxiety behind a facade of cheerfulness.
Just like Shinobu Kocho had done.
"I should be nervous, but precisely because of this situation, I have to say… you all probably noticed when fighting the vampire nobles that even with Black Demon equipment, you can still be one-shotted. Of course, Aoki is strong enough to avoid that."
"But we're different. We might be useless on the front lines. So, we're like… poop on the ground. And I have a simple solution." Shinoa Hīragi pulled out a box of pills.
"The latest training method. Think of it as a stimulant—yes, a stimulant. It makes it easier to synchronize with the demon, unleashing your latent power.
It won't necessarily let you defeat vampire nobles, but it'll prevent you from being one-shotted. And for someone as strong as Aoki, the effect will be even better."
"Theoretically, one pill gives you a 1.5x power boost, two pills give you 1.8x."
Yūichirō Hyakuya's eyes widened. "Really? What if I take ten at once?"
Shinoa Hīragi replied, "Ten pills, and you'd be unstoppable."
Just as Yūichirō Hyakuya's imagination soared, Shinoa Hīragi added a crucial detail. "But this drug is potent.
Three pills will rupture your internal organs. Two pills will cause severe damage, possibly leading to shock and death. Normally, you only take one. But if you're desperate and think you'll die, you can take a second or even a third."
"Oh, and the effect lasts about fifteen minutes. Once it wears off, you'll be defenseless. The drug takes ten seconds to activate, so time it carefully."
"Here." Shinoa Hīragi distributed the pills. Aoki hesitated, but after seeing Shinoa Hīragi's smile, he accepted one.
He had no intention of using it. He suspected Guren Ichinose might be using these pills to control him.
While he was now Guren Ichinose's subordinate, he could easily overpower him if he chose to.
Suddenly, Aoki sensed danger.
"Get down!"
A helicopter appeared overhead, firing a missile.
The missile missed the truck, striking nearby ruins instead, but the powerful shockwave sent the truck careening, causing it to overturn.
The six occupants had jumped clear just before the impact, so no one was injured—except for Corporal Nagai, the driver, who was unconscious, bleeding from a head wound.
Yūichirō Hyakuya tried to reach him, but Aoki pulled him back as the helicopter opened fire with its machine guns.
If Aoki hadn't pulled Yūichirō Hyakuya back, he would have been riddled with bullets.
"There! Someone's in the truck!" Yūichirō Hyakuya yelled as Aoki dragged him to safety.
Aoki finally noticed Corporal Nagai.
Before he could devise a plan, Yūichirō Hyakuya broke free and ran towards the truck.
"Hey!" Aoki followed.
At the overturned truck, Yūichirō Hyakuya struggled to pull out Corporal Nagai, managing only slight movement.
The helicopter circled and began another strafing run.
Just as Yūichirō Hyakuya was about to be hit, a massive purple figure emerged, revealing half its colossal body.
"Susanoo, Third Stage!"
Aoki's eyes had transformed into blood-red eyes marked with black lotus symbols.
The machine gun bullets impacted Susanoo, but the colossal being remained unscathed.
A purple phantom blade materialized on Susanoo's arm. With a single swing, it bisected the helicopter.
Before the helicopter was destroyed, however, it launched three missiles. One headed straight for Shinoa Hīragi.
Shinoa Hīragi froze.
A Flying Raijin kunai appeared at her feet. Aoki teleported in front of her, his eyes locked on the missile.
"Kamui!"
His Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan glowed. A space-distorting vortex appeared, sucking in and obliterating the missile.
However, only one missile was destroyed. The other two impacted the ground.
The ground began to collapse due to the missile impacts, causing Aoki and Shinoa Hīragi to fall into the resulting chasm.
Yūichirō Hyakuya and the others were also fell into the ground.
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