"What do you decide now?" asked James as he pounded his fists together with determination, the sound of his adamantium metal clanking filling the room with thunderous certainty. His determined demeanor epitomized the unwavering confidence in the decision his elders would make. He prepared himself for a potential battle with the HORNETS chasing after them. For James, the number of opponents is not a burden, as he has proven to be able to face a number of monsters at once when he was a Ghost. Thus, he is ready to face any eventuality that may occur in their struggle.Gordon, the figure who was the pillar of the group with his strength and seniority, glanced to the side. In front of him, Anne and Javier were still lying weakly on the bed, awaiting full recovery thanks to the effects of the regenerator serum they had received. This situation presented a very difficult choice for him. Doubts clouded her mind, questioning their ability to continue the journey, considering they had no altern
Eight HORNET jeeps were seen approaching from a distance of 1 kilometer from the Shinobi shop. They were part of the army preparing to attack and seize James' body. This time, the plan was to carry out the attack on a larger scale than before, even bigger than when they hunted the monsters. They were aware that attacking the Shinobi shop and taking James was not an easy task, especially since they had to deal with monsters in Centerfield that had much greater strength compared to those in Landfield.However, what was confusing for the HORNET soldiers was that when they looked through the binoculars, none of the monsters were near or around the Shinobi shop. There were only two people there; a tall man wearing black armor that covered his entire body, gold gauntlets, and a cape, and a formidable woman whom they recognized as Sisca. Sisca stood on top of the Shinobi shop with five firearms in her hands."Hey, there are only two people there! Sisca and there's one more person wearing arm
Sisca fired several of her weapons, dozens of bullets were immediately controlled, deflected to target the legs of the HORNET soldiers, because Sisca did not want to kill them. However, one of them had the ability to create a protective shell on all HORNET soldiers, so that Sisca's bullets could not hit them."Ghost! Break the barrier!" Sisca exclaimed.James responded to the call by lunging forward, he landed a punch on the sheath very hard. It turned out that one of James' punches was able to break the sheath, and caused a huge gust of wind that pushed back several HORNET soldiers. Not stopping there, James jumped forward and grabbed the leg of the person who could remove the sheath. He then threw the body into the wall of the Shinobi shop and was instantly knocked unconscious. Then James also kicked the knee of another person until his leg was broken.The other soldiers did not remain silent, they took turns attacking James using their sharp weapons. That much attack certainly coul
The red-scaled Unchegilas ran for their lives. The terror that James had given for three months proved to have succeeded in making a very frightening specter for the monsters in Centerfield. Even Axel, who planned this, did not expect the effect to be this big. From the reaction given by the Unchegila, it was certain that James' alter ego as Ghost must have traumatized the monsters deeply.The only surviving HORNET soldier, Randall, was also surprised by what happened. He himself was confused why the monsters ran away when they saw a human like James. He was sure that James Winter could only keep up with Zen, the person they killed in the HORNET hall. That level of strength shouldn't scare the monsters.When Randall turned to James, he found a pair of James' eyes piercing him with a very horrible look. his eyes were red. Unlike the radiating red eyes of the monsters, James' red eyes seemed to be focused. Randall finally realized that those eyes were the source of James' other super ab
A metallic blue jeep was traveling at high speed on a winding highway, heading towards the river bank that cut through the suburb of Landfield. Randall, an experienced driver, suddenly slammed on the brakes, bringing the car to a quick stop. With hasty movements, Randall got out of the car and hunted towards the narrow passage that led to the stream, towards the entrance of NEST.In the distance, two monstrous figures stared attentively. Although they were powerful monsters, Sasha's orders had bound them not to attack humans for the next three months. Their role was limited to watching the movements of the HORNET humans from a distance.A proud man sternly gazed at the scene, while a woman named Emilia, who had a cool ponytail hairstyle, a hat, and sunglasses, responded with caution evident in her voice."Emilia, what do you think? He's only alone. Wouldn't it be so easy to fight an unarmed person like that?" asked the arrogant man with a smile."Don't ignore the rules, Leonardo. You
Henry frowned, surprised by the information he had just heard. He never thought that HORNET would use hostage exchange tactics in this kind of situation. Unable to hide his confusion, he asked, "What are they doing a hostage exchange for? I've never heard of HORNET using that kind of tactic before."Randall, who seemed hesitant to provide more information, was visibly agitated. He licked his lips several times, seemingly wavering between whether to tell or not. Eventually, however, he decided to explain albeit hesitantly, "Some people supported James Winter, and we managed to capture them.""Hmm... how many people were involved in this exchange?" asked Henry, trying to understand the situation better.Randall took a deep breath before answering, "Only two people we captured."Henry was surprised at the small number. He wanted to know more, "Who are the hostages in this case?""Rico and a woman who was with Anne when it happened, Lisa," Randall said in a slightly shaky voice, showing h
"Mom?" Kirei was surprised to hear the nickname. So was everyone else in the room. The name 'Unchegila' refers to a mythical creature known for having scales and fangs, similar to the monsters that had been their opponents. Many speculations arose from various parties that they were the result of experiments, biological weapons made by other countries, or even aliens. However, the naming of 'Unchegila' opens up a new interpretation, that they may actually be mythical creatures that have now become real."Unchegila..." Axel stretched his fingers as he pondered deeply. So far, he had never found concrete evidence of mythical creatures that only existed in stories. Human-bodied wolves, vampires, manticores - they were all just fiction. However, the existence of these Unchegila began to make Axel doubt the truth of this world. Could the creatures really be real and perhaps planning an invasion like the Unchegila had done.Questions about the Unchegila's true identity plagued their minds.
Five days have passed. Today was the day of the promised hostage exchange. Both sides are now on the border between Landfield and Centerfield, in an empty warehouse on the edge of Centerfield. The warehouse was abandoned and located far away from residential areas, abandoned because the factory that managed it went bankrupt three years ago due to the declining quality of the workers. It was obvious that the employees were Unchegila who couldn't operate the machines properly and took a long time to understand. Their instincts override their logic despite having human memories.From the HORNET side, Henry and Michelle descended on the scene with a dozen HORNET soldiers. All of them carried weapons and were also complete with their capes and masks. Lisa was with them, held tightly by one of the soldiers. While on James' side there were only three people who came, namely Gordon, James, and also Sisca. The three of them did not wear cloaks to hide their odor like those worn by the HORNETS