Zen opened his eyes abruptly. He found himself in a familiar room. A white room with a soft bed. A bed that is usually used by people who are injured. Startled, Zen got out of bed and looked around. There were many empty beds in the place. Only he, Rico, and Samantha were there. Rico and Samantha were unconscious due to the effects of the regenerator serum. However, she did not see James' whereabouts. "Oh my God, where is James?" Zen asked himself.Zen then got up from his bed and walked out. His suspicions were correct. He was now in NEST. There was only one possibility why he could have arrived at that place. Namely, Rico's workshop was attacked by monsters, and he was rescued while unconscious.Zen ran to Henry's room. He opened the door roughly and shouted, "Henry! Tell me what happened!"Henry pointed to a chair in front of him. "Why don't you sit down first? You just woke up, right? You can't just move like that."Put that aside! Where is James Winter? Why isn't he with me and R
Centerfield is the hometown of James. During his time in the city, his job prospects were not very good, and he was still dependent on his parents' business. For three years, James worked at the mica plastic factory in the administration department.Centerfield is a small town, and most people there still live more modestly than those in Landfield. However, it was more peaceful than Landfield. There were very few murders in Centerfield, so there wasn't as much chaos as in Landfield.James' house is strategically located next to the mica factory he owns. The house is not big, but it has two levels and is comfortable to live in. The house has a small hydroponic garden on the roof, and the yard has aquaponics. James' father had built the two parks to grow a variety of vegetables and fruits.James walked through the aquaponics garden, reminiscing about some of the moments he had before he left Landfield. James' family used to eat produce from the aquaponics garden, rarely eating food from
A weapon shop called Shinobi, a place James didn't expect to visit. James had always wondered why there was a gun shop in Centerfield when there wasn't much crime in the town. However, once he found out that he was helping Gordon, who was a member of HORNET, everything made sense.The thirty-year-old woman who looked after it, Kirei, was a Japanese woman who ran the business. The people who came to Shinobi were mostly people from HORNET, the locals hardly ever went to the shop, especially since most of the population were monsters. Creatures like them don't need weapons to fight. Their physique was already equivalent to the power of a truck. An ordinary human facing them would become a corpse in an instant.Unlike Rico, which provides limited weapons, Shinobi provides more varied weapons and also various styles. From melee weapons like swords, knives, axes, and spears, to ranged weapons like pistols, snipers, and even rocket launchers. She wasn't afraid to stock all those weapons bec
James put on the armour. A combat suit consisting of shoes, pants, chest and back plates, gauntlets, and a helmet. Originally, the weight of the armour reached 40 kg, but for James, it was not too noticeable because of his superpowers. James tried to move his body, and it turned out that he was able to do some movements without any problems. Dark Shell armour can still be used for agile movements.There is something that bothers him, which is that James will look conspicuous when wearing the Dark Shell armour. Unlike the collapsible HORNET weapon, the Dark Shell armour does not have this feature. The Dark Shell would remain in its original form."Can I have a cloak to cover this armour? It's too flashy," James pleaded. Kirei then gave a large black cloak that James could use to cover his entire body, so that the black armor was not visible.Kirei said, "It has the same ability as HORNET's white cloak. It can remove your body odour in an instant so that you will be safe from monster tr
James noticed from before that the female monster talked more than the male. So, James intended to interrogate the female monster. He needed to finish off the male monster as soon as possible. James lunged again and attacked the monster with a jab, but the male monster dodged it even with difficulty because he still felt pain in his stomach."Your punches are not normal! Its power is greater than ours!" the monster exclaimed. He was still holding his stomach. He tended to feel nauseous after getting hit by James. His movements became slower."I told you I'm a ghost to your kind!" James picked up the living room table and threw it at the monster. The monster preferred to hold it rather than avoid it. He would feel pain if he avoided it. The blow to his stomach resulted in him bleeding internally. However, after he managed to clear the table, it turned out that James was ready for a follow-up punch. The blow hit the monster right in the forehead and shattered its head. A blast that inst
"Axel, come duel with me!" Anne confidently said this to the man with Down syndrome in front of her. Regardless of the time of day, Anne even challenged Axel when they were eating in the cafeteria. Axel didn't answer her immediately, his attention focused on the potatoes and meat on the table. His hands were tightly gripping the knife and fork. Axel was not a person who could be spoken to abruptly. He needed to focus on the other person in order to catch what was being said. Otherwise, everything around him would feel like silence, and his attention would be focused exclusively on the object of his play.The people in the vicinity giggled at Anne who was ignored by Axel. Axel was engrossed in stabbing potatoes and devouring them, not even looking at the sexy blonde girl in front of him. Anne was starting to get annoyed with that attitude. She looked at the giggling people with a sharp gaze. Instead of shutting up, they kept chuckling and just looked away.Everyone in the place knew t
Fierce stares continued to be thrown at Zen. Zen tried to return the gaze, but he was feeling uncomfortable himself. Kirei was a strong woman, she might actually finish Zen off this time."Say it!" said Kirei firmly.Zen let out a long breath. "I killed all the monsters that killed Ryo."Kirei narrowed his eyes, bringing the muzzle of the gun closer to Zen's face. Her hands and lips were trembling. Grimacing in annoyance, she scolded, "What do I care? Killing those monsters won't bring Ryo back to life! You should be ashamed to show yourself here!"Zen nodded slowly, his face turning red as he felt uncomfortable talking to the most important person in Ryo's life. Zen had made a mistake that could not be corrected. However, what he regretted was that he had done it twice.Zen hadn't been at peace for the past three months because of the news of James' death. He regretted not forcing James to return to NEST at the last moment. If only he had done so, maybe he could still be alive. Unfor
Zen waited until evening. At around 9 o'clock he returned on his motorcycle to the house of a policeman named Jim. He was the police chief of Centerfield. Zen had searched for information about him, and found that Jim's house was not far from the police station.Zen's bike stopped at a dark house. It was strange because the lights in the house were not on at all. Zen took off his helmet and got off his bike, he sneaked behind a wall to approach the large house. It was a house fit for a person of high rank in the police force. The house had a large gate and a large courtyard. There was a fountain with a cupid statue in the courtyard.After several passes through the walls and trees, Zen climbed up the side of the house and made it to the balcony. He then opened the balcony door quietly. Zen entered into a dark room, he could barely see anything in there. He put on his goggles and started looking in different directions to make sure no one was in the room. Then he began to slowly descen