Chapter 450: Unprovoked Malice

"Godzilla... it's actually Godzilla?!"

The Tokyo Black Ball Squad stood at this moment atop a building in Ginza, Tokyo, looking down at the monster that had already crushed the Japan Self-Defense Forces below.

Xuan Yeji found it somewhat hard to believe; even though they had already faced many types of aliens under the control of Gantz, seeing a monster like Godzilla rampaging through the Tokyo city area without any restraint still gave him a sense of disillusionment, as if his worldview were collapsing.

At this moment, Gantz had already announced the cancellation of the rule that "Black Ball Squad members will be killed if spotted by ordinary people," and the Black Ball Squad officially became a group that could stand up and save the world.

This change had, for a time, made Xuan Yeji and Kato Masaru very excited.

Previously, when the ghosts were running rampant, the two of them had been so timid and cautious due to the restrictions of the Black Ball rules that they couldn't even protect the women they loved or their younger brothers.

Kato Masaru in particular was a "saint" who would always reach out to help those in need; with Tokyo suffering a great disaster right now, he felt he had an unshirkable duty.

At this moment, his Reinforced Suit had been fully activated, and he was panting heavily; his body's instincts felt fear toward such a giant beast capable of destroying a city, and his survival instinct was restraining his movements.

But his constantly pounding heart was pumping hot blood into his limbs time and time again, making him feel as if he would jump down to fight the giant beast the very next moment.

"Calm down, Kato. For a guy of that size, we must be fully prepared. You saw it too, that breath attack just now..."

Xuan Yeji showed an unexpectedly strong sense of responsibility as a Captain at this moment; he sensed the state of his good friend Kato Masaru and stopped his impulsive actions. At the same time, he also knew that after 【Bonnie】, who had joined in the last mission, was judged to be a 【Reincarnation Alien】 and became an enemy, the morale of everyone on the Tokyo Team was quite low.

"Miss Reika, can you contact Bonnie?"

Xuan Yeji's words made the few members of the Tokyo Team freeze. The burly legendary fighter 【Kaze Daizaemon】 and the master-disciple duo of psychics 【Sakurai Hiroto】 and 【Sakata Kenzou】 all realized something.

These few were the most powerful combat forces the Tokyo Team had now that they had lost Bonnie.

Kaze Daizaemon in particular, as a legendary fighter who had traveled the world, was proficient in the Chinese martial art of Baji Quan. Combined with that terrifying physique of his, wearing a Reinforced Suit was enough to go head-to-head with quite a few alien bosses.

"Bonnie, hasn't she already been judged by the Black Ball as a target that must be killed..."

Shimohira Reika did not understand what Xuan Yeji meant, but because she secretly admired him for his heroic performance in the mission, even though she was confused, she still subconsciously dialed the communication number Bonnie had specifically left behind.

"Hello, Miss Bonnie?... Where are you right now?"

Xuan Yeji listened to the voice on the phone, his eyes showing a rare, extreme clarity. Although he had once become muddled due to his life over these years, losing the courage and wit for battle, he would always display that special aptitude in times of crisis.

Facing that giant beast, which was more terrifying than any alien they had faced before, what appeared in Xuan Yeji's mind was the target they had to kill at this moment: the Reincarnation Alien—Bonnie.

Everyone on the Tokyo Team was clear about Bonnie's strength.

And that woman was not only powerful, but she had also continuously saved others during the mission. Such a kind powerhouse was the strongest help he could think of when the city was about to be destroyed.

And although Gantz would deduct points or even issue punishment missions after squad members failed to complete a mission and were recycled,

that was, after all, a matter for the next mission, and the opponent wouldn't necessarily be a powerful 【Reincarnation Alien】 like Bonnie!

Xuan Yeji had found a loophole in the Gantz mission punishment system that wasn't absolutely impossible to bear, and he wanted to find a powerful source of help for the Tokyo Team and all the Japanese people in Tokyo at a time like this.

This idea made Kato Masaru, Sakurai Hiroto, and the others, who had come to understand, show expressions of excitement.

In fact, before this, Sakata Kenzou and Sakurai Hiroto had already harbored the idea of wanting to disregard everything and try to kill the giant beast with their Superpowers.

Sakata Kenzou was a genius who had independently mastered 【Superpower】; he could not only control liquids and heart rates, but also resist bullets. At the same time, he possessed the ability to teach Superpowers to others through a certain method.

It was under Sakata Kenzou's bestowal that Sakurai Hiroto had gained the Superpowers of clairvoyance and Psychokinesis, and his intensity surpassed Sakata Kenzou's, eventually becoming the Tokyo Team's ultimate weapon.

The intensity of these two's Superpowers was not enough to directly kill a very powerful alien, and using them by force would result in a backlash. Taking action against the giant beast was almost equivalent to having the intention of sacrificing themselves. Hearing Xuan Yeji's plan now, both of them felt a faint sense of relief.

Shimohira Reika's expression suddenly changed, and she said to the others:

"Miss Bonnie is injured and is currently being attacked by other Reincarnation Aliens. What should we do?!"

Xuan Yeji arrived at the answer almost without hesitation.

"Reincarnation Aliens are the targets we are meant to hunt; of course, we are going to support Miss Bonnie!"

The few of them immediately turned around, preparing to head to Bonnie's coordinates. As they went down from the building, they brushed past many humans hiding inside. Without Gantz performing frequency modulation for stealth, their existence was directly witnessed by these ordinary people.

But what Xuan Yeji found strange was that no one gave them any good looks; even the big star Shimohira Reika was not greeted by anyone. Everyone just averted their eyes.

"The atmosphere is a bit strange."

The members of the Tokyo Team, all in black Reinforced Suits, stood in the elevator. Suzuki Ryouichi, the "good guy," gave this warning. In fact, being well-versed in human affairs, he knew very well that the looks those people were giving their group were filled with fear and hatred.

Whoosh—Bang!

Just as they walked out of the building, a huge explosion occurred in the distance, followed by the angry roar of the giant beast. The next moment, a burning armed helicopter spun and crashed onto the roof of the building they had just been in.

A massive conflagration followed, and terrified screams erupted from the building. Those humans hiding inside came rushing out in a swarm like ants.

In the chaos, the smell of blood permeated the air due to the trampling.

Amidst this chaos, Kato Masaru turned and rushed into the crowd, wanting to help up those who had fallen, but everywhere he looked, everyone had red eyes and was cursing at him to get lost.

"Do you want to kill the Godzilla that is protecting us along with the damn government!"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted at Xuan Yeji and the others.

The members of the Tokyo Team didn't understand what the other party meant for a moment, and the next second, someone took advantage of the chaos to shout loudly.

"It's these guys who destroyed Tokyo along with those monsters!"

Boom!

Chaos erupted as a result. The flow of the crowd changed direction and rushed toward them. Kaze Daizaemon stood in front like a wall, but the next moment, he saw a young boy in the crowd desperately pushing away the people in front of him, while another young girl had already fallen.

Kaze Daizaemon's anger flared, and his body suddenly shook.

Bang!

A powerful Force immediately sent the crowd in front of him flying. The chests of the few closest to him caved in, and blood sprayed wildly.

This scene immediately made the fleeing crowd even more panicked.

"These people in black are killing!"

Noise, chaos. Kaze Daizaemon could no longer see the figures of that pair of children in his eyes. The smell of blood grew thicker. He wanted to explain, but didn't know how to explain; he wanted to save people, but in front of him were all people calling for help.

At this moment, Kaze Daizaemon also fell into a daze.

Boom!

A violent roar shattered their eardrums. Something exceeding the speed of sound crashed down from the sky ahead, trailing a scorching white wake.

The speed was so fast that there was no way to react.

Xuan Yeji only had time to throw himself at his teammate beside him before he heard a loud "Boom—" and a scorching white shockwave struck from behind.

All of them were sent flying and tumbling, crashing into the street.

Severed limbs covered the ground, and the blood plasma seemed to have turned into a river.

The building kept emitting terrifying sounds, as if it would collapse the next second.

Xuan Yeji stood up unsteadily.

"What... exactly... happened..."

The next second, he saw a tall man, covered in blood and filth, shaking his head as he stood up from among the corpses.

Bai Cangshu had not expected this giant beast's strength to be so powerful, capable of sending him flying with a single blow.

The next moment, Bai Cangshu bent his knees, accompanied by the sound of the ground cracking with a 'crack!'.

Bang!

Amidst the flying mist of blood, sonic boom clouds exploded one after another, and the next moment, the giant beast's pained roar rang out once again in Tokyo.

From beginning to end, this tall man had not even glanced at their Tokyo Team.

Xuan Yeji watched the scene before him, his whole body trembling; the crowd that had been as dense as ants just moments ago was now reduced to nothing but flesh and remains, Kaze Daizaemon was embedded in a wall by the shockwave, and Kato Masaru had also been blown away for over ten meters.

Among the corpses, a young boy crawled out from the blurred, pulpy flesh; he dug his younger sister out from a pile of bodies on the other side, the two of them having luckily survived because they had been squeezed into the crowd by other adults.

The boy looked at the defeated members of the Black Ball Squad and the street, which was no longer crowded because so many people had died, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

(End of chapter)