Chapter 43: Supporting the Takagi Residence

Lingyun looked at the large crater on the ground and a faint smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. Luo Yexi was already capable of possessing enough strength to wield the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword in her hands.

"Master, I succeeded." Although Luo Yexi's face was somewhat pale, there was even more excitement in her expression.

Lingyun nodded: "Mm, I have already seen it; you have indeed succeeded. From now on, the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword is entrusted to you. I believe you can wield it well."

"Ling-kun, it seems the final boss you mentioned hasn't appeared here!" Busujima Saeko looked around and spoke.

"It hasn't?" Lingyun frowned slightly, then expanded his Divine Sense to its maximum range.

Within his range of Divine Sense, there were indeed no powerful deadites appearing; in fact, in a certain sense, all the deadites in this vicinity had been cleared out by them during the battle just now.

"Master, do you think this final boss might have run off to some other place?" Luo Yexi put the Nine Suns Heavenly Sword into the Ebony Box and asked.

"Other places?" Lingyun's brows lifted slightly. "Mm, right, previously the deadites' goal was to kill the protagonist of this world to achieve the purpose of collapsing this world, so now they are likely off to besiege the original protagonist."

"Mm, Ling-kun, didn't you say Komuro Takashi is no longer the protagonist?" Busujima Saeko asked.

"We know Komuro Takashi is no longer the original protagonist, but those deadites don't know that. If I haven't guessed wrong, the Takagi Residence is likely already caught in the siege of the deadite army." Lingyun's gaze looked toward the distance, which was precisely the direction of the Takagi Residence.

"Then, are we going to support the Takagi Residence now?" A glimmer of unclear meaning flashed in Busujima Saeko's eyes.

Lingyun shook his head: "Now? You tell me, can you support the Takagi Residence in your current state?"

Busujima Saeko was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid, we can't."

After this intense battle, both Busujima Saeko and Luo Yexi had exhausted the power within their bodies extremely severely. Especially Luo Yexi, after unleashing the First Form: Initial Sun Scorching the Sky, the Nine Yang True Qi in her body was nearing depletion. Their current combat effectiveness was already less than one-third of what it was before; if they went to support the Takagi Residence now and encountered a battle of this scale again, something would likely go wrong.

"But, if we don't support them, the Takagi Residence will definitely fall," Busujima Saeko said.

After all, they were people who had struggled together for survival before, and Busujima Saeko did not want them to all die like this under the siege of the deadites.

"No need to be so anxious; we can recover the power in our bodies in the shortest amount of time," Lingyun said. "You sit down first, I will help you recover. Once recovered, it won't be too late for us to support the Takagi Residence."

"Will this work?" Busujima Saeko asked.

"No problem. Besides, don't underestimate the people there; when you get there and see for yourself, you will know," Lingyun smiled.

"Master, are you talking about them?" Luo Yexi asked.

"Mm. Alright, time waits for no one, let's start immediately. After all, even if they can temporarily hold off the deadites' attack, there is also the final boss there; they won't be able to hold on for long."

The three found a clean spot. Luo Yexi and Busujima Saeko sat down in front of Lingyun. Lingyun stretched out his hands, placed them on their backs, and mobilized the power within his body to slowly input it into theirs.

Lingyun's power could be drawn from the Cloud Realm. Although the Cloud Realm was currently only a Small World, it was extremely simple to provide a power supplement for the three of them. The power in the Cloud Realm, after being converted by Lingyun, was continuously input into the two women's bodies.

At this time, in the Takagi Residence settlement, a large number of firearms formed a powerful fire net, blocking the deadites' advance. After learning of the event where deadites might attack this settlement, the people here had made extensive preparations from the start, and had also prepared a large amount of incendiary materials.

On a villa at the Takagi Residence, Hirano Kouta gripped the sniper rifle in his hands, aiming at those powerful mutated deadites. The ability he awakened was an enhancement of his eyesight; although not as powerful as Komuro Takashi and Igou Hisashi, it was an extremely suitable ability for him.

"Bang!" A burst of fire erupted violently from the sniper rifle in Hirano Kouta's hands. A Licker moving at high speed among the deadite swarm had a burst of blood explode from its head, and then that Licker disappeared into the army of deadites.

"Roar—" A strange roar sounded from the deadite swarm. Some figures suddenly vaulted over the barbed wire and lunged toward the combatants on the scene.

"They're here! Open fire, open fire!" Seeing the suddenly encroaching mutated deadites, Takagi Soichiro's expression changed slightly, and he shouted.

The moment Takagi Soichiro spoke, the firearms in everyone's hands erupted with even more powerful firepower, attempting to blockade the movements of these mutated deadites. Unfortunately, the combat power of the mutated deadites far exceeded their imagination. A Licker used its own body to forcefully withstand a wave of bullet attacks, lunged in front of a gunman, and spat out the tongue in its hand, stabbing straight toward that person's chest. The protective gear on that person was no different from paper in front of the Licker's tongue; it was pierced directly, and for a time, blood splattered everywhere.

"Hehehe—" A blurred sound came from that person's mouth. He struggled to grip the gun in his hands, wanting to raise the muzzle and perish together with the Licker in front of him, but he was unable to make any further movements.

The Licker withdrew its tongue, and the man collapsed directly to the ground. Blood flowed from his chest, staining the ground red.

"Damn it!" Seeing someone sacrifice themselves, and it being his own trusted aide, Takagi Soichiro's eyes turned red. He raised his submachine gun and sprayed a hail of bullets at that Licker.

But that Licker's movements were extremely swift. With a leap, it dodged Takagi Soichiro's bullets. After landing, it pressed its body down, its four limbs exerted force, and it lunged toward his direction.

"Watch out!" Igou Hisashi's expression changed slightly. Psychokinesis surged out rapidly, forming an invisible Shield beside that Licker, blocking its path.

"Bang!" The Licker crashed into the invisible Shield and slid down instantly. The people around quickly concentrated their firepower on this Licker and killed it extremely quickly.

Igou Hisashi let out a soft breath. Although his ability had progressed rapidly over these past few days, he still felt somewhat powerless when facing the Licker's lunge.

With a "whoosh," a car fell from the sky. A gunman was alarmed, rolled away quickly, and dodged far off. The car smashed into the ground, splashing out a spray of sparks. That gunman wiped the sweat from his hands, then raised his gun again and sprayed a hail of bullets at the deadites in front.

A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of Hirano Kouta on top of the villa, then his gaze swept rapidly through the deadite swarm, and he soon found the figure of the tall Tyrant. Raising the sniper rifle in his hands, Hirano Kouta aimed directly at the Tyrant's head and pulled the trigger without any hesitation. A bullet arrived, breaking through the air, and accurately hit the Tyrant's head. A flower of blood exploded on the Tyrant's head; its tall body swayed and then collapsed.

However, as the mutated deadites became more numerous, even with the help of Komuro Takashi and his group, they gradually began to be unable to hold on, and people among the defenders were constantly losing their lives.

"Master, is this the reason you said they could hold on under the attack of the deadite army?" On a tall building in the distance, Luo Yexi asked while looking at the situation below.

"Mm, among this group of theirs, there are indeed outstanding people," Lingyun said.

A trace of anxiety flashed in Busujima Saeko's eyes: "They can't hold on for much longer; let's make our move!"

"Mm, let's go!" Lingyun nodded.

Just at this moment, a roar carrying a hint of madness sounded on this battlefield, causing everyone present to feel a chill in their hearts.