Chapter 521: The Severely Injured Satomi Rentaro

"Mr. Lingyun, are you really human?" Senju Kayo, held in Lingyun's arms, looked at the trees constantly flashing past behind her with a stunned expression, speaking in disbelief.

"Why wouldn't I be human?" Lingyun asked with some curiosity.

"Mr. Lingyun's speed is definitely not something a human could achieve. Could it be that Mr. Lingyun, like Hiruko Kagetane, is also a member of the New Human Creation Project?" Senju Kayo said.

"Not at all! How could Brother be compared to those half-mechanical cyborgs!" Xiaona split a Gastrea blocking their path in two with one sword strike, speaking with a look of disdain.

"But..."

"Xia Shi, do you consider yourself human?" Lingyun asked suddenly.

"I... am I human?" Hearing Lingyun bring up this question, Senju Kayo could not help but pause.

"Once you figure this question out, perhaps you will understand!" Lingyun sighed softly and said.

"By the way, Mr. Lingyun, don't we need to cover our retreat? If those Gastrea surround us from behind, we'll be in danger!" Senju Kayo asked.

"Someone has already gone to handle that!"

"Someone went to handle it? Could it be the Civil Security Officer team from Lingyun Town?" Senju Kayo asked.

"Yes, and no!" Lingyun gave her an ambiguous answer.

In the city ruins behind Lingyun, Chen Jing, Su Wanyue, Akame, and Kurome were each leading a small squad to clear out the Gastrea.

With the four of them leading the teams, even Stage Four Gastrea fell under their encirclement and suppression.

"Sister, it seems these things can't be turned into summons!" Kurome kicked the corpse of a Gastrea on the ground, speaking with an unhappy expression.

Watching Kurome's behavior, Akame could not help but rub her forehead helplessly. It seemed that ever since Kurome obtained the Necromancy Summoning technique from Lingyun, she had taken an interest in all sorts of strange corpses, and now even these bizarre Gastrea had been added to the list.

"Wanyue, should we take the opportunity to go see what a Stage Five Gastrea looks like?" After pulverizing a Gastrea into powder with one punch, Chen Jing leaned toward Su Wanyue and whispered.

"That goes without saying. I am also very interested in the existence at the pinnacle of the Gastrea in this world!" A look of excitement appeared on Su Wanyue's face.

"By the way, Wanyue, do you think the appearance of the Gastrea might be the result of some people in this world playing with fire, similar to Resident Evil?"

"Judging from the research those children have done, that possibility is over eighty percent," Su Wanyue said.

"Tsk, it's clearly a disaster created by adults, yet now these children have to pay the price. The humans of this world seem quite pathetic!" Chen Jing rolled her eyes and said.

"This must be the place!" The three of them stopped in front of a pier.

Just at this moment, a violent roaring sound erupted from inside the pier, causing everyone present to change their expressions slightly.

"Xia Shi, I think you had better prepare yourself mentally." Looking at the dilapidated pier in front of him, Lingyun suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Lingyun..." An ominous premonition in Senju Kayo's heart continued to grow.

"There aren't many signs of living people in this place," Xiaona said with a grave expression.

Just at this moment, Lingyun's phone suddenly emitted a sharp alarm sound. Lingyun's expression changed, and he quickly pulled out his phone.

This type of alarm was a unique distress signal for the Civil Security Officer teams belonging to Lingyun Town. If a Civil Security Officer team belonging to Lingyun Town received this type of distress signal, they were obligated to extend a helping hand to the person who sent it.

"It's a signal sent by Enju? And the location is inside this pier?" Lingyun looked at the information on his phone, his brows knitting together instantly.

"Xiaona, let's go take a look!" Lingyun said to Xiaona beside him.

"Let's go!"

When they entered the pier, Senju Kayo smelled the scent of blood permeating the air.

"Xiaona, I'll go check on Enju's situation first; I'll leave Xia Shi in your care." Lingyun put down Senju Kayo, who was in his arms, gave Xiaona an instruction, and then quickly rushed toward the source of the signal.

"Rentaro, promise me, you must not die!" On the roof of a dilapidated building, Enju Aihara held Satomi Rentaro's hand tightly, speaking with a panicked expression.

"Cough, cough—" Satomi Rentaro could not help but cough up a mouthful of fresh blood. His body was covered in wounds of all sizes; clearly, he had been through a brutal battle.

However, the most bizarre thing was that faint red light was now subtly leaking from Satomi Rentaro's pupils. It was as if something was squirming inside his wounds, seemingly trying to crawl out.

"So this is what it feels like to be on the verge of turning into a Gastrea; it really is unpleasant!" Satomi Rentaro smiled bitterly in his heart.

"Enju, remember, if I turn into a Gastrea, you must kill me at the first opportunity!" Satomi Rentaro said with some difficulty.

Enju Aihara's eyes were full of tears as she gripped Satomi Rentaro's hand tightly: "Rentaro, I've already sent a distress signal. Just hold on a little longer, you definitely won't be okay!"

"Hold on a little longer?" Satomi Rentaro gave a bitter smile; he felt he was already reaching his limit.

"Yo, Rentaro, how did you end up like this, kid?" Just at this moment, a familiar voice came from behind the two of them.

"Brother..." A trace of surprise appeared on Enju Aihara's face. She turned her head to look and saw that Lingyun had appeared behind her at some point.

"Quick, Brother, please save Rentaro." Enju Aihara looked at Lingyun with a pleading expression.

"Tsk, there really is no other way. Here!" Lingyun took a small medicine bottle containing a golden liquid from his pocket and handed it to Enju Aihara.

"Come on, Rentaro, drink this quickly!" Enju Aihara handed the small bottle to Satomi Rentaro's side.

"I remember in the original story, this was the place where Satomi Rentaro defeated Hiruko Kagetane. I recall that to defeat Hiruko Kagetane, Satomi Rentaro injected himself with an overdose of a special agent extracted from the bodies of Gastrea. This agent allows one to possess regenerative abilities comparable to a Gastrea, but at the same time, it carries the possibility of turning one into a Gastrea. However, I remember Satomi Rentaro managed to hold on; why has he become like this now? Has the plot deviated?" Lingyun looked at Satomi Rentaro lying on the ground and muttered to himself. "But then again, when I established Lingyun Town, the plot should have already headed toward the unknown!"

"What is this?" After drinking the agent, Satomi Rentaro discovered that the trend of his Gastrea-fication had been suppressed into nothingness in an instant.

"Enju, what is this agent?" Satomi Rentaro looked at the medicine bottle in Enju Aihara's hand with some astonishment.

"This is the latest Gastrea Virus Inhibitor from Lingyun Town. It's normal that you wouldn't know about it, Rentaro!" Watching Satomi Rentaro, whose trend of Gastrea-fication had completely faded, a big smile appeared on Enju Aihara's face.